Lawrence Welk

Director | Actor | Writer

Date of birth : 03/11/1903

Date of death : 05/17/1992

City of birth : Strasburg, North Dakota, USA

The accordion maestro provided nearly two decades of squeaky-clean music and family entertainment on TV every Saturday night between 1955 and 1971 on prime-time, and for another 11 years in syndication. His trademarks included his "A uh-one, a uh-two" intro and a perpetual bubble machine.