Fifties Trivia Answer

Rosemary Clooney had hits with "Hey There" plus "This Ole House" which were both #1's. "Hey There" was #1 for all of October then "This Ole House" for a week following that. "Mambo Italiano" was the third one. Thanks for reading and responding. I apologize to anyone who might have wanted to think about the answer for a little bit, I forgot that my brother-in-law Rob might be reading this. None of us could keep up with him if the category was '50's pop music. So here's one from the innocuous TV category: What movie star played Michael J. Fox's alcoholic uncle in the sitcom "Family Ties?" (He was in three episodes.)

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