Philadelphia TV legend Sally Starr died today at age 90.
If you are between the ages of 35 and 60 and you grew up in the Philadelphia area, chances are you spent your afternoons watching Sally Starr. Her show came on right after school so you got to see Popeye and the Three Stooges every day.
R.I.P. Sally Starr
Sally Starr, the gun-totin’ cowgirl who rode a palomino with a silver saddle and introduced millions of children in the Philadelphia area to Popeye, Clutch Cargo, and the Three Stooges, died Sunday.
One of the most beloved celebrities in Philadelphia TV history, Miss Starr was an icon of the black-and-white era.
She died two days after her 90th birthday at the Berlin, Camden County, convalescent home where she lived, her former station, 6ABC, said in an online obituary.
