Jimmie Dodd

The star commemorating Jimmie Dodd's achievements in the field of television is found near the CVS on Hollywood and North Orange Drive. Guys....This Jimmie Dodd was immortalized by his role of MC on The Mickey Mouse Club in the 50's. I had no idea. In part because I was far from alive in the 50's and, in equal part, because I have never seen the Mickey Mouse Club. Dodd was born in 1910 in Cincinnati. He had numerous minor roles at the beginning of his career. He worked in well known movies and with established actors of the time. Dodd cemented his legacy by performing self composed numbers on the Mickey Mouse Club. This included a song that taught children how to spell Encyclopedia for decades. He also ran segments where he would explain proverbs and how they apply to everyday life. Jimmie Dodd died of cancer in Honolulu in the 1964. At only 54 years of age, he was taken well before his time. The Mouseketeers were frequent guests to his home for barbecues and say they were always treated as family. He shall live on having penned the title song for MMC. M-I-C-K-E-Y M-O-U-S-E.