You may be excused for not knowing the name, dear reader. But Sheldon Leonard Bershad was an important figure in Hollywood for decades. He was a ubiquitous character actor in the 1940s, playing the bartender Nick in A WONDERFUL LIFE (1946) for example, and playing Cyprian Boyle, a pirate, in CAPTAIN KIDD the following year. You can find his name in the above movie poster, although you may have to look closely for it there. By the mid 1950s Bershad had moved behind the camera, becoming a successful movie and television producer. Very successful, especially on television. He produced MAKE ROOM FOR DADDY, THE ANDY GRIFFITH SHOW, GOMER PYLE USMC and others. In the second season of the show THE MONKEES, there is a sort of tribute to Sheldon Leonard Bershad, and in fact to his role as a pirate. In the eighth episode of that season a character named "Sheldon Leonard" approaches Peter Tork and persuades him to trade in his guitar for ... a treasure map! ...