Baby Boomer Alert: Happy Birthday to Tuesday Weld of “Dobie Gillis” Fame!

Tuesday Weld turns 69 years old today.  Perhaps the quintessential Hollywood sex-kitten, there isn't a Baby Boomer guy out there who didn't have a crush on Thalia Meninger of "The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis."

Weld starred as the scheming love interest for the hapless Dobie for the whole first season and then returned in guest role appearances.  Weld many many movies and was Oscar nominated for her portrayal in "Looking for Mr. Goodbar" (1978).

Weld was married three times.  Tow of her husbands were famous in their own right.  Husband #2 was comic actor Dudley Moore and husband #3 is famous Israeli violinist Pinchas Zukerman.

The cast of "The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis" included:

• Dobie Gillis.....Dwayne Hickman (seen in photo at top)
• Maynard G. Krebs.....Bob Denver
• Frank Faylen.....Dobie's father Herb Gillis
• Thalia Meninger....Tuesday Weld
• Milton Armitage.....Warren Beatty
• Steve Franken...Chatsworth Osborne, Jr.

How many remember Tuesday Weld?