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Mrs. Sterling - A familiar face in the audience of the NBC program THE TONIGHT SHOW in the 1950s, Mrs. Sterling seemed to live in the aisles. She was a frequent recipient of gifts especially some of the trademark huge salames that host Steve Allen gave away as a gag (among other gift like watches, perfumes, and appliances). Mrs. Sterling would always ask for a second gift for her daughter. Mrs. Sterling's able successor was Mrs. Miller, an elderly woman who attended all of Jack Paar's shows when he hosted THE TONIGHT SHOW (1957-62). In his book Hi-Ho Steverino (1992) Steve Allen remembered that Dorothy Miller followed him from Hollywood to New York. "Incredibly she came to our show every night by train from Philadelphia where she worked as a clerk-typist for the US Army Quartermaster Corps." Mrs. Miller later became a groupie for THE MERV GRIFFIN SHOW. In fact, Mrs. Miller was seen so many times on Television that AFTRA, the television performer's union forced her to join as a member. Another ubiquitous fan was Lillian Lillian who seemed to appear at every show no matter where it was broadcast including Niagara Falls, Havana, Hollywood and Fort Worth, Texas. 

 
     
 
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