Colonel Potter's Photograph - The military comedy M*A*S*H/CBS/1972-83 featured Colonel  Sherman Potter (Harry Morgan) who prominently displayed on his desk, a framed black & white  photograph of his wife, Mildred whom Potter saluted every day as sign of love and respect. In reality the photograph was that of actress Spring Byington, the former star of DECEMBER BRIDE/CBS/1954-59. Harry Morgan got his start on that series playing a wisecracking insurance agent named Pete Porter who constantly complained to his next door neighbor Lily Ruskin (Spring Byington) about his wife Gladys. On the sequel series AFTERMASH/CBS/1983-84 both Barbara Townsend and Ann Pitoniak played the role of Potter's wife, Mildred. NOTE: On the sci-fi series GENE RODDENBERRY’s EARTH; FINAL CONFLICT Dr. Julianne Belman (played by Majel Barrett) displays a photograph of her husband on her desk. The picture is of Gene Roddenberry, the creator of the STAR TREK series and Barrett’s real life husband [now deceased]. See also - FACELESS FAVORITES: "M*A*S*H"