Gerry Anderson Associated Television (ATV) boss who offered to buy the show. This began a long friendship and a very successful professional association between the two men. The new series, "Supercar", (1960–61) was developed by Gerry & Sylvia Anderson and Reg Hill based on a story written by Sylvia Anderson and marked several important advances for APF. Sylvia Anderson took on a larger role and became a partner in the company. The series was also the official debut of Supermarionation, the electronic system that made the marionettes more lifelike and convincing on screen. The system used the audio signal from pre-recorded tapes
Gerry Johnson Gerry Johnson Gerry Johnson (April 4, 1918 – January 24, 1990) was an American actress, best known as the second voice actress of Betty Rubble during seasons five and six of the animated television series "The Flintstones". Geraldine Adelaide Schreiber was born in Jersey City, New Jersey in 1918. Among her many stage, TV, and screen credits, Johnson created and hosted her own TV variety show in Dallas, Texas, "Gerry Johnson's Variety Fair" in the 1950s and played Lady Bracknell in "The Importance of Being Earnest" and several characters in "Under Milkwood" in the opening season of the Dallas Theater