Al Capp veterans returning from the war. Capp was also involved with the Sister Kenny Foundation, which pioneered new treatments for polio in the 1940s. Serving in his capacity as honorary chairman, Capp made public appearances on its behalf for years, contributed free artwork for its annual fund-raising appeals, and entertained crippled and paraplegic children in children's hospitals with inspirational pep talks, humorous stories and sketches. In 1940, an RKO movie adaptation starred Granville Owen (later known as Jeff York) as Li'l Abner, with Buster Keaton taking the role of Lonesome Polecat, and featuring a title song with lyrics by Milton Berle.
Sally Capp the former CEO of the Committee for Melbourne and was a director of Collingwood Football Club to 2009, the first woman to serve on the board of that club. On 18 May 2018 Capp was declared elected as Lord Mayor of Melbourne in the 2018 by-election for Lod Mayor, following the resignation of Robert Doyle on 4 February. She was sworn in on 24 May. Sally Capp Sally Anne Capp is an Australian politician who is the 104th Lord Mayor of Melbourne, elected on 18 May 2018 and sworn in on 24 May 2018. She is also the former executive