Shimon Peres branching out into other commodities; his mother was a librarian. Peres had a younger brother, Gershon. He was related the American film star Lauren Bacall (born Betty Joan Perske), and they were described as first cousins, but Peres said, "In 1952 or 1953, I came to New York... Lauren Bacall called me, said that she wanted to meet, and we did. We sat and talked about where our families came from, and discovered that we were from the same family... but I'm not exactly sure what our relation is... It was she who later said that she was my cousin;
Star Stage Feist, and Don Weis. Star Stage Star Stage was a half-hour US anothology series. It was sponsored by Campbell Soup Company and hosted by Jeffrey Lynn, who became host on the November 18th telecast. Thirty-nine episodes aired on the National Broadcasting Company (NBC) from 1955-56. Two-thirds of the episodes were done live and the remainder were filmed. Guest stars included Sylvia Sidney, Greer Garson, Dennis Morgan, Joseph Cotten, Dan Duryea, Joan Fontaine, Betty Grable, Paul Douglas (actor), Polly Bergen, Cornel Wilde, Eddie Bracken, Jeanne Crain, Ralph Bellamy, Alan Young and Mary Astor. Directors included feature film directors, Robert Stevenson (director),