Dagwood Bumstead national contest. The family circle is rounded out by Daisy the dog. The origin of both Dagwood's last name and Daisy's name came from Chic Young's long-time friend Arthur Bumstead and his dog, Daisy. His favorite things in life include his wife Blondie, his kids, naps on the sofa, long baths, and food. Dagwood was famous for concocting tall, multi-layered sandwiches topped with an olive on a toothpick, and the term "Dagwood sandwich" has entered American English. He frequently has problems with door-to-door salesmen, rude telemarketers and store salespeople, crashing into the mailman (Mr. Beasley) as he rushes from home,
Pamela Britton "D.O.A.", also in 1950. She made her third film of the year in the Red Skelton vehicle, "Watch the Birdie" (1951). It was 19 years before she returned to the big screen. Britton portrayed the title role of the TV version of the Chic Young newspaper comic strip "Blondie" (1957), opposite Arthur Lake as her husband, "Dagwood Bumstead". Britton was married on April 8, 1943, in Texas, to Captain Arthur Steel after they met on a blind date arranged by one of her sisters. After the wedding, he was posted to Italy on active service while Britton remained working at