- Bill Stulla
William "Bill" Stulla (
May 24 ,1911 –August 12 ,2008 ), also known as Engineer Bill, was an award-winning host ofchildren's television . He was born inNew York City . [ [http://www.latimes.com/news/printedition/california/la-me-stulla15-2008aug15,0,3235562,full.story Bill Stulla's obituary at the Los Angeles Times] ]He hosted Cartoon Express on
NBC from 1954 to 1966; in this position, he won twoEmmy Award s. In 1966, he retired from broadcasting and became astockbroker . He died inLos Angeles in 2008, aged 97.Stulla is credited as an inspiration in the
liner notes for the 1966Mothers of Invention album, "Freak Out".References
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