Frank Freda, 'Diver Dan,' Dead at 79

[A Friend]

The three dozen or so DIVER DAN shorts ran over and over again on local
TV during the early 1960s. Frank Freda's (heavily obscured) face was
seen only through the glass of his diver's helmet. Except for a
mermaid (played by Suzanne Turner), the rest of the cast was made up of
puppets, almost all of them fish. All the voices on the show
(including Diver Dan's but excepting the mermaid) were performed by the
legendary Allen Swift. From memory:

He protects and he saves
His friends under the waves
That's where you'll find Diver Dan

The sights that he sees
Are surprising and stranger
Than any you'll see on the land




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FREDA

FRANK, actor-playwright, age 79, on April 13, 2016 in NYC. Dear father
of Philip Sr. (Debbie); grandfather of Philip Jr. and Matthew; brother
of MaryAnn Calvello (Michael) and Jane Froio (Dominic); also nieces and
nephews. Relatives, friends, members of SAG invited to his Viewing
Tuesday 9 A.M. St. Richard Church, 18th and Pollock Sts. Funeral Mass
10 A.M. Interment SS. Peter and Paul Cemetery. Family requests
donations to , 5455 N. High St., Columbus, OH 43214.
RUFFENACH FUNERAL HOME

Published on Philly.com on Apr. 15, 2016

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[A Friend]

In article <190420161720139384%no...@noway.com>, A Friend

<no...@noway.com> wrote:

> The three dozen or so DIVER DAN shorts

That was according to IMDb. Another source says there were 104
episodes of DIVER DAN. That makes a lot more sense.