Baby Boomers, meanwhile, will always cherish one of Gilford's most memorable gigs: as the silent pitchman for Cracker Jack, in a series of TV commercials that ran for 12 years.

It was Gilford's father, beloved actor-comedian Jack Gilford, who created the role of Hysterium in the original 1962 production of "Forum." As such, he was at the receiving end of both Robbins ...

Several years later, with Jack Gilford having gone on to success on stage, film, and in a series of national commercials for Cracker Jacks, Madeline Gilford encountered Robbins at a New Year’s Eve ...