GENE LONDON  - "A Walking, Talking Christmas Tree " b/w  " The Bubble Gum Tree " 45 RPM 7"  - 1960's Philly Kids TV Icon - Rare Singing Record Vinyl Plays Well Enough Once A Year On My Christmas FM Radio Show For Fifteen + Years Vinyl is Good to Good + Condition
I used to communicate with Gene on line and I told him about finding this record.  Gene told me there was a Picture Sleeve with this 45 Record.  Sadly Gene London passed away at the age of 88 in January 2019.
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Eugene Norman Yulish  (June 9, 1931 – January 19, 2020), known as Gene London, was an American television personality and fashion designer. He was the host of a long-running,  local children's television show, Cartoon Corners (a.k.a. The Gene London Show). He starred on the children's show in the Philadelphia area on  Channel 10 from 1959 to 1977, in which several cartoons, particularly those of , were shown. Early programs began with London opening the door of his  and flipping the sign to read "Open for Business." As the kids passed by London, he palmed the tops of their heads and sang the opening theme song. Once inside the General Store, London, an accomplished artist and storyteller, told stories and used a large drawing pad to illustrate key scenes and characters from the tales, as children sat around him. With little budget, he and his cast also did clever interpretations of classic novels such as  and various .

London was born in Cleveland, Ohio, the son of Isadore and Minna Yulish. His parents were Russian Jewish immigrants. Early in life, London aspired to be a Disney artist. An imaginative child, London recalled, "Alone in my room when all the other kids were playing ball, I'd tell myself the story, acting out all the parts, including  standing by the side of the well singing, 'I'm Wishing'." On his show, London often showcased Disney cartoons and movies. London's early career included stints as a counselor at Summerdale Day Camp, just outside Philadelphia, where he taught arts and crafts and ; occasional work on -TV's Hi Mom! hosted by  ; a cast member on the  show ; as Re-ject the Robot. He was also a  on some of 's kids' TV shows on  in .

London would succeed Henry Burbig as the second host/performer and instructor of 's Tinker's Workshop in 1957. He would play the character of "Tinker Tom, the Toymaker" as a big brother type, as opposed to portraying him as a grandfatherly inculcator of values.

London hosted the show from 1957 to mid-1958, when he was ousted from the program following a creative dispute with station management. He would go on to appear semi-regularly on holiday-themed special editions of NBC-TV's  with the series' first host/interviewer, , during the 1959 TV season.

Originally called variously Gene London's Cartoons & Stuff, The Wonderful World of Gene London, and Cartoon Corners, the format for The Gene London Show changed over the years. At first, London worked for a general store that was located next to a confetti factory. His boss was the stingy Mr. Dibley, a.k.a. "Old Dibble-Puss" (who paid London 3½ cents per week). London's character used his imagination to try to escape his humdrum existence. A  he discovered provided him with a ready source of magic. London had a crush on his employer's daughter, Debbie Dibley. Alas, Debbie moved to Hollywood, returning him to his lonely, but imaginative situation. Later the program shifted to the haunted Quigley mansion located next door, accessible via a secret tunnel (the mansion's exterior establishing shot was just a model) with stories and plots centering on ghosts, UFOs and aliens. During this period there were a series of public service exchange programs produced by . In these programs, London played a reporter whose beat coverage included stories from children (trying to improve the paper's circulation).

When Cartoon Corners was cancelled, London moved to  and became involved in the  as a dress designer. Until 2001, London operated a  shop called 'Gene London: The Fan Club' on 's West 19th Street. In later years, London served as a Hollywood and Broadway fashion consultant and spokesman for the  brand of jewelry. As a hobby, London collected costumes worn by movie celebrities (some 60,000 gowns, dresses and fashion accessories).

In July 2002, at the age of 71, London exhibited more than 50 pieces of his Hollywood gown collection at "Gene London Presents: Hollywood Glamour" at the Showboat Casino Hotel in . On May 17, 2003, he once again displayed his gowns at the 80th anniversary celebration of the Old Academy Players in Philadelphia (East Falls), PA. The exhibit included a deep red dress with plunging neckline and fur-trimmed sleeves worn by Philadelphia-bred actress  (a.k.a. Princess Grace of Monaco) in the Oscar-winning film  (1954).

On October 3, 2009 the Reading Public Museum (Reading, PA) opened "The Magic of Hollywood: the Gene London Costume Collection", featuring more than 100 gowns and costumes.

On November 20, 2009, London was inducted into the Broadcast Pioneers of Philadelphia's Hall of Fame.