LONGEVITY MARRIED 50 YEARS: ED AND BARBARA KRANYAK.Byline: - Simone Schramm Ed and Barbara Kranyak of Valley Glen celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary with their family in Fairfield, Conn., on July 31 and Metuchen, N.J., on Aug. 3. They got married on Aug. 6, 1955. They met while working on the '50s TV show ``Queen for a Day.'' Barbara graduated from Montebello High School Montebello High School is a four year high school (9th through 12th) located within the Montebello Unified School District, located at 2100 West Cleveland Ave., Montebello, California, 90640. in 1949, and attended Los Angeles City College Los Angeles City College, known as LACC, is a public community college in the Hollywood section of Los Angeles, California. A part of the Los Angeles Community College District, it is located on Vermont Avenue south of Santa Monica Boulevard. . She resided at the Hollywood Studio Club in Los Angeles while touring the country as a singer with Frankie Carle's Orchestra. She also sang at the Flamingo, Sahara and Sands hotels in Las Vegas. Ed graduated in 1942 from Harding High School in Bridgeport, Conn. He then joined the Navy Air Corps during World War II, working as a hydraulic specialist and aerial gunner in the CASU CASU Casualty CASU Cooperative Administrative Support Unit (GSA) CASU Carrier Aircraft Service Unit (USN) CASU Client Advisory Services Unit (Oregon Health Plan) 54 and CASU 6 divisions. After the war, Ed moved to Hollywood, attending various schools, such as the American Television Lab of California, Los Angeles City College, UCLA UCLA University of California at Los Angeles UCLA University Center for Learning Assistance (Illinois State University) UCLA University of Carrollton, TX and Lower Addison, TX and USC An abbreviation for U.S. Code. . They were married at Hollywood First Presbyterian Church First Presbyterian Church is a generic church name, and can refer to hundreds of churches within the English speaking world. If you followed a link here, please consider making it more specific by including the city or town in which the church resides. . They moved to Van Nuys in 1958, where Barbara became a stay-at-home mom. Barbara volunteered with various organizations, including the Boy Scouts and Girl Scouts, and was active in her children's PTA PTA or parent-teacher association: see parent education. program. In 1984, she volunteered for the Los Angeles Olympic Games. Ed continued to work on ``Queen for a Day'' for many episodes. When the show was canceled, he worked at NBC as a unit manager, working on programs such as ``Wheel of Fortune,'' ``Clarence Darrow,'' and several Bob Hope specials. He retired in 1988. Both Barbara and Ed volunteer for the Amateur Athletic Foundation, which is funded by the remaining money from the 1984 Olympics. They volunteer as official timers for the Janet Evans Invitational swim meet and have timed numerous swimmers who went on to win Olympic medals. They have three children: Jim Kranyak of Vienna, Va.; Karen Kranyak of Van Nuys; and Kristine Schwartz of Metuchen, N.J. They also have three grandchildren. CAPTION(S): photo Photo: no caption (Ed and Barbara Kranyak) |
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