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Walter Covell and Shirley May France on WJAR-TV's The Wife And I.
SHIRLEY MAY FRANCE IS...
Walter's other Wife
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Back in 1949, when Shirley May France " became a highly publicized person, she had many proposals of marriage. By the way, for those of the readers who don't remember, Shirley May was the American teenager who tried to swim the English Channel. Well, despite Shirley's beauty and popularity, she managed to avoid becoming somebody's wife, until she finally became Walter's other wife.
On the surface, this may not sound like a healthy position to be in. Since it is firmly established that Walter Covell— the "I" half of The Wife And I team on WJAR-TV in Providence, Rhode Island — is married and has two sons, where does Shirley come in? It's very simple, Shirley and Walter are only married for a half-hour each day on TV. Shirley's husband-to-be, come next June, doesn't seem to mind and neither does Mrs. Covell.
Shirley May is a native of New England, born in near-by Massachusetts. The family moved to Michigan for several years, but returned before Shirley had dreams of swimming the Channel. A number of personal
appearance tours followed the young swimmer's return to the States, but this present venture into local television is her first attempt in the entertainment field as a steady job. Being a TV wife has its trials and tribulations, but Shirley May has proved herself thoroughly capable of meeting every situation, including the time a parrot escaped from a pet shop owner, who was a guest on the program.
Walter Covell is a familiar face on TV screens throughout the nation. He used to do a fifty -six week series of one-man dramas, featuring electrical ventriloquism. This meant that Walt did all the voices for each show. It takes quite a bit of talent, and plenty of patience to do that kind of program — and Walt has loads of both these qualities. His new program with Shirley May is an entirely different experience for him — in show business, that is. Naturally, as a married man, he's gained lots of know-how when it comes to understanding women — whether it be his own wife, or Shirley May, Walter's other wife.