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Established stars who have appeared on This Is Your Life have been af¬ fected by it, too. An associate of Roy Rogers says the show did more to reveal the real Roy Rogers than a dozen magazine articles could ever have done. “It convinced people,” he says, “that the deeply religious side of Roy and Dale is not just a pub¬ licity stunt.” Joan Caulfield says flatly that This Is Your Life is the reason she landed the co-starring role with Barry Nel¬ son in My Favorite Husband, now nearing the end of its second year on CBS. And there was a tremendous demand from TV stations for the old Laurel & Hardy films after the comics appeared—a demand which has since led Hal Roach, Jr., to map out a new hour-long series for them. Indirect benefits have accrued to the show itself. As the result of the ap¬ pearance of Kenneth Porter, the 36- year-old ex-GI whose fused spine will force him to remain in a stand¬ ing position for the rest of his life, Edwards found himself on the receiv¬ ing end of two awards—the Freedom Foundation’s George Washington medal for contributing to the Ameri¬ can way of life, and the President’s Committee citation for promoting na¬ tionwide interest in the hiring of handicapped persons. Edwards likes to feel that this particular episode helped a good many others. Edwards himself, quite possibly the most self-deprecating man in Holly¬ wood, gets almost tongue-tied when asked to comment on these events. “If we can do a little good along the way,” he finally gets out, “that pleases us very much. I think a lot of the people we’ve had on the show haven’t realized what really good people they are. The show, I think, serves to give them a sort of resurgence of spiritual belief in themselves.” Edwards' biography of Lillian Roth led to best-selling book, singing jobs and movie. “remote” for the show, has received 4000 letters from people all over the country. “My life is completely changed,” he marvels. “I can’t go any¬ where without being recognized. I get all kinds of invitations. But really, I’m making less money than I used to. People stop me just to visit—and after all, it’s because of them that I received this honor. And the honor means more to me than all the gifts.” Even the career of former Con¬ gressman Douglas Stringfellow, the “war hero” who was exposed as a fraud after his appearance on the show, has taken a turn for the better. He’s cleaning up on a lecture tour. His subject: “Be Sure Your Sins Will Find You Out.” Dr. Laurence C. Jones, left, discusses his windfall with actor Arthur Franz.