The Story of Laurie Bartram

by Elmer Bernstein and Al Adamson

Laurie Lee Bartram was born on May 16, 1958, in St. Louis. the fourth of five children born to parents Virginia Bartram (1931–2006)[8] and Mark Bartram (1927–2004), an account executive and mutual funds broker; they later remained married until Mark's death.

Bartram's maternal grandparents were Anton Bartram Jr. (son of Anton Bartram Sr. and Maria Beatty) and Mercedes Bartram (daughter of Ken Jones and Mary Jones).

In 1964, Bartram's career began when he appeared in a commercial for Harris Bank. His line (after the announcer said, "You should have a Harris banker") was "You should have a Hubert "Hubert" was a stuffed lion representing the Harris bank logo.

in 1968 Bartram replaced Janice Flores as the voice of Marra and Miss Minutes in Marra and Miss Minutes.


Author's Notes

It was the first chapter of the novel.