Charley Weaver's Letters from Mama Author:Cliff Arquette Comic Cliff Arquette became known to American insomniacs through his appearances on Jack Paar's late-night show in the 1950s. Assuming the country-bumpkin character of "Charley Weaver", he had audiences rolling in the aisles as he read his "letters from Mama", bringing her absent son up to speed on the happenings in the mythical Mount Idy, an Ap... more »palachian pocket of odd characters, unlikely events, and incorrigible optimism.« less