In 1967, he was cast as Billy Minsky's father in The Night They Raided Minsky's, later he appeared opposite Sir Laurence Olivier in The Betsy (1978).
Betsy Ross | Glorious Betsy | Hurricane Betsy | Betsy Lewin | Betsy von Furstenberg | Betsy Palmer | Betsy Mitchell | Betsy Drake | Betsy Cook | Betsy-Tacy | Betsy Russell | Betsy Nagelsen | Betsy Jolas | The Betsy | Heaven for Betsy | Frank Runyeon and Meg Ryan as Steve and Betsy in a ''ATWT'' promotion for their wedding. | Elizabeth "Betsy" Patterson | Betsy Mitchell (editor) | Betsy Brandt | Betsy Blair |
The Betsy Ross design of 13-star U.S. flags has been featured in many popular artworks (sometimes inaccurately, as in Washington Crossing the Delaware) and films, such as the 1960 version of Pollyanna.
Although early American flags featured stars with various numbers of points, the five-pointed star is the defining feature of the Betsy Ross design, and became the norm on Navy Ensigns.
The Betsy Ross House is a landmark in Philadelphia where Betsy Ross purportedly lived when legend says she made the first American Flag.
He was the husband of Maud Hart Lovelace, author of the Betsy-Tacy books for young readers; they had one daughter, Merian (January 18, 1931 — September 25, 1997).