In 1949, the Mathers family moved to California, where 2-year-old Jerry Mathers was in a few ads, got parts in four movies, and then at the age of nine, landed the part of Theodore “Beaver” Cleaver in the iconic hit TV show, “Leave It To Beaver.”įast forward sixty years to the present - and Jerry “Beaver” Mathers, is headed back to his first hometown - Rock Rapids, for the town’s Heritage Days celebration this June. ![]() They named him Gerald, or “Jerry” Mathers. That probably wouldn’t have received much attention, but a year later, in June of 1948, Mathers and his wife had a baby boy. A new teacher and coach came to Rock Rapids High School. Rock Rapids, Iowa - It was just after World War II.
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