Get well soon Ben Franklin!
Ben Franklin (Ralph Archbold) and Linda Wilde (Betsy Ross) at the Betsy Ross House in Philadelphia, May 28, 2008. Photo © JasonSmith.com for GPTMC
Philadelphia’s beloved Ben Franklin impersonator, Ralph Archbold, is recovering from a stroke. The 67-year-old actor has been a familiar figure around Philadelphia since 1982.
Here’s the scoop from the Philadelphia Daily News on his condition.
I was fortunate to get to know him and to photograph his real-life wedding last year to Linda Wilde, herself a noted character actor in Historic Philadelphia.
Get well soon Ben!