sentences:  On stage, Talbot co-starred as "Sonny" in William Inge's "Dark at the Top of the Stairs" with Marjorie Lord at the La Jolla Playhouse.He also played Dick Clark's ward and nephew in the first movie Clark ever acted in, "Because They're Young" (1960), a high school melodrama with Tuesday Weld and music by "rock 'n roller" Duane Eddy.As an adult, Talbot turned from acting to journalism and did not dwell on his "Leave It To Beaver" heritage, turning down numerous "LITB" reunion offers in order to be taken seriously as a reporter.