Bill Erwin played the bellhop Arthur in a 1980 movie that was adapted from what novel?
Bill Erwin William Lindsey Erwin (December 2, 1914 – December 29, 2010) was an American film, television and stage actor with over 250 television and film credits. A veteran character actor, he is widely known for his 1993 Emmy Award-nominated performance on "Seinfeld", portraying the embittered, irascible retiree Sid Fields. He also made notable appearances on shows such as "I Love Lucy" and his "". In cinema, his most recognized role is that of Arthur, a kindly bellhop at the Mackinac Island Grand Hotel, in "Somewhere in Time" (1980).
The Brave Little Toaster (novel) The Brave Little Toaster is a 1980 novel by Thomas M. Disch intended for children or as put by Disch, "A Bedtime Story for Small Appliances". The story centers on a gang of five household appliances—a Tensor lamp, electric blanket, alarm clock/antique radio, Hoover vacuum cleaner, and Sunbeam toaster—on their quest to find their owner, referred to as the Master.