Lum and Abner Norris Goff signed 1964 first day cover honoring Amateur Radio Operations - 50th Anniversary American Radio Relay League Anchorage, Alaska. 3x6inches Norris Goff (May 30, 1906 June 7, 1978) was an American comedian in radio and film best known for his portrayal of Abner Peabody on the rural comedy Lum and Abner.