- Played in the baseball minors in the early 1900s.
- Known as a problem solver in all areas of day to day production, his ability to control budgets and below the line costs made him invaluable to the MGM shorts department and later Jack Chertok Television.
- While working at the David Horsley studios in los Angeles in 1917, he appeared in the background of many silent comedies of the day mostly with silent comedy star George ovey.
- While filming the "My Favorite Martian" episode "Martin Of The Movies" Poppe consulted with director John Erman to recreate a authentic comedic take on silent film acting and camera framing.
- So well loved by production staff, on the "Martian" episode "Heir today gone tomorrow", the lawyer character is named "Mr Poppe" as a tribute.
- In the early twenties he worked as the stage manager for Harry Houdini on his tour of England.
- A life long magician he was able to incorporated some of his slight of hand knowledge into the production of "My Favorite Martian".
- While working on set he would often perform a coin move taught to him by Houdini himself.
- He was one of the few early independent television producers in both the early fifties through the mid sixties.
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