Monthly Archives: June 2018

Coming soon to TV CONFIDENTIAL: Pop culture historian Chuck Harter returns with a look at the era of Pop Music TV Shows of the mid to late 1960s, from Shindig and Hullabaloo to Hollywood a Go Go, Shebang! and everything in between

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via KSAV and Susan McCray: Kent McCray, producer of Little House on the Prairie, dies at age 89. Also the husband of network TV casting director (and, later, KSAV Radio personality) Susan McCray, Kent McCray also partnered with Michael Landon on Bonanza, Highway to Heaven and Father Murphy

Kent McCray, a producer and production manager who collaborated with the late Michael Landon on the NBC dramas Bonanza, Little House on the Prairie, Highway to Heaven and Father Murphy, has died. He was 89. McCray died Sunday June 3rd in Los Angeles of natural … Continue reading

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via Decades Network: Decades presents Rod, White & Blue, a 24-hour, 46-episode Twilight Zone marathon on Wednesday 7/4 featuring such classic episodes as “Nightmare at 20,000 Feet,” “The Eye of the Beholder,” “The Invaders,” “It’s a Good Life,” and “The Monsters are Due on Maple Street”

Chicago, IL (June 29, 2018)  The DECADES TV Network salutes the land of the unusual and home of the fantastical with Rod, White & Blue: A Twilight Zone Celebration, an all-day July 4th dimension event, bringing fans of the landmark American anthology TV … Continue reading

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via Deadline: Science fiction writer Harlan Ellison dies at age 84

Harlan Ellison Dead: Legendary ‘Star Trek’, ‘A Boy And His Dog’ Sci-Fi Writer was 84

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Jerry Houser: Next on TVC

Actor, producer and voice artist Jerry Houser, television writer Paul Robert Coyle and actor/comedian Dan Davidson will join us this weekend on TV CONFIDENTIAL, airing June 29-July 2 at the following times and venues: Share-a-Vision Radio San Francisco Bay Area … Continue reading

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via the Toronto Star: Canadian actor Daniel Pilon died Tuesday 6/26 at age 77. Fans of the original Dallas know him as Naldo Marchetta, Jenna Wade’s treacherous ex-husband

https://www.thestar.com/entertainment/2018/06/27/canadian-actor-daniel-pilon-known-for-role-on-dallas-dead-at-77.html

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Film and television actress Deanna Lund dies at age 81

https://www.msn.com/en-nz/entertainment/movies/deanna-lund-actress-on-land-of-the-giants-dies-at-81/ar-AAzdj9O

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via The Hollywood Museum: Exhibit honoring the Batman television series from 1966 will be extended through the summer due to popular demand, with plans to include new items

Donelle Dadigan, founder and president of The Hollywood Museum, announced that Holy Hollywood History! Batman 1966, the Bat-tastic exhibit that celebrates the classic television series starring Adam West and Burt Ward, will be extended through this summer due to popular demand, … Continue reading

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Coming next week to TV CONFIDENTIAL: Donelle Dadigan with a look at some of the exhibits on display this summer at The Hollywood Museum, including the return of REAL to REEL: Portraits and Perceptions of LGBTQ in Hollywood, which launched earlier this month, and the new additions to Holy Hollywood History: Batman 1966, which has been extended through July

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Podcast of TV CONFIDENTIAL Show No. 408 with guests Adam Tsekhman and Alan Rode is now available online for listening on demand

Show No. 408 with guests Adam Tsekhman and Alan Rode Original Airdate: June 22-25, 2018 First hour: Ed welcomes film historian Alan Rode. Alan’s latest book, Michael Curtiz: A Life in Film, is a comprehensive biography and filmography of the … Continue reading

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