Monthly Archives: July 2018

via Variety: Nancy Sinatra Sr., former wife of Frank Sinatra and the mother of his three children, dies at age 101

https://variety.com/2018/film/people-news/nancy-sinatra-sr-dead-dies-frank-sinatra-first-wife-1202873564/

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Our conversation with Roger Perry from October 2017 is available online for listening on demand on our YouTube channel

About a year ago, when Joyce Bulifant made her first visit on TV Confidential: A radio talk show about television, Greg and I spent a good amount of time talking about Roger Perry. Not only was he the love of her life, in … Continue reading

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via Harlan Boll: Actor, producer, director and composer Roger Perry dies at age 85

Celebrated actor, producer, director and composer Roger Perry passed away Thursday, July 12 of prostrate cancer at home with his loving wife, Joyce Bulifant, holding his hand. He was 85. Born in Davenport, Iowa, Perry was discovered by Lucille Ball, … Continue reading

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via NBC News: Aside from Sandra Oh’s historic nod as the first actress of Asian descent to receive a nomination for Best Actress in a Drama, the vast majority of this year’s Emmy nominations are extraordinarily safe and staid

https://www.nbcnews.com/think/opinion/2018-emmy-nominations-sandra-oh-makes-history-tv-s-biggest-ncna891056

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via @latimes: In some respects, this year’s Emmy nominations seem more like a political indictment than a reflection of what did and didn’t work this year on TV

http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/tv/la-et-st-emmy-nominations-analysis-20180712-story.html

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via NPR: Complete list of this year’s Emmy nominations

https://www.npr.org/sections/monkeysee/2018/07/12/625371859/emmy-nominations-2018-list-of-nominees-in-major-categories

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Ken Berry and Gary Lockwood: Next on TVC

Actors Ken Berry and Gary Lockwood will join us this weekend as part of an encore edition of TV CONFIDENTIAL, airing July 13-16 at the following times and venues: Share-a-Vision Radio San Francisco Bay Area Friday 7/13 7pm ET, 4pm … Continue reading

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Coming soon to TV CONFIDENTIAL: Author, journalist and screenwriter Robert Crane on interviewing Bruce Dern, Traci Lords, John Wayne, John Candy, Jack Nicholson, Karen Black, Joan Rivers, Phil Hartman, Roseanne Barr, Koko the Gorilla and other creatives at a time when industry people spoke their minds freely without self and organizational censorship. Bob’s new book, Hollywood Plateau, is available now in softcover and as an eBook

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Podcast of TV CONFIDENTIAL Show No. 410 with guests Steve Bluestein and Donelle Dadigan is now available online for listening on demand

Show No. 410 with guests Steve Bluestein and Donelle Dadigan Original Airdate: July 6-9, 2018 First hour: Donelle Dadigan, founder and president of The Hollywood Museum, gives Ed a preview of some of the notable exhibits on display this summer, … Continue reading

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via Time-Life: Sock It to Me! Season Five of Laugh-In becomes available at retail for the very first time beginning Tuesday 7/10. Six-DVD set includes the show’s landmark 100th episode, plus new cast members Richard Dawson along with such guest stars as Gene Hackman and Raquel Welch

Political correctness met its match with Rowan & Martin’s Laugh-In, NBC-TV’s groundbreaking variety series that became a cultural touchstone and part of the fabric of ’60s-’70s era America. Every Monday night at 8pm from 1968-1973, straight man Dan Rowan and … Continue reading

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