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- This date in MAVERICK TV History: Jack Kelly stars as Bart Maverick in “The Hidalgo Thing,” the final episode of BRET MAVERICK, airing May 4, 1982. MAVERICK: LEGEND OF THE WEST: Revised Third Edition is now available both as an eBook and in softcover paperback through Black Pawn Press
- This Date in THE FBI History: Efrem Zimbalist, Jr. dies on May 2, 2014 at age ninety-five. THE FBI DOSSIER is now available through Black Pawn Press
- This Date in THE FBI History: Andrew Duggan, Robert Drivas, and Charlotte Stewart star in “The Bomb That Went Off Like a Man,” airing May 1, 1966. THE FBI DOSSIER is now available from Black Pawn Press
- This Date in THE FBI History: Jon Cypher and Dabney Coleman star in “Survival,” the final broadcast episode of THE FBI, airing Apr. 28, 1974. THE FBI DOSSIER is now available from Black Pawn Press
- This Date in THE FBI History: Suzanne Pleshette, Fritz Weaver, Richard Anderson, and Norman Fell star in “The Mercenary,” airing Apr. 28, 1968. THE FBI DOSSIER is now available from Black Pawn Press
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Coming soon to TV CONFIDENTIAL: Five-time Emmy Award-winning writer, producer, director, comedian and talk show host John Barbour on his affinity for Superman; how he helped Pat Morita find his piece of ground as a comedian early in his career; why REAL PEOPLE represents the best form of reality TV; and why he always booked Harlan Ellison as his first guest whenever he hosted a talk show. John’s memoir, YOUR MOTHER’S NOT A VIRGIN: The Bumpy Life and Times of the Canadian Dropout Who Changed the Face of American TV, is available in paperback and as an eBook through TrineDay.com and Amazon.com. John’s documentary THE AMERICAN MEDIA AND THE SECOND ASSASSINATION OF PRESIDENT JOHN F. KENNEDY is also available on Amazon, while his documentaries THE GARRISON TAPES and ERNIE KOVACS: TV’s ORIGINAL GENIUS are both available for free screening at YouTube.com/JohnBarboursWorld
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Tagged assassination of JFK, Bob Hope, Cesar Chavez, comedian, definitive film on JFK and the rise of Fake News, director, Frank Sinatra, Frank Sinatra John Barbour, George Burns, George Carlin, George Schlatter, Godfather of Reality TV, Jane Fonda, Jim Garrison, John Barbour, John Barbour A.M. Los Angeles, John Barbour Christopher Barbour, John Barbour comedian, John Barbour Dick Gregory, John Barbour Ernie Kovacs, John Barbour Garrison Tapes, John Barbour Geoff Miller, John Barbour Hungry i, John Barbour I Met A Man I Didn't Like, John Barbour It's Tough Being White, John Barbour Jane Fonda, John Barbour JFK, John Barbour Jim Nabors, John Barbour KNBC, John Barbour Laugh-In, John Barbour Los Angeles Magazine, John Barbour Merv Griffin, John Barbour Pat Morita, John Barbour Real People, John Barbour Reality TV, John Barbour Redd Foxx, John Barbour Robin Williams, John Barbour Sarita, John Barbour Tom Bradley, John Barbour Tom Hayden, Johnny Carson, KNBC Critic-At-Large, Knuckles & Nash, Lenny Bruce, Los Angeles Magazine, Muhammad Ali, Oliver Stone, producer, Rodney Dangerfield, Ronald Reagan, The American Media and the Second Assassination of President John F. Kennedy, The Dean Martin Show, The Garrison Tapes, the hungry i, The Tonight Show, Tim Conway, trendsetting hit Real People, TV Host, Writer, Your Mother's Not a Virgin, Your Mother's Not a Virgin: The Bumpy Life and Times of the Canadian Dropout Who Changed the Face of American TV
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Podcast of TV CONFIDENTIAL Show No. 460 with guest David Frankham is now available online for listening on demand
The Return of David Frankham Original Airdates: Aug. 16-18, 2019 TVC 460.4: Actor, author, and voice artist David Frankham (101 Dalmatians, Master of the World, Return of the Fly, Tales of Terror, Which One Was David?) returns for Part 2 … Continue reading →
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Tagged 101 Dalmatians, 101 Dalmations, Alec Guinness, Alfred Hitchcock Presents, Barbara Stanwyck, Basil Rathbone, BBC radio, Ben Wickey, Bob Hope, Dirk Bogarde, Edward Gorey, Efrem Zimbalist Jr., Elizabeth Taylor, Eric Portman, Ernie Kovacs, Golden Age of Television, Ida Lupino, Jack Benny, John Astin, Jonathan David Dixon, Kovacs on Music, live television, Master of the World, Maverick, Nathaniel Hawthorne, Return of the Fly, Rock Hudson, Roger Corman, Rosemary Clooney, Sam Jaffe, Shirley Temple, Shirley Temple Storybook, Shirley Temple Theater, Star Trek, Terrible Clockman, The F.B.I., The Gallant Men, The House of The Seven Gables, The Jack Benny Program, The Outer Limits, Thriller, vincent price, Which One Was David?, William Reynolds, William Wyler
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Podcast of TV CONFIDENTIAL Show No. 448 with guest Julie Budd is now available online for listening on demand
Singer/actress Julie Budd on why her tribute to Frank Sinatra is unlike any other Original Airdates: Apr. 26-28, 2019 TVC 448.2: Ed welcomes Julie Budd, the legendary singer/actress whom Merv Griffin famously dubbed “the mini girl with the maxi voice.” … Continue reading →
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Tagged All the Way, Bill Cosby, Birdland Theater, Bob Hope, Brooklyn, Burt Bacharach, Carol Burnett Show, Catskill Mountains, Come Rain Come Shine, Cy Coleman, Duke Ellington, Frank Sinatra, George Burns, Great American Songbook, Hal David, Herb Bernstein, Jerry Herman, Jim Nabors, Jim Nabors Hour, Joan Rivers, Jules Stern, Julie Budd, Julie Budd Carol Burnett, Let Me Try Again, Liberace, Marvin Hamlisch, Merv Griffin, Merv Griffin Julie Budd, Merv Griffin Show, Michel Legrand, Milton Berle, My Way, New York City, New York Times, Paul Anka, Remembering Mr. Sinatra, Sidewalks of New York, The Best is Yet to Come, the consummate performer, The Devil and Max Devlin, The Merv Griffin Show, the mini girl with the maxi voice, The Songs of My Life and The Composers Who Wrote Them
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Lee Purcell, Julie Budd, and Kat Kramer: Next on TVC
Two-time Emmy nominated actress Lee Purcell, singer/actress Julie Budd, and actress and producer Kat Kramer will join us this weekend on TV CONFIDENTIAL, airing Apr. 26-28 at the following times and venues: Share-a-Vision Radio San Francisco Bay Area Friday 4/26 … Continue reading →
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Coming soon to TV CONFIDENTIAL: Singer/actress Julie Budd on her journey as an artist; collaborating with the likes of Marvin Hamlisch, Burt Bacharach, Michel Legrand, Herb Bernstein, and Liberace; the importance of honesty in choosing one’s material, which she learned from Frank Sinatra; and what makes REMEMBERING MR. SINATRA, Julie’s new CD, unique among all other Sinatra tributes. REMEMBERING MR. SINATRA is available now at Amazon, iTunes, and CDBaby. For our listeners on the East Coast, Julie Budd will bring her live show THE SONGS OF MY LIFE AND THE COMPOSERS WHO WROTE THEM to the Birdland Theater in New York on Wednesday 5/1 thru Saturday 5/4; she’ll also be honored by The Friars Club in New York on Tuesday 5/14
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Tagged All the Way, Bill Cosby, Birdland Theater, Bob Hope, Brooklyn, Burt Bacharach, Carol Burnett Show, Catskill Mountains, Come Rain Come Shine, Cy Coleman, Duke Ellington, Frank Sinatra, George Burns, Great American Songbook, Hal David, Herb Bernstein, Jerry Herman, Jim Nabors, Jim Nabors Hour, Joan Rivers, Jules Stern, Julie Budd, Julie Budd Carol Burnett, Let Me Try Again, Liberace, Marvin Hamlisch, Merv Griffin, Merv Griffin Julie Budd, Merv Griffin Show, Michel Legrand, Milton Berle, My Way, New York City, New York Times, Paul Anka, Remembering Mr. Sinatra, Sidewalks of New York, The Best is Yet to Come, the consummate performer, The Devil and Max Devlin, The Merv Griffin Show, the mini girl with the maxi voice, The Songs of My Life and The Composers Who Wrote Them
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Podcast of TV CONFIDENTIAL Show No. 437, Hour 2 with guest David Frankham is now available online for listening on demand
Show No. 437, Hour 2 with guest David Frankham Original Airdates: Feb. 8-10, 2019 A return appearance by actor and author David Frankham (Which One Was David?). David provides the voice of The Storyteller in the stop-motion puppet animation adaptation … Continue reading →
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Tagged 101 Dalmations, Alec Guinness, Alfred Hitchcock Presents, Barbara Stanwyck, Basil Rathbone, BBC radio, Ben Wickey, Bob Hope, Dirk Bogarde, Edward Gorey, Efrem Zimbalist Jr., Elizabeth Taylor, Eric Portman, Ernie Kovacs, Golden Age of Television, Ida Lupino, Jack Benny, John Astin, Jonathan David Dixon, Kovacs on Music, live television, Master of the World, Maverick, Nathaniel Hawthorne, Return of the Fly, Rock Hudson, Roger Corman, Rosemary Clooney, Sam Jaffe, Shirley Temple, Shirley Temple Storybook, Shirley Temple Theater, Star Trek, Terrible Clockman, The F.B.I., The Gallant Men, The House of The Seven Gables, The Jack Benny Program, The Outer Limits, Thriller, vincent price, Which One Was David?, William Reynolds, William Wyler
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Anson Williams and David Frankham: Next on TVC
Actor/entrepreneur Anson Williams and actor/voice artist David Frankham will join us this weekend on TV CONFIDENTIAL, airing Feb. 8-10 at the following times and venues: Share-a-Vision Radio San Francisco Bay Area Friday 2/8 7pm ET, 4pm PT 10pm ET, 7pm … Continue reading →
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Tagged 101 Dalmations, Alec Guinness, Alert Drops, Alfred Hitchcock Presents, American Graffiti, Anson Williams, Barbara Stanwyck, Basil Rathbone, BBC radio, Ben Wickey, Bob Hope, BOGO, Bogo List, BOGOList.com, Buy One Get One, buy one get one free, citric acid lemon, Dirk Bogarde, drowsy driving, Edward Gorey, Edward Milkis, Efrem Zimbalist Jr., Elizabeth Taylor, entrepreneur, Ernie Kovacs, Foundation for Traffic Safety, GAB, Garry Marshall, Golden Age of Television, Good as Bogo, Happy Days, Happy Days softball team, Heimlich maneuver, Henry Heimlich, Henry Winkler, Ida Lupino, Jack Benny, Jerry Paris, Jonathan David Dixon, Kovacs on Music, lemon, live television, Love American Style, Love and the Happy Days, Marion Ross, Master of the World, Maverick, Mork, Nathaniel Hawthorne, Penny Marshall, Peter Lorre, Potsie Weber, Return of the Fly, Richie Cunnigham, Robin Williams, Rock Hudson, Roger Corman, Ron Howard, Rosemary Clooney, Shirley Temple, Shirley Temple Storybook, Singing to a Bulldog, Star Trek, The F.B.I., The Gallant Men, The House of The Seven Gables, The Jack Benny Program, The Outer Limits, Thomas Miller, Thriller, Tom Bosley, vincent price, Which One Was David?, William Reynolds, William Wyler
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Coming soon to TV CONFIDENTIAL: A return visit by film and television actor David Frankham, including news about the stop-motion animated film adaptation of THE HOUSE OF THE SEVEN GABLES that David recently narrated, plus some memories of his work alongside Jack Benny, Vincent Price, Roger Corman, Shirley Temple, Ernie Kovacs, Angela Lansbury and other film and TV legends. David’s memoir, WHICH ONE WAS DAVID?, is available through our friends at Bear Manor Media. THE HOUSE OF THE SEVEN GABLES will be screened in February at the Santa Fe Film Festival
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Tagged 101 Dalmations, Alec Guinness, Alfred Hitchcock Presents, Barbara Stanwyck, Basil Rathbone, BBC radio, Ben Wickey, Bob Hope, Dirk Bogarde, Edward Gorey, Efrem Zimbalist Jr., Elizabeth Taylor, Ernie Kovacs, Golden Age of Television, Ida Lupino, Jack Benny, Jonathan David Dixon, Kovacs on Music, live television, Master of the World, Maverick, Nathaniel Hawthorne, Return of the Fly, Rock Hudson, Roger Corman, Rosemary Clooney, Shirley Temple, Shirley Temple Storybook, Star Trek, The F.B.I., The Gallant Men, The House of The Seven Gables, The Jack Benny Program, The Outer Limits, Thriller, vincent price, Which One Was David?, William Reynolds, William Wyler
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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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David Frankham, plus the News and Documentary Emmy Awards: Next on TVC
Actor, author, and voice artist David Frankham and NATAS president Adam Sharp will join us this weekend on TV CONFIDENTIAL, airing Aug. 16-18 at the following times and venues: Share-a-Vision Radio San Francisco Bay Area Friday 8/16 7pm ET, 4pm … Continue reading →