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This being #WorldPalindromeDay, did you know that the first name of the character played by Conrad Janis on QUARK, Otto Palindrome, was itself a palindrome?
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Tagged Adam Quark, Ann Prentiss Captain Nice, Anthony Perkins Psycho, Anthony Perkins Star Spangled Girl, Anthony Perkins The Last of Sheila, Barnsdale Twins, Barnsdale Twins Quark, Buck Henry, Buck Henry Captain Nice, Buck Henry Catch-22, Buck Henry Quark, Carl Reiner, Carl Reiner Where's Poppa, Catch-22, Cher Mermaids, Cher Shoop-Shoop Song, Conrad Janis Quark, Egyptian Theater, Egyptian Theater Hollywood, film historian Foster Hirsch, Foster Hirsch, George Burns, George Burns The Sunshine Boys, He and She, Herbert Ross, James Coburn, James Mason, Joan Van Ark Barefoot in the Park, Joseph Heller Catch-22, Mark-Linn Baker, Mark-Linn Baker My Favorite Year, Mermaids Shoop-Shoop Song, My Favorite Year, Myrna Loy Barefoot in the Park, Myrna Loy Egyptian Theater, Neil Simon Barefoot in the Park, Neil Simon Star Spangled Girl, Neil Simon The Odd Couple, Otto Palindrome, Peter O'Toole, Peter O'Toole My Favorite Year, Quark, Raquel Welch, Richard Benjamin, Richard Benjamin director, Richard Benjamin He and She, Richard Benjamin Mermaids, Richard Benjamin Myrna Loy, Richard Benjamin Paula Prentiss, Richard Benjamin Quark, Richard Benjamin The Last of Sheila, Richard Benjamin The Money Pit, Richard Benjamin The Sunshine Boys, Stephen Sondheim, Stephen Sondheim The Last of Sheila, The Last of Sheila, The Sunshine Boys, Tom Hanks The Money Pit, Winona Ryder Mermaids
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Dyan Cannon on what comes first for her when writing songs: the music or the lyric
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Tagged Ally McBeal, Ally McBeal David E. Kelley, Ally McBeal wattle, American Cinematheque, Anthony Davis, Anthony Davis Lakers, Crystal Hunt Mood Swings, David E. Kelley, David E. Kelley Ally McBeal, Dear Cary My Life with Cary Grant, Donna Mills Mood Swings, Dyan Cannon, Dyan Cannon Ally McBeal, Dyan Cannon Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice, Dyan Cannon brownies, Dyan Cannon Dear Cary, Dyan Cannon Heaven Can Wait, Dyan Cannon Honeysuckle Rose, Dyan Cannon Lakers, Dyan Cannon Mood Swings, Dyan Cannon musical, Dyan Cannon Rosemary, Dyan Cannon Shamus, Dyan Cannon The Last of Sheila, Dyan Cannon Whipper, Egyptian Theater, Egyptian Theater Hollywood, film historian Foster Hirsch, Foster Hirsch, Greg Germann, Greg Germann bygones, Greg Germann Dyan Cannon, Greg Germann Fish, How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying, Jerry West, Jerry West NBA, Kobe Bryant, Kobe Bryant Lakers, Kobe Bryant Mamba, Laker brownies, LeBron James, LeBron James Lakers, Los Angeles Lakers, Marvin Paige, Marvin Paige memorial, Mood Swings Pure Flix
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Richard Benjamin on always taking his “director’s hat” off whenever he acts so that he can focus on his performance
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Tagged Adam Quark, Ann Prentiss Captain Nice, Anthony Perkins Psycho, Anthony Perkins Star Spangled Girl, Anthony Perkins The Last of Sheila, Barnsdale Twins, Barnsdale Twins Quark, Buck Henry, Buck Henry Captain Nice, Buck Henry Catch-22, Buck Henry Quark, Carl Reiner, Carl Reiner Where's Poppa, Catch-22, Cher Mermaids, Cher Shoop-Shoop Song, Conrad Janis Quark, Egyptian Theater, Egyptian Theater Hollywood, film historian Foster Hirsch, Foster Hirsch, George Burns, George Burns The Sunshine Boys, He and She, Herbert Ross, James Coburn, James Mason, Joan Van Ark Barefoot in the Park, Joseph Heller Catch-22, Mark-Linn Baker, Mark-Linn Baker My Favorite Year, Mermaids Shoop-Shoop Song, My Favorite Year, Myrna Loy Barefoot in the Park, Myrna Loy Egyptian Theater, Neil Simon Barefoot in the Park, Neil Simon Star Spangled Girl, Neil Simon The Odd Couple, Otto Palindrome, Peter O'Toole, Peter O'Toole My Favorite Year, Quark, Raquel Welch, Richard Benjamin, Richard Benjamin director, Richard Benjamin He and She, Richard Benjamin Mermaids, Richard Benjamin Myrna Loy, Richard Benjamin Paula Prentiss, Richard Benjamin Quark, Richard Benjamin The Last of Sheila, Richard Benjamin The Money Pit, Richard Benjamin The Sunshine Boys, Stephen Sondheim, Stephen Sondheim The Last of Sheila, The Last of Sheila, The Sunshine Boys, Tom Hanks The Money Pit, Winona Ryder Mermaids
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Podcast of TV CONFIDENTIAL Show No. 478 with guest Richard Benjamin is now available online for listening on demand
Richard Benjamin on Buck Henry, Neil Simon, and Why The Last of Sheila is Really a Game Original Airdates: Jan. 24-26, 2020 TVC 478.4: Ed welcomes Golden Globe Award-winning actor and director Richard Benjamin (The Sunshine Boys, The Last of … Continue reading →
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Tagged Adam Quark, Ann Prentiss Captain Nice, Anthony Perkins Psycho, Anthony Perkins Star Spangled Girl, Anthony Perkins The Last of Sheila, Barnsdale Twins, Barnsdale Twins Quark, Buck Henry, Buck Henry Captain Nice, Buck Henry Catch-22, Buck Henry Quark, Carl Reiner, Carl Reiner Where's Poppa, Catch-22, Cher Mermaids, Cher Shoop-Shoop Song, Conrad Janis Quark, Egyptian Theater, Egyptian Theater Hollywood, film historian Foster Hirsch, Foster Hirsch, George Burns, George Burns The Sunshine Boys, He and She, Herbert Ross, James Coburn, James Mason, Joan Van Ark Barefoot in the Park, Joseph Heller Catch-22, Mark-Linn Baker, Mark-Linn Baker My Favorite Year, Mermaids Shoop-Shoop Song, My Favorite Year, Myrna Loy Barefoot in the Park, Myrna Loy Egyptian Theater, Neil Simon Barefoot in the Park, Neil Simon Star Spangled Girl, Neil Simon The Odd Couple, Otto Palindrome, Peter O'Toole, Peter O'Toole My Favorite Year, Quark, Raquel Welch, Richard Benjamin, Richard Benjamin director, Richard Benjamin He and She, Richard Benjamin Mermaids, Richard Benjamin Myrna Loy, Richard Benjamin Paula Prentiss, Richard Benjamin Quark, Richard Benjamin The Last of Sheila, Richard Benjamin The Money Pit, Richard Benjamin The Sunshine Boys, Stephen Sondheim, Stephen Sondheim The Last of Sheila, The Last of Sheila, The Sunshine Boys, Tom Hanks The Money Pit, Winona Ryder Mermaids
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Podcast of TV CONFIDENTIAL Show No. 478.2 with guest Dyan Cannon is now available online for listening on demand
Dyan Cannon on Hope’s Legacy, Ally McBeal, and Adapting Dear Cary as a Musical Original Airdates: Jan. 24-26, 2020 TVC 478.2: Ed welcomes Golden Globe Award-winning and three-time Oscar nominated actress Dyan Cannon (Heaven Can Wait, Bob & Carol & Ted … Continue reading →
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Tagged Ally McBeal, Ally McBeal David E. Kelley, Ally McBeal wattle, American Cinematheque, Anthony Davis, Anthony Davis Lakers, Crystal Hunt Mood Swings, David E. Kelley, David E. Kelley Ally McBeal, Dear Cary My Life with Cary Grant, Donna Mills Mood Swings, Dyan Cannon, Dyan Cannon Ally McBeal, Dyan Cannon Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice, Dyan Cannon brownies, Dyan Cannon Dear Cary, Dyan Cannon Heaven Can Wait, Dyan Cannon Honeysuckle Rose, Dyan Cannon Lakers, Dyan Cannon Mood Swings, Dyan Cannon musical, Dyan Cannon Rosemary, Dyan Cannon Shamus, Dyan Cannon The Last of Sheila, Dyan Cannon Whipper, Egyptian Theater, Egyptian Theater Hollywood, film historian Foster Hirsch, Foster Hirsch, Greg Germann, Greg Germann bygones, Greg Germann Dyan Cannon, Greg Germann Fish, How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying, Jerry West, Jerry West NBA, Kobe Bryant, Kobe Bryant Lakers, Kobe Bryant Mamba, Laker brownies, LeBron James, LeBron James Lakers, Los Angeles Lakers, Marvin Paige, Marvin Paige memorial, Mood Swings Pure Flix
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Coming soon to TV CONFIDENTIAL: Golden Globe Award winner Richard Benjamin on collaborating with Buck Henry on QUARK and other projects; the advice Carl Reiner gave him when he directed MY FAVORITE YEAR; and how Anthony Perkins and Stephen Sondheim incorporated their love of games into the screenplay for THE LAST OF SHEILA. For our listeners in Southern California, Richard Benjamin and Dyan Cannon will participate in a live conversation with film historian Foster Hirsch following a special screening of THE LAST OF SHEILA on Sunday 1/26 at the Egyptian Theater in Hollywood
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Tagged Adam Quark, Ann Prentiss Captain Nice, Anthony Perkins Psycho, Anthony Perkins Star Spangled Girl, Anthony Perkins The Last of Sheila, Barnsdale Twins, Barnsdale Twins Quark, Buck Henry, Buck Henry Captain Nice, Buck Henry Catch-22, Buck Henry Quark, Carl Reiner, Carl Reiner Where's Poppa, Catch-22, Cher Mermaids, Cher Shoop-Shoop Song, Conrad Janis Quark, Egyptian Theater, Egyptian Theater Hollywood, film historian Foster Hirsch, Foster Hirsch, George Burns, George Burns The Sunshine Boys, He and She, Herbert Ross, James Coburn, James Mason, Joseph Heller Catch-22, Mark-Linn Baker, Mark-Linn Baker My Favorite Year, Mermaids Shoop-Shoop Song, My Favorite Year, Myrna Loy Egyptian Theater, Neil Simon Star Spangled Girl, Neil Simon The Odd Couple, Otto Palindrome, Peter O'Toole, Peter O'Toole My Favorite Year, Quark, Raquel Welch, Richard Benjamin, Richard Benjamin director, Richard Benjamin He and She, Richard Benjamin Mermaids, Richard Benjamin Myrna Loy, Richard Benjamin Paula Prentiss, Richard Benjamin Quark, Richard Benjamin The Last of Sheila, Richard Benjamin The Money Pit, Richard Benjamin The Sunshine Boys, Stephen Sondheim, Stephen Sondheim The Last of Sheila, The Last of Sheila, The Sunshine Boys, Tom Hanks The Money Pit, Winona Ryder Mermaids
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Coming soon to TV CONFIDENTIAL: Golden Globe Award winner Dyan Cannon on adapting her book, DEAR CARY: My Life with Cary Grant, as a musical (and whether the lyric or the melody comes first when it comes to writing songs); working with Crystal Hunt on the new Pure Flix comedy, MOOD SWINGS; and how the Lakers will do in the second half of the NBA season. For our listeners in Southern California, Dyan Cannon and Richard Benjamin will participate in a live conversation with film historian Foster Hirsch following a special screening of THE LAST OF SHEILA on Sunday 1/26 at the Egyptian Theater in Hollywood
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Tagged Ally McBeal, Ally McBeal David E. Kelley, Ally McBeal wattle, American Cinematheque, Anthony Davis, Anthony Davis Lakers, Crystal Hunt Mood Swings, David E. Kelley, David E. Kelley Ally McBeal, Dear Cary My Life with Cary Grant, Donna Mills Mood Swings, Dyan Cannon, Dyan Cannon Ally McBeal, Dyan Cannon Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice, Dyan Cannon brownies, Dyan Cannon Dear Cary, Dyan Cannon Heaven Can Wait, Dyan Cannon Honeysuckle Rose, Dyan Cannon Lakers, Dyan Cannon Mood Swings, Dyan Cannon musical, Dyan Cannon Rosemary, Dyan Cannon Shamus, Dyan Cannon The Last of Sheila, Dyan Cannon Whipper, Egyptian Theater, Egyptian Theater Hollywood, film historian Foster Hirsch, Foster Hirsch, Greg Germann, Greg Germann bygones, Greg Germann Dyan Cannon, Greg Germann Fish, How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying, Jerry West, Jerry West NBA, Laker brownies, LeBron James, LeBron James Lakers, Los Angeles Lakers, Marvin Paige, Marvin Paige memorial, Mood Swings Pure Flix
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Hour 2 of TV CONFIDENTIAL Show No. 434 with guest Constance Towers is now available online for listening on demand
Show No. 434, Hour 2 with guest Constance Towers Original Airdates: Jan. 18-20, 2019 Ed welcomes singer/actress Constance Towers (General Hospital, The Horse Soldiers, Sergeant Rutledge, Shock Corridor, Perry Mason, The King and I). The American Cinematheque will honor Constance … Continue reading →
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Tagged Alexis Smith, American Cinematheque, Anthony Eisley, Anthony Geary, Arthur Marks, Barbara Hale, Barney Kessel, Bobby Troup, Budd Moss, Capitol, Carousel, controversial films, Craig Stevens, Curtis Hansen, Designing Women, Egyptian Theater, Follies, Foster Hirsch, Frasier, Gene Evans, General Hospital, Grant, Grantville, Griff, Helena Carradine, Hollywood, James Drury, James Garner, John Ford, John Wayne, Kelly, L.A. Law, Marvin Paige, Michael Dante, Oklahoma, pedophile, Perry Mason, Peter Breck, Prankish Professor, prophetic film, Raymond Burr, Rockford Files, Rodgers Hammerstein, Samuel Fuller, Shock Corridor, sixties cinema, Sondheim, The Big Cheese, The Case of The Missing Melody, The King and I, The Naked Kiss, The Sound of Music, Tragic Trophy
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Coming soon to TV CONFIDENTIAL: Actress and singer Constance Towers on working with the innovative and uninhibited Samuel Fuller on both Shock Corridor and The Naked Kiss; the joyful experience of playing villainous Helena Carradine on General Hospital; the “musical episode” of Perry Mason that she did along with Bobby Troup and Barney Kessel; and the differences between singing on camera and singing live on stage. Constance Towers will discuss The Naked Kiss following a special screening of the film at the Egyptian Theater in Hollywood on Sunday, Jan. 27. She will also appear at the annual Beverly Hills Theatre Guild luncheon on Sunday, Mar. 17 at the Four Seasons Hotel in Beverly Hills. Honorees at this year’s luncheon include Oscar winner Eva Marie Saint and her late husband, television director Jeffrey Hayden; longtime television writer/director Howard Storm; and legendary Hollywood agent Budd Burton Moss. The program will also include a tribute to the films and television series of Garry Marshall
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Tagged Alexis Smith, American Cinematheque, Anthony Eisley, Anthony Geary, Arthur Marks, Barbara Hale, Barney Kessel, Bobby Troup, Budd Moss, Capitol, Carousel, controversial films, Craig Stevens, Curtis Hansen, Designing Women, Egyptian Theater, Follies, Foster Hirsch, Frasier, Gene Evans, General Hospital, Grant, Grantville, Griff, Helena Carradine, Hollywood, James Drury, James Garner, John Ford, John Wayne, Kelly, L.A. Law, Marvin Paige, Michael Dante, Oklahoma, pedophile, Perry Mason, Peter Breck, Prankish Professor, prophetic film, Raymond Burr, Rockford Files, Rodgers Hammerstein, Samuel Fuller, Shock Corridor, sixties cinema, Sondheim, The Big Cheese, The Case of The Missing Melody, The King and I, The Naked Kiss, The Sound of Music, Tragic Trophy
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