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Coming soon to TV CONFIDENTIAL: Pop culture historian and showbiz raconteur Geoffrey Mark on why some TV shows still hold up today (and why others don’t) and the advice Rip Taylor gave that changed the course of Geoffrey’s career. Plus: The backstory of some of the tracks in the two-CD set that accompanies Geoffrey’s excellent biography of Ella Fitzgerald
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via The Hollywood Museum: Julie Newmar honored at event commemorating the launch of the annual exhibit REAL TO REEL: Portrayals and Perceptions of LGBTQs in Hollywood. Exhibition returns to the Museum for the fifth consecutive year
Donelle Dadigan, president and founder of the Hollywood Museum, along with Councilmember Mitch O’Farrell and Chris Classen (Christopher Street West Association), honored actress Julie Newmar on Thursday, June 7 during a ceremony marking the return of REAL TO REEL: Portrayals and … Continue reading →
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Rich Little reveals the secret to mastering his Johnny Carson impression as part of an unveiling of a new lobby exhibit at the Hollywood Museum featuring items from his career
All eyes were on Rich Little last night at the Hollywood Museum as America’s master mimic unveiled a new exhibit featuring a few items from his career representing George Burns, Dean Martin and Johnny Carson at a private event attended … Continue reading →
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Podcast of last week’s TV CONFIDENTIAL with Joyce Bulifant and Geoffrey Mark is also available for listening on demand via YouTube
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Podcast of TV CONFIDENTIAL Show No. 402 with guests Joyce Bulifant and Geoffrey Mark is available online for listening on demand
Show No. 402 with guests Joyce Bulifant and Geoffrey Mark Original Airdate: Apr. 20-23, 2018 First hour: Author, singer, and show business raconteur Geoffrey Mark .helps Ed celebrate the centennial birthday of vocalist Ella Fitzgerald. Geoffey’s latest book, Ella: A … Continue reading →
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Tagged 1941, 90 Bristol Court, A Biography of the Legendary Ella Fitzgerald, A Tisket A Tasket, addictive behavior, Airplane, alcoholism, Bad News Bears, Bertolt Brecht, Bill Bixby, Billie Holliday, Bobby Darin, Briefcase Full of Blues, Bye Yum Pum Pum, Can't Buy Me Love, Capital Records, Centennial Birthday Edition, Chick Webb, co-dependency, comprehensive biography, Count Basie, Crosswits, Dan Ackroyd, Decca, Diamonds, Diana Washington, domestic abuse, Dr. Martin Luther King, Duke Ellington, dyslexia, Edward Mallory, Ella, Ella Fitzgerald, Ella Fitzgerald Charitable Foundation, Elvis Presley, Elwood Blues, Fairy Godmother, First Lady of Song, Frank Sinatra, Geoffrey Mark, Grammy Award-nominated, Great American Songbook, Harper Valley, Helen Hayes, Henry Fonda, Hey Jude, High How the Moon, Jack Warden, Jack Weston, Jake Blues, James MacArthur, Jane Fonda, Jazz at the Philharmonic, John Belushi, Joliet, Joyce Bulifant, Karen Carpenter, Lesley Ann Warren, Lillian Gish, Louis Armstrong, Love Thy Neighbor, Mack the Knife, Marie Slaughter, Marilyn Monroe, Match Game, Mel Torme, Michael Jackson, My Four Hollywood Husbands, Nat King Cole, Neil Simon, Nies Hora, Norman Granz, Pablo, Password, Paul Shafer, Perry Mason, Pyramid, rags to riches, Robert Redford, Robert Stack, Roger Perry, Sam and dave, Saturday Night Live, Savoy Ballroom, show business raconteur, singer, Soul Man, Tattletales, Television Confidential, The Bill Cosby Show, The Dyslexia Awareness program, The Dyslexia Foundation, The First Lady of the American Theater, The Happiest Millionaire, The Mary Tyler Moore Show, The Unsinkable Molly Brown, To Tell the Truth, Tom Dick and Mary, TV Confidential, Ultimate Symbol, Verve, Walter Pidgeon, William Asher
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Joyce Bulifant, Ella Fitzgerald’s Birthday, and The Birth of The Blues Brothers: Next on TVC
We’ll welcome back actress and author Joyce Bulifant and author and showbiz historian Geoffrey Mark on this weekend’s edition of TV CONFIDENTIAL, airing April 20-23 at the following times and venues: Share-a-Vision Radio San Francisco Bay Area Friday 4/20 7pm … Continue reading →
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Tagged 1941, 90 Bristol Court, A Biography of the Legendary Ella Fitzgerald, A Tisket A Tasket, addictive behavior, Airplane, alcoholism, Bad News Bears, Bertolt Brecht, Bill Bixby, Billie Holliday, Bobby Darin, Briefcase Full of Blues, Bye Yum Pum Pum, Can't Buy Me Love, Capital Records, Centennial Birthday Edition, Chick Webb, co-dependency, comprehensive biography, Count Basie, Crosswits, Dan Ackroyd, Decca, Diamonds, Diana Washington, domestic abuse, Dr. Martin Luther King, Duke Ellington, dyslexia, Edward Mallory, Ella, Ella Fitzgerald, Ella Fitzgerald Charitable Foundation, Elvis Presley, Elwood Blues, Fairy Godmother, First Lady of Song, Frank Sinatra, Geoffrey Mark, Grammy Award-nominated, Great American Songbook, Harper Valley, Helen Hayes, Henry Fonda, Hey Jude, High How the Moon, Jack Warden, Jack Weston, Jake Blues, James MacArthur, Jane Fonda, Jazz at the Philharmonic, John Belushi, Joliet, Joyce Bulifant, Karen Carpenter, Lesley Ann Warren, Lillian Gish, Louis Armstrong, Love Thy Neighbor, Mack the Knife, Marie Slaughter, Marilyn Monroe, Match Game, Mel Torme, Michael Jackson, My Four Hollywood Husbands, Nat King Cole, Neil Simon, Nies Hora, Norman Granz, Pablo, Password, Paul Shafer, Perry Mason, Pyramid, rags to riches, Robert Redford, Robert Stack, Roger Perry, Sam and dave, Saturday Night Live, Savoy Ballroom, show business raconteur, singer, Soul Man, Tattletales, Television Confidential, The Bill Cosby Show, The Dyslexia Awareness program, The Dyslexia Foundation, The First Lady of the American Theater, The Happiest Millionaire, The Mary Tyler Moore Show, The Unsinkable Molly Brown, To Tell the Truth, Tom Dick and Mary, TV Confidential, Ultimate Symbol, Verve, Walter Pidgeon, William Asher
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Ella and Lou, Part Two: Next on TVC
We’ll play Part 2 of our conversations with Emmy nominated actor/director Lou Antonio and Grammy nominee Geoffrey Mark this weekend on TV CONFIDENTIAL, airing March 9-12 at the following times and venues: Share-a-Vision Radio San Francisco Bay Area Friday 3/9 … Continue reading →
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Tagged A Biography of the Legendary Ella Fitzgerald, a comprehensive biography that includes 275 photographs (many of which are in color), A Tisket A Tasket, America America, Bertolt Brecht, Billie Holliday, Bob Hope, Bobby Darin, Boston Legal, C.S.I., Can't Buy Me Love, Candice Bergen, Capital Records, Carol Burnett, Centennial Birthday Edition, Chick Webb, comedian, Cool Hand Luke, Count Basie, David Janssen, Decca, Dennis Weaver, Diana Washington, Dr. Martin Luther King, Duke Ellington, Edward Albee, Eli Wallach, Elia Kazan, Elizabeth Montgomery, Elizabeth Taylor, Ella, Ella Fitzgerald, Ella Fitzgerald Charitable Foundation, Elvis Presley, Felicity, First Lady of Song, Frank Pierson, Frank Sinatra, Genie Genie Who's Got the Genie, Gentle Ben, Geoffrey Mark, George C. Scott, George Kennedy, Glen Larsen, Grammy Award-nominated, Great American Songbook, Gunsmoke, Heath Ledger, Henry Thomas, Hey Jude, High How the Moon, I Dream of Jeannie, Jaclyn Smith, James Arness, James Garner, Jazz at the Philharmonic, Julie Andrews, Julie Harris, Karen Carpenter, Laurence Olivier, Lee Remick, Lee Strasberg, Lou Antonio, Louis Armstrong, Louis Gossett Jr., Luis Delgado, Mack the Knife, Marilyn Monroe, McCloud, Mel Torme, Michael Gleason, Michael J. Fox, Michael Jackson, MisterRogers, misterrogersneighborhood, Naked City, Nat King Cole, Nies Hora, Norman Granz, Pablo, Papa Gene's Blues, Paul Newman, Peter Ustinov, Picket Fences, Poor Man: Book II, QM Productions, Quinn Martin, radio host, rags to riches, Ralph Senensky, Ralph Waite, Renee Zellweger, Rich Man, Richard Burton, Route 66, Savoy Ballroom, show business raconteur, singer, Something for Joey, Splendor in the Grass, Star Trek, Stuart Rosenberg, The F.B.I., The Flying Nun, The Fugitive, The Guardian, The Monkees, The Phynx, The Rockford Files, Too Close for Comfort, Ultimate Symbol, Verve, Wayne Rogers
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Podcast of TV CONFIDENTIAL Show No. 396 with guests Beverly Gray and Geoffrey Mark is now available online for listening on demand
Show No. 396 with guests Beverly Gray and Geoffrey Mark Original Airdate: Mar. 2-5, 2018 First hour: Beverly Gray, author of Seduced by Mrs. Robinson: How The Graduate Became the Touchstone of a Generation and onetime story editor for Roger Corman, … Continue reading →
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Oscar Picks and The First Lady of Song: Next on TV Confidential
Author/journalist Beverly Gray and Grammy nominee Geoffrey Mark will join us this weekend, Airing March 2-5 Hour 1 With the Oscars airing on Sunday, March 4, this week’s show will also take a look at each of this year’s nine … Continue reading →
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50 Years in Hollywood with Lou Antonio
Weekend of February 23-26th Lou Antonio- 50 Years in Hollywood and Broadway. His Inspiring Journey. Click Here For Details. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Coming Shows! Beverly Gray – Roger Corman’s Right-Hand Woman March 2-5th … Continue reading →
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