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- This Date in THE FBI History: John Vernon, Diana Muldaur, and Lee H. Montgomery star in “Escape to Nowhere,” airing Mar. 19, 1972. THE FBI DOSSIER is now available from Black Pawn Press
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This Date in ROCKFORD FILES History: Cheryl Ladd stars in “Death by Resurrection,” an episode of SWITCH, airing Dec. 2, 1975, that would soon trigger one of the most colorful chapters in Rockford Files history. LEARN MORE about this episode in 45 YEARS OF THE ROCKFORD FILES, available in softcover paperback and now as an eBook through Black Pawn Press
In the summer of 1975, production began on Switch (CBS, 1975-1978), a caper series, starring Robert Wagner and Eddie Albert, that was produced by Glen Larson. Hoping to emulate the blend of action and humor that made The Rockford Files … Continue reading →
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This Date in ROCKFORD FILES History: Joseph Cotten, James McEachin and Sharon Gless star in “This Case is Closed,” the 90-minute episode that sparked one of the most colorful chapters in the history of the series, airs on Oct. 18, 1974
THIS CASE IS CLOSED Original Air Date: October 18, 1974 Synopsis. Warner Jameson (played by Joseph Cotten) believes that Mark Chalmers, the jet setting Ivy Leaguer engaged to his daughter Sue (played by Sharon Gless), is not all that he … Continue reading →
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Podcast of TV CONFIDENTIAL Show No. 496.4 with guest Michael Sloan is now available for listening on demand
Michael Sloan’s Serendipitous Path to Television Original Airdates: June 5-7, 2020 TVC 496.4: Emmy-nominated writer/producer Michael Sloan (The Equalizer, Columbo, Harry O, Kung Fu: The Legend Continues) discuss the series of remarkable events that opened the door to his career … Continue reading →
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Tagged Anthony Zerbe, B.J. and the Bear, Clint Walker, David Carradine, David Janssen, Dennis Weaver, denzel washington, Denzel Washington The Equalizer, Edward Woodward Callan, Edward Woodward The Equalizer, Fred Silverman, Glen Larceny, Glen Larson, Harry O, John Frankenheimer, Kung Fu: The Legend Continues, Magnum p.i., McCloud, Micahel Sloan The Equalizer, Michael Sloan, Michael Sloan Columbo, Michael Sloan Denzel Washington, Michael Sloan Edward Woodward, Michael Sloan Harry O, Michael Sloan McCloud, Michael Sloan Melissa Sue Anderson, Michael Sloan Now You See Him, Michael Sloan One More Thing Sir, Michael Sloan The Guvnor, Michael Sloan The Madonna Legacy, One More Thing Sir The Musings of a Television Writer-Producer, original Battlestar Galactica, Patrick Macnee, Patrick McGoohan, Raymond Burr, Richard Anderson, Robert McCall The Equalizer, The Bionic Woman, The Man From U.N.C.L.E., The Six Million Dollar Man
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Coming soon to TV CONFIDENTIAL: Michael Sloan, co-creator and producer of The Equalizer TV series, producer of the box office hit Equalizer movie franchise and author of the best-selling Equalizer novel series, on the unlikely path that brought him to television; the serendipitous events that led him to work with the likes of David Janssen, Raymond Burr, and John Frankenheimer; and the useful advice Patrick McGoohan once gave him that Michael still applies to his writing today. Michael’s memoir, ONE MORE THING, SIR…, is now available in hardcover, paperback and as an eBook through Bear Manor Media. The third Equalizer novel is due out later in 2020
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Tagged Anthony Zerbe, B.J. and the Bear, Clint Walker, David Carradine, David Janssen, Dennis Weaver, denzel washington, Denzel Washington The Equalizer, Edward Woodward Callan, Edward Woodward The Equalizer, Fred Silverman, Glen Larceny, Glen Larson, Harry O, John Frankenheimer, Kung Fu: The Legend Continues, Magnum p.i., McCloud, Micahel Sloan The Equalizer, Michael Sloan, Michael Sloan Columbo, Michael Sloan Denzel Washington, Michael Sloan Edward Woodward, Michael Sloan Harry O, Michael Sloan McCloud, Michael Sloan Melissa Sue Anderson, Michael Sloan Now You See Him, Michael Sloan One More Thing Sir, Michael Sloan The Guvnor, Michael Sloan The Madonna Legacy, One More Thing Sir The Musings of a Television Writer-Producer, original Battlestar Galactica, Patrick Macnee, Patrick McGoohan, Raymond Burr, Richard Anderson, Robert McCall The Equalizer, The Bionic Woman, The Man From U.N.C.L.E., The Six Million Dollar Man
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Podcast of TV CONFIDENTIAL Show No. 423 with guests Robert Wagner and Leslie Bertram Crane is now available online for listening on demand
Show No. 423 with guests Robert Wagner and Leslie Bertram Crane Original Airdates: Oct. 19-22, 2018 First hour: Ed welcomes Leslie Bertram Crane. Leslie worked behind the scenes in network television and syndicated television for about twenty years, both in … Continue reading →
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Robert Wagner: Next on TVC
Film and television actor and New York Times bestselling author Robert Wagner will join us, plus Leslie Bertram Crane will take us behind the scenes of the production of variety shows and live television specials. All that and more this … Continue reading →
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Tagged 1989, A Kiss Before Dying, Academy Awards, Alexander Mundy, Alistair Mundy, All the Fine Young Cannibals, Allan Carr, Angie Dickinson, Audrey Hepburn, Austin Powers, Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me, Banning, Barbara Stanwyck, Beach Blanket Babylon, Beneath the Twelve Mile Reef, Bette Davis, Bill Bertram, Broken Lance, Budd Burton Moss, Budd Moss, Burn the Ice, Burton Moss Hollywood Golden Era Award, Captain and Tennille, Carole Shelley, Charlie Callas, Claudette Colbert, Constance Towers Gavin, Deborah S. Hildebrand, Diane Baker, Dick Clark, Dick Clark Productions, Dragon: The Bruce Lee Story, Ed McMahon, Eddie Albert, Edward Binns, Edwina Sandys, Elizabeth Taylor, ER, Frank Price, Fred Astaire, Friends, Gary Collins, Glen Larson, Gold Coast Arts Center, Gold Coast International Film Festival, Golden Age of Hollywood, Golden Era of Hollywood, Greg Mullavey, Harper, Hart to Hart, Hollywood Plateau, Hour Magazine, I Loved Her in the Movies, I've Got a Lovely Bunch of Cocoanuts, Irwin Allen, It Takes a Thief, Jaclyn Smith, Jeff Margolis, Jeffrey Hunter, Jerry Lewis, Jerry Lewis telethon, Jill St. John, Joan Blondell, Joan Crawford, Joanne Woodward, Joel Grey, John Cerney, Kirk Driscoll, Larry King, Lesley Anne Down, Leslie Bertram Crane, Lew Wasserman, live television, Love among Thieves, Lucille Ball, Malachi Throne, Marie Osmond, Marilyn Monroe, Merv Griffn, Midway, Mike Myers, Mrs. Anthony Katherine Quinn, Murphy Brown, Natalie Wood, Natasha Gregson Wagner, NCIS, Niki Dantine, Number Two, Oscarcast, Pearl, Pieces of My Heart, Prince Valiant, Richard Thomas, Rob Lowe, Robert Crane, Robert Wagner, Rosalind Russell, Scott Eyman, Sharon Gless, Sidney Sheldon, Snow White, Solid Gold, Sonia Henie, Stanleys, Star Search, Stefanie Powers, Steve Binder, Steve DeWinter, studio system, Susan Anton, Susan Hayward, Switch, switcher, The American Music Awards, The Curse of the Pink Panther, The Drew Carey Show, The Longest Day, The Pink Panther, The Towering Inferno, The True Story of Jesse James, Tippi Hedren, Toni Tennille, Universal, variety shows, variety television, Windmills of the Gods, With a Song in My Heart, You Must Remember This
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