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Coming soon to TV CONFIDENTIAL: A return visit by casting director, radio host, and documentary producer Susan McCray (Kaleidoscope, Little House on the Prairie). Susan’s documentary Kent McCray: Laughter, Love and Television is available on DVD
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Podcast of TV CONFIDENTIAL Show No. 490.4 with guest Alison Arngrim is now available for listening on demand
Alison Arngrim Brings Little House to You Original Airdates: Apr. 24-26, 2020 TVC 490.4: Ed welcomes back Alison Arngrim, the actress known around the world as Nellie Oleson on Little House on the Prairie. With everyone sheltered at home these … Continue reading →
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Coming soon to TV CONFIDENTIAL: Alison Arngrim, the actress known around the world as Nellie Oleson on LITTLE HOUSE ON THE PRAIRIE, on taking to social media to entertain LITTLE HOUSE fans with live daily readings of the entire series of Laura Ingalls Wilder books, from start to finish (and how other LITTLE HOUSE cast members are joining in on the fun); why she is particularly identifying with the Charles Ingalls character as she revisits the books; and how the Nellie Oleson character was actually based on three different people. All of Alison’s daily readings of the LITTLE HOUSE books are available for free at Facebook.com/Alison.Arngrim. Alison will also perform a livestream digital version of her one-woman show, CONFESSIONS OF A PRAIRIE TERROR, from her home on Saturday 5/9 and 5/16. For more information on how to catch that event, go to SpinCycleNYC.com
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Podcast of TV CONFIDENTIAL Show No. 465.6: 45 Years of Little House on the Prairie is now available online for listening on demand
45 Years of Little House on the Prairie Original Airdates: Sept. 27-29, 2019 TVC 465.6: Tony, Donna, and Ed discuss the career of Michael Landon and how the Little House on the Prairie series (NBC, 1974-1983) differed considerably from the … Continue reading →
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Podcast of TV CONFIDENTIAL Show No. 462 with guest Herbie J Pilato via remote from The Hollywood Museum is now available online for listening on demand
Herbie J Pilato via remote at The Hollywood Museum Original Airdates: Sept. 6-8, 2019 TVC 462.3: Via remote from the Hollywood Museum’s recent tribute to the career of Barbara Eden: Ed catches up with Herbie J Pilato, host of Then … Continue reading →
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Podcast of TV CONFIDENTIAL Show No. 462.6: How Barbara Eden Became Jeannie is now available online for listening on demand
How Barbara Eden Became Jeannie Original Airdates: Sept. 6-8, 2019 TVC 462.6: Ed plays more highlights from the Aug. 21 unveiling of the Hollywood Museum’s new lobby exhibit honoring Barbara Eden and the legacy of I Dream of Jeannie, including … Continue reading →
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The Hollywood Museum blinks up a new exhibit honoring screen legend Barbara Eden that features the original costume that the actress wore on her iconic TV series, I Dream of Jeannie. The latest addition to the Museum’s popular Lobby Series, the Jeannie exhibit is now open to the public and includes the original bottle from the I Dream of Jeannie pilot, plus five screen accurate bottles by Mario Della Cassa
[HOLLYWOOD, Calif.] Aug. 23, 2019 — The Hollywood Museum honored TV icon Barbara Eden by unveiling a new lobby exhibit featuring the original costume that the actress wore on her classic series, I Dream of Jeannie, plus the original bottle featured … Continue reading →
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Podcast of TV CONFIDENTIAL Show No. 459 with guest Susan McCray is now available online for listening on demand
Susan McCray on How Michael Landon Embodied Family TV Original Airdates: Aug. 9-11, 2019 TVC 459.2: Ed welcomes Susan McCray, one of the first female casting directors in network television, and a longtime collaborator of iconic actor and producer Michael … Continue reading →
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Tagged About Lauren Levian, Bob Hope Show, Bonanza, Buick-Berle Show, Cameron Mitchell, Colgate Comedy Hour, David Dortort, Dodie McLean, Don Collier, Father Murphy, Happy Days, Harry Sukman, Harry Sukman Song Without End, Harrys Piano, Hawaii Five-O, Henry Darrow, High Chapparal, Highway to Heaven, Kaleidoscope, Kaleidoscope radio show, Kaleidoscope radio show KSAV, Kent McCray, Kent McCray Love Life and Television, Kent McCray NBC, KSAV, Kung Fu, Lauren Levian, Little House on the Prairie, Marion Dougherty, Michael Landon, Monument Records, Music News KC, Ponderosa, production manager, Rachel Cail, Rachels MakeUp Moment, Red Skelton Show, Say a Prayer for Michael, Share-a-Vision Radio, Susan McCray, Susan McCray casting director, Susan McCray Getting to Know You, Susan McCray Hollywood Hotline, Susan McCray Kaleidoscope, Susan Sands, The Man Behind the Most Beloved Television Shows, The Miracle Worker, USO specials, Victor French, You Bet Your Life
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Dee Wallace’s Acting Milestone, plus a Pioneering Casting Director: Next on TVC
Actress, teacher, and radio host Dee Wallace and radio host and longtime TV casting director Susan McCray will join us this weekend on TV CONFIDENTIAL, airing Aug. 9-11 at the following times and venues: Share-a-Vision Radio San Francisco Bay Area … Continue reading →
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Coming next week to TV CONFIDENTIAL: Radio host and renaissance woman Susan McCray on being one of the first female casting directors in television; working alongside Michael Landon for many years and how Landon stood for family-oriented programming; and how Cameron Mitchell always kept himself cool while filming The High Chapparal. Susan is the anchor of KALEIDOSCOPE, a colorful new Sunday morning magazine show that premieres Sunday 8/4 on our affiliate station, KSAV.org Share-a-Vision Radio. Susan is also the producer of KENT McCRAY: LOVE, LIFE AND TELEVISION, a new documentary about the life and career of her late husband, Kent McCray, producer of Bonanza, The High Chapparal, Little House on the Prairie and other TV series, and a longtime friend and collaborator of Michael Landon. KENT McCRAY: LOVE, LIVE AND TELEVISION is due out in December 2019
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