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- This Date in THE FBI History: Gilbert Roland, James Callahan, and Marianna Hill star in “The Patriot,” airing Feb. 2, 1969. THE FBI DOSSIER is now available from Black Pawn Press
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TV CONFIDENTIAL Show No. 577.1 with guest Marion Ross is available for listening on demand as a free podcast
Mothers Day with Marion Ross Original Airdates: May 6-8, 2022 TVC 577.1: An encore presentation of our June 2014 conversation with Marion Ross (Happy Days, Brooklyn Bridge). Marion Ross, June Lockhart, and Michael Learned are among the many stars who … Continue reading →
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Tagged ABC 1976, Airport, Albert Lea, Anson Williams, Arsenic and Old Lace, Barbara Hale, Beverly Hills Theatre Guild, Brooklyn Bridge, Brothers and Sisters, Cary Grant, Clark Gable, Claudette Colbert, Della Street, Don Most, Edith Head, Erin Moran, Falcon Theatre, Garry Marshall, Gary David Goldberg, Gavin MacLeod, Golden Age of Hollywood, Golden Age of Television, Golden Circle, Happy Days, Happy Days softball team, Henry Winkler, Jean Stapleton, Joel Grey, Jonathan Frid, Larry Storch, Lauren Bacall, live television, Love American Style, Marion Ross, Minnesota, Mrs. C, My Days: Happy and Otherwise, No. 1 show on television, Noel Coward, Operation Petticoat, paramount pictures, Paramount Studios, Perry Mason, Raymond Burr, Ron Howard, San Diego State, Sandra Gould, Sophie Berger, Still the One, Teacher’s Pet, The Case of the Romantic Rogue, The Fonz, The Glenn Miller Story, The Proud and Profane, Tom Bosley, Tony Curtis
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TV CONFIDENTIAL Show No. 575.3 with guest Jim Meskimen is available for listening on demand as a free podcast
Jim Meskimen, The Voice of Colonel Sanders Original Airdates: Apr. 15-17, 2022 TVC 575.3: Ed welcomes actor, impressionist, voice artist, and improv comic Jim Meskimen. The current voice of Colonel Sanders for KFC, Jim has also produced a popular series … Continue reading →
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Podcast of TV CONFIDENTIAL Show No. 524.1: Tribute to Peter Mark Richman is available for listening on demand
The Inner Voice of Peter Mark Richman Original Airdates: Jan. 22-24, 2021 TVC 524.1: Ed plays highlights of our May 2011 conversation with Peter Mark Richman, the accomplished actor, author, artist, and Renaissance man who passed away on Thursday, Jan. … Continue reading →
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Tagged 4 Faces, A Hatful of Rain, A Medal for Murray, Actors Studio, American National Theater, An Autobiography of My Artistic and Spiritual Journey, Ben Gazzara, Beverly Hills 90210, Broadway stage, Cain's Hundred, Cain's Hundred Paul Monash, Charlie Grimjaw, Coretta Scott King, Dorothy Dandridge, Drama Critics Award, Dynasty, Fantasy Island, Friendly Persuasion, Gary Cooper, Golden Age of live television, Golden Age of Television, Golden Age of TV, Hatful of Rain, Helen Richman, Hollander's Deal, I Saw a Molten White Light, Ira Masters, Jack Klugman, James Franciscus, Janis Paige, Janis Paige Lillian Goodman, John Conwell, Lee Strasberg, live television, Lloyd Thaxton, Longstreet, Michael V. Gazzo, Mission: Impossible, Murder She Wrote, New York, Nicholas Cain, Nick Cain, Nicolas Cain, Paul Revere and the Raiders, Pennsylvania, Peter Mark Richman, Peter Mark Richman 4 Faces, Peter Mark Richman Agent for H.A.R.M., Peter Mark Richman Cain's Hundred, Peter Mark Richman Gary Cooper, Peter Mark Richman Helen Richman, Peter Mark Richman Hollander's Deal, Peter Mark Richman Longstreet, Peter Mark Richman Martin Ritt, Peter Mark Richman Paddy Chayefsky, Peter Mark Richman Reverend Snow, Peter Mark Richman Subud, Peter Mark Richman Three's Company, Peter Mark Richman William Wyler, Phyllis Love, Quinn Martin, registered pharmacist, Reverend Snow, Robert F. Kennedy, Rod Serling, Roger Perry, Santa Barbara, Star Trek: The Next Generation, Steve McQueen, Streets of San Francisco, Subud, Suzanne Somers, The Black Orchid, The FBI, The Fugitive, The Invaders, The Method, The Rebirth of Ira Masters, Three's Company, total actor, Twilight Zone, William Wyler
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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. 439, Segment 3 with guest Marion Ross is now available online for listening on demand
Show No. 439, Segment 3 with guest Marion Ross Original Airdates: Feb. 22-24, 2019 Segment 3, Part 1: Actress and author Marion Ross helps Ed, Tony, and Donna celebrate the 45th anniversary of the premiere of Happy Days. Marion’s memoir, … Continue reading →
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Tagged ABC 1976, Airport, Albert Lea, Anson Williams, Arsenic and Old Lace, Barbara Hale, Beverly Hills Theatre Guild, Brooklyn Bridge, Brothers and Sisters, Cary Grant, Clark Gable, Claudette Colbert, Della Street, Don Most, Edith Head, Erin Moran, Falcon Theatre, Garry Marshall, Gary David Goldberg, Gavin MacLeod, Golden Age of Hollywood, Golden Age of Television, Golden Circle, Happy Days, Happy Days softball team, Henry Winkler, Jean Stapleton, Joel Grey, Jonathan Frid, Larry Storch, Lauren Bacall, live television, Love American Style, Marion Ross, Minnesota, Mrs. C, My Days: Happy and Otherwise, No. 1 show on television, Noel Coward, Operation Petticoat, paramount pictures, Paramount Studios, Perry Mason, Raymond Burr, Ron Howard, San Diego State, Sandra Gould, Sophie Berger, Still the One, Teacher’s Pet, The Case of the Romantic Rogue, The Fonz, The Glenn Miller Story, The Proud and Profane, Tom Bosley, Tony Curtis
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Marion Ross Returns: Next on TVC
Actress and author Marion Ross and Loyola Law School professor and former cable TV news analyst Stanley A. Goldman will join us on the next edition of TV CONFIDENTIAL, airing Feb. 22-24 at the following times and venues: Share-a-Vision Radio … Continue reading →
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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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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 →