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- This Date in ROCKFORD FILES History: James Woods, Julie Sommars, and Abe Vigoda star in “The Kirkoff Case,” the premiere episode of the ROCKFORD FILES series, airing Sept. 13, 1974. 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
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- This Date in THE FBI History: Frank Converse and Andrew Prine star in “Death on Sunday,” airing Sept. 12, 1971. This episode was one of several FBI episodes that was filmed on location at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
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Podcast of TV CONFIDENTIAL Show No. 425 with guests Wayne Péré and Christina Elizabeth Smith is now available online for listening on demand
Show No. 425 with guests Wayne Péré and Christina Elizabeth Smith Original Airdates: Nov. 2-5, 2018 First hour: Ed welcomes actress and screenwriter Christina Elizabeth Smith. Christina recently joined the cast of NCIS: New Orleans, where she plays Ginny Young … Continue reading →
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Tagged 10 West, actors who also direct, Alan Ruck, All in the Family, Bill Pullman, Bree Essrig, Carol Kane, Channing Chase, character actor, Christina Elizabeth Smith, Cloak and Dagger, Control Freaks, Darrell Holmes, David Strathairn, Days of Our Lives, Deathly, director, Dot Campbell, Dwayne Pride, Ever, Extreme Walking, Fonzo, Free State of Jones, Friends, Galaxy Quest, Geena Davis, Ginny Young, Grey’s Anatomy, Hanna-Barbera, Harry Boyle, Jeffrey Dean Morgan, Jimmy Kimmel Live, Kathleen Wilhoit, Killer Sisters Midnight Hour, Kink, Louisiana, Louisiana State University, LSU, Mad Men, Mark Felt: The Man Who Brought Down The White House, Marvel, Marvel Comics, Michael Williamson, Mike Williamson, Morbid Minutes, Mountain, NCIS, NCIS: New Orleans, Nip/Tuck, Ocean’s Thirteen, Orleands, Out of Sight, Peter Campbell, police investigations, Pretext, pretext calling, Promenade, Rob Reiner, Scott Bakula, Shock and Awe, Sony, SpiderMan: Homecoming, Star Trek: Voyager, Steven Soderbergh, Ted Raimi, That 70s Show, The Flash, The Groundlings, The Limey, The Practice, The Rocker, The Young and the Restless, Third Rock from the Sun, Tom Bosley, Tom Hardy, Tom Wright, Tracey Takes On…, Trumbo, UCB, Upright Citizens Brigade, Venom, Wait Til Your Father Gets Home, Walkaway Joe, Walker: Texas Ranger, Watchmen
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Podcast of TV CONFIDENTIAL Show No. 410 with guests Steve Bluestein and Donelle Dadigan is now available online for listening on demand
Show No. 410 with guests Steve Bluestein and Donelle Dadigan Original Airdate: July 6-9, 2018 First hour: Donelle Dadigan, founder and president of The Hollywood Museum, gives Ed a preview of some of the notable exhibits on display this summer, … Continue reading →
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Steve Bluestein and Donelle Dadigan: Next on TVC
Stand-up comedian, comedy writer and playwright Steve Bluestein and Hollywood Museum founder and president Donelle Dadigan will join us this weekend on TV CONFIDENTIAL, airing July 6-9 at the following times and venues: Share-a-Vision Radio San Francisco Bay Area Friday … Continue reading →
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Tagged 13 East, A Boy and His Dog, Ace Trucking Company, action figures, Adam West, After Forever, Alfred Hitchcock Hour, Alison Arngrim, America's master mimic, Annette, Annette Funicello, Annette sound, Anthony Bourdain, Arrested Development, Babylon 5, Barbara van Orden, Barney's Beanery, Barry Manilow, Batman, Batman 1966, Beach Blanket Bingo, Beach Party movies, Bette Davis, Bette Midler, Bisexual, black ball bomb prop, Black Cat riots 1967, board games, Bob Bergen, Bob Mackie, Brady Bunch Variety Hour, Brokeback Mountain, Bruce Vilanch, Burt Ward, Cabaret, Carl Kleinschmidt, Carnac the Magnificent, Caroline’s Comedy Hour, Carolyn Hennesy, Charles Laughton, Cher, Chris Classen, Christopher Street West Association, City on the Edge of Forever, classic television, Cleveland Plain-Dealer, Collectibles of Batman '66, Comedy Central, Corgi, Cruising, Darby Hinton, Days of Our Lives, Dean Martin, Demon with a Glass Hand, depression, Disney's ANNETTE serials, Donelle Dadigan, Donna Allan, Dreams with Sharp Teeth, drinking cups, Eartha Kitt, Ed Sullivan, Edith Head, Elizabeth Taylor, Ellison Wonderland, Empire, Estelle Harris, Evening at the Improv, Everything I Needed to Know I Learned in The Twilight Zone, film history, Frank Sinatra, Frankie Avalon, Fred Willard, future classics, Future of Hollywood Award, Gallery of Guest Super Villains, Gary Sinise Foundation, Gay, Geoffrey Mark, George Barris Batmobile, George Burns, George Chakiris, Geri Jewell, Gilligan's Island, Glass Teat, Golden Age of Television, Harlan Ellison, HBO, Heidi Klum, Hollywood Museum, Holy Hollywood History, How to Get Away with Murder, how will I know my friend, Howie Mandel, Jack Benny, James Dean, James Stewart, Jane Wagner, Jeremy Miller, Jerry Herman, Joan Crawford, Joan Rivers, Johnny Carson, Jose Iturbi Foundation, Judy Garland, Judy Tenuta, Julie Newmar, K-11, Kate Linder, Kate Spade, Kathy Griffin, Kathy Kinney, Kevin Spirtas, King Tut, Lainie Kazan, Laraine Newman, Lee Meriwether, Lee Purcell, Legacy Award, Lesbian, Leslie Martinson, LGBTQ community, LGBTQ Hollywood, Lily Tomlin, Little by Little, Liz Torres, Liza Minnelli, lunch boxes, Mad Men, Mark Dawidziak, Mary Travers, Memo from Purgatory, Memoir of a Nobody, Mickey Mouse Club, Milton Berle, Mitch O'Farrell, Monkeys Uncle, Mouse Tracks, Movie of the Week, Mr. Blackwell, MTV, Museum lobby, new classics, Nolan Miller, Norman Lear, of Barry Manilow, offshoot of The Mickey Mouse Club, Orange is the New Black, Orphan Black, Paul Anka, Paul Sorvino, People I've Known and Been, Peter Mark Richman, Phyllis Diller, Pineapple Princess, Portrayals and Perceptions of LGBTQs in Hollywood, Project Runway, Ramon Navarro, Rat Pack, Ray Donovan, REAL TO REEL, REEL to REAL, Ret Turner, Rev. Troy Perry, Rich Little, Richard Nixon, Robert Goulet, Rock Hudson, Roseanne, Roslyn Kind, Route 66, Rudolf Nureyev, Rudolf Valentino, RuPaul's Drag Race, Ruta Lee, Sam Harris, Scandal, Sergeants 3, Shatterday, Sherman Hemsley, Showtime, Sid and Marty Krofft, signed Mousketeer ears, Skippy peanut butter, Soldier, some days you just can't get rid of a bomb, Sordid Lives, Star Trek, Steve Bluestein, Steve Wishnoff, Strange Wine, Superstore, Tall Paul, Television Confidential, television history, The Batcave, the Batman movie, The Beach Boys, The Bold and the Beautiful, The Flying Nun, The Good Wife, The Groundlings, The Hollywood Museum, The New Candid Camera, The Oscar, The Outer Limits, The Story of Walt Disney Records, The Twilight Zone, The Walking Dead, Tim Gunn, To Wong Fu Thanks for Everything Julie Newmar, Tommy Kirk, Totally Hidden Video, Trans America, Transgender, Transparent, True Blood, Tutti Camarata, TV Confidential, TV miniseries, Twilight Zone, Two in a Half Men, Tyler Perry's The Haves and Have Nots, VH1, Victor Buono, ViewMaster, Walt Disney, Wayne Manor, West Hollywood, Will & Grace, Yvonne Craig, Zac Posen
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Breakfast Cereal, Coca-Cola and Television: Next on TVC
Authors Tim Hollis and Mark Pendergrast will join us on an encore presentation of TV CONFIDENTIAL, airing June 15-18 at the following times and venues: Share-a-Vision Radio San Francisco Bay Area Friday 6/15 7pm ET, 4pm PT 10pm ET, 7pm … Continue reading →
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Tagged Bill Cosby, breakfast-cereal characters, Cap’n Crunch, Cereal Characters of the Baby Boom Era, coca-cola, Coke, Crackle and Pop, Daws Butler, Don Draper, epidemic, Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids, For God Country and Coca-Cola, future of Coca-Cola, Greg Ehrbar, hey hey hey, history of Coca-Cola, Jay Ward, Linus the Lionhearted, Lucky the Leprechaun, Mad Men, Mark Pendergrast, New Coke, new cola wars, obesity, Part of a Complete Breakfast, Pepsi, popular TV commercials, Quisp and Quake, Snap, Sugar Bear, The Definitive History of the Great American Soft Drink and the Company That Makes It, The Hilltop Ad, the Trix Rabbit, Tim Hollis, Tony the Tiger, TV ad campaigns, William Conrad
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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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Tagged After Forever, Alison Arngrim, Arrested Development, Barney's Beanery, Bette Davis, Bette Midler, Bisexual, Black Cat riots 1967, Bob Mackie, Brokeback Mountain, Bruce Vilanch, Cabaret, Carolyn Hennesy, Charles Laughton, Cher, Chris Classen, Christopher Street West Association, Cruising, Days of Our Lives, Donelle Dadigan, Edith Head, Elizabeth Taylor, Empire, Future of Hollywood Award, Gay, Geoffrey Mark, George Chakiris, Geri Jewell, Heidi Klum, Hollywood Museum, How to Get Away with Murder, James Dean, Jane Wagner, Jeremy Miller, Jerry Herman, Joan Crawford, Judy Garland, Judy Tenuta, Julie Newmar, K-11, Kate Linder, Kathy Kinney, Kevin Spirtas, Lee Purcell, Legacy Award, Lesbian, LGBTQ community, Lily Tomlin, Liza Minnelli, Mad Men, Mitch O'Farrell, Mr. Blackwell, Nolan Miller, Orange is the New Black, Orphan Black, Portrayals and Perceptions of LGBTQs in Hollywood, Project Runway, Ramon Navarro, Ray Donovan, REAL TO REEL, Ret Turner, Rev. Troy Perry, Rock Hudson, Roseanne, Rudolf Nureyev, Rudolf Valentino, RuPaul's Drag Race, Sam Harris, Scandal, Sherman Hemsley, Sordid Lives, Steve Wishnoff, Superstore, The Bold and the Beautiful, The Good Wife, The Walking Dead, Tim Gunn, To Wong Fu Thanks for Everything Julie Newmar, Trans America, Transgender, Transparent, True Blood, Two in a Half Men, Tyler Perry's The Haves and Have Nots, West Hollywood, Will & Grace, Zac Posen
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via NPR: Jon Hamm on never giving up; some of the worst jobs he’s had outside of acting; what attracted him to his latest film, Beirut; and what he thinks became of Don Draper
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Tagged Beirut, Beirut movie, coca-cola, Don Draper, hilltop commercial, I'd like to teach the world to sing, Jon Hamm, Mad Men
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