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Podcast of TV CONFIDENTIAL Show No. 458 with guests Will Ryan, Nick Santa Maria, and Michael Schlesinger on the TV career of Biffle and Shooster is now available online for listening on demand

Posted on December 5, 2021 by admin

The Unreal TV Career of Biffle and Shooster Original Airdates: Aug. 2-4, 2019 TVC 458.1: From August 2019: Actors Nick Santa Maria and Will Ryan (The Misadventures of Biffle and Shooster) appear in character as Benny Biffle and Sammy Shooster … Continue reading →

Posted in Celebrities, Classic Shows, Film Stars, Next Show, Podcasts, Television Star | Tagged A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum, Abbott and Costello, Adventures in Odyssey, Andrew Parks, Benny Biffle, Biffle and Shooster, Biffle and Shooster Coffee Gallery Backstage, Biffle and Shooster comic book, Biffle and Shooster Guide to Etiquette, Biffle and Shooster Murder Case, Biffle and Shooster television career, Biffle and Shooster TV, Bride of Finkelstein, Bride of Finklestein, Broadway, comedy shorts, Dick Miller, Don Mitchell, Duke and Me, Franklin Pangborn, G.I. Joe, Golden Age of Television, Grease, H.M. Wynant, Imitation of Wife, It's a Frame Up, Kino Lorber, Laughter on the 23rd Floor, Lou Costello, Me and Duke, Mel Brooks, Michael Schlesinger, Misadventures of Biffle and Shooster, Mutt, Nick Santa Maria, Pseudolus, Raymond Burr, Real Men Sing Show Tunes, Rescue 8, Robert Forster, Robert Ironside, Robert Picardo, Sam Weinberg, Sammy Shooster, Schmo Boat, Secrets Every Smart Traveler Should Know, The Adventures of Biffle and Shooster, The Biffle Murder Case, The Little Mermaid, The Odd Couple, The Producers, Three Stooges, Will Ryan | Leave a comment

Podcast of TV CONFIDENTIAL Show No. 546.1 with guests Howard Storm and Steve Stoliar is available for listening on demand

Posted on July 19, 2021 by admin

Howard Storm and The Committee Original Airdates: July 16-18, 2021 TVC 546.1: Part 2 of the conversation that began last week with Howard Storm and Steve Stoliar, co-authors of The Imperfect Storm: From Henry Street to Hollywood, the story of … Continue reading →

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Podcast of TV CONFIDENTIAL Show No. 545.5 with guests Howard Storm and Steve Stoliar is available for listening on demand

Posted on July 12, 2021 by admin

Howard Storm and The Desilu Players Original Airdates: July 9-11, 2021 TVC 545.5: A return visit by Howard Storm and Steve Stoliar, co-authors of The Imperfect Storm: From Henry Street to Hollywood, the story of Howard’s career as a stand-up … Continue reading →

Posted in Celebrities, Classic Shows, Film Stars, Podcasts, Television Star | Tagged A Day at the Races, A Night at the Opera, Allan Burns, Amanda's by the Sea, Amanda's Fawlty Towers, Animal Crackers, Arthur Marx, At the Circus, Bananas, Barnard Hughes, Barnard Hughes Bob Newhart, Barnard Hughes Doc, Beatrice Arthur, Beatrice Arthur Amanda's, Betty Garrett, Bill Marx, Billy Crystal, Blood Sweat & Tears, Blood Sweat & Tears The Committee, Bob Mills Yarmys Army, Bob Newhart, Bob Newhart Clink Shrink, Bob Newhart Show, books about Groucho Marx, Broadway Danny Rose, Brooke Wolf, Brooke Wolf documentary, Brooke Wolf Eye of the Storm, Bud Abbott, Budd Friedman, Budd Friedman The Improv, Carl Reiner, Carole Cook, Carole Cook Desilu Players, Carroll O'Connor, Cary Grant, Cavett book, Charles Joffe, Chico Marx, Chris Ross, Conrad Janis, Desi Arnaz, Desilu Players, Desilu Playhouse, Dick Cavett, Dick Schaal, Dick Yarmy, Dick Yarmy Don Adams, Dick Yarmy Yarmys Army, Don Adams Yarmys Army, Donna Pescow Angie, Doris Roberts Angie, Doris Roberts Raymond, Dustin Hoffman Lenny, Elizabeth Kerr, Enrico Banducci, Erin Fleming, Everything You Wanted to Know About Sex, Freddie Prinze, Fun City, Gabe Dell, Gale and Storm, Garry Marshall, George Fenneman, Go West, Groucho Marx, Groucho Marx Dick Cavett, Groucho Marx Erin Fleming, Groucho Marx Raised Eyebrows, GrouchoPhile, Gummo Marx, Happy Days, Happy Days mono episode, Happy Days mononucleosis, Harold Gould, Harpo Marx, Harpo Speaks, Henry Winkler, Henry Winkler Bob Newhart, Henry Winkler Clink Shrink, Hollywood, Hooray for Captain Spauling, Howard Hesseman The Committee, Howard Sobol, Howard Storm, Howard Storm Allan Burns, Howard Storm Angie, Howard Storm Blood Sweat & Tears, Howard Storm Catskills, Howard Storm Desi Arnaz, Howard Storm Desilu Players, Howard Storm Doc, Howard Storm documentary, Howard Storm Doris Roberts, Howard Storm Enrico Banducci, Howard Storm Everybody Loves Raymond, Howard Storm Eye of the Storm, Howard Storm Garry Marshall, Howard Storm Jackie Miles, Howard Storm Lenny Bruce, Howard Storm Lenny Kent, Howard Storm Leslie Nielsen, Howard Storm Lucille Ball, Howard Storm Mork & Mindy, Howard Storm Once Bitten, Howard Storm Peter Leeds, Howard Storm Rhoda, Howard Storm Robin Williams, Howard Storm Steve Martin, Howard Storm Steve Stoliar, Howard Storm Taxi, Howard Storm The Committee, Howard Storm The hungry i, Howard Storm the Imperfect Storm, Howard Storm The Untouchables, Howard Storm Yarmys Army, Howie Storm, Jack Lemmon, Jack Rollins, Jackie Miles, Jackie Miles Lenny Kent, James Komack, Jerry Paris, Jerry Paris actor, Jerry Paris director, Joan Rivers, John Peyser, Julius Marx, Laurence Olivier, Laurence Olivier stageclub, Laverne & Shirley, Lenny Bruce, Lenny Bruce Dustin Hoffman, Lenny Bruce obscenity, Lenny Bruce Thank You Mask Man, Lenny Kent, Lou Alexander, Lou Costello, Lou Gostel, Lucille Ball, Lydia the Tattooed Lady, Marx Brothers, Mel Brooks, Minnie Marx, Minnie's Boys, Mork & Mindy, Mork and Mindy, Mort Sahl, Mr. Kellys Chicago, Mr. Kellys nightclub, Nat Perrin, Nobody Likes to Get Hit, Norman Lear, Nunnally Johnson, Pam Dawber, Pam Dawber Mork and Mindy, Pam Dawber Robin Williams, Peter Leeds overlapping, Phil Foster, Playboy Club, Podcasts, radio stations, Raised Eyebrows, Raised Eyebrows BearManor Media, Raised Eyebrows book, Raised Eyebrows movie, Raised Eyebrows My Years inside Groucho's House, Rhoda, Richard Lewis, Richard Pryor, Richard Schaal, Richard Schaal The Committee, Rob Reiner, Robert Hays Angie, Robert Osbourne, Robert Osbourne Desilu Players, Robin Williams, Robin Williams Comic Genius, Robin Williams genius, Roger Perry, Roger Perry Desilu Players, Ronnie Schell, Ronnie Schell comedian, Ronnie Schell Yarmys Army, Rose Marie, San Francisco nightclub scene 1960s, Say the Secret Word, Son of Harpo Speaks, Steve Guttenberg, Steve Martin, Steve Martin Doc, Steve Stoliar, Steve Stoliar Groucho Marx, Steve Stoliar Howard Storm, Steve Stoliar Raised Eyebrows, Steve Stoliar Yarmys Army, Storm and Gale, Take the Money and Run, The Best of Groucho, The Committee, The Committee improv, The Duplex, The Duplex nightclub, The Groucho Show, the hungry i, The hungry i San Francisco, The Marx Brothers, the one the only Groucho, The Untouchables, Valerie Harper, Why a Duck, Woody Allen, Woody Allen Bananas, Woody Allen Everything, Yarmys Army, You Bet Your Life, Zeppo Marx | Leave a comment

Podcast of TV CONFIDENTIAL Show No. 544.3 with guests Will Ryan, Nick Santa Maria, and Michael Schlesinger is available for listening on demand

Posted on June 28, 2021 by admin

Biffle and Shooster and Rondo Hatton Original Airdates: June 25-27, 2021 TVC 544.3: An encore presentation of our March 2019 conversation with Will Ryan, Nick Santa Maria and Michael Schlesinger. Will and Ryan are the stars, and Mike is the … Continue reading →

Coming soon to TV CONFIDENTIAL: A return visit with HOWARD STORM and STEVE STOLIAR, co-authors of THE IMPERFECT STORM, the story of Howard’s life and career as a stand-up comic, actor, and director, including his years with Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz as a member of the Desilu Players, his influences as a comedian, his experience performing with The Committee, and more

Posted on June 23, 2021 by admin

Posted in Celebrities, Classic Shows, Film Stars, Next Show, Radio Stations, Television Star | Tagged Allan Burns, Amanda's by the Sea, Amanda's Fawlty Towers, Animal Crackers, Bananas, Barnard Hughes, Barnard Hughes Bob Newhart, Barnard Hughes Doc, Beatrice Arthur, Beatrice Arthur Amanda's, Betty Garrett, Billy Crystal, Bob Newhart, Bob Newhart Clink Shrink, Bob Newhart Show, Broadway Danny Rose, Bud Abbott, Carl Reiner, Carole Cook, Carole Cook Desilu Players, Carroll O'Connor, Cavett book, Charles Joffe, Chico Marx, Conrad Janis, Desi Arnaz, Desilu Players, Desilu Playhouse, Dick Cavett, Dick Schaal, Dick Yarmy, Donna Pescow Angie, Doris Roberts Angie, Doris Roberts Raymond, Dustin Hoffman Lenny, Elizabeth Kerr, Enrico Banducci, Everything You Wanted to Know About Sex, Freddie Prinze, Fun City, Gabe Dell, Gale and Storm, Garry Marshall, Groucho Marx, Groucho Marx Dick Cavett, Groucho Marx Erin Fleming, Groucho Marx Raised Eyebrows, Gummo Marx, Happy Days, Happy Days mono episode, Happy Days mononucleosis, Harold Gould, Harpo Marx, Harpo Speaks, Henry Winkler, Henry Winkler Bob Newhart, Henry Winkler Clink Shrink, Hollywood, Hooray for Captain Spauling, Howard Hesseman The Committee, Howard Sobol, Howard Storm, Howard Storm Allan Burns, Howard Storm Angie, Howard Storm Catskills, Howard Storm Desi Arnaz, Howard Storm Desilu Players, Howard Storm Doc, Howard Storm Doris Roberts, Howard Storm Everybody Loves Raymond, Howard Storm Garry Marshall, Howard Storm Lenny Bruce, Howard Storm Leslie Nielsen, Howard Storm Lucille Ball, Howard Storm Mork & Mindy, Howard Storm Once Bitten, Howard Storm Peter Leeds, Howard Storm Rhoda, Howard Storm Robin Williams, Howard Storm Steve Stoliar, Howard Storm Taxi, Howard Storm The Committee, Howard Storm the Imperfect Storm, Howard Storm The Untouchables, Howard Storm Yarmys Army, Howie Storm, Jack Rollins, James Komack, Jerry Paris, Jerry Paris actor, Jerry Paris director, John Peyser, Julius Marx, Laurence Olivier, Laurence Olivier stageclub, Laverne & Shirley, Lenny Bruce, Lenny Bruce Dustin Hoffman, Lenny Bruce obscenity, Lenny Bruce Thank You Mask Man, Lou Alexander, Lou Costello, Lou Gostel, Lucille Ball, Mel Brooks, Mork & Mindy, Mork and Mindy, Mort Sahl, Mr. Kellys Chicago, Mr. Kellys nightclub, Nobody Likes to Get Hit, Norman Lear, Pam Dawber, Pam Dawber Mork and Mindy, Pam Dawber Robin Williams, Peter Leeds overlapping, Phil Foster, Playboy Club, Podcasts, radio stations, Raised Eyebrows, Raised Eyebrows BearManor Media, Raised Eyebrows book, Raised Eyebrows My Years inside Groucho's House, Rhoda, Richard Lewis, Richard Schaal, Richard Schaal The Committee, Robert Hays Angie, Robert Osbourne, Robert Osbourne Desilu Players, Robin Williams, Robin Williams Comic Genius, Robin Williams genius, Roger Perry, Roger Perry Desilu Players, Ronnie Schell, Ronnie Schell comedian, Ronnie Schell Yarmys Army, Rose Marie, San Francisco nightclub scene 1960s, Steve Guttenberg, Steve Martin, Steve Stoliar, Steve Stoliar Groucho Marx, Steve Stoliar Howard Storm, Steve Stoliar Yarmys Army, Storm and Gale, Take the Money and Run, The Best of Groucho, the hungry i, The Marx Brothers, The Untouchables, Valerie Harper, Woody Allen, Woody Allen Bananas, Woody Allen Everything | Leave a comment

Podcast of TV CONFIDENTIAL Show No. 536.3: Howard Storm, Budd Moss, and The Genius of Norman Lear is available for listening on demand

Posted on April 26, 2021 by admin

Howard Storm, Budd Moss, and The Genius of Norman Lear Original Airdates: Apr. 23-25, 2021 TVC 536.3: From March 2019: Legendary Hollywood agent and talent manager Budd Burton Moss (Hollywood: Sometimes Reality is Better Than the Dream) and longtime television … Continue reading →

Posted in Celebrities, Classic Shows, Film Stars, Podcasts, Television Star | Tagged All I Got Was 10 Percent, Allan Burns, Amanda's by the Sea, Amanda's Fawlty Towers, Animal Crackers, Bananas, Barnard Hughes, Barnard Hughes Bob Newhart, Barnard Hughes Doc, Beatrice Arthur, Beatrice Arthur Amanda's, Betty Garrett, Beverly Hills Theatre Guild, Billy Crystal, Bob Newhart, Bob Newhart Clink Shrink, Bob Newhart Show, Broadway Danny Rose, Bud Abbott, Budd Burton Moss, Budd Moss, Carl Reiner, Carroll O'Connor, Cavett book, Chico Marx, Clink Shrink Bob Newhart Show, Conrad Janis, Desi Arnaz, Desilu Players, Desilu Playhouse, Dick Cavett, Dick Schaal, Donna Pescow Angie, Doris Roberts Angie, Doris Roberts Raymond, Elizabeth Kerr, Enrico Banducci, Everything You Wanted to Know About Sex, Flannery and Quilt, Fun City, Gabe Dell, Gale and Storm, Garry Marshall, General Artists Corporation, Groucho Marx, Groucho Marx Dick Cavett, Groucho Marx Erin Fleming, Groucho Marx Raised Eyebrows, Gummo Marx, Happy Days, Happy Days Love American Style, Happy Days mono episode, Happy Days mononucleosis, Harold Gould, Harpo Marx, Harpo Speaks, Henry Winkler, Henry Winkler Bob Newhart, Henry Winkler Clink Shrink, Hollywood, Hollywood Renaissance, Hooray for Captain Spauling, Howard Hesseman The Committee, Howard Sobol, Howard Storm, Howard Storm Allan Burns, Howard Storm Angie, Howard Storm Bob Newhart Show, Howard Storm Budd Moss, Howard Storm Catskills, Howard Storm Clink Shrink, Howard Storm Doc, Howard Storm Doris Roberts, Howard Storm Everybody Loves Raymond, Howard Storm Garry Marshall, Howard Storm Mork & Mindy, Howard Storm Once Bitten, Howard Storm Rhoda, Howard Storm Robin Williams, Howard Storm Taxi, Howard Storm The Committee, Howard Storm the Imperfect Storm, Howie Storm, Jerry Paris, Jerry Paris actor, Jerry Paris director, John Peyser, Julius Marx, Laverne & Shirley, Lenny Bruce, Lou Alexander, Lou Costello, Lou Gostel, Lucille Ball, Mel Brooks, Mork & Mindy, Mork and Mindy, Nobody Likes to Get Hit, Norman Lear, Pam Dawber, Pam Dawber Mork and Mindy, Pam Dawber Robin Williams, Phil Foster, Podcasts, radio stations, Raised Eyebrows, Raised Eyebrows BearManor Media, Raised Eyebrows book, Raised Eyebrows My Years inside Groucho's House, Rhoda, Richard Lewis, Richard Schaal, Richard Schaal The Committee, Robert Hays Angie, Robin Williams, Robin Williams Comic Genius, Robin Williams genius, Rose Marie, Sometimes the Reality is Better Than the Dream, Steve Guttenberg, Steve Martin, Steve Stoliar, Steve Stoliar Groucho Marx, Steve Stoliar Howard Storm, Storm and Gale, Take the Money and Run, The Best of Groucho, the hungry i, The Marx Brothers, The Untouchables, Tom Bosley, Valerie Harper, Woody Allen, Woody Allen Bananas, Woody Allen Everything, Woody Allen Everything Wanted to Know Sex | Leave a comment

via National Comedy Center: Rob Reiner, Annie Reiner, and Lucas Reiner will donate the archives of comedy legend CARL REINER to the NATIONAL COMEDY CENTER, including rare creative papers, scripts and artifacts that span Reiner’s seven-decade career as a writer, director, producer, author and performer. The National Comedy Center will also name its Archival and Preservation Department in memory of Carl Reiner

Posted on March 19, 2021 by admin

Jamestown, NY – March 19, 2021 – The National Comedy Center, the United States’ official cultural institution dedicated to the art form of comedy, announced today that it will become the home of comedy legend Carl Reiner’s archives. The Reiner … Continue reading →

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via National Comedy Center: The NATIONAL COMEDY CENTER partners with the Elkhorn Valley Museum to launch a new Johnny Carson Gallery in Carson’s hometown of Elkhorn, NE (set to open in 2021), and with the Carson Entertainment Group to launch a new Johnny Carson exhibit, 30 Years of Late Night Television, set to open in 2022

Posted on October 23, 2020 by admin

Jamestown, NY – October 23, 2020– As the country remembers comedy and late-night legend Johnny Carson on his 95th birthday today, the National Comedy Center—the nation’s official cultural institution dedicated to comedy—and the Elkhorn Valley Museum in Johnny Carson’s hometown … Continue reading →

Posted in Celebrities, Classic Shows, Film Stars, Next Show, Radio Stations, Television Star | Tagged 30 Years of Late Night Television, African-Americans, Alan and Robin Zweibel, Alan Zweibel, Allan Sherman, American history, Amy & Ben Stiller, Amy Schumer, Andy Kaufman, Animal Antics with Joan Embery and Jim Fowler, Archival Television Audio, Art Fern, Bill Cosby, Bill Marx, birthplace Johnny Carson, black Americans, Bob Newhart, Bobby Kennedy, Burt Reynolds, Camilla Cleese, Carl Reiner, Carson as Carnac, Carson with wild animals, charles schumer, chuck schumer, Dan Aykroyd, David Letterman, Desi Arnaz, Desilu Productions, Desilu Too, Dick Van Dyke Show, Dionne Warwick, Drew Carey, Ed McMahon, Elkhorn Nebraska, Elkhorn Valley Museum, Ellen DeGeneres, Ernie Kovacs, First Couple of Comedy, first female television executive, Floyd R. Turbo, Fran Drescher, Garry Shandling, George Carlin, George Carline, George Schlatter, George Shapiro, George Shapiro and Jerry Seinfeld, Goldie Hawn, Harold Ramis, Harpo Marx Family, Harry Belafonte, Harry Belafonte Bobby Kennedy, Harry Belafonte Hosts The Tonight Show, Harry Belafonte Tonight Show, Heeere’s Johnny, Hollywood Icons of the 70s, I Love Lucy, Jamestown, Jamestown Lucille Ball, Jamestown New York, Jay Leno, Jeff Sotzing, Jeff Sotzing Carson Entertainment Group, Jeff Sotzing Johhny Carson, Jerry Seinfeld, Jerry Stiller, Jim Gaffigan, Joan Dangerfield, Joan Rivers, John Cleese, John Dingell Jr., Johnny Carson Art Fern, Johnny Carson artifacts, Johnny Carson Floyd R. Turbo, Johnny Carson hometown, Johnny Goes Home, Jolene Brand, Jonathan Winters, Journey Gunderson, Joy Reid, Kamau Bell, Kelly Carlin, Kelly Carlin and the George Carlin estate, king of late-night television, kirsten gillibrand, Laraine Newman, largest independent television production company in the United States, Laugh-In, Lena Horne, Lenny Bruce, Lewis Black, Lily Tomlin, Lily Tomlin and Jane Wagner, Louie Anderson, Lucie Arnaz, Lucille Ball, Lucille Ball Comedy Festival, Lucille Ball Desi Arnaz, Martin Luther King Jr., Mel Brooks, Michael Caine, Mission: Impossible, National Comedy Center, National Comedy Center World's Greatest Places, National Comedy Center’s Father’s Day Tributes, NBC Universal, New York, Nipsey Russell, Oscar Nunez & Judy Gold, paramount pictures, Paul Newman, Paula Poundstone, Phil Gries, Phil Gries Sounds of Lost Television, Phil Gries TV Confidential, pioneering monologist, Rain Pryor, Ray Romano, Richard Pryor, Rose Marie, Rusty Warren, Shelley Berman, Sidney Poitier, Star Trek, The Andy Griffith Show, The Best of Carnac the Magnificent, The Best of George Carlin, The Danny Thomas Show, The Dick Van Dyke Show, the Ernie Kovacs and Edie Adams estate, the first female head of a major Hollywood production studio, The Garry Shandling Estate, The Harold Ramis Family, The Jack Benny Program, The Johnny Carson Show, The Lenny Bruce Memorial Foundation, The Lucy Show, The Sit-In, The Smothers Brothers, The Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson, The Untouchables, Time magazine, Time Magazine National Comedy Center, Time magazine Worlds Greatest Places, Tom Benson, tom reed, Tonight Show artifacts, Tonight Show Martin Luther King Jr., Tonight Show monologues, Tonight Show platform stand-up comedy, Trevor Noah, TV Confidential, W. Kamau Bell, Warner Bros. Corporate Archive | Leave a comment

Podcast of TV CONFIDENTIAL Show No. 510.1 with guest Diana Eden is available for listening on demand

Posted on October 5, 2020 by admin

Stars in Their Underwear Original Airdates: Oct. 2-4, 2020 TVC 510.1: Ed welcomes three-time Emmy nominated costume designer Diana Eden. Diana’s memoir, Stars in Their Underwear: My Unpredictable Journey from Broadway Dancer to Costume Designer for Some of Hollywood’s Biggest … Continue reading →

Posted in Celebrities, Classic Shows, Film Stars, Podcasts, Television Star | Tagged A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum, Ann-Margret, Ann-Margret Las Vegas, Beer Stein Girl The Producers, Betty White, Bob Mackie, Carol Burnett, Charotte Rae, Cher, Cloris Leachman, costume designer Hollywood's biggest stars, Dan Dailey, Debra Messing, Diana Eden, Diana Eden Ann-Margret, Diana Eden Broadway, Diana Eden costume designer, Diana Eden Designs, Diana Eden Diana Ross, Diana Eden Gwendolyn Pigeon, Diana Eden Hot Spot, Diana Eden National Ballet of Canada, Diana Eden Santa Barbara, Diana Eden Stars in their Underwear, Diana Eden Tamara, Diana Eden The Facts of Life, Diana Eden The Odd Couple, Diana Moore Beer Stein Girl, Diana Moore Jubilee, Diana Moore The Producers, Diana Moore Valley of the Dolls, Diana Moore-Ede, Diana Ross, Diana Ross Central Park concert, Diana Ross I'm Coming Out, Fade In Fade Out, George Clooney, Jubilee Bob Mackie, Jubilee Las Vegas, Jubilee MGM Grand Hotel, Judy Holliday, Kim Fields, Larry Hagman, Lea Thompson, Lisa Welchel, Mackenzie Astin, Mel Brooks, MGM Grand Hotel fire, Mindy Cohn, My Fair Lady, Nancy McKeon, Ned and Stacey, Reba McEntire, Richard Benjamin, stars in their underwear, Steve Binder, Steve Binder Diana Ross, Swan Lake, Thomas Haden Church, underwear, Zero Mostel | Leave a comment

Coming soon to TV CONFIDENTIAL: Emmy nominated costume designer DIANA EDEN on overcoming shyness, depression, and personal and professional tragedy to find joy and fulfillment as a Broadway dancer, actress, and, finally, costume designer for some of the biggest stars on stage, TV and film. Diana’s memoir, STARS IN THEIR UNDERWEAR, provides a revealing look at Diana’s work with such stars as Ann-Margret, Cher, Diana Ross, George Clooney, Betty White, Debra Messing, Lea Thompson, Larry Hagman and legendary costume designer Bob Mackie. STARS IN THEIR UNDERWEAR is available in paperback and as an eBook through Amazon.com and other online retailers

Posted on September 15, 2020 by admin

Posted in Celebrities, Classic Shows, Film Stars, Next Show, Radio Stations, Television Star | Tagged A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum, Ann-Margret, Ann-Margret Las Vegas, Beer Stein Girl The Producers, Betty White, Bob Mackie, Carol Burnett, Charotte Rae, Cher, Cloris Leachman, costume designer Hollywood's biggest stars, Dan Dailey, Debra Messing, Diana Eden, Diana Eden Ann-Margret, Diana Eden Broadway, Diana Eden costume designer, Diana Eden Designs, Diana Eden Diana Ross, Diana Eden Gwendolyn Pigeon, Diana Eden Hot Spot, Diana Eden National Ballet of Canada, Diana Eden Santa Barbara, Diana Eden Stars in their Underwear, Diana Eden Tamara, Diana Eden The Facts of Life, Diana Eden The Odd Couple, Diana Moore Beer Stein Girl, Diana Moore Jubilee, Diana Moore The Producers, Diana Moore Valley of the Dolls, Diana Moore-Ede, Diana Ross, Diana Ross Central Park concert, Diana Ross I'm Coming Out, Fade In Fade Out, George Clooney, Jubilee Bob Mackie, Jubilee Las Vegas, Jubilee MGM Grand Hotel, Judy Holliday, Kim Fields, Larry Hagman, Lea Thompson, Lisa Welchel, Mackenzie Astin, Mel Brooks, MGM Grand Hotel fire, Mindy Cohn, My Fair Lady, Nancy McKeon, Ned and Stacey, Reba McEntire, Richard Benjamin, Steve Binder, Steve Binder Diana Ross, Swan Lake, Thomas Haden Church, Zero Mostel | Leave a comment

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