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Podcast of TV CONFIDENTIAL, Show No. 435, Hour 1 with guests Michael Learned, Douglas Howard and David Bianculli is now available online for listening on demand
Show No. 435, Hour 1 with guests Michael Learned, Douglas Howard and David Bianculli Original Airdates: Jan. 25-27, 2019 Emmy Award-winning actress Michael Learned (The Waltons, Nurse) talks to Ed about how she approaches every performance as Daisy Werthan in … Continue reading →
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Tagged Academy Awards, Alfred Uhry, Anya Adams, Barney Miller, Cheers, Chrome Entertainment, Daisy Werthan, Dangerously Funny, David Bianculli, Deadwood, Dexter, Douglas L. Howard, Driving Miss Daisy, Earl Hamner, famous final episodes, final episodes, Gerry Pass, Girls, Hoke, Hollywood, Howdy Doody, Icon Awards, interracial couple, interracial relationships, Investigating Cutting Edge Television, Jeff Thompson, Laguna Beach, Laguna Playhouse, Lainie Kazan, Lance Nichols, Legend Award, Life Interrupted, Loretta Swit, Lost, Mad Men, Mark Dawidziak, MASH, Michael Learned, Nichols, Olivia Walton, Oscar Party, Paladium, Patricia Neal, Pulitzer Prize, Ralph Waite, Robert Thompson, Roseanne, Second Acts, Seinfeld, series finales, Sex and the City, Six Feet Under, Smothers Brothers, St. Elsewhere, Television Finales, television history, The Dick Van Dyke Show, The Fugitive, The Shield, The Waltons, Travis Liden, Treme, TV moms, TV Worth Watching
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Michael Learned, Titus Welliver, plus More TV Finales: Next on TVC
Actors Michael Learned and Titus Welliver and authors Douglas Howard and David Bianculli will join us this weekend on TV CONFIDENTIAL, airing Jan. 25-27 at the following times and venues: Share-a-Vision Radio San Francisco Bay Area Friday 1/25 7pm ET, … Continue reading →
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Coming soon to TV CONFIDENTIAL: Michael Learned on how she approaches every performance as Daisy Werthan as a clean slate, no matter how many times she has played the character. Michael co-stars with Lance Nichols in the Laguna Playhouse production of Driving Miss Daisy, which runs thru Sunday, January 27 in Laguna Beach, California. Michael also stars, along with John Wesley, in the short film Second Acts. She is also one of the three recipients of this year’s Icon Award at the annual Oscars Party, held at the Paladium in Hollywood on Sunday 2/24, the night of the Academy Awards
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Tagged Academy Awards, Alfred Uhry, Anya Adams, Chrome Entertainment, Daisy Werthan, Driving Miss Daisy, Earl Hamner, Gerry Pass, Hoke, Hollywood, Icon Awards, interracial couple, interracial relationships, Laguna Beach, Laguna Playhouse, Lainie Kazan, Lance Nichols, Legend Award, Life Interrupted, Loretta Swit, Michael Learned, Olivia Walton, Oscar Party, Paladium, Patricia Neal, Pulitzer Prize, Ralph Waite, Second Acts, The Waltons, Travis Liden, Treme, TV moms
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Podcast of TV CONFIDENTIAL Show No. 420 with guest Michael Learned is now available online for listening on demand
Show No. 420 with guest Michael Learned Original Airdates: Sept. 21-24, 2018 First hour: A tribute to film and television actor Burt Reynolds featuring highlights from previously broadcast conversations with people who knew and worked with him, including actors Richard … Continue reading →
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via Harlan Boll: Michael Learned to be honored by the Family Film Awards on Thursday 9/27 with its annual Legend Award
Four time Emmy winner, People’s Choice recipient and multiple Golden Globe nominee Michael Learned will be honored with the Legend Award at The Family Film Awards on Thursday, Sept 27. In addition, the iconic actress recently served as a celebrity … Continue reading →
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Tagged All My Children, American Conservatory Theare, Daisy Werthan, Driving Miss Daisy, Earl Hamner, Family Film Awards, General Hospital, Gore Vidal, Hoke, Honorable Judge Turner, Lance Nichols, Legend Award, Lewis Black, Life Interrupted, Michael Learned, Nurse, Olivia Walton, On Golden Pond, One Life to Live, One Slight Hitch, Ralph Waite, Second Acts, Steel Magnolias, The Best Man, The Outgoing Tide, The Sisters Rosenweig, The Waltons, The Young & the Restless, Treme, TV moms, Wendy Wasserstein, World Film Institute
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Coming soon to TV CONFIDENTIAL: Four-time Emmy Award-winning actress Michael Learned on her new short film, Second Acts; reprising the role of Daisy Werthan this winter in the Laguna Playhouse production of Driving Miss Daisy; and how Earl Hamner conveyed the genuine love he had for his family in every episode of The Waltons. The Family Film Awards will honor Michael with this year’s Legend Award on Thursday 9/27
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Tagged Daisy Werthan, Driving Miss Daisy, Earl Hamner, Family Film Awards, Hoke, Lance Nichols, Legend Award, Life Interrupted, Michael Learned, Olivia Walton, Ralph Waite, Second Acts, The Waltons, Treme, TV moms, World Film Institute
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via WSET.com: Waltons cast members Michael Learned, Judy Norton gathered this past weekend in Virginia for the annual Waltons Mother’s Day/Father’s Day Celebration, honoring Earl and Doris Hamner Sr., Earl Hamner Jr., Ralph Waite, Will Geer, Patricia Neal, Ellen Corby and others
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Tagged classic television, Earl Hamner, Ellen Corby, family television, Judy Norton, Mary Ellen Walton, Mary McDonough, Michael Learned, Patricia Neal, Ralph Waite, The Waltons, Waltons Mountain, West Virginia, Will Geer
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Podcast of TV CONFIDENTIAL Show No. 401 with guests Judy Norton and Chuck Harter is now available online for listening on demand
Show No. 401 with guests Judy Norton and Chuck Harter Original Airdate: Apr. 13-16, 2018 First hour: Documentary writer Chuck Harter (Hey, Hey, We’re The Monkees) joins Ed, Tony and Donna for Part 2 of our look at the history of … Continue reading →
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Judy Norton, plus More of The Monkees: Next on TVC
Actress, screenwriter and independent filmmaker Judy Norton and author, musician and Monkees historian Chuck Harter will join us this weekend on TV CONFIDENTIAL, airing April 13-16 at the following times and venues: Share-a-Vision Radio San Francisco Bay Area Friday 4/13 … Continue reading →
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Tagged 1966, 33 and 1/3 Revolutions Per Monkee, acclaimed documentary, Andrew Sandoval, Bert Schneider, Best Comedy Series, Billboard chart, Bluff, Bob Rafelson, Bobby Hart, Boyce and Hart, Chip Douglas, Chuck Harter, Colgems, Colpix, Davy Jones, Daydream Believer, Disorganized Zone, Do I Have to Do This All Over Again, Don Kirshner, Earl Hamner, Elephant Parts, Emmy Award, Eric Lefcowitz, Girl I Knew Somewhere, Glen Campbell, Good Times The Monkees, Greek Theater, groundbreaking series, Harold Bronson, Head, Headquarters, Hey Hey We're The Monkees, Hollywood Bowl, I Wanna Be Free, I'm a Believer, Inclusion Criteria, Inclusion Criteria movie, Jack Nicholson, Jewelle Colwell, Jimi Hendrix, Judy Norton, Justus, K E Double L O Double Good, Kellogg's Best to You, Kelloggs, Kool-Aid, Last Train to Clarksville, Lauri Hendler, legacy of The Monkees, Liquid Paper, Listen to the Band, Long Title, Mary Ellen Walton, Mary McDonough, Michael Blessing, Michael Learned, Michael Nesmith, Mickey Braddock, Micky Dolenz, Mike Nesmith, Monkee-mania, Monkees 1967 tour, Monkees 1986 tour, Monkees 1997 tour, Monkees blu-ray, Monkees Tale, Monkees tribute band, MTV, MTV softball team, Neil Diamond, No. 1 hit, Papa Gene's Blues, Peter Thorkelson, Peter Tork, Ra Hanna, Rhino Records, Richard Anderson, Richard Thomas, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, Screen Gems, sessions musicians, Tammy Grimes, Tapioca Tundra, Television Parts, That Was Then This is Now, The Beatles, The Girl I Knew Somewhere, The Missing Links, The Monkees, The Tammy Grimes Show, The Waltons, Tommy Boyce, Top 40, TV Confidential, Yesterday, You and I
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