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- This Date in THE FBI History: Suzanne Pleshette, Fritz Weaver, Richard Anderson, and Norman Fell star in “The Mercenary,” airing Apr. 28, 1968. THE FBI DOSSIER is now available from Black Pawn Press
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Podcast of TV CONFIDENTIAL Show No. 438: Remembering Julie Adams, The Lucky Southern Star is now available online for listening on demand
Show No. 438: Remembering Julie Adams, The Lucky Southern Star Original Airdate: Feb. 15-17, 2019 Hour 2, Part 1: From January 2012: Ed welcomes actress and author Julie Adams (The Creature from The Black Lagoon, Man from the Alamo, The … Continue reading →
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Tagged A Biography of the Legendary Ella Fitzgerald, A Tisket A Tasket, Andy Griffith, Angela Lansbury, Barbara Stanwyck, Bend in the River, Bertolt Brecht, Billie Holliday, Bobby Darin, Budd Boetticher, Can't Buy Me Love, Capital Records, Centennial Birthday Edition, Chick Webb, comprehensive biography, Count Basie, Decca, Diana Washington, Dr. Martin Luther King, Duke Ellington, Ella, Ella Fitzgerald, Ella Fitzgerald Charitable Foundation, Ellery Queen, Elvis Presley, First Lady of Song, Fly Me to the Moon, Flying High, Geoffrey Mark, Grammy Award-nominated, Great American Songbook, Hello Dolly, Hey Jude, How High the Moon, Jack Arnold, Jack Kelly, James Garner, Jazz at the Philharmonic, Jim Hutton, Jimmy Stewart, Julie Adams, Karen Carpenter, Larger Than Life, Louis Armstrong, Mack the Knife, Man from the Alamo, Maverick, Mel Torme, Mitchell Danton, Mothers-in-Law, Murder She Wrote, Nat King Cole, Nies Hora, Night Stalker, Norman Granz, Pablo, Perry Mason, Psychic Killer, radio host, rags to riches, Ray Danton, Raymond Burr, Reflections from the Black Lagoon, Ricou Browning, Rock Hudson, Savoy Ballroom, show business raconteur, singer, Six Characters in Search of an Author, Survivor, Sweet Georgia Brown, The Big Valley, The Case of Fatal Fortune, The Case of the Deadly Verdict, The Case of the Lover's Leap, The Creature from the Black Lagoon, The Jimmy Stewart Show, The Last Movie, The Lucky Southern Star, The Path to 9/11, Tickle Me, Too Close for Comfort, Ultimate Symbol, Verve
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Remembering Julie Adams: Next on TVC
Emmy Award-winning writer, producer and author Geoffrey Mark will join us, plus we’ll replay our January 2012 conversation with actress Julie Adams, all this weekend on TV CONFIDENTIAL, airing Feb. 15-17 at the following times and venues: Share-a-Vision Radio San … Continue reading →
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Tagged A Biography of the Legendary Ella Fitzgerald, A Tisket A Tasket, Andy Griffith, Angela Lansbury, Barbara Stanwyck, Bend in the River, Bertolt Brecht, Billie Holliday, Bobby Darin, Budd Boetticher, Can't Buy Me Love, Capital Records, Carol Burnett, Carol Channing, Centennial Birthday Edition, Chick Webb, comprehensive biography, Count Basie, Creature from the Black Lagoon, Decca, Dennis Hopper, Desi Arnaz, Diamonds are a Girl's Best Friend, Diana Washington, Dolly Levi, Dr. Martin Luther King, Duke Ellington, Ella, Ella Fitzgerald, Ella Fitzgerald Charitable Foundation, Ellery Queen, Elvis Presley, Eve Simpson, First Lady of Song, Fly Me to the Moon, Flying High, Gentlemen Prefer Blondes, Geoffrey Mark, Grammy Award-nominated, Great American Songbook, Hello Dolly, Hey Jude, High How the Moon, How High the Moon, Jack Arnold, Jack Kelly, James Garner, Jazz at the Philharmonic, Jim Hutton, Jimmy Stewart, Julie Adams, Karen Carpenter, Kaye Ballard, Larger Than Life, Lorelei, Louis Armstrong, Lucille Ball, Mack the Knife, Marilyn Monroe, Maverick, Mel Torme, Mitchell Danton, Mothers-in-Law, Murder She Wrote, Nat King Cole, Nies Hora, Night Stalker, Norman Granz, Pablo, Perry Mason, Psychic Killer, radio host, rags to riches, Ray Danton, Raymond Burr, Reflections from the Black Lagoon, Ricou Browning, Rock Hudson, Savoy Ballroom, show business raconteur, singer, Six Characters in Search of an Author, Sweet Georgia Brown, The Big Valley, The Case of Fatal Fortune, The Case of the Deadly Verdict, The Case of the Lover's Leap, The Jimmy Stewart Show, The Last Movie, The Lucky Southern Star, The Lucy Book, The Show Goes On, Tickle Me, Too Close for Comfort, Ultimate Symbol, Verve
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Film, stage and television actress Julie Adams dies at age 92
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Tagged Andy Griffith, Angela Lansbury, Barbara Stanwyck, Bend in the River, Budd Boetticher, Ellery Queen, Elvis Presley, Jack Arnold, Jack Kelly, James Garner, Jim Hutton, Jimmy Stewart, Julie Adams, Man from the Alamo, Maverick, Mitchell Danton, Murder She Wrote, Night Stalker, Perry Mason, Psychic Killer, rags to riches, Ray Danton, Raymond Burr, Reflections from the Black Lagoon, Ricou Browning, Rock Hudson, Six Characters in Search of an Author, Survivor, The Big Valley, The Case of Fatal Fortune, The Case of the Deadly Verdict, The Case of the Lover's Leap, The Creature from the Black Lagoon, The Jimmy Stewart Show, The Last Movie, The Lucky Southern Star, The Path to 9/11, Tickle Me
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Podcast for TV CONFIDENTIAL Show No. 433 with guests David Steinberg and David Bianculli is now available online for listening on demand
Show No. 433 with guests David Steinberg and David Bianculli Original Airdates: Jan. 11-13, 2019 Listen to “TV CONFIDENTIAL Show No. 433 with guests David Steinberg and David Bianculli” on Spreaker. First hour: Ed welcomes David Steinberg, Robin Williams’ manager … Continue reading →
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Tagged Abbott and Costello, Albert Brooks, Alex Gibney, Andy Griffith, April 1969, Arlene Golanka, Arthur Grac, Betty White, Billy Barnes Revue, Billy Crystal, Bob Einstein, Buster Keaton, Carol Burnett, Carol Burnett Show, CBS, censorship, Chris Korman, Comic Relief, Curb Your Enthusiasm, Dangerously Funny, David Bianculli, David Steinberg, Dick Smothers, Ellery Queen, Eric Idle, Eunice, F Troop, fired, Forrest Tucker, Frances Bavier, Garry Marshall, George Lindsay, Good Will Hunting, Great American Shoe Store, Happy Days, Harvey Korman, HBO documentary, Henry Fonda, Holy City Zoo, Jack Dodson, Jackie Joseph, Jay Leno, Joshua Logan, Judy Collins, Ken Berry, Kinney shoe commercial, Kinney shoes, Larry David, Larry Storch, Las Vegas, Leonard Nimoy, Lewis Black, lewy body dementia, Lucille Ball, Mama’s Family, Marina Zenovich, Marty Funkhouser, Mayberry, Mayberry R.F.D., Michael Dann, Mork, Mork & Mindy, Murder She Wrote, Officer Judy, Ork, Pam Dawber, Paula Poundstone, Robin Williams, Robin Williams Comic Genius, Robin Williams Uncensored, Robin Williams: Come Inside My Mind, Rudy Vallee, Sam Jones, San Francisco comics, San Francisco: Where It All Started, Smothers Brothers, Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour, Steve Martin, Super Dave, Super Dave Osborne, Television Finales, The Carol Burnett Show, The Early Years, The Family, The Harpers, The Ken Berry WOW Show, Tom Smothers, USO tour, Vern, Vicki Lawrence, Whoopi Goldberg, Will Durst, Zak Williams
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Podcast of TV CONFIDENTIAL Show No. 426 with guests Thom Bierdz and Marvin J. Wolf is now available online for listening on demand
Show No. 426 with guests Thom Bierdz and Marvin J. Wolf Original Airdates: Nov. 9-12, 2018 First hour: A return appearance by author, journalist, screenwriter, raconteur and novelist Marvin J. Wolf (For Whom the Shofar Blows, A Scribe Dies in … Continue reading →
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Tagged A Scribe Dies in Brooklyn, A Tale of Two Rabbis, Young Gay and Restless, Lake Arrowhead, amusing, Andy Warhol, assault, Bohemian Rhapsody, Buz Murdock, CBS radio drama, CBS television, crime-solving, crime-solving rabbi, Dr. Richard Kimble, embarrassing, Facebook, For Whom the Shofar Blows, Forgiving Troy, Freddie Mercury, gay actor, gay icons, Genoa City, Harry Kemelman, Have Gun Will Travel, Henri Matisse, Herb Leonard, intimate biography of Freddie Mercury, Jeanne Cooper, Jeffrey Dahmer, Jewish 007, Jim Rockford, John Dehner, knight without a master, Lanigan's Rabbi, Lesley-Ann Jones, Live Aid, Maria Arena Bell, Mark Twain, Marv Wolf, Marvin J. Wolf, Matisse, Matlock, Melrose Place, Mercury, MeToo, MTV, Murder She Wrote, music journalist, My Scandalous On-Screen & Off-Screen Sexual Liberations, mystery novels, mystery series, Pablo Picasso, Paladin, Phillip Chancellor III, Picasso, Queen, Queen front man, Rabbi Ben, Richard Boone, Route 66, Roy Huggins, scandalous, sex, sex adventure, social media, Tae Kwon Do, Talmud, talmudic logic, tell-all memoir, the first openly gay actor on daytime television, The Fugitive, The Rabbi Who Slept in Late, The Rockford Files, The Young and the Restless, Thom Bierdz, Tod Stiles, Torah, traveling angel, Under Pressure, Van Gogh, Vincent van Gogh, We Are the Champions, Wisconsin
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Thom Bierdz and Marvin J. Wolf: Next on TVC
Actor, artist and author Thom Bierdz and screenwriter and novelist Marvin J. Wolf will join us this weekend on TV CONFIDENTIAL, airing Nov. 9-12 at the following times and venues: Share-a-Vision Radio San Francisco Bay Area Friday 11/9 7pm ET, … Continue reading →
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Tagged A Scribe Dies in Brooklyn, A Tale of Two Rabbis, Young Gay and Restless, Lake Arrowhead, amusing, Andy Warhol, assault, Bohemian Rhapsody, Buz Murdock, CBS radio drama, CBS television, crime-solving, crime-solving rabbi, Dr. Richard Kimble, embarrassing, Facebook, For Whom the Shofar Blows, Forgiving Troy, Freddie Mercury, gay actor, gay icons, Genoa City, Harry Kemelman, Have Gun Will Travel, Henri Matisse, Herb Leonard, intimate biography of Freddie Mercury, Jeanne Cooper, Jeffrey Dahmer, Jewish 007, Jim Rockford, John Dehner, knight without a master, Lanigan's Rabbi, Lesley-Ann Jones, Live Aid, Maria Arena Bell, Mark Twain, Marv Wolf, Marvin J. Wolf, Matisse, Matlock, Melrose Place, Mercury, MeToo, MTV, Murder She Wrote, music journalist, My Scandalous On-Screen & Off-Screen Sexual Liberations, mystery novels, mystery series, Pablo Picasso, Paladin, Phillip Chancellor III, Picasso, Queen, Queen front man, Rabbi Ben, Richard Boone, Route 66, Roy Huggins, scandalous, sex, sex adventure, social media, Tae Kwon Do, Talmud, talmudic logic, tell-all memoir, the first openly gay actor on daytime television, The Fugitive, The Rabbi Who Slept in Late, The Rockford Files, The Young and the Restless, Thom Bierdz, Tod Stiles, Torah, traveling angel, Under Pressure, Van Gogh, Vincent van Gogh, We Are the Champions, Wisconsin
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Coming soon to TV CONFIDENTIAL: Television pioneer Thom Bierdz, the first openly gay actor on daytime television, on the difference between an actor and an artist; the joy that painting brings him; surviving and dealing with the murder of his mother by his paranoid schizophrenic brother; and finding solace away from Hollywood over the past few years. Thom’s latest book, Young, Gay and Restless, becomes available in both paperback and as an eBook on Thursday 11/1
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Tagged Young Gay and Restless, Lake Arrowhead, amusing, Andy Warhol, assault, embarrassing, Facebook, Forgiving Troy, gay actor, gay icons, Genoa City, Jeanne Cooper, Jeffrey Dahmer, Maria Arena Bell, Matisse, Matlock, Melrose Place, MeToo, Murder She Wrote, My Scandalous On-Screen & Off-Screen Sexual Liberations, Phillip Chancellor III, Picasso, scandalous, sex, sex adventure, social media, tell-all memoir, the first openly gay actor on daytime television, The Young and the Restless, Thom Bierdz, Van Gogh, Wisconsin
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Podcast of TV CONFIDENTIAL Show No. 411 with guests Peter Mark Richman and Chuck Harter is now available online for listening on demand
Show No. 411 with guests Peter Mark Richman and Chuck Harter Original Airdate: July 20-23, 2018 First hour: Chuck Harter joins Ed for a look at Shindig, Hullabaloo, Where the Action Is and other national and syndicated pop music TV … 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, British Invasion, Broadway stage, Cain's Hundred, Casey Kasem, Chuck Harter, Darlene Love, Dick Clark, Dorothy Dandridge, Drama Critics Award, Dynasty, Fantasy Island, Gary Cooper, Hatful of Rain, Helen Richman, Herman’s Hermits, Hollander's Deal, Hollywood a Go Go, Hullabaloo, I Saw a Molten White Light, Ike and Tina Turner, Jack Good, Jack Klugman, James Franciscus, Lee Strasberg, Lloyd Thaxton, Longstreet, Michael V. Gazzo, Mission: Impossible, Murder She Wrote, New York, Nicholas Cain, Nick Cain, Paul Revere and the Raiders, Pennsylvania, Peter Mark Richman, Phyllis Love, pop music TV shows, Quinn Martin, Ready Steady Go, registered pharmacist, Reverend Snow, Robert F. Kennedy, Rod Serling, Roger Perry, Santa Barbara, Shebang, Shindig, Star Trek: The Next Generation, Steve Binder, Steve McQueen, Streets of San Francisco, Subud, The FBI, The Fugitive, The Invaders, The Kinks, The Method, The Rebirth of Ira Masters, The Righteous Brothers, Three's Company, Top of the Pops, Twilight Zone, Where the Action Is, William Wyler
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