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- This date in MAVERICK TV History: Jane Darwell and Hans Conried guest star in “Black Fire,” airing on Mar. 16, 1958. MAVERICK: LEGEND OF THE WEST: Revised Third Edition is now available both as an eBook and in softcover paperback through Black Pawn Press
- This date in MAVERICK TV History: Connie Stevens and Adam West guest star in “Two Tickets to Ten Strike,” airing Mar. 15, 1959. MAVERICK: LEGEND OF THE WEST: Revised Third Edition is now available both as an eBook and in softcover paperback through Black Pawn Press
- This date in MAVERICK TV History: “Greenbacks, Unlimited” airs on Mar. 13, 1960. MAVERICK: LEGEND OF THE WEST: Revised Third Edition is now available both as an eBook and in softcover paperback through Black Pawn Press
- This Date in THE FBI History: Part 1 of “The Executioners,” the most ambitious episode that THE FBI ever made, airs on Mar. 12, 1967. Filmed in early 1967, “The Executioners” not only featured one of the largest casts in series history, but was re-edited into a 96-minute feature motion picture for theatrical release overseas. THE FBI DOSSIER is now available from Black Pawn Press
- This Date in THE FBI History: Claude Akins, Lindsay Wagner, William Schallert, and Vic Tayback star in “Dark Journey,” airing Mar. 12, 1972. THE FBI DOSSIER is now available from Black Pawn Press
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TV CONFIDENTIAL Show No. 644.6a: The Daydreamer on Blu-ray is now available for listening on demand as a free podcast
The Daydreamer on Blu-ray Original Airdates: Apr. 19-22, 2024 TVC 644.6a: Greg Ehrbar discusses the Kino Lorber Blu-ray release of The Daydreamer (1966), a feature-length live-action and Animagic-animated adaptation of some of the most famous fairytales of Hans Christian Andersen … Continue reading →
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Tagged Arthur Rankin Jr. and Jules Bass, Boris Karloff, Burl Ives, Ed Wynn, Hans Christian Andersen, Hans Christian Anderson fairytales, Hayley Mills, Jack Guilford, Kino Lorber Blu-ray release, Margaret Hamilton, Maury Laws, Patty Duke, Rankin-Bass television specials, Rankin-Bass The Daydreamer, Rankin/Bass, Ray Bolger, Robert Goulet, Tallulah Bankhead, Terry-Thomas, The Daydreamer 1966, The Daydreamer anamagi, Victor Borge
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TV CONFIDENTIAL Tribute to William Schallert is available for listening on demand as a free podcast
William Schallert: A Television Favorite A encore presentation of our May 2016 tribute to William Schallert, the amiable, reliable character actor known to Baby Boomers for playing Patty Duke’s dad, Nancy Drew’s dad, Gidget’s dad, Dobie Gillis’ teacher, the Admiral … Continue reading →
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Podcast of TV CONFIDENTIAL Show No. 516.1: Hugh Downs: TV’s First Great Utility Player is available for listening on demand
Hugh Downs: TV’s First Great Utility Player Original Airdates: Nov. 13-15, 2020 TVC 516.1: Tony, Donna, and Ed commemorate the passing of broadcast legend Hugh Downs earlier this year as part of a special edition of This Week in History. … Continue reading →
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Tagged Bobby Fischer chess, Bobby Fischer chess champion, Don Wilson, Dwight D. Eisenhower, Geraldo Rivera, Hugh Downs, Hugh Downs 20/20, Hugh Downs Albert Einstein, Hugh Downs Barbara Walters, Hugh Downs Bobby Fischer, Hugh Downs Concentraion, Hugh Downs Frank Lloyd Wright, Hugh Downs Jack Paar, Hugh Downs Merv Griffin, Hugh Downs NBC, Hugh Downs Over Easy, Hugh Downs Patty Duke, Hugh Downs PBS, Hugh Downs Phil Gries, Hugh Downs President Eisenhower, Hugh Downs Rita Hayworth, Hugh Downs Today Show, Hugh Downs Tonight Show, Hugh Downs Wisdom, Ike, Jack Benny, Jack Paar, Jack Paar Tonight Show, Jack Paar walk off, Jack Paar water closet joke, Kukla Fran and Ollie, Patty Duke, Patty Duke 20/20, Patty Duke Call Me Anna, Phil Gries, Phil Gries Archival Television Audio, Phil Gries Sounds of Lost Television, President Eisenhower, Rita Hayworth, Sid Caesar
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Podcast of TV CONFIDENTIAL Show No. 500.1: Tribute to Hugh Downs is now available for listening on demand
Hugh Downs on the Unpredictability of Jack Paar Original Airdates: July 10-12, 2020 TVC 500.1: From September 2013: Broadcast legend Hugh Downs talks to Ed and Phil Gries about his years as announcer/sidekick on The Jack Paar Tonight Show (NBC, … Continue reading →
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Tagged Bobby Fischer chess, Bobby Fischer chess champion, Dwight D. Eisenhower, Hugh Downs, Hugh Downs 20/20, Hugh Downs Albert Einstein, Hugh Downs Barbara Walters, Hugh Downs Bobby Fischer, Hugh Downs Concentraion, Hugh Downs Frank Lloyd Wright, Hugh Downs Jack Paar, Hugh Downs Merv Griffin, Hugh Downs NBC, Hugh Downs Over Easy, Hugh Downs Patty Duke, Hugh Downs PBS, Hugh Downs Phil Gries, Hugh Downs President Eisenhower, Hugh Downs Rita Hayworth, Hugh Downs Today Show, Hugh Downs Tonight Show, Hugh Downs Wisdom, Ike, Jack Paar, Jack Paar Tonight Show, Jack Paar walk off, Jack Paar water closet joke, Patty Duke, Patty Duke 20/20, Phil Gries, Phil Gries Archival Television Audio, Phil Gries Sounds of Lost Television, President Eisenhower, Rita Hayworth
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Podcast of TV CONFIDENTIAL Show No. 449 with guest Geri Jewell (Deadwood, Deadwood: The Movie, Carol of the Bells, The Facts of Life) is now available online for listening on demand
Deadwood actress and TV pioneer Geri Jewell on the Deadwood sequel movie and working with David Milch Original Airdates: May 3-5, 2019 TVC 449.3: Ed welcomes back actress and author Geri Jewell (The Facts of Life, Deadwood, I’m Walking as … Continue reading →
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Tagged ADA, big bird, big bird sesame street, black hills south dakota, Brad Dourif, Carol Burnett, Carol of the Bells, caroll spinney, cerebral palsy, Charlotte Rae, Cliff Robertson, Cousin Geri, daniel minahan, David Milch, Deadwood, deadwood movie, deadwood sequel, Deadwood The Movie, Donna Mills, Donna Pescow, Gerald McRaney, Geri Jewell, geri jewell cerebral palsy, geri jewell comedienne, geri jewell deadwood, geri jewell facts of life, geri jewell ted nicholson, HBO deadwood, HBO go, HBO on demand, i'm walking as straight as i can, Ian McShane, individuals with disabilities, Jane Fonda, Jewel, Lee Purcell, Lisa Welchel, Molly Parker, Norman Lear, Patty Duke, Robby Benson, Sesame Street, Sid Caesar, Speechless, The Facts of Life, Timothy Olyphant, Transcending Disability in Hollywood and Beyond, William Sanderson
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Geri Jewell, plus Roddenberry in the 1970s: Next on TVC
Actress and author Geri Jewell and author and screenwriter Marc Cushman will join us this weekend on TV CONFIDENTIAL, airing May 3-5 at the following times and venues: Share-a-Vision Radio San Francisco Bay Area Friday 5/3 7pm ET, 4pm PT … Continue reading →
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Tagged ADA, Alex Cord, Angie Dickinson, big bird, big bird sesame street, Bjo Trimble, black hills south dakota, Brad Dourif, Brave New World, Captain Kirk, Carol Burnett, Carol of the Bells, caroll spinney, cerebral palsy, Charlotte Rae, Cliff Robertson, Cousin Geri, D.C. Fontana, daniel minahan, David Milch, Deadwood, deadwood movie, deadwood sequel, DeForest Kelley, Donna Mills, Donna Pescow, Dorothy Fontana, Dylan Hunt, Edgar Rice Burroughs, Gene L. Coon, Gene Roddenberry, Gene Roddenberry and Star Trek, Genesis II, George Takei, Gerald McRaney, Geri Jewell, geri jewell cerebral palsy, geri jewell comedienne, geri jewell deadwood, geri jewell facts of life, geri jewell ted nicholson, Great Bird of the Galazy, HBO deadwood, HBO go, HBO on demand, i'm walking as straight as i can, Ian McShane, individuals with disabilities, James Doohan, Jane Fonda, Jewel, Lee Purcell, Leonard Nimoy, Lincoln Enterprises, Lisa Welchel, Majel Barrett, Marc Cushman, Mariette Hartley, Mike Farrell, Molly Parker, Mr. Spock, National General Corporation, Nichelle Nichols, Norman Lear, Patty Duke, Phase II, Phase II Trek series, Planet Earth, Pretty Maids All in a Row, Robby Benson, Robert Foxworth, Rock Hudson, Roddenberry projects, Roger Vadim, Sesame Street, Sid Caesar, Spectre, Speechless, Star Trek, Star Trek conventions, Star Trek: The Animated Series, Star Trek: The Motion Picture, Strange New World, Tarzan, The Facts of Life, The Questor Tapes, These Are The Voyages, Timothy Olyphant, Transcending Disability in Hollywood and Beyond, Walter Koenig, William Sanderson, William Shatner
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Coming soon to TV CONFIDENTIAL: Geri Jewell on reprising her role as Jewel in the long-awaited DEADWOOD sequel movie (and the spirit of camaraderie between her and her fellow DEADWOOD cast members); her upcoming appearance in the indie film CAROL OF THE BELLS with Donna Mills, Lee Purcell and Donna Pescow; and how she nearly decapitated Big Bird when she guest-starred on Sesame Street. The DEADWOOD sequel movie premieres Friday 5/31 on HBO, HBO Now, HBO Go, and HBO on Demand
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Tagged ADA, big bird, big bird sesame street, black hills south dakota, Brad Dourif, Carol Burnett, Carol of the Bells, caroll spinney, cerebral palsy, Charlotte Rae, Cliff Robertson, Cousin Geri, daniel minahan, David Milch, Deadwood, deadwood movie, deadwood sequel, Donna Mills, Donna Pescow, Gerald McRaney, Geri Jewell, geri jewell cerebral palsy, geri jewell comedienne, geri jewell deadwood, geri jewell facts of life, geri jewell ted nicholson, HBO deadwood, HBO go, HBO on demand, i'm walking as straight as i can, Ian McShane, individuals with disabilities, Jane Fonda, Jewel, Lee Purcell, Lisa Welchel, Molly Parker, Norman Lear, Patty Duke, Robby Benson, Sesame Street, Sid Caesar, Speechless, The Facts of Life, Timothy Olyphant, Transcending Disability in Hollywood and Beyond, William Sanderson
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via Harlan Boll: Actor, producer, director and composer Roger Perry dies at age 85
Celebrated actor, producer, director and composer Roger Perry passed away Thursday, July 12 of prostrate cancer at home with his loving wife, Joyce Bulifant, holding his hand. He was 85. Born in Davenport, Iowa, Perry was discovered by Lucille Ball, … Continue reading →
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Tagged A Kid Again, American Style, Annie, Anything Goes, Arrest & Trial, Asphalt And Concrete, Barbra Streisand, Barnaby Jones, Ben Gazzara, C.H.I.Ps, Captain John Christopher, Cat, Chuck Connors, Connie Francis, Count Yorga, Craig T. Nelson, Desilu Studios, Doolittle Theater, Falcon Crest, Follow The Boys, George Bernard Shaw, Goodbye Charlie, Gypsy, Hanging By A Thread, Harrigan and Sons, Hawaii Five-O, Ironside, Jo Anne Worley, John Aniston, John Forsythe, Joyce Bulifant, Linda Blair, Love, Love Letters, Lovers And Other Strangers, Lucille Ball, Make A Promise Keep A Promise, Mariette Harley, Mariette Hartley, Mr. Roberts, MyName is Barbra, Once Upon A Mattress, Pat O'Brien, Patty Duke, Quincy, Quinn Martin, Ray Milland, River Bridge Regional Center for Abused Children, Roger Perry, Roller Boogie, Rosie Greer, Star Trek, The Bob Newhart Show, The F.B.I., The Facts of Life, The Fall Guy, The First Hundred Years, The Happiness Bench, The Royal Hunt of the Sun, The Thing with Two Heads, Theatre East, They're Playing Our Song, Tomorrow is Yesterday, Universal Studios, You Never Can Tell
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Podcast of TV CONFIDENTIAL Show No. 405 with guests Neil Sandilands, Georgiana Noopy Rodrigues and William J. Jankowski is now available online for listening on demand
Show No. 405 with guests Neil Sandilands, Georgiana Noopy Rodrigues and William J. Jankowski Original Airdate: May 18-21, 2018 First hour: Ed welcomes William J. Jankowski, co-author of In the Presence of Greatness: My Sixty-Year Journey as an Actress, the … Continue reading →
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Tagged Afrikaans, Al Capone, Anna Duke Pearce, Anne Bancroft, baby Rose Marie, Barry Allen, bipolar disorder, Bobby Guy, Call Me Anna, Carl Reiner, Clifford Devoe, Dean Martin, Decades Channel, Desi Arnaz Jr., Dick Van Dyke, Doris Day, Forgotten Man Films, Frank and Ava, Frank Sinatra, Frank Sinatra Jr., Fred Zinnemann, Grant Gustin, Greg Berlanti, Hap & Leonard, Helen Hayes, Helen Keller, identity theft, identity thieves, Impresario, Jason Wise, Jerry Lewis, Johnny Carson, Lucille Ball, Me Natalie, MeTV, Morey Amsterdam, My Sweet Charlie, Patty Duke, Peter Marshall, Robbie de Wee, Rose Marie, Rosemary Clooney, Sally Rogers, Sharon Tate, South Africa, Suzanne Pleshette, Television Confidential, The 100, The Americans, The CW, The Dick Van Dyke Show, The Flash, The Miracle Worker, The Patty Duke Show, The Thinker, Titus, TV Confidential, Valley of the Dolls, Wait for Your Laugh, Wait For Your Laugh DVD, William J. Jankowski
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Neil Sandilands, Rose Marie’s Daughter, and Patty Duke’s Final Book: Next on TVC
Actor Neil Sandilands, author William J. Jankowski and Georgiana “Noopy” Rodrigues, daughter of Rose Marie, will join us this weekend on a brand new edition of TV CONFIDENTIAL, airing May 18-21 at the following times and venues: Share-a-Vision Radio San … Continue reading →
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Tagged Afrikaans, Al Capone, Anna Duke Pearce, Anne Bancroft, baby Rose Marie, Barry Allen, bipolar disorder, Bobby Guy, Call Me Anna, Carl Reiner, Clifford Devoe, Dean Martin, Decades Channel, Desi Arnaz Jr., Dick Van Dyke, Doris Day, Forgotten Man Films, Frank and Ava, Frank Sinatra, Frank Sinatra Jr., Fred Zinnemann, Grant Gustin, Greg Berlanti, Hap & Leonard, Helen Hayes, Helen Keller, identity theft, identity thieves, Impresario, Jason Wise, Jerry Lewis, Johnny Carson, Lucille Ball, Me Natalie, MeTV, Morey Amsterdam, My Sweet Charlie, Patty Duke, Peter Marshall, Robbie de Wee, Rose Marie, Rosemary Clooney, Sally Rogers, Sharon Tate, South Africa, Suzanne Pleshette, Television Confidential, The 100, The Americans, The CW, The Dick Van Dyke Show, The Flash, The Miracle Worker, The Patty Duke Show, The Thinker, Titus, TV Confidential, Valley of the Dolls, Wait for Your Laugh, Wait For Your Laugh DVD, William J. Jankowski
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