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This Date in ROCKFORD FILES History: Rita Moreno stars in “The Paper Palace,” the first of her three appearances as Rita Capkovic, airing Jan. 20, 1978. 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

THE PAPER PALACE Original Air Date: January 20, 1978  Synopsis. EGOT winner Rita Moreno stars as Rita Capkovic, a career prostitute who aches for genuine friendship: She’s so lonely that she often wheels an empty cart around a supermarket just … Continue reading

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This Date in ROCKFORD FILES History: Rita Moreno stars as Rita Capkovic in “No-Fault Affair,” airing Nov. 30, 1979. LEARN MORE in 45 YEARS OF THE ROCKFORD FILES, now available both as an eBook and in softcover paperback through Black Pawn Press

NO-FAULT AFFAIR Original Air Date: November 30, 1979 Synopsis. After advising a young girl to get out of prostitution while she can, Rita Capkovic decided to practice what she preached: she completed beauty school, and now wants to begin a … Continue reading

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TV CONFIDENTIAL Show Nos. 713 and 714: Complete two-part interview with Louise Sorel is now available for listening on demand for free wherever you find podcasts

Louise Sorel, author of If There Were No Dogs Original Airdates: Nov. 7-10, 2025 TVC 713.5: Ed welcomes back actress and author Louise Sorel (Days of Our Lives, Santa Barbara). Louise’s new book, If There Were No Dogs: Musings and … Continue reading

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This date in ROCKFORD FILES history: Rita Moreno and Hal Linden star in “If It Bleeds… It Leads,” the eighth and final Rockford reunion movie, airing Apr. 20, 1999. LEARN MORE in 45 YEARS OF THE ROCKFORD FILES, available in softcover paperback and now as an eBook through Black Pawn Press

IF IT BLEEDS… IT LEADS Original Air Date: April 20, 1999 Synopsis. Rita Capkovic (played by Rita Moreno) turns to Rockford one last time when her husband Ernie Lansdale (Hal Linden), a respected school teacher, is wrongfully suspected of being … Continue reading

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TV CONFIDENTIAL Show No. 662.5 with guest Louise Sorel is now available for listening on demand as a free podcast

Louise Sorel on 40 Years of Santa Barbara Original Airdates: Dec. 16-19, 2022 TVC 662.5: Ed welcomes back Louise Sorel, the actress known around the world as Vivian Alamain on Days of Our Lives and Augusta Lockridge on Santa Barbara. … Continue reading

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TV CONFIDENTIAL Show No. 655: Special program-length tribute to Bob Newhart is now available for listening on demand as a free podcast

Tribute to Bob Newhart Original Airdates: July 26-29, 2024 TVC 655.1: A special program-length tribute to Bob Newhart, the Emmy Award-winning star of two long-running, iconic sitcoms, The Bob Newhart Show (CBS, 1972-1978) and Newhart (CBS, 1982-1990), but made a … Continue reading

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Podcast of TV CONFIDENTIAL Show No. 557.4 with guest Louise Sorel is available for listening on demand

The Essays of Louise Sorel Original Airdates: Oct. 29-31, 2021 TVC 557.4: Ed, Tony, and Donna welcome back Louise Sorel, the actress known around the world as Vivian Alamain on Days of Our Lives. When she visited us earlier this … Continue reading

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Podcast of TV CONFIDENTIAL Show No. 549.4 with guest Louise Sorel is available for listening on demand as a free podcast

Happy Birthday, Louise Sorel Original Airdates: Aug. 6-8, 2021 TVC 549.4: Ed welcomes actress Louise Sorel, the award-winning actress known around the world as Vivian Alamain on Days of Our Lives and Augusta Lockridge on Santa Barbara. Topics this segment … Continue reading

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Coming soon to TV CONFIDENTIAL: Award-winning actress LOUISE SOREL on her lifelong love for the theatre; protecting the integrity of her characters, particularly when she played Vivian Alamain on DAYS OF OUR LIVES; plus a few memories of working with Don Rickles and David Janssen, the pilot for GET CHRISTIE LOVE!, and the treacherous shoot along the Rogue River in southwestern Oregon while filming an episode of THE FBI

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Podcast of TV CONFIDENTIAL Show No. 507 with guest Geoffrey Mark is now available for listening on demand

The Largesse of Jack Riley Original Airdates: Sept. 11-13, 2020 TVC 507.4: A return visit by Emmy Award-winning and Grammy Award-nominated writer, producer, singer, and author Geoffrey Mark (Ella: A Biography of the Legendary Ella Fitzgerald, Ethel Merman: The Biggest … Continue reading

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