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via Classic TV Series Books: Renowned character actor NEHEMIAH PERSOFF reflects on his early childhood in Jerusalem, his journey to America during the Great Depression, his work as a technician in the New York subway prior to becoming an actor, and his remarkable transition to Broadway in THE MANY FACES OF NEHEMIAH, the story of his life and career. Persoff’s memoirs reveal with poignancy and humor his cultural and ethical clash with Broadway, Hollywood, and the price he paid in human terms for his success as an actor. THE MANY FACES OF NEHEMIAH by Nehemiah Persoff is available at ClassicTVSeriesBooks.com, Amazon.com, and wherever books are sold online. JAMES ROSIN, Persoff’s cousin and the publisher of THE MANY FACES OF NEHEMIAH, will have copies of the book available this weekend at the Mid-Atlantic Nostalgia Convention, Thursday 8/19 thru Saturday 8/21 in Hunt Valley, Maryland

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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. 541.4 with guest Geoff Littlefield is now available for listening on demand

Nelson Riddle’s Last Hurrah Original Airdates: June 4-6, 2021 TVC 541.4: Geoff Littlefield joins us for Part 2 of our celebration of the centennial birthday of Nelson Riddle. Topics this segment include Riddle’s collaborations in the early 1980s with Linda … Continue reading

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Podcast of TV CONFIDENTIAL Show No. 540.1 with guest Geoffrey Littlefield is available for listening on demand

100 Years of Nelson Riddle Original Airdates: May 28-30, 2021 TVC 540.1: Ed welcomes Geoffrey Littlefield, author of Nelson Riddle: Music with a Heartbeat, a cradle to grave look at the complex, but often forlorn genius who was one of … Continue reading

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Podcast of TV CONFIDENTIAL Show No. 397 with guest Lou Antonio is now available online for listening on demand

Cool Hand Lou: Chatting with Lou Antonio Original Airdates: Mar 9-12, 2018 From March 2018: An encore presentation of our March 2018 conversation with acclaimed actor, director, and screenwriter Lou Antonio. Lou’s memoir, Cool Hand Lou: My Fifty Years in … Continue reading

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Coming soon to TV CONFIDENTIAL: Screenwriter, producer, author, and music historian GEOFFREY LITTLEFIELD on NELSON RIDDLE’s many collaborations with Frank Sinatra, Nat King Cole, and Ella Fitzgerald; why Riddle always believed that “less is more” when it came to writing arrangements; Riddle’s many contributions to movies and television throughout the ’60s and ’70s, including the iconic theme to ROUTE 66; and how working with LINDA RONSTADT resurrected Riddle personally and professionally. Geoff’s latest book, NELSON RIDDLE: Music with a Heartbeat, an authorized biography written with the cooperation of Riddle’s children and the Nelson Riddle estate, is available at Amazon.com

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Podcast of TV CONFIDENTIAL Show No. 527.1 with guest Mitchell Hadley is available for listening on demand

How Television Evolved During the Era of Classic TV Original Airdates: Feb. 19-21, 2021 TVC 527.1: Ed welcomes novelist, essayist, and TV historian Mitchell Hadley. Mitchell’s latest book, The Electronic Mirror: What Classic TV Tells US About Who We Were … Continue reading

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Coming soon to TV CONFIDENTIAL: Novelist, essayist and TV historian MITCHELL HADLEY on what Classic TV is, what it says about ourselves, and why the best way to understand the culture of the 1950s, ’60s and ’70s is to watch TV shows that were actually made in those respective decades. Mitchell’s book THE ELECTRONIC MIRROR: What Classic TV Tells Us About Who We Were and Who We Are (and Everything in Between) is available in paperback and as an eBook wherever books are sold online

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Podcast of TV CONFIDENTIAL Show No. 496.1 with guest Marvin J. Wolf is available for listening on demand

The Two Extremes of the “Coming Home” Spectrum Original Airdates: June 5-7, 2020 TVC 496.1: Part 2 of a conversation that began last week with author, screenwriter, raconteur, and novelist Marvin J. Wolf. Marv’s latest book, They Were Soldiers: The … Continue reading

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