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Tag Archives: Sidney Poitier
via Indiewire: PHIL GRIES of TV CONFIDENTIAL and Archival Television Audio appears in and contributed vital archival audio to THE SIT-IN: HARRY BELAFONTE HOSTS THE TONIGHT SHOW, the new NBC Peacock documentary, executive produced by Joy Reid and directed by Yoruba Richen, that is now available for streaming on demand. Phil contributed audio of Belafonte interviewing The Smothers Brothers, Lena Horne and Bill Cosby during the week when the singer and longtime civil rights activist guest hosted The Tonight Show in February 1968. THE SIT-IN: HARRY BELAFONTE HOSTS THE TONIGHT SHOW will also have a special airing on MSNBC on Saturday 9/12 at 10pm ET and PT
In 1968, America was embroiled in protests over civil rights and the Vietnam War. In that tumultuous time, “The Tonight Show” host Johnny Carson turned over hosting duties for an entire week to actor and activist Harry Belafonte. His cast of … Continue reading
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Podcast of TV CONFIDENTIAL Show No. 492.5 with guest Kat Kramer is now available for listening on demand
Kat Kramer of Turnover Original Airdates: May 8-10, 2020 TVC 492.5: Ed welcomes back actress, comedienne and producer Kat Kramer. Kat is one of the producers, as well as one of the cast members, of Turnover, an uplifting independent film … Continue reading
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Tagged Adwin Brown, American Sign Language, ASL, Beverly Todd, Billy Preston, Blair Williamson, Carlos Carascas, Child of the '70s, CSI, director Linda Palmer, Donna Mills, Down syndrome, Elina Madison, Ellen Gerstein, Frances Rye, Gemstone, Isabella Blake-Thomas, Jamie Brewer, Julia Silverman, Karen Kramer, Karen Sharpe Kramer, Kat Kramer, Kat Kramer's Films That Change the World, Katharine Kramer, Lily Tomlin, Long Beach, Mick Jagger, My Duet with Mick, Palm Springs, Palm Springs International Down Syndrome Film Festival, Party Doll, Paul Guilfoyle, Paul Guilfoyle CSI, Paul Guilfoyle Turnover, Primitive Cool, Riker Lynch, Say You Will, Sidney Poitier, Stanley Kramer, The Defiant Ones, Theodore Bikel, Tony Curtis, Turnover, Turnover Linda Palmer, Turnover movie
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Podcast of TV CONFIDENTIAL Show No. 484.3 with guest Ed Asner is now available for listening on demand
Ed Asner on the UP-lifting experience of playing Carl Fredericksen Original Airdates: Mar. 13-15, 2020 TVC 484.3: Part 2 of a conversation that began last week with eight-time Emmy Award winner Ed Asner (The Mary Tyler Moore Show, Lou Grant, … Continue reading
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Podcast of TV CONFIDENTIAL Show No. 483 with guest Ed Asner is now available for listening on demand
Ed Asner: Son of a Junkman Original Airdates: Mar. 6-8, 2020 TVC 483.3: Ed welcomes back eight-time Emmy Award winner Ed Asner (The Mary Tyler Moore Show, Lou Grant, Elf, Disney Pixar’s UP, Briarpatch). Ed’s new memoir, SON OF A … Continue reading
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Tagged A Man and His Prostate, Anne Bancroft, Autism, Carl Fredericksen, David Janssen, Dead to Me, Ed Asner, Ed Asner A Man and His Prostate, Ed Asner Carl Frederickson, Ed Asner Family Center, Ed Asner God Help Us, Ed Asner I hate spunk, Ed Asner Lou Grant, Ed Asner Mary Tyler Moore Show, Ed Asner Pixar, Ed Asner Santa Claus, Ed Asner Son of a Junkman, Ed Asner Up, Ed. Weinberger, eight-time Emmy Award, Elf, Elvis Presley, Emmy Award, Fort Apache The Bronx, Gavin MacLeod, Gene Reynolds, Gene Reynolds Lou Grant, God, God Almighty, God Help Us, House on Greenapple Road, I hate spunk, James Garner, John Wayne, Kansas City Bottom, Lily Tomlin, Lou Grant, Lou Grant I hate spunk, Lou Grant you got spunk, Louis Gossett Jr., Marie Osmond, Mary Tyler Moore, Mary Tyler Moore Show, Maureen Stapleton, Mike Nichols, Mr. Novak, Paul Bogart, Paul Newman, Phil Proctor, Pixar, Quince Productions, Quinn Martin, Richard Crenna, Rod Serling, Samuel Warren Joseph, Santa Claus, Sidney Lumet, Sidney Poitier, Skin Game, Slattery's People, Son of a Junkman, Son of a Junkman book, SON OF A JUNKMAN: My Life from the West Bottoms of Hollywood to the Bright Lights of Hollywood, special education, special needs, special needs children, Sydney Pollack, The Grouchy Historian, The Mary Tyler Moore Show, Up, Vagina Monologue, Vagina Monologues, Valerie Harper, Will Ferrell, you got spunk
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Podcast of TV CONFIDENTIAL Show No. 448 with guest Kat Kramer is available online for listening on demand
Turnover actress/producer Kat Kramer on the improvisational acting style of Paul Guilfoyle and how Turnover is the type of movie her father, Stanley Kramer, would’ve made Original Airdates: Apr. 26-28, 2019 TVC 448.1: Kat Kramer—daughter of actress Karen Kramer and … Continue reading
Posted in Celebrities, Classic Shows, Film Stars, Podcasts, Radio Stations, Television Star
Tagged Adwin Brown, American Sign Language, ASL, Beverly Todd, Billy Preston, Blair Williamson, Carlos Carascas, Child of the '70s, CSI, director Linda Palmer, Donna Mills, Down syndrome, Elina Madison, Ellen Gerstein, Frances Rye, Gemstone, Isabella Blake-Thomas, Jamie Brewer, Julia Silverman, Karen Kramer, Karen Sharpe Kramer, Kat Kramer, Kat Kramer's Films That Change the World, Katharine Kramer, Lily Tomlin, Long Beach, Mick Jagger, My Duet with Mick, Palm Springs, Palm Springs International Down Syndrome Film Festival, Party Doll, Paul Guilfoyle, Paul Guilfoyle CSI, Paul Guilfoyle Turnover, Primitive Cool, Riker Lynch, Say You Will, Sidney Poitier, Stanley Kramer, The Defiant Ones, Theodore Bikel, Tony Curtis, Turnover, Turnover Linda Palmer, Turnover movie
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