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- This Date in MAVERICK TV History: “The Long Hunt” airs on Oct. 20, 1957 – Ed Robertson on Now available from Black Pawn Press: MAVERICK: Legend of the West, back in the saddle and fully updated as a Revised Third Edition with more than 100 pages of new information about the show that made James Garner a star. 25 percent of the net proceeds from the sales of the third edition will be donated to The James Garner Animal Rescue Fund. Available both in softcover and, very soon, as an eBook through Black Pawn Press, Amazon.com, and wherever books are sold online
- This Date in MAVERICK TV History: Efrem Zimbalist Jr. stars as Dandy Jim Buckley in “High Card Hangs,” airing Oct. 19, 1958 – Ed Robertson on Now available from Black Pawn Press: MAVERICK: Legend of the West, back in the saddle and fully updated as a Revised Third Edition with more than 100 pages of new information about the show that made James Garner a star. 25 percent of the net proceeds from the sales of the third edition will be donated to The James Garner Animal Rescue Fund. Available both in softcover and, very soon, as an eBook through Black Pawn Press, Amazon.com, and wherever books are sold online
- This Date in MAVERICK TV History: Patricia Crowley guest stars in “A Tale of Three Cities,” airing Oct. 18, 1959 – Ed Robertson on Now available from Black Pawn Press: MAVERICK: Legend of the West, back in the saddle and fully updated as a Revised Third Edition with more than 100 pages of new information about the show that made James Garner a star. 25 percent of the net proceeds from the sales of the third edition will be donated to The James Garner Animal Rescue Fund. Available both in softcover and, very soon, as an eBook through Black Pawn Press, Amazon.com, and wherever books are sold online
- This Date in MAVERICK TV History: “Last Wire from Stop Gap” airs on Oct. 16, 1960 – Ed Robertson on Now available from Black Pawn Press: MAVERICK: Legend of the West, back in the saddle and fully updated as a Revised Third Edition with more than 100 pages of new information about the show that made James Garner a star. 25 percent of the net proceeds from the sales of the third edition will be donated to The James Garner Animal Rescue Fund. Available both in softcover and, very soon, as an eBook through Black Pawn Press, Amazon.com, and wherever books are sold online
- This Date in MAVERICK TV History: Edd Byrnes and Joanna Barnes star in “Ghost Rider,” airing Oct. 13, 1957 – Ed Robertson on Now available from Black Pawn Press: MAVERICK: Legend of the West, back in the saddle and fully updated as a Revised Third Edition with more than 100 pages of new information about the show that made James Garner a star. 25 percent of the net proceeds from the sales of the third edition will be donated to The James Garner Animal Rescue Fund. Available both in softcover and, very soon, as an eBook through Black Pawn Press, Amazon.com, and wherever books are sold online
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Podcast of TV CONFIDENTIAL Show No. 460 with guest David Frankham is now available online for listening on demand
The Return of David Frankham Original Airdates: Aug. 16-18, 2019 TVC 460.4: Actor, author, and voice artist David Frankham (101 Dalmatians, Master of the World, Return of the Fly, Tales of Terror, Which One Was David?) returns for Part 2 … Continue reading →
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Tagged 101 Dalmatians, 101 Dalmations, Alec Guinness, Alfred Hitchcock Presents, Barbara Stanwyck, Basil Rathbone, BBC radio, Ben Wickey, Bob Hope, Dirk Bogarde, Edward Gorey, Efrem Zimbalist Jr., Elizabeth Taylor, Eric Portman, Ernie Kovacs, Golden Age of Television, Ida Lupino, Jack Benny, John Astin, Jonathan David Dixon, Kovacs on Music, live television, Master of the World, Maverick, Nathaniel Hawthorne, Return of the Fly, Rock Hudson, Roger Corman, Rosemary Clooney, Sam Jaffe, Shirley Temple, Shirley Temple Storybook, Shirley Temple Theater, Star Trek, Terrible Clockman, The F.B.I., The Gallant Men, The House of The Seven Gables, The Jack Benny Program, The Outer Limits, Thriller, vincent price, Which One Was David?, William Reynolds, William Wyler
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Podcast of TV CONFIDENTIAL Show No. 437, Hour 2 with guest David Frankham is now available online for listening on demand
Show No. 437, Hour 2 with guest David Frankham Original Airdates: Feb. 8-10, 2019 A return appearance by actor and author David Frankham (Which One Was David?). David provides the voice of The Storyteller in the stop-motion puppet animation adaptation … Continue reading →
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Tagged 101 Dalmations, Alec Guinness, Alfred Hitchcock Presents, Barbara Stanwyck, Basil Rathbone, BBC radio, Ben Wickey, Bob Hope, Dirk Bogarde, Edward Gorey, Efrem Zimbalist Jr., Elizabeth Taylor, Eric Portman, Ernie Kovacs, Golden Age of Television, Ida Lupino, Jack Benny, John Astin, Jonathan David Dixon, Kovacs on Music, live television, Master of the World, Maverick, Nathaniel Hawthorne, Return of the Fly, Rock Hudson, Roger Corman, Rosemary Clooney, Sam Jaffe, Shirley Temple, Shirley Temple Storybook, Shirley Temple Theater, Star Trek, Terrible Clockman, The F.B.I., The Gallant Men, The House of The Seven Gables, The Jack Benny Program, The Outer Limits, Thriller, vincent price, Which One Was David?, William Reynolds, William Wyler
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Anson Williams and David Frankham: Next on TVC
Actor/entrepreneur Anson Williams and actor/voice artist David Frankham will join us this weekend on TV CONFIDENTIAL, airing Feb. 8-10 at the following times and venues: Share-a-Vision Radio San Francisco Bay Area Friday 2/8 7pm ET, 4pm PT 10pm ET, 7pm … Continue reading →
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Coming soon to TV CONFIDENTIAL: A return visit by film and television actor David Frankham, including news about the stop-motion animated film adaptation of THE HOUSE OF THE SEVEN GABLES that David recently narrated, plus some memories of his work alongside Jack Benny, Vincent Price, Roger Corman, Shirley Temple, Ernie Kovacs, Angela Lansbury and other film and TV legends. David’s memoir, WHICH ONE WAS DAVID?, is available through our friends at Bear Manor Media. THE HOUSE OF THE SEVEN GABLES will be screened in February at the Santa Fe Film Festival
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Tagged 101 Dalmations, Alec Guinness, Alfred Hitchcock Presents, Barbara Stanwyck, Basil Rathbone, BBC radio, Ben Wickey, Bob Hope, Dirk Bogarde, Edward Gorey, Efrem Zimbalist Jr., Elizabeth Taylor, Ernie Kovacs, Golden Age of Television, Ida Lupino, Jack Benny, Jonathan David Dixon, Kovacs on Music, live television, Master of the World, Maverick, Nathaniel Hawthorne, Return of the Fly, Rock Hudson, Roger Corman, Rosemary Clooney, Shirley Temple, Shirley Temple Storybook, Star Trek, The F.B.I., The Gallant Men, The House of The Seven Gables, The Jack Benny Program, The Outer Limits, Thriller, vincent price, Which One Was David?, William Reynolds, William Wyler
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Ken Berry and Gary Lockwood: Next on TVC
Actors Ken Berry and Gary Lockwood will join us this weekend as part of an encore edition of TV CONFIDENTIAL, airing July 13-16 at the following times and venues: Share-a-Vision Radio San Francisco Bay Area Friday 7/13 7pm ET, 4pm … Continue reading →
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Tagged 2001 A Space Odyssey, Abbott and Costello, Andy Griffith, Anthony Perkins, Anthony Quinn, Arlene Golanka, Barnaby Jones, Basil Rathbone, Betty White, Billy Barnes Revue, Buster Keaton, Carol Burnett, Elia Kazan, Elvis Presley, F Troop, Forrest Tucker, Frances Bavier, Frank Poole, Gary Lockwood, Gary Mitchell, Gene Roddenberry, George Lindsay, Gunsmoke, Hal, Harvey Korman, Henry Fonda, Jack Dodson, Jackie Joseph, Jane Fonda, Joshua Logan, Ken Berry, Kier Dullea, Larry Storch, Las Vegas, Leonard Nimoy, Lucille Ball, Mama’s Family, Mayberry, Mission: Impossible, Murder, Natalie Wood, Night Gallery, Perry Mason, Quinn Martin, R.F.D., Sally Kellerman, She Wrote, Stanley Kubrick, Star Trek, The F.B.I., The Lieutenant, The Six Million Dollar Man, Trekkies, Vern, Vicki Lawrence, Where No Man Has Gone Before
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Memorial Day with David Frankham and Ralph Senensky: Next on TVC
Actor and author David Frankham and television director Ralph Senensky will join us for a Memorial Day weekend encore edition of TV CONFIDENTIAL, airing May 25-28 at the following times and venues: Share-a-Vision Radio San Francisco Bay Area Friday 5/25 … Continue reading →
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David Frankham, plus the News and Documentary Emmy Awards: Next on TVC
Actor, author, and voice artist David Frankham and NATAS president Adam Sharp will join us this weekend on TV CONFIDENTIAL, airing Aug. 16-18 at the following times and venues: Share-a-Vision Radio San Francisco Bay Area Friday 8/16 7pm ET, 4pm … Continue reading →