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- Michael Learned, plus Tributes to Burt Reynolds and Bill Daily: Next on TVC « KSAV on via Harlan Boll: Michael Learned to be honored by the Family Film Awards on Thursday 9/27 with its annual Legend Award
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Podcast of TV CONFIDENTIAL Show No. 413 with guests Barbara van Orden, Sam Medina and Geoffrey Mark is now available online for listening on demand
Show No. 413 with guests Barbara van Orden, Sam Medina and Geoffrey Mark Original Airdate: Aug. 3-6, 2018 Listen to “TV CONFIDENTIAL Show No. 413 with guests Barbara van Orden, Sam Medina and Geoffrey Mark” on Spreaker. First hour: Actor, … Continue reading →
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Tagged A Biography of the Legendary Ella Fitzgerald, A Tisket A Tasket, Ant-Man, Antoine Fuqua, Army Wives, Axel, Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans, Barbara van Orden, Bertolt Brecht, Billie Holliday, Bobby Darin, Buddy Hackett, Can't Buy Me Love, Capital Records, Carol Burnett, Centennial Birthday Edition, Chick Webb, Code Name the Dragon, comprehensive biography, Count Basie, Crawford, Cung Le, Debbie Reynolds Main Stage, Decca, Diana Washington, Dr. Martin Luther King, Dragon Eyes, Duke Ellington, Edward Zwick, El Portal Theatre, Ella, Ella Fitzgerald, Ella Fitzgerald Charitable Foundation, First Lady of Song, Frank Sinatra, From Dusk to Dawn: The Series, Geoffrey Mark, Grammy Award-nominated, Great American Songbook, Hey Jude, High How the Moon, Hurricane Katrina, Jazz at the Philharmonic, John Travolta, Karen Carpenter, Kickboxer Crawford, Kickboxer: Retaliation, Kickboxer: Vengeance, L.A.'s Next Great Stage Star competition, Let’s Be Cops, Louis Armstrong, MacGyver, Mack the Knife, Marilyn Monroe, Mark Wahlberg, Martin Campbell, Mel Torme, Michael Sterling, Mile 22, Morey Amsterdam, Nat King Cole, NCIS: Los Angeles, New Orleans, Nies Hora, Norman Granz, Oliver Stone, Pablo, Peter Berg, Playboy Clubs, Preacher, radio host, rags to riches, Razor Charlie, Robert Rodriguez, Samarai Guy, Savages, Savoy Ballroom, show business raconteur, singer, Soupy Sales, The Baytown Outlaws, Too Close for Comfort, Tracers, Treme, Ultimate Symbol, Verve, Welcome Back Kotter
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Barbara van Orden, Sam Medina and Geoffrey Mark: Next on TVC
Singer/actress Barbara van Orden, actor Sam Medina and music and TV historian Geoffrey Mark will join us this weekend on TV CONFIDENTIAL, airing Aug. 3-6 at the following times and venues: Share-a-Vision Radio San Francisco Bay Area Friday 8/3 7pm … Continue reading →
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Tagged A Biography of the Legendary Ella Fitzgerald, A Tisket A Tasket, Ant-Man, Antoine Fuqua, Army Wives, Axel, Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans, Barbara van Orden, Bertolt Brecht, Billie Holliday, Bobby Darin, Buddy Hackett, Can't Buy Me Love, Capital Records, Carol Burnett, Centennial Birthday Edition, Chick Webb, Code Name the Dragon, comprehensive biography, Count Basie, Crawford, Cung Le, Debbie Reynolds Main Stage, Decca, Diana Washington, Dr. Martin Luther King, Dragon Eyes, Duke Ellington, Edward Zwick, El Portal Theatre, Ella, Ella Fitzgerald, Ella Fitzgerald Charitable Foundation, First Lady of Song, Frank Sinatra, From Dusk to Dawn: The Series, Geoffrey Mark, Grammy Award-nominated, Great American Songbook, Hey Jude, High How the Moon, Hurricane Katrina, Jazz at the Philharmonic, John Travolta, Karen Carpenter, Kickboxer Crawford, Kickboxer: Retaliation, Kickboxer: Vengeance, L.A.'s Next Great Stage Star competition, Let’s Be Cops, Louis Armstrong, MacGyver, Mack the Knife, Marilyn Monroe, Mark Wahlberg, Martin Campbell, Mel Torme, Michael Sterling, Mile 22, Morey Amsterdam, Nat King Cole, NCIS: Los Angeles, New Orleans, Nies Hora, Norman Granz, Oliver Stone, Pablo, Peter Berg, Playboy Clubs, Preacher, radio host, rags to riches, Razor Charlie, Robert Rodriguez, Samarai Guy, Savages, Savoy Ballroom, show business raconteur, singer, Soupy Sales, The Baytown Outlaws, Too Close for Comfort, Tracers, Treme, Ultimate Symbol, Verve, Welcome Back Kotter
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Coming soon to TV CONFIDENTIAL: Barbara van Orden on working on Frank Sinatra, Morey Amsterdam, Soupy Sales and John Travolta, plus how she is helping nurture young talent (just as Sinatra once helped her) through L.A.’s Next Great Stage Star competition. Now in its twelfth year, this year’s competition is currently taking place every Monday evening at the El Portal Theatre in North Hollywood through Aug. 27
L.A.’s Next Great Stage Star 2018, presented by Princess Cruises, celebrates its twelfth anniversary year with live competitions every Monday evening through Aug. 27 on the Debbie Reynolds Main Stage at the historic El Portal Theatre, 5269 Lankershim Blvd., North Hollywood, CA, … Continue reading →
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Tagged Barbara van Orden, Buddy Hackett, Debbie Reynolds Main Stage, El Portal Theatre, Frank Sinatra, John Travolta, L.A.'s Next Great Stage Star competition, Michael Sterling, Morey Amsterdam, Playboy Clubs, Soupy Sales, Welcome Back Kotter
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via Variety: Nancy Sinatra Sr., former wife of Frank Sinatra and the mother of his three children, dies at age 101
Nancy Sinatra Sr., Frank Sinatra’s First Wife, Dies at 101
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Podcast of TV CONFIDENTIAL Show No. 410 with guests Steve Bluestein and Donelle Dadigan is now available online for listening on demand
Show No. 410 with guests Steve Bluestein and Donelle Dadigan Original Airdate: July 6-9, 2018 Listen to “TV CONFIDENTIAL Show No. 410 with guests Steve Bluestein and Donelle Dadigan” on Spreaker. First hour: Donelle Dadigan, founder and president of The … Continue reading →
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Tagged 13 East, A Boy and His Dog, Ace Trucking Company, action figures, Adam West, After Forever, Alfred Hitchcock Hour, Alison Arngrim, America's master mimic, Annette, Annette Funicello, Annette sound, Anthony Bourdain, Arrested Development, Babylon 5, Barbara van Orden, Barney's Beanery, Barry Manilow, Batman, Batman 1966, Beach Blanket Bingo, Beach Party movies, Bette Davis, Bette Midler, Bisexual, black ball bomb prop, Black Cat riots 1967, board games, Bob Bergen, Bob Mackie, Brady Bunch Variety Hour, Brokeback Mountain, Bruce Vilanch, Burt Ward, Cabaret, Carl Kleinschmidt, Carnac the Magnificent, Caroline’s Comedy Hour, Carolyn Hennesy, Charles Laughton, Cher, Chris Classen, Christopher Street West Association, City on the Edge of Forever, classic television, Cleveland Plain-Dealer, Collectibles of Batman '66, Comedy Central, Corgi, Cruising, Darby Hinton, Days of Our Lives, Dean Martin, Demon with a Glass Hand, depression, Disney's ANNETTE serials, Donelle Dadigan, Donna Allan, Dreams with Sharp Teeth, drinking cups, Eartha Kitt, Ed Sullivan, Edith Head, Elizabeth Taylor, Ellison Wonderland, Empire, Estelle Harris, Evening at the Improv, Everything I Needed to Know I Learned in The Twilight Zone, film history, Frank Sinatra, Frankie Avalon, Fred Willard, future classics, Future of Hollywood Award, Gallery of Guest Super Villains, Gary Sinise Foundation, Gay, Geoffrey Mark, George Barris Batmobile, George Burns, George Chakiris, Geri Jewell, Gilligan's Island, Glass Teat, Golden Age of Television, Harlan Ellison, HBO, Heidi Klum, Hollywood Museum, Holy Hollywood History, How to Get Away with Murder, how will I know my friend, Howie Mandel, Jack Benny, James Dean, James Stewart, Jane Wagner, Jeremy Miller, Jerry Herman, Joan Crawford, Joan Rivers, Johnny Carson, Jose Iturbi Foundation, Judy Garland, Judy Tenuta, Julie Newmar, K-11, Kate Linder, Kate Spade, Kathy Griffin, Kathy Kinney, Kevin Spirtas, King Tut, Lainie Kazan, Laraine Newman, Lee Meriwether, Lee Purcell, Legacy Award, Lesbian, Leslie Martinson, LGBTQ community, LGBTQ Hollywood, Lily Tomlin, Little by Little, Liz Torres, Liza Minnelli, lunch boxes, Mad Men, Mark Dawidziak, Mary Travers, Memo from Purgatory, Memoir of a Nobody, Mickey Mouse Club, Milton Berle, Mitch O'Farrell, Monkeys Uncle, Mouse Tracks, Movie of the Week, Mr. Blackwell, MTV, Museum lobby, new classics, Nolan Miller, Norman Lear, of Barry Manilow, offshoot of The Mickey Mouse Club, Orange is the New Black, Orphan Black, Paul Anka, Paul Sorvino, People I've Known and Been, Peter Mark Richman, Phyllis Diller, Pineapple Princess, Portrayals and Perceptions of LGBTQs in Hollywood, Project Runway, Ramon Navarro, Rat Pack, Ray Donovan, REAL TO REEL, REEL to REAL, Ret Turner, Rev. Troy Perry, Rich Little, Richard Nixon, Robert Goulet, Rock Hudson, Roseanne, Roslyn Kind, Route 66, Rudolf Nureyev, Rudolf Valentino, RuPaul's Drag Race, Ruta Lee, Sam Harris, Scandal, Sergeants 3, Shatterday, Sherman Hemsley, Showtime, Sid and Marty Krofft, signed Mousketeer ears, Skippy peanut butter, Soldier, some days you just can't get rid of a bomb, Sordid Lives, Star Trek, Steve Bluestein, Steve Wishnoff, Strange Wine, Superstore, Tall Paul, Television Confidential, television history, The Batcave, the Batman movie, The Beach Boys, The Bold and the Beautiful, The Flying Nun, The Good Wife, The Groundlings, The Hollywood Museum, The New Candid Camera, The Oscar, The Outer Limits, The Story of Walt Disney Records, The Twilight Zone, The Walking Dead, Tim Gunn, To Wong Fu Thanks for Everything Julie Newmar, Tommy Kirk, Totally Hidden Video, Trans America, Transgender, Transparent, True Blood, Tutti Camarata, TV Confidential, TV miniseries, Twilight Zone, Two in a Half Men, Tyler Perry's The Haves and Have Nots, VH1, Victor Buono, ViewMaster, Walt Disney, Wayne Manor, West Hollywood, Will & Grace, Yvonne Craig, Zac Posen
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Steve Bluestein and Donelle Dadigan: Next on TVC
Stand-up comedian, comedy writer and playwright Steve Bluestein and Hollywood Museum founder and president Donelle Dadigan will join us this weekend on TV CONFIDENTIAL, airing July 6-9 at the following times and venues: Share-a-Vision Radio San Francisco Bay Area Friday … Continue reading →
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Tagged 13 East, A Boy and His Dog, Ace Trucking Company, action figures, Adam West, After Forever, Alfred Hitchcock Hour, Alison Arngrim, America's master mimic, Annette, Annette Funicello, Annette sound, Anthony Bourdain, Arrested Development, Babylon 5, Barbara van Orden, Barney's Beanery, Barry Manilow, Batman, Batman 1966, Beach Blanket Bingo, Beach Party movies, Bette Davis, Bette Midler, Bisexual, black ball bomb prop, Black Cat riots 1967, board games, Bob Bergen, Bob Mackie, Brady Bunch Variety Hour, Brokeback Mountain, Bruce Vilanch, Burt Ward, Cabaret, Carl Kleinschmidt, Carnac the Magnificent, Caroline’s Comedy Hour, Carolyn Hennesy, Charles Laughton, Cher, Chris Classen, Christopher Street West Association, City on the Edge of Forever, classic television, Cleveland Plain-Dealer, Collectibles of Batman '66, Comedy Central, Corgi, Cruising, Darby Hinton, Days of Our Lives, Dean Martin, Demon with a Glass Hand, depression, Disney's ANNETTE serials, Donelle Dadigan, Donna Allan, Dreams with Sharp Teeth, drinking cups, Eartha Kitt, Ed Sullivan, Edith Head, Elizabeth Taylor, Ellison Wonderland, Empire, Estelle Harris, Evening at the Improv, Everything I Needed to Know I Learned in The Twilight Zone, film history, Frank Sinatra, Frankie Avalon, Fred Willard, future classics, Future of Hollywood Award, Gallery of Guest Super Villains, Gary Sinise Foundation, Gay, Geoffrey Mark, George Barris Batmobile, George Burns, George Chakiris, Geri Jewell, Gilligan's Island, Glass Teat, Golden Age of Television, Harlan Ellison, HBO, Heidi Klum, Hollywood Museum, Holy Hollywood History, How to Get Away with Murder, how will I know my friend, Howie Mandel, Jack Benny, James Dean, James Stewart, Jane Wagner, Jeremy Miller, Jerry Herman, Joan Crawford, Joan Rivers, Johnny Carson, Jose Iturbi Foundation, Judy Garland, Judy Tenuta, Julie Newmar, K-11, Kate Linder, Kate Spade, Kathy Griffin, Kathy Kinney, Kevin Spirtas, King Tut, Lainie Kazan, Laraine Newman, Lee Meriwether, Lee Purcell, Legacy Award, Lesbian, Leslie Martinson, LGBTQ community, LGBTQ Hollywood, Lily Tomlin, Little by Little, Liz Torres, Liza Minnelli, lunch boxes, Mad Men, Mark Dawidziak, Mary Travers, Memo from Purgatory, Memoir of a Nobody, Mickey Mouse Club, Milton Berle, Mitch O'Farrell, Monkeys Uncle, Mouse Tracks, Movie of the Week, Mr. Blackwell, MTV, Museum lobby, new classics, Nolan Miller, Norman Lear, of Barry Manilow, offshoot of The Mickey Mouse Club, Orange is the New Black, Orphan Black, Paul Anka, Paul Sorvino, People I've Known and Been, Peter Mark Richman, Phyllis Diller, Pineapple Princess, Portrayals and Perceptions of LGBTQs in Hollywood, Project Runway, Ramon Navarro, Rat Pack, Ray Donovan, REAL TO REEL, REEL to REAL, Ret Turner, Rev. Troy Perry, Rich Little, Richard Nixon, Robert Goulet, Rock Hudson, Roseanne, Roslyn Kind, Route 66, Rudolf Nureyev, Rudolf Valentino, RuPaul's Drag Race, Ruta Lee, Sam Harris, Scandal, Sergeants 3, Shatterday, Sherman Hemsley, Showtime, Sid and Marty Krofft, signed Mousketeer ears, Skippy peanut butter, Soldier, some days you just can't get rid of a bomb, Sordid Lives, Star Trek, Steve Bluestein, Steve Wishnoff, Strange Wine, Superstore, Tall Paul, Television Confidential, television history, The Batcave, the Batman movie, The Beach Boys, The Bold and the Beautiful, The Flying Nun, The Good Wife, The Groundlings, The Hollywood Museum, The New Candid Camera, The Oscar, The Outer Limits, The Story of Walt Disney Records, The Twilight Zone, The Walking Dead, Tim Gunn, To Wong Fu Thanks for Everything Julie Newmar, Tommy Kirk, Totally Hidden Video, Trans America, Transgender, Transparent, True Blood, Tutti Camarata, TV Confidential, TV miniseries, Twilight Zone, Two in a Half Men, Tyler Perry's The Haves and Have Nots, VH1, Victor Buono, ViewMaster, Walt Disney, Wayne Manor, West Hollywood, Will & Grace, Yvonne Craig, Zac Posen
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Film and television actress Deanna Lund dies at age 81
https://www.msn.com/en-nz/entertainment/movies/deanna-lund-actress-on-land-of-the-giants-dies-at-81/ar-AAzdj9O
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Tagged Batman, Deanna Lund, Don Matheson, Frank Sinatra, Hardly Working, Jerry Lewis, Land of the Giants, Larry King, Out of Sight, The Oscar, The Swinger, Tony Rome
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Rich Little reveals the secret to mastering his Johnny Carson impression as part of an unveiling of a new lobby exhibit at the Hollywood Museum featuring items from his career
All eyes were on Rich Little last night at the Hollywood Museum as America’s master mimic unveiled a new exhibit featuring a few items from his career representing George Burns, Dean Martin and Johnny Carson at a private event attended … Continue reading →
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Tagged Alison Arngrim, America's master mimic, Barbara van Orden, Bob Bergen, Carnac the Magnificent, Darby Hinton, Dean Martin, Donelle Dadigan, Ed Sullivan, Frank Sinatra, Gary Sinise Foundation, Geoffrey Mark, George Burns, Geri Jewell, Hollywood Museum, Jack Benny, James Stewart, Johnny Carson, Judy Garland, Judy Tenuta, Kate Linder, Little by Little, Museum lobby, Paul Sorvino, People I've Known and Been, Peter Mark Richman, Rat Pack, Rich Little, Richard Nixon, Robert Goulet, Ruta Lee, Sergeants 3, Television Confidential, TV Confidential
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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 Listen to “TV CONFIDENTIAL Show No. 405 with guests Neil Sandilands, Georgiana Noopy Rodrigues and William J. Jankowski” on Spreaker. First … 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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