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Podcast of TV CONFIDENTIAL Show No. 493 with guests Don Collier and Susan McCray is available for listening on demand
Don Collier of The High Chaparral Original Airdates: May 15-17, 2020 TVC 493.6: Ed welcomes film and TV Western actor Don Collier (The High Chaparral, The Outlaws) and radio host, documentary film maker, and pioneer TV casting director Susan McCray. … Continue reading →
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Don Collier, plus The Most Impressive Collection of TV Sets You Will Ever See: Next on TVC
Film and TV Western actor Don Collier (The High Chaparral, The Outlaws) will join us this weekend, plus we’ll play Part 2 of our conversation with Phil Savenick, curator of TheHistoryofTV.com. All this, and more, on the next edition of … Continue reading →
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Coming soon to TV CONFIDENTIAL: A return visit by casting director, radio host, and documentary producer Susan McCray (Kaleidoscope, Little House on the Prairie). Susan’s documentary Kent McCray: Laughter, Love and Television is available on DVD
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Podcast of TV CONFIDENTIAL Show No. 459 with guest Susan McCray is now available online for listening on demand
Susan McCray on How Michael Landon Embodied Family TV Original Airdates: Aug. 9-11, 2019 TVC 459.2: Ed welcomes Susan McCray, one of the first female casting directors in network television, and a longtime collaborator of iconic actor and producer Michael … Continue reading →
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Dee Wallace’s Acting Milestone, plus a Pioneering Casting Director: Next on TVC
Actress, teacher, and radio host Dee Wallace and radio host and longtime TV casting director Susan McCray will join us this weekend on TV CONFIDENTIAL, airing Aug. 9-11 at the following times and venues: Share-a-Vision Radio San Francisco Bay Area … Continue reading →
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Coming next week to TV CONFIDENTIAL: Radio host and renaissance woman Susan McCray on being one of the first female casting directors in television; working alongside Michael Landon for many years and how Landon stood for family-oriented programming; and how Cameron Mitchell always kept himself cool while filming The High Chapparal. Susan is the anchor of KALEIDOSCOPE, a colorful new Sunday morning magazine show that premieres Sunday 8/4 on our affiliate station, KSAV.org Share-a-Vision Radio. Susan is also the producer of KENT McCRAY: LOVE, LIFE AND TELEVISION, a new documentary about the life and career of her late husband, Kent McCray, producer of Bonanza, The High Chapparal, Little House on the Prairie and other TV series, and a longtime friend and collaborator of Michael Landon. KENT McCRAY: LOVE, LIVE AND TELEVISION is due out in December 2019
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Tagged About Lauren Levian, Bob Hope Show, Bonanza, Buick-Berle Show, Cameron Mitchell, Colgate Comedy Hour, David Dortort, Dodie McLean, Don Collier, Father Murphy, Happy Days, Harry Sukman, Harry Sukman Song Without End, Harrys Piano, Hawaii Five-O, Henry Darrow, High Chapparal, Highway to Heaven, Kaleidoscope, Kaleidoscope radio show, Kaleidoscope radio show KSAV, Kent McCray, Kent McCray Love Life and Television, Kent McCray NBC, KSAV, Kung Fu, Lauren Levian, Little House on the Prairie, Marion Dougherty, Michael Landon, Monument Records, Music News KC, Ponderosa, production manager, Rachel Cail, Rachels MakeUp Moment, Red Skelton Show, Say a Prayer for Michael, Share-a-Vision Radio, Susan McCray, Susan McCray casting director, Susan McCray Getting to Know You, Susan McCray Hollywood Hotline, Susan McCray Kaleidoscope, Susan Sands, The Man Behind the Most Beloved Television Shows, The Miracle Worker, USO specials, Victor French, You Bet Your Life
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via KSAV and Susan McCray: Kent McCray, producer of Little House on the Prairie, dies at age 89. Also the husband of network TV casting director (and, later, KSAV Radio personality) Susan McCray, Kent McCray also partnered with Michael Landon on Bonanza, Highway to Heaven and Father Murphy
Kent McCray, a producer and production manager who collaborated with the late Michael Landon on the NBC dramas Bonanza, Little House on the Prairie, Highway to Heaven and Father Murphy, has died. He was 89. McCray died Sunday June 3rd in Los Angeles of natural … Continue reading →
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