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- This Date in MAVERICK TV History: MAVERICK premieres on ABC with “The War of Silver Kings,” airing on Sept. 22, 1957
- This Date in ROCKFORD FILES History: “Heartaches of a Fool,” featuring two songs performed by Willie Nelson, airs on Sept. 22, 1978
- This Date in MAVERICK TV History: Whitney Blake stars in “The Day They Hanged Bret Maverick,” airing Sept. 21, 1958
- Podcast of TV CONFIDENTIAL Show No. 508 with guest Gigi Garner is available for listening on demand
- Podcast of TV CONFIDENTIAL Show No. 508 with guest Steve Beverly is now available for listening on demand
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- This Date in MAVERICK TV History: MAVERICK premieres on ABC with “The War of Silver Kings,” airing on Sept. 22, 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: David Frankham stars in “Royal Four Flush,” airing Sept. 20, 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
- Gigi Garner, Mr. TV Classics, and A Rogue TV Comedy Writer: Next on TVC « KSAV on Podcast of TV CONFIDENTIAL Show No. 504 with guest Steve Beverly is available for listening on demand
- This Day in MAVERICK TV History: “The Bundle from Britain,” Roger Moore’s debut appearance as Cousin Beau Maverick, airs on Sept. 18, 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
- James Drury Tribute Podcast – The Virginian Weblog on Podcast of TV CONFIDENTIAL Show No. 507: Tribute to James Drury with guest Paul Green is available for listening on demand
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Coming soon to TV CONFIDENTIAL: RICH LITTLE, America’s Master Mimic, on how long it takes for him to master a new voice before he works it into his act; how he takes an actor’s approach to impersonating showbiz figures and politicians; plus a few memories of his friendships with David Janssen, Robert Mitchum, Dana Andrews, Herb Voland, and Barry Morse. Rich Little will bring his arsenal of voices to RICH LITTLE… VIRTUALLY SPEAKING, a virtual club performance that will be streamed live on Thursday 10/15 beginning at 8:30pm ET 5:30pm PT. Tickets are $15 and are available at StageIt.com or TheRichLittle.com. Rich’s memoir, LITTLE BY LITTLE: People I’ve Known and Been is available through Amazon.com and other online retailers. All proceeds from sales of LITTLE BY LITTLE will support U.S. veterans, by way of The Gary Sinise Foundation
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via BHBPR: RICH LITTLE, America’s Master Mimic, will bring his arsenal of voices to RICH LITTLE… VIRTUALLY SPEAKING, a virtual club performance directed by Alison Arngrim that will be streamed live on Thursday 10/15 beginning at 8:30pm ET 5:30pm PT. The venue marks Mr. Little’s very first virtual performance. Tickets are $15 and are available at StageIt.com or TheRichLittle.com
Actor/comedian Rich Little, America’s Master Mimic and arguably the most famous impressionist in the world, will make his debut in the world of virtual performance in Rich Little… Virtually Speaking, a live event that will be streamed Thursday, Oct. 15 … Continue reading →
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Podcast of TV CONFIDENTIAL Show No. 452 with guests Kevin Hamilton and Ned O’Gorman, co-authors of LOOKOUT AMERICA, is now available online for listening on demand
The Secret Hollywood Studio That Shaped The Cold War Original Airdates: May 31-June 2, 2019 TVC 452.3: Ed welcomes Kevin Hamiliton and Ned O’Gorman, co-authors of Lookout America: The Secret Hollywood Studio at the Heart of the Cold War, the … Continue reading →
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Tagged 1352nd Motion Picture Squadron, atomic bomb, Atomic Bomb Delivery Aircraft, Bikini, Bikini Atoll, Borax, Cold War, Dartmouth College Press, Dwight D. Eisenhower, film history, Harold Lloyd, hydrogen bomb, Jack Gould, James Stewart, Jimmy Stewart, John Ford, Kevin Hamilton, Korea: Battleground for Liberty, let's face it, Lookout Mountain, Lookout Mountain Laboratory, LookoutAmerica.org, Marilyn Monroe, Mike device, military history, Ned O’Gorman, New York Times, nuclear mushroom cloud, Operation Bikini, Operation Greenhouse, Operation Ivy, Operation Redwing, Operation Sandstone, Operation Teapot, Operation Wigwam, pop culture, power reactor, Racket Squad, Rear Window, Reed Hadley, Studies in Visual Culture, Susan Hayward, Taiwan: Island of Freedom, Target Nevada, U.S. Air Force, U.S. Cold War
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The Most Famous Movie Studio That You’ve Never Heard of Before: Next on TVC
Authors Kevin Hamilton, Neil O’Gorman, Herbie J Pilato, and Torchy Smith will join us this weekend for a brand new edition of TV CONFIDENTIAL, airing May 31-June 2 at the following times and venues: Share-a-Vision Radio San Francisco Bay Area … Continue reading →
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Tagged 1352nd Motion Picture Squadron, addictive behavior, alcoholism, Allan Burns, Angela Cartwright, atomic bomb, Atomic Bomb Delivery Aircraft, Baby Boomers Talk Radio, Bikini, Bikini Atoll, Bill Mumy, Borax, Breakfast at Tiffanys, Carl Reiner, Celeste Yarnall, Cindy Williams, Clint Howard, Cloris Leachman, co-dependency, Cold War, Cubby O'Brien, Dartmouth College Press, David Letterman, diabetes, Dick Van Dyke, Dick Van Dyke Show, Dwight D. Eisenhower, Ed Asner, Edward Torchy Smith, Elizabeth Montgomery, film history, First You Cry, George Wyner, Grant Tinker, Harold Lloyd, Heartsounds, Herbie J Pilato, hydrogen bomb, iHeart Radio, Jack Gould, James L. Brooks, James Stewart, Jerry Mathers, Jimmy Stewart, John Ford, Judy Norton, Kathryn Leigh Scott, Kevin Hamilton, Korea: Battleground for Liberty, Laura Petrie, let's face it, Lookout Mountain, Lookout Mountain Laboratory, LookoutAmerica.org, Lou Grant, Marilyn Monroe, Mary, Mary Richards, Mary Tyler Moore, Mary Tyler Moore Hour, Mary Tyler Moore Story, Mary: The Mary Tyler Moore Story, Michael Keaton, Mike device, military history, MTM Enterprises, Ned O’Gorman, New York Times, nuclear mushroom cloud, Operation Bikini, Operation Greenhouse, Operation Ivy, Operation Redwing, Operation Sandstone, Operation Teapot, Operation Wigwam, Ordinary People, plastic surgery, pop culture, power reactor, Racket Squad, Rear Window, Reed Hadley, Retro Generation, Retro Radio, Shooting the Breeze with Baby Boomer Stars, Stephen Furst, Studies in Visual Culture, Susan Hayward, Taiwan: Island of Freedom, Target Nevada, Ted Knight, The Bewitching Life and Career of Elizabeth Montgomery, The Mary Tyler Moore Show, Thoroughly Modern Millie, Torchy Smith, TV historian, Twitch Upon a Star, U.S. Air Force, U.S. Cold War, Valerie Harper
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Coming soon to TV CONFIDENTIAL: The inside story of Lookout Mountain Laboratory, the most famous motion picture studio that you’ve probably never heard of, and the role it played in shaping how many Baby Boomers and their families viewed the Cold War and the immense effects that continues to have on our political culture today. LOOKOUT AMERICA: The Secret Hollywood Studio at the Heart of the Cold War is available wherever books are sold through the University of Chicago Press
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Tagged 1352nd Motion Picture Squadron, atomic bomb, Atomic Bomb Delivery Aircraft, Bikini, Bikini Atoll, Borax, Cold War, Dartmouth College Press, Dwight D. Eisenhower, film history, Harold Lloyd, hydrogen bomb, Jack Gould, James Stewart, Jimmy Stewart, John Ford, Kevin Hamilton, Korea: Battleground for Liberty, let's face it, Lookout Mountain, Lookout Mountain Laboratory, LookoutAmerica.org, Marilyn Monroe, Mike device, military history, Ned O’Gorman, New York Times, nuclear mushroom cloud, Operation Bikini, Operation Greenhouse, Operation Ivy, Operation Redwing, Operation Sandstone, Operation Teapot, Operation Wigwam, pop culture, power reactor, Racket Squad, Rear Window, Reed Hadley, Studies in Visual Culture, Susan Hayward, Taiwan: Island of Freedom, Target Nevada, U.S. Air Force, U.S. Cold War
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via Twitter: The Creature from the Black Lagoon was originally released in movie theaters on this date in 1954
Happy 65th anniversary to Creature from the Black Lagoon! It was released on this day in 1954. #horror #scifi 🖤 pic.twitter.com/LPYYcMsB0A — Holidaze Halloween 🎃 (@QueenHalloweenW) March 5, 2019 The podcast of our January 2012 conversation with Julie Adams about … Continue reading →
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Tagged Andy Griffith, Angela Lansbury, Barbara Stanwyck, Bend in the River, Budd Boetticher, Capital Records, comprehensive biography, Dennis Hopper, Dennis Hopper The Last Movie, Ellery Queen, Elvis Presley, Jack Arnold, Jack Kelly, James Garner, Jim Hutton, Jimmy Stewart, Julie Adams, Julie Adams Black Lagoon, Julie Adams creature, Man from the Alamo, Maverick, Mitchell Danton, Mothers-in-Law, Murder She Wrote, Night Stalker, Perry Mason, Psychic Killer, radio host, Ray Danton, Raymond Burr, Reflections from the Black Lagoon, Ricou Browning, Rock Hudson, Six Characters in Search of an Author, Survivor, The Big Valley, The Case of Fatal Fortune, The Case of the Deadly Verdict, The Case of the Lover's Leap, The Creature from the Black Lagoon, The Jimmy Stewart Show, The Last Movie, The Lucky Southern Star, The Path to 9/11, Tickle Me
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Podcast of TV CONFIDENTIAL Show No. 438: Remembering Julie Adams, The Lucky Southern Star is now available online for listening on demand
Show No. 438: Remembering Julie Adams, The Lucky Southern Star Original Airdate: Feb. 15-17, 2019 Hour 2, Part 1: From January 2012: Ed welcomes actress and author Julie Adams (The Creature from The Black Lagoon, Man from the Alamo, The … Continue reading →
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Tagged A Biography of the Legendary Ella Fitzgerald, A Tisket A Tasket, Andy Griffith, Angela Lansbury, Barbara Stanwyck, Bend in the River, Bertolt Brecht, Billie Holliday, Bobby Darin, Budd Boetticher, Can't Buy Me Love, Capital Records, Centennial Birthday Edition, Chick Webb, comprehensive biography, Count Basie, Decca, Diana Washington, Dr. Martin Luther King, Duke Ellington, Ella, Ella Fitzgerald, Ella Fitzgerald Charitable Foundation, Ellery Queen, Elvis Presley, First Lady of Song, Fly Me to the Moon, Flying High, Geoffrey Mark, Grammy Award-nominated, Great American Songbook, Hello Dolly, Hey Jude, How High the Moon, Jack Arnold, Jack Kelly, James Garner, Jazz at the Philharmonic, Jim Hutton, Jimmy Stewart, Julie Adams, Karen Carpenter, Larger Than Life, Louis Armstrong, Mack the Knife, Man from the Alamo, Maverick, Mel Torme, Mitchell Danton, Mothers-in-Law, Murder She Wrote, Nat King Cole, Nies Hora, Night Stalker, Norman Granz, Pablo, Perry Mason, Psychic Killer, radio host, rags to riches, Ray Danton, Raymond Burr, Reflections from the Black Lagoon, Ricou Browning, Rock Hudson, Savoy Ballroom, show business raconteur, singer, Six Characters in Search of an Author, Survivor, Sweet Georgia Brown, The Big Valley, The Case of Fatal Fortune, The Case of the Deadly Verdict, The Case of the Lover's Leap, The Creature from the Black Lagoon, The Jimmy Stewart Show, The Last Movie, The Lucky Southern Star, The Path to 9/11, Tickle Me, Too Close for Comfort, Ultimate Symbol, Verve
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Remembering Julie Adams: Next on TVC
Emmy Award-winning writer, producer and author Geoffrey Mark will join us, plus we’ll replay our January 2012 conversation with actress Julie Adams, all this weekend on TV CONFIDENTIAL, airing Feb. 15-17 at the following times and venues: Share-a-Vision Radio San … Continue reading →
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Tagged A Biography of the Legendary Ella Fitzgerald, A Tisket A Tasket, Andy Griffith, Angela Lansbury, Barbara Stanwyck, Bend in the River, Bertolt Brecht, Billie Holliday, Bobby Darin, Budd Boetticher, Can't Buy Me Love, Capital Records, Carol Burnett, Carol Channing, Centennial Birthday Edition, Chick Webb, comprehensive biography, Count Basie, Creature from the Black Lagoon, Decca, Dennis Hopper, Desi Arnaz, Diamonds are a Girl's Best Friend, Diana Washington, Dolly Levi, Dr. Martin Luther King, Duke Ellington, Ella, Ella Fitzgerald, Ella Fitzgerald Charitable Foundation, Ellery Queen, Elvis Presley, Eve Simpson, First Lady of Song, Fly Me to the Moon, Flying High, Gentlemen Prefer Blondes, Geoffrey Mark, Grammy Award-nominated, Great American Songbook, Hello Dolly, Hey Jude, High How the Moon, How High the Moon, Jack Arnold, Jack Kelly, James Garner, Jazz at the Philharmonic, Jim Hutton, Jimmy Stewart, Julie Adams, Karen Carpenter, Kaye Ballard, Larger Than Life, Lorelei, Louis Armstrong, Lucille Ball, Mack the Knife, Marilyn Monroe, Maverick, Mel Torme, Mitchell Danton, Mothers-in-Law, Murder She Wrote, Nat King Cole, Nies Hora, Night Stalker, Norman Granz, Pablo, Perry Mason, Psychic Killer, radio host, rags to riches, Ray Danton, Raymond Burr, Reflections from the Black Lagoon, Ricou Browning, Rock Hudson, Savoy Ballroom, show business raconteur, singer, Six Characters in Search of an Author, Sweet Georgia Brown, The Big Valley, The Case of Fatal Fortune, The Case of the Deadly Verdict, The Case of the Lover's Leap, The Jimmy Stewart Show, The Last Movie, The Lucky Southern Star, The Lucy Book, The Show Goes On, Tickle Me, Too Close for Comfort, Ultimate Symbol, Verve
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Film, stage and television actress Julie Adams dies at age 92
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