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- Vince Van Patten, Laura Niemi, plus a Look at Fall Premieres: Next on TVC « KSAV on Podcast of TV CONFIDENTIAL Show No. 461 with guest Lynette Rice is now available online for listening on demand
- Dawn Wells, plus The Bolivian Sammy Hagar and A Tribute to Valerie Harper: Next on TVC « KSAV on The Hollywood Museum blinks up a new exhibit honoring screen legend Barbara Eden that features the original costume that the actress wore on her iconic TV series, I Dream of Jeannie. The latest addition to the Museum’s popular Lobby Series, the Jeannie exhibit is now open to the public and includes the original bottle from the I Dream of Jeannie pilot, plus five screen accurate bottles by Mario Della Cassa
- Dawn Wells, plus The Bolivian Sammy Hagar and A Tribute to Valerie Harper: Next on TVC « KSAV on Coming soon to TV CONFIDENTIAL: Gilligan’s Island star Dawn Wells on her recent road trip to Provo, Utah with Kathy Garver; filming the classic Western movie Winterhawk on location in Montana, and the appeal of Westerns in general; and why the simple values embodied by Mary Ann are as timely today as ever. The Hollywood Museum will honor Dawn Wells in September with a new lobby tribute that will also commemorate the fifty-fifth anniversary of the premiere of Gilligan’s Island. Meanwhile, Dawn’s book WHAT WOULD MARY ANN DO? A Guide to Life has been re-issued by Bear Manor Media and is now available both in paperback and as an eBook. WHAT WOULD MARY ANN DO? takes a look at the various changes in today’s culture that face single women and single mothers, while also showing that Good Girls Do Finish First
- Remembering Russell Johnson and The Streets of San Francisco: Next on TVC « KSAV on Coming soon to TV CONFIDENTIAL: Actor and author James Rosin on playing basketball with Peter Falk; the life-changing six months he spent living and working on a kibbutz in Israel; and the advice Tony Randall gave before Jim flew out to L.A. to work with Jack Klugman on Quincy. Jim’s new book, PEOPLE, PLACES & ME, is a memoir of Jim’s life and career as a working actor and a working writer, both in New York and L.A.—a career that includes many great stories of his encounters, on and off camera, with the likes of Paul Newman, Richard Burton, Elizabeth Taylor, Bruce Willis, Mike Connors, Michael Douglas, Albert Finney, Steve McQueen, Ivan Goff, and Peter Finch. PEOPLE, PLACES & ME is available exclusively at ClassicTVSeriesBooks.com. Jim Rosin will be at the MidAtlantic Nostalgia Convention in Hunts Valley, Maryland on Sept. 12-14
- David Frankham, plus the News and Documentary Emmy Awards: Next on TVC « KSAV on Coming soon to TV CONFIDENTIAL: Adam Sharp, president of the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences (aka The Daytime Emmys), on why television news remains as viable as ever. The 40th Annual News & Documentary Emmy Awards will be presented Tuesday 9/24 in New York City
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via Time Life: THE BEST OF THE CAROL BURNETT SHOW: 50th Anniversary Edition, the ultimate collectible of TV comedy, becomes available at retail for the very first time beginning Tuesday 8/6
Our friends at Time Life continue to commemorate the fiftieth anniversary of The Carol Burnett Show with the release of The Best of The Carol Burnett Show: 50th Anniversary Edition, the ultimate collectible of unparalleled TV comedy that becomes available at … Continue reading →
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Tagged A Christmas Carol, Alice, Amy Poehler, As the Stomach Turns, Barbra Streisand, Beach Blanket Boo Boo, Bernadette Peters, Beth Behrs, Betty White, Bill Hader, Bob Carroll Jr., Bob Mackie, Burnett Show, Carol Burnett, Carol Burnett and Friends, Carol Burnett curtain rod dress, Carol Burnett Show, Carol Burnett Show 50th Anniversary Special, Chris Korman, curtain rod dress, Desi Arnaz, Dorothy Loudon, Elvis Presley, Everybody Loves Raymond, Eydie Gorme, Gone with the Wind, Harry Connick Jr., Harvey Korman, I Dream of Jeannie, I'm So Glad We Had This Time Together, Jane Lynch, Jay Leno, Jim Carrey, Joan Rivers, Joe Hamilton, Jon Batiste, Judy Garland, Kaley Cuoco, Kermit the Frog, Kristin Chenoweth, longest sustained laugh in television history, Louis Armstrong, Lucille Ball, Lyle Waggoner, Madeline Kahn, Madeline Pugh, Major Dad, Married with Children, Martin Short, Maya Rudolph, Once Upon A Mattress, Pat Boone, Ratt Butler, red carpet, Scarlett O'Hara, Show Stoppers, Sony International, Starlet O'Hara, Stephen Colbert, Steve Lawrence, Steve Martin, Tarzan yell, The Beatles, The Dentist, The Ed Sullivan Show, The Family, The Lucy Show, Tim Conway, Time Life, Tom Selleck, Tracee Ellis Ross, Tudball, Tudball and Wiggins, Ugly Betty, Vicki Lawrence, Went with the Wind, Went with the Wind curtain rod dress, Wiggins
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The Sounds of Lost Christmas: Next on TVC
We’ll go back in time this weekend as part of a special holiday edition of TV CONFIDENTIAL, airing Dec. 21-24 at the following times and venues: Share-a-Vision Radio San Francisco Bay Area Friday 12/21 7pm ET, 4pm PT 10pm ET, … Continue reading →
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Tagged Andy Griffith, Bob Hope, Charles Kuralt, Christmas TV Companion, Danny Thomas, Dean Martin, Florence Henderson, Glen Campbell, holiday TV episodes, Jim Nabors, Joanna Wilson, Jonathan Winters, Judy Garland, Phil Gries, The Sounds of Lost Television, Tis the Season TV, vintage holiday TV specials, Walter Cronkite
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via Decades Network: Spend Christmas Day with Carol Burnett with an all-day Carol-a-thon featuring select episodes of Carol Burnett and Friends, The Lucy Show plus Carol’s appearance as host of The Very Best of The Ed Sullivan Show
Dec. 6, 2018 – Chicago, IL – DECADES Network, the multicast TV network from Weigel Broadcasting Co., unwraps a Christmas gift of comedy in celebration of the comedic genius and enduring appeal of actress Carol Burnett. “A Christmas Carol” will … Continue reading →
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Tagged A Christmas Carol, As the Stomach Turns, Barbra Streisand, Carol Burnett, Carol Burnett and Friends, DECADES Network, Desi Arnaz, Elvis Presley, Harvey Korman, Joan Rivers, Judy Garland, Kermit the Frog, Louis Armstrong, Lucille Ball, Lyle Waggoner, Once Upon A Mattress, The Beatles, The Ed Sullivan Show, The Lucy Show, Tim Conway, Tudball and Wiggins, Vicki Lawrence, Weigel Broadcasting Co., Went with the Wind
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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 First hour: Donelle Dadigan, founder and president of The Hollywood Museum, gives Ed a preview of some of the notable exhibits on display this summer, … Continue reading →
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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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via @THR: Author and film and TV historian Stephen Cox remembers his friend Jerry Maren. Steve’s books include The Munchkins of Oz
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via The Hollywood Museum: Julie Newmar honored at event commemorating the launch of the annual exhibit REAL TO REEL: Portrayals and Perceptions of LGBTQs in Hollywood. Exhibition returns to the Museum for the fifth consecutive year
Donelle Dadigan, president and founder of the Hollywood Museum, along with Councilmember Mitch O’Farrell and Chris Classen (Christopher Street West Association), honored actress Julie Newmar on Thursday, June 7 during a ceremony marking the return of REAL TO REEL: Portrayals and … Continue reading →
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Tagged After Forever, Alison Arngrim, Arrested Development, Barney's Beanery, Bette Davis, Bette Midler, Bisexual, Black Cat riots 1967, Bob Mackie, Brokeback Mountain, Bruce Vilanch, Cabaret, Carolyn Hennesy, Charles Laughton, Cher, Chris Classen, Christopher Street West Association, Cruising, Days of Our Lives, Donelle Dadigan, Edith Head, Elizabeth Taylor, Empire, Future of Hollywood Award, Gay, Geoffrey Mark, George Chakiris, Geri Jewell, Heidi Klum, Hollywood Museum, How to Get Away with Murder, James Dean, Jane Wagner, Jeremy Miller, Jerry Herman, Joan Crawford, Judy Garland, Judy Tenuta, Julie Newmar, K-11, Kate Linder, Kathy Kinney, Kevin Spirtas, Lee Purcell, Legacy Award, Lesbian, LGBTQ community, Lily Tomlin, Liza Minnelli, Mad Men, Mitch O'Farrell, Mr. Blackwell, Nolan Miller, Orange is the New Black, Orphan Black, Portrayals and Perceptions of LGBTQs in Hollywood, Project Runway, Ramon Navarro, Ray Donovan, REAL TO REEL, Ret Turner, Rev. Troy Perry, Rock Hudson, Roseanne, Rudolf Nureyev, Rudolf Valentino, RuPaul's Drag Race, Sam Harris, Scandal, Sherman Hemsley, Sordid Lives, Steve Wishnoff, Superstore, The Bold and the Beautiful, The Good Wife, The Walking Dead, Tim Gunn, To Wong Fu Thanks for Everything Julie Newmar, Trans America, Transgender, Transparent, True Blood, Two in a Half Men, Tyler Perry's The Haves and Have Nots, West Hollywood, Will & Grace, Zac Posen
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via Vanity Fair: Actor Jerry Maren, the last surviving Munchkin from The Wizard of Oz, dies at age 98
https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2018/06/jerry-maren-munchkin-wizard-of-oz-obit Please follow and like us:
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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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via The Hollywood Museum: Rich Little will sign copies of his book, Little by Little: People I’ve Known, on Friday 6/1 after the unveiling of a new exhibit honoring his career
The Hollywood Museum, the ultimate destination for tourists and movie fans, will honor impressionist Rich Little on Friday, June 1 with a brief exhibit unveiling items from his career representing George Burns, Dean Martin and Johnny Carson. Following the unveiling, … Continue reading →
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