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- Coming soon to TV CONFIDENTIAL: Loyola Law School professor Stanley A. Goldman, longtime journalist and TV news commentator and the founding director of the Loyola Center for the Study of Law and Genocide, on the remarkable and true story of his mother, Malka Repstein, a Holocaust survivor whose life was spared in 1945, along with one thousand other Jewish women, by Nazi interior minister Heimrich Himmler—and how the saving of those lives ultimately led to the demise of Adolf Hitler. Stan’s book, LEFT TO THE MERCY OF A RUDE STREAM, is available now in hardcover and for the Kindle through Potomac Books, and as an audiobook through Tantor Audio. If you only have time to read one book about the history of the Holocaust, make it this one
- Hour 2 of TV CONFIDENTIAL Show No. 434 with guest Constance Towers is now available online for listening on demand
- Hour 1 of TV CONFIDENTIAL Show No. 434, featuring Josh Mills, David Bianculli and Douglas Howard, is now available online for listening on demand
- Coming soon to TV CONFIDENTIAL: Michael Learned on how she approaches every performance as Daisy Werthan as a clean slate, no matter how many times she has played the character. Michael co-stars with Lance Nichols in the Laguna Playhouse production of Driving Miss Daisy, which runs thru Sunday, January 27 in Laguna Beach, California. Michael also stars, along with John Wesley, in the short film Second Acts. She is also one of the three recipients of this year’s Icon Award at the annual Oscars Party, held at the Paladium in Hollywood on Sunday 2/24, the night of the Academy Awards
- Constance Towers, Television Finales, and A Century of Kovacs: Next on TVC
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- Constance Towers, Television Finales, and A Century of Kovacs: Next on TVC « KSAV on via It’s Alive Media: The Ernie Kovacs Centennial, a year-long celebration of the life’s work of Television’s Original Genius, kicks off this month with Kovacsland Forever, a two-night live event at the UCLA Film and Television Archive on Friday 1/18 and Saturday 1/19. Then, on Wednesday 1/23 (Ernie’s actual 100th birthday), Turner Classic Movies will air a special mini Kovacs marathon beginning at 8pm ET 5pm PT that will include three iconic Kovacs TV episodes and four of his best-known movies. The two events in January are the first of several Kovacs celebrations that are scheduled to take place in the U.S., Canada and Europe over the course of 2019. Details on these additional Kovacs venues will be announced shortly
- Robin Williams: Comic Genius, plus a Salute to Ken Berry: Next on TVC « KSAV on via Time Life: Available now exclusively at RobinWilliams.com: ROBIN WILLIAMS: COMIC GENIUS, a new DVD collection celebrating the comedy career of the Oscar-winning actor and comedic genius
- Julie Webster on TV CONFIDENTIAL Show No. 431 with guest Josh Mills is now available online for listening on demand
- Kirk Bovill, plus More of Merv: Next on TVC « KSAV on Podcast of TV CONFIDENTIAL Show No. 429 with guests Carole Wells and Steve Randisi is now available online for listening on demand
- Take a Good Look at Guy Lombardo: Next on TVC « KSAV on via Shout! Factory: Just in Time for The Holiday Season: Limited Edition sets of Never-Before-Available-or-Seen Lithographs by Ernie Kovacs, starting at $250
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Coming soon to TV CONFIDENTIAL: Marion Ross on working with Cary Grant in Operation: Petticoat, Raymond Burr and Barbara Hale on Perry Mason, Jean Stapleton and Larry Storch in Arsenic and Old Lace, and Joel Grey on Brooklyn Bridge; dancing the tango with The Fonz on Happy Days; and how the simple act of fixing a broken tile on her kitchen floor changed the course of her life. Marion’s book, MY DAYS: HAPPY AND OTHERWISE, is the inspiring story of how a young girl from Albert Lea, Minnesota dreamed that she would become an actress and overcame many life challenges to make that dream come true
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Tagged ABC 1976, Airport, Albert Lea, Anson Williams, Arsenic and Old Lace, Barbara Hale, Brooklyn Bridge, Brothers and Sisters, Cary Grant, Clark Gable, Claudette Colbert, Della Street, Don Most, Edith Head, Erin Moran, Falcon Theatre, Garry Marshall, Gary David Goldberg, Golden Age of Hollywood, Golden Age of Television, Golden Circle, Happy Days, Happy Days softball team, Henry Winkler, Jean Stapleton, Joel Grey, Larry Storch, Lauren Bacall, live television, Love American Style, Marion Ross, Minnesota, Mrs. C, My Days: Happy and Otherwise, No. 1 show on television, Noel Coward, Operation Petticoat, paramount pictures, Paramount Studios, Perry Mason, Raymond Burr, Ron Howard, San Diego State, Sandra Gould, Sophie Berger, Still the One, Teacher’s Pet, The Case of the Romantic Rogue, The Fonz, The Glenn Miller Story, The Proud and Profane, Tom Bosley, Tony Curtis
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Podcast of TV CONFIDENTIAL Show No. 423 with guests Robert Wagner and Leslie Bertram Crane is now available online for listening on demand
Show No. 423 with guests Robert Wagner and Leslie Bertram Crane Original Airdates: Oct. 19-22, 2018 Listen to “TV CONFIDENTIAL Show No. 423 with guests Robert Wagner and Leslie Bertram Crane” on Spreaker. First hour: Ed welcomes Leslie Bertram Crane. … Continue reading →
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Tagged 1989, A Kiss Before Dying, Academy Awards, Alexander Mundy, Alistair Mundy, All the Fine Young Cannibals, Allan Carr, Angie Dickinson, Audrey Hepburn, Austin Powers, Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me, Banning, Barbara Stanwyck, Beach Blanket Babylon, Beneath the Twelve Mile Reef, Bette Davis, Bill Bertram, Broken Lance, Budd Burton Moss, Budd Moss, Burn the Ice, Burton Moss Hollywood Golden Era Award, Captain and Tennille, Carole Shelley, Charlie Callas, Claudette Colbert, Constance Towers Gavin, Dean Stockwell, Deborah S. Hildebrand, Diane Baker, Dick Clark, Dick Clark Productions, Donald J. Bellisario, Dragon: The Bruce Lee Story, Ed McMahon, Eddie Albert, Edward Binns, Edwina Sandys, Elizabeth Taylor, ER, Frank Price, Fred Astaire, Friends, Gary Collins, Glen Larson, Gold Coast Arts Center, Gold Coast International Film Festival, Golden Age of Hollywood, Golden Era of Hollywood, Greg Mullavey, Harper, Hart to Hart, Hollywood Plateau, Hour Magazine, I Loved Her in the Movies, I've Got a Lovely Bunch of Cocoanuts, Irwin Allen, It Takes a Thief, Jaclyn Smith, Jeff Margolis, Jeffrey Hunter, Jerry Lewis, Jerry Lewis telethon, Jill St. John, Joan Blondell, Joan Crawford, Joanne Woodward, Joel Grey, John Cerney, Kirk Driscoll, Larry King, Lesley Anne Down, Leslie Bertram Crane, Lew Wasserman, live television, Love among Thieves, Lucille Ball, Malachi Throne, Marie Osmond, Marilyn Monroe, Merv Griffn, Midway, Mike Myers, Mrs. Anthony Katherine Quinn, Murphy Brown, Natalie Wood, Natasha Gregson Wagner, NCIS, Niki Dantine, Number Two, Oscarcast, Pearl, Pieces of My Heart, Prince Valiant, Quantum Leap, Richard Thomas, Rob Lowe, Robert Crane, Robert Wagner, Rosalind Russell, Scott Bakula, Scott Eyman, Sharon Gless, Sidney Sheldon, Snow White, Solid Gold, Sonia Henie, Stanleys, Star Search, Stefanie Powers, Steve Binder, Steve DeWinter, studio system, Susan Anton, Susan Hayward, Switch, switcher, The American Music Awards, The Curse of the Pink Panther, The Drew Carey Show, The Longest Day, The Pink Panther, The Towering Inferno, The True Story of Jesse James, Tippi Hedren, Toni Tennille, Universal, variety shows, variety television, Windmills of the Gods, With a Song in My Heart, You Must Remember This
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Robert Wagner: Next on TVC
Film and television actor and New York Times bestselling author Robert Wagner will join us, plus Leslie Bertram Crane will take us behind the scenes of the production of variety shows and live television specials. All that and more this … Continue reading →
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Tagged 1989, A Kiss Before Dying, Academy Awards, Alexander Mundy, Alistair Mundy, All the Fine Young Cannibals, Allan Carr, Angie Dickinson, Audrey Hepburn, Austin Powers, Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me, Banning, Barbara Stanwyck, Beach Blanket Babylon, Beneath the Twelve Mile Reef, Bette Davis, Bill Bertram, Broken Lance, Budd Burton Moss, Budd Moss, Burn the Ice, Burton Moss Hollywood Golden Era Award, Captain and Tennille, Carole Shelley, Charlie Callas, Claudette Colbert, Constance Towers Gavin, Deborah S. Hildebrand, Diane Baker, Dick Clark, Dick Clark Productions, Dragon: The Bruce Lee Story, Ed McMahon, Eddie Albert, Edward Binns, Edwina Sandys, Elizabeth Taylor, ER, Frank Price, Fred Astaire, Friends, Gary Collins, Glen Larson, Gold Coast Arts Center, Gold Coast International Film Festival, Golden Age of Hollywood, Golden Era of Hollywood, Greg Mullavey, Harper, Hart to Hart, Hollywood Plateau, Hour Magazine, I Loved Her in the Movies, I've Got a Lovely Bunch of Cocoanuts, Irwin Allen, It Takes a Thief, Jaclyn Smith, Jeff Margolis, Jeffrey Hunter, Jerry Lewis, Jerry Lewis telethon, Jill St. John, Joan Blondell, Joan Crawford, Joanne Woodward, Joel Grey, John Cerney, Kirk Driscoll, Larry King, Lesley Anne Down, Leslie Bertram Crane, Lew Wasserman, live television, Love among Thieves, Lucille Ball, Malachi Throne, Marie Osmond, Marilyn Monroe, Merv Griffn, Midway, Mike Myers, Mrs. Anthony Katherine Quinn, Murphy Brown, Natalie Wood, Natasha Gregson Wagner, NCIS, Niki Dantine, Number Two, Oscarcast, Pearl, Pieces of My Heart, Prince Valiant, Richard Thomas, Rob Lowe, Robert Crane, Robert Wagner, Rosalind Russell, Scott Eyman, Sharon Gless, Sidney Sheldon, Snow White, Solid Gold, Sonia Henie, Stanleys, Star Search, Stefanie Powers, Steve Binder, Steve DeWinter, studio system, Susan Anton, Susan Hayward, Switch, switcher, The American Music Awards, The Curse of the Pink Panther, The Drew Carey Show, The Longest Day, The Pink Panther, The Towering Inferno, The True Story of Jesse James, Tippi Hedren, Toni Tennille, Universal, variety shows, variety television, Windmills of the Gods, With a Song in My Heart, You Must Remember This
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Podcast of TV CONFIDENTIAL Show No. 408 with guests Adam Tsekhman and Alan Rode is now available online for listening on demand
Show No. 408 with guests Adam Tsekhman and Alan Rode Original Airdate: June 22-25, 2018 Listen to “TV CONFIDENTIAL Show No. 408 with guests Adam Tsekhman and Alan Rode” on Spreaker. First hour: Ed welcomes film historian Alan Rode. Alan’s … Continue reading →
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Tagged 2 Broke Girls, 24, Adam Tsekhman, Adventures of Robin Hood, Alan Rode, Americanistan, Amos Gitai, and a one and a two, Bess Meredyth, Captain Blood, Casablanca, champagne music, cinephile, Coming to America, Comrades, Dragged Across Concrete, Errol Flynn, Everybody Comes to Rick's, film history, film noir, Fools, Gary Green, Golden Age of Hollywood, Golden Age of Television, Golden Era of Hollywood, goodnight sleep tight, Hal Wallis, Hawaii Five-0, History Channel, How I Met Your Mother, Humphrey Bogart, Ingrid Bergman, Irene Lee, Jack Warner, James Cagney, John Frankenheimer, John Meredyth Lucas, Lawrence Welk, Legends of Tomorrow, live television, Mel Gibson, Michael Curtiz, Mildred Pierce, motion picture history, NCIS: Los Angeles, Neil Simon, Noah's Ark, Perfect Strangers, Perry Mason, Rizzoli & Isles, Six, Television Confidential, The CW, The Lawrence Welk Show, The Young and the Restless, Transparent, Tseky, Tsili, TV Confidential, Vince Vaughn, Wharton School of Business, White Christmas, Yankee Doodle Dandy, Yuri Petrov
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Adam Tsekhman and The Films of Michael Curtiz: Next on TVC
Actor and writer Adam Tsekhman and author and film historian Alan Rode will join us this weekend on TV CONFIDENTIAL, airing June 22-25 at the following times and venues: Share-a-Vision Radio San Francisco Bay Area Friday 6/22 7pm ET, 4pm … Continue reading →
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Tagged 2 Broke Girls, 24, Adam Tsekhman, Adventures of Robin Hood, Alan Rode, Americanistan, Amos Gitai, Bess Meredyth, Captain Blood, Casablanca, cinephile, Coming to America, Comrades, Dragged Across Concrete, Errol Flynn, Everybody Comes to Rick's, film history, film noir, Fools, Gary Green, Golden Age of Hollywood, Golden Age of Television, Golden Era of Hollywood, Hal Wallis, Hawaii Five-0, History Channel, How I Met Your Mother, Humphrey Bogart, Ingrid Bergman, Irene Lee, Jack Warner, James Cagney, John Frankenheimer, John Meredyth Lucas, Legends of Tomorrow, live television, Mel Gibson, Michael Curtiz, Mildred Pierce, motion picture history, NCIS: Los Angeles, Neil Simon, Noah's Ark, Perfect Strangers, Perry Mason, Rizzoli & Isles, Six, Television Confidential, The CW, The Young and the Restless, Transparent, Tseky, Tsili, TV Confidential, Vince Vaughn, Wharton School of Business, White Christmas, Yankee Doodle Dandy, Yuri Petrov
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Coming up in May on TV CONFIDENTIAL: Actor, writer, painter and artist Peter Mark Richman on The Actors Studio, The Method, and what made Lee Strasberg stand alone among all other acting teachers; working with Gary Cooper, William Wyler and other legends; how his introduction to the spiritual movement Subud changed the course of his life; his passions for writing, charcoal sketch drawing, and painting; and the approach he took whenever he played a villain
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Tagged 4 Faces, A Hatful of Rain, A Medal for Murray, Aaron Spelling, Andrew Laird, Anthony Quinn, Bapak Muhammad Subuh Sumohadiwidjojo, battering Ram, Ben Gazzara, Bruce Lee, C.C. Capwell, Cain's Hundred, Chrissy Snow, Chuck Knox, Dynasty, Eastern Pro Conference, Friendly Persuasion, Funny Girl, Gary Cooper, Golden Age of live television, Golden Age of Television, Helen Landess, Helen Richman, Hollander's Deal, I Saw a Molten White Light, Jack Klugman, James Franciscus, Joe Pitts, Joel Rogosin, John Forsythe, John Ritter, KYW radio, Lee Strasberg, live television, Longstreets, Los Angeles Rams, Mark Richman, Marvin Rich, method acting, Michael V. Gazzo, Muhammad Subuh, Nicholas Cain, Nick Cain, Paddy Chayevksy, Pak Subuh, Passyunk Square, Paul Monash, Peter Mark Richman, Philadelphia Hall of Fame, Philadelphia High School Championship, Quinn Martin, registered pharmacist, Reverend Snow, Robert Altman, Robert F. Kennedy, Rod Serling, Santa Barbara, Shibe Park, Sophia Loren, South Philadelphia High, Steve McQueen, Subud, Suzanne Somers, Sydney Pollack, The Black Orchid, The FBI, The Fugitive, The Method, The Rebirth of Ira Masters, Three's Company, Twelve Angry Men, Twilight Zone, William Wyler
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Podcast of TV CONFIDENTIAL Show No. 400 with guests Marion Ross and Chuck Harter is now available online for listening on demand
Show No. 400 with guests Marion Ross and Chuck Harter Original Airdate: Apr. 6-9, 2018 Listen to “TV CONFIDENTIAL Show No. 400 with guests Marion Ross and Chuck Harter” on Spreaker. First hour: Chuck Harter joins Ed, Tony and Donna for … Continue reading →
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Tagged 1941, 1966, 33 and 1/3 Revolutions Per Monkee, 400th edition, A Book, ABC 1976, acclaimed documentary, Airport, Andrew Sandoval, Anson Williams, Bert Schneider, Best Comedy Series, Blues Brothers, Bob Rafelson, Bobby Hart, Boy Meets World, Briefcase Full of Blues, Chip Douglas, Chris Korman, Chuck Harter, Clark Gable, Claudette Colbert, Colgems, Colpix, Dan Ackroyd, Dave Madden, David Laurell, Davy Jones, Daydream Believer, Desi Arnaz, Don Kirshner, Don Most, Donna Allen, Edith Head, Elwood Blues, Emmy Award, Eric Lefcowitz, Erin Moran, Falcon Theatre, Garry Marshall, Girl I Knew Somewhere, Glen Campbell, Golden Age of Hollywood, Golden Age of Television, Golden Circle, Good Times, Greg Ehrbar, groundbreaking series, Happy Days, Happy Days softball team, Harold Bronson, Head, Headquarters, Henry Winkler, Hey Hey We're The Monkees, I'm a Believer, Jack Nicholson, Jake Blues, Jimi Hendrix, John Belushi, Joliet, Justus, K E Double L O Double Good, Kellogg's Best to You, Kelloggs, Kensington Publishing, Kool-Aid, Larry Edmunds bookstore, Last Train to Clarksville, Lauren Bacall, legacy of The Monkees, Listen to the Band, live television, Lorne Michaels, Love American Style, Marion Ross, Michael Blessing, Michael Nesmith, Mickey Braddock, Micky Dolenz, Mike Nesmith, Monkee-mania, Monkees Tale, Monkees tribute band, Mrs. C, MTV, My Days: Happy and Otherwise, Neil Diamond, No. 1 show on television, Noel Coward, Operation Petticoat, origins 1965, Papa Gene's Blues, paramount pictures, Paramount Studios, Peter Thorkelson, Peter Tork, Phil Gries, Reuben Kinkaid, Rhino Records, Robert Stack, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, Ron Howard, Sam and dave, Sandra Gould, Santa Monica Public Library, Saturday Night Live, Screen Gems, sessions musicians, Soul Man, Still the One, Tapioca Tundra, Teacher’s Pet, That Was Then This is Now, The Beatles, The Fonz, The Girl I Knew Somewhere, The Glenn Miller Story, The Missing Links, The Monkees, The Proud and Profane, The Untouchables, Tom Bosley, Tommy Boyce, Tony Curtis and her idol, Tony Figueroa, TV Confidential, Wings, You and I
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Coming soon to TV CONFIDENTIAL: Behind the scenes of Stanley, one of the last vestiges of the Golden Age of Live Television, starring Buddy Hackett and a young Carol Burnett
Stanley Productions is Proud to Present:
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Tagged Buddy Hackett, Carol Burnett, Danny Simon, Dick Gautier, Efrem Zimbalist Jr., Elaine Joyce, Golden Age of live television, Golden Age of Television, Jane Connell, Lisa Hackett, live television, Max Liebman, Neil Simon, Paul Lynde, Woody Allen
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Marion Ross, The Monkees and Show No. 400: Next on TVC
Actress and author Marion Ross and author, musician and Monkees historian Chuck Harter will join us this weekend for the landmark 400th edition of TV CONFIDENTIAL, airing April 6-9 at the following times and venues: Share-a-Vision Radio San Francisco Bay … Continue reading →
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Tagged 1966, 33 and 1/3 Revolutions Per Monkee, 400th edition, ABC 1976, acclaimed documentary, Airport, Andrew Sandoval, Anson Williams, Bert Schneider, Best Comedy Series, Bob Rafelson, Bobby Hart, Boy Meets World, Chip Douglas, Chris Korman, Chuck Harter, Clark Gable, Claudette Colbert, Colgems, Colpix, Dave Madden, David Laurell, Davy Jones, Daydream Believer, Don Kirshner, Don Most, Donna Allen, Edith Head, Emmy Award, Eric Lefcowitz, Erin Moran, Falcon Theatre, Garry Marshall, Girl I Knew Somewhere, Glen Campbell, Golden Age of Hollywood, Golden Age of Television, Golden Circle, Good Times, Greg Ehrbar, groundbreaking series, Happy Days, Happy Days softball team, Harold Bronson, Head, Headquarters, Henry Winkler, Hey Hey We're The Monkees, I'm a Believer, Jack Nicholson, Jimi Hendrix, Justus, K E Double L O Double Good, Kellogg's Best to You, Kelloggs, Kensington Publishing, Kool-Aid, Larry Edmunds bookstore, Last Train to Clarksville, Lauren Bacall, legacy of The Monkees, Listen to the Band, live television, Love American Style, Marion Ross, Michael Blessing, Michael Nesmith, Mickey Braddock, Micky Dolenz, Mike Nesmith, Monkee-mania, Monkees Tale, Monkees tribute band, Mrs. C, MTV, My Days: Happy and Otherwise, Neil Diamond, No. 1 show on television, Noel Coward, Operation Petticoat, origins 1965, Papa Gene's Blues, paramount pictures, Paramount Studios, Peter Thorkelson, Peter Tork, Phil Gries, Reuben Kinkaid, Rhino Records, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, Ron Howard, Sandra Gould, Santa Monica Public Library, Screen Gems, sessions musicians, Still the One, Tapioca Tundra, Teacher’s Pet, That Was Then This is Now, The Beatles, The Fonz, The Girl I Knew Somewhere, The Glenn Miller Story, The Missing Links, The Monkees, The Proud and Profane, Tom Bosley, Tommy Boyce, Tony Curtis and her idol, Tony Figueroa, TV Confidential, Wings, You and I
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Our conversation with Greg Ehrbar about the history of Bozo on television, including the syndicated series featuring Frank Avruch, is available online for listening on demand
Click on the link below to hear Greg’s look at the history of Bozo the Clown on television. The segment begins about thirty minutes into the first hour: http://podcast.tvconfidential.net/2017/10/tv-confidential-show-381-guests-aki-aleong-tom-lisanti/