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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
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- Phil Gries on via Gries Cinema Productions: HARLEM SCHOOL 1970, the “direct cinema” documentary filmed and directed by Phil Gries, will be screened on Saturday, Feb. 2 at the ArcLight Cinemas in La Jolla, California as part of the 2019 San Diego Black Film Festival. Filmed during the spring of 1970, and recently restored digitally, HARLEM SCHOOL 1970 provides a rare look at a typical day in an actual public elementary school in Harlem, New York circa April 1970
- admin on TV CONFIDENTIAL Show No. 431 with guest Josh Mills is now available online for listening on demand
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Podcast of TV CONFIDENTIAL Show No. 438, Hour 1 with guest Geoffrey Mark is now available online for listening on demand
Show No. 438 with guest Geoffrey Mark Original Airdate: Feb. 15-17, 2019 Listen to “Show No. 438, Hour 1, Part 1: Geoffrey Mark Remembers Carol Channing and Kaye Ballard” on Spreaker. Hour 1, Part 1: Emmy Award-winning and Grammy Award-nominated … Continue reading →
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Tagged Allan Manings, Always Remember and Never Forget, Ann Romano, Before the Parade Passes By, Bonnie Franklin, Carol Burnett, Carol Channing, Cecilia Sisson, Cuban-American, Desi Arnaz, Diamonds are a Girl's Best Friend, Dolly Levi, Dwayne Schneider, Ed Cooper, Fly Me to the Moon, Gentlemen Prefer Blondes, Geoffrey Mark, Glenn Scarpelli, Gloria Calderón Kellett, Grammy Award-nominated, Great American Songbook, Hello Dolly, Howard Hesseman, Joseph Campanella, Justina Machado, Kaye Ballard, Larger Than Life, Lazy Afternoon, Lorelei, Lucille Ball, Mackenzie Phillips, Marilyn Monroe, Maybe this Time, Michael Lembeck, Mike Royce, Mothers-in-Law, Norman Lear, Pat Harrington, Richard Masur, Rita Moreno, Schneider, Stephen Tobolowsky, The Lucy Book, The Show Goes On, Valerie Bertinelli, Whitney Blake
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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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Coming soon to TV CONFIDENTIAL: Emmy Award-winning and Grammy Award-nominated writer, producer, author and showbiz historian Geoffrey Mark shares a few thoughts and personal remembrances of Carol Channing and Kaye Ballard. Geoff’s book ELLA: A Biography of The Legendary Ella Fitzgerald is now available in paperback. The paperback edition includes the two-CD set featuring thirty-nine studio and/or live tracks of Ella Fitzgerald in her prime, all personally selected by Geoff himself
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Tagged A Biography of the Legendary Ella Fitzgerald, A Tisket A Tasket, Bertolt Brecht, Billie Holliday, Bobby Darin, Can't Buy Me Love, Capital Records, Carol Burnett, Carol Channing, Centennial Birthday Edition, Chick Webb, comprehensive biography, Count Basie, Decca, 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, 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, Jazz at the Philharmonic, Karen Carpenter, Kaye Ballard, Larger Than Life, Lorelei, Louis Armstrong, Lucille Ball, Mack the Knife, Marilyn Monroe, Mel Torme, Mothers-in-Law, Nat King Cole, Nies Hora, Norman Granz, Pablo, radio host, rags to riches, Savoy Ballroom, show business raconteur, singer, Sweet Georgia Brown, The Lucy Book, The Show Goes On, Too Close for Comfort, Ultimate Symbol, Verve
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Podcast for TV CONFIDENTIAL Show No. 433 with guests David Steinberg and David Bianculli is now available online for listening on demand
Show No. 433 with guests David Steinberg and David Bianculli Original Airdates: Jan. 11-13, 2019 Listen to “TV CONFIDENTIAL Show No. 433 with guests David Steinberg and David Bianculli” on Spreaker. First hour: Ed welcomes David Steinberg, Robin Williams’ manager … Continue reading →
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Tagged Abbott and Costello, Albert Brooks, Alex Gibney, Andy Griffith, April 1969, Arlene Golanka, Arthur Grac, Betty White, Billy Barnes Revue, Billy Crystal, Bob Einstein, Buster Keaton, Carol Burnett, Carol Burnett Show, CBS, censorship, Chris Korman, Comic Relief, Curb Your Enthusiasm, Dangerously Funny, David Bianculli, David Steinberg, Dick Smothers, Ellery Queen, Eric Idle, Eunice, F Troop, fired, Forrest Tucker, Frances Bavier, Garry Marshall, George Lindsay, Good Will Hunting, Great American Shoe Store, Happy Days, Harvey Korman, HBO documentary, Henry Fonda, Holy City Zoo, Jack Dodson, Jackie Joseph, Jay Leno, Joshua Logan, Judy Collins, Ken Berry, Kinney shoe commercial, Kinney shoes, Larry David, Larry Storch, Las Vegas, Leonard Nimoy, Lewis Black, lewy body dementia, Lucille Ball, Mama’s Family, Marina Zenovich, Marty Funkhouser, Mayberry, Mayberry R.F.D., Michael Dann, Mork, Mork & Mindy, Murder She Wrote, Officer Judy, Ork, Pam Dawber, Paula Poundstone, Robin Williams, Robin Williams Comic Genius, Robin Williams Uncensored, Robin Williams: Come Inside My Mind, Rudy Vallee, Sam Jones, San Francisco comics, San Francisco: Where It All Started, Smothers Brothers, Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour, Steve Martin, Super Dave, Super Dave Osborne, Television Finales, The Carol Burnett Show, The Early Years, The Family, The Harpers, The Ken Berry WOW Show, Tom Smothers, USO tour, Vern, Vicki Lawrence, Whoopi Goldberg, Will Durst, Zak Williams
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Robin Williams: Comic Genius, plus a Salute to Ken Berry: Next on TVC
David Steinberg, executive producer of Robin Williams: Come Inside My Mind and Robin Williams: Comic Genius, will join us this weekend on TV CONFIDENTIAL, airing Jan. 11-13 at the following times and venues: Share-a-Vision Radio San Francisco Bay Area Friday … Continue reading →
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Tagged Abbott and Costello, Alex Gibney, Andy Griffith, Arlene Golanka, Arthur Grac, Betty White, Billy Barnes Revue, Billy Crystal, Buster Keaton, Carol Burnett, Comic Relief, David Steinberg, Ellery Queen, Eric Idle, Eunice, F Troop, Forrest Tucker, Frances Bavier, Garry Marshall, George Lindsay, Good Will Hunting, Great American Shoe Store, Happy Days, Harvey Korman, HBO documentary, Henry Fonda, Holy City Zoo, Jack Dodson, Jackie Joseph, Jay Leno, Joshua Logan, Ken Berry, Kinney shoe commercial, Kinney shoes, Larry Storch, Las Vegas, Leonard Nimoy, Lewis Black, lewy body dementia, Lucille Ball, Mama’s Family, Marina Zenovich, Mayberry, Mayberry R.F.D., Mork, Mork & Mindy, Murder She Wrote, Ork, Pam Dawber, Paula Poundstone, Robin Williams, Robin Williams Comic Genius, Robin Williams Uncensored, Robin Williams: Come Inside My Mind, Rudy Vallee, Sam Jones, San Francisco comics, San Francisco: Where It All Started, Steve Martin, The Carol Burnett Show, The Early Years, The Family, The Harpers, The Ken Berry WOW Show, USO tour, Vern, Vicki Lawrence, Whoopi Goldberg, Will Durst, Zak Williams
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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. 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 First hour: Ed welcomes Leslie Bertram Crane. Leslie worked behind the scenes in network television and syndicated television for about twenty years, both in … 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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Next week on TV CONFIDENTIAL: Actor Robert Wagner on how the experience of going to the movies approximates the reverie of falling in love; how an acting ensemble is not unlike a baseball team; his newfound career as an author and storyteller; and how he has always been fueled by a desire to learn. The Gold Coast International Film Festival will honor R.J. with its second annual Burton Moss Hollywood Golden Era Award on Wednesday 10/24 in Long Island, New York
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Tagged Alexander Mundy, All the Fine Young Cannibals, Angie Dickinson, Audrey Hepburn, Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me, Banning, Barbara Stanwyck, Beneath the Twelve Mile Reef, Bette Davis, Budd Burton Moss, Budd Moss, Burton Moss Hollywood Golden Era Award, Carole Shelley, Charlie Callas, Claudette Colbert, Constance Towers Gavin, Diane Baker, Dragon: The Bruce Lee Story, Eddie Albert, Edwina Sandys, Elizabeth Taylor, Fred Astaire, Greg Mullavey, Harper, Hart to Hart, It Takes a Thief, Jaclyn Smith, Jill St. John, Joan Blondell, Joan Crawford, Joanne Woodward, Joel Grey, Larry King, Lesley Anne Down, Love among Thieves, Lucille Ball, Marilyn Monroe, Midway, Mrs. Anthony Katherine Quinn, Natalie Wood, Natasha Gregson Wagner, NCIS, Number Two, Pearl, Prince Valiant, Richard Thomas, Robert Wagner, Rosalind Russell, Sharon Gless, Sidney Sheldon, Stefanie Powers, Susan Hayward, Switch, The Curse of the Pink Panther, The Pink Panther, The Towering Inferno, The True Story of Jesse James, Tippi Hedren, Windmills of the Gods
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via Jonas PR: National Comedy Center Celebrates Its Grand Opening in Lucille Ball’s Hometown of Jamestown, New York
August 6, 2018 — Jamestown, NY — About thirty years ago, just before Lucille Ball passed away, she told her hometown of Jamestown, NY that rather than a museum celebrating her life, there should be a place that celebrates all comedy. This … Continue reading →
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Tagged Alan Zweibel, Allan Sherman, Amy Schumer, Andy Kaufman, Dan Aykroyd, Ernie Kovacs, Fran Drescher, George Carlin, George Carline, George Shapiro, Harold Ramis, Jamestown, Jolene Brand, Jonathan Winters, Journey Gunderson, Kamau Bell, Kelly Carlin, Laraine Newman, Laugh-In, Lenny Bruce, Lewis Black, Lily Tomlin, Lucie Arnaz, Lucille Ball, Rose Marie, Rusty Warren, Shelley Berman
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