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- This date in MAVERICK TV history: “The Rivals,” the famous adaptation of the Richard Sheridan play that also featured Roger Moore and Patricia Crowley, aired on Jan. 25, 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
- This date in MAVERICK TV history: Julie Adams stars as “The White Widow,” airing Jan. 24, 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
- This date in MAVERICK TV history: “Dutchman’s Gold,” inspired by the Top 40 song of the same name, aired on Jan. 22, 1961 – 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
- Kat Kramer, plus a Tribute to Peter Mark Richman: Next on TVC « KSAV on Actor, artist, painter, playwright, and novelist Peter Mark Richman dies at age 93
- This date in MAVERICK TV history: William Reynolds stars in “Rope of Cards,” the episode that introduced viewers to Maverick Solitaire, airing on Jan. 19, 1958 – 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
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Podcast of TV CONFIDENTIAL Show No. 522: Tribute to William Link is available for listening on demand
William Link on the Origins of Columbo Original Airdate: Jan. 8-10, 2021 TVC 522.3: From July 2011: Ed welcomes Emmy Award-winning writer/producer William Link (Columbo, Mannix, Ellery Queen, Murder She Wrote, The Columbo Collection). This particular conversation originally aired as … Continue reading
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Rest in peace, Joseph Campanella. Met him briefly on two occasions, once at a David Janssen convention in 1993, and again at an autograph show in 2010. He was kind enough to appear on my radio show once and it was a pleasure to chat with him. Class act.
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via Variety: Actor Joseph Campanella dies at age 93. A staple of network television for more than three decades, including many of the shows produced by Quinn Martin, he also played Mike Connors’ boss on the first season of Mannix and Bonnie Franklin’s ex-husband on the original One Day at a Time
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Tagged Bonnie Franklin, Bruce Geller, Ed Cooper, Intertect, Joe Mannix, Joseph Campanella, Mannix, Mike Connors, Norman Lear, One Day at a Time, Quinn Martin, Richard Levinson, The Bold Ones, The Doctors and the Nurses, The FBI, The Fugitive, William Link
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via @latimes: Bochco took risks that put him on shaky ground more than once
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Memorial Day with David Frankham and Ralph Senensky: Next on TVC
Actor and author David Frankham and television director Ralph Senensky will join us for a Memorial Day weekend encore edition of TV CONFIDENTIAL, airing May 25-28 at the following times and venues: Share-a-Vision Radio San Francisco Bay Area Friday 5/25 … Continue reading →