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- 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
- This date in MAVERICK TV history: “Two Beggars on Horseback” aired on Jan. 18, 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: “Maverick and Juliet,” the second of two episodes featuring Carole Wells, aired on Jan. 17, 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
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Tag Archives: Warner Bros. Westerns
This Date in MAVERICK TV History: Adele Mara stars as “The Spanish Dancer,” airing Dec. 14, 1958
THE SPANISH DANCER Original Airdate: December 14, 1958 Synopsis. While peddling goods in the New Mexico mining camp of Riverhead, Bart and Gentleman Jack Darby fall for Elena Grande (played by Adele Mara), an exotic dancer who hopes one day … Continue reading
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This Date in MAVERICK TV History: Peter Breck, Reginald Owen, and Jolene Brand star in “A Technical Error,” airing Nov. 26, 1961
A TECHNICAL ERROR Original Airdate: November 26, 1961 Synopsis. In Junction Corners, Bart wins ownership of the Bank on the Square from Major Holbrook Sims (played by Reginald Owen), who seems suspiciously eager to unload the bank. Maverick soon discovers … Continue reading
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Tagged Arthur Silver, Black Pawn Press, Bret Maverick, Coles Trapnell, Gigi Garner, Jack Kelly, Jack Kelly James Garner, Jack Kelly King's Row, Jack Kelly Maverick, Jack Kelly Roy Huggins, James Garner, James Garner Animal Rescue Fund, James Garner Maverick, James Garner Pappy, JGARF, Jolene Brand, Leo Gordon, Leo Gordon Big Mike McComb, Leo Gordon Maverick, Leslie Martinson, Marion Hargrove, Maverick, Maverick book, Maverick is the legend of the west, Maverick Legend of the West, Maverick Pappy episode, Maverick Solitaire, Maverick tall dark stranger, Maverick theme song, Maverick TV series, Maverick Warner Bros. Television, my dear ole Pappy, my ole Pappy used to say, Pappy Maverick, Pappyisms, Peter Breck, Reginald Owen, Robert Colbert, Rockford Files, Roger Moore, Roger Moore Beau Maverick, Roger Moore Maverick, Roy Huggins, Sir Roger Moore, Warner Bros. Western actors, Warner Bros. Westerns, Western actors
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This Date in MAVERICK TV History: “The Jeweled Gun,” the first solo adventure of Bart Maverick, airs on Nov. 24, 1957
THE JEWELED GUN Original Airdate: November 24, 1957 Synopsis. Kathleen Crowley guest stars as Daisy Harris, a wealthy woman with many secrets. Daisy hires Bart to pose as her husband (“John Haskell”) and accompany her on a trip to Laramie, … Continue reading
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Tagged Arthur Silver, Black Pawn Press, Bret Maverick, Coles Trapnell, Gigi Garner, Jack Kelly, Jack Kelly James Garner, Jack Kelly King's Row, Jack Kelly Maverick, Jack Kelly Roy Huggins, James Garner, James Garner Animal Rescue Fund, James Garner Maverick, James Garner Pappy, JGARF, Leo Gordon, Leo Gordon Big Mike McComb, Leo Gordon Maverick, Leslie Martinson, Marion Hargrove, Maverick, Maverick book, Maverick is the legend of the west, Maverick Legend of the West, Maverick Pappy episode, Maverick Solitaire, Maverick tall dark stranger, Maverick theme song, Maverick TV series, Maverick Warner Bros. Television, my dear ole Pappy, my ole Pappy used to say, Pappy Maverick, Pappyisms, Robert Colbert, Rockford Files, Roger Moore, Roger Moore Beau Maverick, Roger Moore Maverick, Roy Huggins, Sir Roger Moore, Warner Bros. Western actors, Warner Bros. Westerns, Western actors
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This Date in MAVERICK TV History: John Dehner stars in “Shady Deal at Sunny Acres,” James Garner’s favorite episode and arguably the most famous Maverick of all, airing Nov. 23, 1958
SHADY DEAL AT SUNNY ACRES Original Airdate: November 23, 1958 Synopsis. Bret wins $15,000 playing poker in Sunny Acres, Colorado. He deposits the money with the town’s banker, John Bates, but when he tries to withdraw some of his money the … Continue reading
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Tagged Adam West, Arthur Silver, Black Pawn Press, Bret Maverick, Coles Trapnell, Diane Brewster, Diane Brewster Leave It to Beaver, Diane Brewster Maverick, Diane Brewster Samantha, Diane Brewster The Fugitive, Diane McBain, Efrem Zimbalist Jr., Efrem Zimbalist Jr. 77 Sunset Strip, Efrem Zimbalist Jr. Dandy Jim Buckley, Efrem Zimbalist Jr. Maverick, Gigi Garner, Jack Kelly, Jack Kelly Maverick, James Garner, James Garner Animal Rescue Fund, James Garner Clint Eastwood, James Garner Maverick, James Garner Pappy, JGARF, John Dehner, John Dehner Maverick, John Dehner Shady Deal at Sunny Acres, Leo Gordon, Leo Gordon Big Mike McComb, Leo Gordon Maverick, Leslie Martinson, Marion Hargrove, Maverick, Maverick book, Maverick is the legend of the west, Maverick Legend of the West, Maverick Pappy episode, Maverick Solitaire, Maverick tall dark stranger, Maverick theme song, Maverick TV series, Maverick Warner Bros. Television, my dear ole Pappy, my ole Pappy used to say, Pappy Maverick, Pappyisms, Richard Long, Richard Long Arlene Howell, Richard Long Bourbon Street Beat, Richard Long Gentleman Jack Darby, Richard Long Maverick, Robert Colbert, Rockford Files, Roger Moore, Roger Moore Beau Maverick, Roger Moore Maverick, Roy Huggins, Shady Deal at Sunny Acres, Sir Roger Moore, Warner Bros. Western actors, Warner Bros. Westerns, Western actors
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This Date in MAVERICK TV History: Adam West and Diane McBain star in “A Fellow’s Brother,” airing Nov. 22, 1959
A FELLOW’S BROTHER Original Airdate: November 22, 1959 Synopsis. Needing a stake to get into a big poker game in Abilene, Bret decides to collect on some old gambling debts. One of the persons he visits is Ellsworth Haynes, a … Continue reading
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Tagged Adam West, Arthur Silver, Black Pawn Press, Bret Maverick, Coles Trapnell, Diane McBain, Gigi Garner, Jack Kelly, Jack Kelly Maverick, James Garner, James Garner Animal Rescue Fund, James Garner Clint Eastwood, James Garner Maverick, James Garner Pappy, JGARF, Leo Gordon, Leo Gordon Big Mike McComb, Leo Gordon Maverick, Leslie Martinson, Marion Hargrove, Maverick, Maverick book, Maverick is the legend of the west, Maverick Legend of the West, Maverick Pappy episode, Maverick Solitaire, Maverick tall dark stranger, Maverick theme song, Maverick TV series, Maverick Warner Bros. Television, my dear ole Pappy, my ole Pappy used to say, Pappy Maverick, Pappyisms, Robert Colbert, Rockford Files, Roger Moore, Roger Moore Beau Maverick, Roger Moore Maverick, Roy Huggins, Sir Roger Moore, Warner Bros. Western actors, Warner Bros. Westerns, Western actors
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This Date in MAVERICK TV History: Buddy Ebsen and Peggy McCay star in “The Maverick Line,” the final episode featuring James Garner, airing Nov. 20, 1960
THE MAVERICK LINE Original Airdate: November 20, 1960 Synopsis. Bret and Bart arrive in Snowflake to claim their inheritance from their late Uncle Micah―full ownership of the Maverick Stage Line. Although Micah had hoped that the boys would run the … Continue reading
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Tagged Arthur Silver, Black Pawn Press, Bret Maverick, Buddy Ebsen, Coles Trapnell, Gigi Garner, Jack Kelly, Jack Kelly Maverick, James Garner, James Garner Animal Rescue Fund, James Garner Maverick, James Garner Pappy, JGARF, Leo Gordon, Leo Gordon Big Mike McComb, Leo Gordon Maverick, Leslie Martinson, Marion Hargrove, Maverick, Maverick book, Maverick is the legend of the west, Maverick Jail at Junction Flats, Maverick Legend of the West, Maverick Pappy episode, Maverick Solitaire, Maverick tall dark stranger, Maverick theme song, Maverick TV series, Maverick Warner Bros. Television, my dear ole Pappy, my ole Pappy used to say, Pappy Maverick, Pappyisms, Peggy McCay, Robert Colbert, Rockford Files, Roger Moore, Roger Moore Beau Maverick, Roger Moore Maverick, Roy Huggins, Sir Roger Moore, The Maverick Line, Uncle Micah Maverick, Warner Bros. Western actors, Warner Bros. Westerns, Western actors
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This Date in MAVERICK TV History: Efrem Zimbalist Jr. makes his first appearance as Dandy Jim Buckley in “Stampede,” airing Nov. 17, 1957
STAMPEDE! Original Airdate: November 17, 1957 Synopsis. Bret teams with Dandy Jim Buckley to settle the score with Tony Cadiz, a cadaverous gambler who took the both of them for $12,000 (and left Bret for dead). Cadiz is traveling to … Continue reading
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Tagged Arthur Silver, Black Pawn Press, Bret Maverick, Coles Trapnell, Efrem Zimbalist Jr., Efrem Zimbalist Jr. 77 Sunset Strip, Efrem Zimbalist Jr. Dandy Jim Buckley, Efrem Zimbalist Jr. Maverick, Gigi Garner, Jack Kelly, Jack Kelly Maverick, James Garner, James Garner Animal Rescue Fund, James Garner Maverick, James Garner Pappy, JGARF, Leo Gordon, Leo Gordon Big Mike McComb, Leo Gordon Maverick, Leslie Martinson, Marion Hargrove, Maverick, Maverick book, Maverick is the legend of the west, Maverick Jail at Junction Flats, Maverick Legend of the West, Maverick Pappy episode, Maverick Solitaire, Maverick tall dark stranger, Maverick theme song, Maverick TV series, Maverick Warner Bros. Television, my dear ole Pappy, my ole Pappy used to say, Pappy Maverick, Pappyisms, Robert Colbert, Rockford Files, Roger Moore, Roger Moore Beau Maverick, Roger Moore Maverick, Roy Huggins, Sir Roger Moore, The Jail at Junction Flats, Walter Doniger, Warner Bros. Western actors, Warner Bros. Westerns, Western actors
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This Date in MAVERICK TV History: Bethel Leslie stars in “The Thirty-Ninth Star,” airing Nov. 16, 1958
THE THIRTY-NINTH STAR Original Airdate: November 16, 1958 Synopsis. Bart celebrates the Fourth of July in a western territory that hopes to qualify for statehood. More often than not, any script during the Roy Huggins era that featured just one … Continue reading
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Tagged Arthur Silver, Bethel Leslie, Black Pawn Press, Bret Maverick, Coles Trapnell, Gigi Garner, Jack Kelly, Jack Kelly Maverick, James Garner, James Garner Animal Rescue Fund, James Garner Clint Eastwood, James Garner Maverick, James Garner Pappy, JGARF, Leo Gordon, Leo Gordon Big Mike McComb, Leo Gordon Maverick, Leslie Martinson, Marion Hargrove, Maverick, Maverick book, Maverick is the legend of the west, Maverick Legend of the West, Maverick Pappy episode, Maverick Solitaire, Maverick tall dark stranger, Maverick theme song, Maverick TV series, Maverick Warner Bros. Television, my dear ole Pappy, my ole Pappy used to say, Pappy Maverick, Pappyisms, Robert Colbert, Rockford Files, Roger Moore, Roger Moore Beau Maverick, Roger Moore Maverick, Roy Huggins, Sir Roger Moore, Warner Bros. Western actors, Warner Bros. Westerns, Western actors
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This Date in MAVERICK TV History: Edgar Buchanan, Nita Talbot and Pippa Scott star in “Easy Mark,” airing on Nov. 15, 1959
EASY MARK Original Airdate: November 15, 1959 Synopsis. Outside the desert of Santa Fe, Bart encounters Cornelius Van Rensselear Jr., a Harvard graduate and the son of a railroad magnate. Corny takes Bart for more than $1,000 in poker, but … Continue reading
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Tagged Arthur Silver, Black Pawn Press, Bret Maverick, Coles Trapnell, Gigi Garner, Jack Kelly, Jack Kelly Maverick, James Garner, James Garner Animal Rescue Fund, James Garner Clint Eastwood, James Garner Maverick, James Garner Pappy, JGARF, Leo Gordon, Leo Gordon Big Mike McComb, Leo Gordon Maverick, Leslie Martinson, Marion Hargrove, Maverick, Maverick book, Maverick is the legend of the west, Maverick Legend of the West, Maverick Pappy episode, Maverick Solitaire, Maverick tall dark stranger, Maverick theme song, Maverick TV series, Maverick Warner Bros. Television, my dear ole Pappy, my ole Pappy used to say, Pappy Maverick, Pappyisms, Robert Colbert, Rockford Files, Roger Moore, Roger Moore Beau Maverick, Roger Moore Maverick, Roy Huggins, Sir Roger Moore, Warner Bros. Western actors, Warner Bros. Westerns, Western actors
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