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James Garner Birthday Memorial April 7, 1929 – July 19, 2014 James Garner was born James Scott Bumgarner on April 7, 1928 in Denver, Oklahoma to Weldon Warren Bumgarner and Mildred Scott who died five years after his birth. His older brothers were Jack Garner, also an actor, and Charles Warren...

Neal, Great Sunday night memories. Lassie at 7, Ed Sullivan at 8. This series really needs a high definition restoration from 35mm masters. The current prints from 35mm standard definition prints, don’t do this show justice. Also, the beautiful episodic music from this show, which currently...

Jon Provost 74th Birthday Tribute March 12, 1950 Jon Provost was born in on March 12, 1950 in Los Angeles. At the age of four, Provost was cast at the .in the film The Country Girl (1954), starring Bing Crosby and Grace Kelly. He then appeared in Back from Eternity (1956) with Anita Ekberg and...

Hi all, Tony Dow and his wife Lauren, took Hugh out for his 70th birthday in 1980. John

“Tennessee” Ernie Ford February 13, 1919- October 17, 1991 Most young people today would have no idea who Tennessee Ernie Ford was or what he did. It is kind of amazing that so many of the stars of yesteryear are nearly forgotten within a generation or two. In his heyday, Ernie Ford was the...

Hi all, Joseph Kearns was the perfect foil for Dennis Mitchell’s antics. IMHO he looked older than his stated age at death of 55 years. I wonder if he adjusted his birth year as many actors of his era did. John

Phyllis Coates 1927-2023 Phyllis Coates was born Gypsie Ann Evarts Stell on January 15, 1927 in Wichita Falls, Texas to William Robert Rush Stell and Lorraine "Luzzie" Teel. After graduating from Odessa High School, she moved to Los Angeles with her mother. Coates attended (as Gypsy Stell) Los...

The Adventures Of Superman Billy Gray 86th Birthday Tribute Original Broadcast Date: October 12, 1953 Writer: David Chantler Director: George Blair George Reeves as Clark Kent/ Superman Noel Neill as Lois Lane Jack Larson as Jimmy Olsen Robert Shayne as Inspector Henderson Vera Marshe as...

Hi all, Nice picture of Frank and Jim. John

Hi all, According to Richard O. Linke, the Executive Producer of the show and Jim Nabors agent, Jim Nabors was approached by the producers and told that he needed to let Frank Sutton go, that Sutton was dragging the show down. When Jim Nabors refused to "fire" his good friend, he was given the...

Hi all, After leaving acting, Mark Goddard ended up doing what I recently retired from after 38 years, teaching special needs students. A former coworker of mine who had a special needs nephew, told me his nephew benefited greatly from Goddard’s guidance at the Chamberlain School. John

Dan, I much prefer this early theme by Richard Wess over the later well known one. I read several years ago that this theme was titled “Jeannie’s Waltz” or something very similar. John

21 minutes ago VINCE EDWARDS JULY 9,1934 - MARCH 11, 1996 Born Vincente Edwardo Zoino, July 9, 1928, in Brooklyn, NY son of Vincente and Julia Zoino. He and his twin brother, Anthony, were the youngest of seven children.Edwards studied aviation mechanics while attending East New York...

Hi All, I always thought the episodic music used on Timmy And Lassie deserved a CD release. Such beautiful music. John

Hi All, I met Richard Thomas in 1989 while he was appearing in a play (Peer Gynt). He was performing in this play in Hartford, Ct. and I was there with some special needs individuals. We had front row seats and after the play ended, he came down from the stage and chatted with just us for...

Jeff, Can’t believe you’ve never seen this show. In the area where I grew up (Conn.), Abbott and Costello movies and their show, was a longtime staple of WPIX TV in NYC. Every Sunday, for many years, there was an Abbott and Costello movie. I love how season one of their show was restored to...

Lou Costello March 6, 1906 - March 3, 1959 Louis Francis Cristillo better known to us all as Lou Costello, was an American comedian, actor and producer. He was born March 6th 1906 in Patterson, N.J. The son of Helen Rege and Sebastiano Cristillo, Costello attended Public School 15 in Paterson...

Neal, I appreciate all the hard work you’ve done with this thread. The research you’ve put into the screen caps and attached summaries is very much appreciated by this forum member. Keep up the good work. John

Neal, The pleasure was all mine.😊 John

The Farmer’s Daughter 1963-1966 ABC The Farmer’s Daughter premiered on September 23rd 1963 at 8:30 PM on ABC and was an instant success. Inger played Katy Holstrum a naïve, but attractive Swedish governess, caring for the two children of widowed Congressman Glen Morley (William...

Hi all, This was one of six Twilight Zone episodes recorded on 2 inch videotape instead of 35 mm film, as a cost saving measure for CBS. The videotape was then transferred to 16mm film for syndication. John