Tag: Mannix
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RIP LARRY STORCH
1923-2022 Lawrence Samuel Storch was an actor and comedian best known for his comic television roles, including the bumbling Corporal Randolph Agarn on “F Troop” (1965-67). He started acting on television in 1951. Several of his early appearances were at or for Desilu. In February 1955, Larry Storch appeared on the Desilu variety series “Shower of Stars”…
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RIP NEHEMIAH PERSOFF
1919-2022 Nehemiah Persoff was born in Jerusalem, Palestine, in 1919. When he was 10, his family immigrated to America and settled in New York City. During World War II he was drafted and served in a worldwide entertainment unit. After the war, he trained as an actor and began his career in 1947. Between 1947…
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RIP SALLY KELLERMAN
1937-2022 Sally Kellerman was an actress and singer born in Long Beach, California. Kellerman’s acting career spanned over 60 years. Her role as Major Margaret “Hot Lips” Houlihan in Robert Altman’s film M*A*S*H (1970) earned her an Oscar nomination. “I always wanted to be an actress. My mother told me to get a job as an…
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TV GUIDE: SURPRISE!
May 18, 1968 Lucille Ball’s surprise reunion with Vivian Vance on “The Mike Douglas Show” was the subject of an inside article in TV Guide on May 18, 1968. The cover featured Mike Connors, star of “Mannix.” “Mannix” was an hour-long crime drama that was saved from the scrap heap by Lucille Ball when she was in…
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MARC LAWRENCE
February 17, 1910 Marc Lawrence was born Max Goldsmith in New York City. He has also been credited as F. A. Foss, Marc Laurence and Marc C. Lawrence. He participated in plays in school, then attended the City College of New York. In 1930, he received a two-year scholarship to the repertory theater operated by Eva Le…
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NATALIE SCHAFER
November 5, 1900 Natalie Schafer was born in 1900 in Red Bank, New Jersey, although some sources say New York City. She is best remembered as Lovey Howell, the millionaire’s wife, on “Gilligan’s Island.” Schafer began her career as an actress on Broadway appearing in 17 plays between 1927 and 1959 including runs in Lady in the Dark…
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FRANK GERSTLE
September 27, 1915 Francis M. Gerstle was born in New York City on September 27, 1915. He appeared in 60 films between 1950 and 1970 and 110 television programs between 1951 and 1970. He was usually seen in stern authoritarian roles as cops, doctors, or military types. Gerstle (above left) uttered one of the most…
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JAY NOVELLO
August 22, 1904 Jay Novello was born Michael Romano in Chicago to Italaian-American parents. Novello began his 47-year acting career in the 1930s, performing on radio. Novello was limited mostly to bits in minor films, one of his notable being the officious Spanish consul in Frank Capra’s Pocketful of Miracles (1961). Novello’s first role as a…
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Ball & Bell: Lucy and the Telephone
In 1891, Lucille’s paternal grandfather Jasper becamem excited by the idea of a new discovery known as the telephone. With new found zeal he operated a primitive telephone switchboard in Busti, New York, a small community south of Buffalo. His second son, Henry (Lucille’s father) seemed to share his father’s enthusiasm for the telephone and…
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