https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/baby-boomers-talk-radio--1922039enSociety & CultureCopyright Baby Boomers Talk Radiohttps://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/45164669b481f26b2e8f664a72c6d36d.jpghttps://www.spreaker.com/podcast/baby-boomers-talk-radio--1922039Mon, 26 Aug 2024 15:47:46 +0000Baby Boomers Talk RadioBaby Boomers Talk Radiofeeds@spreaker.comFamous interviews of baby boomers from the past including the original Mouseketeers and many of your favorites from TV of the 50's, 60's and 70's.cleanepisodichttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ron-defore-son-of-don-defore--18719688
In Hollywood, DeFore's first screen appearance was in a bit part in 1936's Reunion. By the early 1940s, he was appearing regularly in films such as: The Male Animal (1942), A Guy Named Joe (1943), Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo (1944), You Came Along (1945), Without Reservations (1946), It Happened on Fifth Avenue (1947), Romance on the High Seas (1948), My Friend Irma (1949) and Jumping Jacks (1952). In 1946, exhibitors voted him the fourth-most promising "star of tomorrow".[7]

DeFore also worked in radio, performing on such programs as Suspense, Old Gold Comedy Theater, and Lux Radio Theatre, but he is best known for his work in television. Beginning in 1952, DeFore had a recurring role as the Nelsons' friendly neighbor, "Thorny", on the ABC sitcom The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet,[8] earning a nomination in 1955 for a Best Supporting Actor in a Regular Series Primetime Emmy Award.[9] In time though, the role of Thorny was superseded by Lyle Talbot as Joe Randolph, and Mary Jane Croft as his wife Clara.

From 1954 to 1955, he served as president of the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. He was instrumental in arranging for the Emmy Awards to be broadcast on national television for the first time on March 7, 1955.[8] He also served on the board of the Screen Actors Guild.[10]

From 1961 to 1965, DeFore was a co-star of the television series Hazel as "Mr. B." (George Baxter), employer of the spirited, domineering housekeeper Hazel Burke, played by Shirley Booth and based on the cartoon character appearing in The Saturday Evening Post.[8] DeFore was not the original actor to portray George Baxter. In the pilot episode, the role was played by character actor Edward Andrews. DeFore took over the role when the series was green-lighted. The series ran on prime time until 1966 when it was canceled by NBC. DeFore and his co-star Whitney Blake were written out of the series when CBS picked up the series for its final season.[11]

In 1970 Defore appeared as Mayor Evans on the TV western “The Men From Shiloh” in the episode titled "Colonial Mackenzie Verses The West." In that role he played a murderer which was a major shift from the comedy roles he was better known for on sitcoms like The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet and Hazel. Men From Shiloh was a rebranded name for The Virginian.

For his contribution to the television industry, Don DeFore has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame located at 6804 Hollywood Blvd.[]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/18719688Sun, 04 Aug 2019 10:33:41 +0000Baby Boomers Talk RadioDonald John DeFore (August 25, 1913 – December 22, 1993) was an American actor. He is best known for his roles in the sitcom The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet from 1952 to 1957 and the sitcom Hazel from 1961 to 1965, the former of which earned him a...
In Hollywood, DeFore's first screen appearance was in a bit part in 1936's Reunion. By the early 1940s, he was appearing regularly in films such as: The Male Animal (1942), A Guy Named Joe (1943), Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo (1944), You Came Along (1945), Without Reservations (1946), It Happened on Fifth Avenue (1947), Romance on the High Seas (1948), My Friend Irma (1949) and Jumping Jacks (1952). In 1946, exhibitors voted him the fourth-most promising "star of tomorrow".[7]

DeFore also worked in radio, performing on such programs as Suspense, Old Gold Comedy Theater, and Lux Radio Theatre, but he is best known for his work in television. Beginning in 1952, DeFore had a recurring role as the Nelsons' friendly neighbor, "Thorny", on the ABC sitcom The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet,[8] earning a nomination in 1955 for a Best Supporting Actor in a Regular Series Primetime Emmy Award.[9] In time though, the role of Thorny was superseded by Lyle Talbot as Joe Randolph, and Mary Jane Croft as his wife Clara.

From 1954 to 1955, he served as president of the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. He was instrumental in arranging for the Emmy Awards to be broadcast on national television for the first time on March 7, 1955.[8] He also served on the board of the Screen Actors Guild.[10]

From 1961 to 1965, DeFore was a co-star of the television series Hazel as "Mr. B." (George Baxter), employer of the spirited, domineering housekeeper Hazel Burke, played by Shirley Booth and based on the cartoon character appearing in The Saturday Evening Post.[8] DeFore was not the original actor to portray George Baxter. In the pilot episode, the role was played by character actor Edward Andrews. DeFore took over the role when the series was green-lighted. The series ran on prime time until 1966 when it was canceled by NBC. DeFore and his co-star Whitney Blake were written out of the series when CBS picked up the series for its final season.[11]

In 1970 Defore appeared as Mayor Evans on the TV western “The Men From Shiloh” in the episode titled "Colonial Mackenzie Verses The West." In that role he played a murderer which was a major shift from the comedy roles he was better known for on sitcoms like The Adventures of Ozzie...]]>1664deforecleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-unknown-comic-is-murray-langston-from-the-gong-show--17824394https://api.spreaker.com/episode/17824394Fri, 03 May 2019 11:28:08 +0000Baby Boomers Talk Radio“The Unknown Comic” is the stage name adopted by Canadian actor and stand-up comic Murray Langston (born June 27, 1945 in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada), best known for his comic performances on The Gong Show, in which he usually appeared with a...1285langston,murray,unknowncomiccleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/wesley-eure-from-the-land-of-the-lost--17778611https://api.spreaker.com/episode/17778611Mon, 29 Apr 2019 14:41:15 +0000Baby Boomers Talk RadioBuy my book. Shooting the Breeze With Baby Boomer Stars ! Find it on Amazon. Wesley Eure (born August 17, 1951) is an American actor, singer, author, producer, director, charity fundraiser, and lecturer. He is best known for appearing as Michael...1541wesleycleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/stan-goldman-s-book-left-to-the-mercy-of-a-rude-stream--17561296
Seven years after the death of his mother, Malka, Stanley A. Goldman traveled to Israel to visit her best friend during the Holocaust. The best friend's daughter showed Goldman a pamphlet she had acquired from the Israeli Holocaust Museum that documented activities of one man's negotiations with the Nazi's interior minister and SS head, Heinrich Himmler, for the release of the Jewish women from the concentration camp at Ravensbrück. While looking through the pamphlet, the two discovered a picture that could have been their mothers being released from the camp. Wanting to know the details of how they were saved, Goldman set out on a long and difficult path to unravel the mystery.
After years of researching the pamphlet, Goldman learned that a German Jew named Norbert Masur made a treacherous journey from the safety of Sweden back into the war zone in order to secure the release of the Jewish women imprisoned at the Ravensbrück concentration camp. Masur not only succeeded in his mission against all odds but he contributed to the downfall of the Nazi hierarchy itself. This amazing, little-known story uncovers a piece of history about the undermining of the Nazi regime, the women of the Holocaust, and the strained but loving relationship between a survivor and her son.
The son of a Holocaust survivor rehearses the horrors of his mother’s captivity, the improbability of her survival, and the deleterious lingering effects on her—and him.
Goldman (Loyola Law School, Los Angeles), the on-air legal editor for Fox News from 1996 to 2006, has several objectives here: to outline a piece of the history of the Holocaust (grim reminders of inhumanity appear on virtually every page), tell his mother’s remarkable story, ruminate about the perpetrators of the atrocities, and condemn those who profited by it, especially Alfried Krupp, whose family and wartime business found great success because of the Nazi war machine—and because of the labor of Jewish slaves. Although the author focuses primarily on his mother, he occasionally employs a wide-angle lens to show us what was going on throughout war-torn Europe; he even deals some with the stories of Anne Frank, Raoul Wallenberg, and other Holocaust icons. His mother’s story is astonishing; her survival, virtually impossible. As the war was winding down, she was working in the concentration camp at Ravensbrück and would almost certainly have died there if not for one man’s negotiation with Heinrich Himmler, who, seeing the end of the war (and realizing what would happen to him), made a deal to release some Jewish women, Goldman’s mother among them. She then traveled to Sweden, stayed about a year and a half and immigrated to America, where she married (the Nazis had shot her first husband) and gave birth to the author. Her dark memories never left her, and Goldman describes his own difficulties dealing with her as she aged and struggled. The author works hard to maintain a scholar’s tone in his text, but throughout, he also shows us the blood of millions seeping through his pages.
I knew well a little Jewish woman whose life was spared by a frightened Heinrich Himmler and the saving of her led to the death of Adolf Hitler. So begins the true account of an improbable April 1945 rescue from a Nazi death camp.
On April 21 a German Jewish businessman returned from the safety of neutral Sweden to the nation of his birth. He secretly met with Heinrich Himmler and arranged the release of a group of Jewish women (one of whom was my mother) from Ravensbruck. In exchange, Himmler's offer of a cease-fire on the Western front was delivered to the Allied leaders. The news of Himmler's attempt at a separate peace would be a principal cause of Hitler's April 30th suicide.
The book also documents the events allowing my mother to survive both the line to the gas chamber in Auschwitz and the allied bombings of Berlin where she toiled in slave labor. Interposed is how the Holocaust affected the remainder of her life as well as much of mine.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/17561296Sun, 07 Apr 2019 15:25:51 +0000Baby Boomers Talk RadioI have interviewed over 100 celebrities. This next one is most important interview I have achieved. My subject is Stan Goldman who talks about his mother’s survival during the Holocaust. His book has a long sub title but reveals a good synopsis...
Seven years after the death of his mother, Malka, Stanley A. Goldman traveled to Israel to visit her best friend during the Holocaust. The best friend's daughter showed Goldman a pamphlet she had acquired from the Israeli Holocaust Museum that documented activities of one man's negotiations with the Nazi's interior minister and SS head, Heinrich Himmler, for the release of the Jewish women from the concentration camp at Ravensbrück. While looking through the pamphlet, the two discovered a picture that could have been their mothers being released from the camp. Wanting to know the details of how they were saved, Goldman set out on a long and difficult path to unravel the mystery.
After years of researching the pamphlet, Goldman learned that a German Jew named Norbert Masur made a treacherous journey from the safety of Sweden back into the war zone in order to secure the release of the Jewish women imprisoned at the Ravensbrück concentration camp. Masur not only succeeded in his mission against all odds but he contributed to the downfall of the Nazi hierarchy itself. This amazing, little-known story uncovers a piece of history about the undermining of the Nazi regime, the women of the Holocaust, and the strained but loving relationship between a survivor and her son.
The son of a Holocaust survivor rehearses the horrors of his mother’s captivity, the improbability of her survival, and the deleterious lingering effects on her—and him.
Goldman (Loyola Law School, Los Angeles), the on-air legal editor for Fox News from 1996 to 2006, has several objectives here: to outline a piece of the history of the Holocaust (grim reminders of inhumanity appear on virtually every page), tell his mother’s remarkable story, ruminate about the perpetrators of the atrocities, and condemn those who profited by it, especially Alfried Krupp, whose family and wartime business found great success because of the Nazi war machine—and because of the labor of Jewish slaves. Although the author focuses primarily on his mother, he occasionally employs a wide-angle lens to show us what was going on throughout war-torn Europe; he even deals some with the stories of Anne Frank, Raoul Wallenberg, and other Holocaust icons. His mother’s story is astonishing; her survival, virtually impossible. As the war was winding down, she was working in the concentration camp at Ravensbrück and would almost certainly have died there if not for one man’s negotiation with Heinrich Himmler, who, seeing the end of the war (and realizing what would happen to him), made a deal to release some Jewish women, Goldman’s mother among them. She then traveled to Sweden, stayed about a year and a half and immigrated to America, where she married (the Nazis had shot her first husband) and gave birth to the author. Her dark memories never left her, and Goldman describes...]]>1841cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/torchy-smith-with-ed-kalegi--17314577https://api.spreaker.com/episode/17314577Wed, 13 Mar 2019 22:12:00 +0000Baby Boomers Talk Radio781torchysmithcleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/don-murray--17001937
In 1957, he starred as reserved, married bookkeeper Charlie Sampson in The Bachelor Party.[5] The same year he starred in one of his most successful roles, that of Johnny Pope in the drama A Hatful of Rain. Despite director Fred Zinnemann's intention to typecast the actor as the comical brother Polo, Murray insisted on playing the lead. Thus he portrayed Johnny Pope, a morphine addicted Korean War veteran. The film was one of the first to show the effects of drug abuse on the addicted and those around him.

He starred as a blackmailed United States senator in Advise & Consent (1961), a film version of a Pulitzer Prize-winning novel by Allen Drury. The movie was directed by Otto Preminger and cast Murray opposite Henry Fonda and Charles Laughton. He also co-starred with Steve McQueen in the film Baby the Rain Must Fall (1965) and played the ape-hating Governor Breck in Conquest of the Planet of the Apes (1972).n 1976, Murray starred in the film Deadly Hero.[5] In addition to acting, Murray directed a film based on the book The Cross and the Switchblade (1970) starring Pat Boone and Erik Estrada.Murray starred with Otis Young in the ground breaking ABC western television series The Outcasts (1968–69) featuring an interracial bounty hunter team in the post-Civil War West.

In 1979, he starred as Sid Fairgate on the long-running prime-time soap opera Knots Landing. He also scripted two episodes of the program in 1980. In 1981 Murray decided to leave the series after two seasons to concentrate on other projects, although some sources say he left over a salary dispute. The character's death was notable at the time because it was considered rare to kill off a star character. The death came in the second episode of season three, following season two's cliffhanger in which Sid's car careened off a cliff. To make viewers doubt that the character had actually died, Murray was listed in the credit sequence for season three; in fact, season three revealed that Fairgate had survived the plunge off the cliff (thus temporarily reassuring the viewers), but died shortly afterwards in hospital. Although he effectively distanced himself from the series after that, Murray later contributed an interview segment for Knots Landing: Together Again, a reunion special made in 2005.In 1956, Murray married Hope Lange, with whom he had co-starred in Bus Stop. They had two children, Christopher and Patricia. They divorced in 1961. In 1962, he married Elizabeth Johnson and then had three children: Coleen, Sean, and Michael.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/17001937Sun, 10 Feb 2019 13:06:52 +0000Baby Boomers Talk RadioDon Murray's role as Beauregard "Beau" Decker in Bus Stop (1956) marked his film debut. He starred alongside Marilyn Monroe, who played Cherie, the object of his desire. His performance as the innocent cowboy who is determined to get Cherie was well...
In 1957, he starred as reserved, married bookkeeper Charlie Sampson in The Bachelor Party.[5] The same year he starred in one of his most successful roles, that of Johnny Pope in the drama A Hatful of Rain. Despite director Fred Zinnemann's intention to typecast the actor as the comical brother Polo, Murray insisted on playing the lead. Thus he portrayed Johnny Pope, a morphine addicted Korean War veteran. The film was one of the first to show the effects of drug abuse on the addicted and those around him.

He starred as a blackmailed United States senator in Advise & Consent (1961), a film version of a Pulitzer Prize-winning novel by Allen Drury. The movie was directed by Otto Preminger and cast Murray opposite Henry Fonda and Charles Laughton. He also co-starred with Steve McQueen in the film Baby the Rain Must Fall (1965) and played the ape-hating Governor Breck in Conquest of the Planet of the Apes (1972).n 1976, Murray starred in the film Deadly Hero.[5] In addition to acting, Murray directed a film based on the book The Cross and the Switchblade (1970) starring Pat Boone and Erik Estrada.Murray starred with Otis Young in the ground breaking ABC western television series The Outcasts (1968–69) featuring an interracial bounty hunter team in the post-Civil War West.

In 1979, he starred as Sid Fairgate on the long-running prime-time soap opera Knots Landing. He also scripted two episodes of the program in 1980. In 1981 Murray decided to leave the series after two seasons to concentrate on other projects, although some sources say he left over a salary dispute. The character's death was notable at the time because it was considered rare to kill off a star character. The death came in the second episode of season three, following season two's cliffhanger in which Sid's car careened off a cliff. To make viewers doubt that the character had actually died, Murray was listed in the credit sequence for season three; in fact, season three revealed that Fairgate had survived the plunge off the cliff (thus temporarily reassuring the viewers), but died shortly afterwards in hospital. Although he effectively distanced himself from the series after that, Murray later contributed an interview segment for Knots Landing: Together Again, a reunion special made in 2005.In 1956, Murray married Hope Lange, with whom he had co-starred in Bus Stop. They had two children, Christopher and Patricia. They divorced in 1961. In 1962, he married Elizabeth Johnson and then had three children: Coleen, Sean, and Michael.]]>1594busstop,donmurray,marilynmonroecleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/loretta-swit--16888907https://api.spreaker.com/episode/16888907Thu, 31 Jan 2019 00:59:40 +0000Baby Boomers Talk Radio1561lorettaswit,lorreta,switcleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/donna-loren--16349053Donna Loren (born March 7, 1947) is an American singer and actress. A prolific performer in the 1960s, she was the "Dr Pepper Girl" from 1963 to 1968, featured female vocalist on Shindig, and a cast member of the American International Pictures Beach Party movie franchise. She was signed to Capitol Records in 1964, releasing several singles and the Beach Blanket Bingo LP soundtrack, which included her signature song "It Only Hurts When I Cry".

Loren guest starred on episodic television series including Dr. Kildare, Batman, and The Monkees, as well as appearing regularly on network and local variety and music shows.

In 1968, Loren retired from her career to marry and raise a family. She recorded again in the 1980s and ran her own fashion business, ADASA Hawaii, throughout the 1990-2000s. In 2009, she returned to performing, and her most recent releases include the album Love It Away (2010) and the EP Donna Does Elvis in Hawaii (2010), as well as the compilation These Are the Good Times: The Complete Capitol Recordings (2014). Her first book, Pop Sixties: Shindig!, Dick Clark, Beach Party, and Photographs from the Donna Loren Archive, was released in 2017.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/16349053Fri, 30 Nov 2018 13:08:32 +0000Baby Boomers Talk RadioCLICK ON LINK ABOVE TO HEAR MY INTERVIEW WITH DONNA: Donna Loren (born March 7, 1947) is an American singer and actress. A prolific performer in the 1960s, she was the "Dr Pepper Girl" from 1963 to 1968, featured female vocalist on Shindig, and a cast...Donna Loren (born March 7, 1947) is an American singer and actress. A prolific performer in the 1960s, she was the "Dr Pepper Girl" from 1963 to 1968, featured female vocalist on Shindig, and a cast member of the American International Pictures Beach Party movie franchise. She was signed to Capitol Records in 1964, releasing several singles and the Beach Blanket Bingo LP soundtrack, which included her signature song "It Only Hurts When I Cry".

Loren guest starred on episodic television series including Dr. Kildare, Batman, and The Monkees, as well as appearing regularly on network and local variety and music shows.

In 1968, Loren retired from her career to marry and raise a family. She recorded again in the 1980s and ran her own fashion business, ADASA Hawaii, throughout the 1990-2000s. In 2009, she returned to performing, and her most recent releases include the album Love It Away (2010) and the EP Donna Does Elvis in Hawaii (2010), as well as the compilation These Are the Good Times: The Complete Capitol Recordings (2014). Her first book, Pop Sixties: Shindig!, Dick Clark, Beach Party, and Photographs from the Donna Loren Archive, was released in 2017.]]>2384donnaloren,drpepper,shindigcleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/glenn-scarpelli--16190345https://api.spreaker.com/episode/16190345Sun, 11 Nov 2018 12:31:33 +0000Baby Boomers Talk RadioClick on above to hear my interview with Glenn. Glenn Christopher Scarpelli (born July 6, 1966) is an American former child actor and singer. He is perhaps best known for his role as Alex Handris from 1980 to 1983 on the sitcom One Day at a Time.1722onedayatatimecleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/micky-dolenz--16097813https://api.spreaker.com/episode/16097813Wed, 31 Oct 2018 03:58:13 +0000Baby Boomers Talk RadioGeorge Michael Dolenz Jr. (born March 8, 1945) is an American actor, musician, television director, radio personality and theater director, best known as a vocalist and drummer of the 1960s pop/rock band the Monkees.1242monkeescleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/eliza-roberts--15810431https://api.spreaker.com/episode/15810431Wed, 26 Sep 2018 12:18:04 +0000Baby Boomers Talk RadioEliza Roberts was born as Eliza Rayfiel. She is a casting director and actress, known for Animal House (1978), Doctor Who (1996) and Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman (1993). She has been married to Eric Roberts since August 16, 1992. She...1301animalhouse,elizarobertscleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/doctor-demento-his-real-name-is-barry-hansen--15772796Hansen created the Demento persona in 1970 while working at Los Angeles station KPPC-FM.[1] After Hansen played "Transfusion" by Nervous Norvus on the radio, DJ "The Obscene" Steven Clean said that Hansen had to be "demented" to play that. Thereafter, the name stuck. His weekly show went into syndication in 1974[1] and from 1978 to 1992 was syndicated by the Westwood One Radio Network. Broadcast syndication of the show ended on June 6, 2010, but the show continues to be produced weekly in an online version.
Hansen has a degree in ethnomusicology, and has written magazine articles and liner notes on recording artists outside of the novelty genre. He is credited with introducing new generations of listeners to artists of the early and middle 20th century whom they might not have otherwise discovered, such as Harry McClintock, Spike Jones, Benny Bell, Yogi Yorgesson, Stan Freberg, and Tom Lehrer, as well as with bringing parodist "Weird Al" Yankovic to national attention.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/15772796Fri, 21 Sep 2018 10:55:54 +0000Baby Boomers Talk RadioBarret Eugene "Barry" Hansen (born April 2, 1941),[1] better known as Dr. Demento, is an American radio broadcaster and record collector specializing in novelty songs, comedy, and strange or unusual recordings dating from the early days of phonograph...Hansen created the Demento persona in 1970 while working at Los Angeles station KPPC-FM.[1] After Hansen played "Transfusion" by Nervous Norvus on the radio, DJ "The Obscene" Steven Clean said that Hansen had to be "demented" to play that. Thereafter, the name stuck. His weekly show went into syndication in 1974[1] and from 1978 to 1992 was syndicated by the Westwood One Radio Network. Broadcast syndication of the show ended on June 6, 2010, but the show continues to be produced weekly in an online version.
Hansen has a degree in ethnomusicology, and has written magazine articles and liner notes on recording artists outside of the novelty genre. He is credited with introducing new generations of listeners to artists of the early and middle 20th century whom they might not have otherwise discovered, such as Harry McClintock, Spike Jones, Benny Bell, Yogi Yorgesson, Stan Freberg, and Tom Lehrer, as well as with bringing parodist "Weird Al" Yankovic to national attention.]]>1599drdementocleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/evelyn-rudie-child-star--15352174
The television "Eloise" was an adaptation of the popular book by Kay Thompson, which owed much to the delicate line illustrations of Hilary Knight. The marketing of "Eloise" and the subsequent book sequels practically always featured the illustrations of Knight, and numerous photographs were published in the 1950s of Rudie in the role. Her popularity as a child star led to the merchandising of at least one product which did not associate her with the character of Eloise, Evelyn Rudie Paper Dolls (Saalfield, 1958).

During the late 1950s, she also appeared on Alfred Hitchcock Presents, General Electric Theater, Lawman, The Red Skelton Show, and Wagon Train, along with seven appearances on The Tonight Show with Jack Paar. During this period, she also was an actress on radio programs, including Suspense.

Nine-year-old Evelyn Rudie appeared as a contestant on the October 29, 1959, episode of the TV quiz program You Bet Your Life, hosted by Groucho Marx. Rudie danced a waltz with her fellow contestant and told a joke in the German language. The pair earned $500.[2]

After appearing uncredited in director George Sidney's Bye Bye Birdie (1963), she focused on education. She graduated from Hollywood High with honors and then studied film production at UCLA. Over a 36-year span, she has given more than 10,000 stage performances in 350 plays.[citation needed]

Rudie's star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame is located at the corner of Hollywood and Highland.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/15352174Sun, 29 Jul 2018 12:52:30 +0000Baby Boomers Talk RadioBorn in Los Angeles, California, Rudie became an overnight star, in 1956, with her performance in the title role in the episode "Eloise" on television's Playhouse 90. It brought her critical acclaim, much press coverage, and an Emmy nomination at age...
The television "Eloise" was an adaptation of the popular book by Kay Thompson, which owed much to the delicate line illustrations of Hilary Knight. The marketing of "Eloise" and the subsequent book sequels practically always featured the illustrations of Knight, and numerous photographs were published in the 1950s of Rudie in the role. Her popularity as a child star led to the merchandising of at least one product which did not associate her with the character of Eloise, Evelyn Rudie Paper Dolls (Saalfield, 1958).

During the late 1950s, she also appeared on Alfred Hitchcock Presents, General Electric Theater, Lawman, The Red Skelton Show, and Wagon Train, along with seven appearances on The Tonight Show with Jack Paar. During this period, she also was an actress on radio programs, including Suspense.

Nine-year-old Evelyn Rudie appeared as a contestant on the October 29, 1959, episode of the TV quiz program You Bet Your Life, hosted by Groucho Marx. Rudie danced a waltz with her fellow contestant and told a joke in the German language. The pair earned $500.[2]

After appearing uncredited in director George Sidney's Bye Bye Birdie (1963), she focused on education. She graduated from Hollywood High with honors and then studied film production at UCLA. Over a 36-year span, she has given more than 10,000 stage performances in 350 plays.[citation needed]

Rudie's star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame is located at the corner of Hollywood and Highland.]]>2088childstarcleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/marilyn-michaels--15264551
Marilyn began performing with her mother at age 7 on the Yiddish stage and throughout Canada. At 14, she was soloist in her father and uncle's choir, and also sang duets with Oysher on the classic recording, "Moishe Oysher’s Chanukah Party."

She attended the High School of Music and Art as a music major, but switched to Art in her sophomore year. While still in high school, she was signed to Debbie Records, headed by Ray Rainwater (brother of Marvin Rainwater) and her first single, "Johnny Where Are You," was produced by Phil Ramone. This was followed by a recording contract with RCA Victor record producers Hugo and Luigi, for which she sang "Tell Tommy I Miss Him" — the answer-song to the hit "Tell Laura I Love Her" — by Ray Peterson. She recorded both U.S. and UK versions. She later recorded for Warner Brothers and ABC Paramount [4][5][6] and appeared on The Ed Sullivan Show, The Hollywood Palace, The Jackie Gleason American Scene Magazine and NBC’s Hullabaloo, with Sammy Davis Jr. She would appear with Sammy Davis Jr. again on The Name of the Game, The Flip Wilson Show, and Sammy in Acapulco.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/15264551Mon, 16 Jul 2018 11:02:04 +0000Baby Boomers Talk RadioHer book is...HOW NOT TO COOK FOR THE REST OF YOUR LIFE. Marilyn Sternberg was born in Manhattan on February 26, 1943 to Russian émigrés: Cantoress and actress Fraydele Oysher and father Harold Sternberg, who was a senior basso with the Metropolitan...
Marilyn began performing with her mother at age 7 on the Yiddish stage and throughout Canada. At 14, she was soloist in her father and uncle's choir, and also sang duets with Oysher on the classic recording, "Moishe Oysher’s Chanukah Party."

She attended the High School of Music and Art as a music major, but switched to Art in her sophomore year. While still in high school, she was signed to Debbie Records, headed by Ray Rainwater (brother of Marvin Rainwater) and her first single, "Johnny Where Are You," was produced by Phil Ramone. This was followed by a recording contract with RCA Victor record producers Hugo and Luigi, for which she sang "Tell Tommy I Miss Him" — the answer-song to the hit "Tell Laura I Love Her" — by Ray Peterson. She recorded both U.S. and UK versions. She later recorded for Warner Brothers and ABC Paramount [4][5][6] and appeared on The Ed Sullivan Show, The Hollywood Palace, The Jackie Gleason American Scene Magazine and NBC’s Hullabaloo, with Sammy Davis Jr. She would appear with Sammy Davis Jr. again on The Name of the Game, The Flip Wilson Show, and Sammy in Acapulco.]]>1274actress,comedienne,impressionist,singercleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/pat-priest-she-was-marilyn-in-the-munsters--14781432https://api.spreaker.com/episode/14781432Sun, 13 May 2018 11:34:06 +0000Baby Boomers Talk RadioPatricia Ann Priest (born August 15, 1936), mainly credited as Pat Priest, is an American actress known for portraying the second Marilyn Munster on the television show, The Munsters (1964–1966) after original actress Beverley Owen left after 13 episodes.2162marilyn,munsters,patpriestcleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/christopfer-korman-son-of-harvey-korman--14550540
Harvey Herschel Korman (February 15, 1927 – May 29, 2008) was an American comedic actor who performed in television and film productions and was also a voice artist. His big break was being a featured performer on CBS' The Danny Kaye Show, but he is best remembered for his performances on the sketch comedy series The Carol Burnett Show and in several films by Mel Brooks. Korman, who was of Russian Jewish descent,[1] was born in Chicago, Illinois, the son of Ellen (née Blecher) and Cyril Raymond Korman, a salesman.[2][3] He served in the United States Navy during World War II.[4] After being discharged, he studied at the Goodman School of Drama.[5] He was a member of the Peninsula Players summer theater program during the 1950, 1957, and 1958 seasons.[6]


Korman's first television role was as a head waiter in The Donna Reed Show episode, "Decisions, Decisions, Decisions". He appeared as a comically exasperated public relations man in a January 1961 episode of the CBS drama Route 66. He was seen on numerous television programs after that, including the role of Blake in the 1964 episode "Who Chopped Down the Cherry Tree?" on the NBC medical drama The Eleventh Hour and a bartender in the 1962 Perry Mason episode, "The Case of the Unsuitable Uncle." He frequently appeared as a supporting player on The Danny Kaye Show from 1963 through 1967. He was cast three times, including the role of Dr. Allison in "Who Needs Glasses?" (1962), on ABC's The Donna Reed Show. He also guest-starred on Dennis the Menace and on the NBC modern western series Empire.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/14550540Mon, 16 Apr 2018 12:58:55 +0000Baby Boomers Talk RadioChris Korman (producer) The son of beloved comedian Harvey Korman, Chris has fifteen years experience in the entertainment industry, working with artists in various capacities, including brand building and agenting. A graduate of Lesley College in...
Harvey Herschel Korman (February 15, 1927 – May 29, 2008) was an American comedic actor who performed in television and film productions and was also a voice artist. His big break was being a featured performer on CBS' The Danny Kaye Show, but he is best remembered for his performances on the sketch comedy series The Carol Burnett Show and in several films by Mel Brooks. Korman, who was of Russian Jewish descent,[1] was born in Chicago, Illinois, the son of Ellen (née Blecher) and Cyril Raymond Korman, a salesman.[2][3] He served in the United States Navy during World War II.[4] After being discharged, he studied at the Goodman School of Drama.[5] He was a member of the Peninsula Players summer theater program during the 1950, 1957, and 1958 seasons.[6]


Korman's first television role was as a head waiter in The Donna Reed Show episode, "Decisions, Decisions, Decisions". He appeared as a comically exasperated public relations man in a January 1961 episode of the CBS drama Route 66. He was seen on numerous television programs after that, including the role of Blake in the 1964 episode "Who Chopped Down the Cherry Tree?" on the NBC medical drama The Eleventh Hour and a bartender in the 1962 Perry Mason episode, "The Case of the Unsuitable Uncle." He frequently appeared as a supporting player on The Danny Kaye Show from 1963 through 1967. He was cast three times, including the role of Dr. Allison in "Who Needs Glasses?" (1962), on ABC's The Donna Reed Show. He also guest-starred on Dennis the Menace and on the NBC modern western series Empire.]]>3494kormancleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/peter-mark-richman--14511962https://api.spreaker.com/episode/14511962Wed, 11 Apr 2018 10:57:34 +0000Baby Boomers Talk RadioPeter Mark Richman (born April 16, 1927) is an American actor who has starred in films and on television, who was for many years credited as Mark Richman. He appeared in over 30 films and over 130 television series since the 1950s1431cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/joyce-bulifant--14436749https://api.spreaker.com/episode/14436749Sun, 01 Apr 2018 21:03:23 +0000Baby Boomers Talk RadioJoyce Collins Bulifant (born December 16, 1937) is an American television actress, notable for her cheerful, girlish voice with a Southern lilt. In addition to many theater appearances and a recurring role on The Mary Tyler Moore Show as Marie...1653cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/marion-ross--14394043
Since the 1990s, Ross has been known for voice-over work on animated television series such as King of the Hill and SpongeBob SquarePants among others, and recurring roles on The Drew Carey Show, That '70s Show, Gilmore Girls, and Brothers & Sisters, and guest spots.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/14394043Tue, 27 Mar 2018 11:44:55 +0000Baby Boomers Talk RadioMarion Ross (born October 25, 1928) is an American actress. Her best-known role is that of Marion Cunningham on the ABC television sitcom Happy Days, on which she starred from 1974 to 1984 and received two Primetime Emmy Award nominations. Before her...
Since the 1990s, Ross has been known for voice-over work on animated television series such as King of the Hill and SpongeBob SquarePants among others, and recurring roles on The Drew Carey Show, That '70s Show, Gilmore Girls, and Brothers & Sisters, and guest spots.]]>1632happydays,marionross,momcleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/lyle-waggoner--14294828https://api.spreaker.com/episode/14294828Thu, 15 Mar 2018 11:29:58 +0000Baby Boomers Talk RadioLyle Wesley Waggoner (born April 13, 1935) is an American actor and former model, known for his work on The Carol Burnett Show from 1967 to 1974, and for playing the role of Steve Trevor and Steve Trevor Jr. on Wonder Woman from 1975 to 1979.1800lylecleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/darby-hinton--14138121
Ed Hinton appeared in the role of Special Agent Henderson in the 1950s syndicated television series I Led Three Lives, starring Richard Carlson and based on the espionage activities of Herbert Philbrick. Ed Hinton, particularly active in television Westerns, perished in an airplane crash on Catalina Island, when Darby was 14 months old. His mother, Marilynn Hinton, of German extraction, never remarried. Darby, therefore, became personally close to Fess Parker, his Daniel Boone "father" [6] and subsequently a Los Angeles, Santa Barbara area businessman. Hinton has two sisters who were child actors, Daryn Hinton and Darcy Hinton Cook.[7] Darby Hinton was also a godson of actor Charlton Heston and former Arkansas Lieutenant Governor Winthrop Paul Rockefeller, son of former Arkansas Governor Winthrop Rockefeller. Hinton was a Bel Air Road friend and neighbor of Zsa Zsa Gabor and former president Ronald Reagan,[8] and childhood friend of Jon Provost of the Lassie series.[5]

Hinton attended high school at the American School in Switzerland (TASIS) in Lugano, Switzerland after attending Emerson Junior High School in West Los Angeles for the ninth grade. He began college on a cruise ship, the World Campus Afloat Institute for Shipboard Education, which travels around the world to study different cultures. Hinton returned to California to continue his studies at the Church of Christ-affiliated Pepperdine University near Malibu.Hinton's acting debut at the age of six months old was in the arms of Jayne Mansfield in the TV show "Playhouse 90". In 1962, he played Jafar Mainwaring, a child character in the 1962 film Hero's Island. In 1963, he was cast in an uncredited role in Walt Disney's Son of Flubber and as Rocky in the episode "Getting Ed's Goat" of CBS's sitcom, Mr. Ed, starring Alan Young and Connie Hines. Shortly before he was cast as Israel Boone, Hinton appeared as Benjie Diel in the 90-minute episode "The Ben Engel Story" of ABC's Western series Wagon Train.[1] He went on to appear in numerous features and television shows. One day his mother dropped him off at Twentieth Century Fox (dressed in knee high socks and lederhosen) to audition for a role in The Sound of Music, and the boy unintentionally got lost. He wandered into the wrong line of kids; by the time his mother found him, Darby had turned in his lederhosen for a coonskin cap to play Fess Parker's son Israel, on Daniel Boone, for the next six years.

He appeared in 51 Daniel Boone episodes beginning with the September 24, 1964, premiere, "Ken-Tuck-E", a reference to Kentucky, the setting of the series. Patricia Blair played his mother, Rebecca Boone, and Veronica Cartwright played his sister, Jemima Boone. Ed Ames and Dallas McKennon co-starred as the Cherokee tribesman Mingo and innkeeper Cincinnatus, respectively. Hinton's last Daniel Boone roles, filmed when he was 12, were in the 1969–70 season: "A Very Small Rifle", "The Road to Freedom", "The Printing Press", "Target Boone", "Hannah Comes Home", and "Sunshine Patriots".[1]

After Daniel Boone, Hinton acted only occasionally, with appearances as Hal Parker in "This Will Really Kill You" (1970), of NBC's The Bold Ones: The New Doctors and as Tom Woods in "Legacy of Fear" (1971) of ABC's Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law. He appeared in an episode of The Big Valley which also included a young Richard Dreyfus, as James Scott in "How to Steal a Submarine" (1975) of CBS's Hawaii Five-O, starring Jack Lord, and as Buddy Moran in "Beauty Knows No Pain" (1981) of CBS's Magnum, P.I., starring Tom Selleck. In 1982 and 1983, he appeared in two episodes of ABC's The Fall Guy starring Lee Majors. From 1985-86, Hinton was cast as the second "Ian Griffith" on NBC's daytime soap opera Days of Our Lives. He was named in the starring role of Cody Abilene in the 1985 Andy Sidaris film, Malibu Express.[1]

In 1988, Hinton appeared in the first episode, "Road Ranger", of the short-lived NBC series The Highwayman, starring Sam J. Jones. Hinton's later appearances were on NBC's Hunter, starring Fred Dryer, and CBS's Knots Landing. He also appeared in the 1991-92 series P.S. I Luv U starring Greg Evigan and Connie Sellecca. He guest-starred, too, on Fox Television's Beverly Hills, 90210 in the role of a physician. His last screen appearances were on March 16, 1999, in the episode "Career Day" of the Warner Bros. series Rescue 77 and as Mikey's father in the 2003 film Just for Kicks.[1]]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/14138121Sun, 25 Feb 2018 12:44:30 +0000Baby Boomers Talk RadioHinton was born in Santa Monica, California. His father, actor Edgar Latimer "Ed" Hinton, Jr. (1927–1958), was a native of Wilmington, North Carolina. Ed Hinton's father, Edgar Latimer Hinton II, Sr. (1868-1934),[2] owned the Seashore Hotel [3] which...
Ed Hinton appeared in the role of Special Agent Henderson in the 1950s syndicated television series I Led Three Lives, starring Richard Carlson and based on the espionage activities of Herbert Philbrick. Ed Hinton, particularly active in television Westerns, perished in an airplane crash on Catalina Island, when Darby was 14 months old. His mother, Marilynn Hinton, of German extraction, never remarried. Darby, therefore, became personally close to Fess Parker, his Daniel Boone "father" [6] and subsequently a Los Angeles, Santa Barbara area businessman. Hinton has two sisters who were child actors, Daryn Hinton and Darcy Hinton Cook.[7] Darby Hinton was also a godson of actor Charlton Heston and former Arkansas Lieutenant Governor Winthrop Paul Rockefeller, son of former Arkansas Governor Winthrop Rockefeller. Hinton was a Bel Air Road friend and neighbor of Zsa Zsa Gabor and former president Ronald Reagan,[8] and childhood friend of Jon Provost of the Lassie series.[5]

Hinton attended high school at the American School in Switzerland (TASIS) in Lugano, Switzerland after attending Emerson Junior High School in West Los Angeles for the ninth grade. He began college on a cruise ship, the World Campus Afloat Institute for Shipboard Education, which travels around the world to study different cultures. Hinton returned to California to continue his studies at the Church of Christ-affiliated Pepperdine University near Malibu.Hinton's acting debut at the age of six months old was in the arms of Jayne Mansfield in the TV show "Playhouse 90". In 1962, he played Jafar Mainwaring, a child character in the 1962 film Hero's Island. In 1963, he was cast in an uncredited role in Walt Disney's Son of Flubber and as Rocky in the episode "Getting Ed's Goat" of CBS's sitcom, Mr. Ed, starring Alan Young and Connie Hines. Shortly before he was cast as Israel Boone, Hinton appeared as Benjie Diel in the 90-minute episode "The Ben Engel Story" of ABC's Western series Wagon Train.[1] He went on to appear in numerous features and television shows. One day his mother dropped him off at Twentieth Century Fox (dressed in knee high socks and lederhosen) to audition for a role in The Sound of Music, and the boy unintentionally got lost. He wandered into the wrong line of kids; by the time his mother found him, Darby had turned in his lederhosen for a coonskin cap to play Fess Parker's son Israel, on Daniel Boone, for the next six years.

He appeared in 51 Daniel Boone episodes beginning with the September 24, 1964, premiere, "Ken-Tuck-E", a reference to Kentucky, the setting of the series. Patricia Blair played his mother, Rebecca Boone, and Veronica Cartwright played his sister, Jemima Boone. Ed Ames and Dallas McKennon co-starred as the Cherokee tribesman Mingo and innkeeper Cincinnatus, respectively. Hinton's last Daniel Boone roles, filmed when he was 12, were in the 1969–70 season: "A Very Small Rifle", "The Road to Freedom", "The Printing Press", "Target Boone", "Hannah Comes Home", and "Sunshine Patriots".[1]

After Daniel Boone, Hinton acted only occasionally, with appearances as Hal Parker in "This Will Really Kill You" (1970), of NBC's The Bold Ones: The New Doctors and as Tom Woods in "Legacy of Fear" (1971) of ABC's Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law. He appeared in an episode of The Big Valley which also included a young Richard Dreyfus, as James Scott in "How to Steal a Submarine" (1975) of CBS's Hawaii Five-O, starring Jack Lord, and as Buddy Moran in "Beauty Knows No...]]>1942danialboonecleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/veronica-cartwright-a-career-spanning-six-decades--13529633https://api.spreaker.com/episode/13529633Thu, 07 Dec 2017 13:22:00 +0000Baby Boomers Talk RadioSister Of Angela Cartwright. Veronica A. Cartwright (born 20 April 1949) is an English-born American actress who has worked mainly in American film and television in a career spanning six decades. As a child actress she appeared in supporting roles...2093thebirds,veronicacartwrightcleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/toni-williams-is-the-daughter-of-guy-williams-zorro--13437825https://api.spreaker.com/episode/13437825Mon, 27 Nov 2017 15:10:38 +0000Baby Boomers Talk RadioThe daughter of the REAL ZORRO, Guy Williams. CLICK THE PICTURE TO START THE INTERVIEW.2280lostinspace,zorrocleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/angela-cartwright-make-room-for-daddy-lost-in-space--13348296https://api.spreaker.com/episode/13348296Thu, 16 Nov 2017 21:41:06 +0000Baby Boomers Talk RadioAngela Margaret Cartwright (born September 9, 1952) is an English-born American actress primarily known for her roles in movies and television. Cartwright is best known as a child actress for her role as Brigitta Von Trapp in the Academy Award winning...2095angelacartwright,dannythomas,lostinspacecleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/george-wyner-the-most-familar-face-in-tv-and-movies--13242966https://api.spreaker.com/episode/13242966Sat, 04 Nov 2017 11:29:25 +0000Baby Boomers Talk RadioNo I didn't spell his name wrong. This is one of my best interviews. George is very funny and I felt like I was really talking to Colonial Sanders from SPACE BALLS. George is probably best known for his role as ADA Bernstein on the series Hill...2272cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/make-room-for-sherry-jackson-interview-part-two--13132230https://api.spreaker.com/episode/13132230Thu, 26 Oct 2017 12:30:11 +0000Baby Boomers Talk RadioMy best interview yet. Hear about Sherry dating Elvis. Hear about Sherry's real feelings with the Danny Thomas years. Hear about her staring role with John Wayne. Hear about the many TV roles she had in the 50's and 60's. Sherry has not spoken out...2438sherryjacksoncleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/mr-novak-an-acclaimed-television-series-written-by-chuck-harter--13058211   The program starred James Franciscus as teacher John Novak with first Dean Jagger then later Burgess Meredith as the Principal of the school. Mr. Novak was the first series that portrayed teachers and students in a realistic dramatic manner
  Previously there had only been sitcoms which didn’t reflect the lifestyles of the real students of America. The series featured top quality scripts, actors and production and won over 47 awards during its run including the prestigious Peabody Award for excellence.  Many of the awards came from academic institutions which praised the show for its portrayal of the educational community. Such was the impact of the production that it prompted many to become teachers and many existing educators to improve their skills.  The book traces the evolution of the series from development to the pilot’s production and acceptance by NBC. It then covers the filming and airing of the first season to great acclaim.
   The second season, which was fraught with controversy and discord is then examined with the result being cancellation.
  The legacy of the principals involved with the series is examined along with comments by those that continue to be interested in this vintage classic dramatic series of superior values. The book contains exclusive interviews with over 40 actors including Ed Asner, Frankie Avalon, Diane Baker, Beau Bridges, Johnny Crawford, Tony Dow, Sherry Jackson, Tommy Kirk, Walter Koenig, Martin Landau, June Lockhart, Beverly Washburn and many others. There are 243 illustrations and an index, including a complete episode guide with full credits, plot descriptions, vintage interviews, and new appraisals by the author.
   There is also an extensive appendix with a list of the awards Mr. Novak won, Producer E. Jack Neuman’s writer’s guide for Mr. Novak, An advice column for High School graduates by star James Franciscus, Principal Vane’s (Dean Jagger) speech to the new teachers, the Mr. Novak board game and more.
   The Introduction of the book is by A-List Director Richard Donner: “I’m so glad Chuck Harter is brining the Mr. Novak experience to a wider audience…read his detailed behind-the-scenes account.”]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/13058211Tue, 17 Oct 2017 12:01:49 +0000Baby Boomers Talk RadioCLICK ON THE ABOVE PICTURE TO START THE INTERVIEW...If you remember The TV Series MR NOVAK then this interview is a “must”...my interview with CHUCK HARTER – Mr. Novak: An Acclaimed Television Series. Bearmanor Media, hardcover, softcover and eBook,...   The program starred James Franciscus as teacher John Novak with first Dean Jagger then later Burgess Meredith as the Principal of the school. Mr. Novak was the first series that portrayed teachers and students in a realistic dramatic manner
  Previously there had only been sitcoms which didn’t reflect the lifestyles of the real students of America. The series featured top quality scripts, actors and production and won over 47 awards during its run including the prestigious Peabody Award for excellence.  Many of the awards came from academic institutions which praised the show for its portrayal of the educational community. Such was the impact of the production that it prompted many to become teachers and many existing educators to improve their skills.  The book traces the evolution of the series from development to the pilot’s production and acceptance by NBC. It then covers the filming and airing of the first season to great acclaim.
   The second season, which was fraught with controversy and discord is then examined with the result being cancellation.
  The legacy of the principals involved with the series is examined along with comments by those that continue to be interested in this vintage classic dramatic series of superior values. The book contains exclusive interviews with over 40 actors including Ed Asner, Frankie Avalon, Diane Baker, Beau Bridges, Johnny Crawford, Tony Dow, Sherry Jackson, Tommy Kirk, Walter Koenig, Martin Landau, June Lockhart, Beverly Washburn and many others. There are 243 illustrations and an index, including a complete episode guide with full credits, plot descriptions, vintage interviews, and new appraisals by the author.
   There is also an extensive appendix with a list of the awards Mr. Novak won, Producer E. Jack Neuman’s writer’s guide for Mr. Novak, An advice column for High School graduates by star James Franciscus, Principal Vane’s (Dean Jagger) speech to the new teachers, the Mr. Novak board game and more.
   The Introduction of the book is by A-List Director Richard Donner: “I’m so glad Chuck Harter is brining the Mr. Novak experience to a wider audience…read his detailed behind-the-scenes account.”]]>1762cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/george-chakiris-from-west-side-story-and-more--13035867George Chakiris (born September 16, 1934) is an American dancer, singer and actor. He is best known for his appearance in the film version of West Side Story as Bernardo, the leader of the Sharks gang.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/13035867Sat, 14 Oct 2017 21:14:59 +0000Baby Boomers Talk RadioCLICK ON PICTURE TO START THE INTERVIEW. George Chakiris (born September 16, 1934) is an American dancer, singer and actor. He is best known for his appearance in the film version of West Side Story as Bernardo, the leader of the Sharks gang.George Chakiris (born September 16, 1934) is an American dancer, singer and actor. He is best known for his appearance in the film version of West Side Story as Bernardo, the leader of the Sharks gang.]]>1351cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/sherry-jackson-part-one-life-before-make-room-for-daddy--12945566
Sherry Jackson Part One. Jackson was born in Wendell in Gooding County in southern Idaho to Maurit (or Maurite Kathleen Gilbert and Curtis Loys Jackson, Sr.Her mother provided drama, singing, and dancing lessons for Sherry and her two brothers, Curtis L. Jackson, Jr., and Gary L. Jackson, beginning in their formative years. After her husband died in 1948, Maurita moved the family from Wendell to Los Angeles, California.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/12945566Tue, 03 Oct 2017 11:44:14 +0000Baby Boomers Talk RadioSherry Jackson has had a most interesting life as an actress. It is so fascinating that I am doing interviews with her in three parts. She had not given an interview in many years. Here is PART ONE as she explains her roles before the TV series “Make...
Sherry Jackson Part One. Jackson was born in Wendell in Gooding County in southern Idaho to Maurit (or Maurite Kathleen Gilbert and Curtis Loys Jackson, Sr.Her mother provided drama, singing, and dancing lessons for Sherry and her two brothers, Curtis L. Jackson, Jr., and Gary L. Jackson, beginning in their formative years. After her husband died in 1948, Maurita moved the family from Wendell to Los Angeles, California.]]>1545jackson,sherrycleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/bill-mumy--12909246Charles William Mumy Jr. was born February 1, 1954 is an American actor, musician, pitchman, instrumentalist, voice actor, author and a figure in the science-fiction community. He came to prominence in the 1960s as a child actor, when he was credited as Billy Mumy, an era which included memorable appearances in The Twilight Zone and Alfred Hitchcock Presents television shows, as well as co-starring in Dear Brigitte with James Stewart and Brigitte Bardot, followed by an iconic three-season role as Will Robinson in the 1960s CBS sci-fi series Lost in Space.
He later appeared as lonely teenager Sterling North in the Disney film Rascal (1969), with Steve Forrest. He was cast as Teft in the film Bless the Beasts and Children (1971).
In the 1990s, he performed the role of Lennier in all five seasons of the syndicated sci-fi TV series Babylon 5, and narrated A&E Network's Emmy Award-winning series Biography.
Mumy is also known for his musical career as a guitarist, singer, songwriter and composer: he is an Emmy nominee for original music in Adventures in Wonderland (1991). As a musician Mumy performs as a solo artist, an occasional guest performer, and as half of the duo Barnes & Barnes.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/12909246Thu, 28 Sep 2017 11:46:10 +0000Baby Boomers Talk RadioBill Mumy gave me a rare interview for my radio show and podcast. Hear him now about his career. Charles William Mumy Jr. was born February 1, 1954 is an American actor, musician, pitchman, instrumentalist, voice actor, author and a figure in the...Charles William Mumy Jr. was born February 1, 1954 is an American actor, musician, pitchman, instrumentalist, voice actor, author and a figure in the science-fiction community. He came to prominence in the 1960s as a child actor, when he was credited as Billy Mumy, an era which included memorable appearances in The Twilight Zone and Alfred Hitchcock Presents television shows, as well as co-starring in Dear Brigitte with James Stewart and Brigitte Bardot, followed by an iconic three-season role as Will Robinson in the 1960s CBS sci-fi series Lost in Space.
He later appeared as lonely teenager Sterling North in the Disney film Rascal (1969), with Steve Forrest. He was cast as Teft in the film Bless the Beasts and Children (1971).
In the 1990s, he performed the role of Lennier in all five seasons of the syndicated sci-fi TV series Babylon 5, and narrated A&E Network's Emmy Award-winning series Biography.
Mumy is also known for his musical career as a guitarist, singer, songwriter and composer: he is an Emmy nominee for original music in Adventures in Wonderland (1991). As a musician Mumy performs as a solo artist, an occasional guest performer, and as half of the duo Barnes & Barnes.]]>1517cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/kathleen-nolan-from-the-real-mccoys--12874512She is a life member of the Actors Studio and a recipient of the Women in Film Crystal Award.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/12874512Sun, 24 Sep 2017 10:59:27 +0000Baby Boomers Talk RadioKathleen Nolan (born Jocelyn Schrum, September 27, 1933) is an American actress. From 1957 to 1962, she played the role of Kate McCoy, a housewife in the Walter Brennan ABC television series The Real McCoys. She is often billed as Kathy Nolan. Nolan...She is a life member of the Actors Studio and a recipient of the Women in Film Crystal Award.]]>1945cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/margaret-kerry-the-real-tinkerbell--12809387https://api.spreaker.com/episode/12809387Fri, 15 Sep 2017 10:39:20 +0000Baby Boomers Talk RadioMargaret Kerry (born May 11, 1929) is an American actress, author, motivational speaker and radio host, best known for her 1953 work as the model for Tinker Bell in the Walt Disney Pictures animated feature, Peter Pan.2474tinkerbellcleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/gwyn-gilliss-was-a-mega-soap-opera-star--12753749https://api.spreaker.com/episode/12753749Fri, 08 Sep 2017 12:43:03 +0000Baby Boomers Talk RadioFounder and Creator of The Actor's Market, Gwyn is the "Foremost Marketing Coach for Actors". As a successful actor herself working in all medias, she was an Emmy Award nominated Soap Opera Star with numerous contract and recurring roles- All My...2165soapoperacleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/jeffrey-weissman-from-back-to-the-future-2-3-as-george-mcfly--12642590He continues to act, on stage, film & television. He coaches and teaches, from the art of commedia dell'arte to film technique, with students including both professionals and newcomers to the arts. He recently got rave reviews as OCD winemaker Gerry Hannon in the feature mockumentary Corked!. He co-stars in dozens of indies since 2005. And he teaches acting for film, directing, writing and improv at San Francisco School of Digital Film Making. Jeffrey trained in acting and performance at American Conservatory Theater, San Francisco State University, UCLA and Santa Monica City College. His comedic experience includes work with The Second City Alumni, Los Angeles Theater Sports, Andy Goldberg and Bill Hudnutt Sitcom Workshops, (formerly Harvey Lembeck). He also trained at Berekely Rep. in the "Finding the Inner Imp" with Ron Campbell, and participated in acting workshops with Peter Flood, Jackie Benton, and Magic Theater Gym. He has trained in dance, movement, storytelling workshops with the Voice of Men In Motion. He also trained under Jackie Benton, Peter Flood, and Bill Hudnut, and was a Varsity Player with Los Angeles Theatersports.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/12642590Thu, 24 Aug 2017 12:42:39 +0000Baby Boomers Talk RadioJeffrey Weissman (born October 2, 1958) is an American actor. He has appeared in dozens of motion pictures and TV shows, most notably as George McFly in Back to the Future Part II and III with Michael J. Fox, and as Teddy Conway in Pale Rider with...He continues to act, on stage, film & television. He coaches and teaches, from the art of commedia dell'arte to film technique, with students including both professionals and newcomers to the arts. He recently got rave reviews as OCD winemaker Gerry Hannon in the feature mockumentary Corked!. He co-stars in dozens of indies since 2005. And he teaches acting for film, directing, writing and improv at San Francisco School of Digital Film Making. Jeffrey trained in acting and performance at American Conservatory Theater, San Francisco State University, UCLA and Santa Monica City College. His comedic experience includes work with The Second City Alumni, Los Angeles Theater Sports, Andy Goldberg and Bill Hudnutt Sitcom Workshops, (formerly Harvey Lembeck). He also trained at Berekely Rep. in the "Finding the Inner Imp" with Ron Campbell, and participated in acting workshops with Peter Flood, Jackie Benton, and Magic Theater Gym. He has trained in dance, movement, storytelling workshops with the Voice of Men In Motion. He also trained under Jackie Benton, Peter Flood, and Bill Hudnut, and was a Varsity Player with Los Angeles Theatersports.]]>2289mcflycleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/fred-williamson-also-known-as-the-hammer--12573835https://api.spreaker.com/episode/12573835Mon, 14 Aug 2017 18:21:03 +0000Baby Boomers Talk RadioFrederick Robert Williamson Sr., nicknamed "The Hammer" (born March 5, 1938), is an American actor and former professional American football defensive back who played mainly in the American Football League during the 1960s.[1][2] He has black belts in...1642thehammercleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/anson-williams-from-happy-days--12489750Williams has since become a prominent television director, working on programs such as Melrose Place (1992–1999), Beverly Hills, 90210 (1990–2000), Sabrina the Teenage Witch (1996–2003), Lizzie McGuire (2001–2004) and The Secret Life of the American Teenager (2008–2013).]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/12489750Wed, 02 Aug 2017 17:59:50 +0000Baby Boomers Talk RadioAnson Williams (born Anson William Heimlich, September 25, 1949 in Los Angeles, California is an American actor and director, best known for his role as gullible but well-intentioned singer Warren "Potsie" Weber on the television series Happy Days...Williams has since become a prominent television director, working on programs such as Melrose Place (1992–1999), Beverly Hills, 90210 (1990–2000), Sabrina the Teenage Witch (1996–2003), Lizzie McGuire (2001–2004) and The Secret Life of the American Teenager (2008–2013).]]>2703happydays,potsie,thefonzcleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/jimmy-mcnichol--12450758
He made his first movie, Sunshine, in 1973 at the age of 12. His first regular starring role was as younger brother Jack on The Fitzpatricks. Michele Tobin played his sister, Mo, on the show, and they later worked together on California Fever. McNichol sang the show's theme song, and in 1978 recorded an album with his sister, Kristy, produced by Phil & Mitch Margo. When California Fever ended, he won the role as host of a weekly talk show, Hollywood Teen. He appeared in several successful made-for-TV movies, including Blinded by the Light which co-starred his sister Kristy. He made several low budget feature films before accepting the role of Josh Clayton on General Hospital. His love of music continued and he performed in a band throughout the 1980s under the name "Jimmy James". His last notable acting role was that of Jill Ireland's son Valentine McCallum in the 1991 movie, "Reason for Living" based on her life.[citation needed]

In 1999, he was focusing on ecological education with a web site called ECOTV, was still performing with his band "Wizard King" and released a new CD, called Eco Warrior.[citation needed]]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/12450758Thu, 27 Jul 2017 22:17:19 +0000Baby Boomers Talk RadioJimmy McNichol (born July 2, 1961) is an American former child actor and the brother of retired actress Kristy McNichol. At the beginning of his career his popularity quickly grew causing networks like CBS, to create and implement multiple television...
He made his first movie, Sunshine, in 1973 at the age of 12. His first regular starring role was as younger brother Jack on The Fitzpatricks. Michele Tobin played his sister, Mo, on the show, and they later worked together on California Fever. McNichol sang the show's theme song, and in 1978 recorded an album with his sister, Kristy, produced by Phil & Mitch Margo. When California Fever ended, he won the role as host of a weekly talk show, Hollywood Teen. He appeared in several successful made-for-TV movies, including Blinded by the Light which co-starred his sister Kristy. He made several low budget feature films before accepting the role of Josh Clayton on General Hospital. His love of music continued and he performed in a band throughout the 1980s under the name "Jimmy James". His last notable acting role was that of Jill Ireland's son Valentine McCallum in the 1991 movie, "Reason for Living" based on her life.[citation needed]

In 1999, he was focusing on ecological education with a web site called ECOTV, was still performing with his band "Wizard King" and released a new CD, called Eco Warrior.[citation needed]]]>1679cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/billy-grey-better-known-as-bud-from-father-knows-best--12399954
In 1951, at age 13, he appeared in the film Jim Thorpe -- All-American, with Burt Lancaster in the lead role. Gray portrayed the Indian athlete Jim Thorpe as a child. Later that year, he was chosen to appear in the science fiction picture The Day the Earth Stood Still. Michael Rennie played the part of the alien who befriends a boy played by Gray.[2] In 1952 he appeared in an uncredited role as one of the many children in Ma and Pa Kettle at the Fair. That same year he played George Murphy's son in MGM's Talk About a Stranger, portraying a boy who saves his money to buy a dog, only to have it killed by a strange reclusive new neighbor played by Kurt Krazner. Gray in 1952 was also slated to play the part of Tagg Oakley in the syndicated western television series Annie Oakley, starring Gail Davis and Brad Johnson. Billy did perform as Tagg in the first of two pilots produced for that series, in the 1952 episode titled "Bull's Eye", which potential sponsors opted not to purchase and underwrite the series.[3][4] The role of Tagg later went to 12-year-old Jimmy Hawkins for the series' second pilot, "Annie Gets Her Man", and for the full run of Annie Oakley after sponsors bought the series. Gray instead joined the cast of Father Knows Best, which would premiere nine months after the first broadcast of Annie Oakley in January 1954.After Gray's brief work on the Annie Oakley series, Warner Bros. in 1953 cast Gray as Wesley Winfield in By the Light of the Silvery Moon, a sequel to On Moonlight Bay (1951) in which Gray had played the role of the same Wesley Winfield.[6] He appeared as Alan in the 1953 episode "Shot in the Dark" of the Adventures of Superman, starring George Reeves. In that episode's plot, the character Alan takes a photograph of Superman that could expose the hero's secret identity.[2]

In 1955, Gray appeared in The Seven Little Foys, which starred Bob Hope as famed vaudeville entertainer Eddie Foy, in the teen role of Bryan Lincoln Foy.[7] In 1957, while still on Father Knows Best, Gray appeared as Mike Edwards in the episode "Come Back Darling Asta" of Peter Lawford's NBC crime series The Thin Man, based on the work of Dashiell Hammett.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/12399954Fri, 21 Jul 2017 03:27:29 +0000Baby Boomers Talk RadioWilliam Thomas "Billy" Gray (born January 13, 1938) is an American former actor known primarily for his role as James "Bud" Anderson, Jr., in 193 episodes of the situation comedy Father Knows Best, which aired between 1954 and 1960 on both NBC and...
In 1951, at age 13, he appeared in the film Jim Thorpe -- All-American, with Burt Lancaster in the lead role. Gray portrayed the Indian athlete Jim Thorpe as a child. Later that year, he was chosen to appear in the science fiction picture The Day the Earth Stood Still. Michael Rennie played the part of the alien who befriends a boy played by Gray.[2] In 1952 he appeared in an uncredited role as one of the many children in Ma and Pa Kettle at the Fair. That same year he played George Murphy's son in MGM's Talk About a Stranger, portraying a boy who saves his money to buy a dog, only to have it killed by a strange reclusive new neighbor played by Kurt Krazner. Gray in 1952 was also slated to play the part of Tagg Oakley in the syndicated western television series Annie Oakley, starring Gail Davis and Brad Johnson. Billy did perform as Tagg in the first of two pilots produced for that series, in the 1952 episode titled "Bull's Eye", which potential sponsors opted not to purchase and underwrite the series.[3][4] The role of Tagg later went to 12-year-old Jimmy Hawkins for the series' second pilot, "Annie Gets Her Man", and for the full run of Annie Oakley after sponsors bought the series. Gray instead joined the cast of Father Knows Best, which would premiere nine months after the first broadcast of Annie Oakley in January 1954.After Gray's brief work on the Annie Oakley series, Warner Bros. in 1953 cast Gray as Wesley Winfield in By the Light of the Silvery Moon, a sequel to On Moonlight Bay (1951) in which Gray had played the role of the same Wesley Winfield.[6] He appeared as Alan in the 1953 episode "Shot in the Dark" of the Adventures of Superman, starring George Reeves. In that episode's plot, the character Alan takes a photograph of Superman that could expose the hero's secret identity.[2]

In 1955, Gray appeared in The Seven Little Foys, which starred Bob Hope as famed vaudeville entertainer Eddie Foy, in the teen role of Bryan Lincoln Foy.[7] In 1957, while still on Father Knows Best, Gray appeared as Mike Edwards in the episode "Come Back Darling Asta" of Peter Lawford's NBC crime series The Thin Man, based on the work of Dashiell Hammett.]]>2528billygrey,bud,fatherknowsbestcleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/william-katt-the-greatest-american-hero--12351706https://api.spreaker.com/episode/12351706Fri, 14 Jul 2017 11:07:56 +0000Baby Boomers Talk RadioWilliam Theodore Katt (born February 16, 1951) is an American film and television actor, voice artist and musician best known as the star of the television series The Greatest American Hero. He first became known for playing Tommy Ross, the ill-fated...1615carrie,williamkattcleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/bo-svenson-tv-and-movie-actor-best-known-for-his-lead-role-in-walking-tall--12293612
One of his most famous roles in films was as murder-witness-turned-vigilante Michael McBain in the 1976 cult classic Breaking Point. He played the Soviet agent Ivan in the Magnum, P.I. episode "Did You See the Sunrise?" (1982) and many years later had a cameo as an American colonel in Inglourious Basterds, as a tribute to his role in The Inglorious Bastards; he is the only actor to appear in both films.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/12293612Thu, 06 Jul 2017 10:44:15 +0000Baby Boomers Talk RadioBo Svenson (born 13 February 1941) is a Swedish-born American actor, known for his roles in American genre films of the 1970s and 1980s. He is a naturalized United States citizen. In the late 1960s, Svenson had a recurring role in the hit TV series...
One of his most famous roles in films was as murder-witness-turned-vigilante Michael McBain in the 1976 cult classic Breaking Point. He played the Soviet agent Ivan in the Magnum, P.I. episode "Did You See the Sunrise?" (1982) and many years later had a cameo as an American colonel in Inglourious Basterds, as a tribute to his role in The Inglorious Bastards; he is the only actor to appear in both films.]]>1954bastards,bosvenson,buffordpusser,walkingtallcleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/tippi-hedren-legendary-actress-and-animal-rights-activist--12237671
A successful fashion model from her twenties, appearing on the front covers of Life and Glamour magazines among others, Hedren became an actress after she was discovered by director Alfred Hitchcock while appearing on a television commercial in 1961. She received world recognition for her work in two of his films, the suspense-thriller The Birds in 1963, for which she won a Golden Globe, and the psychological drama Marnie in 1964. Hedren has appeared in over eighty films and TV shows including Charlie Chaplin's final film, A Countess from Hong Kong (1967), the Alexander Payne political satire Citizen Ruth (1996), and the David O. Russell existential comedy I Heart Huckabees (2004), and her contributions to world cinema have been honored with the Jules Verne Award and a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame among others.

Her strong commitment to animal rescue began in 1969 while she was shooting two films in Africa and was introduced to the plight of African lions. In an attempt to raise awareness for wildlife, she spent nearly eleven years bringing Roar (1981) to the screen. She started her own non-profit organization, the Roar Foundation, in 1983 to support The Shambala Preserve, an 80-acre (32 ha) wildlife habitat which enables her to continue her work in the care and preservation of lions and tigers. Hedren has also traveled worldwide to set up relief programs following earthquakes, hurricanes, famine and war. She was instrumental in the development of Vietnamese-American nail salons in the United States.[1]]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/12237671Wed, 28 Jun 2017 22:43:01 +0000Baby Boomers Talk RadioNathalie Kay "Tippi" Hedren (born January 19, 1930) is an American actress, animal rights activist and former fashion model. A successful fashion model from her twenties, appearing on the front covers of Life and Glamour magazines among others,...
A successful fashion model from her twenties, appearing on the front covers of Life and Glamour magazines among others, Hedren became an actress after she was discovered by director Alfred Hitchcock while appearing on a television commercial in 1961. She received world recognition for her work in two of his films, the suspense-thriller The Birds in 1963, for which she won a Golden Globe, and the psychological drama Marnie in 1964. Hedren has appeared in over eighty films and TV shows including Charlie Chaplin's final film, A Countess from Hong Kong (1967), the Alexander Payne political satire Citizen Ruth (1996), and the David O. Russell existential comedy I Heart Huckabees (2004), and her contributions to world cinema have been honored with the Jules Verne Award and a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame among others.

Her strong commitment to animal rescue began in 1969 while she was shooting two films in Africa and was introduced to the plight of African lions. In an attempt to raise awareness for wildlife, she spent nearly eleven years bringing Roar (1981) to the screen. She started her own non-profit organization, the Roar Foundation, in 1983 to support The Shambala Preserve, an 80-acre (32 ha) wildlife habitat which enables her to continue her work in the care and preservation of lions and tigers. Hedren has also traveled worldwide to set up relief programs following earthquakes, hurricanes, famine and war. She was instrumental in the development of Vietnamese-American nail salons in the United States.[1]]]>1626hitchcock,marnie,thebirds,tippicleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/karen-valentine-actress-from-room-222--12192727
In 1969, Valentine won her breakthrough role as a new teacher on the ABC television series Room 222 with Lloyd Haynes and Michael Constantine.[1][2] She was discovered by Gene Reynolds, the director of Room 222, who saw her lip-synching in rehearsal and saw that she was funny. She was nominated twice for an Emmy and once for a Golden Globe, winning an Emmy in 1970 for Outstanding Actress in a Supporting Role.[3]

Valentine later starred in her own television series, Karen, in 1975. She played Gidget in the 1969 film Gidget Grows Up, the title role in the critically acclaimed true story Muggable Mary, Street Cop (1982) and appeared in many other movies for television including The Daughters of Joshua Cabe (1972), Coffee, Tea or Me? (1973), The Girl Who Came Gift-Wrapped (1974), e'Lollipop[4] (1976), Murder at the World Series (1977), Go West, Young Girl (1978) and Skeezer (1982). Valentine was a semi-regular on The Hollywood Squares from 1971 to 1977 on both NBC-TV and in syndication, often trading quips with Paul Lynde. She guest-starred on many series, including Starsky and Hutch, Baretta, McMillan & Wife, Cybill and Murder, She Wrote and multiple episodes of The Love Boat and Love, American Style. She had a starring role in the 25th episode of the third season of the 1985 revival of The Twilight Zone (1985 TV series), entitled "Many, Many Monkeys".

Her feature films include Forever Young, Forever Free (1975), Hot Lead and Cold Feet (1978), The North Avenue Irregulars (1979) and The Power Within (1995). She also has had many leading roles in made-for-television movies.[1]

Valentine continues to work in television and on stage. She co-starred with John Larroquette in a 2004 Hallmark Channel TV movie, Wedding Daze. She has starred on stage in many productions, including Romantic Comedy on Broadway and National Tour, Breaking Legs Off-Broadway and National Tour, and the Los Angeles production of Steel Magnolias.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/12192727Fri, 23 Jun 2017 10:03:19 +0000Baby Boomers Talk RadioKaren Lynne Valentine (born May 25, 1947) is an American actress. She is best known for her role as the idealistic schoolteacher Alice Johnson in the ABC comedy drama series Room 222 from 1969 to 1974, for which she won Primetime Emmy Award for...
In 1969, Valentine won her breakthrough role as a new teacher on the ABC television series Room 222 with Lloyd Haynes and Michael Constantine.[1][2] She was discovered by Gene Reynolds, the director of Room 222, who saw her lip-synching in rehearsal and saw that she was funny. She was nominated twice for an Emmy and once for a Golden Globe, winning an Emmy in 1970 for Outstanding Actress in a Supporting Role.[3]

Valentine later starred in her own television series, Karen, in 1975. She played Gidget in the 1969 film Gidget Grows Up, the title role in the critically acclaimed true story Muggable Mary, Street Cop (1982) and appeared in many other movies for television including The Daughters of Joshua Cabe (1972), Coffee, Tea or Me? (1973), The Girl Who Came Gift-Wrapped (1974), e'Lollipop[4] (1976), Murder at the World Series (1977), Go West, Young Girl (1978) and Skeezer (1982). Valentine was a semi-regular on The Hollywood Squares from 1971 to 1977 on both NBC-TV and in syndication, often trading quips with Paul Lynde. She guest-starred on many series, including Starsky and Hutch, Baretta, McMillan & Wife, Cybill and Murder, She Wrote and multiple episodes of The Love Boat and Love, American Style. She had a starring role in the 25th episode of the third season of the 1985 revival of The Twilight Zone (1985 TV series), entitled "Many, Many Monkeys".

Her feature films include Forever Young, Forever Free (1975), Hot Lead and Cold Feet (1978), The North Avenue Irregulars (1979) and The Power Within (1995). She also has had many leading roles in made-for-television movies.[1]

Valentine continues to work in television and on stage. She co-starred with John Larroquette in a 2004 Hallmark Channel TV movie, Wedding Daze. She has starred on stage in many productions, including Romantic Comedy on Broadway and National Tour, Breaking Legs Off-Broadway and National Tour, and the Los Angeles production of Steel Magnolias.]]>1879gidget,karenvalentine,room222cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/freda-payne-band-of-gold-actress-and-singer--12141575
She added theatrical credits to her repertoire: she understudied Leslie Uggams for the Broadway show Hallelujah Baby in 1967,[6] and appeared with the Equity Theatre in a production of Lost in the Stars.[citation needed] In 1969, her old friends back home in Detroit, Brian Holland, Lamont Dozier, and Edward Holland, Jr., persuaded her to sign with their newly formed record label Invictus.[4] During that same year, her first Invictus single, "Unhooked Generation" (a minor R&B hit), was released.[7] Shortly thereafter, Eddie Holland offered her a song entitled "Band of Gold", which he along with Brian Holland and Lamont Dozier co-wrote (under the pen name Edythe Wayne) with Ronald Dunbar.[7] In early 1970, the song became an instant pop smash reaching #3 in the US and #1 in the UK for six consecutive weeks; it also gave Payne her first gold record.[4][6] Global sales were estimated at two million.[6] An album of the same name proved to be fairly successful as well.[4] Other Invictus singles included "Deeper and Deeper", "You Brought the Joy", and the Vietnam War protest song "Bring the Boys Home" (U.S. Billboard Hot 100 #12, 1971; her second gold record.[6][7] Her other Invictus albums were Contact (1971), The Best of Freda Payne (1972, a compilation which included four new, unissued songs), and her last Invictus album Reaching Out (1973).[4]In 1973, she left Invictus and recorded albums for ABC/Dunhill and Capitol, but she never found the commercial success that she had enjoyed with Invictus.[4] She recorded a duet "I Wanna See You Soon" with Capitol stablemates Tavares, which was a radio airplay hit in the UK in 1977.[citation needed] She released three disco albums for Capitol from 1977 to 1979, Stares And Whispers, Supernatural High and Hot.[8][9] The first one features the disco hit "Love Magnet" produced by Frank Wilson (1977).[10]

In 1981, she briefly hosted her own talk show Today's Black Woman,[11] and also found work acting in different movies, Broadway and other theatre productions throughout the 1980s.[4] Although she was concentrating more on acting by that time, she never gave up music; in 1982, she recorded a single entitled "In Motion" for the Sutra label in New York, and in 1986, she recorded a remake of her old hit "Band of Gold" with Belinda Carlisle.[citation needed] In 1990, she recorded three songs for Ian Levine's UK Motorcity label: another remake of "Band of Gold," "Memories and Souvenirs," and "Only Minutes Away."[citation needed] In the mid-1990s, she released three albums for Dove Music: Freda Payne Sings the (Unauthorized) I Hate Barney Songbook: A Parody (1995, a comedy album), An Evening With Freda Payne: Live in Concert which featured her sister Scherrie Payne[12][13] on background vocals, and her first (and only) Christmas album Christmas With Freda and Friends, which featured a duet between Freda and Scherrie (both 1996).[4] She also continued her acting career appearing in the films, Private Obsession (1995), Ragdoll (1999), Nutty Professor II: The Klumps (2000), and Fire & Ice (made-for-TV, 2001).[4In early 2001, Payne released a new album entitled Come See About Me for the Volt Records label (the title track is a remake of The Supremes' hit).[4] In early 2003, she performed in a show called Love & Payne, with Darlene Love at Feinstein's at the Regency in New York, and at the Cinegrill in the Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel in Los Angeles, getting excellent reviews.[14] During the early 2000s, the following compilation albums of her music were released: Lost in Love (which includes nine of her post-Invictus recordings), Band of Gold: The Best of Freda Payne (both 2000), Unhooked Generation: The Complete Invictus Recordings (2001), and The Best of Freda Payne: Ten Best Series (2002).[4] In late 2002, Payne appeared with many R&B stars on the "Rhythm, Love, and Soul" edition of the PBS series American Soundtrack. Her performance of "Band Of Gold" was included on the accompanying live album that was released in 2004. On April 22, 2009 Payne appeared on American Idol and sang "Band of Gold".[15] In February 2010, Payne joined Kanye West, Jordin Sparks, Jennifer Hudson, Barbra Streisand and many more on We Are The World for Haiti Relief.[16] In 2011 Payne recorded a duet, "Saving A Life", with British pop star Sir Cliff Richard for inclusion on his Soulicious album. She also joined Richard on his "Soulicious" tour of the UK in October of the same year. She sang the new duet with Richard along with her own hit "Band Of Gold".]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/12141575Sat, 17 Jun 2017 11:43:12 +0000Baby Boomers Talk RadioFreda Charcilia Payne (born September 19, 1942)[1][2][3][nb 1] is an American singer and actress. Payne is best known for career in music during the mid–1960s through the mid–1980s. Her most notable record is her 1970 hit single, "Band of Gold". Payne...
She added theatrical credits to her repertoire: she understudied Leslie Uggams for the Broadway show Hallelujah Baby in 1967,[6] and appeared with the Equity Theatre in a production of Lost in the Stars.[citation needed] In 1969, her old friends back home in Detroit, Brian Holland, Lamont Dozier, and Edward Holland, Jr., persuaded her to sign with their newly formed record label Invictus.[4] During that same year, her first Invictus single, "Unhooked Generation" (a minor R&B hit), was released.[7] Shortly thereafter, Eddie Holland offered her a song entitled "Band of Gold", which he along with Brian Holland and Lamont Dozier co-wrote (under the pen name Edythe Wayne) with Ronald Dunbar.[7] In early 1970, the song became an instant pop smash reaching #3 in the US and #1 in the UK for six consecutive weeks; it also gave Payne her first gold record.[4][6] Global sales were estimated at two million.[6] An album of the same name proved to be fairly successful as well.[4] Other Invictus singles included "Deeper and Deeper", "You Brought the Joy", and the Vietnam War protest song "Bring the Boys Home" (U.S. Billboard Hot 100 #12, 1971; her second gold record.[6][7] Her other Invictus albums were Contact (1971), The Best of Freda Payne (1972, a compilation which included four new, unissued songs), and her last Invictus album Reaching Out (1973).[4]In 1973, she left Invictus and recorded albums for ABC/Dunhill and Capitol, but she never found the commercial success that she had enjoyed with Invictus.[4] She recorded a duet "I Wanna See You Soon" with Capitol stablemates Tavares, which was a radio airplay hit in the UK in 1977.[citation needed] She released three disco albums for Capitol from 1977 to 1979, Stares And Whispers, Supernatural High and Hot.[8][9] The first one features the disco hit "Love Magnet" produced by Frank Wilson (1977).[10]

In 1981, she briefly hosted her own talk show Today's Black Woman,[11] and also found work acting in different movies, Broadway and other theatre productions throughout the 1980s.[4] Although she was concentrating more on acting by that time, she never gave up music; in 1982, she recorded a single entitled "In Motion" for the Sutra label in New York, and in 1986, she recorded a remake of her old hit "Band of Gold" with Belinda Carlisle.[citation needed] In 1990, she recorded three songs for Ian Levine's UK Motorcity label: another...]]>2791cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/gary-conway-from-land-of-the-giants--12058463
Conway has been married for many years to Marian McKnight, who was Miss America, 1957. They first met while students at the University of California, Los Angeles, where Conway studied art.[3] The couple have two children.[4] They have worked together in film production and writing and own a winery called Carmody McKnight.
Conway and his wife manage a winery they started a few years ago. They have two children, Gareth and Kathleen.
Conway and his Burke's Law co-star Gene Barry remained close friends until Barry's death in late 2009.Conway's early film credits include the cult horror films I Was a Teenage Frankenstein (1957) as the monster, and How to Make a Monster (1958),[5] In 1958, he was cast with Richard Beymer in the episode "Man Hunt" of the western aviation television series, Sky King, with Kirby Grant and Gloria Winters.

In 1960, Conway appeared as Lt. Charles Williams in the episode "Absent Without Leave" of the ABC/Warner Brothers western series, Colt .45, starring Wayde Preston. Tyler McVey was in the guest cast as Col. Ben Williams, and Steve Brodie also appeared in the episode.[6] He also appeared in 1960 in three episodes under the names of different characters on the ABC/WB crime drama, Bourbon Street Beat, starring Andrew Duggan.[7] In 1966 Conway made an unsuccessful television pilot Assault! a spinoff from Combat! about the US Marine Corps in the Pacific.[8]

Conway starred with Bette Davis in the 1972 television movie The Judge and Jake Wyler. In 1973, Conway was featured in Playgirl magazine's August issue. He also guest starred as the murder victim in the 1973 Columbo episode "Any Old Port in a Storm."

His other film credits include Young Guns of Texas (1962), Black Gunn (1972), The Farmer (1977),[9] Once Is Not Enough (1975), American Ninja 2: The Confrontation (1987) and Liberty & Bash (1989). He also starred in Woman's Story (2000), which he also wrote and directed.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/12058463Wed, 07 Jun 2017 20:45:35 +0000Baby Boomers Talk RadioGary Conway (born February 4, 1936) is an American actor and screenwriter. His notable credits include a co-starring role with Gene Barry in the detective series, Burke's Law, from 1963–1965. In addition, he starred in the Irwin Allen sci-fi series...
Conway has been married for many years to Marian McKnight, who was Miss America, 1957. They first met while students at the University of California, Los Angeles, where Conway studied art.[3] The couple have two children.[4] They have worked together in film production and writing and own a winery called Carmody McKnight.
Conway and his wife manage a winery they started a few years ago. They have two children, Gareth and Kathleen.
Conway and his Burke's Law co-star Gene Barry remained close friends until Barry's death in late 2009.Conway's early film credits include the cult horror films I Was a Teenage Frankenstein (1957) as the monster, and How to Make a Monster (1958),[5] In 1958, he was cast with Richard Beymer in the episode "Man Hunt" of the western aviation television series, Sky King, with Kirby Grant and Gloria Winters.

In 1960, Conway appeared as Lt. Charles Williams in the episode "Absent Without Leave" of the ABC/Warner Brothers western series, Colt .45, starring Wayde Preston. Tyler McVey was in the guest cast as Col. Ben Williams, and Steve Brodie also appeared in the episode.[6] He also appeared in 1960 in three episodes under the names of different characters on the ABC/WB crime drama, Bourbon Street Beat, starring Andrew Duggan.[7] In 1966 Conway made an unsuccessful television pilot Assault! a spinoff from Combat! about the US Marine Corps in the Pacific.[8]

Conway starred with Bette Davis in the 1972 television movie The Judge and Jake Wyler. In 1973, Conway was featured in Playgirl magazine's August issue. He also guest starred as the murder victim in the 1973 Columbo episode "Any Old Port in a Storm."

His other film credits include Young Guns of Texas (1962), Black Gunn (1972), The Farmer (1977),[9] Once Is Not Enough (1975), American Ninja 2: The Confrontation (1987) and Liberty & Bash (1989). He also starred in Woman's Story (2000), which he also wrote and directed.]]>3460burk'slaw,garyconway,landofthegiantscleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/anne-pratt-talks-about-the-red-skelton-museum--12024875https://api.spreaker.com/episode/12024875Sat, 03 Jun 2017 11:23:02 +0000Baby Boomers Talk RadioRichard Bernard “Red” Skelton, the comedy genius known for his rubber face and Golden heart was born on July 18, 1913 in Vincennes, Indiana. Red’s father Joe had died two months before Red’s birth leaving his mother, Ida Mae, with the responsibility...1111redskeltoncleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/paul-sorvino-and-his-wife-dee-dee--11997493
In 1991, he took on the role of Sergeant Phil Cerreta (replacing actor George Dzundza in a new role) on the popular series Law & Order. Sorvino was initially excited about the role, but would leave after 29 episodes, citing the exhausting schedule demanded by the filming of the show, a need to broaden his horizons, and the desire to preserve his vocal cords for singing opera. Sorvino's exit from the series came in an episode in which Sgt. Cerreta was shot in the line of duty and transferred to an administrative position in another precinct.[6] He was replaced on the show by Jerry Orbach (as Detective Lennie Briscoe).

In 1993, Sorvino subbed for the late Raymond Burr in a Perry Mason TV movie. He earlier appeared as Bruce Willis' father in the weekly series Moonlighting, and the "Lamont" counterpart in the never-aired original pilot for Sanford and Son. Some of his most notable film roles were caporegime Paul Cicero in Martin Scorsese's Goodfellas (1990) and Henry Kissinger in Oliver Stone's Nixon (1995). In addition to Goodfellas, Sorvino also played mob bosses Eddie Valentine in The Rocketeer and Tony Morolto in The Firm.Sorvino founded the Paul Sorvino Asthma Foundation, with the goal of building asthma centers for children and adults across the United States.[7] In 1998, he narrated the series "The Big House" for The History Channel. In 1999, he directed and again starred in (albeit playing a different role) a lower-budget TV version of That Championship Season, which was written by his friend Jason Miller.

He also lent his voice in Hey Arnold!: The Movie as the main antagonist, Mr. Scheck, the evil CEO of Future Tech Industries who wants to convert Arnold's neighborhood into a huge shopping mall.

From 2000 to 2002, he had a starring role as Frank DeLucca in the CBS television drama That's Life. He also starred in the CBS comedy Still Standing as Al Miller, father to Bill (Mark Addy).

He filmed The Trouble with Cali in the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre area of Pennsylvania. He is directing and starring in the film which is partially funded by Lackawanna County, of which the city of Scranton is the county seat. His daughter, Mira, also stars in the film. He co-ventured with Peter Margo, the founder of Palmer Video, to form CareFromAll.org to raise funds for his charity.

Sorvino played GeneCo founder Rotti Largo in the 2008 musical film Repo! The Genetic Opera. Working with Repo! director Darren Lynn Bousman again, Sorvino plays God [8] in The Devil's Carnival, a short film screened on tour beginning in April, 2012.[9]]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/11997493Wed, 31 May 2017 10:27:00 +0000Baby Boomers Talk RadioPaul Anthony Sorvino (born April 13, 1939) is an American actor, opera singer, businessman, writer, and sculptor.[1] He often portrays authority figures on both sides of the law, and is possibly best known for his roles as Paulie Cicero, a portrayal...
In 1991, he took on the role of Sergeant Phil Cerreta (replacing actor George Dzundza in a new role) on the popular series Law & Order. Sorvino was initially excited about the role, but would leave after 29 episodes, citing the exhausting schedule demanded by the filming of the show, a need to broaden his horizons, and the desire to preserve his vocal cords for singing opera. Sorvino's exit from the series came in an episode in which Sgt. Cerreta was shot in the line of duty and transferred to an administrative position in another precinct.[6] He was replaced on the show by Jerry Orbach (as Detective Lennie Briscoe).

In 1993, Sorvino subbed for the late Raymond Burr in a Perry Mason TV movie. He earlier appeared as Bruce Willis' father in the weekly series Moonlighting, and the "Lamont" counterpart in the never-aired original pilot for Sanford and Son. Some of his most notable film roles were caporegime Paul Cicero in Martin Scorsese's Goodfellas (1990) and Henry Kissinger in Oliver Stone's Nixon (1995). In addition to Goodfellas, Sorvino also played mob bosses Eddie Valentine in The Rocketeer and Tony Morolto in The...]]>1830paulsorvinocleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/jeri-weil-from-leave-it-to-beaver-she-played-judy-hensler--11961914https://api.spreaker.com/episode/11961914Fri, 26 May 2017 12:24:57 +0000Baby Boomers Talk RadioJeri Warner Weil (born May 15, 1948, in California), billed professionally as Jeri Weil, is an American former child actress, best known for her role as Judy Hensler in the classic television series Leave It to Beaver.Prior to being cast on Leave It...2195judyhensler,leaveittobeavercleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/susan-silver-hollywood-writer-for-many-tv-shows-including-the-mary-tyler-moore-show--11929568https://api.spreaker.com/episode/11929568Mon, 22 May 2017 23:52:44 +0000Baby Boomers Talk RadioSusan Silver was born in Whitefish Bay, Wisconsin, USA as Susan Bensman. She is known for her work on The Girl Who Came Gift-Wrapped (1974), The Couple Takes a Wife (1972) and Mary Tyler Moore (1970).1807marytylermoore,susansilvercleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/eric-roberts-tough-guy-actor-for-over-40-years--11873419
In a career spanning almost forty years, Roberts has performed in over 400 films, including Raggedy Man (1981), The Pope of Greenwich Village (1984), The Specialist (1994), Cecil B. Demented (2000), National Security (2003), The Dark Knight (2008), The Expendables (2010) and Inherent Vice (2014). His equally varied television work includes three seasons with the sitcom Less than Perfect, as well as recurring roles on the NBC drama Heroes and the CBS soap opera The Young and the Restless, as well as Saved by the Light, and the legal drama Suits.

His sisters Julia Roberts and Lisa Roberts Gillan, and daughter Emma Roberts, also have acting careers.Roberts was born in Biloxi, Mississippi, to Betty Lou Bredemus (1934-2015) and Walter Grady Roberts (1933-1977), one-time actors and playwrights, who met while touring a production of George Washington Slept Here for the armed forces.[1] In 1963, they co-founded the Atlanta Actors and Writers Workshop in Atlanta, Georgia, off Juniper Street in Midtown. They ran a children's acting school in Decatur, Georgia while they were expecting Julia. Roberts' mother became a church secretary and real estate agent, and his father, a vacuum cleaner salesman.[2] Roberts' younger siblings, Julia Roberts (from whom he was estranged until 2004) and Lisa Roberts Gillan, are also actors.

Roberts' parents filed for divorce in 1971 and it was finalized early in 1972.[3] Eric stayed with his father Walter in Atlanta, estranged from his sisters.[1] Walter died of cancer in March 1977.[1][4] Lisa, Julia and Betty moved to Smyrna, Georgia, after the divorce.[1] In 1972, Betty married Michael Motes, and had a daughter with him in 1976,[1] Nancy Motes, who died February 9, 2014, at age 37, of an apparent drug overdose.[5] Motes was abusive and often unemployed. In 1983, Betty divorced Motes, citing cruelty and stating that marrying him was the biggest mistake of her life.[6]

Roberts is of English, Scottish, Irish, Welsh, German, and Swedish descent.[7][8]Roberts got his start on the now-defunct NBC daytime soap opera Another World originating the role of Ted Bancroft from February 14, 1977, to June 17, 1977.

Roberts received Golden Globe Award nominations for his early starring roles in King of the Gypsies (1978) and Star 80 (1983). He was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor in 1985 for his role as the escaped convict Buck in the film Runaway Train; the award went to Don Ameche in Cocoon. In 1987, he won the Theatre World Award for his Broadway debut performance in Burn This.

Roberts' other starring roles included Raggedy Man (1981), The Pope of Greenwich Village (1984), The Coca-Cola Kid (1985), Nobody's Fool (1986), Best of the Best (1989), By the Sword (1991), Best of the Best 2 (1993), The Immortals (1995), La Cucaracha (1998), Purgatory (1999), and Stiletto Dance (2001). He also had major supporting roles in the films Final Analysis (1992), The Specialist (1994), and Shannon's Rainbow (2009). He played the Archangel Michael in The Prophecy II (1997).

In 1996, he appeared in the Doctor Who Television film in the role of the Master. When SFX listed previous Masters in Doctor Who, the magazine said of Roberts: "Out-acted by a CGI snake in the same production." In a darkly comic touch, the onscreen wife of Roberts' human character, who is killed by her newly possessed husband (who is taken over by the Master in the form of the above-mentioned CGI snake), is played by his real-life wife. He also co-starred in the 1996 television mini-series version of "In Cold Blood," in the role of Perry Smith; he was nominated as Best Actor in a Miniseries or a Motion Picture Made for Television. He starred opposite John Ritter in the movie Tripfall in 1998.

His recent projects include A Guide to Recognizing Your Saints, DOA: Dead or Alive and Royal Kill. He appeared in The Dark Knight as Sal Maroni, a Gotham City Mafia boss who hires The Joker to kill the titular superhero and a renegade mob accountant.[9]

Roberts co-starred on the ABC situation comedy Less than Perfect. He appeared in an episode of CSI: Miami as Ken Kramer, a murderer on death row convicted of killing a young couple. Another notable TV appearance was the episode "Victims" of Law & Order: Special Victims Unit where he played Sam Winfield, a former cop turned vigilante. In the same year, he was also guest starred on The L Word as Gabriel McCutcheon, the father of Shane McCutcheon. In early January 2007, Roberts starred in the two-part miniseries Pandemic as the mayor of Los Angeles.Roberts voiced the Superman villain Mongul in the animated series Justice League, and reprised his role in Justice League Unlimited in the episode "For the Man Who Has Everything". He performed the voice of Dark Danny in Nickelodeon's Danny Phantom. He appeared in the first season of Heroes as Thompson, an associate of Mr. Bennet.[10] He then reprised the role in the third-season episode "Villains" and in the fourth-season "The Wall".

In 2002 Roberts portrayed a FBI detective in Ja Rule's music video for his song "Down Ass Bitch", as well as its sequel "Down 4 U". Roberts also appeared in The Killers' music video for their song "Mr. Brightside" and "Miss Atomic Bomb" as well as in the music videos for Mariah Carey's "We Belong Together" and "It's Like That". In 2006, he appeared in the video for Akon's "Smack That", featuring Eminem. In 2007, he appeared in the video for Godhead's "Hey You". In 2015 he appeared in the Rihanna video "Bitch Better Have My Money". He appeared as a panelist on the television game show Hollywood Squares. In February 2009, Oscar nominee Mickey Rourke, who starred with Roberts in The Pope of Greenwich Village, said he hoped that Roberts would soon be offered a role which would resurrect his career in the way that The Wrestler rejuvenated Rourke's.[11]

He portrayed Seth Blanchard on the second season of the Starz series Crash, from 2009. In 2009, Roberts appeared as himself in "Tree Trippers", a season five episode of Entourage. He is portrayed as a mushroom and drug fanatic as he gives the boys mushrooms and joins them to Joshua Tree National Park to trip as they contemplate Vince's next movie decision. It was announced in June 2010 that he would be joining the cast of the CBS soap opera The Young and the Restless starting July 12.[12] In 2010, he appeared in the action film The Expendables. Later that year, he appeared alongside Steve Austin and Gary Daniels, his co-stars from The Expendables, in the 2010 action film Hunt to Kill. December 2010 saw the premiere of the fourth season of Celebrity Rehab with Dr. Drew, which documented Roberts' struggle with dependency on medical marijuana. Roberts starred in the 2012 mystery thriller Deadline, playing the role of politically incorrect reporter Ronnie Bullock.

Since 2014 Roberts has played the recurring character Charles Forstman in the TV legal drama Suits.

In 2015, he appeared in season 5 of Lost Girl, a Canadian TV show on Showcase, as the main character, Bo's, father.

Roberts featured in season 4 of the hit American TV show Brooklyn Nine-Nine in which Roberts portrayed the character Jimmy Figgis.

According to reports in a Chinese daily, The Global Times, Roberts is one of the front-runners being considered as the antagonist for the movie and series adaptation of the mystery-novel, the last seance.Roberts's daughter Emma Roberts, with his then-girlfriend Kelly Cunningham,[13] was born on February 10, 1991. Emma eventually became an actress as well, making her major-film debut at age 10 in the 2001 drama Blow.[13]

On January 12, 2001, Roberts visited The Howard Stern Radio Show with his wife during a segment called "The Gossip Game" with Mike Walker of the National Enquirer. He confirmed that he and Julia had been estranged for several years. The source of the estrangement had been his past drug abuse and her siding with his ex-girlfriend over the custody of his daughter. In 2004, he told People magazine that he and his sister reconciled when he visited her in the hospital after she gave birth to twins.[14]

Roberts is a vegan and supporter of animal rights.[15][16][17][18]In 1987, Roberts was arrested for possession of cocaine and marijuana, and resisting arrest after he tried to assault a New York police officer.[19] He spent 36 hours in jail, pleaded guilty to harassment, and had all other charges dropped.[20]

In February 1995, Roberts was arrested for shoving his wife, Eliza Garrett, into a wall.[19] He subsequently announced that he was giving up drug use entirely.[20]

In 2010, Roberts appeared as a cast member in the fourth season of the VH1 reality television series Celebrity Rehab with Dr. Drew for dependency on medical marijuana.[21] His wife Eliza and his stepson Keaton Simons appeared in episode 6 to discuss the effects of his addiction on their lives.[22]]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/11873419Tue, 16 May 2017 00:31:46 +0000Baby Boomers Talk RadioEric Anthony Roberts (born April 18, 1956) is an American actor. His career began with a well-received performance in King of the Gypsies (1978), for which he earned his first Golden Globe Award nomination. His second Golden Globe nomination came for...
In a career spanning almost forty years, Roberts has performed in over 400 films, including Raggedy Man (1981), The Pope of Greenwich Village (1984), The Specialist (1994), Cecil B. Demented (2000), National Security (2003), The Dark Knight (2008), The Expendables (2010) and Inherent Vice (2014). His equally varied television work includes three seasons with the sitcom Less than Perfect, as well as recurring roles on the NBC drama Heroes and the CBS soap opera The Young and the Restless, as well as Saved by the Light, and the legal drama Suits.

His sisters Julia Roberts and Lisa Roberts Gillan, and daughter Emma Roberts, also have acting careers.Roberts was born in Biloxi, Mississippi, to Betty Lou Bredemus (1934-2015) and Walter Grady Roberts (1933-1977), one-time actors and playwrights, who met while touring a production of George Washington Slept Here for the armed forces.[1] In 1963, they co-founded the Atlanta Actors and Writers Workshop in Atlanta, Georgia, off Juniper Street in Midtown. They ran a children's acting school in Decatur, Georgia while they were expecting Julia. Roberts' mother became a church secretary and real estate agent, and his father, a vacuum cleaner salesman.[2] Roberts' younger siblings, Julia Roberts (from whom he was estranged until 2004) and Lisa Roberts Gillan, are also actors.

Roberts' parents filed for divorce in 1971 and it was finalized early in 1972.[3] Eric stayed with his father Walter in Atlanta, estranged from his sisters.[1] Walter died of cancer in March 1977.[1][4] Lisa, Julia and Betty moved to Smyrna, Georgia, after the divorce.[1] In 1972, Betty married Michael Motes, and had a daughter with him in 1976,[1] Nancy Motes, who died February 9, 2014, at age 37, of an apparent drug overdose.[5] Motes was abusive and often unemployed. In 1983, Betty divorced Motes, citing cruelty and stating that marrying him was the biggest mistake of her life.[6]

Roberts is of English, Scottish, Irish, Welsh, German, and Swedish descent.[7][8]Roberts got his start on the now-defunct NBC daytime soap opera Another World originating the role of Ted Bancroft from February 14, 1977, to June 17, 1977.

Roberts received Golden Globe Award nominations for his early starring roles in King of the Gypsies (1978) and Star 80 (1983). He was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor in 1985 for his role as the escaped convict Buck in the film Runaway Train; the award went to Don Ameche in Cocoon. In 1987, he won the Theatre World Award for his Broadway debut performance in Burn This.

Roberts' other starring roles included Raggedy Man (1981), The Pope of Greenwich Village (1984), The Coca-Cola Kid (1985), Nobody's Fool (1986), Best of the Best (1989), By the Sword (1991), Best of the Best 2 (1993), The Immortals (1995), La Cucaracha (1998), Purgatory (1999), and Stiletto Dance (2001). He also had major supporting roles in the films Final Analysis (1992), The Specialist (1994), and Shannon's Rainbow (2009). He played the Archangel Michael in The Prophecy II (1997).

In 1996, he appeared in the Doctor Who Television film in the role of the Master. When SFX listed previous Masters in Doctor Who, the magazine said of Roberts: "Out-acted by a CGI snake in the same production." In a darkly comic touch, the onscreen wife of Roberts' human character, who is killed by her newly possessed husband (who is taken over by the Master in the form of the above-mentioned CGI snake), is played by his real-life wife. He also co-starred in the 1996...]]>1148ericrobertscleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/dirk-blocker-actor-and-son-of-dan-blocker--11832405https://api.spreaker.com/episode/11832405Wed, 10 May 2017 10:59:16 +0000Baby Boomers Talk RadioDennis Dirk Blocker (born July 31, 1957), better known as Dirk Blocker, is an American actor. The son of actor Dan Blocker and Dolphia Lee Blocker (née Parker),[1] he currently co-stars as Detective Hitchcock on the Fox comedy series Brooklyn...1668dirkblockercleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/eddie-foy-junior-the-third-legendary-casting-director--11796790https://api.spreaker.com/episode/11796790Fri, 05 May 2017 11:13:01 +0000Baby Boomers Talk RadioIf you are interested or associated with show business then this interview is a MUST to hear. This might have been one of my best. For sure it was one of my most enjoyable interviews. Eddie Foy (The Third) tells many behind the scene stories of the...3035casting,eddiefoy,showbusinesscleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/jennifer-runyon-movie-and-tv-star-charles-in-charge--11722094She was a guest on Beverly Hills, 90210 in 1991. In 1988, Jennifer played the lead in The in Crowd and was in the pilot of Quantum Leap. She also starred in the comedy 18 Again!. She also appeared in Murder, She Wrote in the 1989 episode, Seal of the Confessional. In 1990 she played a supporting role in the World War II parody A Man Called Sarge, produced by the brother of Roger Corman, Gene Corman, father of her husband Todd Corman.[1] Her last role was in the 1993 movie Carnosaur.
Runyon was born in Chicago, Illinois, the daughter of DJ Jim Runyon and actress Jane Roberts.[2] She is retired from acting and lives in San Clemente, California.
Her husband, Todd Corman, is a producer, writer, director, also a collegiate women's basketball coach. He was formerly the head coach of the Concordia University (Irvine, California) women's basketball team from 2004 to March 2008 when he tendered his resignation.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/11722094Wed, 26 Apr 2017 11:35:54 +0000Baby Boomers Talk RadioRunyon is known for guest appearances or secondary characters in various sitcoms and dramas, as well as a couple of made-for-TV movies. Among her roles are Sally Frame on Another World (1981–1983), Gwendolyn Pierce on Charles in Charge (1984–1985),...She was a guest on Beverly Hills, 90210 in 1991. In 1988, Jennifer played the lead in The in Crowd and was in the pilot of Quantum Leap. She also starred in the comedy 18 Again!. She also appeared in Murder, She Wrote in the 1989 episode, Seal of the Confessional. In 1990 she played a supporting role in the World War II parody A Man Called Sarge, produced by the brother of Roger Corman, Gene Corman, father of her husband Todd Corman.[1] Her last role was in the 1993 movie Carnosaur.
Runyon was born in Chicago, Illinois, the daughter of DJ Jim Runyon and actress Jane Roberts.[2] She is retired from acting and lives in San Clemente, California.
Her husband, Todd Corman, is a producer, writer, director, also a collegiate women's basketball coach. He was formerly the head coach of the Concordia University (Irvine, California) women's basketball team from 2004 to March 2008 when he tendered his resignation.]]>2173charlesincharge,ghostbusterscleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/keith-coogan-film-and-tv-actor-grandson-of-jackie-coogan--11651328Coogan began acting in commercials at the age of five,[1] but appeared on TV as early as two years old. As a child, he appeared on episodes of Little House on the Prairie, The Waltons, The Love Boat, Fantasy Island, Laverne & Shirley, Mork & Mindy, Eight Is Enough, Knight Rider, Growing Pains, Silver Spoons, Fame, and CHiPs.
In 1982, Keith Coogan also appeared as 'William' in the adaptation of Ray Bradbury's All Summer in a Day that aired on the PBS series WonderWorks.
He has also starred in films including Adventures in Babysitting, Cousins, Hiding Out, Cheetah, Toy Soldiers, Book of Love, and Don't Tell Mom the Babysitter's Dead, as well as straight-to-video releases such as Python, Soulkeeper and Downhill Willie. He guest-starred on Joan of Arcadia and Married to the Kellys.
His theater credits include John Olive's The Voice of the Prairie, James McLure's Pvt. Wars, and an unfinished Louisville work by Marsha Norman, The Holdup. All were performed at Timothy and Buck Busfield's "B" St. Theater in Sacramento, California, during the 1992 and '93 seasons.
In 2008, he worked in Dallas, TX, on a short film, The Keith Coogan Experience.[citation needed] On January 1, 2010, Coogan started the "Monologue a Day Project", where he learns a monologue or other short piece every day, "as inspired by Julie & Julia", and posts the resulting video performance on blogspot.com.Furthermore, Keith was featured in the mini-documentary, Simply Coogan - An Interview with Keith Coogan, released by Keith Coogan on December 13, 2010, which coincided with Keith Coogan's birthday celebrations.
Coogan hosted "The Call Sheet" on the SkidRowStudios.com radio podcast network, which was an entertainment industry-based show which also covered tech news and politics.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/11651328Mon, 17 Apr 2017 19:14:22 +0000Baby Boomers Talk RadioKeith Eric Mitchell was born on January 13, 1970[1] in Palm Springs, California, the son of Leslie Diane Coogan Mitchell, an actress. He changed his name to "Keith Coogan" in 1986, two years after the death of his grandfather Jackie Coogan. He married...Coogan began acting in commercials at the age of five,[1] but appeared on TV as early as two years old. As a child, he appeared on episodes of Little House on the Prairie, The Waltons, The Love Boat, Fantasy Island, Laverne & Shirley, Mork & Mindy, Eight Is Enough, Knight Rider, Growing Pains, Silver Spoons, Fame, and CHiPs.
In 1982, Keith Coogan also appeared as 'William' in the adaptation of Ray Bradbury's All Summer in a Day that aired on the PBS series WonderWorks.
He has also starred in films including Adventures in Babysitting, Cousins, Hiding Out, Cheetah, Toy Soldiers, Book of Love, and Don't Tell Mom the Babysitter's Dead, as well as straight-to-video releases such as Python, Soulkeeper and Downhill Willie. He guest-starred on Joan of Arcadia and Married to the Kellys.
His theater credits include John Olive's The Voice of the Prairie, James McLure's Pvt. Wars, and an unfinished Louisville work by Marsha Norman, The Holdup. All were performed at Timothy and Buck Busfield's "B" St. Theater in Sacramento, California, during the 1992 and '93 seasons.
In 2008, he worked in Dallas, TX, on a short film, The Keith Coogan Experience.[citation needed] On January 1, 2010, Coogan started the "Monologue a Day Project", where he learns a monologue or other short piece every day, "as inspired by Julie & Julia", and posts the resulting video performance on blogspot.com.Furthermore, Keith was featured in the mini-documentary, Simply Coogan - An Interview with Keith Coogan, released by Keith Coogan on December 13, 2010, which coincided with Keith Coogan's birthday celebrations.
Coogan hosted "The Call Sheet" on the SkidRowStudios.com radio podcast network, which was an entertainment industry-based show which also covered tech news and politics.]]>2321jackiecoogan,keithgoogancleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/julia-benjamin-best-known-for-being-susie-baxter-on-the-tv-series-hazel--11603489https://api.spreaker.com/episode/11603489Tue, 11 Apr 2017 10:43:14 +0000Baby Boomers Talk RadioJulia Benjamin (born February 21, 1957) is a retired American film and television actress of the 1960s, 1970s and 1980s. She is best remembered for her character role as Susie Baxter, the daughter of Steve and Barbara Baxter and the first cousin of...2827hazelcleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/maggie-peterson-also-known-as-charlene-darling-from-the-andy-griffith-show--11556236Peterson is best known for playing Charlene Darling on The Andy Griffith Show.[2] She also played the character of Doris in the episode "A Girl for Goober" (1968).

Aside from the The Andy Griffith Show, Peterson also appeared on other TV shows such as Love American Style, Green Acres, Gomer Pyle USMC, and The Odd Couple. She appeared in an episode of "Mayberry R.F.D. as Edna, a cafe waitress; in the 1986 movie Return to Mayberry; as the innocent Rose Ellen in the 1969 film The Love God?, starring next to Don Knotts; and in the 1968 film Angel in My Pocket.

Peterson landed a role as Susie, the coffee shop waitress on The Bill Dana Show, another spin-off from The Danny Thomas Show, which aired from September 1963 to January 1965.

Peterson grew up in a musical family. While growing up in Colorado, she has said her earliest memories were of music. Peterson, her brother Jim and two of Jim's friends formed a small group called the Ja-Da Quartet. They would ride around in the back of a pickup truck singing to people.In 1954 at a Capitol Records convention, Dick Linke (manager of Andy Griffith and Jim Nabors) heard Peterson singing and was so impressed with her, he encouraged her to come to New York. So in 1958 after graduating high school Maggie and the group did just that. They landed a number of stints on the Perry Como Show and the Pat Boone Show, and in 1959 they released their album "It's the Most Happy Sound." Soon after the band broke up and went back home.

A short time later Peterson joined another group, The Ernie Mariani Trio (later renamed Margaret Ann and the Ernie Mariani Trio). The group traveled for several years and had stints in resort areas such as Las Vegas, Lake Tahoe and Reno, where Frank Sinatra and the Rat Pack were often seen in the audience while Maggie performed. It was while she was on tour that Maggie was discovered by The Andy Griffith Show director Bob Sweeny and producer Aaron Ruben.

For The Andy Griffith Show Peterson initially read for the role of love interest for Sheriff Andy Taylor, but the role went to Elinor Donahue (Ellie Walker). Soon after she was selected to play the role of Charlene Darling. The only daughter of Briscoe Darling, she had a crush on Sheriff Taylor ("Pa, can't I just look at the pretty man?").

The Darlings, including Briscoe's four boys (played by The Dillards bluegrass band), lived in the mountains and came to town on many occasions. When in town, they enjoyed playing music with Andy. One of Charlene's favorite songs is "Salty Dog." The one that made her cry was "Boil that Cabbage Down." Ernest T. Bass had his eyes on Charlene and believed he had courting rights because her marriage to Dud Wash had been performed by Sheriff Andy Taylor acting as a justice of the peace. He tried to steal her away on the day they were to be remarried by a preacher. Threatening the gathering with a high-powered rifle, he runs off with the fully veiled "bride." While Charlene and Dud are hurriedly married by the preacher, Ernest T. discovers the person in the veil is really Barney Fife. Charlene and Dud had a daughter together, Andilina. They tried to betroth Andilina to Opie as it was customary in their family. Briscoe called off the engagement of Opie and Andilina when he discovered there was witchery in the Taylor family.In 1968 while she was singing as an opening act for Andy Griffith at a casino in Lake Tahoe, Peterson met jazz musician Gus Mancuso who was playing bass in a lounge act. The two married and have been together ever since. The couple spent a number of years in Los Angeles, where Peterson worked doing commercials, until they decided to settle in Las Vegas where Maggie now works as a location scout for film and television.

In April 2008 The Darlings received a star on the Missouri Walk of Fame in Marshfield, Missouri. Peterson and Darlings/Dillards band members Dean Webb and Mitch Jayne were on hand representing The Darlings.
In May 2016 Peterson appeared as the guest of honor at the Mayberry In The Midwest Festival in Danville, Indiana.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/11556236Wed, 05 Apr 2017 02:59:38 +0000Baby Boomers Talk RadioMaggie Peterson Mancuso (born January 10, 1941. Peterson is best known for playing Charlene Darling on The Andy Griffith Show.[2] She also played the character of Doris in the episode "A Girl for Goober" (1968). Aside from the The Andy Griffith Show,...Peterson is best known for playing Charlene Darling on The Andy Griffith Show.[2] She also played the character of Doris in the episode "A Girl for Goober" (1968).

Aside from the The Andy Griffith Show, Peterson also appeared on other TV shows such as Love American Style, Green Acres, Gomer Pyle USMC, and The Odd Couple. She appeared in an episode of "Mayberry R.F.D. as Edna, a cafe waitress; in the 1986 movie Return to Mayberry; as the innocent Rose Ellen in the 1969 film The Love God?, starring next to Don Knotts; and in the 1968 film Angel in My Pocket.

Peterson landed a role as Susie, the coffee shop waitress on The Bill Dana Show, another spin-off from The Danny Thomas Show, which aired from September 1963 to January 1965.

Peterson grew up in a musical family. While growing up in Colorado, she has said her earliest memories were of music. Peterson, her brother Jim and two of Jim's friends formed a small group called the Ja-Da Quartet. They would ride around in the back of a pickup truck singing to people.In 1954 at a Capitol Records convention, Dick Linke (manager of Andy Griffith and Jim Nabors) heard Peterson singing and was so impressed with her, he encouraged her to come to New York. So in 1958 after graduating high school Maggie and the group did just that. They landed a number of stints on the Perry Como Show and the Pat Boone Show, and in 1959 they released their album "It's the Most Happy Sound." Soon after the band broke up and went back home.

A short time later Peterson joined another group, The Ernie Mariani Trio (later renamed Margaret Ann and the Ernie Mariani Trio). The group traveled for several years and had stints in resort areas such as Las Vegas, Lake Tahoe and Reno, where Frank Sinatra and the Rat Pack were often seen in the audience while Maggie performed. It was while she was on tour that Maggie was discovered by The Andy Griffith Show director Bob Sweeny and producer Aaron Ruben.

For The Andy Griffith Show Peterson initially read for the role of love interest for Sheriff Andy Taylor, but the role went to Elinor Donahue (Ellie Walker). Soon after she was selected to play the role of Charlene Darling. The only daughter of Briscoe Darling, she had a crush on Sheriff Taylor ("Pa, can't I just look at the pretty man?").

The Darlings, including Briscoe's four boys (played by The Dillards bluegrass band), lived in the mountains and came to town on many occasions. When in town, they enjoyed playing music with Andy. One of Charlene's favorite songs is "Salty Dog." The one that made her cry was "Boil that Cabbage Down." Ernest T. Bass had his eyes on Charlene and believed he had courting rights because her marriage to Dud Wash had been performed by Sheriff Andy Taylor acting as a justice of the peace. He tried to steal her away on the day they were to be remarried by a preacher. Threatening the gathering with a high-powered rifle, he runs off with the fully veiled "bride." While Charlene and Dud are hurriedly married by the preacher, Ernest T. discovers the person in the veil is really Barney Fife. Charlene and Dud had a daughter together, Andilina. They tried to betroth Andilina to Opie as it was customary in their family. Briscoe called off the engagement of Opie and Andilina when he discovered there was witchery in the Taylor family.In 1968 while she was singing as an opening act for Andy Griffith at a casino in Lake Tahoe, Peterson met jazz musician Gus Mancuso who was playing bass in a lounge act. The two married and have been together ever since. The couple spent a number of years in Los Angeles, where Peterson worked doing commercials, until they decided to settle in Las Vegas where Maggie now works as a location scout for film and television.

In April 2008 The Darlings received a star on the Missouri Walk of Fame in Marshfield, Missouri. Peterson and Darlings/Dillards...]]>1661andygriffith,charlenedarling,mappiepetersoncleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/james-drury-best-known-for-the-virginian--11523252
In 1959, Drury was cast as Harding, Jr., in the episode "Murder at the Mansion" of Richard Diamond, Private Detective.[2] On May 9, 1959, early in his career, Drury appeared as Neal Adams in the episode "Client Neal Adams" of ABC's western series Black Saddle. In the story line, Adams is an old friend of series protagonist Clay Culhane, a gunfighter-turned-lawyer played by Peter Breck. Adams has robbed a bank of $8,000 and was subsequently shot in the back by a pursuing bounty hunter, played by Charles Aidman. Adams asks Culhane for help and makes the false claim that the bounty hunter is the brother of a man whom Adams had earlier killed in self-defense.

In 1960, Drury appeared in different roles in two episodes, "Fair Game" and "Vindication" of another ABC western series, The Rebel, starring Nick Adams as a Confederate adventurer roaming through the post-Civil War American West. On November 16, 1960, Drury played young pioneer Justin Claiborne in the episode "The Bleymier Story" of NBC's Wagon Train, broadcast just days after the death of series lead Ward Bond. Robert Horton as the scout Flint McCullough struggles to get a wagon train through a Sioux burial ground. Dan Duryea played the mentally unstable Samuel Bleymier who is obsessed by demons and superstitions.

In 1960, Drury portrayed Joe Darle in the episode "Wall of Silence" of the ABC/Warner Brothers detective series, Bourbon Street Beat, set in New Orleans and starring Andrew Duggan. He made a memorable guest appearance on the CBS drama series Perry Mason in 1961, as he played the role of musician and defendant Eddy King in "The Case of the Missing Melody," with Raymond Burr.He appeared in secondary roles for Walt Disney. In 1962, he was cast in a substantial role as a lascivious gold prospector in the early Sam Peckinpah western Ride the High Country opposite Randolph Scott and Joel McCrea. Also, in 1962, Drury landed the top-billed leading role of the ranch foreman on The Virginian, a lavish series which ran for nine seasons.

In 1993, Drury had a guest-starring role as Captain Tom Price on the first three episodes of Walker, Texas Ranger, opposite Chuck Norris and Clarence Gilyard. Drury also had a cameo role in the 2000 TV movie of The Virginian starring Bill Pullman. The film followed Wister's novel more closely than had the television series. Drury appeared in a number of films and other television programs, including The Young Warriors and the TV cowboy reunion movie The Gambler Returns: The Luck of the Draw with Doug McClure, who played the character Trampas during The Virginian. In 1991, Drury was inducted into the Hall of Great Western Performers at the National Cowboy and Western Heritage Museum in Oklahoma City. In 1997 and 2003, he was a guest at the Western Film Fair in Charlotte, North Carolina

Drury was in the oil and natural gas business in Houston at the turn of the 21st century. His son, Timothy Drury, is a keyboardist, guitarist and vocalist who has played with the rock groups The Eagles and Whitesnake. Drury was a close friend of the Houston marksman Joe Bowman, who trained numerous actors on how to use weapons. Drury is also the longtime best friend of both Robert Horton and Robert Fuller, since 1954, where the three met while under contract at MGM Studios. Together (along with Horton, until his final appearance in 2011, and 5 years before Horton died in March 2016), they attend the annual Festival of The West in Scottsdale, Arizona, among other Western Festivals.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/11523252Fri, 31 Mar 2017 10:18:17 +0000Baby Boomers Talk RadioJames Child Drury, Jr. (born April 18, 1934) is an American actor probably best known for his success in playing the title role in the 90-minute weekly Western television series The Virginian, broadcast on NBC from 1962–1971.Drury was born on April...
In 1959, Drury was cast as Harding, Jr., in the episode "Murder at the Mansion" of Richard Diamond, Private Detective.[2] On May 9, 1959, early in his career, Drury appeared as Neal Adams in the episode "Client Neal Adams" of ABC's western series Black Saddle. In the story line, Adams is an old friend of series protagonist Clay Culhane, a gunfighter-turned-lawyer played by Peter Breck. Adams has robbed a bank of $8,000 and was subsequently shot in the back by a pursuing bounty hunter, played by Charles Aidman. Adams asks Culhane for help and makes the false claim that the bounty hunter is the brother of a man whom Adams had earlier killed in self-defense.

In 1960, Drury appeared in different roles in two episodes, "Fair Game" and "Vindication" of another ABC western series, The Rebel, starring Nick Adams as a Confederate adventurer roaming through the post-Civil War American West. On November 16, 1960, Drury played young pioneer Justin Claiborne in the episode "The Bleymier Story" of NBC's Wagon Train, broadcast just days after the death of series lead Ward Bond. Robert Horton as the scout Flint McCullough struggles to get a wagon train through a Sioux burial ground. Dan Duryea played the mentally unstable Samuel Bleymier who is obsessed by demons and superstitions.

In 1960, Drury portrayed Joe Darle in the episode "Wall of Silence" of the ABC/Warner Brothers detective series, Bourbon Street Beat, set in New Orleans and starring Andrew Duggan. He made a memorable guest appearance on the CBS drama series Perry Mason in 1961, as he played the role of musician and defendant Eddy King in "The Case of the Missing Melody," with Raymond Burr.He appeared in secondary roles for Walt Disney. In 1962, he was cast in a substantial role as a lascivious gold prospector in the early Sam Peckinpah western Ride the High Country opposite Randolph Scott and Joel McCrea. Also, in 1962, Drury landed the top-billed leading role of the ranch foreman on The Virginian, a lavish series which ran for nine seasons.

In 1993, Drury had a guest-starring role as Captain Tom Price on the first three episodes of Walker, Texas Ranger, opposite Chuck Norris and Clarence Gilyard. Drury also had a cameo role in the 2000 TV movie of The Virginian starring Bill Pullman. The film followed Wister's novel more closely than had the television series. Drury appeared in a number of films and other television programs, including The Young Warriors and the TV cowboy reunion movie The Gambler Returns: The Luck of the Draw with Doug McClure, who played the character Trampas during The Virginian. In 1991, Drury was inducted into the Hall of Great Western Performers at the National Cowboy and Western Heritage Museum in Oklahoma City. In 1997 and 2003, he was a guest at the Western Film Fair in Charlotte, North Carolina

Drury was in the oil and natural gas business in Houston at the turn of the 21st century. His son, Timothy Drury, is a keyboardist, guitarist and vocalist who has played with the rock groups The Eagles and Whitesnake. Drury was a close friend of the Houston marksman Joe Bowman, who trained numerous actors on how to use weapons. Drury is also the longtime best friend of both Robert Horton and Robert Fuller, since 1954, where the three met while under contract at MGM Studios. Together (along with Horton, until his final appearance in 2011, and 5 years before Horton died in March 2016), they attend the annual Festival of The West in Scottsdale, Arizona, among other Western...]]>2144jamesdrury,thevirginiancleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/bernadette-withers-best-known-for-her-role-on-bachelor-father--11469838https://api.spreaker.com/episode/11469838Fri, 24 Mar 2017 12:07:10 +0000Baby Boomers Talk RadioBernadette Withers was born on February 5, 1946 in Los Angeles, California, USA as Bernadette Joan Withers. She is known for her work on Bachelor Father (1957), The Trouble with Angels (1966) and A Wreck, a Tangle (2000). She was previously married to...2389bachelorfathercleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/dawn-wells-best-known-for-her-role-as-mary-ann-on-gilligan-s-island--11425889
She also appeared as a guest star on Wagon Train, Tales of Wells Fargo, 87th Precinct, Surfside 6, Hawaiian Eye, Ripcord, The Everglades, The Detectives (1959 TV series), It's a Man's World, Channing, Laramie, Burke's Law, The Invaders, The Wild Wild West, The F.B.I., Vega$, The Love Boat, Fantasy Island, ALF, Herman's Head, Three Sisters, Pastor Greg, and Roseanne.Wells had small roles in the early 1960s films Palm Springs Weekend and The New Interns, and later starred with Michael Dante in the independent 1975 film Winterhawk, playing a Western settler kidnapped by a Native American chief. Her other films include The Town That Dreaded Sundown, Return to Boggy Creek, Lover's Knot, Soulmates, Forever For Now, and Super Sucker. In fall 2011, she began filming Hotel Arthritis, a comedy horror film released in 2012.

Following Gilligan's Island, Wells embarked on a theater career, appearing in nearly one hundred theatrical productions as of July 2009. She spent the majority of the 1970s and 1980s touring in musical theater productions. She also had a one-woman show at the MGM Grand Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas in 1985.

In 1993, Wells published Mary Ann's Gilligan's Island Cookbook with co-writers Ken Beck and Jim Clark, including a foreword by Bob Denver.

In 2005, Wells consigned for sale her original gingham blouse and shorts ensemble from her signature role. A Beverly Hills auction house, Profiles in History, sold it for $20,700.[1]

In 2008, Wells came to Los Angeles to join Sherwood Schwartz, the creator of Gilligan's Island, for the celebration of Schwartz's entry into the Hollywood Walk of Fame. Wells appeared on a celebrity episode of Food Network's Chopped, entitled "Celebrity Holiday Bash", which first aired December 1, 2013.In 2014 Wells released What Would Mary Ann Do? A Guide to Life, which she co-wrote with Steve Stinson. The book was released to coincide with the 50th anniversary of Gilligan's Island.[3]

Wells was close to Alan Hale, Jr., who played The Skipper in Gilligan's Island, even after the series completed its run. Before his death, Hale contributed a family recipe ("Kansas Chicken and Dumplings") to her 1993 cookbook, Mary Ann's Gilligan's Island Cookbook. Hale, whose character was the inspiration behind such included concoctions as 'Skipper's Coconut Pie,' 'Skipper's Navy Bean Soup,' and 'Skipper's Goodbye Ribeye,' can be seen depicted as Skipper Jonas Grumby in numerous photographs throughout the book. She said in a 2014 interview with GoErie.com, about her memory with him, "Alan could not have been kinder to a young actress. He was a real peach."[4] When he died in January 1990, she was the only cast member to attend his memorial.[citation needed]

Following the January 2014 death of Gilligan's Island co-star Russell Johnson, Wells and actress Tina Louise are the only surviving cast members of the original sitcom.

In May 2016, Wells was named Marketing Ambassador to MeTV Network. From a network press release: "Dawn Wells will serve as the MeTV Marketing Ambassador for the coming year, bringing her talent, warmth and generous spirit to a variety of MeTV appearances, performances and events. First up, Dawn will be the on-camera network hostess for The Summer of Me, MeTV’s annual programming event. She married Larry Rosen, a talent agent, in 1962. The couple had no children and were divorced in 1967In Idaho, Wells runs a business, Wishing Wells Collections, making clothing for people with limited mobility.[6] She is the founder of the Idaho Film and Television Institute, a not-for-profit (501c3) educational organization with "a vision of education, technical training and economic development in Southeastern Idaho."[7] She organized SpudFest, a regional annual family movie festival,[7] and has been a spokeswoman for Idaho Potatoes.[8]

Wells continues to lend her support to the Denver Foundation, a charity chaired by Dreama Denver, widow of Wells' Gilligan’s Island co-star Bob Denver. In November 2009, she appeared at the Denver Foundation's Christmas Wish Celebrity Auction, helping to raise funds for the disabled and disadvantaged in West Virginia. While driving home from her birthday party celebration on October 18, 2007, Wells was observed swerving across the roadway, was found in possession of marijuana[10][11] and was arrested by Idaho police. A third party, who had been in possession of Wells' car that day and had left the joints behind, came forward and claimed full responsibility for the marijuana.[12] Wells pleaded guilty to one count of reckless driving, was fined, and served six months' unsupervised probation.[13]

In a statement, Wells admitted swerving, saying she was reaching for her car heater controls.[14] Wells lost a speaking engagement because of the incident.[15] Later, Wells said, "I think it is so hysterical that people went nuts over it. I am what, now, 102 years old? I get booked for the first time in my life and suddenly I am a drug-using bum? I have told people the facts, but facts don't interest people or the media. They only trust headlines. The only reason I even cared was because it negatively affected my film festival and film school, and my sponsors were concerned. If I did not own a not-for-profit school, I would be on Saturday Night Live making fun of it!"[citation needed]

Wells had previously been implicated in a previous marijuana incident in 1998, when fellow Gilligan cast member Bob Denver claimed she had sent him a box with the drug in it. Denver retracted the previous statement in court and claimed the box of marijuana was sent by "some crazy fan.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/11425889Sun, 19 Mar 2017 12:19:06 +0000Baby Boomers Talk RadioDawn Elberta Wells (born October 18, 1938) is an American actress who is best known for her role as Mary Ann Summers on the CBS sitcom Gilligan's Island. She and Tina Louise are the last surviving regular cast members from that series.Wells was born...
She also appeared as a guest star on Wagon Train, Tales of Wells Fargo, 87th Precinct, Surfside 6, Hawaiian Eye, Ripcord, The Everglades, The Detectives (1959 TV series), It's a Man's World, Channing, Laramie, Burke's Law, The Invaders, The Wild Wild West, The F.B.I., Vega$, The Love Boat, Fantasy Island, ALF, Herman's Head, Three Sisters, Pastor Greg, and Roseanne.Wells had small roles in the early 1960s films Palm Springs Weekend and The New Interns, and later starred with Michael Dante in the independent 1975 film Winterhawk, playing a Western settler kidnapped by a Native American chief. Her other films include The Town That Dreaded Sundown, Return to Boggy Creek, Lover's Knot, Soulmates, Forever For Now, and Super Sucker. In fall 2011, she began filming Hotel Arthritis, a comedy horror film released in 2012.

Following Gilligan's Island, Wells embarked on a theater career, appearing in nearly one hundred theatrical productions as of July 2009. She spent the majority of the 1970s and 1980s touring in musical theater productions. She also had a one-woman show at the MGM Grand Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas in 1985.

In 1993, Wells published Mary Ann's Gilligan's Island Cookbook with co-writers Ken Beck and Jim Clark, including a foreword by Bob Denver.

In 2005, Wells consigned for sale her original gingham blouse and shorts ensemble from her signature role. A Beverly Hills auction house, Profiles in History, sold it for $20,700.[1]

In 2008, Wells came to Los Angeles to join Sherwood Schwartz, the creator of Gilligan's Island, for the celebration of Schwartz's entry into the Hollywood Walk of Fame. Wells appeared on a celebrity episode of Food Network's Chopped, entitled "Celebrity Holiday Bash", which first aired December 1, 2013.In 2014 Wells released What Would Mary Ann Do? A Guide to Life, which she co-wrote with Steve Stinson. The book was released to coincide with the 50th anniversary of Gilligan's Island.[3]

Wells was close to Alan Hale, Jr., who played The Skipper in Gilligan's Island, even after the series completed its run. Before his death, Hale contributed a family recipe ("Kansas Chicken and Dumplings") to her 1993 cookbook, Mary Ann's Gilligan's Island Cookbook. Hale, whose character was the inspiration behind such included concoctions as 'Skipper's Coconut Pie,' 'Skipper's Navy Bean Soup,' and 'Skipper's Goodbye Ribeye,' can be seen depicted as Skipper Jonas Grumby in numerous photographs throughout the book. She said in a 2014 interview with GoErie.com, about her memory with him, "Alan could not have been kinder to a young actress. He was a real peach."[4] When he died in January 1990, she was the only cast member to attend...]]>2107dawnwells,gilligansisland,maryanncleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/willie-tyler-is-a-ventriloquist-comedian-and-actor--11376902https://api.spreaker.com/episode/11376902Mon, 13 Mar 2017 12:36:27 +0000Baby Boomers Talk RadioWillie Tyler (born September 8, 1940) is an American ventriloquist, comedian and actor. Most of the time, he is credited as Willie Tyler and Lester or Willie Tyler & Lester. He has appeared in many television commercials, sitcoms, and movies. He got...2964ventriloquist,willietylercleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/cynthia-pepper-tv-star-and-also-lead-in-kissin-cousins-with-elvis--11321667In 1960, Pepper appeared in three episodes of two ABC/Warner Brothers detective series, Bourbon Street Beat, with Andrew Duggan and Richard Long, and 77 Sunset Strip with Efrem Zimbalist, Jr., Roger Smith, and Edd Byrnes. In 1960-1961, she was cast as next-door teenager Jean Pearson, the romantic interest of young Mike Douglas, played by Tim Considine, in Fred MacMurray’s long-running My Three Sons.[2] The next year, Pepper starred in her own 26-week series, Margie in the role of the Roaring Twenties teenager Margie Clayton.[2] Pepper was actually twenty-one at the time Margie went on the air. Margie followed My Three Sons on the ABC Thursday night schedule. Her costars on Margie included Penny Parker as her friend Maybelle Jackson and Tommy Ivo as boyfriend Haywood Botts. Character actor Dave Willock played her father, Harvey Clayton. Wesley Marie Tackitt portrayed her mother, Nora Clayton. On February 2, 1962, just weeks before Margie ended its run, Pepper appeared as herself on the program Here's Hollywood with hostess Helen O'Connell. The program interviewed celebrities, often at their homes.[4] After Margie, Pepper appeared in 1964 as PFC Midge Riley with Elvis Presley in the film Kissin' Cousins. In 2002-2003, she appeared in television documentaries about Presley’s life and recalled her own experiences with him.On December 2, 1963, Pepper appeared as Paula, the daughter of Sandra Cummings (Rhonda Fleming) in the 90-minute ABC western series, Wagon Train in the episode entitled "The Sandra Cummings Story". Years after using her considerable charms to escape from a Confederate prison camp, singer Sandra Cummings joins the wagon train, along with her musical troupe and her daughter Paula. From the time he first sees Sandra, Cooper Smith Robert Fuller begins acting strangely and initiates a relationship with Paula despite Sandra's excessive objection that her daughter see any men. Coop's behavior alienates him from Duke Shannon (Denny Miller) and others on the wagon train, and Sandra has members of her troupe try to beat up Coop. The reasons for the attitudes of both Coop and Sandra stem from Coop's younger brother, Jefferson Smith (Jack Easton, Jr.), who had aided Sandra's release from prison and was hanged for letting a prisoner escape. Coop learned of these developments because his younger brother had written him a letter of explanation before he was hanged.
In 1964, Pepper returned to My Three Sons for a final guest appearance. In the story line, she returns to fictitious Bryant Park to see Mike Douglas one more time but learns that Mike is engaged to Sally Ann Morrison. That year she also appeared on Perry Mason as Annalee Fisher in "The Case of the Drifting Dropout." Thereafter, her roles were limited to guest appearances on such series as The Addams Family with John Astin, Julia with Diahann Carroll and Lloyd Nolan, The Flying Nun with Sally Field, and the short-lived The Jimmy Stewart Show in 1972
Pepper resides in Las Vegas, Nevada.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/11321667Mon, 06 Mar 2017 11:01:52 +0000Baby Boomers Talk RadioCynthia Pepper (born September 4, 1940) is an American actress whose principal work was accomplished during the early 1960s. Born Cynthia Anne Culpepper in Hollywood, California, she was the daughter of entertainer Jack Pepper (Edward Jackson...In 1960, Pepper appeared in three episodes of two ABC/Warner Brothers detective series, Bourbon Street Beat, with Andrew Duggan and Richard Long, and 77 Sunset Strip with Efrem Zimbalist, Jr., Roger Smith, and Edd Byrnes. In 1960-1961, she was cast as next-door teenager Jean Pearson, the romantic interest of young Mike Douglas, played by Tim Considine, in Fred MacMurray’s long-running My Three Sons.[2] The next year, Pepper starred in her own 26-week series, Margie in the role of the Roaring Twenties teenager Margie Clayton.[2] Pepper was actually twenty-one at the time Margie went on the air. Margie followed My Three Sons on the ABC Thursday night schedule. Her costars on Margie included Penny Parker as her friend Maybelle Jackson and Tommy Ivo as boyfriend Haywood Botts. Character actor Dave Willock played her father, Harvey Clayton. Wesley Marie Tackitt portrayed her mother, Nora Clayton. On February 2, 1962, just weeks before Margie ended its run, Pepper appeared as herself on the program Here's Hollywood with hostess Helen O'Connell. The program interviewed celebrities, often at their homes.[4] After Margie, Pepper appeared in 1964 as PFC Midge Riley with Elvis Presley in the film Kissin' Cousins. In 2002-2003, she appeared in television documentaries about Presley’s life and recalled her own experiences with him.On December 2, 1963, Pepper appeared as Paula, the daughter of Sandra Cummings (Rhonda Fleming) in the 90-minute ABC western series, Wagon Train in the episode entitled "The Sandra Cummings Story". Years after using her considerable charms to escape from a Confederate prison camp, singer Sandra Cummings joins the wagon train, along with her musical troupe and her daughter Paula. From the time he first sees Sandra, Cooper Smith Robert Fuller begins acting strangely and initiates a relationship with Paula despite Sandra's excessive objection that her daughter see any men. Coop's behavior alienates him from Duke Shannon (Denny Miller) and others on the wagon train, and Sandra has members of her troupe try to beat up Coop. The reasons for the attitudes of both Coop and Sandra stem from Coop's younger brother, Jefferson Smith (Jack Easton, Jr.), who had aided Sandra's release from prison and was hanged for letting a prisoner escape. Coop learned of these developments because his younger brother had written him a letter of explanation before he was hanged.
In 1964, Pepper returned to My Three Sons for a final guest appearance. In the story line, she returns to fictitious Bryant Park to see Mike Douglas one more time but learns that Mike is engaged to Sally Ann Morrison. That year she also appeared on Perry Mason as Annalee Fisher in "The Case of the Drifting Dropout." Thereafter, her roles were limited to guest appearances on such series as The Addams Family with John Astin, Julia with Diahann Carroll and Lloyd Nolan, The Flying Nun with Sally Field, and the short-lived The Jimmy Stewart Show in 1972
Pepper resides in Las Vegas, Nevada.]]>2030elvis,kissincousins,margiecleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/butch-patrick-played-eddie-munster--11245356
Patrick began his acting career in 1961, making his feature film debut in the 20th Century Fox comedy-fantasy Meat and Potatoes.[4][5] Over the next two years, Patrick went on to appear in guest-starring roles on numerous television series, including Ben Casey, Project MC2, Bonanza, My Favorite Martian, Mister Ed, "The Little Toilet Prince"and Rawhide as well as recurring roles on The Real McCoys and General Hospital.[5][6][7][8] When recounting how he began his acting career, Patrick explained "I owe my career to my sister. She was the one who got me started and gave me all the encouragement. She always wanted to be an actress and was on the casting call sheet one day. She was asked if there were any other children at home. She told them about me, and I got some small roles, then some bigger ones..."[5]

In 1964, Patrick landed the role of child werewolf Eddie Munster, starring alongside Fred Gwynne as Herman Munster, Yvonne De Carlo as Lily Munster and Al Lewis as Grandpa, on the CBS television series, The Munsters, a fantasy situation comedy loosely based on Universal's movie monsters.[5][8][9] The role of Eddie was originally portrayed by child actor Happy Derman in the pilot episode before Patrick was ultimately selected out of hundred of boys for the role.[9]

When asked how he landed the role of Eddie, Patrick recalled "I had a lot of experience. But maybe it was because my fangs were my own teeth. My teeth were so bad, that even when I closed my mouth they stuck out. I was about a head smaller than the other kids, and they liked that because it played off Herman's height."[8] Living on the East Coast at the time, Patrick commuted to Los Angeles every week during filming of the series, appearing in 70 episodes during The Munsters two-season run from 1964 to 1966.After The Munsters ended, Patrick continued to appear in guest-starring roles on various popular television series of the 1960s, including I Dream of Jeannie, Death Valley Days, Gunsmoke, The Monkees, Daniel Boone and Adam-12, as well as a recurring role as Gordon Dearing on the CBS family comedy series My Three Sons.[5][8] During this time, Patrick also appeared in several Walt Disney films, including Way Down Cellar, The Young Loner and The One and Only, Genuine, Original Family Band, as well as portraying the role of Milo in the 1970 MGM live-action/animated film The Phantom Tollbooth.In 1971, Patrick landed the starring role on Sid and Marty Krofft's Saturday morning children's program Lidsville, broadcast on ABC.[10][11] In the psychedelic fantasy series, Patrick portrayed Mark, a boy lost in a strange land of walking, talking, singing hats, opposite veteran character actors Charles Nelson Reilly and Billie Hayes.[9][12] The show was in production for one season.[12]

In 1975, Patrick left acting to work for his father and began to learn to play the bass.[9][13] In 1983, he recorded the song, "Whatever Happened To Eddie?" (b/w "Little Monsters"), with several instrumentalists and backup singers under the group name "Eddie and the Monsters."[6][8][13] Set to the tune of the Munsters theme, the song details his life as a Munster. ("You might wonder why I have a dragon for a pet – Well he's just there to keep me company on the set.")[6][8][13] He recorded a second single, "It's Only Halloween", which was released on Park Lane Drive Records in 2007.[14][self-published source]

In addition to his music, Patrick returned to occasional film and television work, including making cameo appearances as "Himself" on episodes of the Fox animated television series The Simpsons and the 2003 comedy film Dickie Roberts: Former Child Star, as well as appearing as a grown-up Eddie Munster in a Little Caesars Pizza commercial.[1][9][10]

In 2002, Patrick co-hosted Macabre Theatre with Natalie Popovich aka “Ivonna Cadaver.”

Patrick made a cameo appearance in the 2005 retro-horror film Frankenstein vs. the Creature from Blood Cove directed by William Winckler playing a man who had become a werewolf, speaking a line of dialogue in comical reference to The Munsters]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/11245356Tue, 28 Feb 2017 13:07:38 +0000Baby Boomers Talk RadioButch Patrick (born Patrick Alan Caples;[1] August 2, 1953)[2] is an American child actor. Beginning his professional acting career at the age of seven, Patrick is perhaps best known for his role as child werewolf Eddie Munster on the CBS comedy...
Patrick began his acting career in 1961, making his feature film debut in the 20th Century Fox comedy-fantasy Meat and Potatoes.[4][5] Over the next two years, Patrick went on to appear in guest-starring roles on numerous television series, including Ben Casey, Project MC2, Bonanza, My Favorite Martian, Mister Ed, "The Little Toilet Prince"and Rawhide as well as recurring roles on The Real McCoys and General Hospital.[5][6][7][8] When recounting how he began his acting career, Patrick explained "I owe my career to my sister. She was the one who got me started and gave me all the encouragement. She always wanted to be an actress and was on the casting call sheet one day. She was asked if there were any other children at home. She told them about me, and I got some small roles, then some bigger ones..."[5]

In 1964, Patrick landed the role of child werewolf Eddie Munster, starring alongside Fred Gwynne as Herman Munster, Yvonne De Carlo as Lily Munster and Al Lewis as Grandpa, on the CBS television series, The Munsters, a fantasy situation comedy loosely based on Universal's movie monsters.[5][8][9] The role of Eddie was originally portrayed by child actor Happy Derman in the pilot episode before Patrick was ultimately selected out of hundred of boys for the role.[9]

When asked how he landed the role of Eddie, Patrick recalled "I had a lot of experience. But maybe it was because my fangs were my own teeth. My teeth were so bad, that even when I closed my mouth they stuck out. I was about a head smaller than the other kids, and they liked that because it played off Herman's height."[8] Living on the East Coast at the time, Patrick commuted to Los Angeles every week during filming of the series, appearing in 70 episodes during The Munsters two-season run from 1964 to 1966.After The Munsters ended, Patrick continued to appear in guest-starring roles on various popular television series of the 1960s, including I Dream of Jeannie, Death Valley Days, Gunsmoke, The Monkees, Daniel Boone and Adam-12, as well as a recurring role as Gordon Dearing on the CBS family comedy series My Three Sons.[5][8] During this time, Patrick also appeared in several Walt Disney films, including Way Down Cellar, The Young Loner and The One and Only, Genuine, Original Family Band, as well as portraying the role of Milo in the 1970 MGM live-action/animated film The Phantom Tollbooth.In 1971, Patrick landed the starring role on Sid and Marty Krofft's Saturday morning children's program Lidsville, broadcast on ABC.[10][11] In the psychedelic fantasy series, Patrick portrayed Mark, a boy lost in a strange land of walking, talking, singing hats, opposite veteran character actors Charles Nelson Reilly and Billie Hayes.[9][12] The show was in production for one season.[12]

In 1975, Patrick left acting to work for his father and began to learn to play the bass.[9][13] In 1983, he recorded the song, "Whatever Happened To Eddie?" (b/w "Little Monsters"), with several instrumentalists and backup singers under the group name "Eddie and the Monsters."[6][8][13] Set to the tune of the Munsters theme, the song details his life as a Munster. ("You might wonder why I have a dragon for a pet – Well he's just there to keep me company on the set.")[6][8][13] He recorded a second single, "It's Only Halloween", which was released on Park Lane Drive Records in 2007.[14][self-published source]

In addition to his music, Patrick returned to occasional film and television...]]>2003eddiemunster,themunsterscleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/jimmy-clanton-was-a-teenage-idol-with-hit-records-such-as-just-a-dream--11043254
One of the few white singers to come out of the New Orleans R&B/rock & roll sound, he rode the crest of the popular teen music wave in the 1950s and 1960s. His records charted in the U.S. Top 40 seven times (all released on Ace); his Top 10 records were: the song "Just a Dream," (Pop #4, R&B #1 in August 1958, credited to 'Jimmy Clanton and His Rockets'), "Go Jimmy Go" (peaked at number five in late 1959) and "Venus in Blue Jeans" in September 1962 (written by Howard Greenfield and Jack Keller).[4] In early 1961, Clanton was drafted and spent the next two years in the U.S. Army, continuing to have chart successes with "Don't Look at Me" and "Because I Do." His next major hit, "Venus in Blue Jeans," peaked at number seven in mid-1962.[5] His only hit in the UK Singles Chart was "Another Sleepless Night", which spent one week at number 50 in July 1960.[6]

Clanton starred in a rock and roll movie produced by Alan Freed called Go Johnny Go,[2] and later starred in Teenage Millionaire, with music arranged and produced by Dr. John and arranger/trumpeter Charlie Miller.[7] During the late 1950s and early 1960s Clanton was managed by Cosimo Matassa, the New Orleans recording studio owner and engineer. In May 1960, Ace Records announced in Billboard that Philadelphia had proclaimed the week of May 16 to be "Jimmy Clanton Week."[8]

Clanton became a disc jockey at WHEX in Columbia, Pennsylvania, between 1972 and 1976 and performed in an oldies revue also in the 1970s, The Masters of Rock 'n' Roll, with Troy Shondell, Ray Peterson, and Ronnie Dove. He had a religious conversion in the 1980s.[citation needed] In the 1995 Jazz Fest in New Orleans, Clanton performed with Ray Charles, Chuck Berry, and Frankie Ford.

Clanton was inducted into the Museum of the Gulf Coast Hall of Fame, which also has inducted such performers as Tex Ritter, Janis Joplin, ZZ Top and B. J. Thomas.[9]

On April 14, 2007, at a "Legends of Louisiana Celebration & Inductions" concert in Mandeville, Louisiana, Jimmy Clanton was inducted into the Louisiana Music Hall of Fame.Clanton's songs "Just a Dream," "A Letter to an Angel," "Ship on a Stormy Sea," and "Venus in Blue Jeans," each sold over one million copies, and were awarded gold discs.[2]

Jimmy Clanton was born on September 2, 1938 per an interview with Norman N. Nite at the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, when he said the 1940 date (as originally reported) was wrong.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/11043254Thu, 23 Feb 2017 12:26:16 +0000Baby Boomers Talk RadioJimmy Clanton (born September 2, 1938, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, United States) is an American singer who became known as the "swamp pop R&B teenage idol".His band recorded a hit song "Just A Dream" which Clanton had written in 1958 for the Ace Records...
One of the few white singers to come out of the New Orleans R&B/rock & roll sound, he rode the crest of the popular teen music wave in the 1950s and 1960s. His records charted in the U.S. Top 40 seven times (all released on Ace); his Top 10 records were: the song "Just a Dream," (Pop #4, R&B #1 in August 1958, credited to 'Jimmy Clanton and His Rockets'), "Go Jimmy Go" (peaked at number five in late 1959) and "Venus in Blue Jeans" in September 1962 (written by Howard Greenfield and Jack Keller).[4] In early 1961, Clanton was drafted and spent the next two years in the U.S. Army, continuing to have chart successes with "Don't Look at Me" and "Because I Do." His next major hit, "Venus in Blue Jeans," peaked at number seven in mid-1962.[5] His only hit in the UK Singles Chart was "Another Sleepless Night", which spent one week at number 50 in July 1960.[6]

Clanton starred in a rock and roll movie produced by Alan Freed called Go Johnny Go,[2] and later starred in Teenage Millionaire, with music arranged and produced by Dr. John and arranger/trumpeter Charlie Miller.[7] During the late 1950s and early 1960s Clanton was managed by Cosimo Matassa, the New Orleans recording studio owner and engineer. In May 1960, Ace Records announced in Billboard that Philadelphia had proclaimed the week of May 16 to be "Jimmy Clanton Week."[8]

Clanton became a disc jockey at WHEX in Columbia, Pennsylvania, between 1972 and 1976 and performed in an oldies revue also in the 1970s, The Masters of Rock 'n' Roll, with Troy Shondell, Ray Peterson, and Ronnie Dove. He had a religious conversion in the 1980s.[citation needed] In the 1995 Jazz Fest in New Orleans, Clanton performed with Ray Charles, Chuck Berry, and Frankie Ford.

Clanton was inducted into the Museum of the Gulf Coast Hall of Fame, which also has inducted such performers as Tex Ritter, Janis Joplin, ZZ Top and B. J. Thomas.[9]

On April 14, 2007, at a "Legends of Louisiana Celebration & Inductions" concert in Mandeville, Louisiana, Jimmy Clanton was inducted into the Louisiana Music Hall of Fame.Clanton's songs "Just a Dream," "A Letter to an Angel," "Ship on a Stormy Sea," and "Venus in Blue Jeans," each sold over one million copies, and were awarded gold discs.[2]

Jimmy Clanton was born on September 2, 1938 per an interview with Norman N. Nite at the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, when he said the 1940 date (as originally reported) was wrong.]]>2424jimmyclanton,justadream,teenidolcleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/gary-clarke-is-best-known-for-his-role-as-steve-hill-in-the-western-tv-series-the-virginian--10914664
I drove from San Gabriel to Hollywood and read for the part, and I got in as a member of the good gang. I went back to work the next day and my agent called me again and he said, 'Gary, they have just lost the lead in the movie. Can you get down here?' Yes! So I ... went home [from work] and changed and went down, and I read every day for five days. I didn't go back to work, I just kept calling in sick.[4]

He went on to work in other films, including How to Make a Monster,[1] and Missile to the Moon (both 1958), Date Bait (1960),[3] and Passion Street, U.S.A. (1964).[7] He has said he was a contract player at Universal Pictures.[5]

In the 1960-1961 season, he appeared as Dick Hamilton in the single-season NBC television series Michael Shayne, based on the fictional private detective character created by Brett Halliday, opposite Richard Denning as the title character.[3] Afterward, he appeared as Tad Kimball, a friend of the character Jess Harper, played by Robert Fuller, in the episode "The Fatal Step" of the NBC Western series Laramie.

Clarke played Steve Hill in the cast of the long-running TV Western series The Virginian, remaining on the show from 1962 to 1964. His last TV series as a cast-member was the 1967 ABC Western Hondo, playing Captain Richards.[3]

Clarke said in an interview that his friend and co-star Steve Ihnat and he wrote the screenplay for director Ted V. Mikels' film Strike Me Deadly (1963),[5] though the film's credits list only Ihnat and Mikels. Later that decade, Clarke under his birth name wrote several scripts for the NBC espionage sitcom Get Smart.[3]

In the 1980s and 1990s, he wrote and produced television public-service announcements including "Youth at Risk", narrated nonfiction short films including "Promoting Healthy Behavior", and appeared in TV series including Dynasty and The Young Riders, in which he had a four-episode recurring role. His films in the 2010s include The Paperboy (2012) and Parkland (2013).[8]

In 2014, the production company L’Amoreaux/Bartlett/Race/Thomas sought actors for an independent TV pilot, Bandits and Tadpoles, written by Bartlett and Thomas and directed by Clarke, about a young boy whose daydreams put him in the American Old West of the Owen Wister novel The Virginian.[9] It filmed June 26–30, 2014, in the Austin, Texas, area, under the title Billy and the Bandit, with a cast including James Drury and Roberta Shore, from Clarke's old TV series The Virginian; 11-year-old Jordan Elsass as Billy; Ava L'Amoreaux and Donny Boaz as his parents; and Buck Taylor as a ranch foreman.While a cast-member of Michael Shayne, Clarke released the single "Tomorrow May Never Come", backed with "One Way Ticket", for RCA Victor Records. While on The Virginian, he sang a cover of the theme song, backed with "One Summer in a Million", for Decca RecordsIn July 2003, Clarke and Drury, along with two other The Virginian costars, Roberta Shore and singer Randy Boone, were guests at the Western Film Fair in Charlotte, North Carolina.[citation needed]

Clarke was a teenager when he married his first wife, and the couple had three boys within three years.[4] Clarke's second wife was Petticoat Junction actress Pat Woodell, but they later divorced.[11]

Clarke also has a daughter, Ava L’Amoreaux.

As of at least 2011, Clarke resides in Austin, Texa]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/10914664Sat, 18 Feb 2017 20:22:23 +0000Baby Boomers Talk RadioGary Clarke (born Clarke L'Amoreaux,[1][2] August 16, 1933)[3] is an American actor best known for his role as Steve Hill in the NBC western television series The Virginian with James Drury and Doug McClure.Clarke was born in Los Angeles,...
I drove from San Gabriel to Hollywood and read for the part, and I got in as a member of the good gang. I went back to work the next day and my agent called me again and he said, 'Gary, they have just lost the lead in the movie. Can you get down here?' Yes! So I ... went home [from work] and changed and went down, and I read every day for five days. I didn't go back to work, I just kept calling in sick.[4]

He went on to work in other films, including How to Make a Monster,[1] and Missile to the Moon (both 1958), Date Bait (1960),[3] and Passion Street, U.S.A. (1964).[7] He has said he was a contract player at Universal Pictures.[5]

In the 1960-1961 season, he appeared as Dick Hamilton in the single-season NBC television series Michael Shayne, based on the fictional private detective character created by Brett Halliday, opposite Richard Denning as the title character.[3] Afterward, he appeared as Tad Kimball, a friend of the character Jess Harper, played by Robert Fuller, in the episode "The Fatal Step" of the NBC Western series Laramie.

Clarke played Steve Hill in the cast of the long-running TV Western series The Virginian, remaining on the show from 1962 to 1964. His last TV series as a cast-member was the 1967 ABC Western Hondo, playing Captain Richards.[3]

Clarke said in an interview that his friend and co-star Steve Ihnat and he wrote the screenplay for director Ted V. Mikels' film Strike Me Deadly (1963),[5] though the film's credits list only Ihnat and Mikels. Later that decade, Clarke under his birth name wrote several scripts for the NBC espionage sitcom Get Smart.[3]

In the 1980s and 1990s, he wrote and produced television public-service announcements including "Youth at Risk", narrated nonfiction short films including "Promoting Healthy Behavior", and appeared in TV series including Dynasty and The Young Riders, in which he had a four-episode recurring role. His films in the 2010s include The Paperboy (2012) and Parkland (2013).[8]

In 2014, the production company L’Amoreaux/Bartlett/Race/Thomas sought actors for an independent TV pilot, Bandits and Tadpoles, written by Bartlett and Thomas and directed by Clarke, about a young boy whose daydreams put him in the American Old West of the Owen Wister novel The Virginian.[9] It filmed June 26–30, 2014, in the Austin, Texas, area, under the title Billy and the Bandit, with a cast including James Drury and Roberta Shore, from Clarke's old TV series The Virginian; 11-year-old Jordan Elsass as Billy; Ava L'Amoreaux and Donny Boaz as his parents; and Buck Taylor as a ranch foreman.While a cast-member of Michael Shayne, Clarke released the single "Tomorrow May Never Come", backed with "One Way Ticket", for RCA Victor Records. While on The Virginian, he sang a cover of the theme song, backed with "One Summer in a Million", for Decca RecordsIn July 2003, Clarke and Drury, along with two other The Virginian costars, Roberta Shore and singer Randy Boone, were guests at the Western Film Fair in...]]>3311garyclark,thevirginiancleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/beverly-washburn-acted-in-both-tv-and-film-with-an-awsome-resume-baby-boomers-grew-up-with-her--10753461
She was cast as a young girl in the Leave It to Beaver episode entitled "Blind Date Committee" in October 1959, on NBC's The Loretta Young Show, and as an older teenager in Loretta Young's 1962–1963 CBS family drama, The New Loretta Young Show. In between, Washburn played Lili Kilgore in the 1956 film The Lone Ranger, and Lisbeth Searcy in the 1957 Walt Disney film Old Yeller,[2] the story of a beloved dog, starring Fess Parker, Dorothy McGuire, Tommy Kirk, Kevin Corcoran, and Jeff York in the role of Lisbeth's father, Bud Searcy. Washburn appeared once on NBC's Star Trek in the role of Lieutenant Arlene Galway in the 1967 episode "The Deadly Years".A Los Angeles, California native, Washburn's first uncredited role was as 6-year-old Walda Kowalski in the 1950 film about a smallpox outbreak in New York City entitled, The Killer That Stalked New York. She appeared on many of the anthology series then common on American television networks, including The Ford Television Theatre, Lux Video Theatre, Jane Wyman's Fireside Theatre, Chevron Hall of Stars, H. J. Heinz Company's Studio 57, Four Star Playhouse, Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theater, Schlitz Playhouse of Stars, The 20th Century Fox Hour, Alcoa Presents: One Step Beyond, Shirley Temple's Storybook, and General Electric Theater, hosted by Ronald W. Reagan.[3]

In 1951, Washburn appeared in the theatrical film Superman and the Mole Men, which was thereafter edited into two half-hour segments. These became the first two episodes of the television series The Adventures of Superman, starring George Reeves and Phyllis Coates. In 1951 she also appeared as an orphaned French girl in Frank Capra's film, Here Comes the Groom, starring Bing Crosby, Franchot Tone, Alexis Smith,and Jane Wyman. In 1955, Washburn appeared as a daughter of Stephen Dunne and Barbara Billingsley in the nearly forgotten CBS sitcom Professional Father. Phyllis Coates appeared in that same series too as a nurse, Madge Allen. George Reeves also appeared with Washburn in one of her Ford Theatre episodes.[4]

Later, young Washburn appeared on Leave It to Beaver, a popular sitcom in which Billingsley played the mother, June Cleaver. Washburn's other roles included Jack Webb's Dragnet, The Lone Ranger, Fury, The Millionaire, The Law and Mr. Jones, and Target: The Corruptors!, a series about crusading journalists starring Stephen McNally and Robert Harland. She also portrayed the character Lolly Howard in the 1961 episode "Parasite Mansion" of Boris Karloff's NBC suspense series, Thriller. Washburn appeared on radio with popular comedian Jack Benny even before she guest starred on CBS's The Jack Benny Program on television.[3]

She appeared in several episodes of Gidget from 1965-1966 under various names. This included playing the daughter of Paul Lynde in the episode, "Take a Lesson".

She appeared for a 26-week season as older daughter Vickie Massey in The New Loretta Young in which Young played the widowed mother of seven who earns her living as a magazine writer in Connecticut. Washburn's other co-stars included James Philbrook, Dirk Rambo, Dack Rambo, Carol Sydes, and Sandy Descher.[3]

She also appeared in episodes of the Warner Bros. ABC detective series, 77 Sunset Strip and Hawaiian Eye. She appeared twice on the CBS western series, The Texan starring Rory Calhoun, as Henrietta Tovers in "No Tears for the Dead" (1958) and as Greta Banden in "Badman" (1960).[3] She appeared in the debut episode of NBC's Wagon Train but not in the lead role. Her episodes included the episodes "The Willy Moran Story" (1957), "The Tobias Jones Story" (1958), and as Milly Sharp "The Cassie Vance Story" (1963). In "Tobias Jones", her co-star was comedian Lou Costello, in his first dramatic role.[4] Washburn's other roles included two appearances each on Arrest and Trial, Mr. Novak, and Gidget and single guest-starring roles on The Patty Duke Show.In the 1970s, she appeared in three episodes of Quinn Martin's The Streets of San Francisco crime drama with Karl Malden': "Most Feared in the Jungle" (1973), "Letters from the Grave" (1975), and as Michelle Rhodes in "Let's Pretend We're Strangers" (1977). One of her later television appearances was in the 1984 episode "Remembrance of Things Past" of CBS's Scarecrow and Mrs. King. Her most recent role was that of the character Brenda in the 2007 film Hard Four, which also features Ed Asner, Paula Prentiss, Dabney Coleman, and Ed Begley, Jr.[3] In 2015, she appeared as Reyna Belasco Rosenthal in R. Christian Anderson's feature film When the World Came to San Francisco.

Washburn is an aunt of actress Darlene Tompkins, who is only three years her junior.[2] Her brother, George Washburn, who died of a heart attack in 1994, was an actor, stuntman, and race car driver.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/10753461Sun, 12 Feb 2017 13:05:08 +0000Baby Boomers Talk RadioBeverly Washburn (born November 25, 1943) is an American actress. She was cast as a young girl in the Leave It to Beaver episode entitled "Blind Date Committee" in October 1959, on NBC's The Loretta Young Show, and as an older teenager in Loretta...
She was cast as a young girl in the Leave It to Beaver episode entitled "Blind Date Committee" in October 1959, on NBC's The Loretta Young Show, and as an older teenager in Loretta Young's 1962–1963 CBS family drama, The New Loretta Young Show. In between, Washburn played Lili Kilgore in the 1956 film The Lone Ranger, and Lisbeth Searcy in the 1957 Walt Disney film Old Yeller,[2] the story of a beloved dog, starring Fess Parker, Dorothy McGuire, Tommy Kirk, Kevin Corcoran, and Jeff York in the role of Lisbeth's father, Bud Searcy. Washburn appeared once on NBC's Star Trek in the role of Lieutenant Arlene Galway in the 1967 episode "The Deadly Years".A Los Angeles, California native, Washburn's first uncredited role was as 6-year-old Walda Kowalski in the 1950 film about a smallpox outbreak in New York City entitled, The Killer That Stalked New York. She appeared on many of the anthology series then common on American television networks, including The Ford Television Theatre, Lux Video Theatre, Jane Wyman's Fireside Theatre, Chevron Hall of Stars, H. J. Heinz Company's Studio 57, Four Star Playhouse, Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theater, Schlitz Playhouse of Stars, The 20th Century Fox Hour, Alcoa Presents: One Step Beyond, Shirley Temple's Storybook, and General Electric Theater, hosted by Ronald W. Reagan.[3]

In 1951, Washburn appeared in the theatrical film Superman and the Mole Men, which was thereafter edited into two half-hour segments. These became the first two episodes of the television series The Adventures of Superman, starring George Reeves and Phyllis Coates. In 1951 she also appeared as an orphaned French girl in Frank Capra's film, Here Comes the Groom, starring Bing Crosby, Franchot Tone, Alexis Smith,and Jane Wyman. In 1955, Washburn appeared as a daughter of Stephen Dunne and Barbara Billingsley in the nearly forgotten CBS sitcom Professional Father. Phyllis Coates appeared in that same series too as a nurse, Madge Allen. George Reeves also appeared with Washburn in one of her Ford Theatre episodes.[4]

Later, young Washburn appeared on Leave It to Beaver, a popular sitcom in which Billingsley played the mother, June Cleaver. Washburn's other roles included Jack Webb's Dragnet, The Lone Ranger, Fury, The Millionaire, The Law and Mr. Jones, and Target: The Corruptors!, a series about crusading journalists starring Stephen McNally and Robert Harland. She also portrayed the character Lolly Howard in the 1961 episode "Parasite Mansion" of Boris Karloff's NBC suspense series, Thriller. Washburn appeared on radio with popular comedian Jack Benny even before she guest starred on CBS's The Jack Benny Program on television.[3]

She appeared in several episodes of Gidget from 1965-1966 under various names. This included playing the daughter of Paul Lynde in the episode, "Take a Lesson".

She appeared for a 26-week season as older daughter Vickie Massey in The New Loretta Young in which Young played the widowed mother of seven who earns her living as a magazine writer in Connecticut. Washburn's other co-stars included James Philbrook, Dirk Rambo, Dack Rambo, Carol Sydes, and Sandy Descher.[3]

She also appeared in episodes of the Warner Bros. ABC detective series, 77 Sunset Strip and Hawaiian Eye. She appeared twice on the CBS western series, The Texan starring Rory Calhoun, as Henrietta Tovers in "No Tears for the Dead" (1958) and as Greta Banden in "Badman" (1960).[3] She appeared in the debut episode of NBC's Wagon Train but not in the lead role. Her episodes included the episodes "The Willy Moran Story" (1957), "The Tobias Jones Story" (1958), and as Milly Sharp "The Cassie Vance Story" (1963). In "Tobias Jones", her co-star was comedian Lou Costello, in his first dramatic role.[4] Washburn's other roles included two appearances each on Arrest and Trial, Mr. Novak, and Gidget and single...]]>2861childstar,disney,tvactresscleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/tommy-kirk-who-starred-in-movies-made-by-walt-disney-studios--10572773
In 1954, Kirk accompanied his elder brother Joe to an audition for a production of Eugene O'Neill's Ah, Wilderness! at the Pasadena Playhouse in Pasadena, California. Joe was not cast, losing out to Bobby Driscoll, but Tommy was, and he made his stage debut opposite Will Rogers, Jr.[3] The performance was seen by an agent from the Gertz agency who signed Kirk and succeeded in casting him in an episode of TV Reader's Digest, "The Last of the Old Time Shooting Sheriffs."

Kirk began to work steadily in television: episodes of The Man Behind the Badge, Frontier, ("The Devil and Doctor O'Hara"), Letter to Loretta ("But for God's Grace", "Little League"), The Californians (as Billy Kilgore in "Little Lost Man"), Gunsmoke ("Cow Doctor"), Angel ("Goodbye, Young Lovers"), Big Town, and Matinee Theatre ("The Outing", "The Others"). Kirk also supported Angie Dickinson in a short feature called Down Liberty Road (aka Freedom Highway) (1956),[4] a short commercial travelogue produced by Greyhound Lines to promote their Scenicruiser buses. Of these experiences, Kirk especially liked working on Matinee Theatre:

I did thirty-seven of those in the next five years. I think I did more than any other actor. That was a fantastic training ground. They were hour-long shows, telecast live from coast to coast. I worked with some fascinating people—Sarah Churchill and others — and I started getting known.[5In April 1956, Kirk auditioned for the part of Joe Hardy for The Mickey Mouse Club serial "The Hardy Boys: The Mystery of the Applegate Treasure". He was successful and was selected to co-star with Tim Considine. The show was filmed in June and early July 1956, and broadcast that October, at the start of the show's second season.[6] The show and Kirk's performance were extremely well received and led to a long association between the actor and the studio.

In August Disney hired Kirk and former Mouseketeer Judy Harriet to attend both the Republican and Democratic presidential nominating conventions, for newsreel specials that later appeared on the show.[7] Kirk also hosted short travelogues for the serial segment of the show's second season. He did the voice-over narration for "The Eagle Hunters", and then co-hosted two more travelogues with Annette Funicello. Tommy also did voice-dubbing work for the Danish-made film Vesterhavsdrenge, shown on the Mickey Mouse Club as the serial "Boys of the Western Sea." Around this time it was announced Kirk would appear as Young Davy Crockett, but this does not seem to have eventuated.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/10572773Mon, 06 Feb 2017 14:03:55 +0000Baby Boomers Talk RadioThomas Lee "Tommy" Kirk (born December 10, 1941) is an American former actor and later a businessman. He is best known for his performances in a number of highly popular movies made by Walt Disney Studios such as Old Yeller, The Shaggy Dog, The Swiss...
In 1954, Kirk accompanied his elder brother Joe to an audition for a production of Eugene O'Neill's Ah, Wilderness! at the Pasadena Playhouse in Pasadena, California. Joe was not cast, losing out to Bobby Driscoll, but Tommy was, and he made his stage debut opposite Will Rogers, Jr.[3] The performance was seen by an agent from the Gertz agency who signed Kirk and succeeded in casting him in an episode of TV Reader's Digest, "The Last of the Old Time Shooting Sheriffs."

Kirk began to work steadily in television: episodes of The Man Behind the Badge, Frontier, ("The Devil and Doctor O'Hara"), Letter to Loretta ("But for God's Grace", "Little League"), The Californians (as Billy Kilgore in "Little Lost Man"), Gunsmoke ("Cow Doctor"), Angel ("Goodbye, Young Lovers"), Big Town, and Matinee Theatre ("The Outing", "The Others"). Kirk also supported Angie Dickinson in a short feature called Down Liberty Road (aka Freedom Highway) (1956),[4] a short commercial travelogue produced by Greyhound Lines to promote their Scenicruiser buses. Of these experiences, Kirk especially liked working on Matinee Theatre:

I did thirty-seven of those in the next five years. I think I did more than any other actor. That was a fantastic training ground. They were hour-long shows, telecast live from coast to coast. I worked with some fascinating people—Sarah Churchill and others — and I started getting known.[5In April 1956, Kirk auditioned for the part of Joe Hardy for The Mickey Mouse Club serial "The Hardy Boys: The Mystery of the Applegate Treasure". He was successful and was selected to co-star with Tim Considine. The show was filmed in June and early July 1956, and broadcast that October, at the start of the show's second season.[6] The show and Kirk's performance were extremely well received and led to a long association between the actor and the studio.

In August Disney hired Kirk and former Mouseketeer Judy Harriet to attend both the Republican and Democratic presidential nominating conventions, for newsreel specials that later appeared on the show.[7] Kirk also hosted short travelogues for the serial segment of the show's second season. He did the voice-over narration for "The Eagle Hunters", and then co-hosted two more travelogues with Annette Funicello. Tommy also did voice-dubbing work for the Danish-made film Vesterhavsdrenge, shown on the Mickey Mouse Club as the serial "Boys of the Western Sea." Around this time it was announced Kirk would appear as Young Davy Crockett, but this does not seem to have eventuated.]]>2376disney,oldyeller,tommykirkcleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/jerry-mathers-as-the-beaver-walley-s-little-brother-on-leave-it-to-beaver--10357568https://api.spreaker.com/episode/10357568Sat, 21 Jan 2017 20:41:25 +0000Baby Boomers Talk RadioGerald Patrick "Jerry" Mathers (born June 2, 1948) is an American television, film, and stage actor. Mathers is best known for his role in the television sitcom Leave It to Beaver, originally broadcast from 1957 to 1963, in which he played Theodore...2591beaver,jerrymathers,leaveittobeaver,tvsitcomcleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/michael-mcgreevy-actor-and-screenwriter--10357491Throughout the 1960s and early 1970s, McGreevey appeared in numerous episodes of Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color[3] and in the Disney theatrical film trilogy: The Computer Wore Tennis Shoes (1969), Now You See Him, Now You Don't (1972), and The Strongest Man in the World (1975). Set at fictional Medfield College, these three films featured Kurt Russell as college student Dexter Riley and McGreevey as his friend Richard Schulyer.[4] McGreevey also appeared as a different character in the Disney films Snowball Express (1972) and The Shaggy D.A. (1976).
In addition to his Disney roles, McGreevey appeared as guest star in numerous television series, such as The Virginian, Bonanza, and Route 66. He also starred opposite Sally Field, Kirk Douglas, Robert Mitchum, and Richard Widmark in the 1967 western The Way West, which was based on an A. B. Guthrie, Jr. novel. He played a young pioneer named Brownie Evans, who marries Sally Field's character.[5]
In 1978, after studying film at UCLA, Michael McGreevey collaborated with his father, John McGreevey, on the script for the 1978 made-for-TV movie Ruby and Oswald: "In reality, the movie, although it's called Ruby and Oswald, is a three-way depiction of those four days in Dallas where we cut back and forth between the documentary footage of Kennedy and the recreated story with Ruby and Oswald. Dad and I both knew a man named Alan Landsburg, who had done a lot of documentaries. We went to him with the project first and he knew Mel Stuart, who had done an Academy Award-winning documentary called Four Days in November (1964). So, Mel was attached to direct it and we went into CBS and sold it right away as a three-hour special event movie. I was very proud of that movie; it was very well done."[2]
McGreevey subsequently wrote episodes of TV series such as The Waltons, Quincy, M.E., and Fame. He eventually became a script editor and then creative consultant for Fame.[6] In 1984, he received an Emmy nomination for Outstanding Writing in Children's Programming for co-writing the ABC Afterschool Special"The Celebrity and the Arcade Kid."[7] In 2015, he co-wrote the feature-length documentary Earl Hamner Storyteller, which focused on the life and career of The Waltons creator Earl Hamner, Jr.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/10357491Sat, 21 Jan 2017 20:18:40 +0000Baby Boomers Talk RadioMichael McGreevey (born February 7, 1948) is an American actor and screenwriter. He starred in several Walt Disney films as a young actor and later became a writer for the Fame TV series. He is the son of Emmy Award-winning television and film...Throughout the 1960s and early 1970s, McGreevey appeared in numerous episodes of Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color[3] and in the Disney theatrical film trilogy: The Computer Wore Tennis Shoes (1969), Now You See Him, Now You Don't (1972), and The Strongest Man in the World (1975). Set at fictional Medfield College, these three films featured Kurt Russell as college student Dexter Riley and McGreevey as his friend Richard Schulyer.[4] McGreevey also appeared as a different character in the Disney films Snowball Express (1972) and The Shaggy D.A. (1976).
In addition to his Disney roles, McGreevey appeared as guest star in numerous television series, such as The Virginian, Bonanza, and Route 66. He also starred opposite Sally Field, Kirk Douglas, Robert Mitchum, and Richard Widmark in the 1967 western The Way West, which was based on an A. B. Guthrie, Jr. novel. He played a young pioneer named Brownie Evans, who marries Sally Field's character.[5]
In 1978, after studying film at UCLA, Michael McGreevey collaborated with his father, John McGreevey, on the script for the 1978 made-for-TV movie Ruby and Oswald: "In reality, the movie, although it's called Ruby and Oswald, is a three-way depiction of those four days in Dallas where we cut back and forth between the documentary footage of Kennedy and the recreated story with Ruby and Oswald. Dad and I both knew a man named Alan Landsburg, who had done a lot of documentaries. We went to him with the project first and he knew Mel Stuart, who had done an Academy Award-winning documentary called Four Days in November (1964). So, Mel was attached to direct it and we went into CBS and sold it right away as a three-hour special event movie. I was very proud of that movie; it was very well done."[2]
McGreevey subsequently wrote episodes of TV series such as The Waltons, Quincy, M.E., and Fame. He eventually became a script editor and then creative consultant for Fame.[6] In 1984, he received an Emmy nomination for Outstanding Writing in Children's Programming for co-writing the ABC Afterschool Special"The Celebrity and the Arcade Kid."[7] In 2015, he co-wrote the feature-length documentary Earl Hamner Storyteller, which focused on the life and career of The Waltons creator Earl Hamner, Jr.]]>2043actor,celebrity,disney,kidcleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/roberta-shore-is-an-actress-and-singer-she-was-in-many-disney-productions-later-she-was-a-regular-on-the-tv-western-called-the-virginian--10320922Though never a Mouseketeer, Shore co-starred in several Walt Disney productions featuring the Mouseketeers, and thus came to be associated with them. She appeared as Annette Funicello's rival Laura Rogan in Annette's self-titled series, and as French-speaking Franceska in The Shaggy Dog (1959).
Aside from Disney, Shore had a featured role in the 1959 screen version of Blue Denim, duetting with Warren Berlinger, and an uncredited cameo appearance in A Summer Place, as Sandra Dee's gossipy schoolmate Anne Talbert. Later she played Ricky Summers in the 1960 movie Because They're Young, Jenny Bell in The Young Savages (1961), and had another uncredited role, as Lorna in Stanley Kubrick's 1962 version of Lolita.
Shore's television credits include appearances on Playhouse 90, The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet, The Donna Reed Show, The Lawrence Welk Show (a singing appearance in 1959),[1] several Western series including Maverick, Wagon Train, The Tall Man, and Laramie, and regular roles on Father Knows Best (as Joyce, Bud Anderson's girl friend), The New Bob Cummings Show and The Virginian.
In 1957, Shore played the role of popular literary detective Nancy Drew in a 1957 pilot, which was produced by Desilu for CBS. The project was not picked up due to disapproval from the owners of the franchise. She co-starred alongside actors Tim Considine and Frankie Thomas.
Shore was featured very prominently as a series regular within the first three seasons of The Virginian as Betsy Garth, the daughter of Shiloh Ranch owner Judge Garth played by Lee J. Cobb. Though no longer a regular in the fourth season, she returned in the fourth episode of that season (#95 "The Awakening") in a story in which Betsy meets and falls for a gentleman played by Glenn Corbett. A disillusioned former minister, Corbett's character finds his way back to his belief in God and by story's end finally proposes to Betsy. The episode ends with the couple being wed at Shiloh Ranch by Judge Garth himself before the newlyweds ride off to Pennsylvania where Corbett's character is to become the minister of a church.
After the mid-1960s, Shore did little in the way of movies or television. In 1962, she starred alongside Candy Moore in a failed television pilot Time Out for Ginger. She emerged in 1984 as a radio disc jockey and program host in Salt Lake City, Utah. Active in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints,[2] Shore and then-husband Ron Frederickson auditioned for the parts of Ishmael and his wife Leah in a 2004 movie adaptation of the Book of Mormon. While her husband won the role of Ishmael, the producers felt Shore's earlier fame would detract from the movie's message, and chose actress Sheryl Lee Wilson to play Leah. As a child Roberta was cast as the Yodeler for "It's a Small World".]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/10320922Mon, 16 Jan 2017 21:44:37 +0000Baby Boomers Talk RadioRoberta Jymme Schourop (born April 7, 1943, Monterey Park, California), better known as Roberta Shore, is an American actress and performer, most famous for her youthful television and movie roles in the 1950s and early 1960s. Though never a...Though never a Mouseketeer, Shore co-starred in several Walt Disney productions featuring the Mouseketeers, and thus came to be associated with them. She appeared as Annette Funicello's rival Laura Rogan in Annette's self-titled series, and as French-speaking Franceska in The Shaggy Dog (1959).
Aside from Disney, Shore had a featured role in the 1959 screen version of Blue Denim, duetting with Warren Berlinger, and an uncredited cameo appearance in A Summer Place, as Sandra Dee's gossipy schoolmate Anne Talbert. Later she played Ricky Summers in the 1960 movie Because They're Young, Jenny Bell in The Young Savages (1961), and had another uncredited role, as Lorna in Stanley Kubrick's 1962 version of Lolita.
Shore's television credits include appearances on Playhouse 90, The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet, The Donna Reed Show, The Lawrence Welk Show (a singing appearance in 1959),[1] several Western series including Maverick, Wagon Train, The Tall Man, and Laramie, and regular roles on Father Knows Best (as Joyce, Bud Anderson's girl friend), The New Bob Cummings Show and The Virginian.
In 1957, Shore played the role of popular literary detective Nancy Drew in a 1957 pilot, which was produced by Desilu for CBS. The project was not picked up due to disapproval from the owners of the franchise. She co-starred alongside actors Tim Considine and Frankie Thomas.
Shore was featured very prominently as a series regular within the first three seasons of The Virginian as Betsy Garth, the daughter of Shiloh Ranch owner Judge Garth played by Lee J. Cobb. Though no longer a regular in the fourth season, she returned in the fourth episode of that season (#95 "The Awakening") in a story in which Betsy meets and falls for a gentleman played by Glenn Corbett. A disillusioned former minister, Corbett's character finds his way back to his belief in God and by story's end finally proposes to Betsy. The episode ends with the couple being wed at Shiloh Ranch by Judge Garth himself before the newlyweds ride off to Pennsylvania where Corbett's character is to become the minister of a church.
After the mid-1960s, Shore did little in the way of movies or television. In 1962, she starred alongside Candy Moore in a failed television pilot Time Out for Ginger. She emerged in 1984 as a radio disc jockey and program host in Salt Lake City, Utah. Active in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints,[2] Shore and then-husband Ron Frederickson auditioned for the parts of Ishmael and his wife Leah in a 2004 movie adaptation of the Book of Mormon. While her husband won the role of Ishmael, the producers felt Shore's earlier fame would detract from the movie's message, and chose actress Sheryl Lee Wilson to play Leah. As a child Roberta was cast as the Yodeler for "It's a Small World".]]>1783cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/diane-mcbain-hollywood-glamour-actress-of-tv-and-the-movies-including-the-60s-and-70s--10247274https://api.spreaker.com/episode/10247274Thu, 05 Jan 2017 18:32:58 +0000Baby Boomers Talk RadioDiane McBain (born May 18, 1941) is an American actress who, as a Warner Brothers contract player, reached a brief peak of popularity during the early 1960s. She is best known for playing an adventurous socialite in the 1960-62 TV series Surfside 6...1634dianemcbain,elvis,movies,surfside6,tvcleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/celeste-yarnall-romanced-by-elvis-on-screen-and-renowed-for-her-beauty--10195226
At a time when many people would be thinking of an easier life, Celeste studied for and received her Ph. D in nutrition in 1998 and now serves as adjunct professor of nutrition at the Pacific Western University. In addition, Celeste has written two best selling books: 'Natural Cat Care: A Complete Guide to Holistic Care for Cats', and 'Natural Dog Care: A Complete Guide to Holistic Care for Dogs'.

As a model and actress, Celeste was renowned for her beauty and very becoming figure, being named the Foreign Press' Most Photogenic Beauty of the Year at the Cannes Film Festival in 1968. She was also the National Association of Theater Owners Most Promising New Star of 1968. Celeste is currently featured as Miss April in Cedco Publishing's popular wall calendar for 2002. The April 2002 issue of 'Femme Fatale' magazine also features a detailed article about Celeste.

For Elvis Presley fans, Celeste is remembered as "Ellen", the beautiful young woman Elvis romanced with the song, "A Little Less Conversation", in the film, Live a Little, Love a Little (1968). As Elvis fans know, the track was recently re-mixed by progressive music producer/DJ, Junkie XL, and is currently topping charts around the world.

As one of the "swinging chicks of the 1960s", Celeste was not only interviewed by Thomas Lisanti for his fascinating book, "Fantasy Femmes of Sixties Cinema (Interviews with Twenty Actresses from Biker, Beach and Elvis Movies)", but an eye-catching photograph of her was also used for the front cover. Celeste lives and bases her health care practice for cats and dogs in Los Angeles and lives in her new home in Westlake Village.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/10195226Wed, 28 Dec 2016 10:47:02 +0000Baby Boomers Talk RadioCeleste Yarnall is an amazing woman of many talents who has been very successful in a diverse number of fields. There appears to be nothing she cannot do when she puts her mind to it. Apart from her initial career as model, spokesperson and actress,...
At a time when many people would be thinking of an easier life, Celeste studied for and received her Ph. D in nutrition in 1998 and now serves as adjunct professor of nutrition at the Pacific Western University. In addition, Celeste has written two best selling books: 'Natural Cat Care: A Complete Guide to Holistic Care for Cats', and 'Natural Dog Care: A Complete Guide to Holistic Care for Dogs'.

As a model and actress, Celeste was renowned for her beauty and very becoming figure, being named the Foreign Press' Most Photogenic Beauty of the Year at the Cannes Film Festival in 1968. She was also the National Association of Theater Owners Most Promising New Star of 1968. Celeste is currently featured as Miss April in Cedco Publishing's popular wall calendar for 2002. The April 2002 issue of 'Femme Fatale' magazine also features a detailed article about Celeste.

For Elvis Presley fans, Celeste is remembered as "Ellen", the beautiful young woman Elvis romanced with the song, "A Little Less Conversation", in the film, Live a Little, Love a Little (1968). As Elvis fans know, the track was recently re-mixed by progressive music producer/DJ, Junkie XL, and is currently topping charts around the world.

As one of the "swinging chicks of the 1960s", Celeste was not only interviewed by Thomas Lisanti for his fascinating book, "Fantasy Femmes of Sixties Cinema (Interviews with Twenty Actresses from Biker, Beach and Elvis Movies)", but an eye-catching photograph of her was also used for the front cover. Celeste lives and bases her health care practice for cats and dogs in Los Angeles and lives in her new home in Westlake Village.]]>2503celebrity,celeste,elvis,star-trekcleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/mason-reese-prince-of-commercials-from-the-past--10138828https://api.spreaker.com/episode/10138828Mon, 19 Dec 2016 11:26:39 +0000Baby Boomers Talk RadioMason Reese (born April 11, 1965) is a former child actor who appeared in numerous television commercials in the 1970s, particularly for Underwood Deviled Ham, Post Raisin Bran, and Dunkin' Donuts.1611commercials,masonreese,mikedouglasshowcleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/alexis-hunter-secret-lesbian-lover-of-actress-joi-lansing-writes-a-book-called-a-body-to-die-for--10104220https://api.spreaker.com/episode/10104220Wed, 14 Dec 2016 12:40:09 +0000Baby Boomers Talk RadioJoi Lansing (April 6, 1929[2] – August 7, 1972) was an American model, film and television actress, and nightclub singer. She was noted for her pin-up photos and roles in B-movies, as well as a prominent cameo in the famous opening "tracking shot" in...1715blond,joi,lansing,pinupcleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/chis-costello-is-the-daughter-of-the-late-lou-costello-she-has-written-a-book-about-her-dad--10071035
Behind the scenes, however, Costello faced numerous crises: a bout with rheumatic fever that left him bedridden for months, the drowning death of his young son, and constant haggles with Universal Studios over its reluctance to adequately finance productions of Abbot and Costello films. Lou's on First goes beyond Costello's clownish persona to explore his Pagliacci nature: the private demons behind the happy public face, the heartbreaking moments in an otherwise storybook marriage, the business ventures soured by unscrupulous managers, and the true nature of the breakup of his twenty-one-year partnership with Bud Abbott.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/10071035Fri, 09 Dec 2016 12:50:52 +0000Baby Boomers Talk RadioThis intimate portrait of Lou Costello (1906-1959) offers a rare look at one of the most talented comedians of all time. Starting in the 1930s, Costello attained enormous fame touring the burlesque circuits with straight man Bud Abbott (1895-1974)....
Behind the scenes, however, Costello faced numerous crises: a bout with rheumatic fever that left him bedridden for months, the drowning death of his young son, and constant haggles with Universal Studios over its reluctance to adequately finance productions of Abbot and Costello films. Lou's on First goes beyond Costello's clownish persona to explore his Pagliacci nature: the private demons behind the happy public face, the heartbreaking moments in an otherwise storybook marriage, the business ventures soured by unscrupulous managers, and the true nature of the breakup of his twenty-one-year partnership with Bud Abbott.]]>2268comedy,interview,loucostellocleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/arlene-sullivan-from-american-bandstand-teen-dancer-who-has-written-a-book-about-the-show--10042165https://api.spreaker.com/episode/10042165Mon, 05 Dec 2016 17:44:41 +0000Baby Boomers Talk Radio1691americanbandstand,dickclarkcleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/adam-michael-james-wrote-a-book-all-about-the-bewitched-tv-series-the-book-is-titled-the-bewitched-continuum--10020441https://api.spreaker.com/episode/10020441Fri, 02 Dec 2016 12:26:44 +0000Baby Boomers Talk RadioThe Bewitched Continuum: The Ultimate Linear Guide to the Classic TV Series, is bringing the magic! The only book to explore the overall continuity of the show's stories and witchcraft, Bewitched director/associate producer Richard Michaels calls it...995bewitched,darren,samantha,tabathiacleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/jon-provost-who-was-timmy-in-lassie-plus-more-tv-sitcoms-as-a-teen--9981884
In 1957, Provost won the role of Timmy Martin in the CBS television series Lassie. He joined the show at the top of the fourth season as co-star to Tommy Rettig, Jan Clayton, and George Cleveland. Midpoint in the season, George Cleveland died and the show was completely revamped with Provost becoming the primary human star after the departures of Rettig and Clayton. The following year, he met June Lockhart on the set, who would play his mother, Ruth Martin, on the set, and would remain close friends. On December 25, 1958, Provost and Lassie were holiday guests on NBC's The Ford Show, Starring Tennessee Ernie Ford. This was the only time of the five years that the Ford program ran that an episode actually aired on Christmas Day. Ford sang the carol "Some Children See Him" for the first time on this episode.[citation needed]For seven seasons, 1957–1964, audiences grew to love Timmy and his adventures with Lassie. Timmy's canine companion was played by three dogs that were all descendants of Pal, the original Lassie from the MGM films: Pal's son Lassie Jr. and his grandsons Baby and Spook. In a 2014 interview, Provost said: "I worked with Baby for five years straight. Obviously, he and I really bonded. He was my favorite and I also thought he was the most intelligent of the ones I worked with. They were all great dogs."[1]

In 1964, however, Provost was fourteen and chose not to renew his contract though Campbell's Soup Company, the sponsor, wanted three more years.[2] With Provost out of the series, the format of the series was revamped. The Martins were sent to Australia to teach agriculture while Lassie was forced to remain in the United States because of quarantine regulations. Robert Bray was then cast as forest ranger Corey Stuart, and became Lassie's new owner.[citation needed]

Provost continued working in television and in films, including "This Property is Condemned" with Natalie Wood and Robert Redford and "The Computer Wore Tennis Shoes" with Kurt Russell. Jon left Hollywood for college at Sonoma State and chose to remain there, returning for occasional roles. Later, he sold real estate in Sonoma County, California and donated his time to various causes.[citation needed]

In 1990, Provost was honored by the Young Artist Foundation with its Former Child Star "Lifetime Achievement" Award for his role as Timmy Martin on the original Lassie series,[3] and in 1989, he returned to television with a recurring role on The New Lassie series as real estate agent Steve McCullough. In a nostalgic episode, he appeared together with Tommy Rettig. In another episode, June Lockhart reprised her role as Ruth Martin. In that episode, it was revealed that Timmy was never properly adopted by the Martins and was forced to remain in the U.S. when his foster parents moved to Australia. He was then subsequently adopted by the McCullough family and began going by his middle name of Steven.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/9981884Sun, 27 Nov 2016 20:09:48 +0000Baby Boomers Talk RadioJonathan Bion "Jon" Provost (born March 12, 1950, Los Angeles, California) is an American actor, best known for his role as young Timmy Martin in the CBS series, Lassie.At the age of four, Provost was cast in the film The Country Girl (1954), starring...
In 1957, Provost won the role of Timmy Martin in the CBS television series Lassie. He joined the show at the top of the fourth season as co-star to Tommy Rettig, Jan Clayton, and George Cleveland. Midpoint in the season, George Cleveland died and the show was completely revamped with Provost becoming the primary human star after the departures of Rettig and Clayton. The following year, he met June Lockhart on the set, who would play his mother, Ruth Martin, on the set, and would remain close friends. On December 25, 1958, Provost and Lassie were holiday guests on NBC's The Ford Show, Starring Tennessee Ernie Ford. This was the only time of the five years that the Ford program ran that an episode actually aired on Christmas Day. Ford sang the carol "Some Children See Him" for the first time on this episode.[citation needed]For seven seasons, 1957–1964, audiences grew to love Timmy and his adventures with Lassie. Timmy's canine companion was played by three dogs that were all descendants of Pal, the original Lassie from the MGM films: Pal's son Lassie Jr. and his grandsons Baby and Spook. In a 2014 interview, Provost said: "I worked with Baby for five years straight. Obviously, he and I really bonded. He was my favorite and I also thought he was the most intelligent of the ones I worked with. They were all great dogs."[1]

In 1964, however, Provost was fourteen and chose not to renew his contract though Campbell's Soup Company, the sponsor, wanted three more years.[2] With Provost out of the series, the format of the series was revamped. The Martins were sent to Australia to teach agriculture while Lassie was forced to remain in the United States because of quarantine regulations. Robert Bray was then cast as forest ranger Corey Stuart, and became Lassie's new owner.[citation needed]

Provost continued working in television and in films, including "This Property is Condemned" with Natalie Wood and Robert Redford and "The Computer Wore Tennis Shoes" with Kurt Russell. Jon left Hollywood for college at Sonoma State and chose to remain there, returning for occasional roles. Later, he sold real estate in Sonoma County, California and donated his time to various causes.[citation needed]

In 1990, Provost was honored by the Young Artist Foundation with its Former Child Star "Lifetime Achievement" Award for his role as Timmy Martin on the original Lassie series,[3] and in 1989, he returned to television with a recurring role on The New Lassie series as real estate agent Steve McCullough. In a nostalgic episode, he appeared together with Tommy Rettig. In another episode, June Lockhart reprised her role as Ruth Martin. In that episode, it was revealed that Timmy was never properly adopted by the Martins and was forced to remain in the U.S. when his foster parents moved to Australia. He was then subsequently adopted by the McCullough family and began going by his middle name of Steven.]]>1936jon,lassie,provost,timmycleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/clint-howard-character-actor-for-55-years-and-younger-brother-of-ron-howard--9923749
Howard appeared in various Star Trek episodes:]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/9923749Sun, 20 Nov 2016 21:50:06 +0000Baby Boomers Talk RadioHoward began his career when he was two, appearing in five episodes of The Andy Griffith Show, then starring his older brother Ron. He played Leon, a toddler in a cowboy outfit who wandered around Mayberry and silently offered people a bite of his...
Howard appeared in various Star Trek episodes:]]>2386oldtvshowscleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/little-grasshopper-is-really-radames-pera-from-the-tv-show-kung-fu--9883809https://api.spreaker.com/episode/9883809Wed, 16 Nov 2016 01:25:11 +0000Baby Boomers Talk RadioRadames Perá (born September 14, 1960) is an American former actor best known for his role as "Grasshopper" the student Kwai Chang Caine in the 1972–1975 television series Kung Fu. He is the only living regular cast member from the show.3343grasshopper,knugfu,tv-seriescleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/tony-dow-wally-from-leave-it-to-beaver-and-now-sculptor--9847538
Dow is best known for his role in the television sitcom Leave It to Beaver, which ran in primetime from 1957 to 1963. Dow played Wally Cleaver, the elder son of June (played by Barbara Billingsley) and Ward Cleaver (played by Hugh Beaumont) and the brother of Theodore "Beaver" Cleaver (played by Jerry Mathers).]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/9847538Fri, 11 Nov 2016 02:04:30 +0000Baby Boomers Talk RadioTony Lee Dow (born April 13, 1945) is an American film producer, director, sculptor, and television actor. Dow is best known for his role in the television sitcom Leave It to Beaver, which ran in primetime from 1957 to 1963. Dow played Wally Cleaver,...
Dow is best known for his role in the television sitcom Leave It to Beaver, which ran in primetime from 1957 to 1963. Dow played Wally Cleaver, the elder son of June (played by Barbara Billingsley) and Ward Cleaver (played by Hugh Beaumont) and the brother of Theodore "Beaver" Cleaver (played by Jerry Mathers).]]>2217beaver,cleaver,tonydowcleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/mary-ellen-walton-is-really-judy-noton-hear-her-interview-as-she-travels-in-her-car-on-the-west-coast--9778691
Still being viewed as a child actress in her early twenties, Norton Taylor posed nude for the August issue of Playboy in 1985 to hopefully shed her wholesome "family" image. In 1991, Norton-Taylor married Randy Apostle. They had one son, Devin. They were divorced in 2001.[2]

Today, she is married to Robert Graves, and commutes between the U.S. and Canada. In the U.S., she does stage and TV. While in Canada, Judy and her husband run a chain of dinner theaters. Judy has been writing, directing and starring in the Canadian show Bluff. She is also a singer.

An avid athlete, Norton Taylor has participated in competitive horse jumping and skydiving in addition to skiing and tennis. Her new CD Reflections will be available in August (2016).]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/9778691Wed, 02 Nov 2016 10:32:38 +0000Baby Boomers Talk RadioJudy Norton-Taylor (born January 29, 1958) is an American actress and theater director who is best known for her role as Mary Ellen Walton on The Waltons television series and subsequent Waltons TV movies.She was born in Santa Monica, California, to...
Still being viewed as a child actress in her early twenties, Norton Taylor posed nude for the August issue of Playboy in 1985 to hopefully shed her wholesome "family" image. In 1991, Norton-Taylor married Randy Apostle. They had one son, Devin. They were divorced in 2001.[2]

Today, she is married to Robert Graves, and commutes between the U.S. and Canada. In the U.S., she does stage and TV. While in Canada, Judy and her husband run a chain of dinner theaters. Judy has been writing, directing and starring in the Canadian show Bluff. She is also a singer.

An avid athlete, Norton Taylor has participated in competitive horse jumping and skydiving in addition to skiing and tennis. Her new CD Reflections will be available in August (2016).]]>2184waltonscleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/candy-clark-from-the-movie-american-graffiti--9742737https://api.spreaker.com/episode/9742737Fri, 28 Oct 2016 12:31:49 +0000Baby Boomers Talk RadioCandace June "Candy" Clark (born June 20, 1947) is an American film and television actress, well known for her role as Debbie Dunham in the film American Graffiti (1973), for which she received a nomination for an Academy Award for Best Supporting...1708babyboomerscleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/lisa-wilcox-is-an-actress-best-known-for-being-in-nightmare-on-elm-street-plus-tv-work-such-as-general-hospital--9701666https://api.spreaker.com/episode/9701666Sun, 23 Oct 2016 01:53:40 +0000Baby Boomers Talk RadioIn 1984, Wilcox made her film debut in Gimme an 'F'. Wilcox's best known film role is in the 1988 hit horror film A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master as Alice Johnson.[1] In 1989, she reprised the role in the sequel A Nightmare on Elm Street...2010cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/rodney-allen-rippy-interview-with-torchy-smith-an-icon-kid-from-the-70-s--9641033https://api.spreaker.com/episode/9641033Sat, 15 Oct 2016 00:03:06 +0000Baby Boomers Talk Radio2752cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/johnny-crawford-who-was-mark-mccain-on-the-rifleman-with-torchy-smith-s-rare-interview-with-him--9599756https://api.spreaker.com/episode/9599756Sun, 09 Oct 2016 11:55:39 +0000Baby Boomers Talk Radio2130cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/engleberg-the-catcher-from-the-bad-news-bears-his-real-name-is-gary-cavagnaro-interview-with-torchy-smith--9581035https://api.spreaker.com/episode/9581035Fri, 07 Oct 2016 00:23:51 +0000Baby Boomers Talk Radio2234cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/brad-server-grandson-of-curly-of-the-three-stooges-with-torchy-smith--9558243https://api.spreaker.com/episode/9558243Tue, 04 Oct 2016 00:12:36 +0000Baby Boomers Talk Radio2004cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/betsy-verne-franco-mother-of-james-tom-and-dave--9549248https://api.spreaker.com/episode/9549248Sun, 02 Oct 2016 17:21:00 +0000Baby Boomers Talk Radio2597jamesfrancocleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/doreen-tracey-original-mouseketeer-tells-all-interview-with-torchy-smith--9532358https://api.spreaker.com/episode/9532358Fri, 30 Sep 2016 10:26:18 +0000Baby Boomers Talk Radio3254cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/larry-wilcox-from-the-tv-series-chips-talks-with-torchy-smith--9477488https://api.spreaker.com/episode/9477488Sat, 24 Sep 2016 09:13:41 +0000Baby Boomers Talk Radio1891cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/cindy-williams-from-laverne-and-shirley-tv-sitcom-interview-with-torchy-smith--9434077https://api.spreaker.com/episode/9434077Mon, 19 Sep 2016 11:32:17 +0000Baby Boomers Talk Radio2083cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/donna-lyons-interviews-torchy-smith-on-her-radio-programn-called-love-liberty-and-lip-gloss--9417814Hosted by women, for women. Tune in to Love, Liberty & Lip Gloss Thursday evenings at 7 p.m. ET on the Writestream Radio Network. Hosted by author, Co-founder of Writestream and Metaphysician, Lisa Tarves (host of Just Believe) and professional author, social media expert, Co-founder of Writestream, Daria Anne DiGiovanni (host of Writestream Tuesday).

Grab a cup of tea, a glass of wine or the beverage of your choice and join the ladies every Thursday evening for an enjoyable, informative evening with inspiring guests!]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/9417814Fri, 16 Sep 2016 08:58:06 +0000Baby Boomers Talk RadioLove, Liberty & Lip Gloss is a women's lifestyle radio show hosted by journalist, author, and television host Donna Lyons. Thursdays at 7 PM Eastern. Hosted by women, for women. Tune in to Love, Liberty & Lip Gloss Thursday evenings at 7 p.m. ET on...Hosted by women, for women. Tune in to Love, Liberty & Lip Gloss Thursday evenings at 7 p.m. ET on the Writestream Radio Network. Hosted by author, Co-founder of Writestream and Metaphysician, Lisa Tarves (host of Just Believe) and professional author, social media expert, Co-founder of Writestream, Daria Anne DiGiovanni (host of Writestream Tuesday).

Grab a cup of tea, a glass of wine or the beverage of your choice and join the ladies every Thursday evening for an enjoyable, informative evening with inspiring guests!]]>3714cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/jack-o-halloran-the-villain-from-superman-and-other-movies-interview-with-torchy-smith--9396342https://api.spreaker.com/episode/9396342Tue, 13 Sep 2016 02:53:31 +0000Baby Boomers Talk Radio2332cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/scott-schwartz-from-the-movie-the-toy-interview-with-torchy-smith--9376870https://api.spreaker.com/episode/9376870Sat, 10 Sep 2016 11:05:15 +0000Baby Boomers Talk RadioScott was a kid actor and landed his first big roll in The Christmas Story. You might remember him as the kid who touched is tongue to the frozen pole and got it stuck, His next big role was the lead kid in The Toy with Richard Pryor. Hear his views...3269cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/karen-pendleton-mouseketeer-interview-with-torchy-smith--9376796
After the show's run, she left show business and finished school. She got married in 1970, had a daughter in 1973, but divorced in 1981. Following an automobile accident in 1983, in which she was paralyzed from the waist down, she returned to college and earned a Bachelor's degree in psychology. She worked at a shelter for battered women and served on the Board for the California Association of the Physically Handicapped.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/9376796Sat, 10 Sep 2016 10:45:16 +0000Baby Boomers Talk RadioKaren Pendleton (born August 1, 1946) in North Hollywood, California. She was an original Mickey Mouse Club Mouseketeer on ABC television from 1955-1958. She was one of only nine Mouseketeers who were on the show during its entire original run. Karen...
After the show's run, she left show business and finished school. She got married in 1970, had a daughter in 1973, but divorced in 1981. Following an automobile accident in 1983, in which she was paralyzed from the waist down, she returned to college and earned a Bachelor's degree in psychology. She worked at a shelter for battered women and served on the Board for the California Association of the Physically Handicapped.]]>1811cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/burt-ward-better-known-as-robin-interview-with-torchy-smith--9376784https://api.spreaker.com/episode/9376784Sat, 10 Sep 2016 10:34:14 +0000Baby Boomers Talk RadioBurt Ward (born July 6, 1945) is an American television actor and activist. He is best known for his portrayal of Robin in the television series Batman (1966–68) and its theatrical feature film.Ward was born Bert John Gervis, Jr., in Los Angeles,...2407cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/alison-arngrim-from-little-house-on-the-prairie-interview-with-torchy-smith--9376758Years later, in one of her stand-up routines, Arngrim described playing Nellie on Little House on The Prairie as "like having PMS for seven years." In 2002, she was honored by the Young Artist Foundation with its Former Child Star "Lifetime Achievement" Award for her work as a child actress on Little House. At the 2006 TV Land Awards, Arngrim tied with Danielle Spencer ('Dee' on What's Happening!!) as the "Character Most in Need of a Time-out" for her role as Nellie.

In addition to her role on Little House, Arngrim also recorded the comedy record album, Heeere's Amy, in which she portrayed first daughter Amy Carter. Her mother, who voiced the Kennedy children on the comedy albums of Vaughn Meader, also guest starred on the album. After leaving Little House, Arngrim appeared in guest-starring roles on such television series as The Love Boat and Fantasy Island. She was also a frequent panelist on the short-lived NBC game show Match Game-Hollywood Squares Hour.Arngrim was briefly married to a writer, Donald Spencer, in the late 1980s. On November 6, 1993, she married her second husband, musician Robert Paul Schoonover, whom she met while volunteering at AIDS Project Los Angeles, where he was director of the Southern California AIDS Hotline. Bride, groom, and the wedding party all wore black tuxedos with bare feet and black toenail polish to the wedding. Arngrim and Schoonover live in Los Angeles.

Arngrim regularly keeps in contact with her childhood friend Melissa Gilbert, who played Laura Ingalls on Little House on the Prairie. She occasionally appears at Little House on the Prairie reunion events and autograph shows.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/9376758Sat, 10 Sep 2016 10:24:50 +0000Baby Boomers Talk RadioArngrim's father, Thor Arngrim, was a Canadian-born Hollywood manager. Her mother, Norma MacMillan of Vancouver, BC, was an actress who provided the voices for characters as Casper on Casper the Friendly Ghost, as Gumby on Gumby, as Davey on Davey and...Years later, in one of her stand-up routines, Arngrim described playing Nellie on Little House on The Prairie as "like having PMS for seven years." In 2002, she was honored by the Young Artist Foundation with its Former Child Star "Lifetime Achievement" Award for her work as a child actress on Little House. At the 2006 TV Land Awards, Arngrim tied with Danielle Spencer ('Dee' on What's Happening!!) as the "Character Most in Need of a Time-out" for her role as Nellie.

In addition to her role on Little House, Arngrim also recorded the comedy record album, Heeere's Amy, in which she portrayed first daughter Amy Carter. Her mother, who voiced the Kennedy children on the comedy albums of Vaughn Meader, also guest starred on the album. After leaving Little House, Arngrim appeared in guest-starring roles on such television series as The Love Boat and Fantasy Island. She was also a frequent panelist on the short-lived NBC game show Match Game-Hollywood Squares Hour.Arngrim was briefly married to a writer, Donald Spencer, in the late 1980s. On November 6, 1993, she married her second husband, musician Robert Paul Schoonover, whom she met while volunteering at AIDS Project Los Angeles, where he was director of the Southern California AIDS Hotline. Bride, groom, and the wedding party all wore black tuxedos with bare feet and black toenail polish to the wedding. Arngrim and Schoonover live in Los Angeles.

Arngrim regularly keeps in contact with her childhood friend Melissa Gilbert, who played Laura Ingalls on Little House on the Prairie. She occasionally appears at Little House on the Prairie reunion events and autograph shows.]]>2759cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/larry-matthews-who-was-ritchie-on-the-dick-van-dyke-show-interview-with-torchy-smith--9373664After the series ended in 1966, Larry Mathews left acting to pursue a more conventional childhood and graduated from the University of California, Los Angeles in 1976. He has also worked as an account executive and has appeared on numerous television programs to discuss his role on The Dick Van Dyke Show.
As an actor, Mathews appeared in The Dick Van Dyke Show Revisited (2004), reprising the role of Richie.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/9373664Fri, 09 Sep 2016 22:25:06 +0000Baby Boomers Talk RadioLarry Mathews is an American actor born in Burbank, California, on August 15, 1955 (age 61). He is best known for his role as Richie Petrie on The Dick Van Dyke Show. After the series ended in 1966, Larry Mathews left acting to pursue a more...After the series ended in 1966, Larry Mathews left acting to pursue a more conventional childhood and graduated from the University of California, Los Angeles in 1976. He has also worked as an account executive and has appeared on numerous television programs to discuss his role on The Dick Van Dyke Show.
As an actor, Mathews appeared in The Dick Van Dyke Show Revisited (2004), reprising the role of Richie.]]>2308cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/david-stollery-from-the-spin-and-marty-show-he-was-marty-interview-with-torchy-smith--9373630
At the age of seven, he was named "Child Actor of the Year" for his role in the Broadway production On Borrowed Time. He then appeared in several films, including A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court in 1949 and Where Danger Lives in 1950. In the early 1950s, Stollery appeared in various television programs, including I Love Lucy, Dragnet, My Friend Irma, The Red Skelton Show, and The Ray Milland Show.

It was on the latter program, in the role of "The Prodigy", that Walt Disney took notice of his acting and had the 14-year-old signed a Disney Studio contract to play the lead character of "Marty Markham" in the Spin and Marty serials televised on the Mickey Mouse Club between 1955 and 1957.

In 2000, Stollery and Tim Considine, his co-star in the Spin and Marty serials, made cameo appearances in The New Adventures of Spin and Marty: Suspect Behavior, a made-for-TV movie. A DVD version of the Adventures of Spin & Marty was released in December 2005 as part of the fifth wave of the Walt Disney Treasures series. On the 50th anniversary of the serial's premiere, Stollery and Considine (who are nineteen days apart in age) are interviewed by Leonard Maltin as a DVD bonus feature about their experiences filming the hit series.[citation needed]

After his teenage years, he decided not to continue acting as a full-time career. He studied design at the Art Center College of Design, then became an automobile designer with General Motors and later Toyota. At Toyota, he designed the second generation A40 Series Toyota Celica in 1978.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/9373630Fri, 09 Sep 2016 22:18:06 +0000Baby Boomers Talk RadioDavid John Stollery, III (born January 18, 1941, Los Angeles, California) is a former American child actor and, as an adult, a noted industrial designer. He appeared in numerous Disney movies and television programs in the 1950s. He is best known for...
At the age of seven, he was named "Child Actor of the Year" for his role in the Broadway production On Borrowed Time. He then appeared in several films, including A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court in 1949 and Where Danger Lives in 1950. In the early 1950s, Stollery appeared in various television programs, including I Love Lucy, Dragnet, My Friend Irma, The Red Skelton Show, and The Ray Milland Show.

It was on the latter program, in the role of "The Prodigy", that Walt Disney took notice of his acting and had the 14-year-old signed a Disney Studio contract to play the lead character of "Marty Markham" in the Spin and Marty serials televised on the Mickey Mouse Club between 1955 and 1957.

In 2000, Stollery and Tim Considine, his co-star in the Spin and Marty serials, made cameo appearances in The New Adventures of Spin and Marty: Suspect Behavior, a made-for-TV movie. A DVD version of the Adventures of Spin & Marty was released in December 2005 as part of the fifth wave of the Walt Disney Treasures series. On the 50th anniversary of the serial's premiere, Stollery and Considine (who are nineteen days apart in age) are interviewed by Leonard Maltin as a DVD bonus feature about their experiences filming the hit series.[citation needed]

After his teenage years, he decided not to continue acting as a full-time career. He studied design at the Art Center College of Design, then became an automobile designer with General Motors and later Toyota. At Toyota, he designed the second generation A40 Series Toyota Celica in 1978.]]>2372cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/bobby-burgess-mouseketeer-and-from-the-lawrence-welk-show-interview-with-torchy-smith--9372826
After their initial appearance, Burgess and Boylan continued to guest on the maestro's show for the next few weeks, either dancing to Calcutta or to the orchestra's next hit song Yellow Bird. The positive fan response led to Welk hiring the dance couple as permanent members of the show, which was described by the maestro as having created a job for themselves. Over the course of the show's run, first on ABC and later in syndication; Burgess had three dance partners: Barbara Boylan from 1961–67 and was a temporary fill-in for a few shows in 1979, Cissy King (1967–78), and Elaine Balden (1979–82). He did song-and-dance numbers with Arthur Duncan and Jack Imel and co-hosted, with Mary Lou Metzger, wraparound segments on The Lawrence Welk Show's PBS reruns in 2010.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/9372826Fri, 09 Sep 2016 20:15:06 +0000Baby Boomers Talk RadioRobert Wilkie "Bobby" Burgess (born May 19, 1941, Long Beach, California) is an American dancer and singer. He was one of the original Mouseketeers. [1] Later, he was a regular on the The Lawrence Welk Show.Growing up in Southern California, Burgess...
After their initial appearance, Burgess and Boylan continued to guest on the maestro's show for the next few weeks, either dancing to Calcutta or to the orchestra's next hit song Yellow Bird. The positive fan response led to Welk hiring the dance couple as permanent members of the show, which was described by the maestro as having created a job for themselves. Over the course of the show's run, first on ABC and later in syndication; Burgess had three dance partners: Barbara Boylan from 1961–67 and was a temporary fill-in for a few shows in 1979, Cissy King (1967–78), and Elaine Balden (1979–82). He did song-and-dance numbers with Arthur Duncan and Jack Imel and co-hosted, with Mary Lou Metzger, wraparound segments on The Lawrence Welk Show's PBS reruns in 2010.]]>2023cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ellen-ratner-interview-with-torchy-smith--9372746
She is the author of Ready, Set, Talk! A Guide to Getting Your Message Heard by Millions on Talk Radio, Talk Television, and Talk Internet (2006), 101 Ways to Get Your Progressive Ideas on Talk Radio (1997), and The Other Side of the Family: A Book for Recovery from Abuse, Incest and Neglect (1990).[2] In 2011 she co-authored, Self Empowerment: Nine Things the 19th Century Can Teach Us About Living in the 21st.[3]

She is also co-founder of self-help publishing company Changing Lives Press.[4] Among other books it has come out with is a satire of her brother's Atlantic Yards saga.[5] It also came out with her 2011 book.[3]

Ratner attended Goddard College and, for a Masters in Education, Harvard University. She is married to Cleveland resident Cholene Espinoza.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/9372746Fri, 09 Sep 2016 19:57:17 +0000Baby Boomers Talk RadioEllen Ratner (born in Cleveland, Ohio) is a news analyst on the Fox News Channel and appears on The Strategy Room and The Long and Short of It.[1] She is also White House correspondent and bureau chief for the Talk Radio News Service, which she also...
She is the author of Ready, Set, Talk! A Guide to Getting Your Message Heard by Millions on Talk Radio, Talk Television, and Talk Internet (2006), 101 Ways to Get Your Progressive Ideas on Talk Radio (1997), and The Other Side of the Family: A Book for Recovery from Abuse, Incest and Neglect (1990).[2] In 2011 she co-authored, Self Empowerment: Nine Things the 19th Century Can Teach Us About Living in the 21st.[3]

She is also co-founder of self-help publishing company Changing Lives Press.[4] Among other books it has come out with is a satire of her brother's Atlantic Yards saga.[5] It also came out with her 2011 book.[3]

Ratner attended Goddard College and, for a Masters in Education, Harvard University. She is married to Cleveland resident Cholene Espinoza.]]>1898cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/kathryn-leigh-scott-from-dark-shadows-interview-with-torchy-smith--9372435
After Dark Shadows she made guest appearances on such TV shows as Dallas, Police Squad!, Dynasty, Quincy, Magnum, P.I., Cagney and Lacey, Matlock, The Incredible Hulk, The A-Team, and Star Trek: The Next Generation. She also appeared in films, such as The Great Gatsby and Brannigan. In 1979, she co-starred in the short-lived CBS series Big Shamus, Little Shamus with Brian Dennehy. In 1983, she co-starred in Philip Marlowe, Private Eye with Powers Boothe on HBO until 1986.[citation needed]

In 2013, Kathryn was reunited with her Dark Shadows co-stars Jerry Lacy and Lara Parker in the feature film Doctor Mabuse, written and directed by Ansel Faraj. The film was released in May.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/9372435Fri, 09 Sep 2016 19:11:38 +0000Baby Boomers Talk RadioKathryn Leigh Scott (born Marlene Kringstad; January 26, 1943) is an American television and film actress who is best remembered for playing several roles on Dark Shadows.Upon arriving in New York City she changed her name to Kathryn Leigh Scott. In...
After Dark Shadows she made guest appearances on such TV shows as Dallas, Police Squad!, Dynasty, Quincy, Magnum, P.I., Cagney and Lacey, Matlock, The Incredible Hulk, The A-Team, and Star Trek: The Next Generation. She also appeared in films, such as The Great Gatsby and Brannigan. In 1979, she co-starred in the short-lived CBS series Big Shamus, Little Shamus with Brian Dennehy. In 1983, she co-starred in Philip Marlowe, Private Eye with Powers Boothe on HBO until 1986.[citation needed]

In 2013, Kathryn was reunited with her Dark Shadows co-stars Jerry Lacy and Lara Parker in the feature film Doctor Mabuse, written and directed by Ansel Faraj. The film was released in May.]]>2522cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/stanley-livingston-also-known-as-chip-douglas-on-my-three-sons-interview-with-torchy-smith--9371889
Livingston was born in Los Angeles, California. Later in his career, Livingston became a producer and director in Los Angeles.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/9371889Fri, 09 Sep 2016 17:54:43 +0000Baby Boomers Talk RadioStanley Bernard Livingston (born November 24, 1950) is an American actor, best known for playing Richard "Chip" Douglas, the third son of Steve Douglas (Fred MacMurray) on the long-running television series My Three Sons. He and MacMurray were the...
Livingston was born in Los Angeles, California. Later in his career, Livingston became a producer and director in Los Angeles.]]>3293cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/mary-eleizabeth-mcdonough-from-the-waltons-interview-with-torchy-smith--9360783https://api.spreaker.com/episode/9360783Thu, 08 Sep 2016 11:19:50 +0000Baby Boomers Talk RadioMary Elizabeth McDonough (born May 4, 1961) is an American actress, best known for her role as Erin Walton on The Waltons from 1972 to 1981. In 1988, she married Rob Wickstrom, with whom she has a daughter, Sydnee. The couple divorced in 1996. She...2048cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/tommy-cole-mouseketeer-interview-with-torchy-smith--9360727
Cole's singing ability earned him a transfer to The Mickey Mouse Club's first-string Red Team midway through the 1955–56 season. He remained with the show for its final two seasons (1956–1958) of original programming and, after filming stopped, attended Hollywood Professional School and went on live-performance tours with other Mouseketeers to Australia in 1959 and 1960. For the next several years Tommy Cole's career was based on live-singing at teenage clubs, public events, and as an opening act for other performers. He attended Pasadena City College, did a hitch in the Air Force, and had guest star parts on a few television shows. By 1964, he had realized that his days as a performer were ending, and so looked around for some other way to stay in show business. While acting in an episode of My Three Sons in 1963, Cole had started learning make-up technique from one of the show's regular artists. He soon joined the craft as an apprentice, working first for ABC, then later in the 1960s for NBC. He began freelancing as a make-up artist in the early seventies, gathering Emmy nominations in 1975 for Masquerade Party and 1978 for Once Upon a Brothers Grimm, before winning, along with Mark Bussan and Ron Walters, in 1979 for Backstairs at the White House.

Cole has since been nominated for Emmy awards for the miniseries Right to Die (1988), the television series Wings (1996), and most recently for the TV special Gepetto (2000), for which he shared in winning the Hollywood Makeup Artists and Hairstylist Guild Award.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/9360727Thu, 08 Sep 2016 11:05:35 +0000Baby Boomers Talk RadioTommy Cole (born December 20, 1941) is an American make-up artist, a former actor and singer who is still best known for having been a Mouseketeer.Although born in Burbank, California, Tommy Cole grew up in the Los Angeles suburb of La Cañada. He was...
Cole's singing ability earned him a transfer to The Mickey Mouse Club's first-string Red Team midway through the 1955–56 season. He remained with the show for its final two seasons (1956–1958) of original programming and, after filming stopped, attended Hollywood Professional School and went on live-performance tours with other Mouseketeers to Australia in 1959 and 1960. For the next several years Tommy Cole's career was based on live-singing at teenage clubs, public events, and as an opening act for other performers. He attended Pasadena City College, did a hitch in the Air Force, and had guest star parts on a few television shows. By 1964, he had realized that his days as a performer were ending, and so looked around for some other way to stay in show business. While acting in an episode of My Three Sons in 1963, Cole had started learning make-up technique from one of the show's regular artists. He soon joined the craft as an apprentice, working first for ABC, then later in the 1960s for NBC. He began freelancing as a make-up artist in the early seventies, gathering Emmy nominations in 1975 for Masquerade Party and 1978 for Once Upon a Brothers Grimm, before winning, along with Mark Bussan and Ron Walters, in 1979 for Backstairs at the White House.

Cole has since been nominated for Emmy awards for the miniseries Right to Die (1988), the television series Wings (1996), and most recently for the TV special Gepetto (2000), for which he shared in winning the Hollywood Makeup Artists and Hairstylist Guild Award.]]>2572cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/sharon-baird-mousekateer-interview-with-torchy-smith--9360677
After filming completed in 1958, Baird finished high school at Hollywood Professional School, then attended Los Angeles Valley College where she made the National Honor Society and was president of her class. She briefly interrupted her education in May 1959 for a short performing tour of Australia with the Mouseketeers, then graduated from college in 1963 with degrees in mathematics and secretarial science.[citation needed]

In 1964, Baird married singer Dalton Lee Thomas, and, with a male friend of his, worked up a nightclub act called "Two Cats and a Mouse", which faded out, along with the marriage, by 1969.[1] During the 1970s she worked extensively as a live "puppet" for Sid and Marty Krofft among others, doing children's shows such as H.R. Pufnstuf, The Bugaloos, New Zoo Revue, Sigmund and the Sea Monsters and Land of the Lost.[citation needed]

Baird did rotoscoping work for Ralph Bakshi's late seventies film The Lord of the Rings. She was the live-action model for the part of Frodo Baggins, for which she did not receive screen credit.In 1980, Baird, along with the other Mouseketeers, did a television special for The Wonderful World of Disney, reprising her famous tap-dancing while jumping-rope routine. She then joined a smaller number of her colleagues in performing live shows at Disneyland on weekends for several years during the early 1980s. In 1984, Baird appeared on-stage in the Gallagher: Over Your Head comedy show. She did a tap-dancing routine and assisted Gallagher during his famous Sledge-O-Matic routine. For the critically panned cult film Ratboy, she played the title character under heavy makeup, being credited as S. L. Baird to hide the fact "Ratboy" was really "Ratgirl".[citation needed]

Though she still makes appearances with the Mouseketeers, Baird gradually ceased doing professional engagements in the 1990s. She relocated from Southern California to Reno, Nevada about the same time, where she lives in semi-retirement.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/9360677Thu, 08 Sep 2016 10:51:48 +0000Baby Boomers Talk RadioSharon Baird (born August 16, 1943) is an American actress and dancer who is best known for having been a Mouseketeer.Baird was born in Seattle, Washington to Eldon Baird, an aerospace worker, and Nikki Marcus, a future talent agent. She has one...
After filming completed in 1958, Baird finished high school at Hollywood Professional School, then attended Los Angeles Valley College where she made the National Honor Society and was president of her class. She briefly interrupted her education in May 1959 for a short performing tour of Australia with the Mouseketeers, then graduated from college in 1963 with degrees in mathematics and secretarial science.[citation needed]

In 1964, Baird married singer Dalton Lee Thomas, and, with a male friend of his, worked up a nightclub act called "Two Cats and a Mouse", which faded out, along with the marriage, by 1969.[1] During the 1970s she worked extensively as a live "puppet" for Sid and Marty Krofft among others, doing children's shows such as H.R. Pufnstuf, The Bugaloos, New Zoo Revue, Sigmund and the Sea Monsters and Land of the Lost.[citation needed]

Baird did rotoscoping work for Ralph Bakshi's late seventies film The Lord of the Rings. She was the live-action model for the part of Frodo Baggins, for which she did not receive screen credit.In 1980, Baird, along with the other Mouseketeers, did a television special for The Wonderful World of Disney, reprising her famous tap-dancing while jumping-rope routine. She then joined a smaller number of her colleagues in performing live shows at Disneyland on weekends for several years during the early 1980s. In 1984, Baird appeared on-stage in the Gallagher: Over Your Head comedy show. She did a tap-dancing routine and assisted Gallagher during his famous Sledge-O-Matic routine. For the critically panned cult film Ratboy, she played the title character under heavy makeup, being credited as S. L. Baird to hide the fact "Ratboy" was really "Ratgirl".[citation needed]

Though she still makes appearances with the Mouseketeers, Baird gradually ceased doing professional engagements in the 1990s. She relocated from Southern California to Reno, Nevada about the same time, where she lives in semi-retirement.]]>1816cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/steven-furst-also-known-as-dorfman-from-animal-house-interview-with-torchy-smith--9360598
Furst has two sons, both in the entertainment business. His older son, Nathan Furst (b. 1978), is a television and film composer. His younger son, Griff Furst (b. 1981), is an actor, director and musician. His wife Lorraine Wright is an entertainment lawyer.
Furst delivered pizza while looking for acting jobs in the mid-1970s, and included his headshot in boxes. After Matty Simmons saw his photo, Furst was cast as Flounder in National Lampoon's Animal House (1978).[5] He reprised this role in the 1979 spin-off series Delta House. Others include 'Junior' Keller in The Unseen (1980), as Gonzer in the feature film Up the Creek (1984), as Dr. Elliot Axelrod in the television series St. Elsewhere (1983–1988), and as Vir Cotto in the science fiction television series Babylon 5 (1994–1998).

In 1979 he played the role of an overweight high school tuba player coerced onto the wrestling team in Kieth Merrill's feel-good underdog film, Take Down. Also in 1979, as pointed out above, he reprised the Flounder character in the ABC sitcom Delta House. He also reprised the character and repeated his famous line, "Oh boy, is this great!" in the Twisted Sister music video for "I Wanna Rock."

In 1980, he played the character of Harold in the cult classic movie, Midnight Madness, and the character of "Junior" Keller (the unseen) in the horror movie The Unseen. In 1983, he also appeared in a supporting role as Aldo in the provocative ABC TV movie The Day After. In 1989, he played the character of Albert Ianuzzi in the film The Dream Team.

In 1983, Furst also appeared in an episode of CHiPs titled "Fun House," alongside Erik Estrada, Tom Reilly, and Heather O'Rourke; in thr installment, Furst acted out a student who belonged to the college fraternity "DDT."

Although not a regular, he also appeared in the short-lived 1992 TV series The Amazing Live Sea Monkeys.In the 1995 animated TV series Freakazoid!, he voiced the character Fanboy. Also in 1995, he took a hiatus from Babylon 5 to star in a short-lived TV series, Misery Loves Company. In 1997, he played Derby Ferris in Little Bigfoot 2: The Journey Home. He also voiced a young Colonel Hathi in Season 2 of Disney's Jungle Cubs, had a starring voice role as Booster in the 2000 series Buzz Lightyear of Star Command, and also played a hulky walrus named Dash in the 2000 Disney movie The Little Mermaid II: Return to the Sea. He starred in Magic Kid and its sequel.

In 2002, he guest starred in an episode of Scrubs.Furst has directed many independent and/or low-budget movies, including the low-budget movie Title to Murder starring Christopher Atkins and Maureen McCormick in 2001 and the direct to video children's movie Baby Huey's Great Easter Adventure.

Furst directed three low-budget movies for the Sci Fi Channel, Dragon Storm in 2004; and Path of Destruction and Basilisk in 2005; he also co-starred in both of the latter two films.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/9360598Thu, 08 Sep 2016 10:39:32 +0000Baby Boomers Talk RadioStephen Furst (born Stephen Nelson Feuerstein; May 8, 1955) is an American actor and film and television director.[1] Furst was a regular in the science fiction series Babylon 5 playing Centauri diplomatic attaché Vir Cotto and as Dr. Elliot Axelrod...
Furst has two sons, both in the entertainment business. His older son, Nathan Furst (b. 1978), is a television and film composer. His younger son, Griff Furst (b. 1981), is an actor, director and musician. His wife Lorraine Wright is an entertainment lawyer.
Furst delivered pizza while looking for acting jobs in the mid-1970s, and included his headshot in boxes. After Matty Simmons saw his photo, Furst was cast as Flounder in National Lampoon's Animal House (1978).[5] He reprised this role in the 1979 spin-off series Delta House. Others include 'Junior' Keller in The Unseen (1980), as Gonzer in the feature film Up the Creek (1984), as Dr. Elliot Axelrod in the television series St. Elsewhere (1983–1988), and as Vir Cotto in the science fiction television series Babylon 5 (1994–1998).

In 1979 he played the role of an overweight high school tuba player coerced onto the wrestling team in Kieth Merrill's feel-good underdog film, Take Down. Also in 1979, as pointed out above, he reprised the Flounder character in the ABC sitcom Delta House. He also reprised the character and repeated his famous line, "Oh boy, is this great!" in the Twisted Sister music video for "I Wanna Rock."

In 1980, he played the character of Harold in the cult classic movie, Midnight Madness, and the character of "Junior" Keller (the unseen) in the horror movie The Unseen. In 1983, he also appeared in a supporting role as Aldo in the provocative ABC TV movie The Day After. In 1989, he played the character of Albert Ianuzzi in the film The Dream Team.

In 1983, Furst also appeared in an episode of CHiPs titled "Fun House," alongside Erik Estrada, Tom Reilly, and Heather O'Rourke; in thr installment, Furst acted out a student who belonged to the college fraternity "DDT."

Although not a regular, he also appeared in the short-lived 1992 TV series The Amazing Live Sea Monkeys.In the 1995 animated TV series Freakazoid!, he voiced the character Fanboy. Also in 1995, he took a hiatus from Babylon 5 to star in a short-lived TV series, Misery Loves Company. In 1997, he played Derby Ferris in Little Bigfoot 2: The Journey Home. He also voiced a young Colonel Hathi in Season 2 of Disney's Jungle Cubs, had a starring voice role as Booster in the 2000 series Buzz Lightyear of Star Command, and also played a hulky walrus named Dash in the 2000 Disney movie The Little Mermaid II: Return to the Sea. He starred in Magic Kid and its sequel.

In 2002, he guest starred in an episode of Scrubs.Furst has directed many independent and/or low-budget movies, including the low-budget movie Title to Murder starring Christopher Atkins and Maureen...]]>1836cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/kathy-garver-full-interview-with-torchy-smith--9360536
Between the mid-1950s and mid-1960s, the young actress worked with, in addition to her association with Brian Keith, such actors as Marvin Miller, Chuck Connors, Peter Graves, Scott Forbes, Dan O'Herlihy, Kurt Russell, Fess Parker, Vince Edwards, Richard Chamberlain, Patty Duke, Anne Lockhart, and James Franciscus.

Garver later moved to San Bernardino, California, where she entered Pacific High School in 1960 and remained there until graduation in 1964. After high school, she entered UCLA, majoring in speech and drama, until her graduation in 1968. Garver was a member of Pi Beta Phi Fraternity for Women at UCLA.In 1965, Garver played a youthful Isadora Duncan, with June Lockhart as librarian Ina Coolbrith, the first poet laureate of California, and Sean McClory as the poet Joaquin Miller, in the episode "Magic Locket" of the syndicated western television series, Death Valley Days, hosted by Ronald Reagan. In the story line, Coolbrith develops a tenuous friendship with the teen-aged free spirit, "Dorita Duncan". The two have identical portions of a broken locket.[7]

In 1966, while studying at UCLA, she auditioned for, and won, the role of "Cissy" Davis, the eldest of the three siblings on Family Affair. Garver had been a fan of Keith since she was ten years old and had guest-starred on his earlier CBS series about the Cold War, Crusader. Family Affair lasted for five seasons and Garver would play the role of "Cissy" until the show was cancelled in 1971. She and Johnny Whitaker are the last two surviving cast members from the series (and they share the same birth date: December 13).

Garver provided the voice of Firestar on the Saturday morning cartoon Spider-Man and His Amazing Friends. She voiced Storm, as well as other female guest characters. In the 1990s Spider-Man cartoon series, she played the voice of Miss America.[8][9]

Garver was the voice of Alice Mitchell in the Dennis the Menace cartoon special Mayday for Mother and Pepper in Chuck Norris: Karate Kommandos. Her other voice roles included the television series Fonz and the Happy Days Gang, The Tom & Jerry Kids Show, Droopy, Master Detective, The New Yogi Bear Show, The Richie Rich/Scooby-Doo Show and The All-New Super Friends Hour, the cartoon special Marvin: Baby of the Year and the anime film JoJo's Bizarre Adventure. In addition to her television work, Garver has lent her voice talents to numerous commercials, toys, and audiobooks.Her voice has been heard in the films Apollo 13, Ransom, and Backdraft which were all directed by Ron Howard, and Jingle All the Way directed by Brian Levant. She appeared as a cable car tourist in the film, The Princess Diaries.

Garver has produced, narrated, written lyrics, and composed the music for eight audio Beatrix Potter tales and eight Mother Goose based audiotapes for Smarty Pants, Inc. Her Beatrix Potter tapes have sold over two million copies and have won numerous awards.[citation needed] She has recorded books for Brilliance Audio, Dove, Listen and Live.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/9360536Thu, 08 Sep 2016 10:19:14 +0000Baby Boomers Talk RadioKathleen Marie "Kathy" Garver (born December 13, 1945) is an American stage, film, television, and voice-over actress most remembered for having portrayed the teenage niece, Catherine "Cissy" Davis, to series character Uncle Bill Davis, played by...
Between the mid-1950s and mid-1960s, the young actress worked with, in addition to her association with Brian Keith, such actors as Marvin Miller, Chuck Connors, Peter Graves, Scott Forbes, Dan O'Herlihy, Kurt Russell, Fess Parker, Vince Edwards, Richard Chamberlain, Patty Duke, Anne Lockhart, and James Franciscus.

Garver later moved to San Bernardino, California, where she entered Pacific High School in 1960 and remained there until graduation in 1964. After high school, she entered UCLA, majoring in speech and drama, until her graduation in 1968. Garver was a member of Pi Beta Phi Fraternity for Women at UCLA.In 1965, Garver played a youthful Isadora Duncan, with June Lockhart as librarian Ina Coolbrith, the first poet laureate of California, and Sean McClory as the poet Joaquin Miller, in the episode "Magic Locket" of the syndicated western television series, Death Valley Days, hosted by Ronald Reagan. In the story line, Coolbrith develops a tenuous friendship with the teen-aged free spirit, "Dorita Duncan". The two have identical portions of a broken locket.[7]

In 1966, while studying at UCLA, she auditioned for, and won, the role of "Cissy" Davis, the eldest of the three siblings on Family Affair. Garver had been a fan of Keith since she was ten years old and had guest-starred on his earlier CBS series about the Cold War, Crusader. Family Affair lasted for five seasons and Garver would play the role of "Cissy" until the show was cancelled in 1971. She and Johnny Whitaker are the last two surviving cast members from the series (and they share the same birth date: December 13).

Garver provided the voice of Firestar on the Saturday morning cartoon Spider-Man and His Amazing Friends. She voiced Storm, as well as other female guest characters. In the 1990s Spider-Man cartoon series, she played the voice of Miss America.[8][9]

Garver was the voice of Alice Mitchell in the Dennis the Menace cartoon special Mayday for Mother and Pepper in Chuck Norris: Karate Kommandos. Her other voice roles included the television series Fonz and the Happy Days Gang, The Tom & Jerry Kids Show, Droopy, Master Detective, The New Yogi Bear Show, The Richie Rich/Scooby-Doo Show and The All-New Super Friends Hour, the cartoon special Marvin: Baby of the Year and the anime film JoJo's Bizarre Adventure. In addition to her television work, Garver has lent her voice talents to numerous commercials, toys, and audiobooks.Her voice has been heard in the films Apollo 13, Ransom, and Backdraft which were all directed by Ron Howard, and Jingle All the Way directed by Brian Levant. She appeared as a cable car tourist in the film, The Princess Diaries.

Garver has produced, narrated, written lyrics, and composed the music for eight audio Beatrix Potter tales and eight Mother Goose based audiotapes for Smarty Pants, Inc. Her Beatrix Potter tapes have sold over two million copies and have won numerous awards.[citation needed] She has recorded books for Brilliance Audio, Dove, Listen and Live.]]>1677cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/darlene-gillespie-mousekateer-interview-with-torchy-smith-at-www-babyboomerstalkradio-com--9356625
She was cast as Dorothy in a musical number from the proposed live-action Disney film Rainbow Road to Oz on an episode of the Disneyland television series in September 1957. The movie was never made, and after The Mickey Mouse Club stopped filming in 1958, her short acting career neared its end. Her last television appearance was as Beth Brian in the 1962 episode "The Star" of the NBC family drama series National Velvet starring Lori Martin as a budding thoroughbred rider.Gillespie made many recordings under the various Disney labels, including an album of 1950s rock and roll standards called Darlene of the Teens (1957). She recorded albums from Disney animated films in which she not only sang but narrated the stories, such as Alice in Wonderland and Sleeping Beauty. In 1975, attempting to revive her singing career, she formed her own record company, Alva Records, and released a 45 rpm record of country songs under the name Darlene Valentine.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/9356625Wed, 07 Sep 2016 20:48:57 +0000Baby Boomers Talk RadioDarlene Faye Gillespie (born April 8, 1941) is a former child actress, most remembered as a singer and dancer on the original The Mickey Mouse Club television series from 1955 to 1958. Her Irish father and French Canadian mother were a former...
She was cast as Dorothy in a musical number from the proposed live-action Disney film Rainbow Road to Oz on an episode of the Disneyland television series in September 1957. The movie was never made, and after The Mickey Mouse Club stopped filming in 1958, her short acting career neared its end. Her last television appearance was as Beth Brian in the 1962 episode "The Star" of the NBC family drama series National Velvet starring Lori Martin as a budding thoroughbred rider.Gillespie made many recordings under the various Disney labels, including an album of 1950s rock and roll standards called Darlene of the Teens (1957). She recorded albums from Disney animated films in which she not only sang but narrated the stories, such as Alice in Wonderland and Sleeping Beauty. In 1975, attempting to revive her singing career, she formed her own record company, Alva Records, and released a 45 rpm record of country songs under the name Darlene Valentine.]]>1554cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/paul-petersen-from-the-donna-reed-show-interview-with-torchy-smith--9356441
Petersen first rose to prominence in the 1950s playing Jeff Stone on The Donna Reed Show, and transitioned to a singing career in the 1960s. In the early 1980s, he had a recurring role as a police officer on Matt Houston, and in the late 1990s, he played the author Paul Conway in the film, Mommy's Day.

In 1990, Petersen established the organization A Minor Consideration to support child stars and other child laborers through legislation, family education, and personal intervention and counseling for those in crisis.Petersen began his show business career at the age of ten as a Mouseketeer on the Mickey Mouse Club.[2] He appeared in the 1958 movie Houseboat with Sophia Loren and Cary Grant, but achieved stardom playing teenager Jeff Stone from 1958 to 1966 on the ABC family television sitcom The Donna Reed Show. Throughout eight seasons and decades of reruns in syndication, The Donna Reed Show became part of American popular culture and, in 1997, Petersen was honored by the Young Artist Foundation with its Former Child Star "Lifetime Achievement" Award for his role on the series.[3]

After The Donna Reed Show ended, Peterson had a small role as Tony Biddle in the 1967 musical film The Happiest Millionaire.[4] He also appeared in many guest roles, including one as a military officer in the short-lived 1967 ABC western series Custer, with Wayne Maunder in the title role. He also made a guest appearance on F Troop as "Johnny Eagle Eye" that aired on April 12, 1966.With the fame he achieved on The Donna Reed Show, Petersen received recording offers and had hit record singles with the songs "She Can't Find Her Keys" (also introduced on The Donna Reed Show), "Amy," and "Lollipops and Roses." In 1962, the sentimental teen pop song, "My Dad", was performed on The Donna Reed Show with Petersen singing the tune to his on-screen father, actor Carl Betz. Released as a single in the same year, it reached No. 6 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. He also recorded for Motown/Tamla throughout the 1960s releasing such singles as "Chained" and "A Little Bit For Sandy".In 1990, following the suicide of former child star Rusty Hamer, Petersen founded a child-actor support group, "A Minor Consideration", to improve working conditions for child actors and to assist in the transition between working as a child actor and adult life, whether in acting or in other professions.Petersen has been married three times. His first marriage was to actress Brenda Benet. They married in 1967 and divorced in 1970. In 1974, he married Hallie Litman with whom he had two children. They divorced in 1988. In December 1992, Petersen married Rana Jo Platz to whom he is still married.

In addition to his two children from his second marriage, Petersen also has a daughter from a previous relationship.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/9356441Wed, 07 Sep 2016 20:21:36 +0000Baby Boomers Talk RadioWilliam Paul Petersen (born September 23, 1945) is an American actor, singer, novelist, and activist. Petersen first rose to prominence in the 1950s playing Jeff Stone on The Donna Reed Show, and transitioned to a singing career in the 1960s. In the...
Petersen first rose to prominence in the 1950s playing Jeff Stone on The Donna Reed Show, and transitioned to a singing career in the 1960s. In the early 1980s, he had a recurring role as a police officer on Matt Houston, and in the late 1990s, he played the author Paul Conway in the film, Mommy's Day.

In 1990, Petersen established the organization A Minor Consideration to support child stars and other child laborers through legislation, family education, and personal intervention and counseling for those in crisis.Petersen began his show business career at the age of ten as a Mouseketeer on the Mickey Mouse Club.[2] He appeared in the 1958 movie Houseboat with Sophia Loren and Cary Grant, but achieved stardom playing teenager Jeff Stone from 1958 to 1966 on the ABC family television sitcom The Donna Reed Show. Throughout eight seasons and decades of reruns in syndication, The Donna Reed Show became part of American popular culture and, in 1997, Petersen was honored by the Young Artist Foundation with its Former Child Star "Lifetime Achievement" Award for his role on the series.[3]

After The Donna Reed Show ended, Peterson had a small role as Tony Biddle in the 1967 musical film The Happiest Millionaire.[4] He also appeared in many guest roles, including one as a military officer in the short-lived 1967 ABC western series Custer, with Wayne Maunder in the title role. He also made a guest appearance on F Troop as "Johnny Eagle Eye" that aired on April 12, 1966.With the fame he achieved on The Donna Reed Show, Petersen received recording offers and had hit record singles with the songs "She Can't Find Her Keys" (also introduced on The Donna Reed Show), "Amy," and "Lollipops and Roses." In 1962, the sentimental teen pop song, "My Dad", was performed on The Donna Reed Show with Petersen singing the tune to his on-screen father, actor Carl Betz. Released as a single in the same year, it reached No. 6 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. He also recorded for Motown/Tamla throughout the 1960s releasing such singles as "Chained" and "A Little Bit For Sandy".In 1990, following the suicide of former child star Rusty Hamer, Petersen founded a child-actor support group, "A Minor Consideration", to improve working conditions for child actors and to assist in the transition between working as a child actor and adult life, whether in acting or in other professions.Petersen has been married three times. His first marriage was to actress Brenda Benet. They married in 1967 and divorced in 1970. In 1974, he married Hallie Litman with whom he had two children. They divorced in 1988. In December 1992, Petersen married Rana Jo Platz to whom he is still married.

In addition to his two children from his second marriage, Petersen also has a daughter from a previous relationship.]]>1867cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/jay-jay-mouseketeer-interview-with-torchy-smith--9356115
"We lived in a trailer. We were the stereotypical poor white trash. I liked the carnival. It was comfortable. It was real. It was fun and games. But I was a child, and carnivals are for children, so naturally I would like it. At one of the trailer parks, when I was five, I hooked up with some other white trash imps, and we had a fine time throwing rocks through windows in a factory. I remember the incident clearly. They threw some rocks and broke some windows and then I made the conscious decision to do likewise. I made a fine hurl. It flew true to its mark. It was the most natural thing in the world. I bonded with projectiles of all types at that moment. Seeing a potential sniper in her midst, and the war being over and Hitler now deceased, my mother decided perhaps some less deadly diversion might be in order for her budding assassin. I was taken to dancing school and could tap dance as though I had been learning it for 20 years. It's just - like throwing rocks accurately - something I can do."

Jay-Jay started with Irish step dancing in Boston; his older brother and younger sister also were given dancing lessons, but it was Jay-Jay who got the jobs. At six he did some radio work in Boston, then did Goodbye Again, a play with Vincent Price, at age eight. Later he did tap solos at the Boston Gardens in a variety show headlined by Sid Ceasar. Jay-Jay says that he never auditioned to get the job, he just went because he was told to by his mother. She never told him how to act or dance or behave at the auditions, as he knew better than her what was needed. He paints a picture of a fiercely ambitious stage mother, but blames his father just as much for not having the strength to oppose her. The family eventually settled in the city of San Fernando, north of Los Angeles. His father switched from the carnival to working in a stockroom for an aviation-parts supplier. Jay-Jay graduated from stage and live performances to film auditions and television, including Dragnet and The Loretta Young Show, prior to auditioning for the Mickey Mouse Club.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/9356115Wed, 07 Sep 2016 19:36:25 +0000Baby Boomers Talk Radioay-Jay was a second season replacement, a tap dance specialist who also had a good singing voice, and could act. He made the Red Team and was part of Roll Call, the only male replacement mouse to ever do so. When the show ended he finished school,...
"We lived in a trailer. We were the stereotypical poor white trash. I liked the carnival. It was comfortable. It was real. It was fun and games. But I was a child, and carnivals are for children, so naturally I would like it. At one of the trailer parks, when I was five, I hooked up with some other white trash imps, and we had a fine time throwing rocks through windows in a factory. I remember the incident clearly. They threw some rocks and broke some windows and then I made the conscious decision to do likewise. I made a fine hurl. It flew true to its mark. It was the most natural thing in the world. I bonded with projectiles of all types at that moment. Seeing a potential sniper in her midst, and the war being over and Hitler now deceased, my mother decided perhaps some less deadly diversion might be in order for her budding assassin. I was taken to dancing school and could tap dance as though I had been learning it for 20 years. It's just - like throwing rocks accurately - something I can do."

Jay-Jay started with Irish step dancing in Boston; his older brother and younger sister also were given dancing lessons, but it was Jay-Jay who got the jobs. At six he did some radio work in Boston, then did Goodbye Again, a play with Vincent Price, at age eight. Later he did tap solos at the Boston Gardens in a variety show headlined by Sid Ceasar. Jay-Jay says that he never auditioned to get the job, he just went because he was told to by his mother. She never told him how to act or dance or behave at the auditions, as he knew better than her what was needed. He paints a picture of a fiercely ambitious stage mother, but blames his father just as much for not having the strength to oppose her. The family eventually settled in the city of San Fernando, north of Los Angeles. His father switched from the carnival to working in a stockroom for an aviation-parts supplier. Jay-Jay graduated from stage and live performances to film auditions and television, including Dragnet and The Loretta Young Show, prior to auditioning for the Mickey Mouse Club.]]>2478cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/cubby-original-mouseketeer-interview-with-torchy-smith--9355921
Although born in Burbank, O'Brien grew up in the Los Angeles suburb of Shadow Hills, California between Sun Valley and Sunland. He began studying music at the Carl Babcock School of Music from age five, and later performed with the Roger Babcock Dixieland Band at charity events and for local television. In 1962 he graduated from Hollywood Professional School, where he was president of his class.

Career.
O'Brien, like Annette Funicello, was personally selected to audition for The Mickey Mouse Club by Walt Disney, in the spring of 1955. Disney had been alerted to him by a staff member, who caught his live performance at a charity gala.[2]

Though he had little prior experience in singing or dancing, O'Brien was placed on The Mickey Mouse Club's first-string "Red Team" right from the start. He quickly picked up enough dance skills to perform in musical numbers, though his solo performances remained centered around his drums. He remained with the show for all three seasons (1955–1958) of original programming, and after filming stopped, went on live-performance tours with other Mouseketeers to Australia in 1959 and 1960.

Following Disney, he joined the Lawrence Welk organization for two years, having performed with the "Little Band", doing guest bits on the maestro's show, as well as other television series. After graduating from high school, Cubby started touring with Spike Jones, playing show tunes and dance music with the formerly manic bandleader's final group. He then played for Ann-Margret in her live performances, and in the late sixties returned to television as the sometime on-camera drummer for CBS's The Carol Burnett Show.

O'Brien also acted as Music Director for LA touring companies of the Broadway hits Hair and Oh, Calcutta! in the early seventies, and often fulfilled the same role for other engagements where his primary responsibility was drumming.

Beginning in 1973, O'Brien played drums for The Carpenters during tours, through the early eighties. Karen Carpenter also played drums live during this period, although rarely, with Hal Blaine and other professional studio percussionists performing on the group's recordings. Sharing a love of percussion, O'Brien at one point introduced Carpenter to big band drumming legend Buddy Rich.[3]

O'Brien was a contestant on the ABC game show The Big Showdown in the mid-1970s, winning $5,000 for rolling "Show Down" during the timed dice roll round.In 1980, O'Brien reunited with his fellow Mouseketeers for a television special, in which he sang and danced, and, of course, played drums. He also joined some of these same Mouseketeers for live shows on fall weekends at Disneyland during the early 1980s.

Since the eighties, O'Brien's career has predominated around performing for Broadway productions, as well as for live shows by performers like Bernadette Peters. He based himself out of New York City instead of the West Coast for many years, though he has since moved back.Cubby met his first wife Marilyn Miller, while touring with Spike Jones. They were married around 1966, and had a daughter together before divorcing around 1976. In 1978, Cubby married Terry Wilemon, whom he met in Las Vegas while touring with the Carpenters. That too ended in divorce in 1999. He married for the third time in 2002, to Holly Sims, a Portland-based flight attendant. Cubby lives in the Pacific Northwest and still works constantly, playing drums for various touring Broadway shows, and with Bernadette Peters. He has taken part in many of the Mouseketeer Reunion shows, including the 50th Anniversary in 2005, but usually is too busy drumming to make personal appearances.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/9355921Wed, 07 Sep 2016 19:09:19 +0000Baby Boomers Talk RadioCarl Patrick O'Brien (born July 14, 1946), better known by the nickname of "Cubby", is an American drummer and former child actor, best known as one of the original Mouseketeers on the weekday ABC television program, The Mickey Mouse Club from...
Although born in Burbank, O'Brien grew up in the Los Angeles suburb of Shadow Hills, California between Sun Valley and Sunland. He began studying music at the Carl Babcock School of Music from age five, and later performed with the Roger Babcock Dixieland Band at charity events and for local television. In 1962 he graduated from Hollywood Professional School, where he was president of his class.

Career.
O'Brien, like Annette Funicello, was personally selected to audition for The Mickey Mouse Club by Walt Disney, in the spring of 1955. Disney had been alerted to him by a staff member, who caught his live performance at a charity gala.[2]

Though he had little prior experience in singing or dancing, O'Brien was placed on The Mickey Mouse Club's first-string "Red Team" right from the start. He quickly picked up enough dance skills to perform in musical numbers, though his solo performances remained centered around his drums. He remained with the show for all three seasons (1955–1958) of original programming, and after filming stopped, went on live-performance tours with other Mouseketeers to Australia in 1959 and 1960.

Following Disney, he joined the Lawrence Welk organization for two years, having performed with the "Little Band", doing guest bits on the maestro's show, as well as other television series. After graduating from high school, Cubby started touring with Spike Jones, playing show tunes and dance music with the formerly manic bandleader's final group. He then played for Ann-Margret in her live performances, and in the late sixties returned to television as the sometime on-camera drummer for CBS's The Carol Burnett Show.

O'Brien also acted as Music Director for LA touring companies of the Broadway hits Hair and Oh, Calcutta! in the early seventies, and often fulfilled the same role for other engagements where his primary responsibility was drumming.

Beginning in 1973, O'Brien played drums for The Carpenters during tours, through the early eighties. Karen Carpenter also played drums live during this period, although rarely, with Hal Blaine and other professional studio percussionists performing on the group's recordings. Sharing a love of percussion, O'Brien at one point introduced Carpenter to big band drumming legend Buddy Rich.[3]

O'Brien was a contestant on the ABC game show The Big Showdown in the mid-1970s, winning $5,000 for rolling "Show Down" during the timed dice roll round.In 1980, O'Brien reunited with his fellow Mouseketeers for a television special, in which he sang and danced, and, of course, played drums. He also joined some of these same Mouseketeers for live shows on fall weekends at Disneyland during the early 1980s.

Since the eighties, O'Brien's career has predominated around performing for Broadway productions, as well as for live shows by performers like Bernadette Peters. He based himself out of New York City instead of the West Coast for many years, though he has since moved back.Cubby met his first wife Marilyn Miller, while touring with Spike Jones. They were married around 1966, and had a daughter together before divorcing around 1976. In 1978, Cubby married Terry Wilemon, whom he met in Las Vegas while touring with the Carpenters. That too ended in divorce in 1999. He married for the third time in 2002, to Holly Sims, a...]]>2197cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/lonnie-burr-original-mouseketeer-interview-with-torchy-smith--9355133
Lonnie landed his first guest star role as the title character on a segment of The Range Rider and the same year, his eighth, he performed his first stage lead in The Strawberry Circle. His film roles include Queen for a Day (1951), Hans Christian Andersen (1952), The Greatest Show on Earth (1952) and Apache (1954).

His early television commercials include Space Patrol and The Lone Ranger.

Mickey Mouse Club. In 1955 he was signed to a seven-year contract by Walt Disney Studios as one of twenty-four original Mouseketeers. He was made a member of the show's first string unit, the Red Team, and appeared in the show's Roll Call and Alma Mater segments daily for the first two seasons. (A facial injury suffered during rehearsal kept him off-camera during the filming of Roll Call and Alma Mater for the third season). While on the show Lonnie performed in skits and musical variety numbers, both as a soloist and with others. He was generally acknowledged to be one of the show's three top dancers and his slightly husky singing voice caused other Mouseketeers to nickname him "The Velvet Smog" for at twelve he also resembled "The Velvet Fog", singer Mel Tormé.After The Mickey Mouse Club stopped filming in 1958, Burr finished high school, turning fifteen a few days before getting his diploma, and achieved a B.A. and M.A. in Theatre Arts from UCLA by age twenty. He then completed a year toward a Ph.D. in English Literature. He resumed performing in the 1960s in plays and musicals including Broadway, films, television, commercials and industrial films.

His 25 films include Sweet Charity (1968), The Hospital (1971), The Prisoner of Second Avenue (1975), Hook (1991), Lionheart (1991), Newsies (1992), Mr. Saturday Night (1992), and Police Academy: Mission To Moscow (1994).

His over 60 TV credits as an adult include guest roles on The Beverly Hillbillies, Hill Street Blues, Hunter, a recurring role on Falcon Crest, Murder She Wrote, Chicago Hope, L.A. Heat and Homicide: Life on the Streets. Burr also has a total of over 100 radio performances.

His 49 stage roles range from Mack and Mabel on Broadway, the first National Company with Joel Grey and the Las Vegas production on his own of George M!, the Los Angeles company of 42nd Street and Tamara.

Burr also directed for radio, TV, and theater and choreographed plays, musicals, commercials, industrial films, and live performances—one that he also wrote and appeared in at Disneyland. He has written two books of poetry, the non-fiction book TWO FOR THE SHOW: Great 20th Century Comedy Teams (2000), five plays (Icons Are Not in Vogue, Occam's Razor, Over the Hill, Children Are Strangers and Exeunt All), and the book and lyrics for the musical Fantasies, which have been staged in Los Angeles and New York City. In February 2009, his autobiography, Confessions of an Accidental Mouseketeer, was published.[1] His autobiography was re-released - and updated - on February 24, 2014 under a new title, "The Accidental Mouseketeer". [2]

Burr published articles on various subjects for eighteen national and regional magazines, newspapers such as the Los Angeles Times, The Village Voice, The Washington Times, and Cincinnati Enquirer, and also for e-zines. He has written for the screen, TV and has had 22 produced radio scripts that aired in the U.S. on a 500-station syndicate for Heartbeat Theatre and American Radio Theater.

Burr also appeared as a contestant on two game shows, The Big Showdown (1975) and Wordplay (1987). After losing in his second appearance on WordPlay, the celebrity panelists put on mouse ears and sang the ending theme version of the Mickey Mouse March.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/9355133Wed, 07 Sep 2016 17:14:54 +0000Baby Boomers Talk RadioLonnie Burr (born May 31, 1943) is an American actor, dancer/choreographer, singer, director and author, best known for having been a star on the original Mickey Mouse Club television show from 1955 to 1959.Burr was born in Dayton, Kentucky. He is of...
Lonnie landed his first guest star role as the title character on a segment of The Range Rider and the same year, his eighth, he performed his first stage lead in The Strawberry Circle. His film roles include Queen for a Day (1951), Hans Christian Andersen (1952), The Greatest Show on Earth (1952) and Apache (1954).

His early television commercials include Space Patrol and The Lone Ranger.

Mickey Mouse Club. In 1955 he was signed to a seven-year contract by Walt Disney Studios as one of twenty-four original Mouseketeers. He was made a member of the show's first string unit, the Red Team, and appeared in the show's Roll Call and Alma Mater segments daily for the first two seasons. (A facial injury suffered during rehearsal kept him off-camera during the filming of Roll Call and Alma Mater for the third season). While on the show Lonnie performed in skits and musical variety numbers, both as a soloist and with others. He was generally acknowledged to be one of the show's three top dancers and his slightly husky singing voice caused other Mouseketeers to nickname him "The Velvet Smog" for at twelve he also resembled "The Velvet Fog", singer Mel Tormé.After The Mickey Mouse Club stopped filming in 1958, Burr finished high school, turning fifteen a few days before getting his diploma, and achieved a B.A. and M.A. in Theatre Arts from UCLA by age twenty. He then completed a year toward a Ph.D. in English Literature. He resumed performing in the 1960s in plays and musicals including Broadway, films, television, commercials and industrial films.

His 25 films include Sweet Charity (1968), The Hospital (1971), The Prisoner of Second Avenue (1975), Hook (1991), Lionheart (1991), Newsies (1992), Mr. Saturday Night (1992), and Police Academy: Mission To Moscow (1994).

His over 60 TV credits as an adult include guest roles on The Beverly Hillbillies, Hill Street Blues, Hunter, a recurring role on Falcon Crest, Murder She Wrote, Chicago Hope, L.A. Heat and Homicide: Life on the Streets. Burr also has a total of over 100 radio performances.

His 49 stage roles range from Mack and Mabel on Broadway, the first National Company with Joel Grey and the Las Vegas production on his own of George M!, the Los Angeles company of 42nd Street and Tamara.

Burr also directed for radio, TV, and theater and choreographed plays, musicals, commercials, industrial films, and live performances—one that he also wrote and appeared in at Disneyland. He has written two books of poetry, the non-fiction book TWO FOR THE SHOW: Great 20th Century Comedy Teams (2000), five plays (Icons Are Not in Vogue, Occam's Razor, Over the Hill, Children Are Strangers and Exeunt All), and...]]>2720cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/mark-metcalf-who-was-niedermier-in-animal-house-with-torchy-smith--9352350https://api.spreaker.com/episode/9352350Wed, 07 Sep 2016 09:38:34 +0000Baby Boomers Talk Radio2457cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/sherry-vanmeter-original-mouseketeer-with-torchy-smith--9349679https://api.spreaker.com/episode/9349679Wed, 07 Sep 2016 00:21:20 +0000Baby Boomers Talk RadioSherry (or Sherri) Alberoni (born December 4, 1946) is an American actress and voice artist. Alberoni got her start as a Mouseketeer on the weekday ABC television program The Mickey Mouse Club. As an adult, she became a voice artist for Hanna-Barbera...2853cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/geraldo-riveria-interview-with-torchy-smith--9349598https://api.spreaker.com/episode/9349598Wed, 07 Sep 2016 00:06:15 +0000Baby Boomers Talk RadioGeraldo Riveria is the ultimate Baby Boomer. A man who needs no introduction here.1755cleanfull