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One Day At A Time (1975 TV Series)
''One Day at a Time'' is an American television sitcom that aired on CBS from December 16, 1975, to May 28, 1984. It starred Bonnie Franklin as a divorced mother raising two teenage daughters, played by Mackenzie Phillips and Valerie Bertinelli, in Indianapolis. Background The series was created by Whitney Blake and Allan Manings, a husband-and-wife writing duo who had both been actors in the 1950s and 1960s. The series was based on Whitney Blake's own life as a single mother raising her three children (including future actress Meredith Baxter) after her divorce from her first husband. Overview Divorced mother Ann Romano moves herself and her teenage daughters, rebellious Julie and wisecracking Barbara, from their home in Logansport, Indiana, to Indianapolis. Ann frequently struggles with maintaining her role as mother while affording her daughters the freedom she never had as a young woman. Dwayne Schneider, the building superintendent, provides usually unwanted advice to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sitcom
A sitcom, a portmanteau of situation comedy, or situational comedy, is a genre of comedy centered on a fixed set of characters who mostly carry over from episode to episode. Sitcoms can be contrasted with sketch comedy, where a troupe may use new characters in each sketch, and stand-up comedy, where a comedian tells jokes and stories to an audience. Sitcoms originated in radio, but today are found mostly on television as one of its dominant narrative forms. A situation comedy television program may be recorded in front of a studio audience, depending on the program's production format. The effect of a live studio audience can be imitated or enhanced by the use of a laugh track. Critics disagree over the utility of the term "sitcom" in classifying shows that have come into existence since the turn of the century. Many contemporary American sitcoms use the single-camera setup and do not feature a laugh track, thus often resembling the dramedy shows of the 1980s and 1990s rat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mary Louise Wilson
Mary Louise Wilson (born November 12, 1931) is an American actress, singer, and comedian. In a career that has spanned more than 50 years, she has appeared in a number of plays, films and television shows. Wilson's most notable work includes a Tony Award-winning role on Broadway in ''Grey Gardens''. She is also known for her appearances on '' One Day at a Time''. Early life Wilson was born in New Haven, Connecticut, but raised in New Orleans, Louisiana. She married fellow actor Alfred “Chibbie” Cibelli on April 6, 1965 in New Haven. They were married for three years before the union ended in divorce. Work Stage ;Broadway * '' Hot Spot'' (1963) as Sue Ann (Broadway debut) * '' Flora, The Red Menace'' (1965) as Comrade Ada * '' Lovers and Other Strangers'' (1968) as Bernice * '' Noël Coward's Sweet Potato'' (1968) (replacement) * '' Promises, Promises'' (1968) as Marge MacDougall * ''Watercolor & Criss-Crossing'' (1970) * '' The Women'' (1973) as Nancy Blake * '' Gypsy ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bud Wiser
Bernard "Bud" Wiser (May 20, 1929 – April 16, 2017) was an American director, producer and screenwriter. He directed, produced and wrote for documentary television film ''The World of Animals: Big Cats, Little Cats''. Wiser also worked as a writer/producer on television programs, as his credits includes, '' One Day at a Time'', ''The Practice'', '' Dear John'', '' Who's the Boss?'', ''All in the Family'', ''Rhoda'', ''Charles in Charge'', ''Chico and the Man'', ''Growing Pains'', ''The New Lassie'', ''Coach'' and '' That's My Mama''. He died in April 2017 at his home in Studio City, California Studio City is a neighborhood in the city of Los Angeles, California, in the southeast San Fernando Valley, just west of the Cahuenga Pass. It is named after the studio lot that was established in the area by film producer Mack Sennett in 192 ..., at the age of 87. References External links * 1929 births 2017 deaths People from Rochester, New York American screenw ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Morton Lachman
Morton Lachman (March 20, 1918 – March 17, 2009) was an American comedy writer and producer who worked for Bob Hope for more than twenty years and subsequently produced sitcoms for television, including ''All in the Family'' and ''Kate & Allie''. He was also the co-creator (with Sy Rosen) and executive producer of ''Gimme A Break!'', which ran from 1981 to 1987 on NBC. He won two Emmy awards — one in 1978 for his work on ''All in the Family'', and one in 1974 for his direction of an episode of ''The ABC Afternoon Playbreak ''The ABC Afternoon Playbreak'' is an American television anthology series that was broadcast on ABC from 1973 to 1975. The ninety-minute dramas aired once a month and featured some of the more popular television and film stars of the 1970s (Dian ...''. He died three days before his 91st birthday from a diabetes-related heart attack. References External links * * American television producers 1918 births 2009 deaths American m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Perry Grant
Perry Grant (January 26, 1924 – December 12, 2004) was an American producer and screenwriter. He was the co-creator of the American sitcom television series ''Hello, Larry'', which he created with his writing partner Dick Bensfield. Early life Grant was born in San Diego, California. He graduated from the University of California, later working for A.O. Smith as the regional advertising manager. During World War II he had served in the Navy in the Pacific, where he wrote humorous magazine stories about life in the navy. Career Grant started his screenwriting career in 1952, writing for ''The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet'', where he met Dick Bensfield. Bensfield and Grant wrote for ''The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet'' until its final season. Grant and Bensfield later produced and wrote for numerous television programs including ''The Andy Griffith Show'', '' The Odd Couple'', ''I Dream of Jeannie'', ''Good Times'', '' Mayberry R.F.D.'', ''The Doris Day Show'', ' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jack Elinson
Jack Elinson (April 21, 1922 – November 17, 2011) was an American producer and screenwriter. Life and career Elinson was born and raised in New York. He served in the army during World War II. Elinson had sold a joke to Walter Winchell's newspaper column at the age of 16. He later wrote for radio programs, moving on to television programs in the 1950s, writing and producing episodes for '' The Danny Thomas Show'' with his brother. His credits include producing and writing for ''The Real McCoys'', ''The Johnny Carson Show'', '' The Colgate Comedy Hour'', ''Hey, Jeannie!,'' and '' One Day At A Time''. In the 1960s and 1970s Elinson wrote for '' The Andy Griffith Show'', ''Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.'', '' Hogan's Heroes'', '' The Doris Day Show'' and '' The Danny Thomas Show''. In 1961 he was nominated for a Primetime Emmy for Outstanding Writing Achievement in Comedy. In 1985 Elinson was executive producer of the new NBC sitcom television series ''227 Year ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dick Bensfield
Richard Edward Bensfield (June 18, 1926 – June 24, 2016) was an American producer and screenwriter. He is the creator of the American sitcom television series ''Hello, Larry'', which he created with his writing partner Perry Grant. Career Bensfield and Grant met in 1952 when both were writing for ''The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet''. They continued to write for the show until its last season. Afterwards,Bensfield and Grant continued to work together, producing and writing for television programs including ''The Andy Griffith Show'', '' The Odd Couple'', ''I Dream of Jeannie'', ''Good Times'', '' Mayberry R.F.D.'', ''The Doris Day Show'', ''Happy Days'', '' One Day at a Time'', ''The Partridge Family'', ''The Jeffersons'', '' 227'' and ''The Lucy Show''. In 1979 Bensfield and Grant created the new NBC sitcom television series ''Hello, Larry'', which starred McLean Stevenson, Kim Richards and Joanna Gleason. He retired from television in 1987. Death Bensfield died in J ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jeff Barry
Jeff Barry (born Joel Adelberg; April 3, 1938) is an American pop music songwriter, singer, and record producer. Among the most successful songs that he has co-written in his career are " Do Wah Diddy Diddy", " Da Doo Ron Ron", " Then He Kissed Me", " Be My Baby", " Chapel of Love", and "River Deep - Mountain High" (all written with his then-wife Ellie Greenwich and Phil Spector); " Leader of the Pack" (written with Greenwich and Shadow Morton); " Sugar, Sugar" (written with Andy Kim); "Without Us" (written with Tom Scott). Early career Barry was born in Brooklyn to a Jewish family. His parents divorced when he was seven, and his mother moved him and his sister to Plainfield, New Jersey, where they resided for several years before returning to New York. After graduating from Erasmus Hall High School, Barry served in the Army, then returned to New York where he attended City College. Although he leaned toward a degree in engineering, his main aspiration was to become a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nanette Fabray
Nanette Fabray (born Ruby Bernadette Nanette Theresa Fabares; October 27, 1920 – February 22, 2018) was an American actress, singer, and dancer. She began her career performing in vaudeville as a child and became a musical-theatre actress during the 1940s and 1950s, acclaimed for her role in ''High Button Shoes'' (1947) and winning a Tony Award in 1949 for her performance in '' Love Life''. In the mid-1950s, she served as Sid Caesar's comedic partner on ''Caesar's Hour'', for which she won three Emmy Awards, as well as appearing with Fred Astaire in the film musical '' The Band Wagon''. From 1979 to 1984, she played Katherine Romano, the mother of lead character Ann Romano, on the TV series '' One Day at a Time''. She also appeared as the mother of Christine Armstrong (played by her niece Shelley Fabares) in the television series "Coach." Fabray overcame a significant hearing impairment and was a long-time advocate for the rights of the deaf and hard-of-hearing. Her honors for ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Howard Hesseman
Howard Hesseman (February 27, 1940 – January 29, 2022) was an American actor known for his television roles as burned-out disc jockey Dr. Johnny Fever on ''WKRP in Cincinnati'', and the lead role of history teacher Charlie Moore on '' Head of the Class''. He appeared regularly on television and in film from the 1970s to 2010s, with other noteworthy roles including Sam Royer (the husband of lead character Ann Romano) in the last two seasons of '' One Day at a Time'', and a supporting role as Captain Pete Lassard in the film '' Police Academy 2: Their First Assignment.'' Early life Hesseman was born in Lebanon, Oregon, on February 27, 1940. His parents divorced when he was five, and he was raised by his mother and stepfather, a police officer. He graduated from Silverton High School in 1958. Hesseman attended the University of Oregon, and was later a founding member of the San Francisco-based improvisational comedy troupe The Committee with fellow actor David Ogden Stiers. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Boyd Gaines
Boyd Payne Gaines (born May 11, 1953) is an American actor. During his career, he has won four Tony Awards and three Drama Desk Awards. Gaines is best known for playing Mark Royer on '' One Day at a Time'' (1981-1984). Early life and education He was born in Atlanta, Georgia, to James and Ida Gaines. His early theatre training began at the Pacific Conservatory of the Performing Arts at Allan Hancock College in Santa Maria, California,Buckley, Michael"Gentleman of the Jury"theatremania.com, October 8, 2004 where his talent and rich baritone voice were showcased in leading roles in plays, musicals, and opera. He attended the Juilliard School as a member of the Drama Division's ''Group 8'' (1975–1979). Career Gaines has appeared in a number of films and television shows, including '' Fame'', '' Frasier'', '' L.A. Law'', '' Law & Order'', and '' Piece of Cake'', but his most notable television role was as Mark Royer, who married Valerie Bertinelli's Barbara Cooper on TV's '' O ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shelley Fabares
Michele Ann Marie "Shelley" Fabares (; born January 19, 1944) is an American actress and singer. She is best known for her television roles as Mary Stone on the sitcom '' The Donna Reed Show'' (1958–1963) and as Christine Armstrong on the sitcom '' Coach'' (1989–97), the latter of which earned her two Primetime Emmy Awards nominations. In 1962, her recording of "Johnny Angel" reached number one on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 chart. Biography Early life Fabares was born in Santa Monica, California on January 19, 1944. She is the niece of actress Nanette Fabray (née Fabares). She graduated from North Hollywood High School in 1961. Her father was James Alan Fabares, who was born in Algiers, New Orleans on 2 August 1909, and died in Los Angeles on 10 December 1977, and her mother was Elsa R. Eyler, who died from Alzheimer's disease in 1992. She has an older sister Nanette ("Smokey").(Source: Ancestry.com) Early TV appearances Fabares's acting debut was at the age of 3. At t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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