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Dragnet (1967 TV Series) Season 3
This is a list of episodes from the third season of the 1967 '' Dragnet'' series. The season was directed by Jack Webb John Randolph Webb (April 2, 1920 – December 23, 1982) was an American actor, television producer, Television director, director, and screenwriter, most famous for his role as Joe Friday in the Dragnet (franchise), ''Dragnet'' franchise .... Broadcast history The season originally aired Thursday at 9:30-10:00 pm (EST). DVD release The DVD was released by Shout! Factory. Episodes {{Dragnet Dragnet (1967 series) (season 3) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dragnet (series)
''Dragnet'' is an American media franchise created by actor and producer Jack Webb and owned by his company Mark VII Limited and Universal Pictures. It follows Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) Detective Joe Friday and his partners as they conduct by-the-book police work and solve crimes in Los Angeles. Originating as a radio drama on NBC in 1949, ''Dragnet'' has been adapted into several successful television shows and films, though the franchise's popularity has reduced since Webb's death in 1982. Its name is derived from the police term " dragnet", a system of coordinated measures for apprehending criminals or suspects. ''Dragnet'' is perhaps the most famous and influential police procedural crime drama in American media history. Webb's aims in ''Dragnet'' were for unpretentious acting and a realistic depiction of policing. The series portrayed police work as dangerous and heroic, and helped shape public perception of law enforcement in the 20th century, improving the p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Burt Mustin
Burton Hill Mustin (February 8, 1884 – January 28, 1977) was an American character actorObituary '' Variety'', February 2, 1977, page 94. who appeared in over 150 film and television productions. He also worked in radio and appeared on the stage. Mustin began his professional acting career at the age of 67 when he appeared in '' The Last Outpost'', released April 1951 and then director William Wyler cast him in the 1951 film noir ''Detective Story'', released November 1951. Known for his dependability and versatility, Mustin established a career as a well-known character actor and worked extensively in film and television from the 1950s to the 1970s. His last major role was as Arthur Lanson on the CBS sitcom '' Phyllis'', appearing on the show until shortly before his death in early 1977 at the age of 92. Early life Mustin was born in Pittsburgh to William I. and Sadie (Dorrington) Mustin. His father was a stockbroker. Mustin graduated from Pennsylvania Military College with ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gary Crosby (actor)
Gary Evan Crosby (June 27, 1933 – August 24, 1995) was an American actor and singer. His parents were Bing Crosby, of whom he wrote a highly critical memoir, and the singer and actress Dixie Lee. Biography Gary Crosby was born in Los Angeles, California, and graduated from Stanford University. He entered the entertainment business and performed in a harmony singing group, The Crosby Boys, with his three brothers, Philip, Lindsay, and Dennis, during the 1940s, 1950s, and 1960s. As a teenager, he duetted with his father on two songs, " Sam's Song" and " Play a Simple Melody", which became the first double-sided gold record in history. He also recorded duets with Louis Armstrong and at least one 45-single with Sammy Davis Jr. He also performed on several variety programs, including ABC's ''The Pat Boone Chevy Showroom'' and NBC's '' The Ford Show, Starring Tennessee Ernie Ford''. Radio star In the mid-1950s, he had his own radio program, the ''Gary Crosby Show'', on CBS. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marked Cards
Card marking is the process of altering playing cards in a method only apparent to marker or conspirator, such as by bending or adding visible marks to a card. This allows different methods for card sharps to cheat or for magicians to perform magic tricks. To be effective, the distinguishing mark or marks must be visible on the obverse sides of the cards, which are normally uniform. Card marking is often used to cheat when gambling or for card tricks. Many casinos, particularly those in Las Vegas alter the decks of cards they sell to tourists – either by punching holes through the middle of cards or trimming their edges – to prevent cheaters from returning to the game tables after buying the cards and then slipping the favorable cards into their hands when playing. Marked cards can be used regardless of who shuffles and deals the cards. Some more sophisticated marked-cards scams involve additional manipulative skills to steer the cards into the correct positions once the d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hollywood Hills
The Hollywood Hills is a residential neighborhood in the central region of Los Angeles, California. It borders Studio City, Universal City and Burbank on the north, Griffith Park on the north and east, Los Feliz on the southeast, Hollywood on the south and Hollywood Hills West on the west. It includes Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Mount Sinai Memorial Park Cemetery, the Hollywood Reservoir, the Hollywood Sign, the Hollywood Bowl and the John Anson Ford Theater.''The Thomas Guide,'' 2006, pages 563 and 593 Geography The Hollywood Hills straddle the Cahuenga Pass within the Santa Monica Mountains. It is bisected southeast–northwest by US 101. The neighborhood is bounded on the northwest and north by the Los Angeles city line, on the east by a fireroad through Griffith Park, continuing on Western Avenue, on the south by Franklin Avenue and on the west by an irregular line that includes Outpost Drive. Bedrock of the Hills is a complex association of granitic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Florence Lake
Florence Lake Owens (born Florence Silverlake; November 27, 1904 – April 11, 1980) was an American actress best known as the leading lady in most of the Edgar Kennedy comedy shorts. Early life Florence Lake (née Silverlake) was born on November 27, 1904, in Charleston, South Carolina. In the early 1900s, her father Arthur Silverlake and uncle Archie Silverlake toured with a circus in an aerialist, aerial act known as The Flying Silverlakes. Her mother, Edith Goodwin, was an actress. Her parents later appeared in vaudeville in a skit "Family Affair", traveling throughout the South and Southwest United States. Florence and her younger brother Arthur Silverlake, Jr. became part of the act in 1910. Their mother brought the children to Hollywood to get into the burgeoning film industry. Arthur changed his professional name to Arthur Lake (actor), Arthur Lake and later achieved great success as Dagwood Bumstead in the movie series ''Blondie (1938 film), Blondie''. Early caree ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peggy Webber
Peggy Webber (born September 15, 1925) is an American actress and writer who has worked in film, stage, television, and radio. Early years The daughter of a wildcat oil driller, Webber was born in Laredo, Texas. Before she was 3 years old, she was entertaining audiences at intermission times in theaters. In 1942, she graduated from Tucson High School, where she was active in dramatics. Film Webber's screen debut came in the 1946 film '' Her Adventurous Night''. In 1948, she played Lady Macduff in Orson Welles' adaptation of ''Macbeth''. Her other notable roles include Mrs. Alice Rice in the 1952 film '' Submarine Command'' and Miss Dennerly in '' The Wrong Man'', directed by Alfred Hitchcock. Radio Webber debuted on radio at age 12 on WOAI (AM) in San Antonio, Texas.DeLong, Thomas A. (1996). ''Radio Stars: An Illustrated Biographical Dictionary of 953 Performers, 1920 through 1960''. McFarland & Company, Inc. . P. 278. Her vocal talents for radio were highlighted in ''Time' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michael Burns (actor)
Michael Thornton Burns (born December 30, 1947) is an American professor emeritus of history at Mount Holyoke College, and a published author and former television and film teen actor, most known for the television series ''Wagon Train''. Background Michael Thornton Burns was born in Mineola, New York, on Long Island, to director and producer Frank Xavier Burns (best known for the early television series, '' Martin Kane, Private Eye'') and Mary Lou DeWeese. He has an older sister, Pamela. In 1949, the family moved to Yonkers. In 1956, the family relocated to Beverly Hills, California, where he attended Beverly Hills High School. He attended the College of William and Mary in Williamsburg, Virginia for a year before he transferred to the University of California, Los Angeles. There he took classes mostly in the evening, as he often worked as an actor during many days. He resided in Redondo Beach. He graduated Phi Beta Kappa, ''summa cum laude'' in 1976 with a Bachelor of A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anthony Eisley
Anthony Eisley (January 19, 1925 – January 29, 2003) was an American actor best known as one of the detective leads, Tracy Steele, in the ABC/ Warner Brothers television series '' Hawaiian Eye''. Early in his career, he was credited as Fred EisleyFred Eisley, aka Anthony Eisley at IBDB and later was sometimes billed as Tony Eisley. Biography Born Frederick Glendinning Eisley in , , his father was a general sales manager for a large corporation. Following service in the |
Harry Morgan
Harry Morgan (born Harry Bratsberg; April 10, 1915 – December 7, 2011) was an American actor whose television and film career spanned six decades. Morgan's major roles included Pete Porter in both '' December Bride'' (1954–1959) and '' Pete and Gladys'' (1960–1962); Officer Bill Gannon on '' Dragnet'' (1967–1970); Amos Coogan on '' Hec Ramsey'' (1972–1974); and his starring role as Colonel Sherman T. Potter in '' M*A*S*H'' (1975–1983) and '' AfterMASH'' (1983–1985). Morgan also appeared as a supporting player in more than 100 films. Early life Morgan was born Harry Bratsberg in Detroit, the son of Hannah and Henry Bratsberg.United States Census for 1930; Census Place: Muskegon, Muskegon, Michigan; Roll: 1014; p. 7B; Enumeration District: 27; Image: 830.0. His parents were of Swedish and Norwegian ancestry. In his interview with the Archive of American Television, Morgan spelled his Norwegian family surname as "Brasburg". Many sources, however, including some fam ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Grant Williams (actor)
Grant Williams (born John Joseph Williams; August 18, 1931 – July 28, 1985) was an American film, theater, and television actor. He is best remembered for his portrayal of Scott Carey in the science fiction film ''The Incredible Shrinking Man'' (1957), and for his starring role as Greg MacKenzie on ''Hawaiian Eye'' from 1960 through 1963. Early life Williams told United Press correspondent Ron Burton: "I've actually been a professional actor since the age of 12". After graduating from high school, he enlisted in the United States Air Force, serving from September 1948 to September 1952, before and during the Korean War.John Joseph Williams in the U.S. Veterans' Gravesites, ca. 1775–2019, Los Angeles National Cemetery, Section C-218, Site 83, retrieved froAncestry.com/ref> He was discharged as an Air Force staff sergeant He went on to obtain a degree in journalism, from New York University according to a ''Dallas Morning News'' profile in March 1957. He earned the de ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chicago Police Department
The Chicago Police Department (CPD) is the primary law enforcement agency of the city of Chicago, Illinois, United States, under the jurisdiction of the Chicago City Council. It is the second-largest Law enforcement in the United States#Local, municipal police department in the United States, behind the New York City Police Department. As of 2023 CPD had 11,703 sworn officers on duty, and in 2020 had more than 948 other employees. Tracing its roots to 1835, the Chicago Police Department is one of the oldest modern police departments in the world. The Chicago Police Department has both a past & recent-present history of police brutality, racial profiling, Police misconduct, misconduct and Police corruption, corruption, and at one point, Jon Burge, tortured multiple people in custody in the 1980s. In 2017, the United States Department of Justice, US Department of Justice criticized the department for poor training, lack of oversight, and repeated incidents of excessive force. D ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
