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Ned Romero
Ned Romero (December 4, 1926 – November 4, 2017) was an American actor and opera singer who appeared in television and film. Early childhood and education Romero was born on December 4, 1926, in Franklin, Louisiana, the seat of St. Mary Parish in South Louisiana, the son of Anna and Sidney Romero. His ancestry was Chitimacha Native American, as well as Spanish and French. Romero was a graduate of Louisiana State University, where he earned a master's degree in music. Stage Romero began his career in 1943 as an opera singer, appearing in productions with the San Francisco Opera and in Los Angeles. He also appeared in musicals, such as '' Kiss Me, Kate'', '' Kismet'' and ''Oklahoma!''. On Broadway, he appeared in ''3 for Tonight'' (1954). Television After twenty years on the stage, he moved into television and film. His first television appearance was an opera skit on CBS's '' The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis'' with Dwayne Hickman, in which he performed a medley o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Franklin, Louisiana
Franklin is a small city in and the parish seat of St. Mary Parish, Louisiana, United States. The population was 6,229 as of 2024. The city is located on Bayou Teche, southeast of the cities of Lafayette, and New Iberia, , and northwest of Morgan City. It is part of the Morgan City Micropolitan Statistical Area and the larger Lafayette-Acadiana combined statistical area. History Franklin, named for Benjamin Franklin, was founded in 1808 as the "Carlin's Settlement" by French-born pioneer Joseph Carlin and his family. It became the parish seat in 1811 and the town was incorporated in 1820. Though early settlers included French, Acadian, German, Danish and Irish, the town's culture and architecture is heavily influenced by the unusually large numbers of English that chose to settle there after the Louisiana Purchase in 1803. Numerous large sugar plantations arose in the area, and with the development of steam-boating, Franklin became an interior sugar port. With the late ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dwayne Hickman
Dwayne Bernard Hickman (May 18, 1934 – January 9, 2022) was an American actor and television executive, producer and director, who worked as an executive at CBS and had also briefly recorded as a vocalist. Hickman portrayed Chuck MacDonald, Bob Collins' girl-crazy teenaged nephew, in the 1950s '' The Bob Cummings Show'' and the title character in the 1960s sitcom '' The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis''. He was the younger brother of actor Darryl Hickman, with whom he appeared on screen. After retirement, he devoted his time to creating personalized paintings. Early life Born in Los Angeles, on May 18, 1934, Hickman was the younger brother of child actor Darryl Hickman and the older brother of Deidre Hickman. His father, Milton, sold insurance and his mother, Katherine Louise (née Ostertag), was a housewife. His maternal grandfather, Louis Henry Ostertag, was a U.S. Navy seaman on Commodore George Dewey's flagship, the cruiser USS ''Olympia'' (C-6), and present at the Battle o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Denise Okuda
Denise Lynn Okuda is a computer, scenic and video supervisor, and a writer known for her work on several ''Star Trek'' film and television productions, as well as other science fiction television. She also co-authored the '' Star Trek Encyclopedia'' and the ''Star Trek Chronology''. In a 2016 interview with ''Geek Speak Magazine'', Okuda explained her connection to ''Star Trek''. "I loved the original series as a child. I had friends who were connected with the show, but I never had a chance to work on it until Herman Zimmerman asked me to work on '' Star Trek VI'' as a production assistant. From there, he invited me to be a graphic artist on '' Star Trek: Deep Space Nine''." In 2011, Okuda served as a consultant to CBS on the project to upgrade '' Star Trek: The Next Generation'' to high definition. She had previously served as a producer for visual effects for CBS Paramount's remastered version of the original ''Star Trek'' series. Okuda's credits also include '' Star Trek: ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michael Okuda
Michael Okuda is an American graphic designer best known for his work on ''Star Trek'' including designing futuristic computer user interfaces known as "okudagrams". Early life and education Okuda received a bachelor of art in communications from the University of Hawaiʻi. Career Work in ''Star Trek'' In the mid-1980s, he designed the look of animated computer displays for the USS ''Enterprise''-A bridge in '' Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home''. This led to a staff position on '' Star Trek: The Next Generation'' in 1987 as a scenic artist, adding detail to set designs and props. To ''The Next Generation'' he contributed the GUI of the fictional LCARS computer system used throughout the USS ''Enterprise''-D and other Starfleet starships. In homage to its creator, this visual style has come to be known among fans as "okudagrams". Okuda also served as a technical consultant on the various ''TNG''-era ''Star Trek'' series along with Rick Sternbach, advising the scriptwriters on t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Star Trek Encyclopedia
''The Star Trek Encyclopedia: A Reference Guide to the Future'' is a 1994 encyclopedia of in-universe information from the ''Star Trek'' television series and films. It was written by Michael Okuda and Denise Okuda, who were production staff on ''Star Trek: The Next Generation'', ''Star Trek: Deep Space Nine'' and ''Star Trek: Voyager'' and Debbie Mirek. It was illustrated by Doug Drexler. Overview The ''Encyclopedia'' features highly detailed information about characters, planets, technology, technologies and starship, ships of the ''Star Trek'' franchise as well as brief episode and film synopses. It is organised alphabetically and is replete with illustrations, many of which are in color in later editions. The ''Encyclopedia'' mostly covers material from the ''Star Trek'' television series and the Star Trek films, ''Star Trek'' motion pictures. It is an officially licensed publication and includes some completely original information not included in any ''Star Trek'' movie or ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Original Series
''Star Trek'' is an American science fiction television series created by Gene Roddenberry that follows the adventures of the starship and its crew. It acquired the retronym of ''Star Trek: The Original Series'' (''TOS'' to distinguish the show within the media franchise that it began. The show is set in the Milky Way galaxy, 2266–2269. The ship and crew are led by Captain James T. Kirk (William Shatner), First Officer and Science Officer Spock (Leonard Nimoy) and Chief Medical Officer Leonard H. "Bones" McCoy (DeForest Kelley). Shatner's voice-over introduction during each episode's opening credits stated the starship's purpose: Space: the final frontier. These are the voyages of the starship ''Enterprise''. Its five-year mission: to explore strange new worlds, to seek out new life and new civilizations, to boldly go where no man has gone before. Norway Productions and Desilu Productions produced the series from September 1966 to December 1967. Paramount Television p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Texas Ranger
Texas Rangers most commonly refers to: * Texas Ranger Division, an investigative law enforcement agency in the U.S. state of Texas * Texas Rangers (baseball), an American professional baseball team Texas Rangers may also refer to: Arts and entertainment * ''Texas Ranger'' (film), an Italian Western * ''Texas Rangers'' (film), a 2001 American action Western * ''The Texas Rangers'' (1936 film), an American Western * ''The Texas Rangers'' (1951 film), an American Western in colour * ''The Texas Ranger'' (film), a 1931 film * ''The Texas Ranger'' (magazine), the undergraduate humor publication of the University of Texas at Austin * "Texas Rangers" (''Boon''), a 1987 British TV episode Other uses * Texas Rangers (architects), a group of architects at the University of Texas at Austin * ''Leucophyllum frutescens'', an evergreen shrub sometimes called Texas Ranger See also * Ranger, Texas, a city * Ranger (other) * First Regiment of Texas Mounted Rifle Volunteers, or Ha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Viacom International
Viacom, an abbreviation of Video and Audio Communications, may refer to: * Viacom (1952–2005), a former American media conglomerate * Viacom (2005–2019), a former company spun off from the original Viacom * Viacom18, a joint venture between Paramount Global and TV18 in India until 2024 ** Viacom18 Studios, the film subsidiary of Viacom18 See also * CBS (other) * Paramount (other) * Paramount Global Paramount Global (Trade name, d/b/a Paramount) is an American multinational mass media and entertainment Conglomerate (company), conglomerate controlled by National Amusements and Headquarters, headquartered at One Astor Plaza in Times Square, ..., an American media conglomerate known as ViacomCBS until 2022 {{Disambiguation Paramount Global ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Munsters
''The Munsters'' is an American sitcom about the home life of a family of benign monsters that aired from 1964 to 1966 on CBS. The series stars Fred Gwynne as Herman Munster (Frankenstein's monster),Episodes referring to the fact that Herman is Frankenstein's monster include #55, "Just Another Pretty Face," in which Grandpa explains how he came to possess Herman's original blueprint by reading the inscription on it: "To our favorite Count, Dracula - a souvenir from Dr. Frankenstein and all the guys and gals" and #61, "Cyrano de Munster," in which Lily, suspecting Herman of infidelity, tells Marilyn: "I'll take Herman apart so that even Dr. Frankenstein couldn't put him together" Yvonne De Carlo as his vampire wife Lily Munster, Lily, Al Lewis (actor), Al Lewis as Grandpa (The Munsters), Grandpa (Count Dracula),Episodes mentioning that Grandpa is Count Dracula include #55, "Just Another Pretty Face," in which he explains his possession of Herman's original blueprint by reading the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dan August
''Dan August'' is an American drama series that aired on American Broadcasting Company, ABC from September 23, 1970, to April 8, 1971. Burt Reynolds played the title character. Reruns of the series aired in prime time on CBS from May to October 1973 and from April to June 1975. Premise Police lieutenant Dan August investigates homicide cases in his (fictional) hometown of Santa Luisa, California. The town is supposedly based on Santa Barbara, California, but was filmed in Oxnard in Ventura County. Cast * Burt Reynolds as police lieutenant Dan August * Norman Fell as Sergeant Charles Wilentz, August's partner * Richard Anderson as Police Chief Untermeyer * Ned Romero as Sergeant Joe Rivera * Ena Hartman as Katie Grant Barney Phillips had a recurring role as Mike Golden, the medical examiner. John Lasell also had a recurring role as Benjamin Wedlock. Guest stars Guest stars including Diana Muldaur in the pilot episode "Murder by Proxy"; Martin Sheen in "Dead Witness to a Killing ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Born To The Wind
''Born to the Wind'' is an American drama television series that aired on NBC from August 19 to September 5, 1982.Brooks, Tim and Marsh, Earle, ''The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network TV Shows 1946 – Present'' (7th Edition), Ballantine Books, 1999, page 120 The series was filmed in Arizona in 1978, was originally titled ''Indians'', and was set in about 1803. It had been planned to become a weekly series, but was shelved for four years before finally being broadcast.Margulies, Lee, Inside TV, ''The Los Angeles Times'', July 22, 1982, page 107 Synopsis The series centered on a small Native American tribe in an unnamed part of North America before the arrival of white settlers. They face challenges both from nature and members within the tribe. Painted Bear was their leader, who was married to Prairie Woman; Star Fire was their daughter, and Two Hawks their son. One Feather was the tribal medicine man, Low Wolf and White Bull were prominently featured in the series. Cast ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
