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The Jim Backus Show
''The Jim Backus Show'' is a 39-episode American television sitcom that aired in broadcast syndication in 1960 and 1961. The series was also known as ''Hot Off the Wire''. Premise The program focuses on Backus in the role of Mike O'Toole, the editor/proprietor of a low rent wire service struggling to stay in business. Cast * Jim Backus as Mike O'Toole * Nita Talbot as Dora Miles * Bobs Watson as Sidney Episodes * "The Woman's Touch" with George Ives as a bigamist con man, Douglas Aldrich. * "Floundered in Florida" with Alan Carney as Hogan, Milton Frome as Irving Rudolph, Vivi Janiss as Mrs. Rudolph, and Olan Soule Olan Soule (February 28, 1909 – February 1, 1994) was an American actor, who had professional credits in nearly 7,000 radio shows and commercials, appearances in 200 television series and television films, and in over 60 films. He was the ... as Elmo References First-run syndicated television programs in the United States 1960 American televisi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jim Backus
James Gilmore Backus (February 25, 1913 – July 3, 1989) was an American actor. Among his most famous roles were Thurston Howell III on the 1960s sitcom ''Gilligan's Island,'' the father of James Dean's character in '' Rebel Without a Cause,'' the voice of the near-sighted cartoon character '' Mr. Magoo'', the rich Hubert Updike III on the radio version of '' The Alan Young Show'', and Joan Davis' character's husband (a domestic court judge) on TV's '' I Married Joan''. He also starred in his own show of one season, '' The Jim Backus Show'', also known as ''Hot Off the Wire''. An avid golfer, Backus made the 36-hole cut at the 1964 Bing Crosby Pro-Am tournament. He was inducted to the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 1960. Early life Backus was born February 25, 1913, in Cleveland, Ohio,James Gilmore Backus ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John L
"John L" is a song by English rock band Black Midi, released in 2021 as the lead single from their second studio album, ''Cavalcade (Black Midi album), Cavalcade''. The song describes the story of a powerful leader, the titular John L, who is eventually betrayed and killed by his followers. It was released on March 23, with the B-side Despair and a music video directed by Nina McNeely. A 12-inch release for the single was made available for pre-order on the same day and released on April 9. The song is one of few on ''Cavalcade'' to have writing credits for guitarist Matt Kwasniewski-Kelvin, written before his departure from the band but recorded after. Composition and recording "John L" is an Avant-garde music, avant-garde progressive rock song described by ''Guitar World'' as "[featuring] dissonant piano chimes, weaving hypnotic vocals, a cacophony of string sounds, and an edge-of-the-seat dynamic range, spanning from complete silence to raucous, high-energy midsections." ''Mi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Howard W
Howard is a masculine given name derived from the English surname Howard. ''The Oxford Dictionary of English Christian Names'' notes that "the use of this surname as a christian name is quite recent and there seems to be no particular reason for it except that it is the name of several noble families". The surname has a number of possible origins; in the case of the noble family, the likely source is the Norse given name Hávarðr, composed of the elements ''há'' ("high") and ''varðr'' ("guardian"). Diminutives include Howie and Ward. Howard reached peak popularity in the United States in the 1920s, when it ranked as the 26th most popular boys' name. As of 2018, it had fallen to 968th place. People with the given name * Howard Allen (1949–2020), American serial killer * Howard Duane Allman (1946–1971), American guitar virtuoso * Howard Anderson (other), name of several people * Howard Andrew (1934–2021), American poker player * Howard Ashman (1950–1991), A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ralph Levy
Ralph Levy (December 18, 1920 – October 15, 2001) was an American television producer, producer and movie director, film and television director. Biography Ralph Levy was born in Scranton, Pennsylvania. He directed episodes of several television shows, including ''I Love Lucy'', ''Green Acres'', '' The Beverly Hillbillies, Petticoat Junction'', ''Trapper John, M.D.,'' and'' Hawaii Five-O (1968 TV series), Hawaii Five-O''. He also served as producer and director of ''The Ed Wynn Show'', ''The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show'', and ''The Jack Benny Program''. Levy's film directorial credits include ''Do Not Disturb (1965 film), Do Not Disturb,'' starring Doris Day, and ''Bedtime Story (1964 film), Bedtime Story'' starring David Niven, Shirley Jones , and Marlon Brando. Levy directed ''General Foods 25th Anniversary Show: A Salute to Rodgers and Hammerstein'', a television special broadcast on March 28, 1954, simultaneously on all four major U.S. TV networks at the time. Levy ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Don Quinn
Don Quinn (November 18, 1900 – December 30, 1967) was an American comedy writer who started out as a cartoonist based in Chicago. According to sources, Quinn's career as a cartoonist was short-lived but his career as a writer began after he realized that the magazines and newspapers threw away his drawings he sent in but kept his captions. Quinn was best known as the sole writer (later head writer to Phil Leslie) of the popular old-time radio show ''Fibber McGee and Molly'' for 17 years and as the writer for the program's stars Jim and Marian Jordan for 20 years. Quinn was also the creator/head writer of radio's '' The Beulah Show'', (a ''Fibber McGee'' spinoff), and radio and television's ''The Halls of Ivy''. Quinn also created the popular Throckmorton P. Gildersleeve character on ''Fibber McGee and Molly''. Career Quinn was born in November 1900 in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Not much is known about his early life nor is much known about his early career as a cartoonist. Ho ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Chandler (writer)
David Chandler (June 2, 1912 – October 19, 1990) was an American screenwriter, novelist and playwright. He published a dozen novels, and wrote screenplays for feature films and TV series. He recorded and wrote the autobiography of Joe Pasternak titled ''Easy the Hard Way'' (1956), but was probably best recognized for his novel ''The Gangsters'' (1975). He was married to Isabelle Bodkin (1940–1955) and to the actress and talent agent Rita Chandler (1957–1990). Selected works * '' Jack McCall, Desperado'' – 1953 film, Columbia Pictures (wrote story) * ''Easy the Hard Way'' – 1956 autobiography of Joe Pasternak, G. P. Putnam's Sons (was ghostwriter) * ''The Glass Totem'' – 1962 novel, Appleton-Century-Crofts * ''The Ramsden Case'' – 1967 novel, Simon & Schuster * ''Huelga'' – 1970 novel, Simon & Schuster () * ''The Gangsters'' – 1975 novel, William Morrow and Company () * ''The Aphrodite'' – 1982 novel, Ballantine Books Ballantine Books is a major Americ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hollingsworth Morse
John Hollingsworth Morse (December 16, 1910 – January 23, 1988) was an American television director. He directed episodes of a wide variety of U.S. television series from the 1950s through the 1980s under the names Hollingsworth Morse and John H. Morse. Early career Morse began his career in the casting department of Paramount Pictures, and eventually began to work closely with director George Stevens. During World War II, Stevens was Morse's commanding officer in the U.S. Army Signal Corps, where Morse rose to the rank of first lieutenant . In that capacity, Morse traveled with Stevens's unit through Europe and helped capture footage of the Battle of Normandy and other significant events of the European war. Morse reflected on these experiences through his participation in George Stevens Jr.'s 1994 documentary, ''George Stevens: D-Day to Berlin''. Television Hollingsworth has directed for 82 different television series or TV movies. His series work includes a single epi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ray Singer (writer)
Ray Singer (1916–1992) was an American writer and producer who worked in radio, film, and television. Singer was from New York. He was one of four sons and a daughter born to an ambitious ladies' garment entrepreneur who would keep his large family in America's middle class. One of his brothers was the boxer Al Singer. He wrote for radio shows such as '' The Rudy Vallée Show'', '' The Joan Davis Show'', and ''The Fred Allen Show''. He and Dick Chevillat first collaborated on ''The Joan Davis Show'' and were known for ''The Phil Harris-Alice Faye Show''. They later worked on films such as '' Neptune's Daughter'' and television shows such as '' The Frank Sinatra Show''. They created the television show '' It's a Great Life''. Singer, a member of the Writers Guild of America, was active on the Guild's age discrimination committee. He taught film and television writing at UCLA and in the California State University system. He died in 1992. References External links * Ra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Christian Nyby
Christian Nyby (September 1, 1913 – September 17, 1993) was an American television and film director and editor. As an editor, he had seventeen feature film credits from 1943 to 1952, including ''The Big Sleep (1946 film), The Big Sleep'' (1946) and ''Red River (1948 film), Red River'' (1948). From 1953 to 1975 he was a prolific director of episodes in many television series, including ''Gunsmoke'' and ''Wagon Train''. As a feature film director, he is likely best known for ''The Thing from Another World'' (1951). Career Born in Los Angeles, and of Danish ancestry, he started his career as a film editor in the 1940s. He edited four films directed by Howard Hawks (''To Have and Have Not (film), To Have and Have Not'' (1944), ''The Big Sleep (1946 film), The Big Sleep'' (1946), ''Red River (1948 film), Red River'' (1948), and ''The Big Sky (film), The Big Sky'' (1952)). Nyby was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Film Editing, Academy Award for ''Red River''. He had begun ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jay Sommers
Jay Sommers (January 3, 1917September 25, 1985) was an American producer, director and comedy writer whose career spanned four decades. He wrote more than 90 television comedy episodes, produced 63, and was creator and producer of the ''Green Acres'' television show. He also wrote for and executive produced ''Petticoat Junction'' during its second and third seasons, and also worked for ''The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet''. Early years Sommers studied chemistry at City College of New York before becoming a comedy writer. Career In 1940, he got a break by being brought in to write for a Milton Berle radio show. (Berle at the time was one of the most popular radio personalities.) He wrote for '' The Alan Young Show'',Sies, Luther F. (2014). ''Encyclopedia of American Radio, 1920-1960, 2nd Edition, Volume 1''. McFarland & Company, Inc. . P. 16. Eddie Cantor, Spike Jones, and Red Skelton on the radio, and for the radio comedy series '' Lum and Abner''. In 1950, he was the produ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dick Chevillat
Dick Chevillat (December 31, 1905 – May 10, 1984) was an American writer and producer who worked in radio, film, and television. Early in his career, Chevillat wrote for ''The Jack Benny Program'' and for the Marx Brothers, and then for Sealtest-sponsored radio programs '' The Rudy Vallée Show'' and '' The Joan Davis Show,'' on which he was teamed with Ray Singer (writer). With Singer he would write for many programs, including ''The Phil Harris-Alice Faye Show'', on which they refined the characters of Phil Harris and Frank Remley. Alice Faye reportedly broke her arm in a game of charades at Chevillat's Encino home in 1947. Chevillat and Singer worked on television shows such as '' It's a Great Life'' and '' The Frank Sinatra Show'' and on films including '' Neptune's Daughter'' (1949) and ''Viva Las Vegas'' (1964). Chevillat and Singer ceased working together in 1966. Then Chevillat wrote/consulted on 152 episodes of ''Green Acres''. He received story credit for ''Gordy'' ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tedd Pierce
Edward Stacey "Tedd" Pierce III (August 12, 1906 – February 19, 1972) was an American screenwriter and voice actor of animated cartoons, principally from the mid-1930s to the late 1950s. Biography Pierce was the son of a stockbroker, Samuel Cuppels Pierce, who in turn was the son of Edward S. Pierce, a long-serving treasurer of the St. Louis-based Samuel Cuppels Woodenware Company. Pierce completed his education through the fourth year of high school, according to the 1940 census records. Pierce spent the majority of his career as a writer for the Warner Bros. "Termite Terrace" animation studio, whose other notable alumni include Chuck Jones and Michael Maltese, contributing storylines and gags for numerous shorts from 1935 until his departure in 1959. Pierce also worked as a writer at Fleischer Studios from 1939 to 1941. Jones credited Pierce in his autobiography ''Chuck Amuck: The Life and Times of an Animated Cartoonist'' (1989) as being the inspiration for the character ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
