lavenderblue19 Posted December 28, 2015 Share Posted December 28, 2015 The guy once did a camera commercial that was also mentioned in a sit-com because he messed up the live commercial Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lavenderblue19 Posted December 29, 2015 Share Posted December 29, 2015 An announcer, a sidekick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MilesArcher Posted December 29, 2015 Share Posted December 29, 2015 That final clue did it for me. It's Durward Kirby, who worked with Garry Moore for many years on Garry's various variety shows. He also co-hosted "Candid Camera" with Allen Funt for several years. The hat was called the Kirward Derby on "The Rocky And Bullwinkle Show". I did not know that it took place in Missouri. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lavenderblue19 Posted December 29, 2015 Share Posted December 29, 2015 That final clue did it for me. It's Durward Kirby, who worked with Garry Moore for many years on Garry's various variety shows. He also co-hosted "Candid Camera" with Allen Funt for several years. The hat was called the Kirward Derby on "The Rocky And Bullwinkle Show". I did not know that it took place in Missouri. Yes. the episode on Rocky and Bullwinkle that used a similiar name to Durwood's was titled MISSOURI MISH MASH. glad that final clue did the trick. Your thread Miles Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MilesArcher Posted December 29, 2015 Share Posted December 29, 2015 Thanks. I'm glad that I got those valued bonus points. I may need to cash them in someday. Now, Richard Simmons (no, not that Richard Simmons) starred in a fifties TV series playing a lawman. Can you name the series and the name of his dog on the show? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lavenderblue19 Posted December 29, 2015 Share Posted December 29, 2015 Thanks. I'm glad that I got those valued bonus points. I may need to cash them in someday. Now, Richard Simmons (no, not that Richard Simmons) starred in a fifties TV series playing a lawman. Can you name the series and the name of his dog on the show? Sergeant Preston of the Yukon, Rex was his horse and his dog was Yukon King Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MilesArcher Posted December 29, 2015 Share Posted December 29, 2015 That's correct, Lavender. He was billed as Richard Simmons at that time, but if you look for him on the internet, you better type in "Dick Simmons". His billing was changed because of that other guy. Here is a typical episode. As you can see, it was filmed in color. Lavender. it's your turn. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lavenderblue19 Posted December 30, 2015 Share Posted December 30, 2015 Thanks Miles This actor got his big break (he did appear on tv before this in small roles) on a tv show that began in the late '50's. He co-starred for many years on the show, however after the show completed it's run, he never appeared on another tv show again, even as a guest star. He did however have a very successful film career. Actor, that last tv show ?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lavenderblue19 Posted January 1, 2016 Share Posted January 1, 2016 He's legendary, well known to all generations Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarshaKatz Posted January 1, 2016 Share Posted January 1, 2016 He's legendary, well known to all generations Could it possibly be Art Carney who played Ed Norton opposite Jackie Gleason as Ralph Kramden in the immortal "The Honeymooners" which originated on The Jackie Gleason Show? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lavenderblue19 Posted January 1, 2016 Share Posted January 1, 2016 Happy, Healthy New Year. Sorry Marsha, this actor did not appear on any tv shows even as a guest after his co-starring role on the tv series. Art did and made a quite a few tv movies, this guy did not. hint- Actor also is known in another capacity in the biz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarshaKatz Posted January 1, 2016 Share Posted January 1, 2016 Happy, Healthy New Year. Sorry Marsha, this actor did not appear on any tv shows even as a guest after his co-starring role on the tv series. Art did and made a quite a few tv movies, this guy did not. hint- Actor also is known in another capacity in the biz Is the actor Clint Eastwood who co-starred in the TV series "Rawhide" and who's become one of our most well known film directors? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lavenderblue19 Posted January 1, 2016 Share Posted January 1, 2016 Is the actor Clint Eastwood who co-starred in the TV series "Rawhide" and who's become one of our most well known film directors? Yes it's Clint. After Rawhide he never appeared on any tv show even in a guest capacity. He became a legendary film actor and of course a legendary director. What a great career he has. Good work, your thread Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarshaKatz Posted January 2, 2016 Share Posted January 2, 2016 Thanks, Lavender - And Happy New Year. This western character began as the title of a 1930 novel. It then was made into a 1932 movie starring a very famous western movie star. A remake movie was made in 1939 starring a Hollywood legendary actor in the title role. In 1954 another movie remake was made starring a decorated WWII hero. It was then made into a Broadway musical starring an actor who would become a TV legend. Lastly, it was made into a short-lived TV series starring a very popular leading man of the 50's and early 60's. Name the western character which began as the title of the 1930 novel, the name of the famous western movie star in the 1932 movie of the same title, the name of the Hollywood legendary actor who starred in the 1939 movie remake with the same title, the name of the decorated WWII hero who starred in the 1954 movie remake, and the name of the actor who would become a TV legend who starred in the Broadway musical of this western novel character. Extra points for naming the actor who portrayed this western character in the short-lived TV series. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MilesArcher Posted January 2, 2016 Share Posted January 2, 2016 Lots of parts to this question. The 1932 movie is "Destry Rides Again", starring Tom Mix as Tom Destry. The 1939 movie with the same title starred James Stewart. The 1954 version was simply called "Destry", and it starred Audie Murphy. The Broadway show, "Destry Rides Again" opened in 1959 and closed in 1960. It starred Andy Griffith. The "Destry" TV series, which only ran for a few months in 1964, starred John Gavin as Harrison Destry, the son of Tom Destry. In the original 1930 novel by Max Brand, the character's name is Harrison Destry. It was changed to Tom for the first movie to accommodate Tom Mix. The "Rides Again" part of the title refers to the fact that Destry has been let out of prison. The TV series mentions that fact as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarshaKatz Posted January 2, 2016 Share Posted January 2, 2016 Lots of parts to this question. The 1932 movie is "Destry Rides Again", starring Tom Mix as Tom Destry. The 1939 movie with the same title starred James Stewart. The 1954 version was simply called "Destry", and it starred Audie Murphy. The Broadway show, "Destry Rides Again" opened in 1959 and closed in 1960. It starred Andy Griffith. The "Destry" TV series, which only ran for a few months in 1964, starred John Gavin as Harrison Destry, the son of Tom Destry. In the original 1930 novel by Max Brand, the character's name is Harrison Destry. It was changed to Tom for the first movie to accommodate Tom Mix. The "Rides Again" part of the title refers to the fact that Destry has been let out of prison. The TV series mentions that fact as well. Miles, terrific job to this multi-question. I found it so interesting that "Destry Rides Again" has had such a diversified background. On a personal note, the Broadway musical "Destry Rides Again" was my first time in a Broadway theatre. The show starring Andy Griffith and Dolores Gray and Scott Brady was an amazing experience. The greatest thing was the dancing with choreography by Michael Kidd which featured future choreographers Mark Breaux, Dedee Wood, Swen Swenson, and George Reader. I'll never forget that evening - the excitement and anticipation and then the lights grew dim and the conductor in the orchestra pit tapped his baton and then came the overture. From that moment on, I was hooked. I'll never forget that night which was the beginning of my love of musical theater and eventually plays. What a night! Happy New Year -- and it's your thread. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MilesArcher Posted January 3, 2016 Share Posted January 3, 2016 Here is something that you may not know. In the early fifties, a very popular song was a big hit for a young woman singer. Strangely, she never liked it, but she was under contract to a record company and the song was assigned to her. The song had been co-written by a Pulitzer prize winning author and playwright some years earlier. Can you name the song, the singer, and the author? If you need any clues, just ask. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarshaKatz Posted January 3, 2016 Share Posted January 3, 2016 Here is something that you may not know. In the early fifties, a very popular song was a big hit for a young woman singer. Strangely, she never liked it, but she was under contract to a record company and the song was assigned to her. The song had been co-written by a Pulitzer prize winning author and playwright some years earlier. Can you name the song, the singer, and the author? If you need any clues, just ask. Is the song Come On-a My House sung by Rosemary Clooney and co-written by William Saroyan? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MilesArcher Posted January 3, 2016 Share Posted January 3, 2016 Marsha, what took you so long? Yes, in 1939 William Saroyan had a play on Broadway called "The Time Of Your Life". After the New York run ended, the play went on tour. While riding through New Mexico on the tour's bus, Saroyan and his young cousin, who was a cast member in the show, wrote a song. They were both Armenian-Americans and the song was based on Armenian folk music and the custom of inviting friends into one's home and sharing fruit and nuts with them. They even recorded the song, with Saroyan doing a narrative and the cousin singing, but the song went nowhere. The song resurfaced in 1950 in an off-Broadway show called "The Son". That show did not last long, but the song was heard by a record producer who thought that it would be a cute novelty song. Rosemary Clooney was assigned the song, and despite not liking it, she was under contract and had to sing it. It became number one on the charts for about two full months in 1951. By the way, the cousin's name was Ross Bagdasarian. He later changed it to David Seville when he had a hit song called "The Chipmunk Song". Rosemary Clooney sings the song in a 1953 movie called "The Stars Are Singing". Here is the song. Ross Bagdasarian is the bandleader. In the forties, Saroyan wrote a novel called "The Human Comedy". It was turned into a movie starring Mickey Rooney and Fay Bainter. Years later, the story was turned into a musical. In 2006, I saw a production of the musical in Pittsfield, Massachusetts. The part of the mother was played by Debby Boone, the daughter-in-law of Rosemary Clooney. Here is Rosemary's version of the song from 1981: The grandchild that she refers to at the end is Debby Boone's first baby. OK, Marsha, you're next. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarshaKatz Posted January 4, 2016 Share Posted January 4, 2016 Miles, what an encyclopedia of knowledge you are. I'm a big Rosemary Clooney fan and knew that she intensely disliked the recording "Come On-a My House" and never dreamed it would become the big hit that it did, but was committed under her contract to record the song. I never knew about William Saroyan's co-writing of the song, so when I knew that the song was "Come On-a My House" recorded by Rosie, I had to google the background to get the playwright co-writer William Saroyan. I truly love this because I'm learning so much from people who know so much and I'm having a terrific time. I'm keeping this thread open. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terrence1 Posted January 4, 2016 Share Posted January 4, 2016 A little bit more trivia concerning this song. It's true that Rosemary hated the song, but was pressured by Mitch Miller to record it. In fact, he even threatened to tear up her contract with Columbia Records if she refused. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MilesArcher Posted January 5, 2016 Share Posted January 5, 2016 Thank you. If you watched my second video clip, Rosemary tells that story. Now, two contemporaries of Rosemary Clooney, a man and a woman, were very popular singers in the fifties. They acted together in a movie, which was the first movie for the man and the only movie for the woman. As you can imagine, it was a musical. Can you name the two singers, as well as the movie that they appeared in together? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarshaKatz Posted January 5, 2016 Share Posted January 5, 2016 Thank you. If you watched my second video clip, Rosemary tells that story. Now, two contemporaries of Rosemary Clooney, a man and a woman, were very popular singers in the fifties. They acted together in a movie, which was the first movie for the man and the only movie for the woman. As you can imagine, it was a musical. Can you name the two singers, as well as the movie that they appeared in together? Are the two singers Guy Mitchell and Teresa Brewer in the movie "Those Redheads From Seattle"? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MilesArcher Posted January 5, 2016 Share Posted January 5, 2016 That's correct, Marsha. They were two of the most popular singers in the pre-rock and roll fifties. Here they are in a clip from the movie. It was Teresa Brewer's one and only movie. Guy Mitchell did a few more, but his film career never really took off. Good work, Marsha. Now it's your turn. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarshaKatz Posted January 5, 2016 Share Posted January 5, 2016 Thanks, Miles This musical film has a cast of actors none of which are known as singers. However, one of the cast members is the younger sister of a very famous female singer of popular songs and the daughter of one of the great composers of popular songs. Name the movie, name the younger sister, name the older sister who is the famous singer of popular songs, and name their great composer father. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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