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I represent the first generation whom, when we were born, the television was now a permanent fixture in our homes. When I was born people had breakfast with Barbara Walters, dinner with Walter Cronkite, and slept with Johnny Carson.
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Soupy Sales
Soupy Sales (born Milton Supman, January 8, 1926) was best known for his long-running local and network children's television show, Lunch with Soupy Sales (and was later known as The Soupy Sales Show); a series of comedy sketches frequently ending wi...
A Poem by Henry Gibson
Flowers (Flowers have always been the motivating force of my life)They are not all flower children, All those that use the name. A lot are just imposters, Playin' at the game. Beware (beware), Beware (beware) Of artificial flowers, They may be nice t...
Mary Travers
Singer-songwriter Mary Allin Travers is best known as a member of the folk group Peter, Paul and Mary, along with Peter Yarrow and Noel "Paul" Stookey. Peter, Paul and Mary was one of the most successful folk-singing groups of the 1960s. Almost uniqu...
Larry Gelbart
Larry Gelbart died at his Beverly Hills home this morning after a long battle with cancer, he was 81. Gelbart was born in Chicago to Jewish immigrants Harry Gelbart ("a barber since his half of a childhood in Latvia") and Frieda Sturner, who hailed f...
Don Hewitt
Don Hewitt, the creator of 60 Minutes, died of pancreatic cancer.Hewitt started working at the photo agency Acme Telepictures. Soon he received a lucrative offer at the CBS television network, which was seeking someone who had "picture experience" to...
Walter Cronkite
I represent the first generation whom, when we were born, the television was now a permanent fixture in our homes. When I was born people had breakfast with Barbara Walters, dinner with Walter Cronkite, and slept with Johnny Carson.Tony Figueroa He b...
Karl Malden
Karl Malden (born Mladen George Sekulovich, March 22, 1912) was an Academy Award winning American actor featured in the Marlon Brando films such A Streetcar Named Desire, On the Waterfront and One-Eyed Jacks. He was also featured as General Omar Brad...
Your Mental Sorbet: Ed McMahon tipsy.
Here is another "Mental Sorbet" that we could use to momentarily forget about those things that leave a bad taste in our mouths.Johnny explains this clip on an anniversary show.Ed was a regular guy, a class act and was able to laugh at himself.I am s...
Michael Jackson
Wow, twice in one day.The blog is called CHILD OF TELEVISION, as a child my mother worked for Motown during it's golden age and there were many larger than life figures that were part of my day to day life. The Jackson 5ive were a part of that time. ...
Farrah Fawcett 1947 – 2009
There comes a time in a young man's life when you hang your first poster of a pretty girl. My first was was Farrah Fawcett. I had the T-Shirt too.God gave women intuition and femininity. Used properly, the combination easily jumbles the brain of any ...
Ed McMahon More than just a Sidekick.
At a time when most men begin their retirement, Ed McMahon was still on The Tonight Show staring Johnny Carson, Hosting TV's Bloopers and Practical Jokes (with Dick Clark), Hosting Star Search, appearing with Jerry Lewis for his annual Muscular Dystr...
This week in Television History:June 09 PART II
Forgive me Trekkers I did not include June 3, 1969 when the final episode of Star Trek airedTurnabout Intruder is a third season, as well as the final first-run episode of Star Trek: The Original Series. It is episode #79, production #79, written by ...
Your Mental Sorbet: Barney Miller "Jack Soo Retrospective"
Here is another "Mental Sorbet" that we could use to momentarily forget about those things that leave a bad taste in our mouths.This was a celebration of the life of Jack Soo.Jack Soo, a Retrospective (Season 5, Episode 24 - Original Air Date—17 Ma...
David Carradine
David Carradine best known for his work on the TV Series Kung Fu and more recently in the movie Kill Bill was found dead in his room at the Park Nai Lert Hotel in Junfan Mulay, Bangkok, Thailand. The initial police investigation indicated that Carrad...
Dom DeLuise
Actor-director-producer-chef Dom DeLuise died died peacefully in his sleep at the age of 75. The Golden Globe nominated star was well known for his roles in several Mel Brooks' classics, such as Blazing Saddles, Spaceballs and Robin Hood: Men in Tig...
Bea Arthur
Beatrice Arthur died of cancer at her Los Angeles home with her family at her side, family. She was 86. Arthur was born Bernice Frankel in New York City in 1922. At 12 she had grown to full height, and she dreamed of being a petite blond movie star ...
Your Mental Sorbet: Sonny and Cher singing "I got you Babe" on Letteman
Here is another "Mental Sorbet" that we could use to momentarily forget about those things that leave a bad taste in our mouths.Sonny and Cher performed this one last time when they appeared on Late Night with David Letterman in 1987.It's always impo...
Irving R. Levine
Mr.Levine was a presence at NBC since 1950 when he began covering the Korean War until his retirement in 1995. After joining NBC, he covered assignments from Korea, Moscow and Vietnam to Algeria, Poland and South Africa. As NBC correspondent in the S...
Your Mental Sorbet: Letterman apologises to Bill Hicks' mom (January 30, 2009)
Here is another "Mental Sorbet" that we could use to momentarily forget about those things that leave a bad taste in our mouths.Rest in peace BillStay TunedTony Figueroa ...
Again these things happen in 3s
TV lost three stars in a very short time span.Don Galloway, the actor best known as Det. Sgt. Ed Brown (the primary sidekick of Raymond Burr) on the TV series Ironside, but also appeared in such films as The Big Chill and The Rare Breed has died. He ...
Eartha Kitt
She was perhaps best known her 1953 Christmas song "Santa Baby" and for her role as Catwoman in the 1960s Batman TV series, and for .Eartha Kitt started her career as a member of the Katherine Dunham Company and made her film debut with them in Casba...
Majel Barrett-Roddenberry "The First Lady of 'Trek'"
Actress Majel Barrett-Roddenberry, wife of Star Trek creator Gene Roddenberry died in her home in Bel-Air at the age of 76.Majel Barrett-Roddenberry was associated with Star Trek from the beginning. In the first TV pilot, she played the role of the f...
Robert Prosky
Robert Prosky, the actor best known as Sgt. Stan Jablonski on on the TV crime drama Hill Street Blues, has died of complications from a heart procedure at the age of 77. He stepped on the role the desk sergeant in Hill Street Blues after the death of...
Paul Benedict
I will always remember Paul Benedict as the Mad Painter on Sesame Street. Look for Stockard Channing.But Paul Benedict will best be known as the actor who played the wacky English neighbor Harry Bentley on the sitcom The Jeffersons, Mr. Benedict died...
Edie Adams
Edie Adams, the actress and singer and wife of comedian Ernie Kovacs, has died at the age of 81 from pneumonia and cancer. Ms. Adams won a Tony Award for playing Daisy Mae on Broadway in Li'l Abner.She was born Elizabeth Edith Enke in 1927 in Kingsto...
9/11: Seven Years Later
Bernie Mac
The rumors of the of death of Bernard Jeffrey (Bernie Mac) are sadly not exaggerated.“I'm an ordinary guy with an extraordinary job.”Bernie MacI just wanted write a few things about this comedic icon. I admired Bernie Mac as a comedian and I foun...
George Carlin Class Clown-Class Act.
When I was talking to Dave White on his radio show, Talking Television With Dave White, we discussed how I have written a large amount of obituaries lately. Sadly, once again I'm honoring a true pioneer who has left us way too soon and at a time when...
Tim Russert 1950 - 2008
Tim Russert, NBC News’ Washington bureau chief and the moderator of Meet the Press, died today. He was 58.Russert was best known as host of Meet the Press, which he took over in December 1991, and he was also a vice president of NBC News and head ...
Harvey Korman
I am truly shocked. Earlier this week we lost Dick Martin and now I just learned about the death of Harvey Korman. He was 81. Harvey Korman was a truly special talent. He could be the comic relief on an episode of The Munsters and the play straight m...
