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Author: Adam H. KermanAdam H. Kerman Date: Mar 19, 2008 01:47
Ivan Dixon, best known from the ensemble cast of "Hogan's Heroes", has
died. A busy actor throughout the 1960's, he became a hard-working television
director during the '70's and until the early '90's, making only a
handful of television appearance during this period. From his IMDb
credits, he's been retired from television since 1993.
He directed several episodes of Nichols, then nine episodes of "The
Rockford Files", and a few episodes of "Bret Maverick". Most of his
television directing credits seem to be of Universal television shows,
including numerous shows associated with Stephen Cannell and Glen
Larson, the usual Universal television producers and show runners.
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Author: bcnmasonbcnmason Date: Mar 20, 2008 16:49
Seems like Ivan enjoyed directing just as much as he enjoyed acting.
Perhaps more. I was quite surprised to see the list of his directing
achievements. Quite the range there.
As far as Rockford goes, kudos for directing "The Battle of Canoga Park"
and "Kill the Messenger". Two episodes I really enjoy.
Thanks for posting the news, Adam.
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Author: William RWilliam R Date: Mar 20, 2008 21:30
Hi Brian,
"Battle of CP" hits home, because that is the part of LA where I grew up.
The tract house we lived in was on what was once Lou Costello's ranch. Just
up north in Chatsworth is where Lucy and Desi had a ranch. And up in the
hills where all those explosions occurred, is where most of the cattle
driving scenes in Rawhide (the best TV theme song of all time) were filmed.
obtw: In all the years living there, I never once encountered a woman with a
grenade in her hairnet.
Regards,
William R.
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Author: bcnmasonbcnmason Date: Mar 21, 2008 08:41
William, then I gather you never noticed a dude driving around there in a
white pick-up loaded with dynamite either.
Interesting tid-bit on the location. I wonder how much of it has changed,
if anything over the decades?
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Author: AlbertClarksonAlbertClarkson Date: Mar 21, 2008 20:05
William,
Your mentioning of Lou Costello reminded me of a story Erroll Flynn tells
in his autobio of the time Costello asked Flynn to get him a copy of
"Robin Hood" for Costello to show at a kid's birthday party. Naturally you
always think of Costello as the funny man. Flynn gave him a copy with a
porno film spliced in shortly after the credits. Flynn says that later
Costello actually was out driving around looking for him.
A.C.
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Author: bcnmasonbcnmason Date: Mar 22, 2008 09:25
Albert, that's priceless. But I must admit, considering the bash was for
kids, I too would have been driving around looking for Errol afterward.
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Author: William RWilliam R Date: Mar 22, 2008 10:58
Hi AC:
Some Variety reporter once asked Erroll Flynn, "What did you do with all
that money you made in Hollywood?"
Erroll replied, "Most of it I spent on wine, women, and song. The rest of
it I just wasted."
William R.
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Author: AlbertClarksonAlbertClarkson Date: Mar 23, 2008 07:06
On Mar 22, 10:58�am, "William R" cox.net> wrote:> Hi AC:
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> Some Variety reporter once asked Erroll Flynn, "What did you do with all
> that money you made in Hollywood?"
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> Erroll replied, "Most of it I spent on wine, women, and song. �The rest of
> it I just wasted."
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> William R.
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> "AlbertClarkson" aol.com> wrote in message
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> news:8291a4c212a7f97cdae270ce9723f847@localhost.talkabouttelevision.com...
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>>> William,
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>> Your mentioning of Lou Costello reminded me of a story Erroll Flynn tells ...
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Author: Shane GlasemanShane Glaseman Date: Mar 23, 2008 21:16
> William, then I gather you never noticed a dude driving around there in a
> white pick-up loaded with dynamite either.
>
> Interesting tid-bit on the location. I wonder how much of it has changed,
> if anything over the decades?
>
I'm afraid that entire area has fallen prey to development -- for those of
us who grew up there (I could ride my bike for 5 minutes and reach the area
that "The Battle of Canoga Park" was filmed in), it's overdeveloped. There
were acres of undeveloped scrub land there to explore and fool around it.
It's all tract housing now (albeit very expensive tract housing). There's a
nice little park there that I take my daughters to that's in the shadow of a
well-known foothill area (Castle Peak)
-- they love that park, but all I can
think of while we're there is what it *used* to look like.
I still live less than 10 minutes from there by car.
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Author: regulargrindregulargrind Date: Mar 24, 2008 07:55
On Mar 19, 3:47�am, "Adam H. Kerman" chinet.com> wrote:> Ivan Dixon, best known from the ensemble cast of "Hogan's Heroes", has
> died. A busy actor throughout the 1960's, he became a hard-working television
> director during the '70's and until the early '90's, making only a
> handful of television appearance during this period. From his IMDb
> credits, he's been retired from television since 1993.
>
> He directed several episodes of Nichols, then nine episodes of "The
> Rockford Files", and a few episodes of "Bret Maverick". Most of his
> television directing credits seem to be of Universal television shows,
> including numerous shows associated with Stephen Cannell and Glen
> Larson, the usual Universal television producers and show runners.
Good. That's one less fat negro using up resources.
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