by David Krell | Jun 24, 2013 | David Krell
To be a Brooklyn Dodgers fan in the 1950s was to realize that Brooklyn is a heritage thing, rooted firmly in the cornerstone of family. Throughout the borough, several generations of a family lived in the same neighborhood. In some cases, they lived in the same...
by David Krell | Apr 30, 2013 | David Krell
Carl Reiner created The Dick Van Dyke Show as a parallel to his own life as a television comedy writer. Indeed, Reiner initially played the main character, Robert Petrie, in a failed television pilot. CBS rejected the pilot, Head of the Family, but aired it as part...
by David Krell | Apr 23, 2013 | David Krell
Honey West only lasted the 1965-66 season on ABC, but it proved that a sexy, sassy, smart woman can be just as good a private detective as the guys from 77 Sunset Strip, Surfside Six, or Bourbon Street Beat. A spinoff, Honey West began with Anne Francis playing the...
by David Krell | Mar 9, 2013 | David Krell
Mandy Patinkin shared his passion for Lionel Trains on an episode of Chicago Hope. As Dr. Jeffrey Geiger, Patinkin brought his hobby to millions of viewers. In an interview on Late Late Show with Tom Snyder in the late 1990s, Patinkin talks extensively about Lionel...
by David Krell | Mar 3, 2013 | David Krell
Seductive songs. Soft sounds. Sex symbol. Sinatra. No, not that one! Nancy Sinatra. Any discussion of Nancy Sinatra logically begins with the song turned anthem for the women’s lib set. Undeniably, Nancy Sinatra secured her place in popular culture with her...
