We’d Like To Welcome You To Munchkinland!
This month marks the 75th Anniversary of the release of ‘The Wizard Of Oz’. This is a long shot of the Munchkinland set, the most intricate of the many huge sets used in the production. Enjoy and share!
‘NBC News Overnight’…The Final Minutes & More In Two Video Clips Many have called this “the best written, best executed news program ever produced”. I agree…I watched it every night. Before I get too far along, at the link above, Linda Ellerbee talks about ‘Overnight’ in the same style that endeared her to so many. […]
Ralph Levy: Director Extraordinaire Ralph Levy, TV pioneer and two-time Emmy winning director, is remembered by TV historians as the man who directed the original ‘I Love Lucy’ pilot in March, 1951 — which made his passing on the date of Lucy’s 50th Anniversary all the more poignant. Born into a family of Philadelphia lawyers, […]
ABC Hollywood & Vine Studio History Update…Firm Date Located At the link below is my original story from November 19th in which I speculated on the date ABC took it over, but thanks to Steve Dichter, we now have a firm date. This clipping is from the July 4, 1949 issue of Broadcasting – Telecasting […]
70 Years Ago Today…Dominick George Pardo Joined NBC Radio David Schwartz, one of television’s top historians, has put together an exceptional – one of a kind timeline of Dan Pardo’s career at NBC. He was kind enough to share it with us. With thanks to David, here is one of the most impressive collection of […]
I wish the photo was bigger . . . and in color.
Beautiful
I had the pleasure of setting at a dinner table with the two Munchicans, Jane Powell, Katherine Grayson, Ralph Bellamie and film editor Richard Currier. At the Hilton Hotel LA. OPPS, pardon my spelling. I have photos by the way!