Did You Know? Lorne Green & Michael Landon
Lorne Green: He is the original inventor of the count-down clock and his patent was the source of some of his personal wealth. He founded Toronto’s Academy of Radio Arts and was commemorated on a stamp in Canada. He was invited to play Ben Cartwright after a well-received performance as Big Brother in a CBS production of ‘1984’ on ‘Studio One in Hollywood’.
Michael Landon: He and Johnny Carson were best friends. In 1954, he was the top high school javelin thrower and set records as USC, Los Angeles. He lost the starring role of Dobie Gillis to Dwayne Hickman in a close decision, but beat Robert Blake and Robert Fuller in the competition for the role of Little Joe.
Interesting.
At the Canadian Museum of Technology in Ottawa there is a recording of oldest extant Canadian newscast. Lorne Green is the anchor.
very interesting
2 of the Best!I remember in the early 80’s,being on a plane i believe from Arizona to California and Lorne Greene and his wife were on the same plane.I was only around 12 at the time and i really wanted to say hi but didnt want to bother him. 🙂
“Role” of Little Joe, not “roll”… Just sayin…great article!
I’m glad Robert Blake didn’t get the job
My understanding is that Mr Green was one of the main newscasters/reporters for the CBC during the second world war. With his Shakespearean trained voice he was known as “The Voice of Doom”