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checking your
with Jerry .Appleton
I read somewhere that the 74-75 television season.
Frank Converse of 'Movin' Since both Garner and his
current NBC-TV adventure
On' was born in Canada . • • is series, `The Rockford Files',
that true? Where have I seen are personal favorites of ours,
him before this tv show? -L-as well, here's a second look!
H.F., Winnipeg, Man. James Scott Bumgarner (his
Actor ,Frank Converse, the real name), part German,
young 'free -thinking � trucker
Will Chandler in NBC's part Cherokee Indian, was
born April 7, 1928, in Norman,
'Morin' On', has appeared in pklahoma. He joined the
several Canadian productions Merchant Marines at 16 and
in the past, including Gordon earned his high school
Pinsent's award winning film diplomat while a seaman,
'The Rowdyman'. But the fact returned to his dad's carpet
remains drank Converse was
born in St. Louis, Missouri,
. and raised in, Philadelphia.
The- 6'2" actor earned himself
a drama degree from Car-
negie Tech and has a long list
of Shakespeareana Ons
credit. He performed
Broadway and in road com-
panies long before tackling
television. During the summer
of '67,- Frank got his first big
break in television when he
was cast in the `Coronet Blue'
series. That very same fall
saw him co-starring with
Robert Hooks and veteran
Jack Warden in the remake of
`N y P.D.'. The weekly half-
hour police drama series ran
but two seasonq but
nonetheless the role of Det,.. Warner Bros. The following an
Johnny Corso established number of years were devoted ABC placed the series op -
de films star., - ade films with posite CBS's highly rated 'The
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business in Los Angeles and More than a possibility! The Valerie Harper's `Rhoda'
then became his native state's show could very well have series is filmed in front of a
first . draftee during the announced the show's status live studio audience in CBS's
Korean. conflict. In 1952, a for the 75-76 season by the Los Angeles CsBtudios. TV, Write:
s ho w b i z aqua int a n c e , time this goes .to print. The 'Rhoda', Angeles,
0
producer Paul Gregory, Neil Simon story -line was Beverly Blvd.,
talked him into a non -speaking presented on the Broadway California.
stage in the early sixties. Jack
part in the stage production of
`The Caine Mutiny Court- Lemmon (Felix) 'and Walter
Martial'. Within three years, Matthau (Oscar) re-created
Garner was the focus of a new their famous roles for the 1968
breed of television western movie. In 1969, television
heroes - `Maverick'. In his producers Gary Marshall and
first year he earned $500 per . Jerry Belson bought the rights
week and ended the series at to 'The Odd Coupl'. The
$1,200, decent money for a situation comedy premiered
newcomer but not so for one of in the fall of '70
Randall perfect
rf ect
the most sought after young casting an as
actors of his day! By i960, Felix -and Jack Klug_
man
`Maverick' Garner had Oscar Madison. 'The Odd
sued and won his release from Couph season
•nding the goie' is into its ngtdifficult!
Converse as a to tet Hollywood m
Frank, his Wife "Carol and a second try at a television Waltons' and caused its quick
Celia 14, live in New York 15,.series in 1971 with the short- decline to the bottom rungs of
their two children, Allan,,lived `Nichols' concept. Roy the ratings ladder. Rumors
City. Huggins (creator of have it that both Randall and
`Maverick', (Toma) and 'The Klugman have secretly
I'm sure I speak for many Fugitive') originated the wished themselves out of the
other James Garner fans Rockford character , series a season ,or two back
when I say you have for• too..•.•'.•.,.••' vival of Bret but had a great deal to gain
sorno l4l 'A ,g� � ,�,�,,.,o . ,re ,, .., ,,•... run. And.. five.
long ignored talking about the Maverick. `The Rockl`ord from a laig ,run!
actor . . . I've been reading Files' remains in the top years is a long
your column for a long time twenty -
James Scott Approximately 130 episodes
but never a word about him! Bumgarner is once again a have been filmed to date - a
—Miss N.W•, Montreal, Que. winner! nice round figure for syn-
., Many thanks for your dication purposes!
Is it true that they will Is it possible to get from you
qui
devotion to the column but in cancel the' best show on TVA the address of television stars'
for defense, and out Jomfear Couple' could go on Harper of
for life and limbs, James 'Thefore Odd Ottawa, such as Vall�erlle� Edmonton,
Garner was the subject of an forever! Mrs.. IL.'F.,..., t,Rhoda'?
indept reply to a query from a Ont, Alta.
Kingston, Ont. reader early in
Los
+ Patrick MacNee, John
Steed to Diana Rigg's Emma
Peel in the British -made
adventure series 'The
Avengers', has been signed by
Columbia Pictures for the
ABC TV -movie -pilot 'Matt 0
Helm'. Already cast in the
lead role is Tony Franciosa
(late of 'The Name of the
Game') . The series_droncePtis
based on the Donald Hamilton
character portrayed on a
number of occasions in
theatrical movies by none
other than Dean Martin.
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