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HomeMy WebLinkAboutClinton News-Record, 1975-05-01, Page 20PAGE 2 checking your with Jerry .Appleton James Franciscus is always season, CBS cast Falk in 'The one •of my all-time favourites Trials of O'Brien' as a fast- ... when will he return to TV? talking con man New York —Mrs. J.H., Ottawa, Ont. City lawyer. Joanna Barnes, Elaine Strich and David Burns Actor James Franciscus is a were series regulars in the (2episodes to be ort - product of television havinglived scored his greatest triumphs precise). on the small. screen. Born in Clayton, Mo., in 1934, If I wanted to get in touch .Fran- with Tony Orlando how would University. He has aFP viscus was educated ate sed I go about it? — Anne F., Winnipeg, Man. in several theatrical movies ,s most popular including `Youngblood • One of today Hawke' (1954), 'Marooned' groups, -Tony Orlando Peck, singing gr kips David(1with Gregory i and Dawn (Telma Hop Raymond Massey became Dr. make a go of a "mixed" Janssen and Richard and Joyce Vincent Wilson) Gillespie). The became marriage. The half-hour PlanetCr anand `Beneath the first headlined a CBS 4 -week GilI is the fact that both series situation comedy was can - Star of the Apes' olden summer series last year. status for the golden- was such that the, debuted during the very same celled by network executives Star tennis player Response week in 1961 -five days apart. as it sat fourth place in the haired amateur through' four trio was signed as the first The two medical shows also ratings. The two stars came mainly City' . mid-season replacements and ehded their dun as the same married off the s agents foeen r television `Mr. NNak' 163 -made their bow as network moment - 1966! So the recently became p 65), 'Lo, `Mr. Novak' (1 and regulars Dec. 4, 1974. The sheet' (1971) and joined forces in 1970 and argument is a draw - both the first time while David was Long groupwrong! on set filming a `McMillan & eptly the 'Doc Elliot' have since sold over 22 million Wife' segment. u �n their Is it true that the two stars of 'Bridget Loves Bernie' eventually go d? — W .H., London, Ont. TV SIGNAL Supplement to: The Kincardine News — 396-2963 The Clinton News -Record — 4824443 The Goderich Signal -Star — 5244331 Program listings in TV Siglnmal stations eup to press time. on the latest in- formation received from GODERICH — CLINTON KINCARDINE 2 --. WJBK - DETROIT CABLE 3 — SEE 6 4 -- WWJ - DETROIT 5 — WNEM BAY CITY 6 — GLOBAL 7 —. WXYZ - DETROIT 8 CKNX WINGHAM 9 — CKLW - WINDSOR' 10 — CFPL - LONDON 11 — CHCH - HAMILTON CABLE 12 — LOCAL - GODERICH-a CLINTON 13 CKCO - KITCHENER 2 — SEE 13 CABLE 3 — LOCAL - KINCARDINE 5 — WNEM - BAY CITY 6 GLOBAL 8 — CKNX - _WINGHAM 10 — CFPL - LONDON 11 — CHCH - HAMILTON 13 — CKCO - KITCHENER A Signal Publication re.. series. James Franciscus wisely cultivated two separate roles in the entertainment business - James Franciscus the actor and James Fran- ciscus, producer. He is co- owner of Omnibus . Produc- tions, responsible for a number of much acclaimed tv specials - `Heidi', 'David Copperfield' and 'Jane Eyer'. Franciscus the actor should be back to a weekly television series within a season or two. I'm sure. Lremember Peter Falk of the policeman show or playing something in another series years ago - right or wrong? Right and wrong! The rumpled and raffish actor, Peter talk, has been por- traying the rumpled and . raffish police Lt.. Colurnbo on NBC's `Mystery, Movie.' since the fall of '71. The Ossining, N.Y. native (a three letter "high school athlete) did indeed -appear in an earlier television series - but not thea 1965-66plice officer! During records incl di g biggest hit and theme song - "Tie a Yellow Ribbon 'Rotind the Ole Oak Tree". Write: 'Tony Orlando and Dawn', CBS -TV, Television City, 800 Beverly Blvd., Los Angeles, Calif. 90036. We are having an argument ... I say the `Dr. Kildare' show was on TV before 'Ben Casey' my husband says `Casey' was first? — Mrs. J. T. S., Edmonton, Alta. Interesting story surrounds two of television's most popular doctors. Vincent Edwards starred as the surly County General Hospital chief resident 'Ben Casey' with Sam Jaffe cast as his superior Dr. Zorba. Tv's 'Dr. Kildare', based on the MGM films starring first Lew. Ayers and later Van Johnson as the with Lionel young doctor Barrymore as Dr. Gillespie, featured a young' relative newcomer named Richard Chamberlain (Canada's own True! `Bridget Loves Bernie' was developed for CBS' 1972-73 season by veteran television producer Douglas S. Cramer. The series starred Meredith Baxter and David Birney as a young couple trying desperately to Q: Is the new Warren Beatty movie, where he plays a hairdresser, based on the life of Barbra Streisand's beau, Jon Peters? - P.P., Las Vegas, Nev. ..A: No, Warren conceived the idea long before Jon Peters made his mark on the Hollywood scene. The Beatty film, "Shampoo," is set in 1968. Everything you'd expect rind then some. •• Come in and find out why . Inglis appliances are available at ' NDFFMEYER Goderich • MAIII,M ellFLTI/IS 524- 7861 LTD.