TV WESTERNS – PT12.

TV WESTERNS – PT12.

January 16, 2021 Alan Royle 5

  F TROOP (1965-7) 65 EPISODES                                                                                                  The now iconic western comedy series F Troop (1965-7) has achieved a status not unlike that of the original Star Trek series that ran from 1966 -9. Both series were short-lived back in the sixties, but gained cult status decades later. It […]

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MOVIE TRIVIA – PT 32.

July 11, 2018 Alan Royle 5

Errol Flynn Errol Flynn tried everything to get into uniform during World War Two, but he was simply not a well man. He had a heart condition, tuberculosis and malaria. He even suffered from a severe back problem that precluded him from carrying anything remotely heavy for any length of […]

Keeping it in the Family – PT 3.

October 18, 2017 Alan Royle 0

DOUGLAS FAIRBANKS SR (1883 – 1939) – Born in Denver, Colorado. Acting credits: 51. He and his wife, Mary Pickford, became the most famous celebrity couple in the world in the 1920s.   HIS SON                                              DOUGLAS FAIRBANKS JR (1909 – 2000) – Born in New York City, New York. […]

Old TV Shows – more trivia.

November 23, 2015 admin 0

  Leonard Nimoy, the future Mr. Spock in the Star Trek series, served a stint in the US Army where he reached the rank of sergeant. In 1955 he suggested to an old army buddy named Ken Berry that he go to California and try to make it as a […]