Word: spangler
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...show was conceived by Co-Producer Doug Schustek, and he was so sure of success that a pilot was never shot. All Namath did was an eight-minute presentation film, trading unrehearsed gags with the program's second banana, Writer Dick Schaap (TIME, Sept. 19). Executive Producer Larry Spangler claims that within 24 hours after putting the show on the market, he had signed up sponsor Bristol-Myers and peddled a 15-week package to 38 U.S. TV stations. Seven have been added since; a non-network syndication show has rarely, if ever, caught on so fast...
Died. Robert Taylor, 57, one of the handsomest and most durable of Hollywood's leading men; of lung cancer; in Santa Monica, Calif. Born Spangler Arlington Brugh, Taylor broke into movies in 1934 and within three years had appeared in 15 features; his fans flocked to see him in such films as Waterloo Bridge, Bataan and Quo Vadis. In later years, Taylor won critical as well as popular acclaim for such workmanlike stints as the mental patient in 1947's High Wall. As Longtime Friend Ronald Reagan said in his eulogy: "He was more than a pretty...
Senior Doug Hardin will lead the Crimson. But who will finish after the bearded captain is unsure. Sophomores Dave Pottetti and Tom Spangler have been impressive through early season practices, and Coach Bill McCurdy has a number of lettermen back, including senior Tim McLoone and juniors Ray Shaw and John Heyburn...
...wireless, fully portable phone. "It's there when I need it," explains Elkins, who believes that it will come in particularly handy when he is driving rented cars or is on location for movies. "The phone is a serious business weapon for me," adds TV Program Packager Larry Spangler, who carries his briefcase phone everywhere, was glad that he did so recently when he received a long-distance call on an outdoor paddle-tennis court confirming an urgent appointment...
...freshman meet, Harvard's Dave Pottetti will seek to finish the regular season undefeated, with the help of rapidly improving Tom Spangler, the Yardlings have lost only once--to Northeasthern--and they avenged that defeat in their GBC victory Tuesday...