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Earl Henry Hamner Jr. (July 10, 1923 – March 24, 2016) was an American television writer and producer ... Fifty Roads to Town (1953) Spencer's Mountain (1961)
Fifty Roads to Town is a 1937 American romantic comedy film directed by Norman Taurog and starring Don Ameche and Ann Sothern. The film is based on a book of the same name by author Frederick Nebel. This is the third novel Nebel wrote. [1]
Palm Springs Weekend is a 1963 Warner Bros. bedroom comedy film directed by Norman Taurog. [2] It has elements of the beach party genre (AIP's Beach Party became a smash hit in July, while Warner Bros. was still putting this film together [3]) and has been called "a sort of Westernized version of Where the Boys Are" by Billboard magazine. [4]
Authors who contributed stories include Twilight Zone veterans Earl Hamner Jr., Alan Brennert, William F. Wu, and Rod Serling. Reviewers listed some of the better stories as being Kelley Armstrong's "A Haunted House of Her Own", Alan Brennert's "Puowaina" and Mike Resnick and Lezli Robyn's "Benchwarmer".
Earl Hamner, Jack Harvey, and Howard Snyder were three of the writers. Stanley and Irving Taylor wrote the theme song. [3] The show was broadcast from 8:30 to 9 p.m. Eastern Time on Saturdays. [5] Sponsors included Camel cigarettes, Metrecal, and U. S. Royal tires. [3]
In 1974–1975, Cox starred in the short-lived family-oriented series entitled Apple's Way, created by Earl Hamner, creator of The Waltons. He also appeared as Mr. Webb in a television production of Our Town. In 1977, he appeared in the episode "Devil Pack" from the series Quinn Martin's Tales of the Unexpected.
James Earl Jones never intended to live in Pawling, N.Y. — where he had a house for 50 years and died this week.. The acclaimed actor died at age 93 on Monday, August 9, at his home in the small ...
In 1936, he wrote the novel Fifty Roads to Town. The New York Times wrote,"This is a first rate, virile piece of story-telling. It moves dramatically but in a restrained and effective manner toward its ultimate goal." [10] It was adapted into a comedy film of the same name starring Don Ameche in 1937. [7]