TO HAL BATES FROM CAROL TEITEL

"To Hal - U had a happy night! Love - Carol Teitel"


From the New York Times:

Carol Teitel, 62, Dies; Veteran Stage Actress

Published: July 29, 1986

Carol Teitel, an actress who made many stage appearances both on and Off Broadway, died Sunday at the Cooper Hospital in Camden, N.J., of complications following an automobile accident on April 23 in Pensacola, Fla. She was 62 years old and lived in Manhattan. 

Mrs. Teitel appeared as a featured player in ''The Country Wife,'' ''The Entertainer,'' ''All Over Town,'' ''A Flea in Her Ear,'' ''Fallen Angels,'' ''Misalliance'' and in the Broadway production of ''Hamlet,'' starring Richard Burton. She won two Obie awards, for her work in ''Under Milkwood'' and ''The Country Scandal.'' She appeared in several plays written by her husband, Nathan Teitel, including ''The Keymaker,'' ''Figures in the Sand'' and ''Duet.''

In 1984, she appeared at England's Nottingham Playhouse as Mary Tyrone in ''Long Day's Journey Into Night'' and as Dolly Levi in ''The Matchmaker.'' She was a founding member of San Francisco's American Conservatory Theater, and appeared regularly at the Williamstown Festival. Most recently, she spent a year in the California production of ''La Cage aux Folles,'' and appeared last season in Beaumarchais's ''Marriage of Figaro'' at the Circle in the Square. Mrs. Teitel made numerous radio and television appearances.

TO HAL BATES FROM JORGE MESTER

"10/15/84 / Hal - It was fun to speak with you. Thanks, for a great interview! Jorge Mester"

Jorge Mester (born April 10, 1935, Mexico City) is a Mexican conductor of Hungarian ancestry.

He studied conducting with Jean Morel at the Juilliard School in New York, and worked with Leonard Bernstein at the Berkshire Music Center and with Albert Wolff. In 1955 he made his debut with the National Symphony Orchestra of Mexico and in 1960 made his opera debut with Salome at the Spoleto Festival in Italy.

Mester became music director of the Louisville Orchestra in 1967 and served in the post until 1979. In this time he gave over 200 world premieres of works commissioned by the orchestra.

From 1970 to 1990, he was music director of the Aspen Music Festival, and there founded the Aspen Chamber Symphony. He became music director of the Pasadena Symphony Orchestra in 1984. His most recent contract extension had been through 2012, but in May 2010, the orchestra announced the conclusion of Mester's tenure as music director with immediate effect.



In 1998, he became music director of the Mexico City Philharmonic Orchestra (es). From 2004-12, Mester was the music director of the Naples Philharmonic in Naples, Florida. Mester returned to Louisville in 2006 for his second tenure as music director of the Louisville Orchestra, on an "open-ended" contract of unfixed duration, until the orchestra secures a new music director, with Mester as a member of the search committee.


Mester has served as director of Juilliard's conducting department and conducted concerts and operas in the Thornton School of Music. In 1987, Mester participated in the documentary A Woman Is a Risky Bet: Six Orchestra Conductors, directed by Christina Olofson, where he comments on the conservative attitudes towards women in the world of classical music.

Mester has a long-standing affiliation with Peter Schickele and the P.D.Q. Bach concerts, dating back to 1965, when he conducted the first public P.D.Q. Bach concert.

TO HAL BATES FROM CAMILLE SAVIOLA

"To Hal - the Host with the most on the ball / con amore / Camille Saviola XXX"

A New York City native, Saviola graduated from the prestigious High School of Music and Art in Manhattan and dropped out of college after a year in order to learn acting. She was lead singer of a female rock band in NYC in 1970, the Margo Lewis Explosion. She was signed by a disco label in the late 1970s. She worked in theatrical productions in New York for 25 years, before appearing in various television series, including "The Heights", "Civil Wars", and "Star Trek: Deep Space Nine". She has also appeared in three Woody Allen movies.

Career: Throughout the next 25 years, Saviola would perform in theater, television, and films. She is best known for her supporting roles as an Italian, Latino or Jewish character.

She also appeared as a Bajoran religious leader, Kai Opaka, in Star Trek: Deep Space Nine. In addition to her performance as Mama Maddelena in Tommy Tune's original Broadway production of "Nine", Broadway audiences have seen her as another Mama; Matron Mama Morton in the revival of "Chicago".

She received a CableACE Award nomination for Best Supporting Actress in a made-for-cable movie for Nightlife.

Awards: Back Stage West Garland Awards, 2007 award for her role in Zorba,

Filmography: Nip/Tuck episode Wesley Clovis (2009), , Entourage episode One Car, Two Car, Red Car, Blue Car (2009) ... as Turtle's Mom, episode Return to Queens Blvd (2008) ... as Turtle's Mom, episode Aquamom (2006) TV episode ... as Turtle's Mom, , Without a Trace episode Push Comes to Shove (2008) ... as Camilla Russo, , Saving Grace episode Are You an Indian Princess? (2008) ... as burn unit nurse, , Standoff episode Severance (2007) ... as Sofia Marcovich, , Lez Be Friends (2007) ... as Older Ricca, E-Ring episode Pilot (2005) ... as Secretary of Colonel McNulty, , Judging Amy episode Getting Out (2005) ... as Molly Babitz, episode The Song That Never Ends (2004) ... as Atty. Molly Babitz, episode Lost and Found (2002) TV Episode .... as Mr. Powell's Attorney, , ER episode Twas the Night (2004) ... as Margaret - Temp Desk Clerk, , Javier ya no vive solo episode dated 23 February 2003 (2003) ... as Kai Opaka, , First Monday (2002) ... as Justice Esther Weisenberg, Some of My Best Friends episode Pilot (2001) .... as Connie Zito, episode Scenes from an Italian Party ... as Connie Zito, episode The Marriage Counselor ... as Connie Zito, , JAG episode Florida Straits (2000) ... as Janet Vitaglianso, , Becker episode P.C. World (1999) ... as Mrs. Corigliani, , L.A. Doctors episode Nate Expectations (1998) ... as Maureen Hart, , Living Single episode He's the One (1997) ... as Mabel, , Sunset Park (1996) ... as Barbara, Star Trek: Deep Space Nine episode Accession (1996) ... as Kai Opaka, episode The Collaborator (1994) ... as Kai Opaka, episode Battle Lines (1993) ... as Kai Opaka, episode Emissary (1993) ... as Kai Opaka, , Mr. Wrong (1996) ... as Consuela, NYPD Blue episode Curt Russell (1995) ... as Evelyn Sekzer, , The West Side Waltz (1995), Hope & Gloria Love with an Improper Stranger (1995) ... as Cookie, Salon, It's Been Good to Know You (1995) TV Episode ... as Cookie, , Stuart Saves His Family (1995) ... as Roz Weinstock, Friends episode The One With the East German Laundry Detergent (1994) ... as Horrible Woman, , Addams Family Values (1993) .... as Concetta, Civil Wars episode Captain Kangaroo Court (1993), episode Denise and De Nuptials (1992), episode Mob Psychology (1992), , The Heights (1992) ... Shelley Abramowitz (1992), L.A. Law episode Christmas Stalking (1992), , Shadows and Fog (1992) ... as Landlady, All I Want for Christmas (1991) ... as Sonya, Queens Logic (1991) ... as Madame Rosa, Betsy's Wedding (1990) ... as Angelica, Nightlife (1990) ... as Rosa Mercedes, Last Exit to Brooklyn (1989) ... as Ella, Penn & Teller Get Killed (1989) ... as Airport Security Guard, Weekend Warriors (1986) ... as Betty Beep, Remington Steele episode Steele in the Chips (1985) ... as Shirley Tannenbaum, , The Purple Rose of Cairo (1985) ... as Olga, Broadway Danny Rose (1984) ... as Lady at Party

TO HAL BATES FROM DERRY O'LEARY

"To Hal - Your [sic] a Dear Person - For "Hollywood Now" / I am grateful - There are a lot of us that need you... Faithfully, Derry 12-17-69"

Released a couple 45 rpm records on UNI Records:  "The Name of the Game" b/w "Hushabye Mountain" (UNI 55097) and "How Can I Be Sure" (UNI 55151).

In 1966, he toured as the Derry O'Leary Trio in Texas and Montana. The Trio appeared at Jo-Ann's Castle in Studio City in 1967.

In December 1968, he was appearing solo at the Santa Barbara Inn.

Derry O'Leary was a piano teacher, with Austin Wintory among his students. By 2014, he was well-established as “Denver’s Most Versatile Pianist.” 

His current listing:

Modern piano lessons in the comfort of your own home. Jazz, pop, funk, soul, blues and the classics. Lessons are fun and relaxed. Open for beginner through professional. Learn to read music, play by ear, improvise, compose, and train vocals.  Call Derry at 303-427-6207 or email DerryOleary@aol.com

TO HAL BATES FROM JOSEPH CAMPANELLA

"To Hal and Good "Table Talk" / Buena Fortuna / Joseph Campanella"

Joseph Campanella (born November 21, 1924) is an American character actor who has appeared in more than two hundred television and film roles since 1955.

His television appearances include such shows as Decoy, The Eleventh Hour, The Fugitive, Mission: Impossible, Gunsmoke, The Big Valley, The Untouchables, Police Story, The Road West, The Invaders, The Mary Tyler Moore Show, The Golden Girls, and Mama's Family.

Off and on, on a recurring basis, from 1959 to 1962, he played a criminal named Joe Turino on the long running CBS daytime drama The Guiding Light. He had a role in 1967 as Lew Wickersham in the television series Mannix as Joe Mannix's boss and friend, before the P.I. went solo and started his own firm. Campanella appeared as attorney Brian Darrell from 1969 to 1972 in The Bold Ones: The Lawyers. Campanella played Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department Captain Monty Ballard in the crime drama TV movie "Sky Heist" in 1975. He played Ann Romano's ex-husband, Ed Cooper, in seven episodes of One Day at a Time (1975–1984) and Barbara Stanwyck's love interest in the first season (1985–1986) of the Aaron Spelling's short-lived Dynasty spinoff, The Colbys.

The actor had a prominent role as Harper Deveraux on the soap opera Days of Our Lives from 1987 to 1988 and from 1990 to 1992, and a recurring role on The Bold and the Beautiful from 1996 to 2005.

TO HAL BATES FROM KARLA TAMBURRELLI

"To Hal / You're a doll! / Karla Tamburrelli"

Karla Tamburrelli is an actress and producer, known for Die Hard 2 (1990), City Slickers (1991) and Forever Young (1992).

She was nominated for a 1993 Joseph Jefferson Award for Actress in a Principal Role in a Play for "Lost in Yonkers" at Fox Theatricals in Chicago, Illinois.

Karla Tamburrelli made her film debut in the show Miami Vice as "Ample" Annie, a stripper who married Nugart Neville Lamont in the episode "Made For Each Other", later became a "singer" and waitress who befriended Dorothy Bain (played by Eszter Balint) in the episode "Buddies".

After her film debut in Vice, Tamburelli appeared in the following:

• Valerie (TV, 1988)
• Die Hard 2 (first movie appearance, 1990 with Bruce Willis)
• Nothing But Trouble (1991)
• City Slickers (1991)
• Forever Young (1992, with Joe Morton)
• Who's The Boss? (TV, 1992)
• Seinfeld (TV, 1994 with Michael Richards)
• Friends (TV, 1995, episode with Harry Shearer)
• The Big Easy (13 episodes, 1996-97)
• Maximum Bob (TV, 1998 - last recorded film appearance)

Screen Deaths:

Plump Fiction (1997) [Sister Ruth]: Machine-gunned, along with the rest of her gang (all disguised as nuns), by Paul Provenza while they're all arguing and holding weapons on each other in a warehouse (on top of Karla having been previously shot in the stomach by Julie Brown.) (Played for comic effect.)

In a Child's Name (1991 TV) [Teresa Taylor]: Beaten to death with dumbbells by Michael Ontkean. (Thanks to Drew) 

TO HAL BATES FROM STU GILLIAM

"To Hal / The best / The best from? / Stu Gilliam '69"

Stuart Bryon Gilliam (July 27, 1943 – October 10, 2013) was an African-American comedian, best remembered for his stand-up work and TV and film appearances in the 1960s and 1970s.

Gilliam was born in Detroit, Michigan and died in Ceské Budejovice, Czech Republic.

In the 1950s and ’60s he often worked a nationwide circuit of clubs with mainly or exclusively black audiences, including several appearances at the Apollo in New York City. He sometimes served as an emcee for mixed-race shows, but in several states was prevented from appearing onstage at the same time as white performers.

His growing comedy skills gained him connections and respect among “other writer-performers who wanted black entertainers as a whole to advance.” Recognizing his acumen with mixed audiences, the Playboy Club circuit placed him before largely white crowds, including in southern states where that constituted an open challenge to segregation laws.

The late 1960s saw Stu break into national television, including The Ed Sullivan Show, Playboy After Dark and The Dean Martin Show. He also traveled to England and France with Liberace.

Over the next two decades, he continued to appear on television — comedy, drama and game shows — and was a star of the sitcom Roll Out for one season. He also appeared in the 1975 Broadway production The Wiz; did voice work for many children’s cartoons; and acted in a number of movies, his last role being in Meteor Man in 1993.

TO HAL BATES FROM JANN WATSON

"To Hal / You are a very easy person to talk with & very charming I might add / Sincerely - Jan"

Jan Watson was born on December 17, 1942 in New York City, New York, USA. She is an actress, known for The Ambushers (1967), Dr. Goldfoot and the Bikini Machine (1965) and Panic in the City (1968). She was previously married to Henry Levin.

She is profiled in the book, Glamor Girls of Sixties Hollywood:

https://books.google.com/books?id=CCUSa_GmDo8C&pg=PA220&lpg=PA220&dq=%22Jann+Watson%22&source=bl&ots=p0kvsAiMeE&sig=oCEhyhPKJTYK-_3Ez_lpEFJDDCk&hl=en&sa=X&ei=Ofs4VZfVF8XisAW46IHYAw&ved=0CEQQ6AEwCQ#v=onepage&q=%22Jann%20Watson%22&f=false

TO HAL BATES FROM MICHAEL JACKSON

"To Hal / You have been most kind -- most helpful -- We will, God Willing, meet again many times / Michael Jackson"

Michael Jackson (born April 16, 1934 in London, England) is an American talk radio host based in the Los Angeles, California area. Jackson is best known for his radio show which covered arts, politics, and human interest subjects, particularly in the Los Angeles and greater Southern California area in the era before "shock jocks." His show originally aired on L.A. radio station KABC and briefly aired on KGIL.

Jackson was born in England and experienced the Blitz as a child. After the war, during which his father served in the RAF as a navigator trainer, his family moved to South Africa where he became a radio disc jockey. The Jacksons were appalled by the apartheid then dominant in South Africa, and they moved to the United States in 1958. Jackson had always wanted to be on the radio in Los Angeles, but first, he worked in cities like San Francisco, where he did a Top-40 show for station KYA.





Listeners loved his British accent, but he didn't especially enjoy being a rock deejay. In fact, he hated rock music and ended up getting fired. When he was hired in the early '60s at KEWB to do an overnight shift, he gradually phased out playing records, and began chatting with callers. He got the reputation of being a problem-solver, and comedian Mort Sahl, a big fan of his, jokingly called him the "All Night Psychiatrist." The police regularly monitored his show, with his permission, so they could trace the calls of the occasional listener who expressed suicidal thoughts and make sure the person was okay. Time Magazine praised him for his ability to maintain a calm demeanor no matter what the subject turned out to be.

The Time article and other favorable publicity earned him some offers, and Jackson was finally hired in Los Angeles, where he briefly did the 7 p.m.-to-midnight shift at KHJ. Radio and TV critic Don Page of the Los Angeles Times took notice of him almost immediately, saying he was a "good talker and a patient listener," with an "elegant and flexible" command of the language.  But when his ratings weren't what KHJ hoped, he was fired. Fortunately, the CBS affiliate KNX picked him up, but he found their format very confining. Finally, in 1966, heritage talk station KABC hired him, and it was a perfect fit. The station was having great success with their talk radio format, and they gave Jackson the 9 a.m.-to-1 p.m. spot. Jackson remained with them for the next three decades, with critics continuing to compliment him for being "cultivated and enlightened." At that time, KABC also broadcast the Joe Pyne show, and in the mid-1970s, when Jackson beat him in the ratings, he told a reporter that this proved "you do not have to be rude to be successful."


Jackson liked to book his own guests, and he became well known for talking to interesting news makers from all around the world, ranging from Richard Nixon's former counsel Charles Colson to economist Milton Friedman to Israeli military leader Moshe Dayan. He also talked to celebrities, psychologists and comedians, but he seemed to enjoy talking about current events. On the other hand, he was sometimes criticized for being too nice with his guests and not asking enough tough questions

TO HAL BATES FROM MIREILLE DARC

"Love Always, Mireille Darc"

Mireille Darc (born 15 May 1938) is a French model and actress. She was Alain Delon's longtime co-star and companion. She appeared as a lead character in Jean-Luc Godard's 1967 film Week End. Darc is a Chevalier of the Légion d'honneur and Commandeur of the Ordre national du Mérite.

Her debut came in 1960 in Claude Barma's La Grande Brétèche. Her first leading role came in 1961 with Jean Prat's "Hauteclaire." She starred as Christine in Le Grand Blond avec une chaussure noire and Le retour du grand blond and alongside Alain Delon in several films: L'Homme pressé, Pouic-Pouic, Les Bons Vivants, Mort d'un pourri, Madly, Jeff, Les Seins de glace, Il était une fois un flic, Borsalino and 2003's television series Frank Riva.

This photograph as probably signed in 1970, when she was doing promotional duties for the film Borsalino, which was widely distributed in the United States.

TO HAL BATES FROM BEVERLY SANDERS

"To Hal / You're wonderful / Hope to work with you again / Love / Beverly Sanders."

Beverly Sanders (born September 2, 1940) is an American actress, comedian, and voice artist. She was born in Hollywood, California.

Sanders studied acting in New York with Lee Strasberg's Actor Studio. Married to a studio bass musician, Beverly's adopted daughter is named Laura.

Sanders, who often plays the stereotypical blonde and nice moms and girlfriends to the stars, especially on TV, occasionally supported both Mary Tyler Moore and Valerie Harper in their respective sitcoms and in several TV movies with Moore.

She also starred in her own one-woman show on stage entitled Yes Sir, That's My Baby in the late 90s. She began writing the play after taking a UCLA writing class. The show details her failure to conceive a baby at 40+ years of age, and then the later frustrations of the adoption process.

Sanders, who has appeared in over 300 commercials, is best recognized as the ever-pleasant Louise in the Arm & Hammer Baking Soda spokesperson for nearly a decade.

TO HAL BATES FROM SIMON OAKLAND

"To Hal / Best / Simon"

Photograph from the files of Julian F. Myers, Inc. public relations agency, Beverly Hills, CA.

Simon Oakland (August 28, 1915 – August 29, 1983) was an American actor of stage, screen, and television.

Oakland made his film debut as the "tough, but compassionate" journalist who speaks up for Susan Hayward's Barbara Graham in I Want to Live! in 1958. Oakland would wind up playing this type often over the course of his career.

He went on to play a long series of tough guy types, usually in positions of authority, most notably in Psycho, in which he plays the psychiatrist who explains Norman Bates's multiple personality disorder. He also appeared in West Side Story, Bullitt, and the science fiction television series Kolchak: The Night Stalker. He made two guest appearances on CBS's Perry Mason, both times as the murder victim. He also appeared in the syndicated crime drama, Decoy, starring Beverly Garland. Oakland appeared once each on the CBS western, Dundee and the Culhane and in another syndicated crime drama series, Sheriff of Cochise, starring John Bromfield. Oakland played General Thomas Moore on NBC's Baa Baa Black Sheep, starring Robert Conrad.

Simon Oakland died of cancer, one day after his 68th birthday (29 August 1983), in Cathedral City, California.

TO HAL BATES FROM BOBBIE GENTRY

"To Hal with love and good wishes - Bobbie"


Roberta Lee Streeter (born July 27, 1944), professionally known as Bobbie Gentry, is an American singer-songwriter notable as one of the first female country artists to compose and produce her own material. Her songs typically drew on her Mississippi roots to compose vignettes of the Southern United States.

Gentry rose to international fame with her intriguing Southern Gothic narrative "Ode to Billie Joe" in 1967. The track spent four weeks as the No. 1 pop song on the Billboard Hot 100 chart and was fourth in the Billboard year-end chart of 1967 and earned her Grammy awards for Best New Artist and Best Female Pop Vocal Performance in 1968.

Gentry charted eleven singles on the Billboard Hot 100 and four singles on the United Kingdom Top 40. Her album Fancy brought her a Grammy nomination for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance. After her first albums, she had a successful run of variety shows on the Las Vegas Strip. She lost interest in performing in the late 1970s, and since has lived privately in Los Angeles.

[NEW SERIES] HAL BATES WITH MORE MEN IN SUITS

Hard to make out the name tags. Left to right: ?, Gerry Brown (?), Hal Bates, Al Coombes, Bruce Nevens, Jack ....hurst (?). Photograph by Peter C. Borsari.

[NEW SERIES] HAL BATES AT THE EXCHANGE CLUB #2

An event at the Exchange Club (Pasadena chapter) in Altadena, California. That's Bob Walsh again sitting next to Hal Bates. Others unknown, date unknown.

Any information about the Exchange Club appreciated. Apparently they are not an extant organization anymore.

[NEW SERIES] HAL BATES WITH RONALD REAGAN AND WHOLE BUNCH OF MEN IN SUITS

Date unknown but location appears to be offices of KABC-TV. Hal Bates far right; ubiquitous Bob Walsh second from left.

[NEW SERIES] HAL BATES WITH MARVIN MILLER AND POUPEE BOCAR AT THE HOLLYWOOD PRESS CLUB

Marvin Miller, Poupee Bocar, and Hal Bates at the Hollywood Press Club Date unknown.

Marvin Elliott Miller (July 18, 1913 – February 8, 1985) was an American radio, film, and voice-over actor. Possessing a deep, baritone voice, he began his career in radio in St. Louis, Missouri, before becoming a Hollywood actor. Miller is best remembered for two of his roles—as Michael Anthony, the man who passed out a weekly check on the TV series The Millionaire, and as the voice of Robby the Robot in the film Forbidden Planet.


Poupée Bocar was born on August 15, 1940 in San Diego, California, USA as Anna Graziella Boccaccio. She is an actress, known for The Last Movie (1971), Get Smart (1965) and Columbo (1971).

[NEW SERIES] HAL BATES AND THOMAS BRADLEY, MAYOR OF LOS ANGELES

Hal Bates with Thomas Bradley (left). Middle person unknown. Date and location unknown. Photographer unknown.

Thomas J. "Tom" Bradley (December 29, 1917 – September 29, 1998) was the 38th Mayor of Los Angeles, serving from 1973 to 1993. He was the only African-American mayor of that city, and his 20 years in office mark the longest tenure by any mayor in the city's history. His 1973 election made him the second African-American mayor of a major U.S. city.

Bradley retired in 1993, after his approval ratings began dropping subsequent to the 1992 Los Angeles Riots. Bradley unsuccessfully ran for Governor of California in 1982 and 1986 and was defeated each time by the Republican George Deukmejian. The racial dynamics that appeared to underlie his narrow and unexpected loss in 1982 gave rise to the political term "the Bradley effect." In 1985, he was awarded the Spingarn Medal from the NAACP.

[NEW SERIES] HAL BATES WITH BOB CRANE AND BARBI BENTON AT THE PLAYBOY CLUB

[Left to Right] Hal Bates, Bob Crane, Barbi Benton, Larry Lipson (Daily News restaurant critic), unknown. Photographer: Carl Iri.

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Robert Edward "Bob" Crane (July 13, 1928 – June 29, 1978) was an American actor, drummer, radio host, and disc jockey.

Crane began his career as a disc jockey in New York and Connecticut before moving to Los Angeles where he hosted the number-one rated morning show. In the early 1960s, he moved into acting. Crane is best known for his performance as Colonel Robert E. Hogan in the CBS sitcom Hogan's Heroes. The series aired from 1965 to 1971, and Crane received two Primetime Emmy Award nominations for his work on the series.

After Hogan's Heroes ended, Crane's career declined. He became frustrated with the few roles he was being offered and began doing dinner theater. In 1975, he returned to television in the NBC series The Bob Crane Show. The series received poor ratings and was cancelled after 13 weeks. Afterwards, Crane returned to performing in dinner theaters and also appeared in occasional guest spots on television.

While on tour for his play Beginner's Luck in June 1978, Crane was found bludgeoned to death in his Scottsdale apartment, a murder that remains officially unsolved.

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Barbi Benton (born Barbara Lynn Klein; January 28, 1950) is an American model, actress, and singer.

She was featured on the cover of Playboy several times (initially credited as Barbi Klein) and in nude photo layouts in the March 1970, December 1973, January 1975, and December 1985 issues, although she was never one of the magazine's "Playmates of the Month".

Benton is known for her years as a regular on the country variety series Hee Haw, appearing in comic sketches with other cast members. She left the program after four seasons to concentrate on a more Hollywood-oriented career. She also starred in the short-lived 1977 ABC-TV comedy series Sugar Time!, about an aspiring female rock group.

Benton was also a recording artist with some success. Her record "Brass Buckles" (1975) was a top-five hit on Billboard  '​s country singles chart. Benton has recorded eight albums, the last of which she personally produced in 1979. She also composed the songs, sang them, and played piano. One of her better-known songs was "Ain't That Just the Way" (1976) - a number one hit in Sweden for 5 weeks, which was also a major hit for Lutricia McNeal in 1996, and was recorded by the Dutch singer Patricia Paay under the title Poor Jeremy in 1977.

[NEW SERIES] HAL BATES AND WILLIAM GRANT STILL #2

A second shot of Hal with composer William Grant Still. Selma Bates at left. Date unknown, location unknown.

[NEW SERIES] HAL BATES AND UNKNOWN GLAMOROUS WOMAN

There are two copies of this photo in the files. She must be someone (?). Photograph by Peter C. Borsari.

[NEW SERIES] HAL BATES WITH GRANT GRIFFIN, POUPEE BOCAR, AND MARTY ALLEN

Photograph by Peter C. Borsari.

MARTY ALLEN

Marty Allen (born Morton David Alpern; March 23, 1922) is an American stand-up comedian, actor, and veteran of World War II. He has worked as a comedy headliner in night clubs and as a dramatic actor in TV roles.

His debut as a serious actor came on The Big Valley TV series as the hapless Waldo Diefendorfer. Allen appeared in several other dramatic productions, including Mister Jerico, The Ballad of Billie Blue and segment of Rod Serling's Night Gallery.

Throughout the 1970s and into the 1980s, Allen made hundreds of television appearances, becoming a regular on Hollywood Squares. He also appeared on Circus of the Stars, in a cameo on The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!, on game shows such as Password, and in ten made-for-television movies.
In 2007, Allen began performing at the Gold Coast Casino in Las Vegas with his wife, Karon Kate Blackwell, as well as performing on cruise ships.

GRANT GRIFFIN

Grant Griffin is considered one of the finest lyric baritones in the world.  His career spans 40 Years of show business.  His ability to sing from Opera to Broadway to Pop has brought a new dimension to the concert stage.  Because  of his vocal range, passion for musical interpretation and versatility, critics have called Grant "a singer's singer."

Grant has had the pleasure of performing for President's Lyndon B. Johnson, Richard Nixon and Ronald Reagan, as well as the Royalty of England and European heads of state  in Austria, Germany, Hungary, Spain and Italy.

He has performed in over 300 concerts throughout the world and the United States.  These include a command performance at the Hollywood Bowl for Princess Ari of Saudi Arabia, five seasons with the Los Angeles, San Francisco Civic Light Operas, San Diego and St. Louis Civic Light Opera.

Grant has been guest on the Johnny Carson, Joey Bishop and Merv Griffin television shows and has produced his own TV musical special hosted by Milton Berle entitled "Meet Grant Griffin."  The show was sold to Lipton Tea and aired for over two years.  Recently Grant was a guest on the Discovery Channel Episode "Inside Las Vegas."  Over the years Grant has produced more than 80 musical revues,  His annual Las Vegas "Magical Night of Music" concert is entering it's 5th year and will be performed in April 2007.  His company, Griffin Productions Group (GPG) is a full service company designed for corporate events as well as private venues.

Grant first appeared on the Las Vegas scene at the Sahara Hotel in 1956.  Later he replaced the star in the Dunes Hotel and Casino Broadway show version of Tenderloin.  He returned once again to the Dunes Hotel as the star in the spectacular Casino De Paris show.  Performances in recent years have taken place in major nightclubs and concert stages throughout the world.

POUPEE BOCAR

Poupée Bocar was born on August 15, 1940 in San Diego, California, USA as Anna Graziella Boccaccio. She is an actress, known for The Last Movie (1971), Get Smart (1965) and Columbo (1971).

[NEW SERIES] HAL BATES WITH HUNTINGTON HARTFORD

 With unknown (starlet?). Photography by Walter Zurlinden.

George Huntington Hartford II (April 18, 1911 – May 19, 2008) was American businessman, philanthropist, stage and film producer, and art collector. He was also heir to the A&P supermarket fortune.

After his father's death in 1922, Hartford became one of the heirs to the estate left by his grandfather and namesake, George Huntington Hartford. After graduating from Harvard University in 1934, he only briefly worked for A&P. For the rest of his life, Hartford focused on numerous other business and charitable enterprises. He owned Paradise Island in the Bahamas, and had numerous other business and real estate interests over his lifetime including the Oil Shale Corporation (TOSCO) which he founded in 1955.

Hartford was known as one of the world's richest people, Present day valuations of Hartford's finances and assets have been drastically underestimated. His final years were spent living in the Bahamas with his daughter, Juliet.

[NEW SERIES] HAL BATES AT THE HOLLYWOOD PRESS CLUB

Date unknown. Poupee Bocar at the podium. Selma Bates to Hal's left. Others unknown.

[NEW SERIES] HAL BATES WITH JACKIE GAYLE AND AL COOMBES

Jackie Gayle (March 1, 1926 – November 23, 2002), born Jack Potovsky, was an American standup comedian and actor. He performed as a comedian for 40 years, appearing in nightclubs and in Las Vegas, including working as the opening act for such performers as Frank Sinatra and Tony Bennett.  He also appeared on more than 20 episodes of The Dean Martin Celebrity Roast. His acting credits include the 1987 film Tin Men and Woody Allen's Broadway Danny Rose (1984).

Photograph by Peter C. Borsari.

[NEW SERIES] HAL BATES AT THE EXCHANGE CLUB OF PASADENA

With the inevitable Bob Walsh of KABC. Others unknown. Date unknown.

[NEW SERIES] HAL BATES WITH KAREN BLACK, WILLIAM DEVANE, AND AL COOMBES

Karen Blanche Black (née Ziegler; July 1, 1939 – August 8, 2013) was an American actress, screenwriter, singer and songwriter. She is known for her appearances in such films as Easy Rider (1969), Five Easy Pieces (1970), The Great Gatsby and Airport 1975 (both 1974), The Day of the Locust and Nashville (both 1975), Alfred Hitchcock's final film Family Plot (1976), and Capricorn One (1978). Over the course of her career, she won two Golden Globe Awards (out of three nominations), and an Academy Award nomination in 1971 for Best Supporting Actress.

William Joseph Devane (born September 5, 1937) is an American film, television and theater actor, perhaps best known for his role as Greg Sumner on the primetime soap opera Knots Landing (1983–1993).  In 1966, Devane portrayed Robert F. Kennedy in the Off-Broadway spoof MacBird. He gained acclaim for his role as President John F. Kennedy in a TV movie about the Cuban Missile Crisis, The Missiles of October (1974), and again when he played blacklisted radio personality John Henry Faulk in the Emmy Award-winning TV movie, Fear on Trial (1975). He is widely known for his ten years as the villainous Greg Sumner on Knots Landing.

In 1994, Devane appeared as Al Capone in Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman in an episode entitled "That Old Gang of Mine". He also had a recurring role on the CBS show Early Edition (1996–2000) as lead character's father.

Devane appeared in the films McCabe & Mrs. Miller (1971) with Julie Christie and Warren Beatty; Lady Liberty (1971) with Sophia Loren; Family Plot (1976) directed by Alfred Hitchcock; Marathon Man (1976) with Dustin Hoffman and Laurence Olivier; Rolling Thunder (1977) with Tommy Lee Jones; Red Alert (1977) with Ralph Waite, based on a novel by Harold R. "Hal" King; The Bad News Bears in Breaking Training (1977) with Jackie Earle Haley; Yanks (1979) with Richard Gere; Testament (1983) with Jane Alexander; Timestalkers (1987) with Lauren Hutton and Klaus Kinski; Forgotten Sins (1996) with John Shea; Exception to the Rule (1997), with Kim Cattrall and Sean Young; Payback (1999) with Mel Gibson; Hollow Man (2000), with Elisabeth Shue and Kevin Bacon; and Space Cowboys (2000) with Clint Eastwood, Tommy Lee Jones, James Garner, and Donald Sutherland.

Devane has played members of the Presidential Cabinet on two evening dramas. In 2004, on The West Wing, he guest-starred as the Secretary of State and potential Vice-Presidential nominee. In Season 4 (2005), he joined the cast of 24 as Secretary of Defense James Heller. He also "Special Guest Starred" as Heller in season 5 & 6. On The West Wing, Devane appeared in several scenes with Martin Sheen; they also appeared together as President John F. Kennedy and his brother Robert F. Kennedy, respectively, 30 years earlier in The Missiles of October (1974).

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