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All About Jack Benny's Polar Bear, Carmichael, a Pallenberg Wonder Bear
At the end of 1939, Emil Pallenberg went to contract with Paramount Pictures, enabling his Wonder Bear, Mischka, to play the role of Carmichael, Jack Benny's polar bear, in the feature film, Buck Benny Rides Again. Carmichael's story is at https://www.otrcat.com/carmichael-mischka-jack-benny-polar-bear and was also the center-spread article in the March issue of the Mensa Bulletin. You can read more about Carmichael (aka Mischka), as well as the life of her owner and trainer, Emil Pallenberg (1888 to 1963), in the historical biography, Pallenberg Wonder Bears - From the Beginning, by Peggy Adler and Dibirma Jean Burnham, which was published in the fall of 2022 by...
"Retro Active Television" and Herbie J. Pilato Win 2023 Independent Book and Author of the Year Award
Los Angeles Book Festival NamesRETRO ACTIVE TELEVISIONandHERBIE J PILATO 2023 Intependent BookandAuthorof the Year Book Explores How Classic Television Has Shaped Society LOS ANGELES: RETRO ACTIVE TELEVISION: AN IN-DEPTH PERSPECTIVEON CLASSIC TV’S SOCIAL SECURITY (Headline Books) is the winner of the 2023 Los Angeles Book Festival, which honors the best of the world publishing community. As Bruce Haring, representative of the Los Angeles Book Festival notes on http://www.losangelesbookfestival.com/, RETRO ACTIVE TELEVISION “…explores the world of classic television, showing us what the programmers were thinking in the creative and programming process. Written by an author whose knowledge of popular culture is among...
"Lights, Camera, Author" Interview and BearManor/Author Q & A with Gary Vitzcco-Robles
An interview with Gary Vitacco-Robles is now online at: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/lights-camera-author/episodes/Lights--Camera--Author---Gary-Vitacco-Robles-e233gai BearManor/Author Q & A: Gary, your acclaimed, 2-volume, definitive biography, ICON: The Life, Times, and Films of Marilyn Monroe seemed to be the last word on the enigmatic actress; what made you tackle another book series on this subject? The answer is simple. I could no longer remain silent on the topic of her death. For too long, I side-stepped Monroe’s death in my writing about her to celebrate her remarkable life, illustrious career, and resiliency. However, year after year, absurd allegations of Monroe’s murder already disproven by scientific and medical...
Jeanette MacDonald On the Air signing
"I will be doing a book signing at noon on Saturday May 27 at the Columbus Moving Picture Show. The event will be held at the Renaissance Downtown, 50 North 3rd Street, Columbus, Ohio 43215. I also will be available in the sales room May 25 through May 27 and introducing a movie on May 26."Maggie McCormick
Pallenberg Wonder Bears - From the Beginning, 2023 Thayer Prize Nominee
Pallenberg Wonder Bears - From the BeginningNominated for 2023 Thayer Prizehttps://circushistory.org/thayerprize/