Peter Lorre was a Hungarian and American actor,active first in Europe and later in the United States. He began his stage career in Vienna,in the Austro-Hungarian Empire,before moving to Germany where he worked first on the stage,then in film in Berlin in the late 1920s and early 1930s. Lorre caused an international sensation in the Weimar Republic–era film M (1931),directed by Fritz Lang,in which he portrayed a serial killer who preys on little girls. Known for his timidly devious characters,his appearance,and his accented voice,Lorre was frequently caricaturized during and after his lifetime and the cultural legacy of his persona remains in media today.
The Andy Griffith Show is an American sitcom television series that was aired on CBS from October 3,1960,to April 1,1968,with a total of 249 half-hour episodes spanning eight seasons—159 in black and white and 90 in color.
The Ed Sullivan Show is an American television variety show that ran on CBS from June 20,1948,to March 28,1971,and was hosted by New York entertainment columnist Ed Sullivan. It was replaced in September 1971 by the CBS Sunday Night Movie.
M*A*S*H is an American war comedy drama television series that aired on CBS from September 17,1972,to February 28,1983. It was developed by Larry Gelbart as the first original spin-off series adapted from the 1970 feature film M*A*S*H,which,in turn,was based on Richard Hooker's 1968 novel MASH:A Novel About Three Army Doctors. The series,which was produced with 20th Century Fox Television for CBS,follows a team of doctors and support staff stationed at the "4077th Mobile Army Surgical Hospital" in Uijeongbu,South Korea,during the Korean War (1950–53).
The year 1960 in television involved some significant events. Below is a list of television-related events during 1960.
Gunsmoke is an American radio and television Western drama series created by director Norman Macdonnell and writer John Meston. It centered on Dodge City,Kansas in the 1870s,during the settlement of the American West. The central character is lawman Marshal Matt Dillon,played by William Conrad on radio and James Arness on television.
Arthur Gordon Linkletter was a Canadian-born American radio and television personality. He was the host of House Party,which ran on CBS radio and television for 25 years,and People Are Funny,which aired on NBC radio and television for 19 years. He became a naturalized United States citizen in 1942.
Inger Stevens was a Swedish-American film,stage and Golden Globe–winning television actress.
Charles Sebastian Thomas Cabot was a British actor. He is best remembered as the gentleman's gentleman,Giles French,opposite Brian Keith's character,William "Uncle Bill" Davis,in the CBS-TV sitcom Family Affair (1966–1971). He was also known for playing the Wazir in the film Kismet (1955) and Dr. Carl Hyatt in the CBS-TV series Checkmate (1960–1962).
Robert Lansing was an American stage,film,and television actor.
Gary Fred Merrill was an American film and television actor whose credits included more than 50 feature films,a half-dozen mostly short-lived TV series,and dozens of television guest appearances. He starred in All About Eve and married his costar Bette Davis.
Douglas Osborne McClure was an American actor whose career in film and television extended from the 1950s to the 1990s. He is best known for his role as the cowboy Trampas during the entire run from 1962 to 1971 of the series The Virginian and mayor turned police chief Kyle Applegate on Out of This World.
Claude Aubrey Akins was a Cherokee character actor with a long career on stage,screen,and television. He was best known as Sheriff Lobo on the 1979–1981 television series B. J. and the Bear,and later The Misadventures of Sheriff Lobo,a spin-off series.
Harry Whittington was an American mystery novelist and one of the pioneers of the paperback novel. Born in Ocala,Florida,he worked in government jobs before becoming a writer. His reputation as a prolific writer of pulp fiction novels is supported by his writing of 85 novels in a span of twelve years mostly in the crime,suspense,hardboiled,and noir fiction genres. In total,he published over 200 novels. Seven of his writings were produced for the screen,including the television series Lawman (1958-1962). His reputation as 'The King of the Pulps' is shared with author H. Bedford-Jones. Eight of Whittington's hardboiled noir novels were republished by Stark House Press.
John Newland was an American director,actor,television producer,and screenwriter.
The Texan is a Western television series starring film and television actor Rory Calhoun,which aired on the CBS television network from 1958 to 1960.
Ronald R. Foster was an American actor.
Olive Sturgess is a Canadian former actress who worked in films,television shows,and theatre in the 1950s and 1960s. Her parents were Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Sturgess. Leonard hosted his own radio show. She came to Hollywood in 1954.
