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Originally posted by Doug Spaulding:

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Originally posted by philnic:
Little known fact: John Mortimer did a re-write of Ray Bradbury's screenplay for Something Wicked This Way Comes. Director Jack Clayton commissioned the re-write without Bradbury's knowledge or permission. It was a major factor in the dissolution of Bradbury's friendship with Clayton.

I know - Ray spoke of this a couple of months ago, although he couldn't recollect his name at the time, he speaks of Mortimer.

I just emailed Ray the news.

Thank goodness for YouTube, I was there and had forgotten this. (Then again, I hate seeing pictures of the guy handing Mr. B the microphone.)

[QUOTE]Originally posted by philnic:
John Mortimer, British writer and lawyer, creator of Rumpole of the Bailey.

I loved Rumpole!
Leo McKern was so perfect as Rumpole that Mortimer began writing the stories with him in mind!
The tie-in here is that McKern was the only actor to appear more than once as "Number Two" on "The Prisoner".

yeah, poor Leo McKern, McGoohan gave him a heart attack, he was so intense.

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Originally posted by Doug Spaulding:
Bob May.

How many times have I shown my age by saying, "Danger Will Robinson?"

AMC has all of the Prisoner episodes available for viewing online.

http://www.amctv.com/originals/the-prisoner-1960s-series/

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Originally posted by jkt:
"Danger Will Robinson"

I heard about his passing earlier today from my friends Gigi & Reggie Bannister, who were close friends with Bob.

Producer Charles Schneer.

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Originally posted by Doug Spaulding:
Producer Charles Schneer.

Alas, the producer of Harryhausen's best movies.

David "Fathead" Newman...
http://www.davidfatheadnewman.com/

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Originally posted by philnic:

Alas, the producer of Harryhausen's best movies.

The obit in today's Los Angeles Times has a nice photo of Mr. Schneer and Ray Harryhausen.

http://www.latimes.com/news/obituaries/la-me-schneer25-...an25,0,1814423.story

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Originally posted by Braling II:
David "Fathead" Newman...
http://www.davidfatheadnewman.com/

I saw The Ray Charles Show at the Pasadena Civic Auditorium in 1960, and David "Fathead" Newman was introduced by Ray himself. What a night that was, with the Ray-letts tossing their fringes and the music rockin' the house. We were ahead of the curve on that one, too.

Cool.
I got to see a double bill in the late '60s.
The headliners? Ray Charles and B.B. King!

Here is the other link showing 12 photos of works by Mr. Schneer in colaboration with Ray Harryhausen.
http://www.latimes.com/news/obituaries/la-me-schneer25-...31357.photogallery?1

Well, there's the beginning of..."there goes the neighborhood cemetery!!"

http://www.comcast.net/articles/entertainment/20090127/People.Roddenberry/