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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.)


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


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Bob May.


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


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

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


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"Danger Will Robinson"

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


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Producer Charles Schneer.


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Producer Charles Schneer.


Alas, the producer of Harryhausen's best movies.


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David "Fathead" Newman...
http://www.davidfatheadnewman.com/
 
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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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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.
 
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Cool.
I got to see a double bill in the late '60s.
The headliners? Ray Charles and B.B. King!
 
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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


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

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