The Adventures Of Ozzie Nelson

Author : John R. Holmes
Publisher : McFarland
Page : 427 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2021-09-14
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781476683584

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The Adventures of Ozzie Nelson by John R. Holmes Pdf

When Ozzie Nelson died in 1975, he was no longer a household name. For a guy who had created the longest-running TV sitcom in history, invented the rock video, and fronted one of the most successful big bands of the 1930s, it's baffling that Nelson has faded so far from American media memory. Larger than life offscreen--an attorney, college football star, cartoonist, songwriter, major band leader--Ozzie created a smaller-than-life TV persona, the bumbling average Dad who became known to the rock generation (which included his teen idol son Rick Nelson) as the essence of blandness. But America also saw Ozzie as their iconic Dad: not a "father knows best," since his pontifications usually proved flawed by the end of each episode, but the father who tried his best. This book is the only full-length biography of Ozzie Nelson since he published his memoirs in 1973. It treats the big band and early TV icon with affection and hints that American pop culture may owe more to Ozzie than is generally acknowledged.

Author : Ozzie Nelson
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 344 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 1973
Category : BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY
ISBN : STANFORD:36105128100281

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Ozzie by Ozzie Nelson Pdf

Oswald Nelson began his spectacular career as a musician at age 14 when he and a friend were paid $5 to play for the local Woman's Club dance in his native Ridgefield Park, N.J. Before Ozzie knew it, his "band" was in such demand that people were willing to pay them an incredible $10 per night. Ozzie divided his free time at Rutgers University between football and music. Music won out and within five years of graduation, he was the leader of one of the big bands of the 1930s and an established radio personality. During this period, he met Harriet Hilliard, who became his partner and, of course, his wife. Together, they won millions of radio fans when they joined Red Skelton on the highly popular Raleigh Cigarette Hour. In 1944, "The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet" was first broadcast. It went on to run for 22 years, first on radio and then television. Ozzie's career did not end there--he returned to the stage, and this fall [1973] will be back on television with a new series, Ozzie's Girls. More than Ozzie's success story or family album this is a nostalgic evocation of one of the most glamorous eras of show business. Enriched by a wealth of amusing anecdotes, it presents a genuinely nice man who writes with warmth and unaffected charm. Readers will like the man and enjoy his entertaining story.

Author : John R. Holmes
Publisher : McFarland
Page : 427 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2021-09-28
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781476643694

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The Adventures of Ozzie Nelson by John R. Holmes Pdf

When Ozzie Nelson died in 1975, he was no longer a household name. For a guy who had created the longest-running TV sitcom in history, invented the rock video, and fronted one of the most successful big bands of the 1930s, it's baffling that Nelson has faded so far from American media memory. Larger than life offscreen--an attorney, college football star, cartoonist, songwriter, major band leader--Ozzie created a smaller-than-life TV persona, the bumbling average Dad who became known to the rock generation (which included his teen idol son Rick Nelson) as the essence of blandness. But America also saw Ozzie as their iconic Dad: not a "father knows best," since his pontifications usually proved flawed by the end of each episode, but the father who tried his best. This book is the only full-length biography of Ozzie Nelson since he published his memoirs in 1973. It treats the big band and early TV icon with affection and hints that American pop culture may owe more to Ozzie than is generally acknowledged.

Author : Philip Bashe
Publisher : Hyperion
Page : 312 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 1992-05-08
Category : Music
ISBN : 1562829696

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Teenage Idol, Travelin' Man by Philip Bashe Pdf

The complete biography of rock idol Rick Nelson includes details of behind-the-scenes tensions on the set of The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet, Rick's brushes with the law, his drug abuse, and his untimely death.

Author : Sheree Homer
Publisher : McFarland
Page : 207 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2012-08-30
Category : Music
ISBN : 9780786460601

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Rick Nelson, Rock 'n' Roll Pioneer by Sheree Homer Pdf

Ricky Nelson (he later preferred "Rick") was 8 years old when he began his career in show business. After a successful run on radio, his family's situation comedy The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet enjoyed a 14 year television tenure. On the April 10, 1957, episode, "Ricky the Drummer," Nelson started his singing career by lip syncing to Fats Domino's "I'm Walkin'." He scored 36 Top 40 singles between 1957 and 1972 and ranked number 5 in Billboard's Top 25 Artists of the Decade 1950-1959. As a country rock pioneer, Rick Nelson influenced Buffalo Springfield, Linda Ronstadt, and the Eagles. This book is a candid account of his life in rock and roll through stories told by musicians and producers on the road and in the studio with him. Actors and family members also provided invaluable memories and insights.

Author : Karin Adir
Publisher : McFarland
Page : 274 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2001-12-01
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 0786413034

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The Great Clowns of American Television by Karin Adir Pdf

There are generations that have never seen Sid Caesar become an automobile tire or Red Skelton stick his thumbs in his armpits and intone, "Two theagulls...," never journeyed with Ernie Kovacs to a surrealistic world of his warped imagination. Here seventeen comic talents are profiled (with photographs): their early years, marriages and personal challenges, anecdotes about them, the characters they created, their styles, and often representative dialogue or sketch descriptions. There is a listing of all television shows in which each comic starred (giving length, network, air dates). The comics include Lucille Ball, Milton Berle, Carol Burnett, Sid Caesar, Imogene Coca, Tim Conway, Jackie Gleason, Danny Kaye, Ernie Kovacs, Olsen and Johnson, Martha Raye, Soupy Sales, Red Skelton, Dick Van Dyke, Flip Wilson, Jonathan Winters, and Ed Wynn.

Author : Brenda Haugen
Publisher : Capstone
Page : 120 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2006-07
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 0756518806

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Amelia Earhart by Brenda Haugen Pdf

Amelia Earhart gained worldwide fame in 1928 when she became the first woman to fly an airplane across the Atlantic Ocean. Her lifelong accomplishments as an aviator influenced pilots in the United States and throughout the world. Her bravery encouraged women to learn to fly and fulfill their dreams. On her attempt to circumnavigate the globe at the equator, Earhart and her plane vanished and were never found. But her memory endures as a symbol of adventure, courage, and perseverance.

Author : Joel Selvin
Publisher : McGraw-Hill/Contemporary
Page : 331 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 1990
Category : Music
ISBN : 0809241870

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Ricky Nelson by Joel Selvin Pdf

Chronicles the private life of television's first child actor--from his celebrated youth through his slow descent into depression and addiction as a struggling adult, and to his untimely death

Author : Ron Defore
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 362 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2019-08-08
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 1643166077

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Growing Up in Disneyland by Ron Defore Pdf

Growing up in Disneyland" is part biography about Ron's father, Broadway, movie, and TV star, Don DeFore, and his own autobiography. Don DeFore earned a star on Hollywood Boulevard's Walk of Fame and was a household name in the 1950s and 60s. He co-starred in numerous feature films with many Hollywood legends, TV shows, and live theater. He is best known for "The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet" in which he played the next-door-neighbor, "Thorny," and his co-starring role as "Mr. B" in the 1960s TV series, "Hazel." The book includes much of Don's unpublished autobiography, "Hollywood-DeFore 'n After.

Author : United States. Congress. House. Committee on the Judiciary
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 72 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 1955
Category : Law
ISBN : SRLF:A0000779157

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April 20, 1956 by United States. Congress. House. Committee on the Judiciary Pdf

Author : Linda Ellerbee
Publisher : Berkley
Page : 324 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 1987
Category : Journalists
ISBN : 0425102378

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"And So it Goes" by Linda Ellerbee Pdf

Examines the internal operations of television news and answers many basic journalistic questions beginning who, what, when, where, why.

Author : Lila Guzmán,Rick Guzmán
Publisher : Enslow Elementary
Page : 40 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : UTEXAS:059173031197924

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George Lopez by Lila Guzmán,Rick Guzmán Pdf

The story of George Lopez, who came from a life of poverty to become a famous comedian.

Author : Evelyn Coleman
Publisher : American Girl Publishing Incorporated
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2015
Category : FICTION
ISBN : 1609589149

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Shadows on Society Hill by Evelyn Coleman Pdf

Original publication and copyright date: 2007.

Author : Tom Hatfield
Publisher : Random House Value Publishing
Page : 208 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 1975
Category : Social Science
ISBN : UVA:X000283567

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Sandstone Experience by Tom Hatfield Pdf

Author : Bill Roland
Publisher : Proving Press
Page : 398 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2014-02-01
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 0991129318

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Champagne Tony Lema by Bill Roland Pdf

Although he nearly captured Rookie-of-the-Year honors on the PGA Tour in 1958, Tony Lema of San Leandro, CA struggled for five grueling years before a major breakout in the fall of 1962. Celebrating his first PGA Tour victory at the Orange County Open, the handsome, former Marine with a playboy reputation became know as Champagne Tony when he uncorked bottles of champagne for the press. Find out about the changes he made in his golf game and in his life as he quickly became one of the top golfers in the world. Read about his exciting challenge to Jack Nicklaus in the 1963 Masters and his unbelievable streak in the summer of 1964 when he won four tournaments in a six-week stretch, highlighted by his triumph in the British Open at St. Andrews, Scotland. You will discover how he used a borrowed putter and a borrowed caddy to launch himself to the top in the world of golf. Read about his unbelievable winning percentage in the two Ryder Cup teams he played on in 1963 and 1965. In a hotel room in Minneapolis, a successful PGA Tour player challenged Tony Lema to straighten out his life and become a top golfer on the Tour. That same year, 1961, a dejected Tony Lema visited with a former Masters champion and received advice on his putting that catapulted him to the top of the leaderboards across the country. On an airline flight from Dallas to San Francisco, Tony met someone who had the biggest impact on his game and on his life. Enjoy reading about Champagne Tony Lema s exciting journey from boyhood to one of the tour s most respected players.