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The Courtship of Eddie's Father (film)


The Courtship of Eddie's Father is a 1963 American MGM romantic comedy film directed by Vincente Minnelli, and stars Glenn Ford as a widowed father and Ron Howard as his caring son. The film was based on a 1961 novel by Mark Toby, as was the ABC-TV series of the same name with Bill Bixby and Brandon Cruz, which ran from 1969 to 1972. Young Eddie Corbett (Ron Howard) tries his best to be a matchmaker for his widowed father, Tom (Glenn Ford). At first,
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The Courtship of Eddie's Father


The Courtship of Eddie's Father is an American sitcom based on the 1963 movie of the same name, which was based on a novel by Mark Toby (edited by Dorothy Wilson). The series is about a widower, Tom Corbett (played by Bill Bixby), who is a magazine publisher, and his young son, Eddie (played by Brandon Cruz). Eddie believes his father should marry, and manipulates situations surrounding the women his father is interested in. (Eddie's matchmaking efforts were the theme of the
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Brandon Cruz


2 months. At age five he auditioned for, and won, his breakthrough role as Eddie Corbett in the television series "The Courtship of Eddie's Father", which aired on ABC from 1969 to 1972. Bixby and Cruz spent considerable time together, especially when the show was on hiatus, prompting Cruz to tell "American Profile" magazine, "Bill Bixby was like my second father." Cruz continued as a child actor for several years following the demise of "The Courtship of Eddie's Father" with a
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over the show's direction. Many of the later episodes focused on Norman, Tom, and Eddie rather than on the relationship between Tom and Eddie. Years after the show was cancelled, it became quietly popular as reruns in syndication. Warner Bros. has released all three seasons of "The Courtship of Eddie's Father" on DVD in Region 1 via their Warner Archive Collection. These are Manufacture-on-Demand (MOD) releases, available via WBShop.com & Amazon.com. As early as 1999, Entertainment Weekly reported plans for
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Bill Bixby


've Got to Be Kidding!", and two of Elvis Presley's movies, "Clambake" and "Speedway". He turned down the role as Marlo Thomas's boyfriend in the successful "That Girl", though he later guest-starred in the show, and starred in two failed pilots. In 1969, Bixby starred in his second high-profile television role, as Tom Corbett in "The Courtship of Eddie's Father", a comedy-drama on ABC. The series concerned a widowed father raising
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Deborah Walley


, who played her through the series' two seasons on the air. After the show ended Walley worked as art director on "The Courtship of Eddie's Father". She guest starred on "The Virginian" ("With Love, Bullets and Valentines"), and "Love, American Style". Walley's later films included "Drag Racer" (1971), "The Severed Arm" (1973) and "Benji" (1974), the latter an unexpected huge hit. She continued to guest
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-season run, many familiar or up-and-coming actors who guest-starred on the show went on to become successful stars, including: Jodie Foster, Sally Struthers, Bruce Kirby, Pat Harrington Jr., Diana Muldaur, Willie Aames, Warren Berlinger, Suzanne Pleshette, Yvonne Craig, Cicely Tyson, Richard X. Slattery, Tippi Hedren, Trisha Noble, John Fiedler, Alan Oppenheimer, Lou Jacobi, Will Geer, Bill Dana, Jerry Stiller, Anne Meara, Ronny Graham, Lori Saunders, Ann Prentiss,
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Tippi Hedren


me, and now I'm going to wait for something special to come along". In 1968, she signed on to do the American Civil War drama "Five Against Kansas" with Farley Granger and Jeffrey Hunter but the project was never realized. In 1968, Hedren returned to film as a socialite who helps her boyfriend (played by George Armstrong) catch a killer, in "Tiger by the Tail". From 1970 to 1971, she guest-starred twice on "The Courtship of Eddie's Father".
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Mrs. Livingston addresses her employer, Tom, as "Mr. Eddie's Father", which hints at who she considers to be the more important member of the pair under her care. Characters from Tom Corbett's office included Tina Rickles (Kristina Holland), as his secretary, and Norman Tinker (James Komack), as the magazine's photographer and token radical. Norman served as Eddie's honorary uncle. Bill Bixby and Brandon Cruz are the only two actors to appear in every episode of the series. During its three
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Ron Howard


, the child with the lisp; the film starred Robert Preston and Shirley Jones. He also starred in the 1963 film "The Courtship of Eddie's Father," with Glenn Ford. He appeared as Barry Stewart on "The Eleventh Hour", in the episode "Is Mr. Martian Coming Back?" in 1965; on "I Spy", in the episode "Little Boy Lost", in 1966; as Henry Fonda's son in an ABC series, "The Smith Family", in 1968; as
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Ken Marino


(1992). He made multiple appearances on "Charmed" and "Rock Me Baby", and appeared in three seasons of "Veronica Mars" as private detective Vinnie Van Lowe. He was cast to star in a re-make of the TV series "The Courtship of Eddie's Father", but the pilot was not picked up. Instead, he was cast in the Starz original series "Party Down". He also starred as a gay demon on the TV series "Reaper". He played Dr.
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Eddie wants a new mother, so to that end, he cleverly manipulates his father's relationships with women, sometimes even trying to set his father up to fall for women Eddie knows and likes first. The father-son duo's domestic arrangements are managed, with great discretion, by their Japanese housekeeper, Mrs. Livingston (Miyoshi Umeki). Her sage advice adds to the comedic mix in situations where she looks after Eddie, and sometimes helps him further his schemes to marry off his father and find a new mother.
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Joe Pasternak


"Billy Rose's Jumbo" (1962) starring Day, which lost almost $4 million. However, Pasternak responded with a comedy starring Glenn Ford, "The Courtship of Eddie's Father" (1963) that was a hit; the film featured Ronny Howard (later known as Ron Howard), showing the producer still retained an ability to discover young performers. Less successful was "A Ticklish Affair" (1963) with Shirley Jones and "Looking for Love" (1964) with Francis and Hutton. He
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Stella Stevens


Stella Stevens (born Estelle Eggleston; October 1, 1938) is an American film, television, and stage actress. She began her acting career in 1959 and starred in such popular films as "Girls! Girls! Girls!" (1962), "The Nutty Professor" (1963), "The Courtship of Eddie's Father" (1963), "The Silencers" (1966), "Where Angels Go, Trouble Follows" (1968), "The Ballad of Cable Hogue" (1970)
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Glenn Ford


, as in "The Teahouse of the August Moon", in which he played an American soldier sent to Okinawa to convert the occupied island's natives to the American way of life, and is instead converted by them. Also, he starred in "The Gazebo", "Cry for Happy", "The Courtship of Eddie's Father", and the naval-themed "Don't Go Near The Water" with Gia Scala. In 1978, Ford had a supporting role in "Superman", as Clark
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Diana Muldaur


Jeannie Orloff in the final season of Richard Chamberlain's NBC medical drama, "Dr. Kildare". Various roles as a guest star in episodes of numerous television shows followed, including "Gunsmoke", "Bonanza", "I Spy", "The Courtship of Eddie's Father", "The Invaders", "Mannix", "Mod Squad", "Hawaii Five-O", "The F.B.I.", "The Virginian", and a two-episode arc on the Ben Gazzara drama "Run
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The Courtship of Eddie's Father


Ron Ely, Carol Lawrence, and George Takei. Future "Happy Days" stars Pat Morita and Erin Moran also made guest appearances. Established stars also made cameo appearances, such as Eve McVeagh as a grumpy neighbor named Lorraine Karn, Sammy Davis Jr. as an insurance man, and Bixby's then-wife Brenda Benet as Tom's girlfriend. Comedy producer James Komack served as both the creator and the executive producer of the show. In 1970, Bill Bixby made his debut as a director, going on to direct eight
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Stella Stevens


appeared in two successful comedy films: Jerry Lewis's "The Nutty Professor" (1963), as his student and love interest Stella Purdy, and in Vincente Minnelli's "The Courtship of Eddie's Father" (1963), playing the would-be "Miss Montana" beauty queen. In 1964, she signed a contract with Columbia Pictures (1964–68). Following appearances in "Synanon" (1965) and "The Secret of My Success" (1965), Stevens starred as a sexy but clumsy government
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Martha Scott


. This pattern of guest roles continued through the 1960s with appearances on "Route 66", "Ironside", and "The Courtship of Eddie's Father" among others. In the mid-1950s, Scott was the narrator for "Modern Romances", an afternoon program on NBC-TV. Scott was also a frequent TV guest star in the 1970s. She had recurring roles as Bob Newhart's mother on "The Bob Newhart Show", the mother of Colonel Steve Austin (Lee Majors) on both "The Six
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Lisa Gerritsen


old. Encouraged by her mother and grandfather, and after running the gamut of numerous casting calls, she landed her first professional role in an episode of "The Doris Day Show" in 1968. After "The Doris Day Show", Gerritsen had guest-star or cameo appearances in several television shows including "The Odd Couple," "Bonanza", "The Courtship of Eddie's Father", "The Virginian" and "Family Affair". She was also cast in several episodes of "Gunsmoke",
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Roberta Sherwood


. Sherwood was an occasional actress, appearing in a 1957 TV movie about the early life of George M. Cohan entitled "Mr. Broadway," in which she co-starred with Mickey Rooney, James Dunn, Gloria DeHaven and June Havoc, sporadically in the 1960s (including as the housekeeper in "The Courtship of Eddie's Father"), and as late as 1978 had a bit part in an episode of "The Incredible Hulk" playing "Mrs. Waverly" in an episode titled "Earthquakes Happen". She received
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Vincent Van Patten


James and Nels Van Patten, a nephew of Joyce Van Patten and Timothy Van Patten, and a cousin of Talia Balsam. Throughout the 1970s, as a child actor Van Patten guest-starred in over three dozen classic television series including "Bonanza", "The High Chaparral", "Medical Center", "Adam-12", "The Courtship of Eddie's Father", "Wonder Woman" and a variety of television movies. He also had roles in the films "Charley and the Angel" (1973)
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Jodie Foster


where she was noticed by the casting agents. The television spot led to more advertisement work, and in 1968 to a minor appearance in the sitcom "Mayberry R.F.D.", in which her brother starred. In the following years Foster continued working in advertisements and appeared in over 50 television shows; she and her brother became the breadwinners of the family during this time. She had recurring roles in "The Courtship of Eddie's Father" (1969–1971) and "Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice" (1973),
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James Komack


Komack appeared as Dr. Franklin in the episode "Emergency" of the CBS anthology series, "The DuPont Show with June Allyson"; his co-stars were Robert F. Simon and Robert Vaughn. Komack was the guiding force behind several television hits. In "The Courtship of Eddie's Father", he appeared as "Uncle Norman" Tinker. He appeared in and created "Me and Maxx", whose title character was inspired by and named after his daughter. He also appeared in "Get Smart", created
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Herbert Franklin Solow


), and "The Courtship of Eddie's Father". Later, Solow was appointed MGM's Vice President of Worldwide Television and Motion Picture Production, and headed MGM Studios in Culver City, California and Borehamwood, England. After he left MGM, Solow was the executive producer of the short-lived NBC TV series "Man from Atlantis" (packaged by his own production company, which was owned by Taft Broadcasting) and produced the award-winning feature-length documentary "", starring Elvis Presley. Along with
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The Incredible Hulk (1978 TV series)


, many actors familiar to viewers, or who later became famous for their subsequent works, made appearances on the series, including but not limited to: future "Falcon Crest" and "Castle" co-star Susan Sullivan in the original pilot; Brett Cullen, also of "Falcon Crest"; Kim Cattrall, of "Sex and the City" fame; Ray Walston, co-star of Bixby's first series, "My Favorite Martian"; Brandon Cruz, co-star of "The Courtship of Eddie
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their new housekeeper, Mrs. Livingston (Roberta Sherwood), and by their divorced next-door neighbor, Elizabeth Marten (Shirley Jones). It takes a crisis for Tom to realize what has been under his nose all along. Film rights to the novel were bought by MGM prior to publication for $100,000 in 1961. The "Chicago Tribune" called the novel "deeply moving, and at the same time, very funny." Producer Joe Pasternak assigned John Gay to write the script and hired Glenn Ford to star
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Dina Merrill


film credits included "Desk Set" (1957), "A Nice Little Bank That Should Be Robbed" (1958), "Don't Give Up the Ship" (1959), "Operation Petticoat" (1959, with Cary Grant, who had been married to her cousin, Woolworth heiress Barbara Hutton), "The Sundowners" (1960), "Butterfield 8" (1960), "The Young Savages" (1961), "The Courtship of Eddie's Father" (1963), "
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Shirley Jones


but after seeing her first scene, told her she would win an Oscar for her performance. She was reunited with Ron Howard (who had played her brother in "The Music Man") in "The Courtship of Eddie's Father" (1963). Jones landed the role of a lady who fell in love with the professor in "Fluffy" (1965). In her film career, she has worked with some of Hollywood icons: Jimmy Stewart, Gene Kelly, Marlon Brando, James Cagney, Henry Fonda
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Vincente Minnelli


of musicals, including "An American in Paris" (1951), "Brigadoon" (1954), "Kismet" (1955), and "Gigi" (1958), he also directed comedies and melodramas, including "Madame Bovary" (1949), "Father of the Bride" (1950), "The Bad and the Beautiful" (1952), "Lust for Life" (1956), "Designing Woman" (1957), and "The Courtship of Eddie's Father" (
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Chico and the Man


this on several occasions. The chemistry between Jack Albertson's "Ed" and Freddie Prinze's "Chico" was a major factor in making the show a hit in its first two seasons. It debuted in the top 10 and remained in the top 30 for its second season. The show was created by James Komack, who produced other successful TV shows such as "The Courtship of Eddie's Father" and "Welcome Back, Kotter". Freddie Prinze was discovered by Komack after he appeared on "The Tonight Show
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Eddy Merckx


a 21-year-old teacher and daughter of the trainer of the national amateur team. Merckx asked her father for permission to marry her between track races. On 5 December 1967 Merckx married Acou after four years of courtship. She would often handle the press for her husband, who was shy. Claudine gave birth to their first child, Sabrina, on 14 February 1970. Merckx skipped a team training camp to be with Claudine for Sabrina's birth. Claudine later gave birth to a son, Axel, who also became a
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Richard M. Powell


rely on other writers who were his friends to put their names on his work. His credits included "Quincy," "The Mary Tyler Moore Show", "M*A*S*H", "Charlie's Angels", "The Andy Griffith Show", "The Courtship of Eddie's Father", "All That Glitters", and many others. Later in his career, Richard entered into a development contract with Hollywood producer David Biegelman and MGM for three years. He was nominated for an Emmy Award for his writing on
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Kristina Holland


Kristina Holland (born February 25, 1944) is an American actress who has performed in more than 22 television series, two films, and voiceover talent for at least two video games. She is now a professional psychotherapist. She is perhaps best known for her recurring role as Tina Rickles, secretary to Tom Corbett (Bill Bixby) in the TV series "The Courtship of Eddie's Father". She was the voice of April Stewart in the animated series "The Funky Phantom", the voice of Stephanie in the
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movie, but gradually became less central to the storylines in the series.) The series debuted on September 17, 1969, and was last broadcast on March 1, 1972. Bixby received an Emmy nomination for the show. The show centered on Tom Corbett (Bill Bixby), a handsome, thirty-something magazine publisher and widower from Los Angeles. Following the death of his wife Helen, Tom is left to raise his mischievous, freckle-faced son, six-year-old Eddie (Brandon Cruz).
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Brandon Cruz


Brandon Edwin Cruz (born May 28, 1962) is an American actor best known for his role as Eddie Corbett, son of widower Tom Corbett (played by Bill Bixby) on the television comedy-drama series "The Courtship of Eddie's Father". Cruz is also a punk rock musician, having sung for such bands as Dr. Know, Dead Kennedys, and Flipper. Cruz was born in Bakersfield, California, and moved to Silver Strand Beach in Ventura County, California, with his family at the age of
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sexy Dollye Daly (Stella Stevens) seems promising, but she ends up falling in love with and marrying Tom's friend and radio colleague, Norman Jones (Jerry Van Dyke). Tom becomes attracted to a sophisticated socialite, Rita Behrens (Dina Merrill). They begin considering marriage, but Eddie takes an immediate dislike to Rita and she doesn't know how to deal with him, nor does she particularly wish to learn, and Tom eventually chooses his son over her. Through all this, the Corbetts are supported by
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Rick Mittleman


"Get Smart", "Bewitched", "McHale's Navy", "The Donna Reed Show", "Petticoat Junction", "The Doris Day Show", "The Courtship of Eddie's Father", "That Girl", "Welcome Back, Kotter", "Sanford and Son", "Gomer Pyle, USMC," "I Spy", "Emergency!", "A Touch of Grace", "The Practice" (1976–1977), "CHiPs", "Remington Steele
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Ruth McDevitt


Dream of Jeannie", "Bewitched", "The Courtship of Eddie's Father", "Love, American Style", "That Girl", "Nanny and the Professor", "Room 222", "Mannix", "Here's Lucy", "Gunsmoke", "Marcus Welby, M.D.", "Phyllis", "Little House On The Prairie", "All in the Family" (on which she had a recurring role during 1974 and 1975), and "The Streets of
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Don Weis


" (1952), "You for Me" (1952) and "The Affairs of Dobie Gillis" (1953). Weis began directing for television in 1954 and worked on such series as "M*A*S*H", "Ironside", "It Takes a Thief", "Twilight Zone", "Alfred Hitchcock Presents" (1955), "The Andy Griffith Show", "Happy Days", "Starsky and Hutch", "CHiPs", "The Courtship of Eddie's Father", "Hawaii
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Eddie McClintock


Edward Theodore McClintock, known as Eddie McClintock, is an American actor who has starred and guest-starred in numerous television shows. He played the role of Secret Service agent Pete Lattimer on the Syfy series "Warehouse 13". McClintock was born in Canton, Ohio and raised by his father, Theodore “Ted” McClintock. He moved with his father to North Canton. After leaving Catholic school in the eighth grade, he attended North Canton Hoover High School. He married Lynn Sanchez in 2005; the couple have two
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episodes of the show. The television show's theme song, "Best Friend", was written and performed by Harry Nilsson, and was played over opening credits showing Bixby and Cruz in various happy moments. The song has often been used since that time as an iconic indication of father-son bonding. An edited version of Nilsson's "Best Friend" was used as the theme song for the 2006 MTV series Rob & Big. The show was cancelled in 1972, when Bixby had a falling out with James Komack
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Erin Moran


debut in "How Sweet It Is!" (1968) with Debbie Reynolds, and made regular appearances on "The Don Rickles Show" in 1972, and guest appearances in "The Courtship of Eddie's Father", "My Three Sons", "Bearcats!", "Family Affair" and in "The Waltons", in an episode titled "The Song", in 1975. She also appeared in the television series "Gunsmoke". In 1974, at the age of 13, Moran was cast
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KARD


as well as ABC and CBS programming not carried on KNOE and KTVE, such as "That Girl", "Mod Squad", "Hawaii Five-O", "The Courtship of Eddie's Father", "The Lawrence Welk Show", "Engelbert Humperdinck", and "The Merv Griffin Show". KYAY proved to be no more successful than KUZN had been, and it also went dark, on August 16, 1971. In 1974, the station returned with a new callsign, KLAA, a
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Are You My Mummy?


first season episodes of the series "One Good Scare Ought to Do It!" "The Fast and the Phineas," "Lawn Gnome Beach Party of Terror," "Flop Starz," "Raging Bully," "Lights! Candace! Action!" and "It's About Time!" The song "My Undead Mummy and Me," which is based on the theme song for "The Courtship of Eddie's Father," became available in 2009 on the official "Phineas and Ferb" soundtrack.
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Lisa Kirk


in the early days of television, appearing in such anthology series as "Studio One", "Kraft Television Theatre", "The Colgate Comedy Hour", and "General Electric Theater". In later years she guested on "Bewitched" and "The Courtship of Eddie's Father", as well as variety series like "The Ed Sullivan Show", "The Hollywood Palace", and "The Dean Martin Show". Kirk frequently appeared at the Persian Room in the Plaza Hotel. She also appeared at
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Willie Aames


Beach, California, in 1960. He attended Edison High School in Huntington Beach, California, and was in both the choir and the Madrigal Ensemble. Aames began acting in the late 1960s as a child, appearing in shows such as "Gunsmoke", "The Wonderful World of Disney", "Adam-12", and "The Courtship of Eddie's Father". In 1971, he originated the role of Leonard Unger, the son of Felix Unger (Tony Randall), on the ABC-TV series "The
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Treat 'Em Rough


Treat 'Em Rough is a 1942 film about a boxer directed by Ray Taylor and starring Eddie Albert. Bill Kingsford, a prizefighter called the Panama Kid (Eddie Albert), returns to his hometown with his trainer Hotfoot (William Frawley (who later played "Fred Mertz" on "I Love Lucy") and valet Snake Eyes (Mantan Moreland) when his father (Lloyd Corrigan) is accused of embezzling. Bill becomes involved with his father's ravishing secretary (Peggy Moran), who tips him off that she
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American Broadcasting Company


network during the late 1960s and early 1970s included the comedies "The Courtship of Eddie's Father", "The Brady Bunch" and "The Partridge Family", the now-iconic "That Girl", the Emmy-winning "Room 222", and the drama "The Mod Squad". In the early 1970s, ABC completed its transition to color; the decade as a whole would mark a turning point for ABC, as it began to pass CBS and NBC in the ratings to become the first place
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Louis F. Polk Jr.


including "Rosencrantz and Guilderstern are Dead", "The Homecoming", "Baker Street" and the musical "Say It with Music". The following films were announced under Polk's regime: "Augie March", "Man's Fate", "Tai Pan" and "She Loves Me" were all cancelled and "Dingus McGee" was made later. There were also several TV series made at the studio: "The Courtship of Eddie's Father", "Then Came Bronson" and "Medical Center
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C.E.D'oh


years. The scene where Ned Flanders stares at Homer and Marge at night from his bedroom window, in the dark with the cigar lit, is a parody of "Rear Window". The scene where Mr Burns attempts to brick Homer up is a satire of "The Cask of Amontillado" by Edgar Allan Poe. The episode ends with the theme song to the 1969-1972 show "The Courtship of Eddie's Father". The head of the "Successmanship 101" seminar, played by Hank Azaria, is a
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Brenda Benet


prime time television in the 1960s and 1970s, including "I Dream of Jeannie", "Daniel Boone", "Mannix", "My Three Sons", "Hogan's Heroes", "Love, American Style", "Wonder Woman", "The Love Boat" and "The Courtship of Eddie's Father". She also had a major feature role in the film "Walking Tall" (1973). Although many of the characters she portrayed seemed to be either sweet or seductive, she became
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Nick at Nite international versions


. In Australia and New Zealand, Nick at Nite aired from October 23, 1995 until July/August 2000. It shared the same channel as Nickelodeon broadcasting from 8pm until 6am on weeknights and 10pm until 6am on weekends. Shows included "Get Smart", "Sanford and Son", "The Courtship of Eddie's Father", "The Fugitive", "Bonanza", "The Prisoner", "The Saint", "Thunderbirds", "The Mary Tyler Moore Show",
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Ted Quinn


on the public. They come from all over the country and many actually ask that the commercial be repeated." The ad also caught the attention of casting agents, leading to his career in Hollywood, including roles in "Bonanza", "Dr. Kildare", "The Virginian", "The Courtship of Eddie's Father", "Accidental Family" and as Scott Baldwin on "General Hospital". His motion picture career includes roles in "Madame X" (1966), "The Ghost and Mr. Chicken
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Courtship in the Philippines


romantic songs. The females reply to these songs also through singing. The ongoing courtship ritual is overseen by a married elder or a childless widow who keeps the parents of the participating males and females well informed of the progress of the courtship process. After the courtship process, the Batangueños of Batangas has a peculiar tradition performed on the eve of the wedding. A procession, composed of the groom's mother, father, relatives, godfathers, godmothers, bridesmaids, and groomsmen, occurs. Their purpose is to bring the cooking
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George Tipton


acclaimed early albums for RCA Records (1967–71), as well as his classic single "Everybody's Talkin'" (which won a Grammy Award), the "Skidoo" soundtrack, and Nilsson's music for the TV series "The Courtship of Eddie's Father" and the animated feature "The Point!". In 1970 Tipton recorded a (now rare) LP of instrumental interpretations of Nilsson's music, "Nilsson by Tipton" (Warner Bros. Records, 1970) which featured cover illustrations by Dean Torrence.
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Aerial Ballet


ten in 1969. Another song, "Little Cowboy", later featured in "The Courtship of Eddie's Father", was written by Nilsson's mother. The original opening number for "Aerial Ballet" was "Daddy's Song", but this track was removed (apparently without Nilsson's awareness) after the first copies were issued, because The Monkees had recorded a cover version to be featured in their film "Head", and had paid $35,000 for exclusive rights to the song. The CD reissue restores
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Hal Cooper (director)


, 23 episodes of "That Girl", 27 episodes of "The Courtship of Eddie's Father", 11 episodes of "The Odd Couple", 8 episodes of "The Brady Bunch", 81 episodes of "Gimme a Break!", 19 episodes of "Empty Nest" and 67 episodes of "Dear John". He was also an executive producer on the latter three series. Cooper retired in 1996; his final screen credit as director was a January 1997 episode of "Something So Right".
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Shirley Gordon (writer)


", "The Whistler", and Elliott and Cathy Lewis' "On Stage". When dramatic radio was revived in the 1970s, Gordon wrote scripts for "The Hollywood Radio Theatre" and "Sears Radio Theatre". From the 1950s-1970s, Gordon, sometimes credited as "Shirl Gordon", wrote episodes of popular sitcoms, including "Bewitched", "The Courtship of Eddie's Father", and "My Three Sons". She wrote 49 episodes of "The Bob Cummings Show". Gordon published eight
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Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends


to 2008, Cartoon Network furnished a "Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends" float as part of the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade. The float was fashioned as a replica of the home. On Thanksgiving Day, 2006, characters from the show performed The Beatles' "With a Little Help from My Friends". In 2007, the characters' performance of You're My Best Friend by Queen. In 2008, the characters' performance of Harry Nilsson's theme song to "The Courtship of Eddie's Father" was
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A Ticklish Affair


in "Elmer Gantry" (1960), she was hoping to concentrate on serious roles, but instead Jones was assigned to comedies such as "The Courtship of Eddie's Father" (1963). Jones reluctantly fulfilled her contract despite her reluctance to take on "fluff" roles in a rom-com like "A Ticklish Affair". Despite the "screen chemistry" of the leads, critics did not consider the film interesting family fare. Principal photography for "A Ticklish Affair" took place in and around Naval
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A Modern Twain Story: The Prince and the Pauper


) who is a former actor and who also happens to be the father of Eddie Tudor (revealed at the end of the film). Miles has known Tom since he was a little kid, when Miles moved to the area, after quitting showbiz and he often tells Tom about the times when he was a star, although not revealing much as to how he lost his fame. Now 14, the same age as Eddie Tudor whom he looks exactly like, he wishes that he really is Eddie and gets frustrated with
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Ron Howard


(1962) and the comedy film "The Courtship of Eddie's Father" (1963). He also appeared in an episode of Land of the Giants 1968. In 1973, he played Steve Bolander in the classic coming-of-age film "American Graffiti" (1973). In 1974, Howard became a household name playing teenager Richie Cunningham in the sitcom "Happy Days", continuing in the role for seven years. Howard continued making films during this time, appearing in the western film "The Shootist
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Clint Howard


Am Sylar". In his film debut "The Courtship of Eddie's Father" (1963), he played a child party guest standing on a table at his birthday party, that Shirley Jones put an Indian headdress on his head. Howard also voiced Roo in Disney's animated shorts "Winnie the Pooh and the Honey Tree" (1966) and "Winnie the Pooh and the Blustery Day" (1968), which were later incorporated into "The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh" (1977), and
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John Gay (screenwriter)


John Gay (April 1, 1924 – February 4, 2017) was an American screenwriter, born in Whittier, California. Gay began his career writing episodes for television anthology series such as "Lux Video Theatre", "Kraft Television Theatre", and "Goodyear Television Playhouse". He made his film screenwriting debut in 1956 with "Run Silent Run Deep". Additional screen credits include "Separate Tables", "Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse", "The Courtship of Eddie's Father", "The Hallelujah
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Harry Nilsson


US top 10 hit, reaching #6, and his first Canadian #1. "Aerial Ballet" also contained Nilsson's version of his own composition "One", which was later taken to the top 5 of the US charts by Three Dog Night and also successfully covered in Australia by John Farnham. Nilsson was also commissioned at this time to write and perform the theme song for the ABC television series "The Courtship of Eddie's Father". The result, "Best Friend", was very popular, but
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to counteract the sweetened laughs. He experimented with this technique in "The Courtship of Eddie's Father" (ABC, 1969–72), which featured a subdued laugh track. Multi-camera shows produced by Komack, such as "Chico and the Man" (NBC, 1974–78) and "Welcome Back, Kotter" (ABC, 1975–79), utilized background music cues during scene transitions (obvious locations for sweetening) and made sure that Douglass's laugh track was used infrequently during post-production. Komack later commented,
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Miyoshi Umeki


" (1961), "The Horizontal Lieutenant" (1962) and "A Girl Named Tamiko" (1963). From 1969–1972 she appeared in "The Courtship of Eddie's Father" as Mrs. Livingston, the housekeeper, for which she was again nominated for a Golden Globe Award. She retired from acting following the end of the series. Her first marriage, to television director Frederick Winfield "Wynn" Opie in 1958, ended in divorce in 1967. The couple had one son—Michael H. Opie, born
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Jerry Van Dyke


twice winning the "All Air Force Talent Show". Following his first guest appearances on "The Dick Van Dyke Show" and two others on CBS's "The Ed Sullivan Show", CBS made him a regular on "The Judy Garland Show". He was also given hosting chores on the 1963 game show "Picture This". In that same year, movie audiences saw him in supporting roles in "McLintock!", "Palm Springs Weekend" and "The Courtship of Eddie's Father". In
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Jennifer Flackett


Big Mouth", with Levin, Nick Kroll, and Andrew Goldberg. Additionally, they are currently writing and creating the half-hour single-camera TV shows "Confusing" for NBC, and "The Courtship of Eddie's Father" for Warner Brothers Television. Both Flackett and Levin made their directorial debut with the film "Little Manhattan", although Flackett was not formally credited for her directing work on the film, she was only credited as a writer. Flackett grew up in Newton, Massachusetts and graduated from Wesleyan
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Bernard Slade


young novice whose habit's headgear enabled her to fly. After briefly leaving Screen Gems to work as a script supervisor on "The Courtship of Eddie's Father" for Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, he came back to Screen Gems to create "The Partridge Family", based on the real-life Cowsills, and "Bridget Loves Bernie", inspired by the play "Abie's Irish Rose". He also wrote the script to the 1972 Columbia Pictures film "Stand Up and Be Counted," directed by Jackie
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Bill Bixby


Wilfred Bailey Everett "Bill" Bixby III (January 22, 1934 − November 21, 1993) was an American actor, director, producer, and frequent game-show panelist. His career spanned more than three decades, including appearances on stage, in films, and on television series. He is known for his roles as Tim O'Hara in the CBS sitcom "My Favorite Martian", Tom Corbett in the ABC sitcom "The Courtship of Eddie's Father", and stage illusionist Anthony Blake in the NBC crime drama
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The Carol Burnett Show


and through the spring of 1971, it consistently ranked among the top-30 programs. (For the 1969–70 season, it posted its highest rating ever, ranking at number 13.) For season five, CBS moved the show to Wednesday nights at 8:00 pm, where its chief competition was NBC’s "Adam-12" and the ABC sitcoms "Bewitched" and "The Courtship of Eddie's Father". Despite the schedule change, the show continued to do well until the fall of 1972, when the ratings slipped. In December
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The Incredible Hulk (film)


comedy-drama "The Courtship of Eddie's Father" on a television Banner is watching at the beginning of the film. Rickson Gracie has a small role as Bruce Banner's martial arts instructor; despite Gracie's Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu background, he is credited as an Aikido instructor. Brazilian actress Débora Nascimento makes a cameo as Martina, Banner's work colleague at a beverage factory. Peter Mensah plays a small role as General Joe Gellar, one of General Ross' military friends/associates. Christina Cabot portrays Major Kathleen
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Rick Astley


The phenomenon became so popular that on 1 April 2008, YouTube pranked its users by making every single featured video on its front page a rickroll. On 27 November 2008, Astley participated in a live rickroll during the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade, while the "Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends" characters were singing "Best Friend", the theme from the 1970s TV series "The Courtship of Eddie's Father". Midway through the song, Astley emerged from the float and began to lip sync his signature hit.
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Whitney Houston


so that it was free for everyone to watch. Houston's concert gave HBO its highest ratings ever. She then embarked on the "I'm Your Baby Tonight World Tour". Throughout the 1980s, Houston was romantically linked to American football star Randall Cunningham and actor Eddie Murphy. She then met R&B singer Bobby Brown at the 1989 Soul Train Music Awards. After a three-year courtship, the two were married on July 18, 1992. On March 4, 1993, Houston gave birth to their daughter Bobbi Kristina
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Cameron Monaghan


guest-starred as Nick Peyton, a teenage boy accused of murdering his Marine father, on the CBS crime series "NCIS". That same year he appeared as Jonathan McKenna on the TNT mystery series "Rizzoli & Isles". In 2012, he guest-starred as Eddie Sandow, a 19-year-old who creates a hostage situation after his father is accused of sexual assault, on the NBC crime series "". In addition to his television credits, Monaghan has continued to appear in a variety of feature film
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Bill Bixby


of Eddie's Father," but "My Favorite Martian," "The Magician," "The Incredible Hulk" and so many other things, as an actor, as a director — and he never got an Emmy. He's never been recognized posthumously by the Academy. And he doesn't have a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. That is criminal... There are people who have stars that, not to be blunt, but I wouldn't bother spitting on their stars. Bill's talent would take
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Suzanne Finstad


discovery of her true father at eleven, her courtship by Elvis Presley when she was 14 years old, their marriage, and her management of Elvis Presley Enterprises after their divorce and his death. "Child Bride" was based on extensive interviews with Priscilla Presley, her family, her close friends, her classmates, her co-stars and numerous members of Elvis' circle in Memphis and Germany, including Currie Grant, a former Army buddy of Elvis, who introduced Priscilla to Elvis. Harmony/Crown published "Child Bride
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Eddie Cibrian


is an office manager, and his father, Carl Cibrian, a banker. He is of Cuban descent. Cibrian starred in "The Young and the Restless" as Matt Clark, "Baywatch Nights" as Griff Walker, "Sunset Beach" as Cole Deschanel, "" as Jesse Cardoza, "Third Watch" as womanizing New York City firefighter Jimmy Doherty, "Tilt" as rising poker star Eddie Towne, and "Invasion" as Everglades park ranger Russell Varon. He also guest-starred in "",
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Tunes for Bears to Dance To


Flaubert's Madame Bovary: "Language is a cracked kettle on which we beat out tunes for bears to dance to, while all the time we long to move the stars to pity." Henry's family moves to a new town to run away from the memories of their recently passed son, Eddie, who was hit by a car in which the driver instantly drove away, never to be seen. Henry's father is traumatized by Eddie's death and becomes very quiet and no longer works, while Henry's mother
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Joseph Iannuzzi


Iannuzzi would accompany his father on his collection rounds. Joe Jr.'s father had many prominent customers, such as Jack Benny, Eddie Anderson who co-starred on "The Jack Benny Show". Joe Jr. met the famous cowboy star Tom Mix and even posed on his horse for a photograph in 1935. Tom Mix would give Joe Jr. a silver dollar on almost every visit. Iannuzzi would also visit the Tonawanda Reservation in Harrison, New York on a weekly basis. The Native Americans on the reservation would give Joe Jr.
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The Courtship of Princess Leia


The Courtship of Princess Leia is a 1994 bestselling "Star Wars" book by Dave Wolverton. It continued the streak of "New York Times" Bestsellers, which started with 1991's "Heir to the Empire". "The Courtship of Princess Leia" is set in the "Star Wars" expanded universe, and deals with the downfall of Warlord Zsinj and the circumstances leading to the marriage of Han Solo and Princess Leia. Though the Battle of Endor resulted in the destruction of the Emperor and Darth Vader, along with
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Holmes Osborne


1996, Osborne played the father of Tom Everett Scott's character in the musical comedy-drama film "That Thing You Do!". In 1999, he guest starred, along with Lance Henriksen (reprising his role as Frank Black), in an episode of "The X-Files" as a necromancer for the Millennium Group. In 2000, he starred as Kirsten Dunst's father in the teen comedy "Bring It On". Osborne then starred as Eddie Darko, the main character's father, in the
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Mr. Church


Mr. Church is a 2016 American drama film directed by Bruce Beresford and written by Susan McMartin. The film stars Eddie Murphy as the title character with Britt Robertson, Xavier Samuel, Lucy Fry, Christian Madsen and Natascha McElhone also starring. The movie is based on the short story "The Cook Who Came To Live With Us" written by McMartin. The film centers around a cook who becomes a caretaker and father figure to three generations of women over the years. The film debuted on April 22, 2016, at the
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George Tipton


George Aliceson Tipton (January 23, 1932 – February 12, 2016) was an American composer, musical arranger and conductor, who is well known for his work in television and for his collaborations with singer-songwriter Harry Nilsson. Among Tipton's works are the themes for the TV shows "Soap" and its spinoff "Benson", "It's a Living", "I'm a Big Girl Now" and "Empty Nest", plus incidental music for numerous shows, including "The Courtship of Eddie's
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Dil Hai Ke Manta Nahin


Hai Ke Manta Nahin" was remade in Tamil as "Kadhal Rojavae" (2000) and inspired the Kannada movie "Hudugaata" (2007). Pooja Dharamchand (Pooja Bhatt) is the daughter of a rich Bombay shipping tycoon, Seth Dharamchand (Anupam Kher). She is head-over-heels in love with movie star Deepak Kumar (Sameer Chitre), but her father strongly disapproves of their courtship. One night, Pooja escapes from her father's yacht and hops onto a bus to Bangalore to be with
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The Five People You Meet in Heaven


only after she showed him the true cause of his father's death (different from what he had always believed had happened). Mickey Shea, a man who worked on rides at Ruby Pier with Eddie's father, was at Eddie's house drunk and in a terrible emotional state. He pulls out a flask, downs it, and then proceeds to try and force himself onto Eddie's mother. Eddie's father walks in at this point and manages to stop the drink fueled rape, then chases Mickey all the way
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Jerry Adler


as Eddie's father Al in season 3 and season 4 of "'Til Death". It rang for a TV job that led to Adler playing Jeffrey Tambor’s father in the upcoming season starting this fall of Amazon’s "Transparent (TV series)". Last year his popular Howard Lyman character returned for CBS’s "The Good Fight", starring "Christine Baranski", who lives just up the road in Roxbury. Two years ago he was in "Larry David"’s hit Broadway play "Fish in
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Bundle of Joy


Bundle of Joy (1956) is a Technicolor musical remake of the comedy film "Bachelor Mother" (1939), which starred Ginger Rogers. It stars Eddie Fisher and Debbie Reynolds (who were married in real-life at the time), and Adolphe Menjou. An unmarried salesgirl at a department store finds and takes care of an abandoned baby. Much confusion results when her co-workers assume the child is hers and that the father is the son of the store owner. Polly Parish (Reynolds) works in
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List of Noah's Arc characters


of season 2, she also shown giving Chance a hard time preparing her for school. She also shown being slightly manipulative of her father Eddie after Chance grounds her. After Eddie reveals that he wants to take her to the Ice Capades, she reveals to Eddie that Chance grounded to which Eddie un-grounds her. In the same episode, she gets into a fight with a boy at a school who makes fun of her for having two fathers. She later explains this to Chance who tearfully states that although he disapproves
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A Virginia Courtship


A Virginia Courtship is a 1921 American silent drama film directed by Frank O'Connor and written by Edfrid A. Bingham based upon the play of the same name by Eugene Wiley Presbrey. The film stars May McAvoy, Alec B. Francis, Jane Keckley, L. M. Wells, Casson Ferguson, Kathlyn Williams, and Richard Tucker. The film was released in December 1921, by Paramount Pictures. As described in a film magazine, Prudence Fairfax (McAvoy) is the ward of Colonel Fairfax (Francis), a lovable old Southern gentleman who
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Eddie Murphy


was also set to star Laurence Fishburne and was set to begin pre-production in 2014 from Paramount Pictures. No other word was released about or who else was attached. On March 15, 2015, it was announced that Murphy will play comedian Richard Pryor's father, LeRoy Pryor, in the upcoming biopic directed by Lee Daniels with Mike Epps playing Pryor. Murphy co-starred with actress Britt Robertson in the drama "Mr. Church". Murphy is also a singer, having frequently provided background vocals to songs released by
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Ed Begley


began appearing regularly in supporting film roles. In the 1952–1953 television season, Begley co-starred with Eddie Albert in the CBS sitcom "Leave It to Larry". Begley, though only five years older than Albert, played the father-in-law and employer of Albert's character, Larry Tucker, a shoe salesman, who with his young family lives with Begley. In 1954 Begley starred in the NBC Television show "Robert Montgomery Presents" in "Big Boy", an episode sponsored by Lucky Strike, as
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William Sherman Jennings


Jennings met May Mann at her father’s home near Brooksville, and began a courtship. May's father, Austin Mann, had been a Florida Senator and had just won election to the state house of representatives. When the legislative session began in January, 1891, May went to Tallahassee to serve as her father's aide, with responsibility for her father's appointments, correspondence and hosting social events. Jennings went to Tallahassee to continue his courtship. He married May Mann on May 12, 1891 and they were escorted down
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Charley Foy


would again have a featured role in another Bogart film in 1941, the drama "The Wagons Roll at Night", which was directed by Ray Enright, and also stars Sylvia Sidney and Eddie Albert. Foy's final on-screen performance came in the 1943 western, "The Woman of the Town", starring Claire Trevor and Albert Dekker, and directed by George Archainbaud, in which Foy played his father, Eddie Foy Sr. Foy's final film credit came twelve years later, when he provided the narration for
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The Courtship of Betty's Father


"The Courtship of Betty's Father" is the 14th episode in the third season, the 55th episode overall, of the American Dramedy series "Ugly Betty", which aired on February 12, 2009. The episode was written by Peter Elkoff and directed by John Terlesky. We open on the Suarez household at breakfast time. Betty and Hilda are shocked at how happy their father seems, they credit the rapid improvement to his nurse, Elena. Betty gets a phone call from Claire: It turns out that she has
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Eddy Gordo


Tournament 3, Eddy found and taught Christie Capoeira, who became impressive at the martial art after two years of training. Soon after Christie's training, Eddy left, saying, "Those responsible for my father's death will pay." Christie Monteiro entered The King of Iron Fist Tournament 4 to find Eddy, as this was the only clue that could lead her to him. Prior to "Tekken 5", Eddy learns that the master who taught him capoeira in prison is about to be freed. Eddy goes to
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A Movie Star Has To Star in Black and White


Mother comes into the picture and explains the difference of living between the blacks and whites in their town. Whites had sidewalks with paved roads, nice bathrooms and water fountains. Blacks had dirt roads, they weren't allowed to sit in restaurants and they had to sit on a separate train. Bette dreams of talking to Jesus; she writes about God often. Clara's father left the family to be with a girl who talks to willow trees. She talks about her forced relationship with her ex-husband, Eddie.
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A Movie Star Has To Star in Black and White


. Eddie doesn't seem the same since he came back from the war in Korea. Jean Peters reads a segment of writing that talks about a bad fight between her mother and father. She again speaks of being an Owl in a fig tree and reaching the Kingdom of God. Jean Peters tells the story of Wally who dropped out of school to be in the army. He committed a crime and was let go from the army and is working in a hospital. He tried to go back to school but dropped out
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