Barbara Orbison The woman behind the successful man
She was Roy Orbison’s manager, and plotted his successful comeback.
From This is True for 11 December 2011
entertainment
TV, Film, and Music producers, directors, arrangers. (Writers are separate)
Fred Steiner TV composer
Steiner was a prolific composer of music for TV shows and films.
From This is True for 26 June 2011
Charlie Callas Rubber-faced comedian
“I was always clowning around when I was a musician,” so….
From This is True for 30 January 2011
Don Kirshner The Golden-Eared
Kirshner brought us The Monkees, was fired, and then brought us The Archies.
From This is True for 16 January 2011
James E. Wall Kangaroo Neighbor
Wall was a stagehand with an idea to improve the show.
From This is True for 31 October 2010
Billie Mae Richards Boy-voiced
She played the title character of the longest-running Christmas TV special in history.
From This is True for 12 September 2010
Larry Ashmead Book editor
A book editor, Ashmead was sure a very odd book would be a best-seller. It was, and then a hit film.
From This is True for 5 September 2010
William P. Foster Leader
Just about every school in the nation started to change, following Foster’s lead.
From This is True for 29 August 2010
Jack Horkheimer Star Gazer
“‘Keep Looking Up’ was my life’s admonition; I can do little else in my present position.”
From This is True for 22 August 2010