Her striking beauty and Southern charm made her a prominent figure in television westerns.
Patricia Blair, born Patsy Lou Blake on January 15, 1933, in Fort Worth, Texas, was an American actress best known for her roles in popular television series during the 1960s. Her striking beauty and Southern charm made her a prominent figure in television westerns. Though her career in Hollywood wasn’t extensive in terms of volume, she made a lasting impression in several key roles.
What happened in 1924?
Another year has passed. Every year I look back to see what was happening 100 years ago. Here we go. The first Winter Olympics, the 1924 Winter Olympics open in Chamonix, in the French Alps. The original five Winter Olympic Sports were bobsleigh, curling, ice hockey, Nordic skiing and skating.
Barney + Thelma Lou!
I remember her from being Barney’s girlfriend, Thelma Lou, on “The Andy Griffith Show” from 1961 to 1966. Betty was born in Kansas City, Missouri, on August 29, 1926. Her mom was “an accomplished mezzo-soprano” who taught Betty to sing.
I watched this 1954 black and white science fiction monster movie, Them!, on Svengoolie. This Warner Brothers film was produced by David Weisbart (The Glass Menagerie, A Streetcar Named Desire, Love Me Tender, Valley of the Dolls), directed by Gordon Douglas (Up Periscope, Robin and the 7 Hoods, Way…Way Out, Stagecoach, Tony Rome) and starring James Whitmore (Oklahoma!, Planet of the Apes, Tora! Tora! Tora!), Edmund Gwenn (Kris Kringle in Miracle on 34th Street),
