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"Bearly Polar: Jack Benny's Powdered Pal, Carmichael" is in the newest issue of "While Tops", the quarterly magazine of the Circus Fans Association of America and is about Mischka, who portrayed Carmichael in "Buck Benny Rides Again" and Emil Pallenberg, the man who owned and trained her.  Here, too, is a peek into the world of Emil Pallenberg, who taught by example, as well as by using his gentle voice and hand signals: https://www.facebook.com/61562930493942/videos/580693730993783/

Q & A with David Spencer, author of The Novelizers Interview conducted by Daniel Marcus Q: You say you wrestled with the title of your book. The Novelizers. How so? A: Because it’s not only about the history and writers of novelizations, per se, but of original novels set in the borrowed universes of established franchises—especially TV series. And writing an original is a completely different task than writing an adaptation. Unfortunately, there’s no simple term for it. And “novelization” has become a colloquial catch-all for both, so for the title, I gave in to the term simply being catchy...

Mike Connors - A Life of Integrity in Film & Television Q & A with Author Bill Taylor This is a Hard Cover, Paperback, and soon to be eBook biography about Actor Mike Connors’ life and career in film and television.  It takes the reader on a fascinating journey through Mike’s life.  From his quiet beginnings in Fresno, California, all the way to Hollywood’s brightest lights. It also answers so many questions about who Mike really was as a person, father, friend, star, costar, and beyond.  It gives personal insight as to how such a Golden Age television icon and...

BearManor Media books are up again for the prestigious Rondo Awards! https://rondoaward.com/rondoaward.com/blog/We'd appreciate your help in voting please. Our nominated books are:   BOOK OF THE YEAR (non-fiction; you can vote for two) — THE ANIMATED UNIVERSAL CLASSIC MONSTERS, by Matthew Hahn (BearManor Media, softcover, 500 pages, $30). From Frankenstein to the Wolfman, how Universal’s top monsters have been portrayed in cartoons, commercials and all manners of animation. — LURCHING FORWARD: Ted Cassidy’s Early Life from Cradle to Creature, by Christofer Cook (BearManor Media, hardcover, 396 pages, $45). Actor was far more than the Addams Family butler.  — MONSTERS, MOVIES AND...

2024 Foreword INDIES Finalists in Reference (Adult Nonfiction) — Foreword Reviews