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Tag: ernie kovacs

George Fiala — Make-up Artist for Uncle Gruesome, Soaps, Santa and Soupy

March 7, 2019 Ben Model 5 Comments

Ernie Kovacs made a point of bringing make-up artist George Fiala out on camera in what may his only TV…

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Posted in: Ernie Kovacs Filed under: Charles Addams, Edie Adams, ernie kovacs, Masquerade party

Jack Newlon, Oriental Blues and Oriental Rag

February 26, 2019 Ben Model 1 Comment

Jack Newlon may have been hoping lightning might strike twice in 1952 when he composed and recorded Oriental Rag. His…

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Posted in: Ernie Kovacs Filed under: ernie kovacs, Jack Newlon, Oriental Blues, Tony DeSimone

“The Best of Ernie Kovacs” – EEFMS, the Next Generation

January 20, 2019 Ben Model 6 Comments

My parents were Ernie Kovacs fans, and when they learned that Channel Thirteen, our PBS station, was going to air…

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Posted in: Ernie Kovacs Filed under: DVD box set, Ediad Productions, ernie kovacs, John Lollos, kinescope, Shout Factory

Live, From My Living Room, It’s…Me!

January 16, 2019 Ben Model Leave a comment

I think one of my favorite introductions was at a show I did at the Redford Theater in Detroit in…

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Posted in: YouTube Filed under: ernie kovacs, Shout Factory, streaming

Sound Into Sight – Ernie Kovacs on Music

January 12, 2019 Ben Model Leave a comment

I’ve noticed over the last several years that more and more symphony orchestras are doing concert events where they perform…

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Posted in: Ernie Kovacs Filed under: bela bartok, ernie kovacs, Kovacs on music, orchestra, Sergei prokofiev, swan lake

“Let’s Get Away From It All” — The Slightly Missing Matt Dennis

January 4, 2019 Ben Model Leave a comment

The name Matt Dennis may not be familiar, but if you’re an Ernie Kovacs fan you may know it. Or…

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Posted in: Ernie Kovacs Filed under: David Letterman, Edie Adams, ernie kovacs, Joe Mikolas, Matt Dennis, Welcome Traveler

Don Q, Son of Zorro; changes at AMMI

January 15, 2009 Ben Model Leave a comment

Last night’s showing of Don Q, Son of Zorro went quite well. We had a nice crowd, and a few…

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Posted in: Uncategorized Filed under: cinema arts center, don q son of zorro, ernie kovacs, huntington

an “educational” week

November 10, 2008 Ben Model Leave a comment

Yesterday was the Silent Clowns program of shorts released by E.W. Hammons’ Educational Pictures. We’d planned 5 shorts, but then…

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Posted in: Uncategorized Filed under: charley chase, cruel and unusual comedy, educational pictures, ernie kovacs, Museum of Modern Art

October 2008 shows posted

October 12, 2008 Ben Model Leave a comment

Had a great Charley Chase show at the Silent Clowns this afternoon. I have digested and recovered (mentally) from my…

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Posted in: Uncategorized Filed under: charley chase, Charlie Chaplin, ernie kovacs, hot springs south dakota

Hamilton Theatre – The General

August 15, 2008 Ben Model Leave a comment

Sunday Aug 10th at 7pm – another great show at the historic Hamilton Theater. This year was Keaton’s The General,…

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Posted in: Uncategorized Filed under: ben model, buster keaton, chuck fox, ernie kovacs, hamilton movie theater, steamboat bill jr., the general, Village Picture Shows

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