Where does the word “video” come from?
The word “video” comes from the Latin word for “I see.”
The word “video” comes from the Latin word for “I see.”
Neal Hefti composed the eminently hummable theme for TV’s “Batman” (ABC, 1966-68). Danny Elfman wrote the score for the 1989 movie.
Don Novello played Father Guido Sarducci on “Saturday Night Live” (NBC, 1975), who has since gone on to occasional roles in films such as The Godfather Part III (1990).
“Gunsmoke” (CBS, 1955-75) was the top-rated TV show in 1960.
Loretta Swit played Chris Cagney and Tyne Daly was Mary Beth Lacey in the 1981 TV movie pilot “Cagney and Lacey”. In the series (CBS, 1982-88), Meg Foster played Cagney in the first few episodes; she was replaced by Sharon Gless. Daly continued as Lacey.
Will Robinson (Billy Mumy) is easy to remember from the many scenes in “Lost in Space” where the Robot shouts things like “Danger, Will Robinson!.” The other Robinsons were his sisters Penny (Angela Cartwright) and Judy (Marta Kristin); his mother Maureen (June Lockhart); and his father John (Guy Williams). Also aboard the Jupiter II were…
Lalo Schifrin wrote the catchy theme song for “Mission: Impossible” (CBS, 1966-73). He was also the composer for Clint Eastwood movies like Dirty Harry (1971) and Magnum Force (1973).