Shirley Jones (Shirley); David Cassidy (Keith); Susan Dey (Laurie); Danny Bonaduce (Danny); Jeremy Gelbwaks (Christopher, 1970-1971); Brian Forster (Christopher, 1971-1974); and Suzanne Crough (Tracy) played the Partridges in TV’s “The Partridge Family” (ABC, 1970-1974).
Ted Cassidy’s hand played Thing on the TV series “The Addams Family” (ABC, 1964-66). He also played the butler, Lurch.
The Ponderosa ranch in “Bonanza” (NBC, 1959-73) was near Virginia City, Nevada. The age order of the Cartwright sons from oldest to youngest were: Adam (Pernell Roberts) Eric “Hoss” (Dan Blocker) Joseph “Little Joe” (Michael Landon)
Monty Hall was a medical school student in Manitoba, Canada before he hosted “Let’s Make a Deal” (NBC, CBS, 1963-76).
Earl Hamner was the grown-up voice of John-Boy, narrating “The Waltons” (CBS, 1972-81), Jr., the show’s co-executive producer, who based the series on his own recollections of growing up in rural Virginia. Richard Thomas played the young John-Boy.
Marlon Brando played American Nazi leader George Lincoln Rockwell in “Roots: The Next Generation” (ABC, 1977).
Sprinters Tommie Smith and Juan Carlos, winners of medals in the 200-meter event, raised their fists in a “black power” salute at the 1968 Summer Olympics. The 1968 Olympics from Mexico City were televised in the United States on ABC.