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Mad About Mystery: 100 Wonderful Television Mysteries from the Seventies by Donna Marie Nowak
Mad About Mystery: 100 Wonderful Television Mysteries from the Seventies by Donna Marie Nowak
1970s TV detectives return to tell allabout the making of their fabulous and often funky series.
Albany, Ga. – BearManor Media announces the release of Mad About Mystery: 100 Wonderful Television Mysteries from the Seventies by Donna Marie Nowak.
Fabulous and often funky television mystery and detective series were as big a part of the 1970s as feathered hair, leisure suits, lava lamps, and bell bottom jeans. Remember The Rockford Files, Columbo, Charlie’s Angels, and Hart to Hart? Baby boomers rejoice: the histories behind the mysteries are now revealed by the unique and talented players that were part of these productions.
Get your magnifying glass ready for a close look at Peter Falk, James Garner, Angie Dickinson, Stefanie Powers, Diana Muldaur, Lance Kerwin, Tom Sawyer, Peter S. Fischer, Bob Herron, Michael Douglas, Raymond Burr, Telly Savalas, Sharon Farrell, Rock Hudson, Susan St. James, Lynda Carter, Farrah Fawcett Majors, Kate Jackson, Jack Lord, Dan Curtis, Aaron Spelling, and Jaclyn Smith.
Series and tv movies profiled include Duel (1971); Bad Ronald (1974); Crowhaven Farm (1970); Helter Skelter (1976); The House That Would Not Die (1970); The Legend of Lizzie Borden (1975); Nero Wolfe (1979); The Night Stalker (1972); Salem’s Lot (1979); Trilogy of Terror (1975); Who is the Black Dahlia? (1975); The Woman Hunter (1972); Cannon(1971-1976); Charlie’s Angels (1976-1981); Columbo (1971-2003); Ellery Queen (1975-1976); Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew Mysteries (1977-1979); Hart to Hart (1979-1984); Hawaii Five-O (1968-1980); Ironside (1967-1975); Kojak (1973-1978); Kolchak: The Night Stalker (1974-1975); Mannix (1967-1975); McCloud (1970-1977); McMillan & Wife (1971-1977); Police Woman (1974-1978); Quincy, M.E. (1976-1983); Rockford Files (1974-1980); Scooby Doo: Where Are You? (1969-1970) (1978); The Streets of San Francisco (1972-1977); VEGA$ (1978-1981); Wonder Woman (1975-1979).
Introduction by Stephanie Powers. Index. Illustrated with dozens of scenes and actor portraits.
About the author: Donna Marie Nowak is the author of Just Joan: A Joan Crawford Appreciation. She is an active member of Mystery Writers of America.
1970s TV detectives return to tell allabout the making of their fabulous and often funky series.
Albany, Ga. – BearManor Media announces the release of Mad About Mystery: 100 Wonderful Television Mysteries from the Seventies by Donna Marie Nowak.
Fabulous and often funky television mystery and detective series were as big a part of the 1970s as feathered hair, leisure suits, lava lamps, and bell bottom jeans. Remember The Rockford Files, Columbo, Charlie’s Angels, and Hart to Hart? Baby boomers rejoice: the histories behind the mysteries are now revealed by the unique and talented players that were part of these productions.
Get your magnifying glass ready for a close look at Peter Falk, James Garner, Angie Dickinson, Stefanie Powers, Diana Muldaur, Lance Kerwin, Tom Sawyer, Peter S. Fischer, Bob Herron, Michael Douglas, Raymond Burr, Telly Savalas, Sharon Farrell, Rock Hudson, Susan St. James, Lynda Carter, Farrah Fawcett Majors, Kate Jackson, Jack Lord, Dan Curtis, Aaron Spelling, and Jaclyn Smith.
Series and tv movies profiled include Duel (1971); Bad Ronald (1974); Crowhaven Farm (1970); Helter Skelter (1976); The House That Would Not Die (1970); The Legend of Lizzie Borden (1975); Nero Wolfe (1979); The Night Stalker (1972); Salem’s Lot (1979); Trilogy of Terror (1975); Who is the Black Dahlia? (1975); The Woman Hunter (1972); Cannon(1971-1976); Charlie’s Angels (1976-1981); Columbo (1971-2003); Ellery Queen (1975-1976); Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew Mysteries (1977-1979); Hart to Hart (1979-1984); Hawaii Five-O (1968-1980); Ironside (1967-1975); Kojak (1973-1978); Kolchak: The Night Stalker (1974-1975); Mannix (1967-1975); McCloud (1970-1977); McMillan & Wife (1971-1977); Police Woman (1974-1978); Quincy, M.E. (1976-1983); Rockford Files (1974-1980); Scooby Doo: Where Are You? (1969-1970) (1978); The Streets of San Francisco (1972-1977); VEGA$ (1978-1981); Wonder Woman (1975-1979).
Introduction by Stephanie Powers. Index. Illustrated with dozens of scenes and actor portraits.
About the author: Donna Marie Nowak is the author of Just Joan: A Joan Crawford Appreciation. She is an active member of Mystery Writers of America.
Book Review: Mad About Mystery: 100 Wonderful Television Mysteries from the Seventies by Donna Marie Nowak
Mad About Mystery: 100 Wonderful Television Mysteries from the Seventies
Donna Marie Nowak
With an Introduction by Stefanie Powers
Paperback: 288 pages
Publisher: BearManor Media (February 1, 2018)
ISBN-10: 1629332550
ISBN-13: 978-1629332550
https://www.amazon.com/Mad-About-Myst...
Reviewed by Dr. Wesley Britton
Like Cesar’s Gaul, Donna Marie Nowak’s Mad About Mystery is divided into three parts.
Part One is a lengthy collection of profiles of made-for-TV mystery movies from the ‘70s. Happily, Nowak doesn’t simply give readers a mere plot summary with some production details for each film. She also economically gives us quick critiques and analysis of the merits, or lack thereof, of each offering. As the title of her book implies, she’s “Mad About Mysteries,” so she is mainly complimentary about each film from The Adventures of Nick Carter to Get Christie Love to The Legend of Lizzie Borden to Salem’s Lot.
The same is true for part two of the book which provides overviews of many TV detective series of the era, like the most famous from Cannon to The Rockford Files to hart to Hart to Columbo. I admit being puzzled by some of her choices. Why Wonder Woman and not the other super-powered champions for law and order like the bionic pair or David McCallum’s Invisible man? Scooby-Doo Mysteries?
My favorite section of the book is part three which includes a string of very insightful interviews with participants who were there including actors, writers, producers, and a stuntman including Sharon Farrell, Peter Fisher, Robert Herron, and the always magnetic Diana Muldaur. Without question, any reader interested in how television films and shows were made will pick up tidbits and lore they never knew before. And not just about the ‘70s—one of the questions Nowak posed to everyone is what changes have they seen in the industry over the years?
Nowak’s overview is told from the point-of-view of a knowledgeable and enthusiastic fan who, again, lives up to her book’s title on nearly every page. I suspect her most interested audience will be fellow Baby Boomers who will have seen most, if not all, of the movies and series she discusses when they first aired. If you watched TV in the ‘70s, this book is a romp down memory lane with many spotlights on cultural events and popular moments for those of us who watched TV when we had three, maybe four channels to choose from. Beyond the favorites we can recall off the tops of our heads, Nowak brings alive shows we might have once loved but forgotten over the years. Me, for example, well I’d forgotten Kolchak: The Night Stalker was both a pair of TV movies as well as a series I watched religiously. As many of these series and movies have been syndicated and rebroadcast countless times in the decades after their initial airings, no doubt there are younger readers who will also enjoy this collection. I’d wager there is no shortage of Columbo or Charlie’s Angels fans who weren’t around when Peter Falk, James Garner, Lynda Carter, and Farrah Fawcett (then Fawcett-Majors) were seriously major stars.
This review first appeared at BookPleasures.com on Feb. 21, 2016:
http://1clickurls.com/DMLGC4d
Donna Marie Nowak
With an Introduction by Stefanie Powers
Paperback: 288 pages
Publisher: BearManor Media (February 1, 2018)
ISBN-10: 1629332550
ISBN-13: 978-1629332550
https://www.amazon.com/Mad-About-Myst...
Reviewed by Dr. Wesley Britton
Like Cesar’s Gaul, Donna Marie Nowak’s Mad About Mystery is divided into three parts.
Part One is a lengthy collection of profiles of made-for-TV mystery movies from the ‘70s. Happily, Nowak doesn’t simply give readers a mere plot summary with some production details for each film. She also economically gives us quick critiques and analysis of the merits, or lack thereof, of each offering. As the title of her book implies, she’s “Mad About Mysteries,” so she is mainly complimentary about each film from The Adventures of Nick Carter to Get Christie Love to The Legend of Lizzie Borden to Salem’s Lot.
The same is true for part two of the book which provides overviews of many TV detective series of the era, like the most famous from Cannon to The Rockford Files to hart to Hart to Columbo. I admit being puzzled by some of her choices. Why Wonder Woman and not the other super-powered champions for law and order like the bionic pair or David McCallum’s Invisible man? Scooby-Doo Mysteries?
My favorite section of the book is part three which includes a string of very insightful interviews with participants who were there including actors, writers, producers, and a stuntman including Sharon Farrell, Peter Fisher, Robert Herron, and the always magnetic Diana Muldaur. Without question, any reader interested in how television films and shows were made will pick up tidbits and lore they never knew before. And not just about the ‘70s—one of the questions Nowak posed to everyone is what changes have they seen in the industry over the years?
Nowak’s overview is told from the point-of-view of a knowledgeable and enthusiastic fan who, again, lives up to her book’s title on nearly every page. I suspect her most interested audience will be fellow Baby Boomers who will have seen most, if not all, of the movies and series she discusses when they first aired. If you watched TV in the ‘70s, this book is a romp down memory lane with many spotlights on cultural events and popular moments for those of us who watched TV when we had three, maybe four channels to choose from. Beyond the favorites we can recall off the tops of our heads, Nowak brings alive shows we might have once loved but forgotten over the years. Me, for example, well I’d forgotten Kolchak: The Night Stalker was both a pair of TV movies as well as a series I watched religiously. As many of these series and movies have been syndicated and rebroadcast countless times in the decades after their initial airings, no doubt there are younger readers who will also enjoy this collection. I’d wager there is no shortage of Columbo or Charlie’s Angels fans who weren’t around when Peter Falk, James Garner, Lynda Carter, and Farrah Fawcett (then Fawcett-Majors) were seriously major stars.
This review first appeared at BookPleasures.com on Feb. 21, 2016:
http://1clickurls.com/DMLGC4d
Guests for Next Mid-Atlantic Nostalgia Convention
Guests for upcoming Mid-Atlantic Nostalgia Convention:
SIX MONTHS AWAY!
Barbara Eden will be one of our weekend guests!
September 13 - 15, 2018
Hunt Valley Delta Marriott
(Formerly the Hunt Valley Wyndham)
Hotel: (410) 785-7000
www.MidAtlanticNostalgiaConvention.com
DIAHANN CARROLL
Julia
Porgy and Bess
Carmen Jones
STEFANIE POWERS
The Girl from U.N.C.L.E.
Hart to Hart
LONI ANDERSON
WKRP in Cincinnati
Partners in Crime
The Jayne Mansfield Story
RICOU BROWNING
The man who played the Creature from the Black Lagoon!
JORDAN RHODES
Matlock
The Streets of San Francisco
GERI REISCHL
The Brady Bunch Variety Show
JEREMY AMBLER
The Walking Dead
SAME LOCATION AS LAST YEAR!
TICKETS AVAILABLE FOR SALE NOW!
www.MidAtlanticNostalgiaConvention.com
HELP SPREAD THE WORD AND TELL YOUR FRIENDS!
AND ON FACEBOOK!
Our mailing address is:
MANC Convention
Po Box 189
Delta, Pa 17314
SIX MONTHS AWAY!
Barbara Eden will be one of our weekend guests!
September 13 - 15, 2018
Hunt Valley Delta Marriott
(Formerly the Hunt Valley Wyndham)
Hotel: (410) 785-7000
www.MidAtlanticNostalgiaConvention.com
DIAHANN CARROLL
Julia
Porgy and Bess
Carmen Jones
STEFANIE POWERS
The Girl from U.N.C.L.E.
Hart to Hart
LONI ANDERSON
WKRP in Cincinnati
Partners in Crime
The Jayne Mansfield Story
RICOU BROWNING
The man who played the Creature from the Black Lagoon!
JORDAN RHODES
Matlock
The Streets of San Francisco
GERI REISCHL
The Brady Bunch Variety Show
JEREMY AMBLER
The Walking Dead
SAME LOCATION AS LAST YEAR!
TICKETS AVAILABLE FOR SALE NOW!
www.MidAtlanticNostalgiaConvention.com
HELP SPREAD THE WORD AND TELL YOUR FRIENDS!
AND ON FACEBOOK!
Our mailing address is:
MANC Convention
Po Box 189
Delta, Pa 17314
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