Tony Piazza's Blog, page 17
July 20, 2012
On the Set with Brenda Vaccaro by Tony Piazza
On the Set with Brenda Vaccaro by Tony Piazza I knew BRENDA VACCARO through MICHAEL DOUGLAS. During the years that we filmed “The Streets of San Francisco” they were an “item”. There was a five year difference between the two; Michael being born in 1944 and Brenda in 1939. When they met, Brenda’s career was [...]
July 19, 2012
MISSION: EMBARRASSING by Tony Piazza
MISSION: EMBARRASSING by Tony Piazza One fine summer day, A.T.A. (during the Age of Television Antennas) I decided to go visit my father on location for an episode of “Mission Impossible” (The original T.V. series, C.B.S.). Actually the company was shooting the prologue for a number of episodes where Phelps gets his instructions via the [...]
July 18, 2012
NBC Bay Area News Interviews Tony Piazza
Tony Piazza was interviewed by Joe Rosato Jr., reporter for NBC Bay Area News on June 12, 2012. The topic was Steve McQueen and the motion picture “Bullitt.” Click on link below to view broadcast interview. http://tinyurl.com/tonypiazza
Darleen Carr, TV’s Good Daughter by Tony Piazza
Darleen Carr, TV’s Good Daughter by Tony Piazza DARLEEN CARR played Mike Stone’s (KARL MALDEN) daughter on “The Streets of San Francisco.” I will come up front and say it now, I had a “crush” on Darleen, and I think Darleen knew it. She would on occasion tease me on the set and I am [...]
July 17, 2012
On Location with Lucille Ball in “Yours, Mine, and Ours” by Tony Piazza
On Location with Lucille Ball in “Yours, Mine, and Ours” by Tony Piazza Before I begin the post, I want to thank all of you that have been so kind as to comment on my previous stories and encourage me along the way. You have all been super and are stars in your own right. [...]
July 16, 2012
You Won’t Like Me When I’m Mad! by Tony Piazza
You Won’t Like Me When I ‘m Mad! by Tony Piazza Aside from working with 1960s Green Hornet (VAN WILLIAMS), I got a chance to spend time with another comic book hero. This character made an appearance in the recent “The Avengers” film, so I thought it was timely to make him a subject [...]
July 13, 2012
A Steve McQueen-Bullitt Video Interview
A Steve McQueen- Bullitt Video Interview Something a little different. A video from NBC Bay Area television with Tony Piazza talking about “Bullitt” and “Bullitt Points.” Go to link below: http://www.nbcbayarea.com/news/local/... ————————————————– Tony Piazza is author of the 1930s Hollywood murder mystery novel, “Anything Short of Murder,” which had its roots on the TCM [...]
July 11, 2012
Captain, This is Not Logical- A Star Trek Memory by Tony Piazza
Captain, This is Not Logical- A Star Trek Memory by Tony Piazza A few years ago at Thanksgiving we had a family gathering and I was able to touch base with my niece- a then aspiring actress. She did eventually land a role on the television show, “The Unit” (a couple of lines) but it wasn’t [...]
July 10, 2012
Red Skelton- Boyhood Idol by Tony Piazza
RED SKELTON- In the Presence of a Boyhood Idol by Tony Piazza Growing up I never missed RED SKELTON when he was on C.B.S. He was my favorite comedian. I had always wanted to see him perform in person. Countless times I would see that he had a show in Vegas, but my family very rarely [...]
July 9, 2012
Revisiting the Original: The Green Hornet by Tony Piazza
Revisiting the Original: THE GREEN HORNET by Tony Piazza Van Williams and Bruce Lee in character. I never got to work on a superhero film; I guess unlike Metropolis and Gotham City, San Francisco wasn’t worth saving. Although James Bond did save Silicon Valley once! Van as Britt Reed, owner of The Daily Sentinel. The closest [...]
