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Title: I was today years old when I learned Van Dyke Parks was a child actor. Post by: AKA on April 29, 2021, 02:22:43 PM Here he is at age 10 on NBC’s Philco Television Playhouse. This teleplay was written by Bea Arthur’s ex-husband, and co-starred future Broadway legend Elaine Stritch: https://youtu.be/2uSd4PjbcVE
And here he is at 13 on CBS’ General Electric Theater. I wonder what ever happened to that host: https://youtu.be/SYsr20yVx9E Title: Re: I was today years old when I learned Van Dyke Parks was a child actor. Post by: debonbon on April 29, 2021, 05:35:17 PM He is also in The Swan (1956) with Grace Kelly.
Title: Re: I was today years old when I learned Van Dyke Parks was a child actor. Post by: CenturyDeprived on April 29, 2021, 07:29:53 PM It's amazing to see VDP in that 1991 Twin Peaks episode. I've found I can get people to be very surprised and have their eyes bug out when sharing that piece of trivia. :lol
It's funny, just today I also made a discovery that Tony Asher is the son of 2 notable Hollywood folks, actress Laura La Plante: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0478851/ and Irving Asher: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0038868/ Laura what is a well-known Hollywood actress in the 1920s and 1930s, while Irving has a TON of major film producing credits, and also was the head of Warner Bros. UK in the 1930s, and his created with discovering Eroll Flynn. Title: Re: I was today years old when I learned Van Dyke Parks was a child actor. Post by: BananaLouie on May 11, 2021, 07:23:05 AM Fun Fact I recently discovered - C. Carson Parks, Van Dyke’s older brother wrote Somethin Stupid by Frank and Nancy Sinatra.
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