From the Publisher of
The Adventures Continue

TAC, Jr. #45
November 12, 2000

The holidays are fast approaching, and this issue of TAC, Jr. is the final
scheduled one for the year. Of course, if anything special comes along, I'll
be sure to let you know.

1) HAPPY BIRTHDAY, NOEL
I'm sure all of you join me in wishing Noel Neill a very happy birthday as
she turns 80 this November 24.

2) SUPERMAN'S GHOST
From reader Jim Amash on October 22:

A week ago I went to see Don McLean in concert, and he sang "Superman's
Ghost." He introduced the song by talking about how he couldn't believe the
news about Reeves' death, saying, "Superman's not supposed to die. It can't
be true! These things aren't supposed to happen." He said the news about
Reeves always bothered him and that the song has to do not only with Reeves'
fate, but also about America and himself.

3) GEORGE REEVES ARTICLE IN NOVEMBER BIOGRAPHY MAGAZINE
Several readers informed me that there is an article about George Reeves on
page 32 in "Biography" magazine. There seems to be no new information in the
article, but, as TAC reader Steve Beckley says, "It's good to know that
after all this time, even people other than we die-hard fans find George's
story interesting!"

4) SARAH KENT -- FRANCES MORRIS
From TAC reader, Ken Dooley, November 5:

Just read an interesting interview in "Western Clippings" with Frances
Morris, the actress who played Sarah Kent in "Superman on Earth." Amazingly
she is still alive at age 95. She mentions that of all her work in
Hollywood, the "Superman" appearance is the one most often spoken about by
fans. Oddly enough, she also played a nurse in the film "So Proudly We
Hail." Another funny fact is that while she played George's mother in that
episode, she was only nine years older than he at the time. If you're
interested in westerns and are unfamiliar with "Western Clippings" magazine,
please contact Boyd Magers at vidwest@abq.com.

5) TV LAND SUPERMAN MARATHON DATE CHANGED
TAC, Jr. reader Janet Harbison reported to me that the date for the
"Superman" marathon on TV Land has been changed to December 9 - 10.

6) AND SPEAKING OF TV LAND
TV Land was quick to change its biography of Robert Shayne when daughter
Stephanie sent information regarding Bob's alleged communist connections,
but the web master there was less than cooperative when I pointed out a few
other mistakes.

a) The Jack Larson bio lists a credit for "The Dick Van Dyke Show." I
explained to TV Land that Jack Larson of "Superman" never appeared on that
series. As many of you know, a "Jack Larson" does appear in "Big Max
Calvada," episode #79 (first aired November 20, 1963), but that is not the
Jack Larson we know. I spoke with Jack about his several years ago. "I first
learned about the other Jack Larson when I applied to the Screen Actors'
Guild regarding some benefits and discovered I was credited with some jobs
I'd never done." Investigating further, Jack discovered that for a short
time, although it's against their rules, two Jack Larsons were members of
SAG. It was the other Jack Larson who appeared on "The Dick Van Dyke Show."
When I pointed this out to TV Land, their response was:

<<As for your information regarding Jack Larson, if you take a moment to
look up Jack Larson's bio in the imdb (usually considered the most reliable
source of credit listings for actors) you will find some of the information
which appears in our bio of the man there as well.>>

To date, the biography of Jack Larson has not been changed, and TV Land
continues to misinform its readers.

7) AND YET MORE FROM TV LAND
Several TAC readers noticed that a photo of Phyllis Coates accompanies the
TV Land bios of both Phyllis Coates and Noel Neill. Thinking TV Land would
want to know about the error they made I sent them a short note. The
response from TV Land:

<<As for your concern regard the photos of Noel Neill and Phyllis Coates,
they come directly from the distributor with each actress named on the
print. We will not be amending them.>>

The next day I asked them to take a second look... and received a second
response from TV Land:

<<Unfortunately, with the case of the photos, we do not believe you to be
correct and the change will not be made.>>

And so Phyllis Coates' photo continues to appear atop Noel Neill's biography
on the TV Land web site.

8) VARIETY AD UPDATE
As reported on the web site, the cost for the 2001 "Variety" ad will be
$3000 if we choose to run it in the Los Angeles edition only and $4000 for
national distribution. I hope we can go national this time. As of today, our
total stands at $600. As in the past, any additional monies will be donated
to the Myasthenia Gravis Foundation in George's name. Every contributor will
have his/her name listed on both the web site and the ad itself. Please
don't forget about this project. I'll remind you often and keep you informed
of our progress on the main page of my web site and on the anniversary ad page.

9) METROPOLIS AND MAYBERRY
I promised to have Randy Garrett's article finished before this, but I've
been putting in some extra hours at work and was unable to give it my full
attention. Rather than have you wait even longer, I've decided to post what
I have and promise to complete it in the coming weeks. You can see the first
installment by clicking on the link shown on the main page.

10) THE END -- PUBLISHED IN LITITZ, USA
All contents (c) 2000 by Jim Nolt.

PS -- Wishing all of you a most joyous holiday season. See you in January.