Bill Idelson's Page

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• Obituary
  
• Bernardine Flynn talks about Bill Idelson in various audio interviews:
  On Bill Idelson being perceptive at a young age
  
• From various audio interviews:
  

  Salary for kids in shows in early days, Kids shows take a lot of energy, Shows he did in the early days, Very young Rush, The show had been on 10 days..., The show had been on 10 days II..., The first couple of shows he did on Vic and Sade, Didn't want to show it - but he LIKED the show, Job that lasted 12 years, On being young and appreciating the humor, Early days of Vic and Sade and the orchestra, Amos 'n' Andy studio, Cast had respect for one another, Vic and Sade schedule, Idelson's replacements on the show, We did not ad lib - material was too good, Bright Kentucky Hotel, The scripts available at the U. of Wisconsin, The scripts at the U. of Wisconsin II, Third Lieutenant Stanley, Cast was a real family, A great satire, Sponsors, Mad at Proctor and Gamble, Proctor and Gamble saved one week's worth of transcriptions, The Uncle Strap story, The Uncle Strap story II, Unheard characters, Interruptions and cold readings of scripts, Not much happening, Writing for TV,  A three character show, Vic and Sade was Americana and unique, A Vic and Sade reunion with Andy Griffith as Vic?, Number one or number two in the ratings, A Letter to Walter (aka "Writing to Walter"), On foul-ups, On foul-ups and the early days, Walter Huston, Organist for the show, On Art Van Harvey, Finishing sentences, Inserts, Characters were combinations of Rhymer and his family, Scripts, Idolized Rhymer, I can't top Vic and Sade (writing), On Rhymer's uniqueness, Rhymer and cast reading from carbons, Paul Rhymer - one of the greatest, Story about Rhymer's mother, On Rhymer - even grim was funny, Rhymer occasionally wrote for magazines and periodicals before his steady job as Vic and Sade writer, A letter from Rhymer, Rhymer was naughty and clever, On Hartzell's audition, Fletcher and the fly, Bernardine Flynn, Bernardine Flynn was beautiful

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