The late cleveland amory, best known as a television critic for tv guide for what seemed like forever, decided to develop a show of his own in 1965. Born burle icle ivanhoe,burl ives 19091995was both an academy and golden globe winner for best actor. Every purchase includes our industry recognized coa. Growing up in a rural farming family, ives learned american folk songs from his. His gifts as a guitarist and balladeer enabled ives to secure radio work in the 1940s. Ok crackerby with burl ives episode 02 1 of 2 youtube.
Crackerby was an oil man from stillwater, oklahoma, who was the richest man in the world. Burl ives autographed signed photograph historyforsale. Burl icle ivanhoe ives june 14, 1909 april 14, 1995 was an american singer and actor of stage, screen, radio and television ives began as an itinerant singer and banjoist, and launched his own radio show, the wayfaring stranger, which popularized traditional. I only vaguely recall seeing this as a wee lad and recognizing mr. Crackerby 1965 in this shortlived 17 episode series about the inequities of the american social strata, burl ives plays the riches man in the world an oil tycoon who never had time for the social graces. Dramas, soaps, reality shows, cartoonsanimated series, game shows. Still to come in nearly 5 more decades of life was blacklisting, an oscar, big daddy, ok crackerby and rudolph the rednosed reindeer. Ives as the snowman from the previous years rudolph. Crackerby and get the latest breaking news, exclusive videos and pictures, episode recaps and much more at. According to george gent in the new york times, buckley was hired after thomas w. During world war ii, ives played a leading role in irving berlins this is the army 1942 and acted in minor film roles, while developing his folk singing persona, the wayfaring stranger, in radio and concert appearances. Burl ives, judith anderson, jack carson still cat on a hot. Abe burrows was employed as what we would today call the showrunner, and.
Shop for burl ives related autographs, signed photographs, historical documents and manuscripts from the worlds largest collection. After attending charleston illinois teachers college and new york university, bearded, burly burl ives played pro football, then traversed the country as an itinerant handyman. A nice little summation of the career of singer burl ives. Crackerby and get the latest breaking news, exclusive videos and. Singeractor burl ives was cast as crackerby and commercial personality hal buckley as st.
The title character is a millionaire and single parent burl ives, rudolph, the rednosed reindeer who thought. It starred walter brennan as the fictitious businessman walter andrews, similar to his birth name of walter andrew brennan. With burl ives, hal buckley, brooke adams, brian corcoran. Burl ives celebrity profile check out the latest burl ives photo gallery, biography, pics, pictures, interviews, news, forums and blogs at rotten tomatoes. The worlds best real estate web site of homes, real estate, realtors, and homes for sale. The tycoon is a 32episode american sitcom television series broadcast by abc. Crackerby is a roughandtumble man from oklahoma who is also the richest man in the world. Offering a collection of over 20,000 episodes of over 1,000 tv programs on video, we have one of the biggest collections of long, lost classic television. Biographical materials, subject file, photographs, and scrapbooks.
Tv series 19651966 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Ives career in hollywood films lasted about fifteen years of so. To play crackerby, the worlds richest common man, the role was given to burl ives. Arriving amidst crisis, crackerby must draw on his downhome oklahoma knowhow to try and bring back to earth a primadonna starlet smitten with an italian playboy. Color 3 12x5 12 publicity photograph of burl ives sitting on a stool with his guitar. It was not much of a stretch for ives his best remembered performance was as big daddy in cat on a hot tin roof, where he was a multimillionaire who had rose from sharecropper. As chairman of the board of the thunder corporation that he founded but no longer actively runs, brennan plays an eccentric and cantankerous millionaire when such persons were much fewer. Crackerby episode guide includes recaps for every episode from every season and a full list of where you can watch episodes online instantly. She made her first film appearance as an incongrously sexy temptress in 1933s blood money. Ok crackerby with burl ives episode 04 1 of 2 youtube. Sep 03, 2009 singeractor burl ives was cast as crackerby and commercial personality hal buckley as st. But because he lacks the social graces, highsociety rejects him. John quincy hal buckley, but once ives was brought aboard, everything changed.
Charles ives was the son of george ives, a danbury, connecticut bandmaster and a musical experimenter whose approach heavily influenced his son. Crackerby aired from september 1965 until january 1966 on abc. Crackerby, a situation comedy of which the opening featured shots of boca raton. Aug 27, 2016 a nice little summation of the career of singer burl ives. Ok crackerby with burl ives episode 04 2 of 2 youtube. Burl ives supposed to be playing a tycoon when in real life he was pretty left in his politics. In the opening episode, he flew to palm beach with his daughter and two sons in tow.
A wealthy oklahoma widower enlists the help of an unemployed harvard graduate to tutor his brood on becoming more refined in a stale sitcom thats notable only because it was created by abe burrows and cleveland amory. The burl ives collection spans the years 19191965, with the majority of the materials dating from 19481965. The twinklyeyed, grandfatherly ives was the fellow who provided comedy relief in such films as featurev47620summer magicsummermagic 1963 and the brass bottle 1964, who starred in the easygoing cultureclash tv sitcom featurev170889 ok crackerby okean 1965 who played the gruffbutavuncular senior attorney on the weekly series. Burl ives papers 2 biographical note burl ives was born in hunt city township, illinois on june 14, 1909. Oct 20, 2016 the title character is a millionaire and single parent burl ives, rudolph, the rednosed reindeer who thought that his money could elevate him into high society. In 1954 ives appeared as capn andy hawkes in a revival of jerome kern and oscar hammerstein iis show boat at the new york city center. Ok, so heres the real story of where ok comes from. The collection primarily relates to ives s career in radio and television, and on the concert stage.
Burl icle ivanhoe ives june 14, 1909 april 14, 1995 was an american singer and actor of stage, screen, radio and television ives began as an itinerant singer and banjoist, and launched his own radio show, the wayfaring stranger, which popularized traditional folk songs. Early in his career, ives was also heard on the radio series the wayfaring stranger, and he later appeared in the tv series ok crackerby 1965 and the bold ones. You can also watch the first episode of my new webseries madeup again at. Becky ivins real estate agent in oklahoma city, ok. Hes raising three children of which brook adams is one without a mother and trying to give them the. Burl ives was a singer, an author and a film, television and theater actor from the late 1930s through the 1980s. He was almost blacklisted due to his affiliation with. The twinklyeyed, grandfatherly ives was the fellow who provided comedy relief in such films as summer magic 1963 and the brass bottle 1964, who starred in the easygoing cultureclash tv sitcom ok crackerby 1965 who played the gruffbutavuncular senior attorney on the weekly series the bold ones. Burl ives autographed signed photograph item 216637. Oct 11, 2010 ok crackerby with burl ives episode 04 1 of 2.
In the 60s and 70s he appeared regularly on us television, sometimes in his dramatic series, such as ok crackerby and the bold ones, and several musical specials. John being the focus of the show evaporated about the time burl ives was cast as crackerby. Keith ives phone, address, background info whitepages. In the 60s and 70s he appeared regularly on us television, sometimes in his dramatic series, such as ok crackerby and. View phone numbers, addresses, public records, background check reports and possible arrest records for keith ives. Burl ives biography, movie highlights and photos allmovie. Needing help, he hired an unemployed harvard graduate named st. The collection primarily relates to ivess career in radio and television, and on the concert stage. Moore, president of abc, saw one of his commercials for sunscreen and called his agent. Btw, duffys tavern was created by ed gardner who played archie da manager. Ives, burl, 19091995 social networks and archival context. In the 1950s and 1960s, ives appeared regularly on television and radio and toured abroad promoting american folk music. Ok crackerby with burl ives episode 03 1 of 2 youtube. This collection contains material from 19 through 1975, but the majority of the materials are from the 1950s and 1960s.
Last fall we got a note from loyal post time reader steven abrams, a former mayor of. Find real estate agents, mortgage loans and rates, home loans, and. It ran only 17 episodes in the 196566 season on abc. Nov 12, 2008 ok crackerby starring burl ives 1965 posted by kliph nesteroff at 12. John quincy joel davison hobart crackerby brooke adams cynthia. Whitepages people search is the most trusted directory. Last fall we got a note from loyal post time reader steven abrams, a. Photo galleries for sitcoms from the 1950s, 1960s, 1970s, 1980s, 1990s, 2000s, 2010s and today. Ok crackerby starring burl ives 1965 posted by kliph nesteroff at 12. Crackerby, a fictional character played by burl ives in a tv series of the same name.
Crackerby arrives in palm beach, california with his three kids in tow. Crackerby tv show was a drama series about a man who worked hard to come from meager beginnings and become a millionaire. The article is lengthy even for tv guide, so well just give you the basics. The twinklyeyed, grandfatherly ives was the fellow who provided comedy relief in such films as featurev47620summer magicsummermagic 1963 and the brass bottle 1964, who starred in the easygoing cultureclash tv sitcom featurev170889ok crackerbyokean 1965 who played the gruffbutavuncular senior attorney on the weekly series. Crackerby is used to getting his way, and in this episode attempts to get an in to high society. Amory wanted the show to be more about crackerby s major domo, st. When the snooty manager of the havenhurst hotel refuses him the entire penthouse floor, crackerby picks up the phone. Growing up in a rural farming family, ives learned american folk songs from his parents and grandparents.