Road to Bali Articles
Hal Kanter Dies: JULIA Creator, Elvis Presley Director, Oscar Telecast Writer
Hal Kanter (see photo), creator of the groundbreaking television series Julia, starring Diahann Carroll (photo) as a nurse, died Sunday, Nov. 6, of complications from pneumonia at Encino Hospital in the Los Angeles suburb of Encino. Kanter was 92. Julia (1968-71) marked the first time a black actress had an important role in an American television series playing something other than a maid (e.g., Ethel [...]
The Amazing ROAD Series III
Dorothy Lamour, Bob Hope in Road to Morocco The Amazing ROAD Series: Part II Despite all the on-screen craziness, in one of the ironies only Hollywood can produce Road to Morocco was, of all things, nominated for an Academy Award for best original screenplay (for Frank Butler and Don Hartman). You wouldn't think they could — or would have dared — to push the envelope [...]