Wambaugh Fights Hollywood Power Plays Over TV Adaptations
Veteran author Joseph Wambaugh battles film and TV executives over Police Story and The Onion Field. He clashed with NBC Columbia Pictures David Gerber and director Robert Aldrich, winning a million dollar settlement for script revisions and later exiting Hollywood.
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One Man Band Tale and Nighttime TV Highlights
TV listings show Lou Rawls narrating Ty's One Man Band at 6:25 with a 6:30 replay. Harold Russell guests on Over Easy. The Powers of Matthew Star faces a 36 hour NASA crisis. Benson features nephew Richard Cummings Jr. with a reading problem. Venice Medical follows Dr. Michael Brandon. Eischied hunts a psychotic gunman as two journalists complicate the case. Movie Golden Gate stars Perry King and Richard Kiley as a family power struggle.
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TV Tonight and Late Night Highlights
TV schedule outlines Masterpiece Theatre and Falcon Crest episodes with cast notes. Friday night features Manhattan Transfer and stand up specials, plus movie picks Sisters Overboard Stairway to Heaven and Hold That Baby with classic stars and plot hints.
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