Jack Webb

Pete Kelly's Blues, 'Dr Jonathan Budd' (September 19, 1951) One of the gloomiest openings to any series leads into Jack Webb's radio series Pete Kelly's Blues-a sigh of a tribute, a melancholic shout-out, its needless repetition...

In this article: Pete Kelly's Blues, Pete Kelly's Blues, Transcendence, and Dragnet

...the opening kickoff for a TD was Deuce McAllister in 1999 against Arkansas. World wide Webb UAB quarterback Joe Webb may throw like Jack Webb from the old "Dragnet" series, but he is a dazzling runner. "He did what he was supposed to,...

In this article: Ole Miss, Jevan Snead, Joe Webb, UAB, Houston Nutt, Deuce McAllister, and Dragnet

...society and Edwardian style. For years, Hollywood has been trying to turn the concept of "Upstairs Downstairs" into an American show. Jack Webb, the star of "Dragnet" and a prolific TV producer, wanted Marsh to move the show to LA and set...

In this article: Upstairs Downstairs, Jean Marsh, World War I, Queen Victoria, King Edward VII, Heidi Thomas, Gordon Jackson, PBS, and Sesame Street

...the late '40s and '50s - Raymond Chandler's town - and by the film noir of that period. The three-movement symphony begins, as Jack Webb might have said on the LAPD radio series "Dragnet," with a big stew. The first movement, titled "The...

In this article: Gustavo Dudamel, John Adams, Walt Disney Concert Hall, Los Angeles Philharmonic, Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles, LAPD, Philip Marlowe, and Unsuk Chin

Sep 13, 2009 04:30 AM The unofficial response to Obama's speech comes from Jack Webb and Harry Morgan: The Wire's Dominic West reads Nick Hornby's High Fidelity: Forget Rock Band - here's how to get the kids into the Beatles: The...

In this article: Beatles, Nick Hornby, Dominic West, Harry Morgan, and High Fidelity

...press magnates Harry Chandler and his nemesis, William Randolph Hearst; studio head Harry Cohn of Columbia; entertainers Jean Harlow, Jack Webb, Frank Sinatra, Lana Turner, and Sammy Davis Jr.; and civil rights leaders Malcolm X and Martin...

In this article: Los Angeles, Mickey Cohen, Los Angeles Police Department, William H. Parker, Tax, World War II, Governing Magazine, and Harry Chandler

...Park to honor the "Dragnet" stamp, which features a portrait of series star and creator Jack Webb. "I'm a real fan of this show, of Jack Webb, certainly of this department that I've come to love in the seven years that I've had the...

In this article: Los Angeles Police Department, Dragnet, Elysian Park, U.S. Postal Service, and Steve Allen

...in Los Angeles with a Southern accent. Taken in that light, the show is ridiculous. I'm glad Jack Webb got a commemorative stamp, and I wish he were around to see it (he died in 1982). But we'll be using "Twilight Zone" stamps around...

In this article: Dragnet, Joe Friday, LAPD, The U.S. Postal Service, The Day the Earth Stood Still, Rod Serling, Twilight Zone, and Alfred Hitchcock Presents

...Help Contact Us L.A. Times Archives Reprint Requests Work for Us A new postage stamp featuring Sgt. Joe Friday (played by actor Jack Webb) marks the 50th anniversary of the cop drama "Dragnet." Stamp of approval for TV's 'Dragnet' A...

In this article: Dragnet, Los Angeles Police Department, Joe Friday, RSS Feeds, National Weather Service, Carl Reiner, and Harry Morgan

...innocent. The United States Postal Service will begin selling a new "Dragnet" postage stamp on Tuesday, officials say. Actor Jack Webb played LAPD Sgt. Joe Friday on the television series that began airing more than half a century ago...

In this article: LAPD, Dragnet, United States Postal Service, National Weather Service, Joe Friday, Los Angeles Times, and Harriet Nelson