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Tuesday, January 3, 2017
Just The Facts, Ma'am: On This Day In History Dragnet TV show debuts
As History.com notes, on this day in 1952 Dragnet first appeared on TV.
Jack Webb (seen in the below photo) produced, directed and starred in the popular TV crime drama.
You can read about the TVs series via the below link:
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/dragnet-tv-show-debuts?cmpid=email-hist-tdih-2017-0103-01032017&om_rid=de5e4076c942a595dbda53f758321d197499484f6d117f61b6ac5c08e0d6f0aa&om_mid=130948377&kx_EmailCampaignID=9007&kx_EmailCampaignName=email-hist-tdih-2017-0103-01032017&kx_EmailRecipientID=de5e4076c942a595dbda53f758321d197499484f6d117f61b6ac5c08e0d6f0aa
RT,
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RT,
ReplyDeleteYou got me there.
I was born in 1952, but I saw reruns of the old Dragnet. I now have a DVD of Dragnet.
I also recall the other shows you mentioned. Perhaps I saw them as a small child, but I've seen most of them on DVD or in reruns over the years.
(Ernie Kovacs is a favorite of mine).
Paul