Jack Webb was an American actor, television producer, director, and screenwriter, best known for his role as Sergeant Joe Friday in the 1950s TV series "Dragnet." Here's twelve FUN FACTS for you to know: Jack Webb was born on April 2, 1920 in Santa Monica, California. He served in the United States Army Air Forces during World War II, where he was a bomber pilot. In 1949, Webb created and starred in the radio series " Pat Novak for Hire ," which was the basis for the later " Dragnet " TV series. " Dragnet " was one of the first police procedural dramas on television, and it ran for eight seasons from 1951 to 1959. In addition to his work on " Dragnet ," Jack Webb also directed and produced several other TV shows, including "Adam-12," "Emergency!" and "Mark VII Limited." He was known for his distinctive style as a director, which involved using close-ups and quick cuts to convey a sense of immediacy. J...
In September 1946 My mother Janie Nash from Custer, Michigan wrote to the program and requested some gifts for us 5 kids Christmas. She sent a five dollar bill and they read it on thanksgiving day. They sent the five dollars back and sent me, the oldest an electric train set, the next three kids a large doll and the youngest a rocking horse. I still have all the letters of correspondence and also the train although it has had a lot of use through the years. I remember the show well as I was 13 yrs old,
ReplyDeleteSometime about 1945, my Mother Laura Stedman Ayers, a poet by nature, wrote a poem to "Heart's Desire" stating her need for a vacuum cleaner to clean up after 6 kids. They selected a member of the studio audience who also had a Heart's Desire and the audience voted to select a winner. She won a new Electrolux which she used the rest of her life. We all sat by the radio with our fingers crossed.
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