New TV Book: Close-Ups: Conversations with Our TV Favorites; Remembering Courtship of Eddie's Father Star Miyoshi Umeki

Thursday, September 06, 2007

New TV Book: Close-Ups: Conversations with Our TV Favorites; Remembering Courtship of Eddie's Father Star Miyoshi Umeki

There will be a new TV book called Close-Ups: Conversations with Our TV Favorites coming out Oct. 22 by author Eddie Lucas. It features new and exclusive interviews with many classic TV stars. Stars including Marla Gibbs, Ernest Thomas, Alice Ghostley, Barbara Billingsley, Tony Dow, and Haywood Nelson. We will for sure have a book review of this book in the coming weeks. So stay tuned to that. But for now, why don't you go look at the cover art, with more info on the official website.

Actress Miyoshi Umeki, who won an Oscar for her performance (first Asian to ever win one) as the doomed wife of an American serviceman in Sayonara and later starred in the Broadway musical Flower Drum Song, has died of cancer on Aug. 28.
Umeki also portrayed Mrs. Livingston, the housekeeper, in the ABC sitcom, The Courtship of Eddie's Father (1969-1972), which starred Bill Bixby and Brandon Cruz. In a 1969 Washington Post interview, Bixby called her "the best actress I've ever worked with." Her other TV credits include guest shots on sitcosm Mister Ed and The Donna Reed Show.
She will be missed. She was 78.

Sitcoms Airing Tonight / Sitcom Stars on Talk Shows

Monday, February 16

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Sitcom Stars on Talk Shows (Week of February 16)

Monday, February 16

Rose Byrne (Platonic/Physical) - Watch Rose on a repeat of Jimmy Kimmel Live! at 11:35pm on ABC.
Ego Nwodim (Mr. Throwback) - Ego is a guest on a repeat of Jimmy Kimmel Live! at 11:35pm on ABC.
Jennifer Garner (Party Down/Camping) - Jennifer appears on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert at 11:35pm on CBS.
Jessica Capshaw (Odd Man Out) - Jessica talks about 9-1-1: Nashville with the ladies of The View on ABC at 11am ET/10am CT-PT.
Dove Cameron (Schmigadoon!/Liv and Maddie) and Avan Jogia (Victorious) - Dove and Avan talk about about Prime Video's 56 Days on ABC News Live Prime with Linsey Davis at 7pm.
Sarah Michelle Gellar (The Crazy Ones) - Sarah talks about Star Search on Live with Kelly and Mark, so check your local listings.