I was a big fan also. But had the Rick Ely album, too, and I also recall some paperback novelizations based on the characters & pictures from the show on the covers. Television Obscurities is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to Amazon.com. It great to see the clips here. At the time of the announcement, ABC had nine of the bottom 12 programs in the most recent Nielsen report; The Young Rebels was among them [19]. Overall, ABC would return three prime time hours to its affiliates by cancelling six programs, including Silent Force, Matt Lincoln, The Immortal and Most Deadly Game. Its got its own cult? Arope was looped around her neck, strung over a rafter above, and the other end was wrapped twice around Sebring's neck. How do I get it? Younger viewers may have tuned, perhaps even in large numbers, but the overall ratings picture was bleak. I have Googled him as of late, and there is really nothing to be found on himhes completely disappeared into obscurity. Atkins wrote "pig" on the front door in Tate's blood. I have seen videos for sale on EBAY that say they are grainy, so not sure if they are worth it. I majored in history and do Rev war reenacting. He earned the "We need to stop this, and I intend to help the family behind the No Notoriety [a movement to not circulate names and photos of killers] any way I can to help make this a national movement.". I found no confirmation of his death, but I did see that actor Christopher Stone, contemporary of Rick Ely & husband of Dee Wallace Stone, died on Oct. 20, 1995 at age 53 of a heart attack, so you may be confusing these 2 men inadvertently. Come to find out, there is a group that is totally devoted to the show and some even write additional stories following the characters. He would film these sex parties and then play the tapes at parties with his famous pals. I remember I was in love with Jeremy Larkin. I miss my long time friend. It was the shows whole chemistry. "I feel, at least in my estimation, that every person, if they want to be an actress or they want to stay in the acting worldwhich is a pretty tough worldbefore you even make an appearance, it's very necessary to learn your craft first, and take as much time, and do as much as you can.". Jay Sebring Companion I had no idea that Rick Ely had died. All designed for todays changing audience demands. Monte Markham guest starred in the November 29th, 1970 episode as composer William Billings. Birthday September 27, 1940. Then I begin the search to find anything about Ely and the show. ABC at the time had yet to reveal its schedule but programming head Martin Starger did promise less and less of pure silly escape and more and more reality [2]. WebFrench Actor Philippe Forquet was born Philippe Marcius Forquet de Dorne on 27th September, 1940 in Paris, France and passed away on 18th Feb 2020 aged 79. The Young Rebels failed because it was just another lousy action drama. Hilarie Thomson, in Tom Lisantis Drive-In Dream Girls: A Galaxy of B-Movie Starlets of the Sixties, discussed the quick demise of the series: This was an interesting failure. After hearing it would be cancelled, I started a petition at my school to keep this show on the air, claiming it was very relevant to our nations history and we were approaching the bicentennial so it should mean something. WebBrowse 30 philippe forquet stock photos and images available, or start a new search to explore more stock photos and images. I absolutely loved this show. News at the premiere. This sounds similar to an animated show that was on a few years ago called LIBERTYS KIDS, I remember it was about three children an american boy, a french boy and an english girl that worked for a newspaper run by Ben Franklin (voiced by Walter Cronkhite), and an emancipated slave. My parents were very strict with me. Depressed and disillusioned by all the suffering she had seen in the course of her work, andusing a lot of drugs with Frykowski, she apparently told her psychiatristwhom she saw every weekday afternoonon Friday, Aug. 8, that she was thinking of breaking up with her boyfriend. Based solely on New York City overnight Nielsen ratings, it ranked third from 7:30-8PM where it faced the season premiere of Hogans Heroes on CBS and the first half of The Wonderful World of Disney on NBC (which had its season premiere the previous week) [15]. Its also the only way some of them would learn about American History! In fact, the fact that such TV shows were being aired was an indication that the movements of the sixties were officially over, and were now being co-opted by the establishment in an attempt to cash in on them. I couldnt wait for it to start. His dark good looks, sharp wit and Gallic charm caused quite a flurry among the ladies. There were episodes in which a character was wounded and in dire need of medical attention or captured and in dire need of rescuing or had to pretend to be a Loyalist in order to obtain information. "Well, it's very strenuous, I must say," Tate said in a 1966 interview when asked what the process had been like for her. I thought I had found the people and time era I could most identify with (I was born 200 years too late). I was terribly disappointed when it was abruptly canceled, and like several of you, had a crush on Rick Ely. The battle was a loss for the Americans and during the ensuing retreat Lafayette was wounded. That's howFolger met Tate and Sebring,even investing in the burgeoning Sebring International. I also remember a show called Alias Smith and Jones and I think I was equally smitten with the stars. I was never really exposed to the parts of her life when she was alive.". You have been so lucky to meet Rick in person! Norman Mark of the Chicago Daily News had perhaps the most vicious review, calling the series a despicable show and insisting that the executives at ABC must have spent long hours creating as silly, as stupid and as needlessly violent a program as this one [14]. ForSharon Tate, it had been the decade in which everything had happened, and everything ended. Chester, named by Elizabeth after the home of the Yankee Doodle Society. I was a kid too young to empathize w/kids going to Vietnam but something about this show-Hilarie Thompson wasnt a housewife & they werent stoned, they were intelligent & committed. And your prime target. Sandra Dee and Philippe Forquet in Take Her, She's Mine (1963) People Sandra Dee, Philippe Forquet. In one episode Isak was shocked to learn that his brother, a runaway slave, had become an informant. I wish the kids of today had a show like this to watch. So sad! The last 6 years or so was difficult for Rick, he never quite reached that stardom he had hoped for. This ends my search of many years. And she gave him the space that, despite being enamored with her, he apparently still needed. Long retired from show business, he lived in San Quentin, France, where he managed the family estate. Mia Farrow was said to be too distraught to go to the service, and numerous celebrities were reportedly terrified, wondering if the killings would continue and famous people would be targeted. My opinion, at the time, was that they tried too soon. Filmed in France, the film told of an American student (Seberg) who falls in love with an aristocrat (Forquet) while visiting France. | He was touted as the handsomest new actor in Hollywood, a cross between Montgomery Clift and Louis Jourdan. But we are still out there. Until then her filmwork consisted of commercials and uncredited roles, such as"Beautiful Girl" inThe Americanization of Emily, which Ransohoff produced, that seemingly ended up on the cutting room floor. Philippe Forquet and Sharon Tate met in the sping of 1963, shortly after she was signed to an exclusive 7-year contact with MGM Studios, and soon after he had been brought to the United States under a similiar contract with 20th Century Fox. Faraway Hill Clue on the September 13 Episode of Jeopardy! Ive seen more authentic dialogue on the menu of the Old English Room of the Pearson Hotel. And the New York Posts Bob Williams, although conceding that it was a bang-bang case ofadventure exploitation, felt the series was utterly without meaning for the customary young customers of Lassie., Lawrence Laurent of the Washington Post was more ambivalent, writing that the series isnt bad enough to condemn and it isnt good enough to praise. Every episode brings a lump to my throat and a tear to my eye. Ratings for the series never improved and on November 13th when ABC unveiled its mid-season changes, The Young Rebels had been cancelled [18]. She and the black wig had been on 15 episodes ofThe BeverlyHillbillies and she had appeared onThe Man From U.N.C.L.E. These are slightly wrong. The fact of its cancellation at a time of great current revolution and civil unrest speaks more to the stupidity of the schedulers in whatever form they take, and how they influence what we watch and thus meaningfully influence our lives, is nothing short of frightening and a lesson for current and future generations: beware the men, for men they are, that pull the strings, I loved this series as well.taped them all on my cassette recorder.learned every line.I ADORED Rick Elywas totally smitten.. I would love to watch some episodes. But worse was the come for Abigail who was eventually killed by Watson, who stabbed her 28 times. I also had the biggest crush on Rick Ely. It was basically the same idea. He and Tate dated, and eventually lived together, until she fell for Polanski when he directed her in The Fearless Vampire Killers. I was even able to find a clip of him from the show on youtube. Manson, played by Damon Herriman, is only briefly glimpsed, and Robbie's Tate largelyruns parallel to the saga of her next-door neighbor, DiCaprio's fadingTV star Rick Dalton, and his stuntman/errand guy/devoted buddy Cliff Booth, played by Pitt. Elizabeths role was often to provide cover or an air of respectability. Hi, I am interested in classic TV series between the 1950s-1990s era particularly TV Western shows and recently ran across a collectors set I seem to like all the shows that get cancelled. Museum of the Moving Image to Screen Jim Hensons Sam and Friends on September 24, The Color Revolution: Television In The Sixties. Five panels have recommended Van Houten's release since 2016 but either former California Gov. Wojciech was asleep on the sofa when The Family barged in and was kicked in the head by Tex Watson. His zodiac sign is Libra. He was 83. By the time she got pregnant at the end of 1968, there was already speculation that Tate was hanging hopes of saving her already-floundering marriage upon the baby. I ALSO REMEMBER THE YOUNG REBELS,I WAS 8 YEARS OLD IT WAS ON TV1. Manson, Atkins, Watson, Krenwinkel and Leslie Van Houten, who participated in the LaBianca killings, were originally all sentenced to death, but a temporary moratorium on the death penalty in California that began in 1972resulted in their sentences being converted to life in prison. To this day, Philippe Forquet is General Lafayette to me. ", "I know for a fact she did not have a premonitionawake or in a dreamthat she and Jay would have their throat cut," she added. Sharing the unfortunate news of Philippe Streiffs passing, popular motor racing author Richard Jenkins shared a post on his official Twitter handle, @RichJenkinsF1. My history class was studying the Revolution at that same time so it was fun to actually learn the history with the images of the cast in my head. "She was so sweet and so lovely that I didn't believe it, you know," he marveled to police. 2023 E! "For approximately three years, I've had no personal life, I guess you could call it. You can imagine how excited I was over this series; and yes, I too bought that issue of 16 magazine with Rick Ely on the cover. nextupoffset: "-5" People who knewSebring told Bugliosi he had bought the house because of its "far out" reputation. Then again, one never truly knows what these studios or home video DVD companies are going to do. Trying to co-opt the activist young by depicting them as the ones who made this country what it is. The Young Rebels was called an exciting, colorful, wholesome hour for parents and children alike that, thanks to a family-audience compatibility with The FBI, offered the best opportunity in years for the network to get Sunday off to a strong start [5]. Aside from General Lafayette and Nathan Hale, at least one other true-to-life historical figure appeared in The Young Rebels, albeit a little known one. "It was pretty spectacular. Eventually she passed out from too many puffs. When she was a young struggling actress, Tate is believed to have dated Richard Beymer, who was 29 years older than her. Norman Dresser of the Toledo Blade suggested that viewers have not rejected relevancy but phony relevancy, bad scripts, and just plain boring programs [24]. Rick was a dear friend of mine. When Tate was 20, she auditionedfor what becomePetticoat Junction, and was brought to the attention of Martin Ransohoff, executive producer of TheBeverly Hillbillies. So if anyone thinks that Sony is going to release the other series The Young Rebels included my advice is, dont count on it. Some of his work includes Waterloo, In the French Style, Shock Troops, Three Nights of Love, Take Her, She's Mine, Cast the Same Henteloff portrayed Henry Abington, the Societys brilliant tinkerer who designed explosives and other devices to help fight the Red Coats. SOON!! Im another Karen who was also 12 when this series aired. "I checked with all of her living friends. Her mutilated and broken body was found with the cord used in the killing still around her neck. When it was cancelled, I knew there was no justice in the world. It may have worked as just an action-adventure series if that was all it was. I really loved the show and didnt miss it for anything. I got it. Get the collectors sets while you can because currently thats all there is of it or is going to be.On another subject, sorry to hear that Rick Ely (Jeremy Larkin) passed away at such a young age. They made the deal over the phone with the house's outgoing tenant, record producer Terry Melcher. I was in sixth grade when this series came out and was already a serious history buff. Some of their friends said she waited to tell Polanski she was pregnant until it was too late for her to have an abortion. But now, its time for me to pass it on (health..Agent Orange). By the mid-Seventies he was retired from acting. Sending a HUGE hello to all the other fans of this wonderful seriesit is a gift to know so many people were there with me enjoying this way too short lived masterpieceit was well written, well acted, and historically interestingI was 13 at the time, in love with Rick Ely, and taped every episode with my cassette recorder ( ohthe old days, before vcrsha) NO ONE was allowed to talk in the house when it on, for fear their voices would be recorded over the show.I even made a cardboard screen to shield from noise ha!!! And for many years, before Facebook, it had (and still has) a Yahoogroup. ", She laughed heartily at the Marilyn comparisons. In 1964 she met hairstylistJay Sebring, who had recently separated from his wife. McQueen started keeping a gun underthe front seat of his car. Despite his harsh words during early filming, Polanski was impressed with tate's performance and the pair began a relationship. Being a songwriter with a few guitars, Rick knew I would be a good custodian. At the same time, when they had a chance to nest together in L.A. (she convinced him to at least rent a home, resisting his excuse that he liked being able to pack up and leave a place anytime he wanted) they were happy. The actress had a handful of B-movies,the most memorable beingValley of the Dolls, and some TV guest spots to her name when, at 26 years old andeight-and-a-halfmonths pregnant, she was one of seven people murdered by members of Charles Manson's so-called "family" over the course of two nights of carnage that shook Hollywood. She was af--king angel. It felt wildly out of place as if keeping Elizabeth around was nothing more than an attempt to include the token female who tended to the wounded and allowed British soldiers to argue that they dont wage war on little girls. ", After seeing the film atthe premiere, Debra told Vanity Fair about Robbie, "She made me cry because she sounded just like Sharon. 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