Justus addiss biography examples

As I Dream of Jeannie's fastidious NASA psychiatrist Dr. Alfred E. Bellows, Hayden Rorke is part of the gay TV tapestry. Hayden and his partner, director Justus Addiss III, lived together for 40 years, stage managing through World War II, moving to Hollywood at the height of McCarthyism, and surviving one chaotic sitcom run. Their love story upends what we know about gay life in the 20th century. Hayden didn't squash tabloid rumors like Rock Hudson, he didn't obfuscate his sexuality behind multiple dead wives like Raymond Burr, and he didn't push everyone away with drunken tirades like Paul Lynde. He persevered, never compromising his unashamedly gay self.

The Doctor Is Out! will get into all of it: the lives of the men who stunted in makeup and heels for Uncle Sam in World War II; the bonds formed between Hollywood gays; the way this gay couple shaped the early careers of Lucille Ball, Clint Eastwood, and Jack Nicholson; and the surprising acceptance that they found within their own very Catholic families. The main course will be I Dream of Jeannie, a show that would have collapsed due to rushed scripts and one combustible actor if not for Hayden. This side of Jeannie's story—a story where this gay man and his partner were beloved by co-stars and their children at a time when being homosexual was treated like a perversion—has never been told.

By preserving this nearly 80-year saga, The Doctor Is Out!will firmly place Hayden Rorke in the gay canon—and that canon has a lot of empty space!

This collection contains 139 photographs by and of Justus "Jus" Addiss (1917–1979) and Hayden Rorke (1910–1987), taken during their time in the U.S. military during World War II, while they were touring with the Special Service Division in the Irving Berlin musical "This is the Army." Each print bears a handwritten or typed caption on the back, identifying the places and people appearing in the view. Locations include Italy (May-July 1944), Egypt (August 1944), the Holy Land (August 1944), Iran (October 1944), India (November 1944), and the Philippines (March and May, 1945). (Refer to the container list for more specific location information.)

While the musical production itself is not represented by photographs, the collection does include some views of the stage under construction and completed (taken in the Philippines; see Folder 8), and of the dressing room (taken in Persia [Iran]; see Folder 6). And, along with Addiss and Rorke—who is identified by "Bill," as his birth name was William—a number of other men appear in the photographs, most of whom were fellow servicemen and performers. Some are fully named; others are identified only by their first names or nicknames. Many are listed in the Broadway and film credits of "This is the Army":

• "Alan"
• Allon Trio (or Flying Allon Trio): Angelo "Angie" Buono (1913–1996), Louis Bednarcik (1917–2008), and Geno Erbisti (1911–1974)
• "Art"
• Leander Eugene "Gene" Berg [a.k.a. Gene Nelson] (1920–1996)
• Irving Berlin (1888–1989)
• "Bert"
• Joe Bush
• Carl Fisher (1909–1974)
• "Gilmour"
• Alan Holmes
• Philip "Phil" Jones
• "Marcus"
• Ralph Magelssen (1909–1989)
• Jules "Julie" Oshins (1906–1956)
• Anthony "Tony" Ross (1906–1955)
• Frank Scadden
• "Washer"
• Cass Yaeger [possibly Casse Jaeger (1915–1996)]

American television series

Mister Ed is an American television sitcom produced by Filmways that aired in syndication from January 5 to July 2, 1961, and then on CBS from October 1, 1961, to February 6, 1966. The show's title character is a talking horse which originally appeared in short stories by Walter R. Brooks.

Mister Ed is one of the few series to debut in syndication and be picked up by a major network for prime time. All 143 episodes were filmed in black and white.

Beginnings

The Mister Ed show concept was derived from a series of short stories by author Walter R. Brooks which began with The Talking Horse in the September 18, 1937, issue of Liberty magazine. Brooks is best known for the Freddy the Pig series of children's novels which feature talking animals that interact with humans. Arthur Lubin's secretary Sonia Chernus introduced him to the Brooks stories and is credited with developing the concept for television.

The show's concept resembles that of the Francis the Talking Mule movies in which an equine character talks to only one person, thus causing a variety of opportunities and frustrations. The first six Francis films (1950–55) were also directed by Lubin. He wanted to make a Francis television series but had been unable to secure the rights, so he optioned the Brooks' stories for television. Comedian George Burns financed the pilot for Mister Ed, which was shot at his McCadden Studio in Hollywood at a cost of $70,000.Scott McKay played Wilbur. Jack Benny was also involved behind the scenes.

Lubin was unable to sell the show to a network, so he decided to sell it into syndication first. He managed to get single-sponsor identification for the program on over 100 stations. The show was recast with Alan Young in the lead. Production began in November 1960, although Lubin did not direct