On Saturday, May 30, 1964, Bob Crane hosted a four-hour 8th anniversary special of his KNX-CBS radio program. For this special broadcast, he aired clips from many of the interviews he had conducted over the years at KNX. Part 4 of his 8th anniversary special is presented here. Celebrity guests include George Hamilton, Rudolph Friml, Keenan Wynn, Morey Amsterdam, Bette Davis, Jonathan Winters, Otto Preminger, Steve Allen, Jayne Meadows, and Bill Dana. Advertising includes commercials for Mocha Mix Coffee Creamer, National Airlines, Fullvita Vitamins, Profile Nonfat Milk, Rambler Automobiles, and more.

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Bob Crane’s 8th anniversary KNX special was provided to Bob Crane’s official biographers by a former KNX employee who worked with Bob at the station and is used here with permission of Scott Crane.

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On Saturday, May 30, 1964, Bob Crane hosted a four-hour 8th anniversary special of his KNX-CBS radio program. For this special broadcast, he aired clips from many of the interviews he had conducted over the years at KNX. Part 3 of his 8th anniversary special is presented here. Celebrity guests include Olivia de Havilland, André Previn, Phyllis Diller, Barbra Streisand, Gig Young, Stephanie Powers, Gene Krupa, Danny Kaye, Richard Chamberlain, Bronislau Kaper, Eddie Cantor, and Norman Vincent Peale. Advertising includes commercials for American Savings and Loan, PSA Airlines, Hertz Rent-A-Car, Fullvita Vitamins, Burgermeister Beer, Plymouth, Doublemint Gum, Aetna Insurance, and more.

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Selected music is licensed through Epidemic Sound and used with permission.

Bob Crane’s 8th anniversary KNX special was provided to Bob Crane’s official biographers by a former KNX employee who worked with Bob at the station and is used here with permission of Scott Crane.

For more information about Bob Crane, visit https://vote4bobcrane.org/

On Saturday, May 30, 1964, Bob Crane hosted a four-hour 8th anniversary special of his KNX-CBS radio program. For this special broadcast, he aired clips from many of the interviews he had conducted over the years at KNX. Part 2 of his 8th anniversary special is presented here. Celebrity guests include Jule Styne, Charlton Heston, Meredith and Rimi Wilson, Shelley Berman, Marilyn Monroe, Alexander King, Jayne Mansfield, and Arthur O'Connell. Advertising includes commercials for National Airlines, Bandini Fertilizer, DelMonte Tomato Sauce, Chrysler, Camel Cigarettes, and Delta Airlines.

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Selected music is licensed through Epidemic Sound and used with permission.

Bob Crane’s 8th anniversary KNX special was provided to Bob Crane’s official biographers by a former KNX employee who worked with Bob at the station and is used here with permission of Scott Crane.

For more information about Bob Crane, visit https://vote4bobcrane.org/

On Saturday, May 30, 1964, Bob Crane hosted a four-hour 8th anniversary special of his KNX-CBS radio program. For this special broadcast, he aired clips from many of the interviews he had conducted over the years at KNX. Part 1 of his 8th anniversary special is presented here. Celebrity guests include Jack Lemmon, George Jessel, Gypsy Rose Lee, Soupy Sales, Bob Hope, Dick Van Dyke, Fred Astaire, Joe Louis (American professional boxer), and Terry-Thomas (English comedian). Also included in this segment are commercials for General Motors, Budweiser, Buick, National Airlines, Plymouth, and Delta Airlines, among others.

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Selected music is licensed through Epidemic Sound and used with permission.

Bob Crane’s 8th anniversary KNX special was provided to Bob Crane’s official biographers by a former KNX employee who worked with Bob at the station and is used here with permission of Scott Crane.

For more information about Bob Crane, visit https://vote4bobcrane.org/

In this episode, Carol Ford and Linda Groundwater delve into the motivation behind Auto Focus. They examine published quotes by film director Paul Schrader and star Greg Kinnear, and discuss how they and others affiliated with the film felt not just about making the biopic about Bob Crane, but their opinions regarding the Hogan’s Heroes star himself.

This episode contains explicit content and is intended for mature audiences only.

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For more information about Bob Crane, visit https://vote4bobcrane.org/

Access the articles mentioned in this episode:

Raging Bullsh*t: AutoFocus Is Not My Dad’s Story (Scott Crane)
The Stranger

Setting the Record Straight on Subject of `Auto Focus' (Robert K. Elder and Tribune staff reporter)
Chicago Tribune

Paul Schrader and Greg Kinnear on “Auto Focus” (Dr. Frank Swietek)
One Guys Opinion

Paul Schrader: The Auto Focus Interview (Lynn Barker)
Film Festivals

I Am a Camera (Travis Crawford)
Filmmaker Magazine

Focus Puller: FFC Interviews Paul Schrader
Film Freak Central

Video Killed the TV Star: Paul Schrader turns Auto Focus into an anti-sex dirge; The Ring adds, “Don’t watch that tape!’ (David Edelstein)
Slate

First Came the Sitcom. Then Came the Murder. Then Came the *****graphic Website. Now Here Comes the Hollywood Biopic! (Lynn Hirshberg)
New York Times

In this episode, co-hosts Carol Ford and Linda Groundwater celebrate Bob Crane's birthday. Born on Friday, July 13, 1928, Bob always claimed throughout his life that 13 was his lucky number. Linda and Carol discuss Bob’s birthday, his upbringing in Connecticut, his family and school friends, his inspiration for learning the drums, and some influential experiences from his childhood that shaped who he became as an adult.

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On June 13, 2021, the episode Autopsy: The Last Hours of Bob Crane, with Dr. Michael Hunter, premiered on Reelz network. Linda Groundwater was featured in this episode of 'Autopsy' as an expert on Bob Crane as one of his official biographers. In this episode of our podcast, we provide an in-depth review of this 'Autopsy' episode.

Special thanks to Robert Scott Crane, who is our featured guest in this episode of Flipside: The True Story of Bob Crane, and to another source who has chosen to remain anonymous at this time.

Audio clips of Robert Scott Crane were told exclusively to Linda Groundwater and Carol Ford, and are copyrighted to Linda and Carol. Unauthorized use of these clips is strictly forbidden.

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On Sunday, June 13, 2021, at 9:00 p.m. EDT, Linda Groundwater will appear on 'Autopsy: The Last Hours Of... with Dr. Michael Hunter' in the episode about Bob Crane. In our next episode of Flipside: The True Story of Bob Crane, we will discuss this Autopsy episode.

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In this episode, Carol Ford and Linda Groundwater discuss Bob Crane’s appearance on the Canadian television series 'Celebrity Cooks.' As part of their research for 'Bob Crane: The Definitive Biography,' Carol and Linda talked with three people directly affiliated with 'Celebrity Cooks': owner Derek Smith, talent agent Anne Kear, and stage manager Roger Packer. All three were present on the day of taping, and all three had a much different story to tell about that day than what has previously been told.

Audio clips of Derek Smith, Anne Kear, and Roger Packer were told directly to Carol Ford and Linda Groundwater, and are owned by the authors of 'Bob Crane: The Definitive Biography.' Unauthorized use of these audio clips is strictly prohibited.

The clip of Bob Crane and Bruno Gerussi is owned by 'Celebrity Cooks.' The video of this clip can be found on the 'Celebrity Cooks' YouTube Channel, Upside Right Media, Inc.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QuWEz_yV5rg

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For more information about Bob Crane, visit https://vote4bobcrane.org/

In this episode, Carol Ford and Linda Groundwater discuss Bob Crane’s early acting, and specifically, how he grew as an actor on Hogan’s Heroes. Audio clips include a Winston Cigarette commercial aired on Bob Crane's KNX radio show, and segments from Linda and Carol's interviews with actress Arlene Martel and Hogan’s Heroes associate producer and director Jerry London.

Audio clips of Jerry London and Arlene Martel are owned by the authors of Bob Crane: The Definitive Biography. Unauthorized use of these audio clips is prohibited.

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Selected music is licensed through Epidemic Sound and used with permission.

This episode of Flipside: The True Story of Bob Crane, is dedicated to Carol Ford's father, Robert A. Ford, Jr.

For more information about Bob Crane, visit https://vote4bobcrane.org/