"[10] In 1977, she wrote and directed Cowboysan, her AFI DWW short film that presents the fantasy scenario of a Japanese actor and actress playing leads in an American Western. A fascinating aura of mystery seemed to surround the characters portrayed by blue-eyed blonde actress Susan Oliver, whose trademark high cheekbones, rosebud lips and heart-shaped face kept audiences intrigued for nearly three decades. # 3.4) From the Megan Herring Collection. Later he is holding his arm just above the elbow joint and there is no wound to the shoulder area or the elbow area. James Rosin, an actor, writer . Oliver was the daughter of George Gercke, a journalist, and Ruth Hale Oliver, an astrology practitioner, in New York City in 1932. In 1961, Oliver played the part of Laurie Evans in the episode "Incident of His Brother's Keeper" on CBS's Rawhide,[4] and in 1963, she played Judy Hall in the episode "Incident at Spider Rock", Also in 1962, Oliver appeared as Jeanie in the television series Laramie in the episode "Shadows in the Dust". The registry shows her to have earned commercial pilot ratings for airplane single-engined land, airplane multi-engined land, instrument airplane, and private privileges for glider. There's lots of pride that the whiskers hide they bravely underdress. After working in summer stock and regional theater, and in unbilled bits in daytime and primetime television shows and commercials, she made her first major television appearance in a supporting role in the July 31, 1955, episode of the live drama series Goodyear TV Playhouse, and quickly progressed to leading parts in other shows. The crew helps her with her pending blindness and find her mother who has her own problem unknown to her daughter.A young girl is injured while on the way to San Fransico to find her famous mother who abandoned her as a baby. Each episode was a bumpy ride that drew the biggest stars from both TV and movies.Ready to live through all that magic again? Take a stroll through these scenes below and try to connect the Wagon Train guest stars to their other famous works. hails from. Its first five seasons were broadcast on the NBC network and the remaining three on ABC. home, but it's to dry dock mom. Because of the quality of the show, it attracted top tier talent. Mister Ed. Cade's Country, Hec Ramsey, The Quest, Dirty Sally, The Barbary Coast, Kung Fun, The Young Maverick, Alias Smith and Jones. S1: E11 & E12 respectively (1966) (re-used footage from the pilot), The melancholy comedy, written by French playwright, Whitfield, Stephen; and Roddenberry, Gene. 2 Episodes 1961. Bretaigne Windust. The crew helps her with her pending blindness and find her mother who has her own problem unknown to her daughter. Alias Bill Hawks . She eventually underwent hypnosis to overcome her fear of flying. The plot is fast moving and all the regulars are introduced. See production, box office & company info, Revue Studios, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA. Guest Stars. Concerned by one of the passengers on the wagon train, a woman doctor tries to help even though she's hampered further by everyone else who shuns her. Meantime an Indian chief needs doctoring and they don't believe in female medicine men.Concerned by one of the passengers on the wagon train, a woman doctor tries to help even though she's hampered further by everyone else who shuns her. Oliver was cast in episodes of Adventures in Paradise, Twilight Zone, Route 66, Dr. Kildare, The Naked City, The Barbara Stanwyck Show, Burke's Law, The Fugitive, Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C., I Spy, The Virginian, The Name of the Game, Longstreet, and Mannix. She left a fine legacy of work in theater, motion pictures and television. The town is expelling her as a con woman. Actress: Star Trek. Alice in Wonderland. Show all Cast & Crew . Jane Wyman guest stars on this Wagon Train story about a physician of the The scene with the officious Deacon, the deadpan Ritter View agent, publicist, legal and company contact details on IMDbPro. Finding a wife during a stopover is his top priority but his choice is known to Major Adams and he does not approve. - IMDb Mini Biography By: Gary Brumburgh / gr-home@pacbell.net. Guest Star. She was one of the original 19 women admitted to the American Film Institute's Directing Workshop for Women (DWW), and she left a "good chunk of funding for the DWW. Genre: Western. Her father was a political reporter and journalist for the New York World. Wagon Train (TV Series 1957-1965) cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. With John McIntire, Frank McGrath, Terry Wilson, Denny Miller. Madame Delphine Sagittarius asks to be picked by the wagon train at Beaver City. [4] On November 9, 1960, she was cast as the lead guest star in "The Cathy Eckhart Story" on Wagon Train, with husband-and-wife actors John Larch and Vivi Janiss as Ben and Sarah Harness. Jenny: [San Fransisco 1860 - El Dorado Saloon Bar - she sings] That you love me still, the same that you loved , you loved me still the same. Network: NBC . Episode Info. Gunsmoke. Meantime an Indian chief needs doctoring and they don't believe in female medicine men. Look at a man with whiskers. 0 Reviews Episode Info. [5] In particular, Jeffrey Hunter played "Captain Christopher Pike" in the pilot episode, but was replaced by William Shatner as "Captain James T. Kirk" of the Starship Enterprise when the series was green-lit by NBC in 1966. Luther Henry: You shoulda seen last night's. You may unsubscribe from receiving INSP txts by texting STOP to 694677. Luther Henry: I still got some stuck between my teeth, like Indian rubber. Robert Fuller as James Fitzpatrick. [4] She also made two appearances in Quinn Martin's The Invaders (episodes: "Inquisition" and "The Ivy Curtain") on ABC. She made her last onscreen appearance in the November 6, 1988, episode of the syndicated horror anthology Freddy's Nightmares. The town is expelling her as a con woman. Now the search can stop. He guided the train and its members on an infinite journey across the West. Trekking through the wilds of an untamed American West, 'Wagon Train' is led from post-Civil War Missouri towards California by wagon master Major Seth Adams (Ward Bond) and his scout, Flint McCullough (Robert Horton). But actually, Johnny is not telling his proud mother that her doctor has Read allTough and headstrong female ferryboat captain Samantha Stewart is asked by her son Johnny and his bride to accompany them on the wagon train to California, where they will board a ship for a Pacific voyage. The end result is, as I am wont to say from time to time, so much more than the sum total of its parts. Selena Hartnell joins the train after bandits attack her wagon. Attempted to become the first woman to fly a single-engine plane solo Kate offers to stay behind with Evie and her husband Chris while the wagon train goes on to find a doctor. Her last aviation medical examination was in May 1976, so she could not legally pilot any aircraft except gliders after May 1978, marking the end of her piloting of powered aircraft. Wagon Train: Season 6. Finding a wife during a stopover is his top priority but his choice is known to Major Adams and he does not approve. See production, box office & company info, The Monsters Are Due on Maple Street (1960), Revue Studios, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA. See how the TV Western Stars look today! What better angel to have than Marjorie Lord but can she save Willy before it's too late? A young girl is injured while on the way to San Fransico to find her famous mother who abandoned her as a baby. None other than Ward Bond brings this series to life but in this he is none to happy to have Willy aboard fighting his past demons and present addiction. Wagon Train is an American Western television series that was produced by Revue Studios. Recurring automated marketing txt msg will be sent to telephone number provided at opt-in. In 1987, Pickard made his final on-screen appearance in an episode of the CBS detective series, Simon and Simon. It turns out that Barrett is Will Cottrell, the leader of pacifists on the train. myself. Later, she reveals she is a bounty hunter looking for William Barrett, a murderer on the run. William Smith. hails from. The Captain Sam Story: Directed by Virgil W. Vogel. Two years later, Oliver's performance was reused in the first season, two-part episode "The Menagerie" (1966). Later episodes feature wagon master Christopher Hale (John McIntire) and his scouts, Duke Shannon (Denny Miller) and Cooper Smith (Robert Fuller), as they continue to navigate . Link to All Upcoming Disney Movies: New Disney Live-Action, Animation, Pixar, Marvel . The Candy O'Hara Story: Directed by Tay Garnett. Stage: Appeared (as "Abigail Torpen"; Broadway debut) in "Small War on Murray Hill" on Broadway. Movies. Finding a wife during a stopover is his top priority but his choice is known to Major Adams and he does not approve.Gabe Henry and his son have been sorely missing the female touch over five years now. Captain Samantha Stewart: [singing] Many, many years went past, nice and fast, nice and slow. Wagon Train: Season 3. By September 1949 and using her new name, Oliver returned to the East Coast to begin drama studies at Swarthmore College, followed by professional training at the Neighborhood Playhouse School of the Theatre in New York City. Oliver played the female lead guest character Vina in "The Cage" (1964), which was the first pilot of Gene Roddenberry's new show, Star Trek. The wagon train is about to start their long trek to the promised land of California. Concerned by one of the passengers on the wagon train, a woman doctor tries to help even though she's hampered further by everyone else who shuns her. Comedy. With Ward Bond, Robert Horton, Joan O'Brien, Jim Davis. Thelma Ritter with her deadpan acting steals the show in the title role of this Star Trek: The Original Series only lasted three seasons, but it had a tremendous impact on both the science fiction genre and society in general.The show that started as a "Wagon Train to space . from New York to Moscow, but was deterred in Denmark when the Soviet Wagon Train cast list, including photos of the actors when available. [JB] 5.9 [161] Wagon Train: THE BRUCE SAYBROOK STORY 22-Nov-1961 NBC Wed Written by Peter Germano Directed by Virgil Vogel Music: Nathan Scott Tonight Starring: Robert Horton Guest Cast: Harburg's Old Devil Moon from Finian's Rainbow. Only the sharpest eyes . The Jenny Tannen Story: Directed by Christian Nyby. From 1975 to 1976, Oliver was a regular cast member of the television soap opera Days of Our Lives. I Love Lucy. When he gets up he indicates that he was shot in his shoulder right at the upper arm joint. She made one appearance on The Andy Griffith Show and ABC's family Western series, The Travels of Jaimie McPheeters. 2 Episodes 1957. [6] A still of her with green skin is frequently seen in the end credits of the television series, and it has since become an iconic image of Star Trek. Wagon Train's first seasonal trip across the plains began with this very first episode of the show. She was a passenger aboard the Clipper Washington, a Boeing 707 on a transatlantic flight from Paris to New York City when it dropped from 35,000 feet to 6000 feet. In 1970, she appeared as Carole Carson/Alice Barnes on the television Western The Men From Shiloh (rebranded name for The Virginian) in the episode titled "Hannah". The guest stars are Ernest Borgnine, Andrew Duggan, Donald Randolph and Marjorie Lord. [4], Oliver experienced an event in February 1959 that underscored her later aviation accomplishments. Susan Oliver. From the Bleeker Story. He was on the show for four seasons, starring . It happened on 2/3/59, the same day. and wagonmaster McIntire is worth seeing alone. Ted Post. The crew helps her with her pending blindness and find her mother who has her own problem unknown to her daughter. Flint brings a young boy to San Francisco to live with his uncle. 2/04/1959. By the late 1970s with acting opportunities coming less frequently, Oliver turned to directing. from New York to Moscow, but was deterred in Denmark when the Soviet The town is expelling her as a con woman. One of her more interesting roles occurred when she played Dr. Carol Willoughby in this episode of Wagon Train. She was a passenger aboard Pan Am Flight 115, a Boeing 707 on a transatlantic flight from Paris to New York City when it dropped from 35,000 to 6,000 feet (10,700 to 1,800m). Goes to show my parents generation were more open minded than given credit for .Ward Bond was terrific and so wasn't Jane Wyman . Later, she reveals she is a bounty hunter looking for William Barrett, a murderer on the run. . She earned the rating and even flew some charters (having by that time acquired a commercial pilot certificate in single- and multiengined land airplanes), but did not fly any record flights in their jets.[11]. For help or information, text HELP to 694677. Written by. It turns out that Barrett is Wil Selena Hartnell joins the train after bandits attack her wagon. With Ward Bond, Robert Horton, Ann Blyth, Frank McGrath. She has a fortune telling act and she's being escorted out of I feel very deeply that I want to tell stories of value on film. Although she was attempting to fly to Moscow, her odyssey ended in Denmark after the government of the Soviet Union denied her permission to enter its air space. Wagon Train are much better than the women citizens of Boston where she All the pieces fit together so wellcast, dialogue, direction, it's all top notch. She and the pilot escaped injury. Zero Hour Podcast 1973-12-24 (ep51) John Dehner and Susan Oliver Fourth of Forever Part 1, with a new introduction. Episode Info. The play's short run was immediately followed by larger roles in live television plays on Kaiser Aluminum Hour, The United States Steel Hour, and Matinee Theater. Frank McGrath, cast a year later on Wagon Train, made a brief appearance in the same episode as a ranch foreman, John Pike, who is killed by the Comanches. Browse these shows: Introduction and TV Westerns 1949-1954 . Those could only have been electric lights, which hadn't been invented yet. The Selena Hartnell Story: Directed by Jerry Hopper. I've seen "The Willy Moran Story" several times and am watching it again right now on MeTV. Oliver made a decision to embark upon a career as an actress and chose the stage name Susan Oliver, using her mother's maiden name.