The series premiered on Sunday, September 20th, airing from 7-8PM on Sundays, opposite Lassie on CBS and the first half of Wonderful World Of Disney on NBC. When she was a young struggling actress, Tate is believed to have dated Richard Beymer, who was 29 years older than her. Then again, one never truly knows what these studios or home video DVD companies are going to do. 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. They were made from off air VHS recordings. Her mutilated and broken body was found with the cord used in the killing still around her neck. I thought I had found the people and time era I could most identify with (I was born 200 years too late). Filmed in France, the film told of an American student (Seberg) who falls in love with an aristocrat (Forquet) while visiting France. Linda ;o). The series, which was running against Lassie and Disney, rated third in the 7:00 time slot on network TV. When Tate was 20, she auditionedfor what becomePetticoat Junction, and was brought to the attention of Martin Ransohoff, executive producer of TheBeverly Hillbillies. 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. He also photographed her semi-nude for Playboy during the shoot. You have been so lucky to meet Rick in person! Tacky, tacky, tacky. Which of course since it has not been officially released on DVD by its original studio (Screen Gems the TV department of Columbia Pictures, both presently owned by Sony Pictures) I of course purchased even though the condition overall of the recordings are not great but fall under the category of what I call watchable and better than nothing. I would love to purchase DVDs. I loved this show. | I'd pour a glass of wine and she wouldn't touch it. Three years later, she became more famous than anyone's wildest ambitionsor worst nightmarescould have imagined. Plus, the networks returning programs on average performed much better than the previous season, meaning there were few time slots open to shift under performing new programs. I am still searching. Plus, I love it when the voice finally sinks in and they yell, Thats Lou Gossett, Jr. with HAIR! That never gets old.). Wow, now thats a fan! The long hair Rick Ely sported in the series, as Lou Gossett noted, poked fun at those who looked down on dirty, long-haired hippies. In many respects, the series was little more than The Mod Squad meets The Wild Wild West though neither as counterculture as the former nor as violent as the later. She did such a damn good job that, for me, personally, the visit was a little short. They were actually very good and kept the characterizations true. His last TV appearance was on One Life to Live in 1981. The 30 year old (1971) star of "The Young Rebels" was recalling with deep sadness, his one and a half year romance with the then unknown actress-a romance that Isnt it a shame that in todays era when children and even college students cant tell you the names of the founding fathers of our great country. Jeremys father, played by Will Geer in a number of episodes, was mayor of Chester and a Loyalist. "It doesn't matter who it is acting in itit's just tasteless," Debra told Peoplein 2018. These are slightly wrong. "In 1969 my sister was involved in an event that changed the country in ways that still resonate," her sister Debra Tate wrote in the introduction to the 2014 bookSharon Tate Recollection, featuring dozens of photos of the late star. At least Alias Smith and Jones is readily available on DVD. I guess I would credit this with creating the love I have for history. Both shows were aimed at the teenage audience. Philippe Forquet is known as an Actor. She then began dating Philippe Forquet in a tumultuous relationship, which included instances of domestic abuse which at one point sent Tate to the hospital in 1964. Thanks so much for this great article. By the way, Lou Gossett Jr. was also in the series. "We have a good arrangement; Romanlies and I pretend to believe him.". The couple divorced amicably in 1976. Was for a time engaged to. Meanwhile, therehas been no cease in the telling and retelling of Manson's story, howthe diminutivecareer criminal from Ohio got people tokill for him and how he held sway over countless others. It usually aired around 7 pm every Wednesday (which was followed by Custer of the West @ 8 pm). WebPhilippe Forquet 1 of 26. I was so disappointed when the show was cancelled. And, since everyone is admitting junior high school crushes, I will say that for me it was Philippe Forquet as Lafayette, but that also led me to research the real Lafayette, and to visit the museum at the Brandywine Battlefield in Pennsylvania. They traveled throughout Europe. PS. The last 6 years or so was difficult for Rick, he never quite reached that stardom he had hoped for. Thankyou to anyone else who says it left a mark in their lives as well. The series quite obviously attempted to draw parallels between the radical youth of 1960s America with the young men who took up arms against the British during the Revolutionary War. I've been dealing with this for 50 years now. "Wearing some of the pieces of her jewelry and spending time with her sister definitely made me feel closer to her in a way that I don't think I could have without, you know," Robbie told E! in 1980s. They were babies and they had the full responsibility for writing the Declaration of Independence [8]. "I felt that, if you're serious about it, it's a lot of hard work. It may have worked as just an action-adventure series if that was all it was. series suffered from too many. I loved the show, enjoyed the stories. They eventually broke the engagement as the pressures of her rising career began to interfere with their personal lives. It was on Friday afternoon at 4.00pm and it was the only afternoon I was allowed to watch tv. :) Responses are welcome. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/213033032/rick-ely, Happy New Year from Television Obscurities, 81st Anniversary of the Attack on Pearl Harbor. Wojciech's hands had been bound by a towel but he managed to free himself and started to struggle with Atkins. As for most takes on the murders, Debrawhohadendorsed a biopic that was going to star Kate Bosworthsaid, "It's been exploitative since day one. Meanwhile, Sharon was desperately not only fighting for her own life but also that of her unborn baby. mike Dobson. Our prime success. 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. To this day, Philippe Forquet is General Lafayette to me. He played against Rod Steiger in the Russian co-production, Waterloo (1970) as the Duc De La Bedoyere, the Generals aide de camp.He did return to Hollywood in 1970 to star in the ABC TV Series, The Young Rebels (1970) produced by Aaron Spelling. 4 According to provisional data, in 2020, there were notable changes in the number and ranking of deaths compared with 2019. 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. And thats what all I know about the series. It gave me a sense of patriotism, well, for an 8 year old. Perhaps what doomed the series was its attempt to fit too many categories: action-adventure, historical fiction, comedy, romance. "But then I saw her again. Always loved this show, but kept thinking Rick Elys first name was Ron like Tarzan. (He was still eight yearsaway from the sexual assault conviction that prompted him to flee the U.S. and never return. But then, on August 9, 1969, she was stabbed to death in her own home alongside dinner guests and friends by Charles Manson's family. Robin of Sherwood used the same premise of young people who appealed to the current young people in an historical setting. I cant believe I found this! The larger trend towards relevancy taken by the 1970-1971 season was likewise mostly a failure. I was just on IMDB, and found that Rick Ely passed away on December 9, 2019 after a long illness. The original series opening credits of The Young Rebels were removed from the syndication reruns airings (CBN, etc.) Official Sites, This youthful, darkly handsome actor played smooth, continental lovers in the 60s but his career lost steam come the decade's end. Thank you to all of you who share these precious memories, Know you feel Vicky I had blone hair that as a 11 year old, loved the young Rebels great tv program couldnt for it too come .hsve great day or night where ever you are. I was thinking of the upcoming events of celebration and this would have fit perfectly, bringing in a larger audience caught up in the hoopla of our countrys independence. Some of his work includes Waterloo, In the French Style, Shock Troops, Three Nights of Love, Take Her, She's Mine, Cast the Same Tributes pour in for Philippe Streiff. I was 36 when this show aired. ", Their mission once they got there: "To get all of their money and to kill whoever was there.". Heartbreak didn't seem to hinder Sebring's dating life, howeverhe's said to have been an inspiration for Warren Beatty's playboy hairdresser inShampoo. He is most Rick was a dear friend of mine. First thing I ever saw him in was as a bounty hunter in an episode of Alias Smith & Jones (1971-73). I thought I was the only person who remembered this show! In 1964 she met hairstylistJay Sebring, who had recently separated from his wife. When final national Nielsen ratings for the week of September 14th were released, the premiere was outside the Top 40. Given the setting and role of the characters, plots were about what would expected. ), and from the 1950s, Hotel De Paree (aka Sundance) starring Earl Holliman (of Police Woman starring Angie Dickinson) which aired on CBS-TV in 1959-60 and is covered elsewhere on this wonderful site. A seventh, This Is Tom Jones, was cut back to airing once a month. Her agent negotiated a salary of $750 a month for her and she moved into the all-women Hollywood Studio Club, the onetime home of Marilyn Monroe, Kim Novak, Rita Morenoand many more familiar names. ABC, however, didnt start rolling out its slate of new and returning programs until Sunday, September 20th. It was the shows whole chemistry. Melcher later remembered Mansonbeing in the car one night when Wilson gave him a ride home when he was living at Cielo Drive. He was a titled count. Great Escape legend Steve McQueen is also rumoured to have had a relationship with Tate before she started dating hairdress Jay Sebring, who was killed alongside her by Manson's followers. In 1962, as a member of the celebrated Theatre Moufftard in Paris, young Phillipe Forquet was discovered by American director, Robert Parrish, who gave him an important role in a movie based on Irwin Shaw's novel, In the French Style (1963). And Sundays Rick Ely will be leading The Young Rebels, a trio of underground patriots fighting for American independence in 1777. now defunct) broadcast TV airings. Copyright 2003-2023 Robert Jay. But we are still out there. The theme song was a 1970-style rendition of Yankee Doodle Dandy. 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. Birth Sign Capricorn. If anyone has more of this, please let me know!!! He was 83. Last Updated April 22nd, 2018. My parents were very strict with me. Highly regarded for his appearance he was expected to make a successful transition into American films, after appearing opposite Jean Seberg, In the French Style (1963). 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. I remember it vividly, but was only 5 or 6 when it was made, so we must have seen it a few years later in Australia. People are still writing in the AS&J universe (look on Archive of Our Own), but The Young Rebels has been almost forgotten, sad to say. In 1969 he co starred in the film Camille 2000, which has become a cult classic still selling on the Internet today. Involved in the early 1960s; reportedly was abusive to Tate, who ended the relationship after being hospitalized. I remembered watching the show Young Rebels as a teenager. I will not post the reason of his death here, not for everyone to know. Years later, I spotted him as the sheriff in Somewhere, Tomorrow (the first movie for newcomer Sarah Jessica Parker) and he was using the name Rick Weber. On the night of Aug. 8, the three of them and Sebring went out to El Coyote Cafe, a Mexican restaurant on Beverly Boulevard that remains open to this day. The audience went, huh? [26]. So I just pulled up Google and read about the show that I havent seen in years. I have watched all the re-runs back in 1975 to 1976 back in Manila when I was only 12 years old. Out of just the 12 new ABC programs it ranked seventh based on rating and fourth based on share. They even write their own YR stories! How do I get it? Being scheduled in the 7-8PM Sunday time slot meant keeping violence to a minimum. I've done nothing but study from 8 o'clock in the morning till about 6:30 at night. TV's Most Killer True Crime Transformations, 13 Crimes That Shocked the World and Changed Our Culture Forever, Summer of '69: When Charles Manson Scared the Hell Out of Hollywood, Your True Crime Obsessions: The Latest Case Updates You Need to Know About. Norman Dresser of the Toledo Blade suggested that viewers have not rejected relevancy but phony relevancy, bad scripts, and just plain boring programs [24]. When Polanski and Tate married in London on Jan. 20, 1968, hewas about to have a hit on his hands withRosemary's Baby, his adaptation of Ira Levin'sbook, the biggest-selling horror novel of the 1960s, starringMia Farrow, John Cassavetes andRuth Gordon, who'd win a Supporting Actress Oscar for her turn as the neighbor from Hell. All designed for todays changing audience demands. Rather than replace it, the network decided to return the 7-8PM hour on Sunday evenings to its affiliates. My opinion, at the time, was that they tried too soon. His full title is Phillipe Forquet, Viscount de Dorne. And for many years, before Facebook, it had (and still has) a Yahoogroup. ", But the film's star, Hilary Duff, whodidn't say much about the project leading up to its release in April, wrotein 2018 on Instagram after production wrapped, "Had the incredible opportunity of playing Sharon Tate the past two weeks in an independent movie. "I guess I kind of live in a fairy tale world," she's quoted inRestless Souls, by Alisa Statman and Sharon's niece Brie Tate, one of her sister Patti's daughters. You don't see the big low-cut dresses anymore, it's more all to the imagination.". Their anti war activities had more to do with them not serving than it had to do with protesting war in itself. WebPhilippe Forquet Death Fact Check Philippe is alive and kicking and is currently 82 years old. I have always loved that period in history and in those times I really enjoyed the series. I had no idea that Rick Ely had died. !I still know EVERY linehad the great pleasure of meeting Eric Braeden many years ago, and made a copy of his episode as Major Zanker, and sent it to himhe sent me a thank you note, saying how grateful he was to have it.I was 13 when the show was on, and NUTS for Rick Elyjust NUTS.still brings back such wonderful memories.it is SO nice to know others remember it fondly as well. Polanski later told police that his wife had used LSD over a dozen times, mostly before they met, but otherwise did nothing but smoke pot. [4], (Similar advertisements focusing on comedies and TvQ measurements were published in the March 16th and April 6th issues, respectively.). He co-starred with Sandra Dee in Take Her, She's Mine as her romantic interest, and while the film was popular, it did not lead to other projects. During this time, Forquet became engaged to the American actress Sharon Tate, but the relationship ended because of career conflicts. He studied drama at The Actors Studio in New York City. Sony in a reply to a TV show fan/collectors inquiry has stated in no uncertain terms reportedly that they do not intend to release any of their TV Western-themed series of the 1960s on DVD, which includes Iron Horse (Dale Robertson, 1966-68), 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. The tone in her voice was completely Sharon, and it just touched me so much that big tears [started falling]. Sharing the unfortunate news of Philippe Streiffs passing, popular motor racing author Richard Jenkins shared a post on his official Twitter handle, @RichJenkinsF1. "Never, not really," she replied. We talked a lot, you know. Even a rather large tome about LaFayette! How sadhow I loved him so as a teenager! IT WOULD BE GREAT TO HAVE IT PUT ON DVD IT WOULD ONLY BE 1 BOXSET. I was excited to find the show on CBN late night. However, it fared poorly compared to The FBI and The ABC Sunday Night Movie (both of which ranked in the Top 30 for the 1970-1971 season) and was thus the easiest hour for the network to give up on Sundays. Polanski had been married before, to Polish actressBarbara Kwiatkowska-Lass, and heshowed no signs of wanting to settle down again, even as he pursued Tate throughout the filming ofThe Fearless Vampire Killers. She was very popular in France.Attractive French movie stars were very prevalent in Hollywood throughout the 50s and 60s. 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