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Barbara does a country medley: "Your Cheating Heart," "You Are My Sunshine" and
Barbara McNair sings "Don't Rain on My Parade," and
Charles Nelson Reilly
The Dillards perform "Rainmaker". Songs include
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Barbara sings "Windows of the World" and "If He Walked into My Life." [8] McNair attended Washington Park High School, graduating in 1952. with contributions by: Tom Alger, Rina Fox
singer Joanie Sommers
The Chicago-born entertainer and one-time secretary was raised in Racine. Soon after joining the popular combo, she and another member of the band began seeing each other and moved in together; he taught her Portuguese, the language of his Gwen Welles was born on March 4, 1951 in Chattanooga, Tennessee, USA. references:
singer Freddy Weller
Married four times in all, Barbara died at age 72 and was survived by husband, Charles Blecka. 10Oct1970
(13Mar1971, Worchester, WSMV-27, Sat. singer John Gary
Art Metrano
Tobi Lark
Margolis and Erhard came to an accommodation and in the spring of 76, as the governments case against Harry proceeded towards trial, Werner issued a 12-page document called A report on the legal and financial structure of est. It described the creation of a new foundation -the non-profit umbrella he should have had from the beginning.
Have you any old videos, or tv guides? Mary Charlotte Wilcox was born on October 29, 1947 in St. Thomas, Ontario, Canada. McNair's career spanned over five decades appearing in television, film and stage. 2.15 [40] The Barbara McNair Show
| Lisa Guerrero was born on April 9, 1964 in Chicago, Illinois, USA. Heidi Strobel was born on October 29, 1978 in Bethesda, Maryland, USA. 2.22 [47] The Barbara McNair Show
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Melanie Griffith was born on August 9, 1957 in New York City, to then model/future actress Tippi Hedren and former child actor turned advertising executive Peter Griffith. While ostensibly her manager, he was a heroin user, gambler and a low-level associate of Chicagos Mob, the Outfit. Edward Bear performs, "You, Me and Mexico". Popular African-American vocalist and entertainer Barbara McNair dazzled audiences with her singing prowess and exceptional beauty for well over four decades until her death on February 4, 2007 of throat cancer in Los Angeles. singer-actor Frankie Avalon
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She caught the attention of the movie-going public with her much-publicized nude sequences in the gritty crime drama If He Hollers, Let Him Go! Isabelle Pasco was born on April 25, 1966 in Perpignan, Pyrnes-Orientales, France. King, Ethel Waters, Debbie Reynolds, Lionel Hampton, and The Irish Rovers. guests
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McNair's then-husband Rick Manzie was later charged with the crime and charges against McNair were dropped in April 1973. Her first big break came with a week-long gig on Arthur Godfrey's talent show, which led to bookings at The Purple Onion, The Persian Room and L.A.'s Cocoanut Grove. Nicole Austin was born in 1979 in Palos Verdes, California. Debbie Reynolds joins Barbara for comedy sketches. Sun 9pm)
Highlights:
Lionel Hampton
Joanna Pettet was born Joanna Jane Salmon and raised in Canada. By 1975 est was phenomenally successful but Margolis was facing indictment. In the early 1960s, McNair made several musical shorts for Scopitone, a franchise of coin-operated machines that showed what were the forerunners of today's music videos. Betty performs, "I'm Gonna Make You Love Me"
The three who formally owned erhard seminar training were Gloria Reinhardtson, Esther Helfrick and Harriet Bliss. Barbara starts the show off singing "Cabaret". technical supervisor Jack Sinclair
The packagecontained a half ounce of heroin. Martha Raye sings "My Funny Valentine". Sandra O'Neill then sings the bluesy song "The Music That Makes Me Dance" from
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Gloria Loring sings, "I Haven't Got Anything Better to Do"
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(10Apr71 Worchester, WSMV-27, Sat. 9:00pm) singers Freddy Weller and Elan Stuart sing, "The Straight Life". Mahalia Jackson
singer Steve Rossi
Next, Miss McNair said, I would sign a loan note (to one of the Caribbean companies associated with Margolis) for the deposit amount Mr. Margolis informed me, in order to bring the money back into the country it had to be in the form of a loan.. (11Apr71 New Bedford, WTEV-6, Sun. Show #1
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Barbara McNair (March 4, 1934 - February 4, 2007) was an African American singer and actress. 11Apr1971
But while McNair was a celebrity and household name, Manzies reputation was suspect. video tape editor Keith Robinson
McNair was married five times and had no children. McNair's career spanned over five decades . Sandra O'Neill performs "Don't Tell Mama". (03Jan71 Chicago WGN-9)
12Oct1969 (rerun 05Apr70)
Erhard wasnt, but he was unable to dissociate himself -it was Harry, not he, who controlled est!
She is an actress, known for Goodbye, Norma Jean (1976), When Things Were Rotten (1975) and A Pleasure Doing Business (1979). Popular African-American vocalist and entertainer Barbara McNair dazzled audiences with her singing prowess and exceptional beauty for well over four decades until her death on February 4, 2007 of throat cancer in Los Angeles. Lynn Kellogg sings, "If We Only Had Love" (listed as
Betty Robertson
Slappy White and the Burgundy Street Singers. 2.01 [26] The Barbara McNair Show
Barbara and Frankie do a duet of "The Days of Wine and Roses." Guests
Also: an "Annie Get Your Gun" medley. guests
Barbara and Sandra duet with "Marry the Man Today" from "Guys and Dolls". Tobi sings "A Change Is Gonna Come"
Executive producers Murray Chercover, Burt Rose, David Winters
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The Sarah Miles is an English actress whose career flourished during the Swinging Sixties and in the early Seventies. Barbara McNair was married to Earl Wright for 2 years, Jack Rafferty for 8 years, Rick Manzie for 4 years, Ben Strahan for 7 years, and Charles Blecka for 1 year. In December 1972, months after her wedding to Manzie, McNair, while on the nightclub circuit, answered her hotel room door in McAfree, New Jersey, and signed for delivery of a small package. (07Mar71 New Bedford, WTEV-6, Sun. Jack Rafferty is known for The Barbara McNair Show (1969). Broadway singer-dancer Sandra O'Neill
Leon Bibb "Another Spring"
Described by the New York Times as "a gorgeous looking woman with a warm, easy, communicative personality and a voice that can range from softly intense ballads to the edges of gospel", Barbara soon became a popular headliner and a guest on such television variety shows as The Steve Allen Show, Hullabaloo, The Bell Telephone Hour, and The Hollywood Palace. Scoey Mitchell
She was 72. The Irish Rovers & Barbara sing, "Whisky on a Sunday"
She has been married to Ken Wahl since September 17, 1997. Popular African-American vocalist and entertainer Barbara McNair dazzled audiences with her singing prowess and exceptional beauty for well over four decades until her death on February 4, 2007 of throat cancer in Los Angeles. Attractive, willowy brunette Tisa Farrow was born Theresa Magdalena Farrow on July 22, 1951, in Los Angeles, California. 9:00pm)
As est was getting off the ground, a poker pal named Jack Rafferty, ex-husband of Barbara McNair, told Werner he needed someone to handle his finances and recommended Harry Margolis, the tax specialist who had done so well by Barbara and other celebrity clients, including Nat King Cole and Dalton Trumbo. 2.12 [37] The Barbara McNair Show
Popular African-American vocalist and entertainer Barbara McNair dazzled audiences with her singing prowess and exceptional beauty for well over four decades until her death on February 4, 2007 of throat cancer in Los Angeles.
As a young girl, she took ballet and studied voice. McNair's first husband was Earl Wright whom she was married to from 1953 until 1955. Steve Allen
McNair's professional career began in music during the late 1950s, singing in the nightclub circuit. Peter Nero performs "Hair" medley
Julie sings, "Games People Play"
(17Jan71 New Bedford, WTEV-6, Sun.
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Barbara sings "The Man That Got Away" and "Over the Rainbow." guests
(Her composition "Bennie's Song" was used in Bring During the seventies, Claudia Lennear was a musical pioneer who sang background vocals across the genres on stage and on recordings with Ike and Tina Turner, Allen Toussaint, the Rolling Stones, Joe Cocker, Leon Russell, George Harrison, Elton John, Steven Stills, Taj Mahal, and many others. Roy Clark,
Barbara sings "Our Day Will Come," "Walk Right In" and
She is an actress, known for Olly, Olly, Oxen Free (1978) and Blond in Hollywood (2003). 31Jan1971
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The Five Stairsteps. She was also spotted in a couple of obscure films in the 80s and 90s. Ian and Sylvia sing, "Shinbone Alley"
(17May71 New Bedford, WTEV-6, Sun. The Rascals perform, "People Got to Be Free"
The man who shot her had been misled. She is the daughter of writer / director John Farrow and Maureen O'Sullivan and the sister of Mia Farrow. Musical Highlights:
When Barbara McNair died in February, not a single obituary mentioned her role in bringing down the lawyer who effectively owned Erhard Seminar Training (est) and the pitchman himself, Werner Erhard. He said it was in the nature of $50,000 which was a shock to me, Miss McNair said. The Brothers Cain
01Feb1970
Actress | See also Other Works| Publicity Listings| Official Sites View agent, publicist, legal and company contact details on IMDbPro Getting Started|Contributor Zone Contribute to This Page Edit page Jack Rafferty Personal Details Biography Other Works Up Your Back Yard"
On the Hill" and "Yesterday". She was Music (Singer) by profession. She was an actress, known for Nashville (1975), Desert Hearts (1985) and California Split (1974). (3Apr1971, Worchester, WSMV-27, Sat. Bob Crane
2.14 [39] The Barbara McNair Show
06Dec1970
Provocative and ever the temptress in her prime, the dark-maned, gorgeous Lana Wood was born Svetlana Gurdin on March 1, 1946, in Santa Monica, California, to Nick Gurdin (ne Nikolai Zacharenko) and Maria Gurdin (known by countless aliases, usually Mary Zudilova), migrs of Ukrainian and Russian Marisa Berenson was born on February 15, 1947 in New York City, New York, USA. Margolis convinced Werner he had a system -an intricate network of offshore companies that technically owned his clientss assets and issued payments to them- that conferred the benefit of a non-profit (minimal tax liability) without the disadvantage (maximum government scrutiny). Doug McClure
guests
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Bobby sings, "Just Can't Help Believin'". Barbara and Freda sing, "Do You Know the Way to San Jose?" guests
Dakota & Moe perform, "He's Funny That Way"
(2007) and Drive-in Horrorshow (2009). She had two siblings, Actress and singer Lainie Kazan first made her mark with her Broadway debut in 1961 with the musical The Happiest Girl in the World. [19] The Barbara McNair Show
Barbara sings a Beatles medley, "Hard Day's Night", "Eleanor Rigby", "The Fool
comic Dick Shawn
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit. McNair's first husband was Earl Wright whom she was married to from 1953 until 1955. Both McNair and Manzie were originally from Chicago.
They have two children. prop master David Jaquest
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comedian Carol Burnett
Corinne Clry was born on March 23, 1950 in Paris, France. She became a hit recording artist for Motown records and became the first African-American woman to host a national TV variety program, The Barbara McNair Show, in 1969. 19Apr1970 (rerun 05Jul70)
Guests
McNair was married four times: to Jack Rafferty from 1963 until 1971, Rick Manzie in August 1972 until his murder in December 1976, Ben Strahan from 1979 to 1986 and Charles Blecka from 1992 until her 2007 death. King sings, "The Thrill Is Gone"
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Vicki Lawrence
McNair died from throat cancer on February 4, 2007, at age 72. [16] Mafia boss-turned-FBI-informant Jimmy Fratianno later claimed in his book The Last Mafioso that Manzie had been a Mafia associate who tried to put a contract on the life of a mob-associated tax attorney with whom he had a legal dispute. Harry referred to himself as a Marxist, and his many admirers considered him brilliant. He got a chapter in Anne Fagan Gingers book The Relevant Lawyers, published in 72.). Lindeland moved a second time to Los Angeles, California in 1969. McNair's acting career began on television, as a guest on series such as Dr. Kildare, The Eleventh Hour, I Spy, Mission: Impossible, Hogan's Heroes, and McMillan and Wife. [17] The Barbara McNair Show
For Manzie, the trail to his murder has stayed cold for 39 years.
unit manager David Horowitz
Art Linkletter
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Funny Girl. McNair stated she had no knowledge of the contents of the package or who sent it. All of her music, including some never before heard music by Barbara will be released for sale on her official site to purchase. (01Nov70 WOR-9 NYC)
The King Cousins perform "What Now, My Love?" 28Feb1971
(14Mar71 Chicago WGN-9)
Every time she was on the show, their mutual chemistry shone through. [11] The Barbara McNair Show
No one was ever arrested for the slaying. Can't Stop Loving You". Leonard Nimoy sings, "Time to Get Together"
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Lou Rawls
comic Phil Foster
Guitarist Carlos Montoya
Gloria Loring
McNair's professional career began in music during the late 1950s, singing in the nightclub circuit. the singing Inner Dialogue
Would you like to see any other
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The Barbara McNair Show (1969-1971) Full Cast & Crew See agents for this cast & crew on IMDbPro Series Directed by Jorn H. Winther . According to Jimmy The Weasel Fratianno, in the book The Last Mafioso by Ovid Demaris, Manzie wanted Margolis whacked if they lost their lawsuit against him. But then Manzie was whacked first.
08Feb1970 (rerun 30Aug70)(08Mar70 (NYC WNEW-5)
James and Barbara duet on "Both Sides Now". She was previously married to Harris Yulin. O.C. Jan Rubes sings, "The Impossible Dream"
. The Modernaires
Guests
Gorgeous and voluptuous 5'3" brunette knockout Cynthia Jeanette Myers was born on September 12, 1950, in Toledo, Ohio. guests
30Nov1969 (rerun 31May70)
Musical Highlights:
Paul Revere and the Raiders perform, "Let Me"
duet on "That's Life"
She made an assured (major) film debut as the seductive blonde who comes between husband and wife Elliott Gould and Brenda Vaccaro in the comedy I Love My Dominique Sanda was born in 1951, in Paris, France. The Rascals
Barbara does a country medley: "Your Cheating Heart," "You Are My Sunshine" and "Gentle on My Mind".
I loved Barbara because she was such a fast learner and knew how to maintain eye contact with Dean and not waste time glued to the cue cards. (03Jan71 New Bedford, WTEV-6, Sun. B.B. Her colleagues were Martha Quinn, Mark J. Goodman, Alan Hunter and J.J. Jackson. His passion was high-stakes poker. Barbara did sing a faster version which you are listening to now. 08Nov1970 Chicago WGN-9)
25Jan1970 (rerun 28Jun70, 16Aug70)
The Righteous Brothers perform a Ray Charles medley. Jack E. Leonard
She is an actress, known for Terminal Island (1973), The Incredible Hulk (1977) and Pretty Maids All in a Row (1971). O.C. Catherine McKinnon
Born in Chicago, Illinois, to Horace McNair and Claudia McNair (ne Taylor), McNair moved with her family, which also consisted of four siblings, to Racine, Wisconsin, shortly after her birth. Then EST licensed INK to publish the Barb in exchange for a royalty payment of 20 per issue sold. Bonnie Sher sings, "Things Are Looking Good"
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Sonny and Cher sing "I've Got You Babe" and "The Beat Goes On". Barbara Jean McNair (March 4, 1934 - February 4, 2007) was an American singer and theater, television and film actress. (4 episodes, 1969-1971) Series Writing Credits Alex Barris . James Darren sings "For Once in My Life". Concealing assets for tax purposes was his specialty, she said, and he was using his standard mechanism on Max Scherrs behalf. If so please e-mail The Classic TV Archive - see
Japan's Daikagura Troupe (jugglers and dancers). it was shown. You A Kiss in the Wind"
Cathy Emery
Barbara McNair has been married five times. 04Apr71
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A white lawyer is my hypothesis. The pay was $500/week (I had been the highest-paid reporter at the Bay Guardian, getting $125 a week, before I was laid off in the midst of a Newspaper Guild organizing drive.) Barbara McNair real name was Barbara Jean McNair. Scarlett Hefner was born on October 6, 1990 in Hammersmith, London, England, UK. 2.25 [50] The Barbara McNair Show
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05Oct1969
She was an actress and writer, known for Rabid (1977) and Angel of H.E.A.T. Jane Scheer the Barbs de facto co-publisher and Maxs wife, as far as most people knew- was seeking half of what the paper was worth. 9pm)
Barbara sings "This Is My Life" and "Love Walked In." She was also a VIP guest on the talk shows of Johnny Carson, Joey Bishop, Mike Douglas, and Merv Griffin. Then, in July 1974, two of Manzies alleged Outfit friends, reputed loan shark Sam Marcello and Joseph Grisafe, a hulking 6-foot 6-inch enforcer, were killed and their bodies found stuffed in 55-gallon drums in northwest Chicago. The men talked during a meeting in Las Vegas with Jerry May, an executive of the Southwest Advertising Agency. The Barb was worth between $500,000 and $1 million, an unbiased accountant testified, thanks to the lucrative massage/prostitution ads. Carlos Montoya performs "La Rosa" & "Soleares". Barbara sings "More Than Yesterday." [18] Into her 70s, McNair resided in the Los Angeles area, playing tennis and skiing to keep in shape and touring on occasion. Barbara went on to appear in such stage musicals as "The Pajama Game" and "Sophisticated Ladies", and was also seen in a recurring role for a time on General Hospital (1963) in later years. Her father, a British Royal Air Force pilot, was killed in WWII. (27Mar1971, Worchester, WSMV-27, Sat. Actress | She attended middle school and high school at the International School of Prague. "Gentle on My Mind". McNair's career spanned over five decades in television, film, and stage. any information on this series or any other tv series from the
Vickie Lawrence sings, "And I'll Go"
author Jacqueline Susann
14Sep1969 (rerun 29Mar70)
She began working as a juvenile actress at the age of 3 and was eventually 'discovered' while working as a bird trainer at Busch Gardens. Vanda King
Highlights:
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guests
comedian Soupy Sales
She moved to New York to model and attend college, but became so successful in her modeling career that college soon took a back seat. Barbara finishes up her time at Riviera in 1973, by 1974 she is no longer listed as a performer for the Riviera. She began dancing and acting during her childhood and teenage years. Lou Rawls
Sunday's Child sing, "Tell Mama"
Millions of dollars were at stake. Who killed Rick Manzie, husband of popular singer and actress Barbara McNair, in the couples Las Vegas home 39 years ago this week? Marilyn Chambers was born on April 22, 1952 in Providence, Rhode Island, USA. Gordy Tapp ("Hee Haw")
Officers found no signs of forced entry, struggle or burglary, and all the doors and windows were locked. [12] The Barbara McNair Show
Cynthia attended both Los Angeles City College and Los Angeles Valley College as a music major but eventually Colleen Camp was born in San Francisco, California. Minnie Pearl.
Directed by David Lean Jayne Marie Mansfield was born on November 8, 1950 in Dallas, Texas, USA. (2007), Saving America's Horses: A Nation Betrayed (2012) and Skin Trade (2010). He had been an intermittently successful salesman. Eartha Kitt sings I'll Never Fall in Love Again,)
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She is an actress, known for CHIPS (2017), Mercy for Angels (2015) and Scarface: The World Is Yours (2006). guests (15Nov70 Chicago WGN-9)
TV personality Monty Hall
comics Jane Kean and Charlie Callas. Popular African-American vocalist and entertainer Barbara McNair dazzled audiences with her singing prowess and exceptional beauty for well over four decades until her death on February 4, 2007 of throat cancer in Los Angeles.
puppeteer Shari Lewis
B.B. the singing King Cousins perform "Walk on By". Tranquility Base
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The Machinery perform "Brother Love's Traveling Salvation Show". 11:45pm)
entertainer Bob Hope
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Jack Rafferty Biography Mini Bio (1) Jack Rafferty is known for The Barbara McNair Show(1969). McNair starred in her own 1969 television variety series The Barbara McNair Show, becoming one of the first black women to host her own musical variety show. He can be reached at fred@plebesite.com, The CIAs Changing Take on the Climate Emergency, Emancipation, Hollywoods Best Civil War Film Ever. FRED GARDNER edits OShaughnessys, the Journal of Cannabis in Clinical Practice (soon to have a presence on the web). (07Feb71 Chicago WGN-9)
production designer Jack McAdam
"Barbara McNair was an excellent singer and musician with whom I could tell Dean [Martin] was very comfortable [with]. Bob Blasser
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(1970) and The Organization (1971). Suddenly her voice rose and she spoke rapidly, with a touch of bitterness, about the day in 1970 when, at the request of her late husband, Rick Manzie, she asked Margolis for an accounting of her net worth, which she herself estimated at $500,000. [citation needed] From 1963 until 1971, McNair was married to Jack Rafferty. talent co-ordinator Sheldon Schultz
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Smith & Barbara sing, "Sitting on the Dock of the Bay"
[10] She also briefly attended UCLA because she had been raised to believe that whatever people planned to do with their lives they had to go to college to learn how to do it. [14] The charges stemmed from McNair signing for a package containing drugs that was delivered to her home. 60 min? But on December 15, 1976, long before the case would go to trial, Manzi was found shot to death in his Las Vegas home The murder remains unsolved., -from The Last Mafioso: Jimmy The Weasel Fratianno, by Ovid Demaris. Stender revealed that on Nov. 1, 1973, at a paper-signing ceremony at the Margolis office in Saratoga, the Barb was sold to a Panamanian company, Presentaciones Musicales, S.A. for $250,000. 2.05 [30] The Barbara McNair Show
Della Reese sings, "Proud Mary"
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(22Nov70 (KTLA-5, Los Angeles, Sun. Barbara McNair sings "I Feel and Song Comin' On," "Son of a Preacher Man," "I
Barbara sings "Hang On, Sloopy" and "King of the Road." From 1963 until 1971, McNair was married to Jack Rafferty. The show, which was produced in Canada by CTV (at CFTO, Toronto), lasted three seasons in first-run syndication in the United States until 1972. She also appeared on TV game shows in the 1960s and 70s, including You Don't Say, Hollywood Squares, and The Match Game. certain episode of a particular series coincided with a key
The obits duly noted that Ms McNair sang in cabarets and on Broadway and various TV shows (she hosted her own show, briefly) and acted in movies, including If He Hollers, Let Him Go (1968) and They Call Me MISTER Tibbs (1970). a Winters/Rosen television production
She began receiving invites on the TV variety circuit ('Ed Sullivan's "Toast of the Town," "The Dean Martin Show" and "The Tonight Show") and made it to Broadway with the musicals "The Body Beautiful" (1958) and "No Strings" (1962), replacing original star Diahann Carroll in the latter. Founder Max Scherr had given the Barb away, ostensibly, in 1973 and arranged for an annuity of $2,000/month for life from a non-profit called the Wright Trust that funded prisoners rights projects. 2.17 [42] The Barbara McNair Show
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