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BANACEK! -
Starring Breakfast at Tiffany's/How the West Was Won's George Peppard as self-employed, Boston-based super-sleuth
Thomas Banacek. He made being Polish COOL! THAT'S BANACEK! - Executive Produced
by George Eckstein: associate producer, then co-producer on the Quinn Martin hit, The Fugitive and, before Banacek,
producer of the Steven Spielberg TV-movie classic, Duel. Created by The Immortal's
Anthony Wilson (story consultant on Bonanza, and the critically acclaimed CBS Western, Lancer), produced
by The Immortal's Howie Horwitz (he of 77 Sunset Strip and Batman fame), Banacek was
the first of three TV series George Peppard did with Universal Studios. Through a mini-biography of Peppard, author Jonathan
Etter discusses the actor's often stormy relationship with the studio, through a mini-history of Universal, Etter reveals
why Universal was the perfect studio to make Banacek. Featuring behind the scenes anecdotes
from executive producer (and Peppard's good friend) Eckstein, plus an episode guide including repeat airings of the series'
episodes, ‘There's an Old Polish Proverb that Goes, 'Banacek' is coming soon to BearManor Media.
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Jonathan Etter's great enthusiasm for television shows of the 1960s and '70s started at age eight, thanks
to the removal of a cyst from a bone in his right leg. Recuperation from the surgery lasted close to a year, severely limiting
Jon's physical activities. To help him pass the time, his parents bought him a twelve-inch, black-and-white TV set. By
the time he was back on his feet, Jon had become a die-hard fan of such '60s series as Star Trek, Lost in Space,
and Jonny Quest. By the time he graduated from high school, he was already taking notes and keeping records on his
favorite shows and performers. During his college years, Jon put in many twelve-hour days in the campus library, poring through
reference book after reference book, totally immersing himself in the career or biography of whatever performer or production
he was then studying. In 1983 he graduated from Wright State University with a B.A. in history. Jon's
hard work paid off when he became the film historian for the Dayton Victory Theatre's Summer Film Festival from 1985-87.
A contributor to TV Land Moguls: the 60s, in 2003, Jon published Quinn Martin, Producer (his detailed account
of Quinn Martin Productions) with McFarland Publishers, Inc.; that critically acclaimed book is now in its second printing.
He has also written television series histories and talent profiles for such publications as Filmfax, Big Reel,
The TV Collector, and Movie Collector's World. Now at work on a series history of George
Peppard's Banacek and a multi-volume authorized biography of TV star Lynda Day George, Jonathan Etter makes his
home in Dayton, Ohio. Gangway, Lord (The) Here Come the Brides Book is his first book for BearManor Media.
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