TV CONFIDENTIAL Archives: Mar. 14, 2012

Show No. 130 Mar. 14, 2012

First hour: Producer/director Walter Grauman (The Untouchables, The Fugitive, Felony Squad, The Streets of San Francisco, Barnaby Jones, Murder, She Wrote) joins Ed and guest co-host Paul Robert Coyle for a conversation about his career in television, which he began directing live shows in the early 1950s before establishing himself as one of the most prolific directors of scripted drama in TV history. Walter will be honored by the UCLA Film and Television Archive on Friday, Mar. 23 with a special screening of “Fear in a Desert City,” the pilot episode of The Fugitive (which he directed), and “Noise of Death,” the segment of The Untouchables that marked the beginning of Walter’s longtime professional affiliation and personal friendship with Quinn Martin. The event will be held at the Billy Wilder Theater, 10899 Wilshire Blvd., in Los Angeles, beginning at 7:30pm. Second hour: Emmy Award-winning writer/producer William Link joins Ed for Part 2 of their conversation about the legacy of Columbo and its iconic star, Peter Falk. Also in this hour: Greg Ehrbar, co-author of Mouse Tracks: The Story of Walt Disney Records, helps Ed pay tribute to Academy Award-winning songwriter Robert Sherman. Plus: DVD recommendations.