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dawsongirl · 10-25-2002, 09:46 PM

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Originally posted by D. Ternowski
Like dawsongirl, I recall reading somewhere, possibly in the Robert Graysmith book on Bob Crane

Haven't read that yet. Have to check it out.

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they did not get along but you would not know it from their on screen time together. They looked like friends while filming the show.

I don't know about Bob, but Richard was the consumate professional and perfectionist and it would be highly doubtful that he would have let personal feelings bleed onto the screen. That doesn't make for good television.

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I didn't know a book on the show existed, but at amazon.com I saw the book:
"Hogan's Heroes: Behind the Scenes at Stalag 13"
by Brenda Scott Royce, Werner Klemperer.

Good book. I have that one.

dawsongirl · 10-25-2002, 09:48 PM

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Originally posted by joan davis fan
wasnt Richard Dawson who introduced John Carpenter ( the man who sold video equipment and was later accused of killing Crane ) to Bob Crane?

According to E! True Hollywood Story, yes.

dawsongirl · 10-25-2002, 09:52 PM

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Originally posted by Fan of old shows
i in many ways am just like Dawson. i get big headed when im in charge and i just want things my way cuz thats how i think it will be right. and thats gonna get me hated one day because im probably impossible to work with, i dont know.

Well, if we're admitting our faults, then so am I. In school, I always took control of projects because I didn't think anyone could do them as well as I thought they should be done. That's why I despise group work. And if I had been in Richard's shoes on FF, I'd bet big money Howard and I wouldn't get along at all. Because frankly, I don't think he always had the show's best interest in mind.

Fan of old shows · 10-25-2002, 10:02 PM

im the same way. to me everyone elses plans, suck to be flat out honest. especally in band we have skits coming up to make fun of anyone in the band. and all these people wanna work with me because i wrote down everything im doing and wrote pretty much a script im following, and i said im working solo, cuz i have in my mind how its gonna be and how it will be funny.

dawsongirl · 10-26-2002, 10:32 PM

Sounds like they want you to do the work for them. I'd work solo too.

Fan of old shows · 10-27-2002, 01:45 AM

thats exactly what they want. i like to work alone on everything. i cant deal with people who cant work like i do.

D. Ternowski · 10-27-2002, 02:30 PM

The book I read was:

The Murder of Bob Crane: Who Killed the Star of Hogan's Heroes?
author: Robert Graysmith / Hardcover / Crown Publishing Group / May 1993

I saw on the amazon web site where the original hardcover book is out of print but the book has been reprinted as a paperback. The publisher changed the name of the book to:
Auto Focus: The Murder of Bob Crane
author: Robert Graysmith

The publisher is probably hoping that if the movie is popular then there will be a lot of people wanting to buy the book so they changed the book title to match the movie title.

Bob Crane's picture is no longer on the cover. The cover has a picture of Greg Kinnear, the actor who has Bob Crane's role in the new movie.

I remember reading the book when it came out. It was mostly a murder mystery type book and dealt very little with his earlier life as a Los Angeles radio DJ. It didn't mention too much about his years on television in the role of Hogan either if I am remembering correctly. I think it was in this book where I read that Richard Dawson originally tried out for the role of Hogan and got the role of Newkirk instead. So there might have been some jealousy between the two men.

10-27-2002, 02:30 PM	#22
D. Ternowski Member Occasional Poster Join Date: Oct 19, 2002 Posts: 10	Robert Graysmith book The book I read was: The Murder of Bob Crane: Who Killed the Star of Hogan's Heroes? author: Robert Graysmith / Hardcover / Crown Publishing Group / May 1993 I saw on the amazon web site where the original hardcover book is out of print but the book has been reprinted as a paperback. The publisher changed the name of the book to: Auto Focus: The Murder of Bob Crane author: Robert Graysmith The publisher is probably hoping that if the movie is popular then there will be a lot of people wanting to buy the book so they changed the book title to match the movie title. Bob Crane's picture is no longer on the cover. The cover has a picture of Greg Kinnear, the actor who has Bob Crane's role in the new movie. I remember reading the book when it came out. It was mostly a murder mystery type book and dealt very little with his earlier life as a Los Angeles radio DJ. It didn't mention too much about his years on television in the role of Hogan either if I am remembering correctly. I think it was in this book where I read that Richard Dawson originally tried out for the role of Hogan and got the role of Newkirk instead. So there might have been some jealousy between the two men.

10-25-2002, 10:02 PM	#19
Fan of old shows Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Aug 25, 2002 Location: Florida Posts: 417	im the same way. to me everyone elses plans, suck to be flat out honest. especally in band we have skits coming up to make fun of anyone in the band. and all these people wanna work with me because i wrote down everything im doing and wrote pretty much a script im following, and i said im working solo, cuz i have in my mind how its gonna be and how it will be funny.

10-26-2002, 10:32 PM	#20
dawsongirl Member Forum Icon Join Date: Jan 04, 2001 Posts: 53,134	Sounds like they want you to do the work for them. I'd work solo too.

10-27-2002, 01:45 AM	#21
Fan of old shows Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Aug 25, 2002 Location: Florida Posts: 417	thats exactly what they want. i like to work alone on everything. i cant deal with people who cant work like i do.