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Yup. Geoffrey Trapp did a piece based on Murder She Wrote for our new show Idiot Box, which has almost 200 pieces celebrating the wonders of television. You can see the show online, and purchase work, at nineteeneightyeight.com/collections/idiot-box
Kenneth Joseph “Ken” Howard, Jr. (March 28, 1944 – March 23, 2016) Actor best known for his roles as Thomas Jefferson in 1776 and as basketball coach and former Chicago Bulls player Ken Reeves in the television show
The White Shadowfrom 1978 to 1981.
He had the starring role in the 1973 TV series Adam’s Rib opposite his good friend, and Bruce Paltrow’s wife, Blythe Danner (who also played wife Martha to his Thomas Jefferson in the film 1776). He starred in The Manhunter, an American crime drama that was part of CBS’s lineup for the 1974–1975 television season. The series was produced by Quinn Martin and starred Howard as Dave Barret, a 1930s-era private investigator from Idaho. He starred in the TV movie Father Damien in 1980 and won a Daytime Emmy Award in 1981 for his performance as the ideal father in the CBS afternoon special The Body Human: Facts for Boys. Howard’s admitional credits included “Sidney Sheldon’s Rage of Angels, 1983,” the 2000 miniseries Perfect Murder, Perfect Town and the feature film Dreamer: Inspired by a True Story, both co-starring Kris Kristofferson. He played the title character in the 1984 American Playhouse production of Mark Twain’s Pudd’nhead Wilson, having earlier played Mark Twain on Bonanza. Later, he appeared as Garrett Boydston in Dynasty and its spin-off The Colbys. In the early 1990s, he appeared on the television series Murder, She Wrote with Angela Lansbury, and later in Crossing Jordan as Jill Hennessy’s father from 2001 to 2004. In 2007, he appeared as the primary villain in the critically acclaimed series Cane with Jimmy Smits.
Howard guest-starred on numerous television dramas. He was guest villain in Hart to Hart Returns, a 1993 made-for-TV movie starring Stefanie Powers and Robert Wagner. He also appeared in season one of The West Wing as President Bartlett’s first choice for U.S. Supreme Court Justice in the episode “The Short List”. His other dramatic guest roles included; .NYPD Blue, The Practice, Boston Legal, Cold Case, Dirty Sexy Money, Eli Stone, Brothers and Sisters, Law & Order: SVU, Curb Your Enthusiasm, Fairly Legal, Crossing Jordan,The Closer and Blue Bloods. He appeared in an episode of The Golden Girls as one of Blanche’s many lovers, in The Office as Michael’s former boss, and on 30 Rock as Hank Hooper, Jack Donaghy’s boss from Kabletown. (Wikipedia)
“Murder, She Wrote” started on CBS in 1984, starring Angela Lansbury as mystery writer and amateur detective Jessica Fletcher. The show ran for 12 seasons and 264 episodes, becoming one of the most successful TV shows in history. The series was syndicated around the world. Episodes are available for streaming on Netflix.
“Murder, She Wrote” also led to four TV movies, two video games and a short-lived spinoff in 1987 (”The Law & Harry McGraw”).
Source: Wikipedia (Murder, She Wrote)
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