![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() However, how unique would it be to have a set from that period with the exterior renovated and the interior converted to play DVDs of period TV shows on the screen?ĭVD sets of the series, such as this set available on Amazon, can be purchased through the Internet. Today, original television sets from the mid-1950s are available only from antique stores and private collections. Smaller companies like Silvertone, Firestone, AMC, Airline, Meteor, Stewart-Warner, Coronado, Sentinel, Truetone, CBS-Columbia, Dumont, Sparton, Trav-ler, Hallicrafters, Walsco, Wells-Gardner, Olympic, Muntz and Majestic were all competing for a slice of the market too. General Electric, Sylvania, RCA Victor, Philco, Motorola, Zenith, Magnavox, Emerson, Stromberg-Carlson, Bendix, Admiral, Packard-Bell, Crosley, Raytheon and Westinghouse were mass-producing TV sets for virtually every American home. When the My Friend Flicka series premiered on television, the medium had been around for only a few years. The episode, was released for general distribution andįeatured well-known character actor Claude Akins Smith in 1956, and used to publicize the Myįriend Flicka episode Rogue Stallion. This note and photograph were kindly sent to us several years ago by Gene Evans when this site was still in the early planning stage.Ī 13" x 30" Australian daybill that was made by W.E. Many people are interested in photographs and autographs from the stars of their favorite motion pictures, stageplays and television series. You can purchase it from their online store at We were a bit taken aback to see these rather odd items up for auction on eBay recently. The seller claimed that this salt and pepper shaker set was acquired from "one of the largest prop supply houses in the US" that furnished props for thousands of movie and TV productions, and that the set was "issued to the production for use in various episodes" of TV's My Friend Flicka. The two shakers, each about 2 3/4 inches tall, are designed like tea (or coffee) serving pots with a silver finish and threaded lids, and marked "Nutrend by Cory" on the bottom. The next time we watch some of the My Friend Flicka episodes, we'll have to zoom in on any scenes taking place in Nell's kitchen to see if we can spot these items. This documentary documents her life, her love of writing, and her inspiration in Wyoming, and is available from the National Cowboy Museum. The original stories were actually inspired by a ranch in Wyoming, and O'Hara became famous for her books about wild horses in the West. It was the first in a trilogy, followed by Thunderhead (1943) and Green Grass of Wyoming (1946), which were also made into feature films. O’Hara’s book, My Friend Flicka, was written in 1941 and then made into a movie in 1943, starring Preston Foster and Roddy McDowall. Mary’s sale of Flicka couldn’t have occurred at a more opportune moment they were literally about to lose the ranch. If you would like to know more about Mary O’Hara-the creator of My Friend Flicka-we can recommend this DVD documentary, directed by Letitia Langord and produced by Rudy Calvert and Kyle Nicholoff for Wyoming PBS. My Friend Flicka, the story of Ken McLaughlin, a rancher’s son and his horse, was published in 1941, and became a trilogy along withThunderhead (1943), and Green Grass of Wyoming (1946). I’ve written about quite a bit of stuff, but these days I mostly do book snarkings.This is a 1950’s-era Lippincott edition of My Friend Flicka with a nice publicity photograph of Johnny Washbrook and Flicka on the dust jacket Before that, my main blog was Good Enough Mummy and my writings about religion and my lack thereof were at Thoughts From An Atheist. I joined this site on 14th March 2016 (Pi Day always easy for me to remember). I go by Dr Sarah on this site, as I avoid using my last name on my blog Books > Top Summer Reads > My Friend Flicka My Friend Flicka. I was born mid-1970, my son in late 2004 and my daughter in late 2007, so now you can work out all the ages without me having to update this page every time one of us has a birthday. Word Count: 152 My Friend Flicka is more than a great horse story. I’m a British GP (the England bit of Britain) and mother of two children. My Friend Flicka by Mary O'Hara Summary PDF Cite Share Last Updated on May 5, 2015, by eNotes Editorial. ![]()
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