Lloyd Bridges
Sea Hunt was a syndicated television adventure series that premiered on
Saturday, January 4, 1958 and ran till September 3, 1961. It starred Lloyd
Bridges as ex-Navy frogman Mike Nelson. The series served as a spring
board for some of Hollywood’s most famous actors, including Leonard
Nimoy, Robert Conrad, Bruce Dern, Larry Hagman, and Jack Nicholson
who appeared in the last episode of the series (below). Bridges’ own sons,
Beau and Jeff also appeared on the show.
The movie 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea is a 1954 adventure film starring Kirk
Douglas and James Mason. It was the first science fiction film produced by Walt
Disney Productions, as well as the only science-fiction produced by Walt Disney
himself. It was also the first feature length Disney film to be distributed by Buena
Vista Distribution. It is the best-known adaptation of the Jules Verne novel. The
film won two Academy Awards and was nominated for one more.
Roald Amundsen was a Norwegian explorer who led the first Antarctic
expedition to the South Pole, reaching it on December 14, 1911. He
originally set out for the South Pole on September 8, 1911, but had to
abandoned the journey due to extreme temperatures.
Amundsen and his dog team at the South Pole
The Six Million Dollar Man: The Complete Season 1 contains all 13 episodes from
the first year of the groundbreaking ABC-TV series starring Lee Majors. The 6-DVD
set also includes all three pilot movies (in their uncut, original broadcast versions),
plus over two hours of bonus features that includes a new interview with Executive Producer Harve Bennett.
Lee Majors became 72 in April
Robert Louis Stevenson, age 7
Robert Louis Balfour Stevenson
(November 13, 1850 – December 3, 1894)
Stevenson was a Scottish novelist, poet, essayist and travel writer, best-known for the books Treasure Island, and Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde. He now ranks among the 26 most translated authors in the world.
