It will be a few weeks before Spring officially arrives. There's still some snow on the ground here. However, there are already buds on the maple tree in my front yard. The hostas are sending up some spiky shoots in the garden. It looks like the crocuses are starting to peek through the frozen soil, too. And, the days are getting longer. So, it won't be long before the world emerges from the shadows of winter.
With Linda Alexander's upcoming book, the Jack Kelly group on Facebook, and this blog, JK is starting to come out of the shadows, as well. But, we weren't the first to recognize that JK deserved greater visibility.
Way back in 1960, a reader of the now-defunct British publication Picturegoer wrote to the magazine and shined the light on "K. O. Kelly":
The reader, Patricia B. from Birmingham, UK, wrote:
"It is time that Jack Kelly of Maverick was brought out of the shadows. Clint Walker [of Cheyenne] and Robert Horton [of Wagon Train] have been getting all the publicity. Yet when it comes to Western heroes, I think Kelly can beat the lot with his looks and his acting talent."
Me too! :->
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THANKS FOR SHARING THIS, BARTISTA. IT IS WONDERFUL TO SEE THAT JACK KELLY WAS APPRECIATED AT THE TIME OF "MAVERICK'S" ORIGINAL SHOWING.
ReplyDeleteHE WAS MY FAVORITE FOR SURE, IN 1957, AND ALL THROUGH THE YEARS SINCE. I FELT ALONE THEN, THOUGH...HE WAS NOT GIVEN THE RESPECT AND RECOGNITION HE EARNED AND DESERVED. I WAS TEN, AND TO ME, THEN, IT JUST WAS NOT "FAIR!" OF COURSE, NOW, I KNOW LIFE IS NOT "FAIR."
AS IN ALL OF LIFE, VERY OFTEN, THE POPULAR CHOICE FOR SOME IS NOT ALWAYS THE BEST CHOICE. FOR WHATEVER REASON, JK WAS THE STAR WHO WAS SKIPPED OVER BY THE KUDOS HE SO DESERVED.
I WOULD LOVE FOR LINDA'S BOOK TO BE THE 'CATALYST' TO BRING HIM 'OUT OF THE SHADOWS' FOR GOOD!
THANK YOU AS ALWAYS FOR SHARING THIS WITH US.
JANET T.
Thanks ... I certainly agree with Janet that Linda's book will definitely bring him the attention he deserves.
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