Top of the Mornin' To You! :)

Wake up everyone--time to get out of bed!

Because here's a pic of Jack Kelly

With a dove on his head:

(That's JK with Ann Blyth in Sally and Saint Anne.)

DON'T FORGET - PT. II OF "MY HUSBAND, JACK KELLY" COMING UP NEXT! :)

"A Most Unusual Guy" :) Part I

Hello All!

It's been a while since I featured a magazine article here. So, I thought I'd share this klassic 1959 Jack Kelly story from the Kellection, which kontains some of the most kaptivating pix I've ever seen of JK:

"MY HUSBAND, JACK KELLY

by Mae* Wynn Kelly
(*that's how they spelled it throughout the story)

'A most unusual guy' is the way Mae describes the man she eloped with three years ago--and then married again.

How should I have known my husband didn't like to be called 'Kelly'! That's what I called him from the time we first met. I don't know why. He just looked liked Kelly to me.

His true feelings came to light about a year after we were introduced, when a fellow walked over, slapped him on the back, and shouted, 'What's new, Kelly?'

He turned around and snapped back, 'The name's Jack!'

'Sorry', the other fellow apologized. 'Didn't mean any harm.'

When we were alone again, I turned to him in surprise. 'Does it really bother you being called Kelly?'

'Not the way you say it,' he insisted.

'Then you won't mind if I keep calling you Kelly?'

'I insist you do,' he smiled.


Caption: "Gun holster he wears as Bart Maverick is exhibited by Jack. The only person he allows to call him 'Kelly' is his wife, Mae"

But that was about the only peculiarity I discovered in my husband during the six years we've know one another and the three years since we eloped to Quartzsite, Arizona, back in October of 1956. He is the best adjusted human being I have ever met, without neuroses, complexes or even a tendency to worry about the one subject every actor is concerned about--his career.

One day a friend commented on the many TV stars who seem unhappy with their series, about being typecast, about wanting more money. When he was through he turned to Kelly. With more than curiosity in his voice, he wanted to know why Kelly never complained about anything.

'I do the best job I can and leave the rest to the studio,' Kelly grinned. 'Complaining and worrying never gave anyone anything but ulcers.'

Without this type of reasoning on his part, I wouldn't be Mrs. Jack Kelly today..."

Caption: "Ship model captivates Jack. '
Complaining and worrying never gave anyone
anything but an ulcer,'
is his easy philosophy."

PART II NEXT TIME! :)

Hotter Than July! :)

Howdy Everyone!

Like most everyone else in the US, we've been hit pretty hard lately by the heat. In fact, the Bartistamobile is equipped with a handy-dandy thermometer that measures the outdoor temperature. Here's what it read the other evening (the temp is in the upper right corner):

That's hot, but here's something that's even hotter:

An autographed photo of JK as Bart Maverick that just joined the Kellection! I've seen this particular image many times, but I think this is the first time I've seen it printed in color.

The inscription reads: "To John - Best for your happiness!! Jack Kelly"

Now, I don't know about "John", but I know I'm pretty happy, just looking at this pic! ;-)

A Wire From Mr. Kelly :)

Hello All!

First, a very warm "Welcome" to our newest follower. That makes a lucky seven now. :)

A very special JK artifact was recently delivered into the Kellection:

It's a telegram JK sent on April 29, 1961, to Peggy Rogers. I did some digging and learned that Ms. Rogers was the promotion director at WKRC-TV in Cincinnati, OH, at the time. Ms. Rogers, who passed away earlier this year at age 82, had a long, illustrious career as a publicist. In addition to her tenure at WKRC, she also promoted concert tours for Gene Autry and Dick Clark.

WKRC saw its share of celebrities, too. Soupy Sales and Rod Serling made early career stops there. And, Nick Clooney, father of actor George Clooney and brother of singer Rosemary Clooney, worked at the station throughout the 1970's as news director, news anchor and on-air personality.

JK's telegram reads, "My Pappy always said, 'You'll be in clover when you switch to WKRC'. Little did he know it would be the four-leaf variety. -- JACK KELLY"

JK wired good-luck wishes to Ms. Rogers presumably because WKRC, which had been the CBS affilliate in Cincinnati, made a big switch in 1961 to ABC--the network of Maverick. (It has since switched back to CBS.)

Maverick Dudes in Duds! :)

Howdy Everyone!

The following is:

• well, stupendously and amazingly cool



• has fantastic photos of Jack Kelly



• and the rest of the posting is so spot-on (especially the part about JK not getting recognition)
  

--that I'll forgive the ridiculous remark about Bart Maverick being "like a lesser version of Bret":

http://stupendouslyamazinglycoololdtv.blogspot.com/2011/06/clothes-make-man-maverick.html

Good Mornin' Everyone! :)

Run to JK! :)

Howdy All!

Okay, so it's not the whole episode, but here's a sizzling scene from "Baby the World's On Fire" (from the series Run For Your Life).

Watch as silver-tongued JK tries to convince Suzanne Pleshette that his dirty dealings are justified because the bomb might drop at any moment:



And, don't forget to click here for more great shots of JK in "Baby the World's on Fire"!