Speak Softly and Carry a Big Talent...You Will Go Far!

Put on your dunce thinking cap.

Time to test your talent for tabulating titillating tidbits

with my brain-busting trivia questions!

TRIVIA QUESTIONS:

He was one of my favorite actors.
Can you name him?

Can you name the movie?

Can you name the two hit TV series

for which he is best known?

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ANSWERS::

 DENNIS WEAVER 
 was one of my favorite actors. 

Dennis starred in Duel, a road thriller that

marked Steven Spielberg's full-length film debut.

If the trailer grabbed you, why not make yourself a batch

of popcorn and watch the entire movie? (I'll wait.)

Duel first aired as a TV movie on November 13, 1971. I decided it would
be fun to play one of the records that was popular around that time.
Sly and the Family Stone, one of the hottest recording acts
of the period, were on their way to the top of the charts
with their latest single "Family Affair."

"Family Affair" - Sly and the Family Stone

(Nov./Dec. 1971, highest chart pos.
#1 Hot 100/#1 R&B)

As you might recall, Dennis Weaver played the gimpy sidekick Chester

opposite James Arness as Marshal Matt Dillon in Gunsmoke,

the hit Western TV series of the 50s, 60s and 70s.

Gunsmoke started it's incredible 20 year run on September 10, 1955.

That week the merry Mr. Chuck Berry was ridin' high with "Maybelline."

"Maybelline" - Chuck Berry

(Sept./Oct. 1955, highest chart pos.
#5 Hot 100/#1 R&B)

In the 70s Dennis Weaver starred as Deputy Marshal Sam McCloud

of New Mexico, on loan to the NYPD as a special investigator.

The pilot of McCloud aired February 17, 1970, on NBC. That same week

Motown's Temptations were climbing the chart with "Psychedelic Shack."

"Psychedelic Shack" - The Temptations

(Feb./Mar. 1970, highest chart pos.
#7 Hot 100/#2 R&B)

 Thanks for the memories,  
 DENNIS WEAVER. 

You spent much of your life working to

protect the environment and animals.

You were part of the solution.

From all indications you were

a heck of a nice guy and,

son of a gun...

you were a fine actor, too.

Have a Shady day!