#384: When TV Was Golden—Ralph Senensky

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🗓️ 8 May 2024

⏱️ 68 minutes

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You have probably never heard of him but chances are good that the television shows he directed made you laugh, made you cry, or made you think or all of the above. I promise, you will be astounded the sheer breadth and variety—not to mention longevity—of the 97-year-old Mr. Senensky’s career.

A partial list of hit shows he directed would include The Twilight Zone, the original Star Trek, The Courtship of Eddie's Father, Dr. Kildare, Mission Impossible, The Fugitive, The Waltons, FBI, and Mannix.

I thought with the crazy upside down status of the world these days, I would take a break from heavier topics and showcase an insightful and nostalgic visit the golden age of television to the lens of a legendary director whose work is still enjoyed by untold millions of people.

In this Episode You Will Learn

How a young man from Mason City, Iowa, fell into show business and rose to the top of his profession
What it was like to realize he was going to direct the legendary Barbara Stanwyck
A typical day in the life of a busy Hollywood TV director
Stories of conflict with actors and Studio “suits”
How show business has changed with the culture and vice versa
Lessons of perseverance and leading the life you want to live not the one others force on you

Resources Mentioned in this Episode

Ralph Senensky’s website
The Name Above the Title, by Frank Capra
The Light On Her Face by Joseph Walker

Transcript

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0:00.0	Welcome to the show. So glad you're here. This is a special treat for me. I know it's going to be for you as well.
0:06.0	One of the reasons why it's called the Golden Age of Television is our guest this hour. His name is Ralph Sinensky.
0:12.0	And quite the career, a career in a half.
0:15.1	I can't wait to introduce them to you and share stories and anecdotes galore from
0:20.3	the Golden Age of American Television right here on the Patrick Coffin show
0:23.4	this episode brought to you by restore the culture.com. Find out why I got
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0:34.8	restore the culture.com. It's happening April 30th in May 1st. It's all on the
0:39.9	lockdown, the pandemic, what's next, the role in the great reset, etc.
0:44.2	Restore the Culture.com.
0:45.7	Coming up next, legendary television director Ralph Sinensky, but first this fake celebrity
0:50.4	endorsement.
0:51.4	Warning, a following podcast contains ideas and arguments that might challenge your worldview.
0:57.2	You know me.
0:58.1	I'm a famous actor and the narrator of every documentary ever made and I am the voice of the thrice holy God and I say
1:09.4	unto you listen to my servant, Patrick Coffin.
1:14.6	I know to have someone I recently discovered.
1:16.5	Ralph Sininsky, born in 1923 in Mason City, Iowa,
1:20.9	a student at the Pasadena Playhouse later where he worked as a stage director and
1:25.4	then moved into television. I'll give a very small scratching of the egg
1:30.1	surface of the kinds of shows that Ralph has directed through the years many favorites.
1:35.6	The Big Valley, Wild Wild West, Mission Impossible, FBI, Star Trek I Spy, Manix, then
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