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Bachelor Father was the name of two unrelated television programmes in the UK and the US:-
Noreen M. Corcoran (October 20, 1943 – January 15, 2016) was an American actress, dancer, and singer best known for her co-starring role in the television sitcom Bachelor Father, as the teenager Kelly Gregg, the niece of wealthy attorney Bentley Gregg, played by John Forsythe.
Corcoran was the third of eight children born in Quincy, Massachusetts, to William "Bill" Corcoran, Sr. (1905–1958), and the former Kathleen McKenney (1917–1972). In 1947, the Corcorans moved to Santa Monica, California, where the father became the maintenance chief at Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer.
The Corcoran children studied dramatics or dance as a means to launch potential acting careers. During the 1950s, Noreen's younger brother Kevin Corcoran gained fame in the role of Moochie on Walt Disney's The Adventures of Spin and Marty with Tim Considine and David Stollery, and in the serial Moochie of the Little League on Walt Disney Presents. Several of Noreen and Kevin's siblings, including Kelly (1958-2002), were actors. Corcoran attended California State University from 1962 to 1964 but did not graduate.
John Forsythe (born Jacob Lincoln Freund; January 29, 1918 – April 1, 2010) was an American stage, television, and film actor. Forsythe starred in three television series, spanning four decades and three genres: as single playboy father Bentley Gregg, in the sitcom Bachelor Father (1957–62); as the unseen millionaire, Charles Townsend, on the crime drama Charlie's Angels (1976–81); and as patriarch Blake Carrington on Dynasty (1981–89). He hosted World of Survival (1971–77).
The eldest of three children, Forsythe was born as Jacob Lincoln Freund on January 29, 1918, in Penns Grove, New Jersey, to Blanche Materson (née Blohm) and Samuel Jeremiah Freund. Blanche was born in Pennsylvania, to David Hyat Blohm, a Russian Jewish immigrant, and to Mary S. Materson, who was born in Maryland, to Jewish immigrants from Prussia. Samuel was a stockbroker born in New York to Polish Jewish immigrants.
He was raised in Brooklyn, where his father worked as a Wall Street businessman during the Great Depression of the 1930s. He graduated from Abraham Lincoln High School in Brooklyn at the age of 16, and began attending the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. In 1936 at the age of 18, he took a job as the public address announcer for Brooklyn Dodgers games at Ebbets Field, confirming a childhood love of baseball.
Sammee Tong (April 21, 1901 – October 27, 1964) was an American film and television character actor. One of Tong's more notable roles was that of Peter Tong on the sitcom Bachelor Father, which aired on all three national networks from 1957 to 1962.
In October 1964, Tong died of a barbiturate overdose at the age of 63. At the time of his death, he was appearing in a supporting role on the ABC sitcom, Mickey, starring Mickey Rooney.
Born in San Francisco, Tong was educated in California and Honolulu. Tong attempted to break into acting on the stage during the Depression, but found he could not get parts because he was of Chinese descent. He began working in Chinese nightclubs in New York, Los Angeles, and San Francisco where he sang and performed comedy routines. During his nightclub years, he changed the spelling of his name to "Sammee" because he said it "looked better in print."
In 1934, Tong made his film debut in a bit part in the comedy film The Captain Hates the Sea. Throughout the 1930s and 1940s, he would continue with small, usually uncredited, roles in films. He found more success in the 1950s on television. Tong made his television debut in 1953 in an episode of You Are There. The following year, he appeared in a recurring role as "George, the cook" in a series of television shorts which aired during The Mickey Mouse Club entitled The Adventures of Spin and Marty. In 1955, he reprised his role as George in the feature-length film Spin and Marty: The Movie. He also had a role in the sequel series The Further Adventures of Spin and Marty.
Season One may refer to:
BACHELOR FATHER: "BENTLEY AND P.T.A. Season 1, Episode 1. 9-17-1957.
"BACHELOR FATHER" (Summer Romance) 2/20/1962.
Bachelor Father (1957-62) - Bentley's Birthday Gift (S3) - complete as aired
BACHELOR FATHER: BENTLEY'S DOUBLE PLAY" 11-26-1959.
BACHELOR FATHER: "BENTLEY AND THE SOCIAL WORKER" 3-2-1958
Charlotte Stewart in Bachelor Father (1961)
Bachelor Father S01E01 Bentley and the P T A
Bachelor Father- Kelly The Matchmaker (Season 4 Episode 10)
Bachelor Father S01E04 A Date With Kelly
Bachelor Father S05E31 Kelly's Engagement
BACHELOR FATHER: "Bentley and the P.T.A. Season 1, Episode 1. Airdate - (15 Sep 1957). Storyline - A P.T.A. meeting interferes with Bentley Gregg;s date plans with a beautiful starlet, who is also a very important and valuable client. Starring, John Forsythe, Noreen Corcoran, and Sammee Tong,. With guest stars, Alice Backes, Marya Stevens, Madge Blake, Mary Field, Paul Mackey, Florida Friebus, Juney Ellis, Frances Osborne, Almira Sessions, and Hanna Landy.
"BACHELOR FATHER" (SUMMER ROMANCE) Season 5, Episode 22. AIR DATE - February 20th,1962. Starring, John Forsythe, Noreen Corcoran, and Sammee Tong. With guest stars, Allison Hayes, Marie Tsien, and Gary Clark.
Complete and unedited Season 3 episode of this sitcom starring John Forsythe. Includes commercials and sponsor tags. Sponsor was American Tobacco Company (Tareyton Cigarettes). Alternate sponsor was American Home Products Corp. (Anacin, Dristan, Chef Boyadee products)
Bachelor Father: "Bentley's Double Play" Season 3, Episode 11. Air Date - November 26, 1959. Starring, John Forsythe, Noreen Corcoran, and Sammee Tong. With guest stars, Marianne Stewart, Bernadette Withers, Jeanne Bates, Mario Siletti, Frank Kreig, Henry Hunter, and Linda Wong.
Bachelor Father: "Bentley and the Social Worker" Season 1, Episode 13. Air Date - March 2, 1958. Plot - Bentley wants to become Kelly's legal guardian, but because of his bachelor status, he must undergo an investigation by a social worker. Starring John Forsythe, Noreen Corcoran, Sammee Tong, and Alice Backes. With guest stars, Bartlette Robinson, Joyce Meadows, Kathleen Case, Leslie Bradley, John Hestand, Zachary Charles, Hal Riddle, Jimmy Cross, Larri Thomas, and Cecile Rogers.
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Bentley (John Forsythe) brings an aspiring actor to teach Kelly (Noreen Corcoran) advice on mingling with the match game between her friends and the household in another classic episode of this sitcom from 1960.
1.04 [--] Bachelor Father: DATE WITH KELLY 05Sep57 written by Jerry David & Howard Leeds directed by Jerry Hopper Shawn Smith, Adrian, Synopsis: Bentley promises niece Kelly that he will take her out on real 'grownup' date. But he becomes involved with a pretty client and forgets his promise. [RF] Episode information courtesy: http://ctva.biz/US/Comedy/BachelorFather.htm Bachelor Father follows the adventures of Bentley Gregg, a wealthy bachelor attorney living in Beverly Hills who assumes the responsibility of raising his niece, Kelly (Noreen Corcoran), after her parents died in an automobile accident.[2] Other members of the cast included houseboy Peter Tong (Sammee Tong), teenage neighbor and Kelly's on and off boyfriend, Howard Meechum (Jimmy Boyd), Kelly's best friend, Ginger ...
5.31 [148] Bachelor Father: KELLY'S ENGAGEMENT 24Apr62 written by William Raynor & Myles Wilder directed by Earl Bellamy Aron Kincaid, Warren, David Lewis, Horace, Synopsis: Kelly and Warren get engaged. [RF] Episode information courtesy: http://ctva.biz/US/Comedy/BachelorFather.htm Bachelor Father follows the adventures of Bentley Gregg, a wealthy bachelor attorney living in Beverly Hills who assumes the responsibility of raising his niece, Kelly (Noreen Corcoran), after her parents died in an automobile accident.[2] Other members of the cast included houseboy Peter Tong (Sammee Tong), teenage neighbor and Kelly's on and off boyfriend, Howard Meechum (Jimmy Boyd), Kelly's best friend, Ginger Farrell (Bernadette Withers) and Jasper, the dog.[2] Withers appeared in 51 episodes from ...
BACHELOR FATHER: "Bentley and the P.T.A. Season 1, Episode 1. Airdate - (15 Sep 1957). Storyline - A P.T.A. meeting interferes with Bentley Gregg;s date plans with a beautiful starlet, who is also a very important and valuable client. Starring, John Forsythe, Noreen Corcoran, and Sammee Tong,. With guest stars, Alice Backes, Marya Stevens, Madge Blake, Mary Field, Paul Mackey, Florida Friebus, Juney Ellis, Frances Osborne, Almira Sessions, and Hanna Landy.
"BACHELOR FATHER" (SUMMER ROMANCE) Season 5, Episode 22. AIR DATE - February 20th,1962. Starring, John Forsythe, Noreen Corcoran, and Sammee Tong. With guest stars, Allison Hayes, Marie Tsien, and Gary Clark.
Complete and unedited Season 3 episode of this sitcom starring John Forsythe. Includes commercials and sponsor tags. Sponsor was American Tobacco Company (Tareyton Cigarettes). Alternate sponsor was American Home Products Corp. (Anacin, Dristan, Chef Boyadee products)
Bachelor Father: "Bentley's Double Play" Season 3, Episode 11. Air Date - November 26, 1959. Starring, John Forsythe, Noreen Corcoran, and Sammee Tong. With guest stars, Marianne Stewart, Bernadette Withers, Jeanne Bates, Mario Siletti, Frank Kreig, Henry Hunter, and Linda Wong.
Bachelor Father: "Bentley and the Social Worker" Season 1, Episode 13. Air Date - March 2, 1958. Plot - Bentley wants to become Kelly's legal guardian, but because of his bachelor status, he must undergo an investigation by a social worker. Starring John Forsythe, Noreen Corcoran, Sammee Tong, and Alice Backes. With guest stars, Bartlette Robinson, Joyce Meadows, Kathleen Case, Leslie Bradley, John Hestand, Zachary Charles, Hal Riddle, Jimmy Cross, Larri Thomas, and Cecile Rogers.
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Bentley (John Forsythe) brings an aspiring actor to teach Kelly (Noreen Corcoran) advice on mingling with the match game between her friends and the household in another classic episode of this sitcom from 1960.
1.04 [--] Bachelor Father: DATE WITH KELLY 05Sep57 written by Jerry David & Howard Leeds directed by Jerry Hopper Shawn Smith, Adrian, Synopsis: Bentley promises niece Kelly that he will take her out on real 'grownup' date. But he becomes involved with a pretty client and forgets his promise. [RF] Episode information courtesy: http://ctva.biz/US/Comedy/BachelorFather.htm Bachelor Father follows the adventures of Bentley Gregg, a wealthy bachelor attorney living in Beverly Hills who assumes the responsibility of raising his niece, Kelly (Noreen Corcoran), after her parents died in an automobile accident.[2] Other members of the cast included houseboy Peter Tong (Sammee Tong), teenage neighbor and Kelly's on and off boyfriend, Howard Meechum (Jimmy Boyd), Kelly's best friend, Ginger ...
5.31 [148] Bachelor Father: KELLY'S ENGAGEMENT 24Apr62 written by William Raynor & Myles Wilder directed by Earl Bellamy Aron Kincaid, Warren, David Lewis, Horace, Synopsis: Kelly and Warren get engaged. [RF] Episode information courtesy: http://ctva.biz/US/Comedy/BachelorFather.htm Bachelor Father follows the adventures of Bentley Gregg, a wealthy bachelor attorney living in Beverly Hills who assumes the responsibility of raising his niece, Kelly (Noreen Corcoran), after her parents died in an automobile accident.[2] Other members of the cast included houseboy Peter Tong (Sammee Tong), teenage neighbor and Kelly's on and off boyfriend, Howard Meechum (Jimmy Boyd), Kelly's best friend, Ginger Farrell (Bernadette Withers) and Jasper, the dog.[2] Withers appeared in 51 episodes from ...
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Bachelor Father S01E04 A Date With Kelly
Bachelor Father S01E04 A Date With Kelly
Bachelor Father S01E04 A Date With Kelly
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