BONANZA SET ARTIST IS REMEMBERED...
Robert Temple Ayers, the illustrator who created the burning Ponderosa map for the opening of Bonanza on NBC, has died. The iconic image would shift to the Cartwright family: played by Lorne Greene, Pernell Roberts, Michael Landon, and Dan Blocker.
Ayres began his studio career on Ben-Hur, and worked as a set illustrator on hundreds of motion pictures, including Blue Hawaii. The Los Angeles Times reports that the artist made a visit to the Autry National Center of the American West just days before he died.
Robert Temple Ayres was 98.
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Manny Pacheco spent years researching actors such as Claude Rains, Peter Lorre, Cesar Romero, Frank Morgan, and Basil Rathbone, to name a few. His fresh take was to show how their films offered a parallel to America's history. At a time when most entertainers write tell-all books about themselves, it's refreshing to see one write about history.
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—Gary Lycan, Columnist of the Orange County Register
About Manny
I'm Manny Pacheco - a Southern California broadcaster who has worked in radio and television for over three decades. I'm also a proud 30-year member of the Screen Actors Guild, and just recently inducted to Pacific Pioneers Broadcasters. I've written...
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