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Martin Ragaway

Born January 29, 1923

Died April 20, 1989 · aged 66

No biography available.

Known For

PaesanoPaesano · 1975
Paesano
1975
MovieRomance
Vito Amato, a young Italian opera singer, falls for Hollywood actress Elaine and follows her to Hollywood.
Bud Abbott and Lou Costello in the Foreign LegionBud Abbott and Lou Costello in the Foreign Legion · 1950
Bud Abbott and Lou Costello in the Foreign Legion
6.11950
MovieComedyAdventure
Jonesy and Lou are in Algeria looking for a wrestler they are promoting. Sergeant Axmann tricks them into joining the Foreign Legion, after which they discover Axmann's collaboration with the nasty Sheik Hamud El Khalid.
Lost in AlaskaLost in Alaska · 1952
Lost in Alaska
6.21952
MovieComedyAdventure
After two volunteer firemen rescue a gold prospector from suicide, they discover that the police mistakenly want them for murder.
The MilkmanThe Milkman · 1950
The Milkman
7.01950
MovieComedy
A dairy owner's son takes a job as milkman with a rival company.
Diana!Diana! · 1971
Diana!
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MovieComedyMusic
Diana! is American singer Diana Ross' first solo TV special, which aired on ABC on April 18, 1971. The program was choreographed by David Winters of West Side Story fame, who at that time choreographed all of Ross' stage and TV shows. The special also featured appearances by Danny Thomas and Bill Cosby, plus performances by The Jackson 5, and also included Jackson 5 lead singer Michael Jackson's solo debut.
Ma and Pa Kettle Go to TownMa and Pa Kettle Go to Town · 1950
Ma and Pa Kettle Go to Town
6.61950
MovieComedy
When Pa wins a jingle-writing contest, he and Ma head for New York City. They they get in trouble with gangsters when they lose some stolen money which they had already agreed to deliver to one of the thugs.
Decisions! Decisions!Decisions! Decisions! · 1971
Decisions! Decisions!
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MovieComedyDrama
A salesman and a sexologist have misadventures with plot development determined by the votes of the studio audience.
Ma and Pa Kettle at the FairMa and Pa Kettle at the Fair · 1952
Ma and Pa Kettle at the Fair
6.61952
MovieComedyAdventure
Ma and Pa are trying to raise enough money at the county fair to send their daughter Rosie to college. Ma competes in baking and Pa enters a trotter in a horse race, while Rosie takes up with handsome young Marvin Johnson.

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Get SmartGet Smart · 1965
Get Smart
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SeriesComedySci-Fi & Fantasy
Get Smart is an American comedy television series that satirizes the secret agent genre. Created by Mel Brooks with Buck Henry, the show stars Don Adams, Barbara Feldon, and Edward Platt. Henry said they created the show by request of Daniel Melnick, who was a partner, along with Leonard Stern and David Susskind, of the show's production company, Talent Associates, to capitalize on "the two biggest things in the entertainment world today"—James Bond and Inspector Clouseau. Brooks said: "It's an insane combination of James Bond and Mel Brooks comedy." This is the only Mel Brooks production to feature a laugh track. The success of the show eventually spawned the follow-up films The Nude Bomb and Get Smart, Again!, as well as a 1995 revival series and a 2008 film remake. In 2010, TV Guide ranked Get Smart's opening title sequence at No. 2 on its list of TV's Top 10 Credits Sequences, as selected by readers.

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