What happened to the Monster family? Remembering Tennessee Williams I enjoyed of genuine Munsters through the television program "La Bola de Cristal , who rescued this series back in 1986.
" The Munsters (The Munsters ) was released in the United States September 24, 1964 . Produced by Joe Connelly, Bob Mosher and Irving Paley, emerged as an alternative to chain CBS to compete with the series "The Addams Family" premiered on September 18 that same year.
Sam Dracula (the grandfather ) had with his wife n ยบ 166, which are referred to as "Grandma", a daughter called Lily . This time he lived with his father in Transylvania before meeting with Herman and marry him. The three then moved to the United States, where they adopted a Marilyn , the niece of Herman, where he was born the only son of the couple, Eddie .
GRANDFATHER was a full-fledged vampire who was always busy with some new invention or experiment in the basement of the Munster mansion. Or throwing a nap hung upside down, of course.
Al Lewis brilliantly gave life to the genuine Grandpa Munster. Born April 30, 1923 in New York was actually a year younger than Yvonne De Carlo, the actress who plays in the series for her daughter.
Baseball at the Institute Thomas Jefferson, Lewis worked as a salesman, bartender and master of ceremonies at a circus before studying psychology and writing two books for children.
His acting career began in 1949 to enter the Actor's Workshop New York, spent years in theater, vaudeville and toured the United States to land on Broadway.
On the big screen debut in 1960 with "Pretty Boy Floyd" and participated in TV series like "The Phil Silvers Show" or "Route 66" became popular on the small screen through its character Official Schnaus in "Car 54, Where Are You?" where he met first with Fred Gwynne, his future son Herman in "The Munsters ."
But it was his grandfather's role in this series that led to fame world coming to open Lewis, after finishing it, a New York restaurant in which he called "Grampa's ." After the film would " Munsters go home!" and " The Munsters' Revenge ."
During the 60, 70 and 80 made guest appearances on series like "Lost in Space", "Farmer, late model" or "Taxi." Worked in film titles as "The World of Henry Orient," "Dance, Dance, damn" or "Married to the Mob." He returned to play the Munster grandfather in 1991 in an episode of " Hi honey, I'm home " and a cameo for the TV movie of 1995 "Here Come the Munsters ."
His latest acting jobs were in low-budget films as "My grandfather is a vampire", "Car 54, Where Are You?" Or "Night terror "but remained active in the last years of his life working in a program local New York radio and reciting monologues in various locations. And participating in the documentary "Good Bye America " where a thread was to tell the story of America in the twentieth century and gave his particular views on various historical events.
Al Lewis died soon after, at age 82, on February 3, 2006, unable to see this documentary that premiered over coming to theaters film in 2007. On his release came as the guest of honor his wife.
LILY MUNSTER was a housewife peculiar vampiric traits are not so neatly forgot to take care of the cobwebs of their big mansion.
Yvonne De Carlo quite rightly gave life to this extraordinary woman. Born on September 1, 1922 in Vancouver (Canada), De Carlo debuted on the big screen in 1941 in the comedy "Harvard here I come! ", sharing the bill a year later with Bing Crosby, Bob Hope and Anthony Quinn in" Road to Morocco. "
After intervening in this decade in such titles as "For Whom the Bell Tolls," "Salome, bewitching," "Brute Force", "Scheherazade" and " The embrace of death, "combined in the fifties westerns like" red skin "or" Bloody Meadow "with other adventure titles like" The Desert Hawk " or "Gavilanes Strait." In 1956 he landed his most memorable role as Zipporah, Moses' wife in "The Ten Commandments" and that same year starred in "The freed slave" with Clark Gable.
the late fifties and the sixties appeared as guest star on "Bonanza," "Burke's Law" or "The Virginian."
But his biggest popularity on the small screen would come in 1964 through her role as Lily Munster in " The Munsters." Later also participate in " Munsters go home! "and" The Munsters' Revenge . "
De Carlo continued to appear on the big screen but in more secondary roles in such titles as "The Great MacLintock" or "power." In the seventies was involved in television films and series B films, participating in 1977 in the series "Roots" and in 1991 he made his last foray into film in the John Landis movie "Oscars."
In the first half of the nineties specially appeared on CBS '"The black horse," "Dream" and "Tales from the Crypt" and in 1995 made a cameo in one of his last TV movies, "Here come the Munsters ." Then decided to withdraw from the world of acting, and died on January 8, 2007 in California at 84 years of age.
HERMAN MUNSTER was the husband of Lily. With more than obvious physical resemblance to the feared monster of Frankenstein, Herman worked happily at a funeral.
Fred Gwynne was the actor responsible for bringing to life Herman. Born July 10, 1926 in New York, studied at the Institute Gropon where already made his acting debut in a production of "Henry V". After serving in the U.S. Navy and working as an announcer at radio station of the army during World War II, he joined a theater company where she played Shakespeare while serving as a musician.
Gwynne debuted in 1952 on Broadway with "Mrs. McThing "and two years later on the big screen in a supporting role in" On the Waterfront. " A mid-fifties, speaking on the small screen in "The Phil Silvers Show", achieving great popularity as the Official Muldun in the series "Car 54, Where Are You?", where he met first with Al Lewis, his future father in "The Munsters ."
After achieving fame as Herman Munster in this series, a role he repeated years later in " Munsters go home! "and" The Munsters' Revenge "in the late 60's and in the 70's was involved in television movies and miniseries as" Mad mad scientist "," The police "or" Captains and Kings " alternating with work in theater in plays such as "The Lincoln Mask" or "Cat on a Hot Tin Roof."
intervened in the big screen in 1979 as a child in "The Moon" Bertolucci and during the eighties and early nineties as a supporting actor in "Cotton Club", "Beyond reality "" Fatal Attraction, "" Shadows and Fog "... also appeared in the telefilm" Here Comes the Munsters ", his last film for the film" My Cousin Vinny. "
Fred Gwynne was also a writer and illustrator of children's books as "The King Who Rained", "A chocolate moose for dinner", "A little pigeon toad" or "Pondlarker ". Died at the age of 66, the July 2, 1993 in Maryland.
EDDIE MUNSTER was the son of the happy marriage of Lily and Herman. A wolf that had the child's favorite doll, of course, a werewolf.
Butch Patrick was chosen to play the little Eddie. Born August 2, 1953 in the United States, made his acting debut at age eight in an episode of the series "The Detectives starring Robert Taylor," and then in small roles in the films "The two bears litte" "Hand of Death," The crux of the matter "and" Angel Is Waiting " latter directed by John Cassavetes.
early sixties, speaking on the small screen in series like "Valley of the Brave," "My Favorite Martian" and "Bonanza" until he got his big opportunity through Eddie Munster on "The Munsters , then returned to play in" Munsters Go Home! "and" The Munsters' Revenge .
worldwide reputation that gave this character allowed him to make guest appearances on numerous series such as "I Dream of Jeannie," "Gunsmoke," "Daniel Boone" and "Marcus Welby", while in 1968 intervening from Disney movie "The One and Only , Genuine, Original Family Band. "
In 1974 he lent his voice in the animated series "Shazam", after leaving the world of acting and forming his own band, "Eddie and the Monsters "In 1983 .
briefly returned to the field of performing with the comedy "Scary Movie", regardless of the humorous saga, where his character was also called Eddie and in 1995 made a cameo as Eddie Munster in the telefilm " Here come the Munsters . " And in 2002 returned to play the same character in the television series "Macabre Theatre ."
has recently been dubbed himself in an episode of "The Simpsons" and has continued to work in B movies such as "Magic Al and the Mind Factory" "Frankenstein vs. The Creature from Blood Cove" or "It Came from Trafalgar."
MARILYN MUNSTER was Herman's niece was going to live with the Munster family. Marilyn was also the black sheep of the family it was normal and above, pretty .
Beverly Owen was Marilyn at the origin of the series. Born on May 13, 1937 in Iowa, worked a teenager in several plays and radio school. After working as a typist model and presenter Ed Sullivan on CBS, and inspired by its natural beauty, decided to become an actress after graduating from the University of Michigan.
acting debut in the role of Linda Elliot in the series "As the World Turns." Next came "The Virginian", "Caravan" and the movie "Bullet for a Badman.")
alone was Marilyn Munster in the first thirteen episodes of the first season of "The Munsters , to abandon her acting career for marriage. Between 1971 and 1972 returned to acting last in the series "Another World" and in 1989 graduated from American History. Now retired from show business.
Pat Priest Marilyn played from then until the end of the series. Born on August 15, 1936 at Utah, soon became a place in a beauty contest in this state. He moved to Los Angeles with the aim of starting her career, making his first jobs as a model and working in commercials.
After joining a theater company in 1955 made his film debut as a helper directed by Elia Kazan in "East of Eden." In the sixties speaking on CBS '"Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea", "My Favorite Martian" and "Valley of passions, and in December of that year was chosen to replace Beverly Owen as Marilyn Munster in " The Munsters." From that time in the series continued until its completion in 1966, but did not participate in " Munster Go Home! ." The series gained fame led him to participate in others as "Perry Mason," "Mannix," "The Virginian," "Bewitched" or "Mission Impossible."
In film accompanied Elvis Presley "Easy Come, Easy Go", then acting in low budget films like "The Incredibles 2 - headed transplant" and "Some call it loving. "After working on an episode of" The Girl on TV "decided to retire from acting.
During the eighties nostalgic participated in meetings on the Munsters and in 1995 made a cameo in the TV movie "Here Comes the Munsters ." In recent years has been devoted to restoring and selling houses in the area of \u200b\u200bIdaho.
The Munsters was completed with your pet Spot, a great dragon, and the crow's grandfather, who was paying bug prolific voice Mel Blanc. And with the transportation of the family, a huge hearse, of course.
And the main cast of the series was completed with a diverse roster of supporting actors who were appearing along the different episodes.
Some as special as the great John Carradine , actor on the other hand must in this genre so scary. Carradine made a magnificent composition as Mr. Gateman, the head of Herman at the funeral home.
And another character was essential, of course, the original music by Jack Marshall , American composer of large and small screen. Melody that today we remember and recognize as a classic in the world of television .
Despite only stay for two seasons on the air, ending in May 1966, " The Munsters " was a success on the small screen. In its release and in all reruns. And is that even today still enjoy the same way.
