112-703: Howard Green Duff (November 24, 1913 – July 8, 1990) was an American actor. Duff was born in Charleston, Washington (today a part of Bremerton ), in 1913. He graduated from Roosevelt High School in Seattle in 1932, where he began acting in school plays after he was cut from the school basketball team. Duff worked locally in Seattle-area theater until entering the United States Army Air Corps during World War II . He
224-583: A U.S. Navy commission determined that Point Turner, between the protected waters of the Sinclair and Dyes inlets, would be the best site in the Pacific Northwest on which to establish a shipyard. Recognizing the large number of workers such a facility would employ, Bremer and his business partner and brother-in-law, Henry Hensel, purchased the undeveloped land near Point Turner at the inflated price of $ 200 per acre. In April 1891, Bremer arranged for
336-543: A synagogue along Veneta Avenue. Near Veneta and 6th is Bremerton's most architecturally notable place of worship, Our Lady Star of the Sea Catholic Church; non-native towering sequoias ; and a large park. North of downtown's 11th Street boundary is the Evergreen neighborhood, anchored by Evergreen Park and bordered to the west by Warren Avenue. Evergreen Park offers beach access and a boat ramp, and hosts
448-552: A daughter, Bridget Duff (born April 23, 1952). The couple separated in 1966 but did not divorce until 1984. He subsequently married Judy Jenkinson. Like former wife Lupino, Duff was a staunch Democrat . Duff died at age 76 of a heart attack on July 8, 1990, in Santa Barbara, California . Bremerton, Washington#Charleston Bremerton is a city in Kitsap County , Washington , United States. The population
560-476: A different wife: the eldest was the urbane architect Adam Cartwright ( Pernell Roberts ), who built the ranch house; the second was the warm and lovable giant Eric "Hoss" Cartwright ( Dan Blocker ); and the youngest was the hotheaded and impetuous Joseph, or "Little Joe" ( Michael Landon ). Through exposition and flashback episodes, the viewer learns that each wife was accorded a different ancestry: English, Swedish, and French Creole, respectively. The family's cook
672-472: A highly profitable merchandising history. Currently, Bonanza Ventures, Inc. grants merchandising and licensing rights worldwide. The original series has spawned several successful novelty western/folk albums from 1962 to 1965 including "Bonanza, Christmas on the Ponderosa" which charted at #35 on Billboard ' s Christmas Record album chart; three dozen Dell and Gold Key comic books from 1962 through 1970;
784-422: A hit song. Only instrumental renditions, without Ray Evans 's lyrics, were used during the series's long run. In 2002, Bonanza was ranked No. 43 on TV Guide ' s 50 Greatest TV Shows of All Time , and in 2013 TV Guide included it in its list of The 60 Greatest Dramas of All Time. The time period for the television series is roughly between 1861 (Season 1) and 1867 (Season 13) during and shortly after
896-469: A major character in Heath, who was presented as illegitimate.) The Gunsmoke movies of the early 1990s employed a similar theme when Marshal Matt Dillon learned he had sired Michael Learned 's character's daughter in a short-lived romance. The initial story was first introduced in 1973, when depiction of fornication courted protests, so CBS insisted their hero Matt have the encounter when he had amnesia. As
1008-462: A one-hour retrospective was done to introduce the drama. It was hosted by both Michael Landon Jr. and Dirk Blocker , who looks and sounds almost exactly like his father, Dan Blocker, albeit without his father's towering height. According to the magazine TV Guide , producer David Dortort told Blocker he was too old to play the Hoss scion, but gave him the role of an unrelated newspaper reporter. Clips of
1120-658: A reservoir in the San Jacinto Mountains, Riverside County, California, and later moved to Lake Tahoe. After moving to Lake Tahoe, the opening sequence with theme music was filmed on the east side of Lake Tahoe in Bourne's meadow near Round Hill, Nevada. During the first season extra horses were rented from the Idyllwild Stables in Idyllwild, also in the San Jacinto Mountains. The first Virginia City set
1232-400: A series of Hamilton collector plates in 1989–1990; and most recently, Breyer Fiftieth Anniversary Ponderosa Stable sets, with horses and Cartwright figures in 2009–2011. Fourteen Bonanza novels have been published: There is also a collection of Bonanza stories: The Best of Bonanza World: A Book of Favorite Stories, published by CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform (2012), and in
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#17327831825541344-646: A short-lived comic book adaptation by Dutch comics artist Hans G. Kresse between 1965 and 1966, Jim Beam Whiskey Ponderosa Ranch decanters 1964–1966; a series of "Big-Little" books from 1966 to 1969; Revel Bonanza model character sets from 1966 to 1968; a chain of Bonanza and Ponderosa steakhouses from 1963–present; the Lake Tahoe -based "Ponderosa" theme park from 1967 to 2004; a line of American Character action figures in 1966–1967; Aladdin lunch buckets and thermos bottles in 1966–1968; View Master slide sets in 1964, 1971; Ponderosa tin cups from 1967 to 2004;
1456-551: A switch to the less expensive Warner studios from September 1970 through January 1973. The script was initially written for the departing David Canary's Candy, but was rewritten for actors Ray Teal (Sheriff Roy Coffee) and Bing Russell (Deputy Clem Foster), who rarely appeared together on the show. The program's Nevada set, the Ponderosa Ranch house, was recreated in Incline Village, Nevada , in 1967, and remained
1568-414: A toupee on the series, as he was approaching age 40 and his hair loss was becoming more evident. He joined the ranks of his fellow co-stars Roberts and Greene, both of whom had begun the series with hairpieces. (Greene wore his modest frontal piece in private life too, whereas Roberts preferred not wearing his, even to rehearsals/ blocking .) Landon was the only original cast member who was wig-free throughout
1680-728: A tourist attraction until its sale thirty-seven years later in September 2004. It was partially filmed in Wildwood Regional Park in Thousand Oaks, California . From the third season on, the Cartwrights and nearly every other recurring character on the show wore the same clothing in almost every episode. The reason for this is twofold: it made duplication of wardrobe easier for stunt doubles (Hal Burton, Bob Miles, Bill Clark, Lyle Heisler, Ray Mazy) and it cut
1792-421: A weekly farmer's market in the summer. Evergreen is characterized by residential neighborhoods and water views. West of Evergreen and north of Union Hill and Charleston is Haddon. Haddon's center is Lulu Haddon Park, but Bremerton High School and Olympic College 's campus are main focal points as well. Though it is an older, sleepier neighborhood traditionally more connected with the shipyard and local business,
1904-711: A young Samuel Langhorne Clemens in his early life in the West as a satirical and crusading journalist, in the first-season episode "Enter Mark Twain". Duff also featured in episodes of numerous TV series during the 1960s including The Twilight Zone , Burke's Law , Combat! (episode “Missing in Action”), The Eleventh Hour , Mr. Novak and Batman (episode "The Entrancing Dr. Cassandra", alongside wife Ida Lupino). In 1960, Duff portrayed Arthur Curtis on The Twilight Zone in an episode titled “ A World of Difference .” In 1963 Duff appeared as Ed Frazer on The Virginian in
2016-602: Is NBC's longest-running Western, the second-longest-running Western series on U.S. network television (behind CBS's Gunsmoke ), and one of the longest-running, live-action American series. The show continues to air in syndication . The show is set in the 1860s and centers on the wealthy Cartwright family, who live in the vicinity of Virginia City, Nevada , bordering Lake Tahoe . The series initially starred Lorne Greene , Pernell Roberts , Dan Blocker and Michael Landon and later featured (at various times) Guy Williams , David Canary , Mitch Vogel and Tim Matheson . The show
2128-475: Is believed the president suffered an angina attack, experiencing severe chest and shoulder pain. An electrocardiogram was immediately administered once he left the podium, but it showed nothing abnormal President Truman took a two-day tour of Washington state in 1948, speaking from the balcony of the Elks Club on the morning of June 10. Local legend has it that a man in the large Pacific Avenue crowd yelled
2240-559: Is casually defined by 11th Street to the north, Naval Avenue to the east, 1st Street to the south, and Cambrian Avenue to the west. Between Charleston and Downtown is the Union Hill neighborhood. Its borders are Naval Avenue to the west, 11th Street to the north, Warren Avenue to the east, and the Naval Shipyard to the south. Union Hill is a predominantly residential neighborhood, showcasing Bremerton's most historic churches and
2352-574: Is depicted not only as a cook but also a family counselor and herbal healer . The series takes place in Nevada Territory in 1849, which is actually an anachronism. The Nevada Territory did not split from the Utah Territory until 1861, meaning that until at least the 5th season (the episode "Enter Thomas Bowers" establishes that year as 1857), Bonanza is also set in what in real life would have been Utah Territory. Bonanza has had
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#17327831825542464-423: Is known for breweries, coffeeshops, art galleries, and restaurants showcasing diverse cuisines. The city is in the beginning stages of creating a public square on Fourth Street to honor local music icon Quincy Jones . Across the water from Downtown is Manette , a neighborhood on a separate peninsula that functioned as its own town from 1891 to 1930. It was annexed by Bremerton in 1918, and the first Manette Bridge
2576-570: Is known for presenting pressing moral dilemmas. The title "Bonanza" is a term used by miners in regard to a large vein or deposit of silver ore, from Spanish bonanza (rich ore body) and commonly refers to the 1859 revelation of the Comstock Lode of rich silver ore mines under the town of Virginia City, not far from the fictional Ponderosa Ranch that the Cartwright family operated. The show's theme song, also titled " Bonanza ", became
2688-778: Is offered by Olympic College . Christ the King Lutheran School is a Pre-K-8 grade school of the Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod in Bremerton. Bremerton was home to the Kitsap BlueJackets baseball team of the summer collegiate West Coast League until 2017. It is also the home of the dissolved Kitsap Pumas soccer team in the USL Premier Development League (PDL). Its basketball team
2800-408: Is one of the most recognized television scores. Variations of the theme were used for 12 seasons on the series. Although there were two official sets of lyrics (some country-western singers, avoiding royalties, substituted the copyright renditions with their own words), the series simply used an instrumental theme. Three of the cast members bellowed out the original lyrics, unaccompanied, at the close of
2912-639: Is shown to be outraged at the Supreme Court 's Dred Scott v. Sandford decision (placing the time as 1857), which he discusses with his father. According to David Dortort, sponsor General Motors was anxious about the episode. As producer, Dortort ensured that the episode re-aired during the summer rerun seasons, though two TV stations in the South refused to air it. In the episode "The Wish", directed by Michael Landon , Hoss protects an African-American former slave's family when confronted with racism after
3024-587: Is the Kitsap Admirals in the American Basketball Association (ABA). The Western States Hockey League had a presence in Bremerton as well with the addition of the (now defunct) West Sound Warriors . Bremerton has the following sister cities : Bonanza Bonanza is an American Western television series that ran on NBC from September 12, 1959, to January 16, 1973. Lasting 14 seasons and 432 episodes, Bonanza
3136-400: Is the name, fortune smiled the day we filed the Ponderosa claim" ("Bonanza", Bear Family Boxed set, Disc #2). In 1968, a slightly revamped horn and percussion-heavy arrangement of the original score introduced the series, which was used until 1970. A new theme song, called "The Big Bonanza" was written in 1970 by episode scorer David Rose, and was used from 1970 to 1972. Action-shot pictorials of
3248-590: Is within the historical territory of the Suquamish people. The land was made available for non-Native settlement by the Treaty of Point Elliott of 1855. Bremerton was planned by Seattle entrepreneur William Bremer in 1891. In that year, Navy Lieutenant Ambrose Barkley Wyckoff purchased approximately 190 acres (77 ha) of waterfront land on Sinclair Inlet. This land was owned by the Bremer family. Three years earlier,
3360-633: The Pinus ponderosa (ponderosa pine), common in the West. The nearest town to the Ponderosa was Virginia City , where the Cartwrights would go to converse with Sheriff Roy Coffee (played by veteran actor Ray Teal ), or his deputy Clem Foster ( Bing Russell ). Bonanza was considered an atypical Western for its time, as the core of the storylines dealt less about the range but more with Ben and his three dissimilar sons, how they cared for one another, their neighbors and just causes. "You always saw stories about family on comedies or on an anthology, but Bonanza
3472-478: The American Civil War , coinciding with the period Nevada Territory became a U.S. state. During the summer of 1972, NBC aired reruns of episodes from the 1967–1970 period in prime time on Tuesday evening under the title Ponderosa . The show chronicles the weekly adventures of the Cartwright family, headed by the thrice-widowed patriarch Ben Cartwright ( Lorne Greene ). He had three sons, each by
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3584-655: The American Civil War . In "The Fear Merchants", discrimination against Chinese immigrants who attempt to assimilate in American society is addressed. "The Lonely Man" presents the controversial interracial marriage between the Cartwrights' longtime Chinese chef (Hop Sing) and a white woman (Missy). Initially, Bonanza aired on Saturdays at 7:30 p.m. Eastern, opposite Dick Clark's Saturday Night Beech-Nut Show and John Gunther's High Road on ABC , and Perry Mason on CBS . Bonanza ' s initial ratings were respectable, often coming in behind Mason but ahead of
3696-552: The Spelling Entertainment organization in 1994 through Worldvision Enterprises . Select episodes ("The Best of Bonanza") were officially released in North America in 2003 on DVD through then-Republic video licensee Artisan Entertainment (which was later purchased by Lionsgate Home Entertainment ). Republic (through CBS Media Ventures , which holds the television side of Republic's holdings) still retains
3808-731: The TV Western The Virginian ) in the episode titled "The Town Killer". Duff was part of an ensemble cast in the 1978 comedy film A Wedding , and had a prominent role as the attorney to Dustin Hoffman 's character in the Academy Award -winning Kramer vs. Kramer ( 1979 ). In 1980 he played Charles Slade in the 1980 mini series The Dream Merchants . Duff portrayed villain Jules Edwards in Part 1 of
3920-572: The 1950s series The Star and the Story , Climax! and Crossroads . From January 1957 to July 1958, he appeared with Lupino in the CBS sitcom Mr. Adams and Eve , which revolved around the private lives of two fictitious film stars, Howard Adams and Eve Drake, who were married to each other. They also served as producers. Other TV roles included an appearance in NBC 's Western series Bonanza , playing
4032-530: The 1965–1966 television sitcom Camp Runamuck . Duff continued to make guest appearances in TV series during the 1970s including The Streets of San Francisco , Police Story , The Rockford Files , and $ weepstake$ , amongst others, and also featured in the TV movies A Little Game (1971) and Snatched (1973). In 1971 Duff appeared as Stuart Masters in The Men from Shiloh (the retitled final season of
4144-604: The 1967–1970 period had been broadcast the previous summer under the title The Ponderosa —opposite the All in the Family spinoff show, Maude , which was a virtual death sentence for the program. The scheduling change, as well as Dan Blocker's death in May 1972, resulted in plunging ratings for the show. David Canary returned to his former role of Candy (to offset Hoss' absence), and a new character named Griff King (played by Tim Matheson )
4256-421: The 1980s and 1990s. Upon the death of Edward Bremer in 1987, the Bremer properties were placed under the complete control of a trust held by Olympic College. Not being in the real-estate business, the college did not actively market its holdings, and the downtown was composed almost entirely of very large empty storefronts. As of January 2010 , many buildings remained vacant. Despite a hard-fought battle throughout
4368-419: The 1981 mini-series East of Eden , and was part of the main cast in the TV series Flamingo Road (1980–82), appearing in all 38 episodes of the show. He continued to make guest appearances in TV series during the 1980s, including Charlie's Angels (1980) (as bumbling private eye Harrigan in the episode "Harrigan's Angel"); Murder, She Wrote (1984); Magnum, P.I. (1988) (as Capt. Thomas Magnum, II,
4480-540: The 2005 primary election, and seven candidates in the 2021 election. As with most cities in the region, Bremerton precincts have historically been more favorable for Democratic candidates in state and federal elections, contrasting with more conservative-leaning voters in rural areas of the county. Public schools are operated by the Bremerton School District , Central Kitsap School District , and South Kitsap School District . College level education
4592-412: The 23rd legislative district to the north, 35th legislative district in the center and 26th legislative district to the south. Before redistricting in 2012, the line separating the first and sixth Congressional districts ran through East Bremerton. As a result of the 2012 redistricting, all of Bremerton now lies within the sixth Congressional district . The district is represented by Derek Kilmer , who
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4704-451: The ABC lineup. Ironically, executives considered canceling the show before its premiere because of its high cost. NBC kept it because Bonanza was one of the first series to be filmed and broadcast in color , including scenes of picturesque Lake Tahoe, Nevada . NBC's corporate parent, Radio Corporation of America (RCA), used the show to spur sales of RCA-manufactured color television sets (RCA
4816-647: The Bremerton City Council passed an ordinance declaring the entire downtown a "blighted area". In 1985, Safeco subsidiary Winmar Corporation developed the Kitsap Mall in Silverdale. With lower taxes and minimal planning regulations in the unincorporated town, Silverdale achieved virtually unfettered growth. Sears , J.C. Penney , Montgomery Ward , Nordstrom Place Two, Woolworth and Rite Aid all closed their downtown Bremerton stores in
4928-530: The Bremerton School District. Olympic Junior College (now Olympic College ), a two-year institution, opened its doors to 575 students in the fall of 1946. Initially, it operated in the former Lincoln School building, gradually moving operations to World War II–surplus Quonset buildings at its current 16th & Chester site. About 100 students received associate degrees at the first commencement exercises held June 10, 1948. President Truman
5040-472: The Bremerton waterfront was rife with prostitution , opium houses and frequent strongarmed robberies of sailors. Politics were probably also at play, as local newspapers reported that the city's incorporation left the shipyard essentially landlocked without room to expand. A dispute ensued between Mayor Croxton, who wanted to shutter all saloons in Bremerton, and three members of the city council, who attempted to block his efforts. Croxton eventually won out, and
5152-428: The Cartwrights first arrived at the Ponderosa, when Adam and Hoss were teenagers and Joe a little boy, the series lasted 20 episodes and featured less gunfire and brawling than the original. Bonanza creator David Dortort approved PAX TV (now Ion TV)'s decision to hire Beth Sullivan , formerly of Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman , which some believe gave the series more depth as well as a softer edge. The Hop Sing character
5264-645: The Haddon neighborhood has recently gained notice for a few quirky businesses. Bremerton has a Mediterranean climate ( Köppen Csb ), with warm dry summers and wet semi-mild winters. Average annual precipitation is 56.93 inches (1,446.0 mm), with annual snowfall averaging 3 inches (7.62 cm). The wettest year has been 1999 with 75.81 inches (1,925.6 mm) and the driest 1943 with 22.73 inches (577.3 mm). The city falls in USDA climate zone 8 . Based on per capita income , Bremerton ranks 341st of 522 areas in
5376-556: The Japanese surrender treaty signing that ended World War II, was assigned to the Pacific Reserve Fleet at PSNS in 1955. For 30 years, she served as the city's primary tourist attraction. Hundreds of thousands of visitors walked the "surrender deck" before the ship was recommissioned in 1985. She was decommissioned on March 31, 1992 (final), and her name was struck off the register on January 12, 1995. In 1998 "Mighty Mo"
5488-473: The TV series Midnight Caller and The Golden Girls , and the film Too Much Sun . Duff had a tempestuous relationship with actress Ava Gardner in the late 1940s. In October 1951, he married Ida Lupino . After he was listed in Red Channels as a communist subversive in 1950, he lost his radio work and might have forfeited his entire career had it not been for his marriage. Duff and Lupino had
5600-594: The Top Five list for nine consecutive seasons (a record that would stand for many years) and thus established itself as the most consistent strong-performing hit television series of the 1960s. Bonanza remained high on the Nielsen ratings until 1971, when it finally fell out of the Top Ten. During the summer of 1972, NBC broadcast reruns of episodes of the show from the 1967–1970 era on Tuesdays at 7:30 p.m. under
5712-498: The addition of a third drydock caused the shipyard's workforce to balloon to over 4,000 employees. Growth due to the war effort and the 1918 annexation of the city of Manette, east of Bremerton on the Port Washington Narrows , can be seen in the 1920 census, which reported a population of 8,918. Bremerton absorbed Charleston, its neighboring city to the south in 1927. The population reached 10,170 in 1930. Manette
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#17327831825545824-524: The best picture and sound quality possible with current technology. CBSHE has released each season in two-volume sets (available together and separately). On May 23, 2023, the remaining seasons 12, 13 and 14 were released on DVD, as well as a box set of the complete series containing all 431 episodes on 112 DVDs. In Region 2, AL!VE AG released the first seven seasons on DVD in Germany between 2008 and 2010. These releases are now out of print as AL!VE has lost
5936-782: The boardwalk; the ship was built in the Puget Sound area in 1958, commissioned in 1959, and had played a back-up role in the 1964 Gulf of Tonkin incident that further escalated U.S. involvement in the Vietnam War with the Congressional passage of the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution , allowing President Lyndon B. Johnson to send fighting troops in addition to the "advisors" already on the ground in Vietnam. In 2000, Bremerton saw
6048-417: The cast quickly became favorites of the first television generation. The order of billing at the beginning of the broadcast appeared to be shuffled randomly each week, with no relation whatsoever to the current episode featured that week. This section includes characters who will appear or have appeared in at least one season of the series. The opening scene for the first season was shot at Lake Hemet ,
6160-477: The cast replaced the galloping trio with the order of the actors rotating from episode to episode, resulting in Blocker or Landon often getting top billing over Greene. Finally, a faster rendition of the original music returned for the 14th and final season, along with action shots of the cast (sans Dan Blocker, who had died by this point). In the fall of 1972, NBC moved Bonanza to Tuesday nights—where reruns from
6272-494: The character of Hoss was essential, as he was a nurturing, empathetic soul who rounded out the all-male cast. For 14 years, Bonanza was the premier Western on American television. Reruns of the series have aired on several cable networks such as TV Land , INSP, Family Channel, the Hallmark Channel and Great American Faith & Living . Episodes ranged from high drama to broad comedy and addressed issues such as
6384-553: The cost of refilming action shots (such as riding clips in-between scenes), as previously shot stock footage could be reused. Below is a survey of costumes employed: It was not unusual for Little Joe Cartwright and Candy Canaday to appear shirtless in various scenes involving manual labor. The horse saddles used by the Bonanza cast were made by the Bona Allen Company of Buford, Georgia. In 1968, Blocker began wearing
6496-456: The council voted to revoke all liquor licenses in June 1904. With the ban, Darling reestablished the navy yard as a port of call. Saloons had begun to return to business within two years, however. In 1908, the city library and Union High School were established to serve the educational needs of the 2,993 residents recorded in the 1910 U.S. Census . During World War I, submarine construction and
6608-568: The couple would subsequently co-star in a further four films during the 1950s. In 1951, Duff made a pilot for a new radio series, The McCoy . Following his marriage to Lupino in October 1951, Duff was granted a release from his contract with Universal. Duff appeared in the 1952 film That Kind of Girl (aka Models Inc ), and also featured in Spaceways , and Roar of the Crowd (both 1953),
6720-592: The current boardwalk from the USS Turner Joy to Evergreen Park is in the litigation stage. Even though the boardwalk extension project is fully funded, opposition to the extension by the Suquamish Tribe concerning the impact to treaty fishing rights threatens the project. Fairfield Inn and Suites by Marriott, a 132-room hotel, opened in March 2010 on the site of the old City Hall building made obsolete by
6832-435: The early 1970s, including discussions of a waterfront hotel and the erection of a large canopy over the central business district. Meanwhile, most of the city's office and retail space remained in the control of Edward Bremer, son of William Bremer and the sole remaining heir to his wealth. Bremer began to neglect his properties, never increasing decades-old lease rates and failing to make necessary maintenance upgrades. In 1978,
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#17327831825546944-638: The eastern and western sides of the city. The part of the city northeast of the narrows is referred to as East Bremerton. The city limits extend to the southwest as far as the Mason County line and include Bremerton National Airport . Bremerton is bordered to the south, across Sinclair Inlet, by the city of Port Orchard . According to the U.S. Census Bureau , Bremerton has a total area of 32.29 square miles (8,360 ha), of which 28.41 square miles (7,360 ha) are land and 3.88 square miles (1,000 ha) are water. The ferry terminal and waterfront are
7056-401: The environment, substance abuse , domestic violence , anti-war sentiment, and illegitimate births . The series sought to illustrate the cruelty of bigotry against Asians, African Americans , Native Americans , Jews , Mormons , the disabled , and little people . Bonanza is uniquely known for having addressed racism , not typically covered on American television during
7168-479: The episode titled "A Distant Fury." Duff had the lead role in the short-lived TV series Dante (which ran for only one season; 1960–61), but found greater success as Detective Sergeant Sam Stone in the ABC police drama Felony Squad (1966–69). Duff appeared in all 73 episodes of the series during its three-season run, alongside his co-stars Dennis Cole and Ben Alexander . He also directed one episode; "The Deadly Abductors". Duff also directed seven episodes of
7280-502: The family drama All My Sons (also 1948), based on the play of the same name by Arthur Miller . More substantial roles soon followed, with Duff taking the lead in numerous Westerns and films noir including Illegal Entry , Red Canyon , Johnny Stool Pigeon , Calamity Jane and Sam Bass (all 1949); Spy Hunt , Shakedown and Woman in Hiding (all 1950). The latter film saw Duff act alongside his future wife Ida Lupino ;
7392-581: The grandfather of main character Thomas Magnum , played by Tom Selleck ); and Dallas (also 1988). Duff also had a recurring role as Paul Galveston during the sixth season of Knots Landing (1984–85), appearing in 10 episodes. He returned for one more episode in 1990. Although Duff made few film appearances during the 1980s, he did have a prominent role in the 1987 thriller No Way Out , alongside Kevin Costner and Gene Hackman . In 1990, shortly before his death, Duff made his final acting appearances in
7504-499: The heart of downtown. As Bremerton's historic center, downtown has seen the most dramatic change over the last decade, with blighted blocks being replaced by new apartments, and older buildings being restored. Attractions include Harborside Fountain Park, a boardwalk, and multiple naval history museums. The Admiral Theatre, a restored 1942 Art Deco theater, is Bremerton's most prominent venue for live music and entertainment. The district
7616-458: The infamous "Give 'em hell, Harry!" line for the first time. This is a matter of dispute, however, as local newspapers quoted the man as having shouted "Lay it on, Harry!" Despite this, there is a bronze plaque attached to the corner of the building declaring that spot to be the place where the phrase "Give 'em hell, Harry" was first uttered. With the return of World War II soldiers, the need for post-secondary education became evident to officials of
7728-445: The late 1960s and early 1970s, Whitman Books published several hardcover novels aimed at young readers, such as Killer Lion by Steve Frazer (1966). Bonanza Gold (2003–2009), a quarterly magazine, featured detailed information about the show, including interviews with guest actors and other production personnel, articles about historical events and people depicted in the series, fan club information and fan fiction . All 14 seasons of
7840-484: The latter for Monogram Pictures , which ultimately made Jennifer (also 1953), the second movie in which he starred alongside his wife. His other film appearances beside his wife; Don Siegel 's Private Hell 36 (1954); Lewis Seiler 's Women's Prison (1955), and Fritz Lang 's While the City Sleeps (1956) continued Duff's successful run of movies during the 1950s. In addition to his movie roles, Duff also experienced success in television, with appearances in
7952-445: The mid-1990s by local politicians to have the decommissioned and mothballed USS Missouri , already in the Bremerton Navy Yard, stay in Bremerton as a museum ship and tourist attraction, Secretary of the Navy John H. Dalton awarded the ship to the Pearl Harbor Naval Base , Hawaii, in 1998. It now sits near the USS Arizona Memorial to demonstrate where U.S. involvement in World War II started on December 7, 1941, and where it ended by
8064-505: The new Norm Dicks Government Building. Condominiums were built on the waterfront to lure more people to live and shop in the downtown area as part of the revitalization effort. However, construction delays and economic downturn forced the builder of the publicly funded Harborside Condominium complex, the Kitsap County Consolidated Housing Authority, to fall $ 40.5 million in debt. That debt later
8176-526: The opening of the waterfront multimodal bus/ferry terminal and a hotel/conference center complex in 2004. The high-rise Norm Dicks Government Center also opened that year, housing City Hall and other government offices. The Waterfront Fountain Park and Naval History Museum adjacent to the Bremerton Bus/Ferry Terminal opened in 2007, and a newly expanded marina with more boat capacity was completed in 2008. Plans to build an extension to
8288-517: The pilot (Pernell Roberts, the sole professional singer of the quartet, abstained and untethered the horse reins). Before the pilot aired (on September 12, 1959), the song sequence, deemed too campy, was edited out of the scene and instead the Cartwrights headed back to the ranch whooping and howling. In a 1964 song, the Livingston-Evans lyrics were revised by Lorne Greene with a more familial emphasis, "on this land we put our brand, Cartwright
8400-443: The population. There were 14,932 households, of which 27.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 34.4% were married couples living together, 12.9% had a female householder with no husband present, 5.3% had a male householder with no wife present, and 47.4% were non-families. 37.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 12.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size
8512-449: The program in 1950 at the start of its final season; Stephen Dunne took over the voice role of Spade. Duff was signed to a long-term contract with Universal , and made his film debut alongside Burt Lancaster as an inmate in 1947's Brute Force . The movie was produced by Mark Hellinger and directed by Jules Dassin , who gave Duff a bigger role in their next film, The Naked City (1948). He subsequently reunited with Lancaster for
8624-529: The public domain. These episodes have been released by several companies in different configurations, with substandard picture and sound quality, edited, and by legal necessity with the copyright-protected Evans–Livingston theme song replaced with generic western music. In 1973, NBC sold its NBC Films syndication division, and with it the rights to the series, along with the rest of its pre-1973 library, to National Telefilm Associates , which changed its name to Republic Pictures in 1984. Republic would become part of
8736-480: The relocation was temporary, though, and only 27,678 citizens were left in the city by 1950. During the 1940s, presidents Franklin D. Roosevelt and Harry S. Truman both visited Bremerton. Roosevelt made a campaign stop at the Puget Sound Naval Shipyard on August 12, 1944, giving a national radio address in front of a backdrop of civilian workers. During the course of his 35-minute speech, it
8848-654: The rights. In 2011, StudioCanal acquired the rights to the series and have begun re-releasing it on DVD, and all seasons have now been released but have not been remastered. Episodes of the series have also been officially released as part-works on DVD in France and the United Kingdom. Bonanza "the official first season" was released in Scandinavia during 2010. The first season is released in 4 volumes. The first two volumes were released on October 20, 2010, and
8960-861: The sale of 190 acres (77 ha) to the Navy at $ 50 per acre. This land became part of the initial footprint of the Puget Sound Navy Yard . Bremerton was incorporated on October 15, 1901, with Alvyn Croxton serving as the city's first mayor. Progress in the new city soon faced a major crisis, as Assistant Secretary of the Navy Charles Darling moved all repair work to the Mare Island Navy Yard in California in November 1902. Darling cited reports from commanders that
9072-533: The school teacher vows to reform. A coda to the episode reveals that Michelson went on to win the Nobel Prize for Physics . In the episode "Enter Thomas Bowers", the Cartwright family helps the opera singer Thomas Bowers , an African-American freedman , after he encounters prejudice while in Virginia City to perform. Bowers winds up arrested as a fugitive slave. At the beginning of the episode, Adam
9184-415: The second two volumes on April 27, 2011. Bonanza was revived for a series of three made-for-television movies featuring the Cartwrights' children: Bonanza: The Next Generation (1988), Bonanza: The Return (1993) and Bonanza: Under Attack (1995). Michael Landon Jr. played Little Joe's son Benji while Gillian Greene, Lorne Greene's daughter, played a love interest. In the second movie, airing on NBC,
9296-593: The series, as even Sen Yung wore an attached rattail- queue . Bonanza features a memorable theme song by Jay Livingston and Ray Evans that was orchestrated by David Rose and arranged by Billy May for the television series. Members of the Western Writers of America chose it as one of the Top 100 Western songs of all time. The Bonanza theme song opens with a blazing Ponderosa map and saddlebound Cartwrights. The melodic intro, emulating galloping horses,
9408-520: The shipyard, the 250-foot tall (76 m) Hammerhead Crane No. 28 was completed in April 1933. One of the nation's largest, it is capable of lifting 250 tons and continues to dominate the Bremerton skyline. At the peak of World War II , the Bremerton area was home to an estimated 80,000 residents due to the heavy workload of shipbuilding, repair and maintenance required for the Pacific war effort. Most of
9520-450: The show (as of 5/2023) are available on DVD, as well as 31 non-successive public-domain episodes (without original theme music). The public domain episodes consist of the last 14 episodes of season one, and the first 17 episodes of season two. Additionally, the prequel series, The Ponderosa , as well as the three sequel movies (see below), are all available on DVD. In the TV series Maverick episode "Three Queens Full", Bart ( Jack Kelly )
9632-559: The signing of the instrument of surrender by the Japanese on board the USS Missouri, on September 2, 1945. Beginning with the building of a waterfront boardwalk and marina in 1992, Bremerton had begun the process of revitalizing its downtown community. That same year, the Bremerton Historic Ships Association opened the destroyer USS Turner Joy (DD-951) to public tours at the end of
9744-564: The state of Washington to be ranked. As of the 2010 census , there were 37,729 people, 14,932 households, and 7,853 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,328.0 inhabitants per square mile (512.7/km ). There were 17,273 housing units at an average density of 608.0 per square mile (234.8/km ). The racial makeup of the city was 74.0% White , 6.7% African American , 2.0% Native American , 5.5% Asian , 1.3% Pacific Islander , 2.8% from other races , and 7.6% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 9.6% of
9856-467: The syndication distribution rights to the series. CBS Home Entertainment (under Paramount Home Media Distribution ) is the official home video rights distributor at present. Starting in September 2009, CBS Home Entertainment (distributed by Paramount ) has to date released the first eleven seasons on DVD in Region 1. All episodes have been digitally remastered from original 35 mm film elements to yield
9968-557: The three-day festival, the Berry Fun Run, and the Blackberry Criterium Bike Race. Bremerton National Airport sponsors the annual Blackberry Festival Fly-In, with shuttle service provided by Kitsap Transit to the festival. As the festival's background story goes, the downtown waterfront of Bremerton where the festival takes place was a massive overgrowth of wild blackberry bushes that were removed to build
10080-543: The time period, from a compassionate , humanitarian point-of-view. Bigotry , including antisemitism , was the subject of the episode "Look to the Stars". A bigoted school teacher Mr. Norton (oblivious to his prejudice) routinely expels minority students. When he expels the brilliant Jewish student Albert Michelson , a scientific genius whose experiments on the streets of Virginia City often cause commotion, Ben Cartwright steps in and confronts Norton on his bigotry. Ashamed,
10192-521: The title Ponderosa while also rerunning more recent episodes on Sunday evenings in the show ' s normal time slot as Bonanza . In the fall of 1972, off-network episodes were released in broadcast syndication to local stations by NBC under the Ponderosa name. After the series was canceled in 1973, the syndicated reruns reverted to the Bonanza name. A handful of early episodes have fallen into
10304-764: The tunnel blends water and art, along with the bow of a ship and the conning tower of a submarine as a tribute to the workers at the Bremerton Naval Shipyard over the years. The stations along the walk include pictures of the shipyard, workers, and shipbuilding and repair statistics. The popular Blackberry Festival is held annually during Labor Day weekend on the waterfront boardwalk to celebrate everything blackberry . Local residents, shopkeepers and growers bring their blackberry ice creams, pastries, pies, jams, jellies, candies, and even ciders and wines to this annual event. Free entertainment includes music by local musicians and entertainers performing throughout
10416-539: The waterfront Fountain Park, Boardwalk, Marina and Bus/Ferry Terminal. Bremerton, the largest city in Kitsap County, is located directly west of Seattle across Puget Sound on the Kitsap Peninsula. It is bounded on the southeast and east by Sinclair Inlet and the strait of Port Orchard respectively. The city is divided by the Port Washington Narrows , a strait spanned by two bridges that connect
10528-591: The waterfront just steps away from the Kitsap Conference Center, the park features five large copper-ringed fountains, wading pools, and lush landscaping. The park will also be home to the Harborside Heritage Naval Museum. A tunnel underneath downtown, traversing from the ferry terminal to Highway 304 (Burwell Street), was opened to funnel traffic from the car ferry away from downtown streets. A new fountain park above
10640-418: The younger Blocker's appearance and voice were heavily used in advertisements promoting the "second generation" theme, perhaps misleading audiences to believe that Blocker was playing Hoss' heir. Hoss' son Josh was born out of wedlock, as it is explained that Hoss drowned without knowing his fiancėe was pregnant. Such a storyline might have been problematic in the original series. ( The Big Valley , however, had
10752-413: Was 2.24 and the average family size was 2.93. The median age in the city was 31.9 years. 19.5% of residents were under the age of 18; 17.1% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 29% were from 25 to 44; 22.5% were from 45 to 64; and 11.9% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 53.1% male and 46.9% female. Bremerton is divided among three state legislative districts in Kitsap County,
10864-623: Was 43,505 at the 2020 census and an estimated 44,122 in 2021, making it the largest city on the Kitsap Peninsula . Bremerton is home to Puget Sound Naval Shipyard and the Bremerton Annex of Naval Base Kitsap . The city lies west of Seattle and is connected by an automobile ferry operated by Washington State Ferries and a passenger-only ferry . Bremerton spans the Port Washington Narrows and extends inland along Sinclair Inlet opposite from Port Orchard . Bremerton
10976-551: Was Chinese immigrant Hop Sing ( Victor Sen Yung ). The family lived on a thousand-square-mile (2,600 km ) ranch called the Ponderosa on the eastern shore of Lake Tahoe in Nevada opposite California on the edge of the Sierra Nevada range. The vast size of the Cartwrights' land was quietly revised to "half a million acres" (2,000 km ) on Lorne Greene's 1964 song, "Saga of the Ponderosa". The ranch name refers to
11088-438: Was added in an attempt to lure younger viewers. Griff, in prison for nearly killing his abusive stepfather, was paroled into Ben's custody and given a job as a ranch hand. Several episodes were built around his character, one that Matheson never had a chance to fully develop before the show was abruptly cancelled in November 1972 (with the final episode airing January 16, 1973). Many fans, as well as both Landon and Greene, felt that
11200-410: Was also the primary sponsor of the series during its first two seasons). For Season 3, NBC moved Bonanza to Sundays at 9:00 pm Eastern with new sponsor Chevrolet (replacing The Dinah Shore Chevy Show ). The new time slot caused Bonanza to soar in the ratings, and it eventually reached number one by 1964, an honor it would keep until 1967. By 1970, Bonanza was the first series to appear in
11312-470: Was completed in 1930. Today, Manette is connected to Bremerton via the new Manette Bridge , completed in 2011. Charleston was formerly an independent town built to house and entertain sailors, and was annexed by the city in 1927. The neighborhood's center is Callow Avenue, a retail corridor anchored by The Charleston music venue. Charleston is a designated center in Bremerton's comprehensive plan, and has seen recent improvements to its streetscape. Charleston
11424-553: Was donated to the USS Missouri Memorial Association and became a museum ship at Pearl Harbor , Hawaii. Population growth was flat, with 26,681 enumerated in the 1960 census, leading Bremerton leaders to annex the shipyard the following year in an effort to include stationed sailors in those figures. While the Vietnam War spawned protests and sit-ins on the Olympic College campus, the city
11536-663: Was established by a 1983 charter that eliminated a decades-old city commission composed of a mayor, public works commissioner and finance commissioner. Each member of the Kitsap County Board of Commissioners represents a portion of the city of Bremerton. This arrangement was an attempt to balance Bremerton's commercial influence with the remainder of the county, though most of its sales tax base has since relocated to unincorporated areas. Bremerton politics can vary in intensity, with some city council positions regularly unopposed and others having as many as four candidates in
11648-616: Was eventually assigned to their radio service, and announced re-broadcasts prepared for the Armed Forces Radio Service ( AFRS ). In this role, he served as the announcer for the drama Suspense , dated March 16, 1943. Duff's most memorable radio role was as Dashiell Hammett 's private eye Sam Spade in The Adventures of Sam Spade (1946–1950). Due to accusations of Duff being a communist and with his TV and film career starting to take hold, he ultimately left
11760-433: Was first elected to that position in 2012. Prior to Kilmer, Norm Dicks served as sixth district Representative from 1977 to 2013. The current mayor is Greg Wheeler. Incorporated as a first-class city , Bremerton has been governed by a nonpartisan strong mayor and seven-member city council since 1985. Each member is elected from one of seven districts who in turn elect one member as President. The current form of government
11872-700: Was in attendance and received the college's first honorary degree . Operation of the college transferred from the school district to the state of Washington in 1967. A second high school opened in 1956, and two comprehensive high schools operated in the city until 1978. Growth in East Bremerton necessitated the construction of another span across the Port Washington Narrows in 1958. The $ 5.3 million, four-lane Warren Avenue Bridge allowed for increased traffic on State Highway 21-B (now State Route 303 ). The battleship USS Missouri , site of
11984-473: Was linked to Bremerton by the Manette Bridge , a 1,573-foot (479 m) bridge constructed in June 1930. Prior to this time, the trip could only be made by ferry or a long trip around Dyes Inlet through Chico , Silverdale , and Tracyton on mostly unimproved roads. This wooden bridge was replaced with a concrete and steel structure in October 1949. It was replaced by the new Manette Bridge in 2011. At
12096-488: Was relatively free of civil disorder during the 1960s. With the 1973 selection of the Bangor Ammunition Depot 12 miles (19 km) northwest of Bremerton as the Pacific home of the new Trident submarine fleet, residential and commercial development began to move north, closer to Silverdale , and farther from the Bremerton downtown core. Numerous failed proposals were made at redevelopment beginning in
12208-512: Was taken on by Kitsap County, which hired a marketing firm to sell the remaining units at a lower-than-anticipated price. The privately built 400-condominium complex north of the Harborside complex opened shortly before the Harborside complex and also did not sell as well as projected. The remaining empty condos were eventually sold at auction for a lower cost. The 2.5-acre (1.0 ha) Harborside Fountain Park opened on May 5, 2007. Located on
12320-457: Was the first series that was week-to-week about a family and the troubles it went through. Bonanza was a period drama that attempted to confront contemporary social issues. That was very difficult to do on television. Most shows that tried to do it failed because the sponsors didn't like it, and the networks were nervous about getting letters," explains Stephen Battaglio, a senior editor for TV Guide magazine. Though not familiar stars in 1959,
12432-467: Was the style of television Westerns, gunfights played a major role in the movies which featured notoriously inaccurate shooting as well as unlimited ammunition. In 2001, there was an attempt to revive the Bonanza concept with a prequel, Ponderosa —not to be confused with the 1972 summer reruns under the same title —with a pilot directed by Simon Wincer and filmed in Australia. Covering the time when
12544-424: Was used on the show until 1970 and was located on a backlot at Paramount and featured in episodes of Have Gun – Will Travel , Mannix and The Brady Bunch . In the 1970 premiere episode of the 12th season titled "The Night Virginia City Died", Deputy Clem Foster's pyromaniac fiancée levels the town in a series of fires (reflecting a real 1875 fire that destroyed three-quarters of Virginia City). This allowed for
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