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Vote Bud and Lou into Hall of Fame A&C radio regular Connie Haines dies Universal releases 28 A&C film DVD boxed set WPIX marathon includes A&C Lou will receive Lifetime Achievement Award |
 Bud and Lou are nominated |
Vote A&C into New Jersey Hall of Fame Fans can vote Bud Abbott and Lou Costello into the New Jersey Hall of Fame. The boys are nominees in the Arts and Entertainment category along with Count Basie, Jon Bon Jovi, Jerry Lewis, Jack Nicholson, and Sarah Vaughn. Voting ends November 30, with the induction ceremony slated for the spring of 2009. Cast your vote online at the New Jersey Hall of Fame web site.
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 Connie Haines (1921-2008) |
Radio co-star Connie Haines dies Band singer Connie Haines, who appeared as a regular on the Abbott and Costello radio show from 1942 through 1945, passed away September 22 in Clearwater, Fla. She was 87.Connie performed alongside Frank Sinatra in the Harry James and Tommy Dorsey orchestras, and made 200 recordings, including 24 records that sold more than 50,000 copies. She regularly filled up prestigious nightclubs like the Latin Quarter in New York, and performed five times at the White House. Polls in music magazines in the 1940s rated her as one of the top female band singers. Her marriage to Robert DeHaven, a World War II fighter ace who died in July, ended in divorce. She is survived by her sister, Barbara JaMais of Hemet, Calif.; her daughter, Kimberly Harlan of Prineville, Ore.; her son, Robert DeHaven Jr. of San Francisco; three grandchildren; and her mother, Mildred JaMais of Clearwater, Fla., who is 109. |
 New boxed set includes "It Ain't Hay" --at last. |
Upcoming DVD boxed set has all 28 Universal films--including It Ain't HayA new premium boxed set of all 28 Abbott and Costello films produced at Universal will be released on October 28. Included, for the first time on home video or DVD, is the 1943 film "It Ain't Hay," which had been out of circulation due to copyright issues.Unlike the "Best of Abbott and Costello" collection, which packed four movies on a double-sided DVD, the new Complete Universal Pictures Collection has two films per DVD.The collection includes audio commentary on six films, including "Buck Privates," "The Time of Their Lives" and "Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein." Also included are the compilation "The World of Abbott and Costello" (1964), the special "Abbott and Costello Meet Jerry Seinfeld" (1994), and the documentary "Abbott and Costello Meet the Monsters" (2000). Other extras include a special booklet, "Abbott and Costello: The Universal Story," and 20 theatrical trailers. The set will retail for $119.98. Pre-order at Amazon for $83.99. |
 June 14, 2008 |
WPIX birthday marathon includes A&CWPIX, New York City's first independent television station, began broadcasting on June 15, 1948. To celebrate, the station will air "WPIX at 60 Birthday Bash," a special marathon of classic programming on Saturday, June 14, followed by a one hour-retrospective. Beginning at noon, WPIX will feature nine hours of vintage programs, including two episodes of each of The Little Rascals, Abbott & Costello, The Three Stooges, The Adventures Of Superman, Get Smart, My Favorite Martian, I Dream Of Jeannie, The Odd Couple and The Honeymooners. Interstitials will run throughout the Birthday Bash and feature program trivia and fun facts. The two Abbott and Costello episodes are "Getting a Job" (1 pm) and "The Actor's Home" (1:30 pm). The Three Stooges shorts are "Gents Without Cents" (2 pm) and "A Plumbing We Will Go" (2:30 pm). The Odd Couple episodes are "Password" (7 pm) and "My Strife in Court" (7:30 pm). The Honeymooners episodes are "Better Living Through TV" (8 pm) and "The $99,000 Answer" (8:30). WPIX is also inviting viewers to share their favorite memories at cw11.com/60 which will also feature expanded online coverage of WPIX's rich history. |
 April 3-6 |
Lou will receive posthumous Lifetime Achievement AwardLou Costello will receive a posthumous Lifetime Achievement Award at this year's Garden State Film Festival. His daughter, Chris, is scheduled to attend and accept the award.The festival, which runs from April 3 through April 6, is held in Asbury Park. Bud Abbott, who was born in Asbury Park, received the festival's Lifetime Achievement Award last year. |
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