Rick was a dear friend of mine. Copyright 2003-2023 Robert Jay. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/213033032/rick-ely. And she said, 'I don't want to change you.' ForSharon Tate, it had been the decade in which everything had happened, and everything ended. I was very sorry to hear that he had died. Wow I had no idea people still remembered this show at all, much less being so passionate about it. [2006], He succeeded his struggle against a cancer. I thought I was the only one who watched it. Roughly a month after the 1970-1971 season had begun, UPIs Rick Du Brow wrote no television trend in recent memory has bombed out as fast the current one in which news [sic] series were advertised as emphasizing social relevance [23]. Plus, the networks returning programs on average performed much better than the previous season, meaning there were few time slots open to shift under performing new programs. I am a teacher doing research on the American Revolution for a lesson plan. First thing I ever saw him in was as a bounty hunter in an episode of Alias Smith & Jones (1971-73). All rights reserved. I would love to watch some episodes. Louis Gossett Jr. of course went on to fame on TV in Roots and in movies such as Iron Eagle and An Officer And A Gentleman. Forquet was married to the American fashion model and actress Linda Morand from 1970 until their divorce in 1976. He lived in the town of Saint-Quentin, France, where he took over his father's estate and the family business. He remarried and had three children. He died in February 2020 at the age of 79. He called Isak Poole an opportunity to portray a great deal of strength with an image that is not derogatory for Black peoplewhich Im concerned about [9]. Parent, who worked part-time at a stereo shop and was there to see if the caretaker Garretson wanted to buy some equipment, was shot dead in his car. He was 83. Sandra Dee and Philippe Forquet in Take Her, She's Mine (1963) People Sandra Dee, Philippe Forquet. Gossett, in an August 1970 article in The New York Times, suggested that Rick Elys long-haired rebel image is done quite deliberately for people who frown on long hair per se, to remind them that our first young revolutionariesLafayette, Nathan Hale, Aaron Burrwere only 19 and 20 years old. As a result, he broke his contract and decided to go back to Europe.He was type cast several times as a French aristocrat. I have remained a fan of Lou Gossett, Jr. to this day. The film premiered at the Cannes Film Festival in May 1968, and there are photographs of Tate living it up with her husband, Farrow and assorted other jet-setters. Tate recalled him actually saying to her, "'Baby, we're going to make you a star.'". I absolutely loved this show. February the 18th, 2020: Philippe Forquet (Gen. Lafayette) died. "I felt that, if you're serious about it, it's a lot of hard work. We had the show in Australia during my teen years in the 70s and was head over heels for Rick hmmm HMMMM! He was touted as the handsomest new actor in Hollywood, a cross between Montgomery Clift and Louis Jourdan. Early 2019 Rick started to give his things away, he sent me his guitar. Episodes saw the Society trying to keep the British from melting down a bell to make cannons, attempting to stop an assassin from reaching George Washington without realizing hes infiltrated their group, learning that an old friend of Roberts has become a double agent working for the British rather than against them, forced to work with a group of British soldiers after they are all trapped in a mine shaft following a cave-in, and charged with rescuing Nathan Hale, who has been captured and is far behind enemy lines. Thanks. False information about the nature of the wounds and the positioning of the bodies made the rounds. The Young Rebels meanwhile has not aired on US TV in well over 30 years since CBN ran it and probably only exists in these collectors sets sold online. According to Wikipedia, Forbes, IMDb & Various Online resources, famous Actor Philippe Forquets net worth is $1-5 Million at the age of 79 years old. But it all started with this show. Then, in December 1969, members of the Manson Family were arrested for a series of car thefts and while she was in custody she told her fellow prisoners of the other crimes she had been involved in - including the murders. It was Margot, and who she was and her qualities, and the potential to place Sharon and really give it to an audience." ", Their mission once they got there: "To get all of their money and to kill whoever was there.". Every episode brings a lump to my throat and a tear to my eye. Their veterans flee before our youth The last 6 years or so was difficult for Rick, he never quite reached that stardom he had hoped for. Watson then started to tie Sharon and Jay together with a rope round their necks and slung it over the beam in the living room. I wish it would come out on DVD. I loved the show as a 12-year-old. | Its got its own cult? I was thinking of the upcoming events of celebration and this would have fit perfectly, bringing in a larger audience caught up in the hoopla of our countrys independence. Polanski had been married before, to Polish actressBarbara Kwiatkowska-Lass, and heshowed no signs of wanting to settle down again, even as he pursued Tate throughout the filming ofThe Fearless Vampire Killers. Jacobs, who referred to The Young Rebels as a 200-year-old version of Mod Squad, had an accuracy rate of 81-97% the previous season, depending on the margin of error used [20]. I saw the show in Mexico, when I was 11, in 1975. There was no internet to fan the flames, but rumors still spread like wildfire in the early days of the investigation, before law enforcement announced in December that they had the people who were responsible for the Tate murders, as well as the similarly brutal Aug. 10 murders of Leno and Rosemary LaBianca, in custody. But worse was the come for Abigail who was eventually killed by Watson, who stabbed her 28 times. ", The actress, who was nominated for an Oscar in 2017 for her portrayal of Tonya HardinginI, Tonya, admitted that it was"sometimes very sad to be that closely connected with real-life Sharon. I would really like to know if there is a way of getting the whole series on dvd. WebPhilippe Forquet held audiences on the edge of their seats in various heart-pounding, action-packed films during his Hollywood career. I loved Jeremy Larkin and had such a huge crush!!! And she gave him the space that, despite being enamored with her, he apparently still needed. They even write their own YR stories! And the historical setting could have worked, too, if not for the relevancy angle and Rick Elys hair. The audience went, huh? [26]. of The Young Rebels complete series of 15 episodes consisting of VHS to DVD transferred recordings from the 1987 CBN Cable (later known as the Family Channel. The Young Rebels was the very first program, new or returning, to premiere. Her agent negotiated a salary of $750 a month for her and she moved into the all-women Hollywood Studio Club, the onetime home of Marilyn Monroe, Kim Novak, Rita Morenoand many more familiar names. Recently Passed Away Celebrities and Famous People. Manson, played by Damon Herriman, is only briefly glimpsed, and Robbie's Tate largelyruns parallel to the saga of her next-door neighbor, DiCaprio's fadingTV star Rick Dalton, and his stuntman/errand guy/devoted buddy Cliff Booth, played by Pitt. But had the Rick Ely album, too, and I also recall some paperback novelizations based on the characters & pictures from the show on the covers. Those are the copies kicking around. SOON!! Then on three evenings out of every week I went to a night class, too. There was speculation that Tate and her pals were devil worshipers, or they had been having some sort of orgy that went wrong, or at the very least Tate had been having sex with Sebring, her old boyfriend. I have Googled him as of late, and there is really nothing to be found on himhes completely disappeared into obscurity. He received thousands of fan letters and was featured in many fan magazines as the new French heartthrob again. My favorite characters were Henry and isaak. I cant believe so! Which is necessary, you know.". Wojciech's hands had been bound by a towel but he managed to free himself and started to struggle with Atkins. It was the shows whole chemistry. I was never really exposed to the parts of her life when she was alive.". After reports surfaced that he put her in the hospital, Forquet said that Tate cut him in the chest with a broken wine bottle. They were babies and they had the full responsibility for writing the Declaration of Independence [8]. ), and from the 1950s, Hotel De Paree (aka Sundance) starring Earl Holliman (of Police Woman starring Angie Dickinson) which aired on CBS-TV in 1959-60 and is covered elsewhere on this wonderful site. Gossett played Isak Poole, a former slave trained a blacksmith who purchased his own freedom and joined the fight against the British. An Associated Press article published in mid-August noted that the networks were continuing to focus on the 18-35 demographic and suggested that the success of ABCs The Mod Squad (which had premiered in September of 1968) spawned a number of Now dramas in the upcoming season, including The Young Rebels, The Interns, The Young Lawyers and The Storefront Lawyers [6]. If you are interested, go to Yahoo and join us at youngrebels 1970 at Yahoo for photos, discussions, fan fiction and more. Tate was nominated for a Golden Globe for her work on the film. andMisterEd. Her desperate requests fell on deaf ears and Tate was brutally stabbed 16 times and strangled. Fan fiction is still written about the show on various sites. | The quality is amazingly good. In 1969 he co starred in the film Camille 2000, which has become a cult classic still selling on the Internet today. Examples: Name Of The Game (1968-71) from Universal (which isnt releasing BJ And The Bear from 1979-81 because of background music rights issues either) and 77 Sunset Strip (1958-64) and Hawaiian Eye (1959-63) from Warner Bros., which hasnt released any of their TV detective series from the 50s either. THEY HAVE LOTS OF BOXSETS OF OLD TV SERIES, I HAVE SEASON 1 OF I DREAM OF JENNIE THAT WAS BACK IN THE SIXTIES. I belong to a Yahoo group that focuses on this old show. However, it fared poorly compared to The FBI and The ABC Sunday Night Movie (both of which ranked in the Top 30 for the 1970-1971 season) and was thus the easiest hour for the network to give up on Sundays. The Fearless Vampire Killers, directed by her husband-to-be saw Tate don a red wig. There were episodes in which a character was wounded and in dire need of medical attention or captured and in dire need of rescuing or had to pretend to be a Loyalist in order to obtain information. In the old-school studio system, it was common for promising talent to basically sign away their professional (and oftentimes personal) lives to the studio or production company, in exchange for the promise of a career. I loved this show. Thankyou to anyone else who says it left a mark in their lives as well. I lived near Valley Forge and was disappointed that I missed the shoot. "That ended my career in cigarette commercials," she laughed. By the mid-Seventies he was retired from acting. Tate, who is portrayed by Margot Robbie in the new Quentin Tarantino film, Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, was renowned for her doe-eyes and comic film roles. Guilty verdicts were returned on 27 separate counts and all four were sentenced to death. Celebrating 20 Years of Obscure Television, 2003-2023. For it is essentially a Western in colonial costume, with the British replacing the Indians. By comparison, Cecil Smith of the Los Angeles Times was practically effusive with his praise: Dont get the idea its kiddie stuffits worth watching whatever your age.. Thanks for listening, everyone. "She was fantastic," he recalled. I was SO disappointed when the show was cancelled. Your source for entertainment news, celebrities, celeb news, and celebrity gossip. I saved all the TV guide posts and followed the show. Ahhhhhhh the memories ;-). I loved it and credit the show with my lifelong interest in American history. More on the Young Rebels can be found at TV.com. And she was once engaged to actor Philippe Forquet, who it is claimed had a temper. Its been great to remember such a lovely program. Filmed in France, the film told of an American student (Seberg) who falls in love with an aristocrat (Forquet) while visiting France. 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