George Maharis (1928–2023)
After watching all of Route 66 in 2013, Elaine and I wrote fan letters to George Maharis and Martin Milner. Maharis wrote back.
A letter to Martin Milner
In 2013 Elaine and I wrote to Martin Milner and George Maharis to express our appreciation for Route 66.
Martin Milner (1931–2015)
Our household is a Route 66 -friendly zone.
Marion Dougherty’s index cards
“I would keep the three-by-five card. I would put down anything that hit my mind.”
Ten angry men
Eight members of the jury from 12 Angry Men appeared on Naked City. Five of those eight also appeared on Route 66, along with two more. Much of that casting was by Marion Dougherty.
The libraries of Route 66
“Route 66 abounds in physical labor and fisticuffs, but Tod (Martin Milner) and Buz (George Maharis) and, later, Linc (Glenn Corbett) still make time to use a local library — twice.”
Recently updated
A Route 66 post, now with correspondence from the daughter of the man who owned the State & Lake Fruit and Nut Shop, seen for a fleeting moment in a 1962 episode.
Sales associates (Route 66)
You never know who will show up in an episode Route 66. Here, it’s Soupy Sales.
Route 66, very, very meta
Naked City actors on Route 66.
Route 66 de Chirico
“Jack Marta, director of photography for ninety episodes of the Route 66, was an ace.”
Casting By
A documentary film about casting directors, with special attention to Marion Dougherty, who cast many episodes of Naked City and Route 66.
A Route 66 mystery guest
Who is she?
Route 66 notebook sighting
Rod Steiger as notebook user and escaped convict Justin Lezama.
Route 66 conference call
With Peter Lorre, Lon Chaney Jr., and Boris Karloff as themselves.
At State and Lake (Route 66 )
State Street, 1962 and 2009.
“Give her a little Rimbaud”
From Route 66: “Be the intellectual. Change of pace. She’ll never see it coming. It’ll dazzle her. Tell her you’re an existentialist.”
Juvenile delinquents
“As a kid in Brooklyn, I believed, as did my peers, that there was something called a ‘J. D. card,’ certifying you as a juvenile delinquent. You were supposed to carry the card with you — in an I. D. wallet, no doubt.”
Route 66 mystery guest
Who is this actor?
Jazz on Route 66
Roy Eldridge, Coleman Hawkins, Jo Jones, Ethel Waters.
Route 66 status check
“Quo, man, quo.”
Another Route 66 mystery guest
“In his Route 66 guest turn, he plays a West Coast trumpeter who bears a strong resemblance to Chet Baker.”
Route 66 mystery guest
If you are a television viewer of a certain age, you have most likely seen this actress, many times. But do you recognize her here?
Route 66 wisdom
“Whenever you reach an impasse, look at the third side of the coin.”
Who’s who on Route 66
Buz, Not Buz.