Mannix From 1974 With Carol Lawrence And Paul Burke

Two nights back, it was great to view a 1974 episode of the fine television show, “Mannix,” which starred Mike Connors (a U.C.L.A. basketball player in his day), that presented two great guest stars, Paul Burke and the now 90 plus, sensational Carol Lawrence.

The “ep,” “The Survivor Who Wasn’t,” aired on December 15, 1974, a day on which the then 14 games NFL regular season ended and a surprise party for my parent’s 25th anniversary was held.

I suppose the ratings battle that Sunday night went to ABC, airing Frank Sinatra in “The Main Event” (Mr. Cosell’s intro still reverberates good feelings), not Mannix on CBS.

Ms. Lawrence the original “Maria,” on stage in “West Side Story” is a big favorite of another married couple, Arlene and Jessie, whose “shows experience” is laudatory, extensive and cultured.

Left to right Mike Connors, Paul Burke and Carol Lawrence pictured in a 1974 episode of “Mannix.”