Tonight in 1972 — ELLERY QUEEN: DON’T LOOK BEHIND YOU aired on NBC.

COLUMBO creators #RichardLevinson + #WilliamLink wrote this unsold pilot, starring (a miscast) #PeterLawford + #HarryMorgan.

They tried again in 1975 w/ #JimHutton + #DavidWayne, and it worked much better.

#OnThisDay #ClassicTV #1970sTV #1970s #ElleryQueen #Columbo

47 years ago today:
Ellery Queen
S1E22: The Adventure of the Disappearing Dagger
In the series' finale, Ellery probes the murder of a retired detective who was killed while investigating a five year old unsolved murder case.
Airdate: 1976-04-04
https://themoviedb.org/tv/13925/season/1/episode/22
#ElleryQueen #DavidWayne #JimHutton #NBC #tvshows

47 years ago today:
Ellery Queen
S1E20: The Adventure of Caesar's Last Sleep
Inspector Queen is in charge of protecting a mob witness but the witness is murdered before he can testify. Wouldn't you know it, the evidence points to none other than Sgt. Velie. The Inspector must also deal with rivals in the department who feel he's gotten long in the tooth and relies too much o...
Airdate: 1976-03-14
https://themoviedb.org/tv/13925/season/1/episode/20
#ElleryQueen #NBC #ClassicTV

I find an #introduction very limiting because I do (and have done) so many different kinds of things. Maybe I should do one each week! 😆

Here is my #sherlockholmes introduction.

I am came to Sherlock Holmes in my teens via #ElleryQueen. Then I came upon W.S. Baring Gould's biography. I was fascinated by the idea of filling-in-the-blanks - a fascination which has not left me. In the back of the book was information about the Baker Street Irregulars #BakerStreetIrregulars.

@mte90 pensa che andavo a cercarlo nelle biblioteche dei paesi vicini a metà degli anni 80 andavo alle medie e divoravo galli a perire da #ConanDoyle passando per #agathachristie e come dicevo #elleryqueen li leggevo si vecchissime edizioni poi ovviamente la fantascienza #urania ancora oggi ogni tanto ci faccio una capatina