Other old-timers here may remember Lola Albright, who died last Thursday at 92. She played the sultry nightclub singer Edie Hart (at Mother's) who also was Peter Gunn's hot girlfriend in the 1958-61 "Peter Gunn" TV series. Not as well-known for them, she appeared in myriad other TV series and several movies, but not in starring roles. She also made a couple of record albums, not a bad singer. She will be missed. This really makes me feel old.

Yes indeed. She was the best part of the Peter Gunn series.

RIP.

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Mike
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One of my favorite shows from the past!

Really liked the show-Craig Stevens and the whole cast-way ahead of its time in my view-liked Edie and her singing-the whole vibe that was enhanced by Henry Mancini I think. Remember the theme?

I beg to differ just a little. She was gorgeous, sexy and good in the role, and I'm sorry she's gone. But for many of us the best thing about the show was Henry Mancini's jazz score. It sold about three metric shiploads of albums.

I gave a CD of it to my brother a couple of years before he died. He was as thrilled with that as he was when I gave him six hours of Ernie Kovacs shows.

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Oh well, what the hell.

I was in high school at the time the Peter Gunn series was running. I had a (younger male) social studies teacher who loved the series, especially Edie. Every day after the night Peter Gunn was on, the class was spent mainly discussing and dissecting the previous night's episode, which was much more interesting than social studies. In a way, it probably was sort of an exercise in social studies. Most everyone in my class watched Peter Gunn for that reason.

It was ahead of its time, intelligently scripted and performed on more of an adult level as compared the other stuff then available on contemporary TV. And Henry Mancini's jazz music helped set the mood. Mancini was enormously popular at the time and he composed and performed numerous movie and TV themes - Mr. Lucky, Hatari, The Pink Panther, Breakfast at Tiffany's, etc..

Like many of the actresses of her time she was a gorgeous doll.

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"He was kinda funny lookin'"

Peter Gunn is available for streaming on Amazon Prime.

It's also available on DVD as well!
I have the complete series and it was great watching each episode as they originally aired!

I was pretty young then, but think I recall his gun being a Chief Special. Don't know if they ever showed whether it had a round or square butt.


I'll check You Tube for episodes. They have a lot of old TV shows and some excellent wildlife programs from National Geog., etc.


I used to know all the guns carried by TV private eyes and cops.


The New Orleans PI's on Bourbon Street Beat had snub .38's, but kept a .357 Magnum in the office for heavy needs. I think it had a 3.5-inch barrel. I already thought that Elmer Keith was right and that N-frame S&W's should have min. four-inch barrels.


I wasn't especially taken with Lola Albright. She seemed a little much, like Marilyn Monroe. My favorites were Vena Ray from, Rocky Jones, Space Ranger and a couple of Mouseketeers and Playmates Carol Eden and Ellen Stratton. Miss Dec., 1959. I used to read my uncle's Playboys when I visited him in Tulsa. I was about 14 then. My fantasy women have always tended to be Playmates or VS models, not actresses. There have been exceptions, and some overlap, like with Stella Stevens, Erika Eleniak, and Victoria Vetri. But in hindsight, Lola was good for her role on, Peter Gunn, and I liked Craig Stevens as the hero. He seemed more sophisticated and intelligent than most in similar roles.


Of the sultry siren types, Julie London probably appealed to me the most.