Vintage Friday: Route 66 – 1960

One of my favorite television shows as a young child was the iconic drama, Route 66. George Maharis played edgy, street smart Buz Murdock, and Martin Milner the easier going, Yale educated Tod Stiles. The two sped down Route 66 in a corvette and filmed episodes on location. In each segment they became embroiled in the drama of people along the way. One episode featured the threesome Boris Karloff, Peter Lorre, and Lon Chaney, Jr. Among my other favorite guest stars were William Shatner, DeForest Kelley, Miriam Hopkins, Robert Duvall, Susan Oliver, and Michael Rennie, With the recent passing of Martin Milner, who beat out Robert Redford to win the part in 1960, we take a fond look back at Route 66.

I hope you enjoyed our peek back to 1960 and Route 66! Have you seen the show?

Cheers & Happy Reading!
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Paranormal romance author who loves to shake the edges of reality.

6 comments

  1. I’m not familiar with the show but the title brought to my mind Rolling Stones’ song.Thank you for this glimpse into the past!

  2. I never saw this show, but I’ve heard of it before. It sounds like something I would have enjoyed, especially with the polar-opposite backgrounds of the two leads.

    I was saddened to learn of Martin Milner’s passing. I remember him from Adam-12 with Kent McCord. As a kid, I never missed an episode!

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