JAROCHA-ERNST@BLUE.RUTGERS.EDU (08/30/85)
From: Chris Jarocha-Ernst <JAROCHA-ERNST@BLUE.RUTGERS.EDU> What your friend is probably thinking of is an anthology edited by Bradbury that included "Dr. Lao". In the mid-60s, when MARTIAN CHRONICLES really took off, Bantam Books released a series of uniformly packaged Bradbury paperbacks, including the anthology (the name of which... ). I remember being disappointed when I learned he only edited it, but I *loved* "Dr. Lao". And remember "The Seven Faces of Dr. Lao" with Tony Randall as everybody? It's been years and years, but I recall neat Jim Danforth stop-motion animation and great make-up on Tony! Too bad they threw in the "evil robber baron" plotline, though... Chris -------
mangoe@umcp-cs.UUCP (Charley Wingate) (08/30/85)
In article <3480@topaz.RUTGERS.EDU> JAROCHA-ERNST@BLUE.RUTGERS.EDU writes: >And remember "The Seven Faces of Dr. Lao" with Tony Randall as everybody? >It's been years and years, but I recall neat Jim Danforth stop-motion >animation and great make-up on Tony! Too bad they threw in the "evil >robber baron" plotline, though... And we mustn't forget the Loch Ness Monster, complete with bagpipes.... Charley Wingate umcp-cs!mangoe "You want me to make a donation to the Coast Guard Youth Auxiliary!"
bukys@rochester.UUCP (09/10/85)
From: Liudvikas Bukys <bukys> [Sorry if I'm missing the point of the discussion. I don't normally read net.sf-lovers.] If you're looking for the source of the Dr. Lao character, it's Charles Finney Jr.'s _The_Circus_of_Doctor_Lao_. An interesting item to note is that the author is the some of the famous revivalist/preacher Charles Finney (of about a century ago, maybe?).