Monday, August 29, 2005: Hurricane Katrina wrecked havoc in the Gulf of Mexico, swamping 80% of New Orleans.
"It came on Mississippi like a ton of bricks. It's a terrible storm," the state's Governor said at the time.
Thirty one years earlier, Larry Hagman, Patrick Duffy and Jessica Walter starred in the TV movie, Hurricane. Based on William C. Anderson's 1972 book, Hurricane Hunters, the movie told a story of survival "in the eye of the hurricane".
Since 1953, women's names had been used to describe hurricane. William C. Anderson explained, "Experience has shown that the use of women's names, in written as well as spoken communications, is shorter, quicker and less subject to error than the older, more cumbersome, latitude-longitude identification methods."
Four years after appearing on Hurricane, Larry Hagman and Patrick Duffy rose to TV stardom in the nighttime soap opera, Dallas.
At its peak, an estimated 21.6 million Britons were watching the Dallas episode 'Who Shot J.R?', shown in 1980. And at Larry's press conference, 200 people attended including reporters, photographers, publicists and observers.
That same year, the Queen's Mother was celebrating her 80th birthday. At an after Royal gala gathering, she was heard to have told Larry, "I am not going to ask you who shot you."
He replied, "I wouldn’t say, not even to you, your Highness."
Of its popularity, Larry stated, "This is television’s equivalent to those supermarket novels. Something’s happening every minute."
He also mentioned, "People love to see rich people being bad. Bobby and I are always trying to get into a money making position. But every deal we make falls through. J.R’s really a rotten businessman, and everybody’s on to his swindles."
Of the "J.R for President" campaign, Larry teased, "If nominated I will run; if elected I will serve but first Congress has to raise the salary of $5 million a year."
Ten years after Dallas debut, Larry told People magazine, "I would have thought by now Dallas would have petered out somewhat." However he acknowledged, "Sooner or later Dallas will ride off into the sunset, just like everything else."
"It came on Mississippi like a ton of bricks. It's a terrible storm," the state's Governor said at the time.
Thirty one years earlier, Larry Hagman, Patrick Duffy and Jessica Walter starred in the TV movie, Hurricane. Based on William C. Anderson's 1972 book, Hurricane Hunters, the movie told a story of survival "in the eye of the hurricane".
Since 1953, women's names had been used to describe hurricane. William C. Anderson explained, "Experience has shown that the use of women's names, in written as well as spoken communications, is shorter, quicker and less subject to error than the older, more cumbersome, latitude-longitude identification methods."
Four years after appearing on Hurricane, Larry Hagman and Patrick Duffy rose to TV stardom in the nighttime soap opera, Dallas.
At its peak, an estimated 21.6 million Britons were watching the Dallas episode 'Who Shot J.R?', shown in 1980. And at Larry's press conference, 200 people attended including reporters, photographers, publicists and observers.
That same year, the Queen's Mother was celebrating her 80th birthday. At an after Royal gala gathering, she was heard to have told Larry, "I am not going to ask you who shot you."
He replied, "I wouldn’t say, not even to you, your Highness."
Of its popularity, Larry stated, "This is television’s equivalent to those supermarket novels. Something’s happening every minute."
He also mentioned, "People love to see rich people being bad. Bobby and I are always trying to get into a money making position. But every deal we make falls through. J.R’s really a rotten businessman, and everybody’s on to his swindles."
Of the "J.R for President" campaign, Larry teased, "If nominated I will run; if elected I will serve but first Congress has to raise the salary of $5 million a year."
Ten years after Dallas debut, Larry told People magazine, "I would have thought by now Dallas would have petered out somewhat." However he acknowledged, "Sooner or later Dallas will ride off into the sunset, just like everything else."
