Author Archives: Ralph

SPECIAL: Revisiting the Channing campus

Filmed December 1962 As I am nearing completion of my 10th year on this trek, I am remembering my original intent was to revisit the many sets I had filmed on and provide for my potential viewers a fly-on-the-wall-view of … Continue reading

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SPECIAL: Dancing at The Marathon again

Filmed July 1974 I had my first piano lesson when I was 7 years old. Was that because I had shown an early talent for music? No way! It seemed to me at the time, everyone my age took piano … Continue reading

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SPECIAL: The Fire Storm rages again

Filmed July 1976 When I started this project, first with the blog, RALPH’S TREK, which ran for a year and a half, and then this website, RALPH’S CINEMA TREK, my intention was to make each post a fly-on-the-wall-view visit to … Continue reading

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SPECIAL: Metamorphosis revisited again

Filmed May 1967 When I published the post for METAMORPHOSIS (http://senensky.com/metamorphosis/) on March 9, 2011, I was very inexperienced when it came to websites. That was only my 3rd post on RALPH’S CINEMA TREK and I was hesitant and insecure … Continue reading

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The Mask Makers Revisited

Filmed June 1962 I have recently read IN MORTICIA’S SHADOW, the fine biography of Carolyn Jones written by James Pylant. I’ve learned many things I didn’t know. For starters: the events that occurred between the time we made the offer … Continue reading

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Death of a Salesman (1956)

In 1948, my second year as a directing major at the Pasadena Playhouse College of Theatre Arts, I directed two productions in the Balcony theatres. In the 14 following years leading to JOHNNY TEMPLE, my first television film, I directed … Continue reading

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The Iceman Cometh (1958 & 1961)

Ben Brantley started his review in the New York Times for the 2018 revival of THE ICEMAN COMETH writing: If you have a good time at a production of “The Iceman Cometh,” does that mean the show hasn’t done its … Continue reading

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SPECIAL: I Remember

April 10, 2018 After today there are only 20 more days to wrap (film talk) my 95th year’s presence on this planet. So often I hear people say, “Life is going by so fast.” I haven’t believed that. As I … Continue reading

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SPECIAL: The Bull Roarer Roars Again

When I began writing this journal journey, my intent was to take the future readers into the production offices, out to the locations (local and distant), onto the soundstages where the films were created — to in essence provide a … Continue reading

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Prisoner in Sneakers

In an interview midway through my directing career I said: Directing episodic television is like jumping on a freight train in motion. As a director, you have to jump on and not break your legs. Once you’ve boarded it, you … Continue reading

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