TVC 657.1: Ed welcomes Bill Taylor, author of Mike Connors: A Life of Integrity in Film and Television, an in-depth biography of actor Mike Connors, from his humble upbringing in Fresno, California to the circumstances that led him to be discovered by film director William Wellman while playing basketball at UCLA, to the drive and intensity that Connors brought to his acting career, to his passion and genuine interest in people that was part of Connors’ makeup, on and off camera, to the pivotal role that Lucille Ball played in getting Mannix on the air and changing the course of Connors' life. Topics this segment include the story of how a chance meeting with an optometrist set into motion the events that brought Bill into Connors’ life and eventually becoming his biographer; the various hardships that Connors overcame in his formative years; and how Connors learned from his father the importance of living by The Golden Rule. Mike Connors: A Life of Integrity in Film and Television is available right now from our friends at BearManor Media. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices