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Saturday Morning Serial<br />
By: Beverly Washburn / Hollywood Memories<br />
thought I’d write this month about a TV show I<br />
I did many years ago called “Fury.”<br />
The year was 1956 and I was cast in this Saturday<br />
morning NBC serial. The TV show was about a boy and his horse (much<br />
like Lassie the dog) since the boy and horse always came to someone’s<br />
rescue!<br />
In this particular episode, I played a little brat who was not happy<br />
that my mother was getting married to someone I did not like. I was<br />
actually almost thirteen but was playing the part of a ten-year-old.<br />
In one scene, I started crying (what else is new) and run away after<br />
trying to drive a car which I smashed up and drove down a cliff. Enter<br />
Fury, the beautiful black stallion and the little boy, Joey (played by<br />
Bobby Diamond) who miraculously bring me to safety<br />
It also starred Peter Graves, who later can best be remembered from<br />
the TV show Mission Impossible. The series ran from 1955 to 1960. I<br />
watched it every Saturday and so was thrilled to be cast in one of my<br />
favorite shows.<br />
About “Fury” the horse. His real name was “Beauty” and was mostly<br />
called “Beaut.” He lived to be 29 and was trained by Ralph McCutcheon<br />
who was like the Horse Whisperer.<br />
People were always astounded how Beaut understood everything he<br />
said. The horse was even trained to turn his head either left or right on<br />
command.<br />
He also played baseball! The horse would stand in center field and<br />
when someone hit the ball, he would actually “fetch” it and take it to<br />
home plate!<br />
There were actually four horses used in Fury; one being a “stand-in”,<br />
one for long shots and then one for just standing still when there was a<br />
lot of dialogue going on. Yes, even horses can sometimes get the “star<br />
treatment” - especially when he was the main star of the show!<br />
At the start of each show, the announcer would always say: “Fury...<br />
The story of a horse and a boy who loved him.” Once again, I am so<br />
happy to have been a part of such a sweet show and one that could be<br />
watched by children, as well as their parents.<br />
Until next time, remember...The happiness of your life depends on<br />
the quality of your thoughts.<br />
10<br />
May 2018<br />
Beverly Washburn graced the silver screen as a child actress and<br />
is the author of Reel Tears. You can contact Beverly at: bjradell@<br />
hotmail.com. Check out her awesome, new website: www.<br />
beverlywashburn.com.
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