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	Bonanza Casting
		Producer David Dortort and some of the NBC top brass had the idea of Pernell wearing the fl costume, along with his desire to break the stereotyped villains in television and film, worn by many actors portraying bad guys~ in a fl costume.
		David Dortort had worked with Dan Blocker in one episode of "The Restless Gun", and Blocker was feeling like a failure after "Cimarron City" was cancelled, and all the parts he had played before, playing thugs or semi-idiots.
		Dortort scripted Griff as the new man on the Ponderosa and he was introduced in "Riot" where Candy, who is disguised as an inmate trying to help Ben Cartwright escape from rioting prisoners, remembers his young friend.
	ponderosascenery.homestead.com /files/casting.html (2613 words)

	MTV.com - Movies - David Dortort
		David Dortort had a strong interest in the American West as a boy during the 1920s, which he soon began indulging, in both his reading and his writing.
		Dortort also began writing for television during the mid-'50s, earning Emmy nominations for his adaptation of Walter Van Tilburg Clark's The Ox-Bow Incident to television, and transposing William Faulkner's fiction to the small screen in An Error in Chemistry.
		Dortort then served as executive producer of Bonanza: The Return (1993), and as consultant on The Ponderosa, the "pre-quel" series, telling the history of the Cartwright family before most of the events depicted on the original series, which premiered on cable television during the 2001-2002 season.
	www.mtv.com /movies/person/77660/bio.jhtml (918 words)

	Bonanza Library: David Dortort - The View From The Top - March 1965
		Dortort is a shy, gentle man who has been seldom known to raise his voice to anyone below the level of a troublesome network vice president.
		Dortort drew her aside and told her not to worry, that things were improving.
		On the strength of Dortort's success as producer of 'Restless Gun', with John Payne, NBC pegged him as an expert on Westerns, and hired him to produce 'Bonanza', the first color series owned in its entirety by the network.
	ponderosascenery.homestead.com /files/library/tvarticle10.html (1802 words)

	Bonanza - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		This card was a rendition of creator/producer David Dortort, portrayed here as an overseer in mines.
		When the show's creator, David Dortort, named himself executive producer in 1967, handing production duties to Robert Blees and removing himself from the day-to-day running of the show in order to spend more time producing the series The High Chaparral, the show's popularity waned even more.
		In 1967, David Canary joined the cast as Candy Canaday, a drifting cowboy-turned-ranch foreman; a popular addition to the cast, he left in 1970 due to a contract dispute.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Bonanza (908 words)

	Egelman/Dortort Genealogy Page (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
		David Shlomo and Miryam lived in Drohobycz, Galicia, and were visiting Berlin for a relative's (son's?) wedding.
		Marcus Yehoshua Mordechai Dortort, one of the sons of David Shlomo, in Austrian Army, WWI.
		Edward (Ephraim) Kahane Dortort, was born on 20 Sep 1870 in Rozdal Zydozow, Austria, and died on 18 Sep 1957 in Philadelphia, Penn. The youngest of 15 children, he served in the Austrian army, and apparently worked for the Austrian newspapers.
	www.eagleman.com /family/dortort.html (302 words)

	Article - Bonanza's Beginnings
		David Dortort was a writer/producer for NBC when he presented the idea of Bonanza to NBC executives.
		Dortort later said, "Lorne not only dominated Bond, but he made him look, by contract, a weak, indecisive man." Ward Bond was a classic actor in his own right, but it was a good call for Dortort to go with Lorne Greene.
		Dortort's original impression of Michael was that he was too immature and too young for the role.
	www.tvwestern.com /articles/clinton.html (649 words)

	Bonanza World Discussion Board (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
		David Dortort, who produced and created Bonanza, had a fascination for cowboy history from boyhood, but he grew up a long way from the open skies and fresh air of the West.
		Dortort's talent as a student was already clear when he graduated from Boys High School of Brooklyn in 1932 and became, at age 15, the youngest freshman in The City College of New York.
		David Dortort wanted to do a Western that was different than the usual formula of focusing on lone drifters, and to instead explore the natural beauty of the West and promote family values.
	bonanzaworld.net /forums/bonanza/topic/7135-1.html (1988 words)

	Cast
		David Dortort, creator of The High Chaparral, first noticed him in a Bonanza episode in 1961, where he played God, and signed him up as ranch patriarch John Cannon.
		Dortort was wanting a young man with just the right generation clash with authority, and Mark provided it by yanking Dortort up out of his chair by the lapel of his suit in the impromptu audition.
		David Dortort had been auditioning actresses for three weeks, seeking just the right person with stunning good looks and a fiery personality, who could breathe life into the aristocratic Victoria Montoya, and he had just about given up hope of ever finding the right person.
	www.doncollier.com /casthc.htm (3208 words)

	The Jewish Journal Of Greater Los Angeles
		Dortort and Mailer were hired to adapt their books into screenplays.
		Dortort’s idea: "Bonanza," a family-hearted Western about a rancher and his sons who lived near Virginia City, Nev., on the Ponderosa ranch.
		Dortort acknowledges a strong parallel between the Ponderosa and the State of Israel.
	www.jewishjournal.com /home/print.php?id=7984 (742 words)

	Article - David Macklin
		David is unique, and he takes his time to talk to his fans personally.
		Less than half way through the reading the producer David Dortort said, 'That's enough, you have the part.' The casting director took me and went out to the office where all these good actors were waiting to read and told them thanks but go home the part has been cast.
		David: Well lets see - a lot of things that people did seemed like a joke but it turned out they were serious.
	www.tvwestern.com /articles/macklin.html (1598 words)

	Las Vegas SUN: Creator, stars' relatives remember popular Western 'Bonanza'
		Dortort, who was a history major and is a stickler for historic accuracy, noted that when "Bonanza" debuted it went against the popular myth of the Western, promoted in shows about drifting gunfighters who resolve their problems with guns and fists.
		The motivation for Ben Cartwright moving to the Ponderosa was that he witnessed the rape of the land in California during the gold rush.
		At the time he, David and one of their two sisters were at the family's residence in Switzerland, where Dan Blocker had moved them two years earlier.
	www.lasvegassun.com /sunbin/stories/do/1999/sep/10/509287928.html (1128 words)

	Nevada Appeal - News
		David Dortort, who created ''Bonanza" in 1959, said the idea to shoot locations in the North Shore area was essential to his vision.
		Ponderosa Ranch President David Geddes recently announced the company is looking at selling the property to a coalition of government agencies for potential use as a public area, with access to surrounding forests.
		In addition to the beautiful setting, Dortort credits the success of the show, which in a recent TV Guide poll was named the greatest television Western, to its positive message.
	www.nevadaappeal.com /apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20040309/News/103090001 (671 words)

	The High Chaparral Producers
		While Dortort was writing for the Western series, "RESTLESS GUN," the series star, John Payne, was so impressed with his work that he asked Dortort to take over the producing reins.
		Dortort graduated from the New York City College in 1938 with a B.A. in English and Philosophy.
		Dortort served as President of the Television-Radio branch of the Writers' Guild for three consecutive terms.
	www.thehighchaparral.com /production.htm (659 words)

	TV Guide 1965 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
		David Dortort is a contented TV chieftain to whom even network nabobs
		Dortort is a shy, gentle man who has seldom been known to raise his
		Dortort drew her aside and told her not to worry, that things were
	bonanza1.com /tvguide65.html (1113 words)

	Mary's Guy Williams Fan Site - Bonanza
		David Dortort, Bonanza's producer, wanted to add dimension to the show.
		In David Greenland's Bonanza book, he writes that this story of Guy's leaving the series is only partially true.
		Greenland did say that NBC had no intention of letting Pernell go, but that their main concern was whether or not fans would accept a married Cartwright brother.
	www.guywilliams.tv /bonanza1.html (935 words)

	Ponderosa Ranch (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
		Owners of the ranch sold it in July to Incline Village resident and developer David Duffield for an undisclosed price.
		A coalition of government agencies had hoped to buy the land, putting together more than $50 million for the purchase before the Ponderosa's owners made a deal with Duffield.
		INCLINE VILLAGE — David Dortort, creator of the long-running television series "Bonanza," says he's saddened by a plan to sell a Western theme amusement park at Lake Tahoe that was inspired by the show.
	www.nevoldwest.com /Travel_NV/Ponderosa/ponderosa.html (667 words)

	Hollywood on the Rio Grande \| 100 Years of Film \| New Mexico Film Museum
		David Dortort, producer of the long-running, top-rated Bonanza and High Chaparral, made a quick trip to New Mexico.
		I asked Dortort if he could talk him into coming back to fully advise the most expedient way to get a "street" at the Eaves Ranch.
		Arriving at the Beverly Hills Hotel from New Mexico were: Gov. David Cargo, his charming wife, Ida Jo, Lou Gasparini, Ralph Looney, Chuck Middlestadt, Steve Kopack, Charles Le Maire and P.R. people Charles Cullen and Bill Prevetti.
	www.nmfilmmuseum.org /history/riogrande4.php (1491 words)

	Bonanza is the featured TV show of the month from oldetimecooking.com. Read about Hoss and the other Cartwrights ...
		When producer David Dortort sold NBC on the idea of creating Bonanza, he thought the show would offer an interesting contrast to the sitcoms and formula Westerns that filled the TV schedule at that time.
		He had no idea he was creating a phenomena that would air for an incredible 14 years as a first-run show on U.S. TV, be syndicated to virtually every country around the globe, and introduce characters who would become beloved by hundred of millions of fans.
		Dortort, a writer turned producer, wanted to create a show that he felt would counteract the image of the bumbling, inept male depicted on many TV shows in the 50’s.
	www.oldetimecooking.com /TV/bonanza.htm (1167 words)

	The Bonanza Story! (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
		Although the ratings of the show were marginal in the first two years it stayed on the air and became a huge success when it was moved from it's original time slot of 7:30pm on Saturday to Sunday night at 9:00pm.
		The story is told from the point of view of the Cartwrights-a father and three sons whose allegiance is not to silver but to the land.
		After David Dortort assembled the cast of "Bonanza", he promptly informed NBC that he had grandiose plans indeed for this new series.
	bonanza1.com /bon (1418 words)

	Bonanza: Defending Miss David
		Miss David came onto the front porch as she heard the wagon roll up, a white towel held in one hand.
		Her parents had died when she was young and as far as he knew, she had no brothers or sisters.
		Lorna David awoke with a start, roused by the unexpected knock on her front door.
	www.williamsmith.org /bonanzadefendingmissdavid.html (16727 words)

	MTV.com - Movies - David Dortort
		David Dortort contributed to a number of feature films of the 1950s as a screenwriter, but it was as a producer on television that he made his lasting impact on popular culture.
		Although he couldn't have known it when he launched Bonanza in 1959,...
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	www.mtv.com /movies/person/77660/personmain.jhtml (82 words)

	Bonanza Biography : Joan Markowitz - www.ezboard.com
		Often working late into the wee hours of the morning, Joan typed up the hand-written script as David Dortort composed it, with nearby production personnel "breaking down" the script as the scenes were typed.
		Fascinated with the script and in particular the character of Ben Cartwright, it was Joan's suggestion that the ranch be named the Ponderosa instead of its original name, the Panamint, to reflect Ben's deep love of the Ponderosa pines of Nevada territory.
		It was at the 2001 Convention that Joan was reunited with David Dortort whom she hadn't seen in 35 years.
	p088.ezboard.com /fbonanzaworldfrm11.showMessage?topicID=8.topic (4692 words)

	UJ - University of Judaism
		He, along with David Dortort, noted television writer and director, was given an honorary doctorate.
		The organization also paid tribute to Dr. David Lieber, president emeritus of the UJ, and to the late Dr. Max Vorspan, who served as the mentor of the organization.
		Founded in 1963, University Women is comprised of volunteers who seek to express their cultural, artistic, and social awareness interests while supporting the programs of the University of Judaism.
	www.uj.edu /Content/ContentUnit.asp?CID=1317&u=4450&t=0 (933 words)

	Bonanza (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
		It was such a satisfying logo it seemed to signal the real start of the program.
		It was derived from a theme developed by David Rose for use in episode scores of the series to represent The Ponderosa -- the ranch on which the series took place -- which was "home" to the main characters.
		The melody was included on the Bonanza soundtrack album.] Composer: David D. Rose (ASCAP) 1978 Publisher: David Rose Publishing Co. (ASCAP) 2000 Publisher: David Rose Publishing Co. (ASCAP) of Sherman Oaks, CA Copyright Date (as "Ponderosa"): Sept. 20, 1961; Eu 688 184.
	www.classicthemes.com /50sTVThemes/themePages/bonanza.html (344 words)

	Southwest of Nevada
		Lancer was Joe’s rival for Lorna’s affections, and even though Lorna had made it clear Scott didn’t love her, Joe still saw the displaced easterner as a stumbling block in his relationship with the older woman.
		Lorna David was a name he hadn’t heard in a long time.
		Scott didn’t want to discuss Lorna David or the true reason for Joe’s visit with Murdoch, but he was fairly certain Johnny would insist.
	www.womenwritersblock.com /katebon-lan1.htm (12923 words)

	Las Vegas SUN:
		Dseries creator/ producer David Dortort says it was his idea -- not the network's -- to make the show in color.
		NBC said it would cost 25 percent more to produce a show in color and would only agree to it if Dortort paid the 25 percent cost overrun, which he did for several years, until Chevrolet took over the sponsorship.
		* Dortort saw Greene in an episode of the popular series "Wagon Train" and liked how he commanded respect in front of the camera.
	www.lasvegassun.com /sunbin/stories/text/1999/sep/10/509287856.html (1384 words)

	Hombre - www.ezboard.com
		It was the bar scene in Hombre that brought David to David Dortort's attention.
		Yes, David starred in Hombre in 1966, but was such a 'new' star that his name isn't mentioned in any of the credits on the tape cover.
		Somehow, David Dortort, saw a diamond in the rough and immediately cast him as Candy!
	p088.ezboard.com /fbonanzaworldfrm7.showMessage?topicID=1318.topic (271 words)

	A Time to Laugh
		David Mandible, all around evildoer and not-very-nice person, had finally met his doom after three episodes of harassing, threatening, kidnapping, and torturing poor, handsome Adam Cartwright.
		Adam's good brother, Hoss, while accompanied by a naughty Little Joe, had shot Mandible when he was about to shoot a disgusted Pa and as Adam lay dying, yet cute, nearby.
		David Mandible's lawyer, a guy with a crooked nose and long curly blond hair, read the section of the will that pertained to Mandible's faithful cook:
	www.angelfire.com /tv2/theponderosa/FanFiction/ATimetoLaugh.htm (7302 words)

	Re: The Ponderosa: David Dortort got a bad deal -- Bonanza: Scenery of the Ponderosa Forum (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
		Re: The Ponderosa: David Dortort got a bad deal -- Bonanza: Scenery of the Ponderosa Forum
		David got sick from this and as time went on, he got sicker and sicker.
		He's old, retired and in poor health, as it is.
	www.voy.com /75280/2/23158.html (477 words)

	*These characters are not mine and such…they are the property of David Dortort etc
		Breathing deeply and trying to get themselves under control, Lucas Whitcomb and David Fadely were quick to utter, “No, Sir’s” and “Sorry, Sir’s” before they angered their teacher any further.
		Hudson instructed the older children to began writing an essay on their summer plans, while he composed simple arithmetic problems on the wrap-around board, for the younger children.
		Carrie had only just begun her essay when she heard the garbled wisecracks of Lucas and David, seated only a few desks away.
	www.bonanza-legacy.com /authors/sarahs003.html (9569 words)

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