One of these suppliers was ultimately the one that offered the film to Comedy Central, after which it found its way into a box of films sent to Frank Conniff in 1992, when he chose Manos as one of the films to be shown on Mystery Science Theater 3000.

In the 1950s, Dagmar was a regular panelist on the NBC game show, Who Said That ?, along with H. V. Kaltenborn, Deems Taylor, Frank Conniff, Peggy Ann Garner, and Boris Karloff.

Frank Conniff was one of the MST3K writers, providing his share of the movie " riffs " that defined the show.

* 1962: The Ray Conniff Singers recorded a version of the song as part of a medley with " Jolly Old St. Nicholas ," which was released on their Christmas album, We Wish You a Merry Christmas.

Norman was also a member of the Ray Conniff Singers.

During his years with MST3K, Conniff was also part of the writing team, and the individual responsible for screening and selecting many of the films shown.

On October 30, 2007, Joel Hodgson announced he was starting a new show with the same " riffing on bad movies " premise as MST3K called Cinematic Titanic, together with former MST3K cast and crew members Conniff, Trace Beaulieu, J. Elvis Weinstein, and Mary Jo Pehl .< ref >

A recording by Johnny Mathis, arranged by Ray Conniff was the most successful version of the song, reaching # 5 on the Billboard Top 100 singles chart.

He was followed by other successful artists of the time such as Bing Crosby, Ray Conniff, and Paul Anka.

*" The Power of Love ", by Ray Conniff ( 1969 )

** Ray Conniff ( choir director ) for " Somewhere My Love ( Lara's Theme From Dr. Zhivago )" performed by the Ray Conniff Singers

*" Harmony ", a song by the The Ray Conniff Singers, from the 1973 album of the same name

He had three more hits in 1956 (" Wild Cherry ", " Ghost Town " and " Namely You "), all backed by orchestra leader Ray Conniff.

** Ray Conniff ( choir director ) for " Somewhere My Love ( Lara's Theme From Dr. Zhivago )" performed by the Ray Conniff Singers

TV's Frank, played by Frank Conniff, is a fictional character, mad scientist Dr. Clayton Forrester's lab assistant in the television comedy series Mystery Science Theater 3000.

In 1996, she began playing the role of Pearl Forrester, the mother of Dr. Clayton Forrester ( Trace Beaulieu ), initially as a guest character and then as a recurring character on the departure of TV's Frank ( played by Frank Conniff ).

Versions of " This Is My Song " have been recorded by Ronnie Aldrich, the Ray Charles Singers, Ray Conniff and the Singers ( from the This Is My Song album / 1967 ), James Darren, Percy Faith, Connie Francis ( live version ), Bobby Hendricks, Engelbert Humperdinck ( whose " Release Me " succeeded Clark's version of " This Is My Song " at # 1 UK and kept Secombe's version at # 2 ), Morgana King, The Lettermen, James Last, the Patrick Linder and Thilo Wolf Big Band, Mantovani, Lena Martell, Al Martino, Paul Mauriat, Jane McDonald, Jim Nabors, Frank Sinatra, Jerry Vale and Andy Williams.

Currently, Conniff hosts Cartoon Dump, a monthly comedy / music revue that ends by showcasing some of the worst cartoons of all time, at The Steve Allen Theater in Los Angeles.

The best-known recordings were made by Rosemary Clooney and Bing Crosby — who both appeared in the film — as well as separate recordings by Eddie Fisher, and the Ray Conniff Singers.

* Young at Heart, a 1960 album by Ray Conniff

** This Is My Song ( Ray Conniff album ), a 1967 album by Ray Conniff

Other versions of " Nadia's Theme " have been recorded, including easy listening renditions by such artists as Ronnie Aldrich, Ray Conniff, Ferrante & Teicher, the orchestra of The Lawrence Welk Show, and James Galway ; a semi-rock version by The Ventures ; and David Hasselhoff's vocal rendition, which incorporated De Vorzon's and Botkin Jr .' s lyrics, for his 1997 album Lovin ' Feelings.

Instrumental versions were done by Ray Conniff His Orchestra and Chorus, Le Grand Orchestre de Paul Mauriat, Richard Clayderman.

Called Cinematic Titanic, it features several former MST3K cast and crew members: Beaulieu, J. Elvis Weinstein, Frank Conniff and Mary Jo Pehl .< ref >

Frank Conniff ( born August 30, 1956 in New York, New York ) is a writer and actor who is perhaps best known for his portrayal of TV's Frank on Mystery Science Theater 3000 ( MST3K ).

After leaving MST3K behind, Conniff went on to become executive story editor for the popular ABC series Sabrina, the Teenage Witch.

* 1956 – Frank Conniff, American writer and actor

Other arrangers of note include Vic Schoen, Pete Rugolo, Oliver Nelson, Johnny Richards, Billy May, Thad Jones, Maria Schneider, Bob Brookmeyer, Steve Sample, Sr, Lou Marini, Nelson Riddle, Ralph Burns, Billy Byers, Gordon Jenkins, Ray Conniff, Henry Mancini, Gordon Goodwin, and Ray Reach.

Gozzo, lead trumpeter on the Glen Gray, Stan Kenton, and Harry James " remakes ", and in Dan Terry's 1954 Columbia sessions, recorded extensively with arrangers Van Alexander, Nelson Riddle, Billy May, Ray Conniff, Jerry Fielding and Shorty Rogers, and also with performers Dean Martin and Frank Sinatra.

* 1956: William Randolph Hearst Jr., J. Kingsbury-Smith and Frank Conniff, International News Service, " for a series of exclusive interviews with the leaders of the Soviet Union.

Madison Magazine named The Progressive's political editor Ruth Conniff as one of their Editors ' Choice in 2011 for her " frontline dispatches from inside and outside the State Capitol and the courtroom across the street.

“ Best Book of 2010 ,” Ruth Conniff, The Progressive magazine, for The Death and Life of American Journalism.

He also worked with other notable jazz artists, including Buddy DeFranco, Art Pepper and Red Norvo, and for many years with EZ music arranger and director Ray Conniff.

Bandleader Ray Conniff added lyrics and titled the song for his album I Will Survive in 1979.

Although a native of New York City, where he had accumulated some experience in stand-up comedy, Conniff found himself in Minneapolis in the mid-80's undergoing rehabilitation for substance abuse, according to a 2007 interview.

From the second through sixth seasons of Mystery Science Theater 3000's time on Comedy Central, Conniff played one of the " mads " ( short for " mad scientists ") next to Trace Beaulieu.

In the summer of 2005 Conniff provided the voice for legendary cowboy Buffalo Bill Cody in two episodes of The Radio Adventures of Dr. Floyd.

During these exciting years I produced records for the following artists: The Ray Conniff Singers, The Ray Conniff Orchestra, Rosemary Clooney, Vic Damone, Percy Faith, Jerry Vale, Johnny Mathis, Johnny Ray, Leslie Uggams, Kitty Callen, Guy Mitchell, The Kirby Stone Four, Tony Bennett, the Count Basie Orchestra, Frankie Laine, Jimmy Dean, The Four Lads, and Oscar Brown Jr. Beginning with ' My Fair Lady ' Goddard Lieberson, President of Columbia Records, appointed me recording director of all Columbia Records original cast albums .” Al also produced other Original cast best sellers including “ West Side Story ”, “ Most Happy Fella ”, “ Gypsy ”, “ House of Flowers ”, and “ Bells are Ringing ”.

Keely Smith, Ray Conniff, Wes Montgomery, George Shearing, Curtis Counce, Isaac Hayes, Sun Ra, The Supremes ( for their album I Hear A Symphony ), Sarah Brightman, and Saint Etienne have also recorded cover versions of this standard.

Ruth Conniff, reviewing the book for The Progressive, comments that certain arguments and examples in the book are seemingly at odds.

* 1916 – Ray Conniff, American composer and conductor ( d. 2002 )

Subsequently, Sarah Vaughan, Judi Dench, Grace Jones, Barbra Streisand, Shirley Bassey, Zarah Leander, Tiger Lillies, Ray Conniff, Glenn Close, Cher and many other famous artists have recorded the song, and it became a jazz standard.

* October 12 – Ray Conniff, American musician and bandleader ( b. 1916 )

Despite the quality of individual songs, " lush orchestration and a Ray Conniff type choir, presumably aimed at Dr. King ’ s predominantly middle class following, finally destroyed a lot of the record ’ s potential.

The long series of musical groups Shaw formed included such talents as vocalists Billie Holiday, Helen Forrest and, Mel Tormé ; drummers Buddy Rich and Dave Tough, guitarists Barney Kessel, Jimmy Raney, and Tal Farlow and trombonist-arranger Ray Conniff, among countless others.

In 1982 she recorded a track with The Ray Conniff Singers, a rendition of " Delta Dawn ", in order to be included in the Conniff's duets album " The Nashville Connection ," but ultimately the track didn't enter.

Frank Conniff chose Manos to be featured on Mystery Science Theater 3000 in 1992.

* Michael L. Conniff and Cyrus B. Dawsey, editors, The Confederados: Old South Immigrants in Brazil, Tuscaloosa: University of Alabama.

Thrower, and WPIX-FM programming director Charlie Whittaker selected the music, based largely on the easy listening format the radio station had at that time, with the likes of Percy Faith ( whose rendition of " Joy to the World " is played at the beginning and the end of the telecast ), Nat King Cole, Arthur Fiedler and the Boston " Pops " Popular Orchestra, Mantovani, and the Ray Conniff Singers to name a few.

Bandleader Ray Conniff died at about the same time, and while Conniff's obituary in the Los Angeles Times rated an entire column, Lohman's took up nearly three pages.