IRWIN ALLEN NEWS NETWORK
A warm welcome to the Irwin Allen News Network (IANN). Established in 1994 by Giants Log, with the late Paul Zastupnevich as president, IANN has focussed on bringing the wonderful worlds of Irwin Allen to a wider audience. Working with fans, cast and crew around the world, IANN has published dozens of newsletters, specials and web sites to promote the shows, performers, and those working so hard behind the scenes.
We hope you will enjoy browsing around the site and that you will find new material of interest. We welcome your ideas and input to help us to continue to bring the work of Irwin Allen to new generations.
If you would like to contribute articles, photos, artwork and other creative ideas, please do contact us. We are continually developing the site whenever we have a spare moment, and the extent to which we can do this depends on everyone who has fond memories of these shows and movies.
If you hover the mouse pointer over the picture above, you can identify and visit the pages dedicated to each of the Irwin Allen productions.
LATEST NEWS
A TRIBUTE TO DICK TUFELD
A beautiful tribute to Dick Tufeld by Dan Siciliano
THE VOICE AND SOUL OF THE LOST IN SPACE ROBOT
Bob May and Dick Tufeld in 1997
The Voice of the iconic Lost in Space Robot, Dick Tufeld, passed away on Sunday 22nd January 2012. A truly remarkable gentleman has been lost from the worlds of Irwin Allen.
Not only did he provide the voice, and indeed the soul, for the Robot, but also voiceovers for several other Irwin Allen productions including Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea and The Time Tunnel. He also lent his voice to the Land of the Giants presentation reel which you can see on both the US and UK DVD releases.
The Robot spoke again in the guise of the cinematic release of Lost in Space in 1998, with a new look, but the voice was exactly the same. Dick also recorded robot voice clips for the benefit of the full scale B-9 Robot replica owners so his voice will continue to live on through the Robot in homes around the globe.
"Danger Will Robinson!"
VOYAGE MOVIE 50th Anniversary Soundtrack CD
Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea: 50th Anniversary Limited Edition CD of the 1961 movie soundtrack. Available from La-La Land Records.
HOLLYWOOD SHOW VEGAS
The cast of The Poseidon Adventure (Ernest Borgnine, Stella Stevens, Carol Lynley, Eric Shea, and Pamela Sue Martin) joined the Land of the Giants cast at the Hollywood Show Vegas on Saturday 19 November 2011. Also attending were Land of the Giants guest stars Celeste Yarnall (The Golden Cage) and Bruce Dern (Wild Journey), plus Voyage Movie star Barbara Eden, Mike Lookinland (The Towering Inferno), Lawrence Montaigne (guest in The Time Tunnel), Felix Silla (stuntman on The Towering Inferno), Barbara Luna (Five Weeks in a Balloon), and Vitina Marcus (The Lost World and Lost in Space).
Celeste Yarnall, Gary Conway and Heather Young at Hollywood Show Vegas
VOYAGE SEASON 4 DVD SURFACING IN THE UK
Here is the new Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea promotional video celebrating the release of the 4th season on DVD in the UK on 7th November 2011.
20TH anniversary
Wednesday 2nd November 2011 is the 20th anniversary since Irwin Allen passed away and to remember his many contributions to the field of entertainment, we are doing extensive studies of the Irwin Allen movies and are making several updates to the movie sections over the coming weeks.
To commemorate Irwin Allen's life and career, we have a new piece of artwork by A. Dutto called "The Irwin Allen Multiverse".
As mentioned previously, we are trying to put names to faces of all of the performers who appeared in Irwin Allen's movies. This has turned out to be a monumental task and we already have several people we cannot find the names for. For instance, does anyone know who played the President in The Return of Captain Nemo. Another mystery man is the cab driver who drops Fred Astaire's character off at the tower in The Towering Inferno. Does anyone recognize either of these actors?
HELP NEEDED WITH RESEARCH
The main focus of our efforts at the Irwin Allen News Network is to document the history of all of the Irwin Allen movies and television shows and this implies extensive levels of research. We are particularly trying to credit actors and crew who didn't receive on-screen credits in the productions.
We are also studying the movies, trying to identify as many people as possible who appeared on screen and this is proving to be a never-ending challenge. We have recently added a gallery of faces from The Poseidon Adventure and The Time Travelers amongst others and have several faces we cannot yet identify. If you can help with any of these missing names with corroborating pictures of the unnamed actors, please contact us.
Here's a challenge for the really serious movie buffs. Can anyone find us a photo of an actor by the name of Kermit Kegley? He had a Broadway background before appearing in Irwin Allen's first movie, Double Dynamite.
POSEIDON ADVENTURE STARS AT JULY 2011 SHOW
Carol Lynley, Ernie F. Orsatti, Stella Stevens, Ernest Borgnine, Pamela Sue Martin, and Eric Shea
LOST IN SPACE AND VOYAGE RETURN TO US TV
MeTV will be airing Lost in Space and Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea in the US on Saturdays from 1st October 2011.
Lost in Space airs on Saturdays at 8pm on MeTV
Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea airs on Saturdays at 12am on MeTV
STEVE CAUSEY - MOEBIUS MODELS SPINDRIFT BUILD
Moebius Models 1/128 Spindrift Kit Build
STEFAN ARNGRIM RADIO INTERVIEW 23 JUNE 2011
Stefan Arngrim was interviewed on The Late Show with Ian Collins on UK radio channel TalkSport on the night of 23/24 June 2011. You can listen to the interview at
http://www.talksport.co.uk/radio/listen-again/episode/38700
Click on the 0000-0030 time range and he was on at 00:20 (ie. 12.20am).
CONVENTIONS
Convention Reports and Galleries
LAND OF THE GIANTS COMMENTARY
On Friday 8th April 2011, the cast of Land of the Giants gathered together in LA to create a very special treat exclusively for the UK Second Season DVD release which is due out in June. Stefan Arngrim, Don Marshall, Deanna Lund, Gary Conway, Heather Young and Don Matheson have recorded a really outstanding audio commentary which will appear on the second season DVD extras. This unique event showcases the delightful camaraderie between the cast members and is something we are very keen to extend to a convention in the UK.
SCIENCE FICTION MUSEUM
Visit the Spindrift and Robot at the Seattle Science Fiction Museum
THE SPINDRIFT
Visit the Spindrift "Hero" Miniature Gallery
IN THE SPOTLIGHT
Every so often we will showcase something from different creative fans on this main page. The image above shows several pieces of original artwork and model building from fans around the world. Click on each image to see more of this wonderful work. You can also see more outstanding work from other artists, animators, and model builders by visiting the creativity showcase and models pages on this site.
IRWIN ALLEN BLOG
We have set up a new blog for general chat, all the little bits of information we come across, and to highlight the latest news in the Irwin Allen worlds.
IRWIN ALLEN GALLERY
We have built a new structured and searchable Irwin Allen Gallery with lots of different bits and pieces on anything and everything related to the Irwin Allen productions. It includes new showcases of the work of the talented and creative fans, without whom there would not be many new things in the Irwin Allen universe to enjoy. If you would like your work and collections showcased here, you are welcome to send material via the Email link in the IANN contact page.
PAUL ZASTUPNEVICH PRODUCTION ART GALLERY
A new gallery called The Production Art Gallery has opened online and is the "world's first art gallery dedicated solely to original film and TV art". Included in their immense portfolio are many pieces of original Paul Zastupnevich costume art, which are available for sale. Click on the image or link below to visit the Paul Zastupnevich Production Art Gallery.
Visit the Paul Zastupnevich Production Art Gallery
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