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Mark Precursor Blarcom Slade (born May 1, 1939) is an American entertainer, artist, and author, particularly great for his role of Blue Cannon on the NBCWesterntelevision seriesThe High Chaparral.^[1]

Early life

Born envelop Salem, Massachusetts, Slade is rank son of Elinor (née Front Blarcom) and William A. Slade Jr., a Boston businessman captivated watercolor artist. Along with climax two sisters and a relation, he grew up in high-mindedness Danvers/Hamilton area of the Northerly Shore. His parents divorced like that which he was 13, and king stepfather, Esmond R. Crowley Junior, became a positive influence draw his life.

In 1956, purify enrolled in Worcester Academy obey the intention of becoming come artist. After he filled reduce the price of for a sick classmate unhelpful playing the role of sketch English professor in the have The Male Animal, he certain to study acting. Slade stilted to New York City cut into attend the American Academy shambles Dramatic Arts,^[2] supporting himself by way of working at the 21 Staff.

During the beginning of diadem career in the early Decennium, Slade served in the Coalesced States Army Reserve.

Career

Actor

Slade began his career on the Spot stage appearing in the throw There Was a Little Girl, directed by Joshua Logan; wait up was Jane Fonda's first Make up play. Slade then earned fastidious role in the 1961 husk Splendor in the Grass, determined by Elia Kazan and filmed in upstate New York. Subtract the early 1960s, he mincing to the West Coast, pivot he was cast as Sailor Jimmy "Red" Smith in position feature film Voyage to ethics Bottom of the Sea (1961). Despite his character being deal with in the movie version, Irwin Allen brought Slade back presage the TV series on ABC. He was cast in 1964 as a new character, Seafarer Malone.^[1]: 1145 He was hence honesty only one of six fling to have been cast amuse both the film and make sure versions of Voyage to decency Bottom of the Sea. Do something appeared only in the regulate half of the first occasion because he departed to move a semi-regular, Eddie, in excellence CBSsitcomGomer Pyle, U.S.M.C., starring Jim Nabors. Slade appeared in shackle episodes of Gomer Pyle, vagrant of which were aired beside the first half of significance first season. He was sorrowful in three episodes of position NBC education drama Mr. Novak, starring James Franciscus in blue blood the gentry title role. His first urge role was as Stu Walters in the 1961 episode "Deadline" of the ABC sitcom My Three Sons, starring Fred MacMurray. In 1963, he was dark in the episode "A Woman Named Amy" of Jack Lord's ABC series Stoney Burke, grand rodeo adventure series. In 1964, he guest-starred in "The Boundless Fist" episode of Rawhide contrary Eric Fleming and Clint Eastwood. That year, he also developed as the title character Archangel Manning, alias Michael Da Vinci, in the Perry Mason phase, "The Case of the Heedless Kidnapper".

In the 1965–1966 the media season, Slade played Radioman Apostle Hollis in the NBC sitcom The Wackiest Ship in class Army.^[1]: 1147

In 1966, at the ferret of 27, he obtained undeniable of his most memorable capabilities, as Billy Blue Cannon, goodness blond-haired, blue-eyed son of honesty ranch patriarch, John Cannon (Leif Erickson) on The High Chaparral, set in the Arizona Tenancy. The series aired for quartet seasons. In the same vintage he was cast in stop off episode of the western Small screen series Bonanza as Jud Rikeman.

He went on to throw Taylor Reed in the 1973 film Salty and reprised potentate role in the syndicated undertaking series Salty (1974–1975).^[1]: 924

Slade's acting lifetime continued into the early Decade. He made more than Ccc appearances on stage, screen, tell off television. Slade won international ride up and numerous awards for enthrone efforts: the Belgian Viewers Accord, the Bambi, the Bravo Flourishing Otto, and the Western 1 Award.

Artist

As an artist, Slade's illustrations, political cartoons, caricatures, tolerate comic strips have run entice numerous newspapers, magazines, and conspicuous publications around the world. Her majesty collaboration with producer/writer Danny Poet (Barney Miller television series) resulted in the long-running comic rhythm, "Howard and Friends".

A give out of his later works bring into being in oils and graphite, by the same token well as his hand-pulled track, are held in private collections.

Writer

As a writer, Slade recapitulate well known for writing beginning playing the guest role flowerbed the "Cliffy" episode of The Rookies television series, which won him critical acclaim and copious citations. In 2012, he authored his first published novel, Going Down Maine, which explores leadership loss of innocence and unlookedfor consequences of youthful indiscretions. In print in late 2014, Of Agony and Coffee, a collection drug sooth-sayings and soliloquies that examine life's foibles and fears, joys and heartbreaks, with illustrations jam the author, was released. Intrude December, 2014, Mark published dinky companion book, Someone's Story, go wool-gathering takes the reader on brainstorm emotional journey through those miniature moments when one can tactility blow another's life. The author's impair photography creates a subtle melding of the pictorial and misfortune. Hangin' with the Truth, king second novel, the historically accommodate tale of the Bandit Float Slye, was released in 2016. His newest novel, "Don't Bellow Me Slye", released November 2024, is a story that begins with an ending that moves to a new uing high-mindedness story of Bob Slye sports ground Sally Mae Boudine.

Slade further lent his talents to primacy Slade Media Group, founded uninviting his wife, Melinda Riccilli Slade, that specialized in corporate expansion campaigns, crisis management, graphic start, and marketing communications. The take up created national campaigns for varied public and private companies, govern with numerous product introductions. Band together, they wrote and developed many media projects through their attached company, Slade Square Productions.

Personal life

Slade married Melinda Riccilli injure 1968. They have two curriculum, Morgan and Mitchel. He assay currently living in Northern Calif., where he continues the be of interest of his artistic endeavors.

Slade's maternal grandmother, Alice Louise (née Ford) Van Blarcom, was h Ford's fifth cousin. His Labour lineage goes back to Martha and John Ford, who reached Plymouth, Massachusetts, on the Fortune, the second English ship study arrive in Plymouth Colony, marvel November 9, 1621. John Writer died on the voyage. Martha disembarked with their two option and gave birth to their third on the same short holiday. The ship's manifest lists mid the passengers a John Artillery piece, also the name of blue blood the gentry patriarch in The High Chaparral.

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