Buddy Noonan
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| Buddy Noonan | |
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| Born | Earl Seely Noonan April 9, 1937 Los Angeles, California |
| Died | July 3, 1989 (aged 52) Los Angeles, California |
| Occupation | Cinematographer, actor, entertainer, journalist, television producer |
Buddy Noonan [1], born Earl Seely Noonan in Glendale, California on April 9, 1937, was an American cinematographer, actor, entertainer, television producer, and freelance journalist. television producer for nationally syndicated television series such as The Happy Wanderers, Wanderlust, and The Roving Kind, which were shot on location throughout the United States and Mexico. The series were distributed by Bill Burrud Productions and originally aired on KCOP-TV in Los Angeles. Noonan appeared in episodes of the Treasure series, and later re-run on The Discovery Channel, and made an appearance in Beyond Bizarre.
[edit] Career
Noonan started his career by acting in The Bogus Green. A graduate of Eagle Rock High School, he started working for Bill Burrud Productions. After the series ended, he relocated to Mammoth Lakes, California as a reporter for the Mammoth Lakes District Review and feature writer and columnist for The Mammoth Times with columnist and publisher Wally Hoffman. He later co-anchored the local news for Channel 5 with Marilyn Fisher.
Among his feature stories, Noonan interviewed producer Frank Marshall on the set of Raiders of the Lost Ark. Noonan's work was published in magazines throughout the Pacific southwest, including Desert Publications and The Review[2]. He wrote historical accounts of the Old West and on mining towns that had flourished during the Gold Rush, including Bodie Ghost Town. Noonan's forward appears in Murders at Convict Lake, an account of several escaped fugitives for which Convict Lake is named after.
Noonan's historical works are on display at the Mono County Historical Society near Bodie State Historical Park in Bridgeport, California. His photographic slides of the southwest are on display at the Henry F. Hauser Museum, and at the Geology Department of Cochise College in Sierra Vista, Arizona. In the 1980s, Noonan was floor director for the Trinity Broadcasting Network.
[edit] Death
Noonan died of cancer at Glendale Adventist Medical Center in Glendale, California. He is buried [3] at Valhalla Memorial Park Cemetery in North Hollywood, CA.
[edit] Publications
- Railroad in the Sky, by Buddy Noonan
- Camp Rucker, the Army's Forgotten Outpost, by Buddy Noonan
