Susan McCray worked in the casting department on The High Chaparral, and her father, Academy Award Winning composer, Harry Sukman, wrote the Emmy award winning score.
Susan will interview and reminice with cast, crew talking with producer Kent McCray and founder of Old Tucson Robert Shelton. The special will air on KSAV Share a Vision Radio at www.KSAV.org.
The High Chaparral Reunion, a gathering to celebrate the renowned 1960's western television show, will be held in Tucson, AZ on October 16 through 18, 2009. Activities include a day at Old Tucson Studios, where the original ranch house location set still stands. More than 30 stars, staff, behind the scenes crew members, and local Tucsonans who worked on The High Chaparral plan to arrive for this 3-day event to celebrate with fans over 40 years since it aired on NBC TV in 1968. The Reunion website is www.highchaparralreunion.com.
About Getting to Know You with Susan McCray:
Getting to Know You is a weekly interview show hosted by legendary casting director and producer Susan McCray. Each week Susan talks with successful celebrities, entertainers, musicians, businesspeople, and interesting individuals from all walks of life. It appears on KSAV Share a Vision Radio and can be heard each Tuesday evening at 6:30 pm Pacific and 9:30 pm Eastern at www.KSAV.org.
Susan McCray is a successful Casting Director, TV Producer, Music Producer, Author and Radio Host. She was the Vice President of Talent for Michael Landon Productions and cast a long list of classic titles such as Bonanza, The High Chaparral, Little House on the Prairie, Highway to Heaven, Happy Days, Laverne and Shirley, Mannix, The Odd Couple, Father Murphy, Hawaii 5-0, and many others. She is the daughter of academy award winning composer Harry Sukman and lives with her husband, Producer Kent McCray, in California.
Susan’s latest projects and news and the archived shows from Getting to Know You can be seen on her website, www.susanmccray.com.
