JAN MERLIN IN MESQUITE, JULY 2002:
Jan Merlin and his wife Barbara were guests at the Dallas Big-D Collectible Show in Mesquite, TX, on July 20- 21. Jan also rode in the Dallas Rodeo Procession on July 19. Here are some snapshots of what you would have seen, had you been there, and why weren't you?
Jan Merlin aka Space Cadet Roger Manning.
Jan at his table with wife Barbara.
Jan Merlin greets an approaching fan with his trademark warm smile. (Click on the photo for a recent biography of Jan.)
Jan chats with an old fan... most of the fans, for obvious reasons, were in their 60s. Note Jan looks younger! (click on the photo to go to the next page)
Jan's table had a selection of his recent novels, and a huge range of 8 x 10 stills from his movie and TV work. An up-to-date list of his currently available books can be found here.
When you meet Jan, ask him to tell you the story of "Billy's running mount" in the film A DAY OF FURY!
Believe us, Jan gets a real kick out of meeting the people who have been in his silent audience for more than 50 years.
"Careful, Roger, no more reckless piloting!"
"In this series, I usually got the girl!"
A very young-looking Jan, as Roger Manning, on the control deck of the mighty rocket cruiser Polaris, with Tom Corbett (Frankie Thomas).
TOM CORBETT, SPACE CADET, 1950
Jan in the late 1950s western series, THE ROUGH RIDERS, as cocky former Confederate Lieutenant Cullen Kirby.
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