Coronet Blue was an American TV series that ran on CBS from May 29, 1967, to September 4, 1967. It starred Frank Converse as Michael Alden, an amnesiac in search of his identity. The show's 13 episodes were filmed in 1965 and were originally intended to be shown during the 1965-66 television season, but CBS cancelled the show before it aired and relegated it to summer replacement status. (Only 11 of the 13 episodes were shown during the initial run.) It proved moderately popular and developed a cult following, but it was never renewed. The theme song was performed by R&B singer Lenny Welch. CBS (an abbreviation for Columbia Broadcasting System, its former legal name) is one of the largest television networks, and formerly one of the largest radio networks, in the United States. ... May 29 is the 149th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (150th in leap years). ... 1967 (MCMLXVII) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar (the link is to a full 1967 calendar). ... September 4 is the 247th day of the year (248th in leap years). ... 1967 (MCMLXVII) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar (the link is to a full 1967 calendar). ... Frank Converse is an American actor born May 22, 1938 in St. ... Amnesia or amnæsia (from Greek ) (see spelling differences) is a condition in which memory is disturbed. ...

Plot Details

Frank Converse's character, an amnesiac who is found floating in an unnamed body of water and whose only memory is the phrase "Coronet Blue," discovers that he has been targeted for assassination by a mysterious group of killers. He adopts the name "Michael Alden," a combination of the name of his doctor and the name of the hospital where he was taken to recover. Over the remaining episodes he attempts to discover his identity and the identities of his assailants. The series ended before the solution to these mysteries was revealed, but series creator Larry Cohen later told his biographer: The Larry Cohen Collection Larry Cohen (born 15 July 1941, Kingston, New York, USA) is an American film producer, director, and screenwriter. ...

"The actual secret is that Converse was not really an American at all. He was a Russian who had been trained to appear like an American and was sent to the U.S. as a spy. He belonged to a spy unit called 'Coronet Blue.' He decided to defect, so the Russians tried to kill him before he can give away the identities of the other Soviet agents. And nobody can really identify him because he doesn't exist as an American. Coronet Blue was actually an outgrowth of 'The Traitor' episode of The Defenders."^[1] The Defenders was an American television series, a courtroom drama which ran on CBS from 1961-1964. ...

Notes

1. ^ Williams, Tony: Larry Cohen: The Radical Allegories of an Independent Filmmaker. McFarland, 1997.

External links

• Coronet Blue at the Internet Movie Database
• The Coronet Blue Preservation Effort