Fletcher Markle (b. March 27, 1921 in Winnipeg, Manitoba - d. May 23, 1991) was part of a pool of talent which contributed to the early development of television in both Canada and the United States. In a career that spanned three decades, he played various roles as a writer, actor, director and producer for radio, cinema and television. is the 86th day of the year (87th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1921 (MCMXXI) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar). ... Motto: Template:Unhide = Unum Cum Virtute Multorum (One With the Strength of Many) Location City Information Established: 1738 (Fort Rouge), 1873 (City of Winnipeg) Area: 465. ... is the 143rd day of the year (144th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1991 (MCMXCI) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the 1991 Gregorian calendar). ... A writer is anyone who creates a written work, although the word more usually designates those who write creatively or professionally, or those who have written in many different forms. ... For other uses, see Actor (disambiguation). ...

He began in the early forties in Vancouver, British Columbia doing radio dramas with a group whose members included John Drainie, Lister Sinclair, Bernie Braden and Alan Young on such local stations as CJOR and the CBC network. During World War II, the group moved to Toronto and Markle had a role as an actor in Journey Together (1946). This article refers to the city in British Columbia, Canada. ... Radio drama is a form of audio storytelling broadcast on radio. ... John Robert Roy Drainie (April 1, 1916-October 30, 1966) was a Canadian actor and television presenter, who was called the greatest radio actor in the world by Orson Welles. ... Lister S. Sinclair, OC, MA , LL.D (1921 - October 16, 2006) was a Canadian broadcaster and playwright. ... Alan Young and singer Olga San Juan at the Armed Forces Radio Service in the 1950s. ... CKBD is a radio station in Vancouver, British Columbia, broadcasting at 600 AM. Owned by the Jim Pattison Group, the station airs an easy listening format branded as Unforgettable 600 AM Adult Favourites. ... The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC), a Canadian crown corporation, is the country’s national public radio and television broadcaster. ... Combatants Allied powers: China France Great Britain Soviet Union United States and others Axis powers: Germany Italy Japan and others Commanders Chiang Kai-shek Charles de Gaulle Winston Churchill Joseph Stalin Franklin Roosevelt Adolf Hitler Benito Mussolini Hideki Tōjō Casualties Military dead: 17,000,000 Civilian dead: 33,000...

Markle then moved to New York City and although not listed in the credits, wrote for Orson Welles' The Lady from Shanghai. During his time in New York, he contributed to the CBS radio anthology, Studio One, which later became a television series. He produced, wrote for and played a cameo role in the movie Jigsaw (1949). For Night into Morning (1951), he directed Nancy Davis (Reagan), Ray Milland and John Hodiak. New York, New York and NYC redirect here. ... This article includes a list of works cited or a list of external links, but its sources remain unclear because it lacks in-text citations. ... The Lady from Shanghai is a black-and-white film noir directed by and starring Orson Welles. ... CBS Broadcasting, Inc. ... The Night America Trembled was Studio Ones September 9, 1957 top-rated television recreation of Orson Welles radio broadcast of The War of the Worlds on October 30, 1938. ... Jigsaw is a 1949 film noir made by Tower Pictures and distributed by United Artists. ... Nancy Davis Reagan (born Anne Frances Robbins on July 6, 1921) is the widow of former United States President Ronald Reagan and was First Lady of the United States from 1981 to 1989. ... Ray Milland (January 3, 1905 – March 10, 1986) was a successful Welsh actor and director who worked primarily in the United States. ... Actor John Hodiak was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania in 1914. ...

During the fifties and early sixties, he was a director, producer and host for a number of television series such as Front Row Center and Boris Karloff's Thriller, Father of the Bride and Telescope. He directed the movie The Incredible Journey (1963) for Walt Disney. Boris Karloff (born William Henry Pratt) (London, November 23, 1887 – February 2, 1969) was an English actor, who immigrated to Canada in the 1910s, best known for his roles in horror films and the creation of Frankensteins monster in 1931s Frankenstein. ... Thriller was, along with The Twilight Zone, The Outer Limits, and Alfred Hitchcock Presents, one of the great anthology television series of the 1960s, running from 1960-1962 on NBC-TV. The show featured host Boris Karloff introducing an entertaining mix of macabre horror tales and suspense thrillers. ... Telescope is a Canadian television series which aired on the CBC between 1963 and 1973. ... The hardcover version of The Incredible Journey The Incredible Journey by the renowned Canadian author Sheila Burnford is a childrens book first published by Hodder & Stoughton in London in 1961. ... For the company founded by Disney, see The Walt Disney Company. ...

Markle is given credit for signing up Lorne Greene to play Ben Cartwright in Bonanza [1]. Lorne Greene in his role as Ben Cartwright in Bonanza Lorne Greene as Commander Adama in Battlestar Galactica Lorne Greene O.C., LL.D. (February 12, 1915 – September 11, 1987) was a Canadian actor best known for two iconic roles on American television. ... The Bonanza logo was superimposed upon a map of a wild west frontier area. ...

While working for Orson Welles, Markle met and later married Mercedes McCambridge. Mercedes Agnes Carlotta McCambridge (March 16, 1916 – March 2, 2004) was an Academy Award-winning American actress. ...

External links

• Fletcher Markle at the Internet Movie Database
• Fletcher Markle at the Canadian Communications Foundation
• The tireless inventor - a video clip with Markle hosting Telescope from the CBC Archives