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Well, It’s a Heck of a Long Way from Marcus Welby

Author
Peter Schjeldahl
Publication
The New York Times
Publisher
New York Times
Date
April 11, 1971
Place
New York, NY
ETC archive
ETC1171

Abstract

Work of Stephen Beck at the National Center for Experiments in Television at KQED, San Francisco

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Peter Schjeldahl. Well, It’s a Heck of a Long Way from Marcus Welby. The New York Times. New York Times. April 11, 1971.

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ETC1171

Work of Stephen Beck at the National Center for Experiments in Television at KQED, San Francisco

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