The D.A.'s Man is an American television crime drama, produced by
Jack Webb, that aired on
NBC
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from January 3, 1959, to August 29, 1959.
The central character, who went by the single name Shannon, was a private detective who worked for the Manhattan district attorney.
The program was based on the book ''The D.A.'s Man'' by Harold Danforth and James B. Horan,
an autobiographical account of Danforth's law enforcement career, which won the
Edgar Award for Best Fact-Crime Book awarded by the
Mystery Writers of America
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The organization was founded in 1945 by Clayton Rawson, Anthony Boucher, Lawrence Treat, and Brett Halliday.
It presents the Edgar Awa ...
. When the TV series based on the book aired, Danforth served as the program's
police technical advisor, while Horan served as an
associate producer
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and also contributed several scripts to the series.
Liggett & Myers
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, for
Chesterfield King and
L&M cigarettes, sponsored the program.
George Stevens Jr. and Webb were among the directors.
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Cast
*John Compton as Shannon[
*Ralph Manza as Al Bonscarsi][
*Herb Ellis as Frank La Valle
]
Episode list
References
External links
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NBC original programming
1959 American television series debuts
1959 American television series endings
1950s American crime drama television series
Television shows set in New York City
Black-and-white American television shows
Television series by Mark VII Limited
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