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Assignment: Day Two

Join us and spy on the cast and crew of the original "The Man from U.N.C.L.E." TV series, Investigate seminars and lectures by the world leading authorities on U.N.CL.E, reconnoiter the U.N.C.L.E. prop museum filled with some of the most iconic gadjets in TV history and uncover the latest updates on the new "The Man from U.N.C.L.E." Feature Film. This is a once-in-a-life-time event that will never be repeated again.

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The second day of the "Affair" will start with dispersing the New U.N.C.L.E. Recruit Satchel filled with our exclusive merchandise, courtesy of Lisa Lazarus, to all the attendees. Once everyone has their ID badges affixed to their lapels by our U.N.C.L.E. receptionist, the program will start, featuring Media presentations about past and present U.N.C.L.E. projects, Select autograph sessions, Cast and crew stories about creating U.N.C.L.E., Round table discussion about U.N.C.L.E., Trivia contests and raffle prizes,
before moving into the Vulcan Room for the evening soiree and special surprises. All during the day The U.N.C.L.E. Museum will be open, featuring a specially curated collection of props and memorabilia from the original show, The Return of U.N.C.L.E. and the new film, that will never be repeated again. 
Schedule – An Affair To Remember!



9:00 - 9:30     Registration – New Recruit Satchel –raffle tickets.

 Introduction by Robert Short and Jon Heitland.

9:30 – 10:00 “The Any other man would have said UNCLE who…. but you know it is what, not a who Affair” - A look back at our Man from U.N.C.L.E.

10:00 – 10:25           Jon Heitland (Mod.), George Lehr – The Looking Glass Affair - Past, Present and Future of “The Man from U.N.C.L.E.”.

10:30 – 10:55           Stephen Sylvester (Mod.) and Fred Koenenkamp – The World In A Teacup Affair – The history of the MGM back lots.

11:00              Museum Opens

11:00 – 11:45           Mike Thomas (Mod.), Sharon Farrell- The All The World’s a Stage Affair – Acting on U.N.C.L.E.


11:45 – 12:15 Danny Biederman (Mod.), Richard Conroy, George Lehr, Gene Winfield,– The Spy Tech affair – The Gadgets from U.N.C.L.E.

12:15 – 12:30           Norman Felton and Sam Rolfe Award Presention.

1:30 – 3:00             Lunch break – Museum (open) – U.N.C.L.E. Car (photo ops)– Sharon Farrell, Gene Winfield, Danny Biederman, Stephen Sylvester book signings.

3:00 – 3:30    Robert Short (Mod), Joe Sargent - The Mise-en-scene Affair -Directing U.N.C.L.E.

3:30 – 4:15    Jon Burlingame (Mod.),  Gerald Fried and Lalo Schifrin – the mad, mad music affair / Composing for “The Man from U.N.C.L.E.”

4:15 – 5:00    Cast and Crew roundtable Robert Short and Jon Heitland (Mods) Sharon Farrell, Randy Kirby, Fred Koenenkamp, George Lehr, and Joe Sargent.

5:00                Close out Pacifica Ballroom

5:00 – 7:00    Dinner break, Museum (open) - Prop close ups – autograph session – book signings.

7:00                Museum closes

7:00 – 7:30    Soiree in Vulcan Room (Culver Room)

7:30 – 8:30   The Music from U.N.C.L.E. LIVE! Hosted by Jon Burlingame.

8:30 – 10:30 The Soiree continues. Raffle and trivia contest.

10:30 – 11:00    The End Of The Affair Affair. Special parting gift litho an I.D. card. Channel “D” out.



ATTENDING CAST AND CREW 

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RICHARD CONROY - Part of the Ideal toy team that developed the concept of the world famous U.N.C.L.E. SPECIAL handgun that converted into a carbine.
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ROBERT DRASNIN - Music Composer for 2nd and 3rd seasons of U.N.C.L.E. including "The Foxes and Hounds Affair"







Harlan Ellison - Writer of “The Sort-of-Do-It-Yourself Dreadful Affair,” and “The Pieces of Fate Affair” and created the special bow seen in "The Virtue Affair".
UPDATE - He will not be appearing on Sat.27th because of personal commitment but he will try his best to join us for the MGM Sony Tour on Fri 25th.




Photo by Anne Fishbein 

SHARON FARRELL - Guest starred in three memorable episodes during the first three seasons. "The Double Affair", "The Minus X Affair" and "The Pieces of Fate Affair". 
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GERALD FRIED - Music Composer throughout the series, starting with "The Alexander the Greater Affair"
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FRED KOENEKAMP - Cinematographer for All four seasons of "The Man from U.N.C.L.E."






RANDALL KIRBY - Actor who portrayed Randy Kovacs, the U.N.C.L.E. trainee, on "The Girl from U.N.C.L.E."
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GEORGE LEHR - Associate producer of all four seasons of "The Man / Girl from U.N.C.L.E. who was responsible for everything from testing the U.N.C.L.E. Specials to arranging the music scoring sessions.





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JOSEPH SARGENT - Director who set the tone for U.N.C.L.E. with episodes like "The Never Never Affair" and "The Project Strigas Affair".






LALO SCHIFRIN - Composer, most famous for his theme to Mission Impossible, but also responsible for the second season arrangement of "The Man from U.N.C.L.E." theme as well as scoring "The Fiddlesticks Affair" and "The Ultimate Computer Affair".




GENE WINFIELD - Car customizer and creator of  the one-of-a-kind "The Man from U.N.C.L.E." Piranha sports car.



MODERATORS

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DANNY BIEDERMAN - Author of "the Incredible World of Spy Fi", an in-depth look at the most famous props from spy movies and TV series.
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JON BURLINGAME - Author of "The Music of James Bond" and producer of the four astounding, U.N.C.L.E soundtrack CD albums. 
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JON HEITLAND - Author of the indispensable fan bible "The U.N.C.L.E. Book". 
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ROBERT SHORT - Oscar winning creature effects designer and the technical advisor on "The Return of the Man from U.N.C.L.E.".
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STEPHEN SYLVESTER - Author of "MGM - The World's Greatest Backlot".





MIKE THOMAS - Motion Picture scholar  and DVD special editions producer and writer. 


U.N.C.L.E. MUSEUM

From the collections of Robert Short, Danny Biederman, Lisa Lazarus, Jon Heitland, Barry Koper and Brad Ferguson comes an awe inspiring selection of original props, wardrobe and merchandised memorabilia from U.N.C.L.E.. This will be the first and last time this combined exposition will be made available.


Open throughout the day of the 27th, the U.N.C.L.E. Museum will feature many of the iconic props, set dressing and wardrobe seen in the original series, “The Return of the the Man from U.N.C.L.E.” and the new feature film from Warner Bros pictures. Included on display from the original series will be the original fully assembled U.N.C.L.E. Special / Carbine, U.N.C.L.E. Special, a stunt Thrush Rifle, the Pen Communicator, the infamous Thrush Gas Cane, Targets from U.N.C.L.E. HQ, Mark Slate’s infamous hat, and samples of Napoleon Solo and Illya Kuryakin’s suits. Though not inside the museum itself, the one-of-a-kind gull winged U.N.C.L.E. Car will be on display nearby. Also on display from “THE RETURN OF THE MAN FROM U.N.C.L.E.” will be the Solo’s Stunt U.N.C.L.E. Special Carbine, Illya’s Shoulder Holster and Thrush Uniforms. Representing the new “The Man from U.N.C.L.E.” feature film will be the crew t-shirts featuring the newest version of the U.N.C.L.E. Logo. This very special collection of original props will come together exclusively for the 50th anniversary.


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MUSEUM PREVIEW

PROPS AND WARDROBE FROM THE ORIGINAL SERIES
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THE FULLY ASSEMBLED UNCLE SPECIAL
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UNCLE SPECIAL
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THE UNCLE PEN COMMUNICATOR
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THE THRUSH RIFLE
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THE THRUSH GAS CANE
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NAPOLEON SOLO'S GLEN PLAID SUIT
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ILLYA KURYAKIN'S SHARK SKIN SUIT
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MR. WAVERLY'S PAINTING AND LAMP
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UNCLE MINI EXPLOSIVE
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FLAT SECOND SEASON CIGARETTE CASE  COMMUNICATOR

THE U.N.C.L.E. CAR

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THE U.N.C.L.E. CAR - Though not inside the museum itself, the one of a kind car created by master custom car builder Gene Winfield will be near by, on display and ready for photo ops.
MERCHANDISED MEMORABILIA
There will also be a display of some of the most iconic toys, posters and merchandise that U.N.C.L.E. has spawned over the years.
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BOOK SIGNINGS

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DANNY BIEDERMAN will be signing copies of his famous book "The Incredible World of Spy-Fi"








SHARON FARRELL will be signing copies of her new memoir, "Hollywood Princess" From Sioux City, Iowa.











JON HEITLAND will be on available to answer questions and sign copies of "The Man from U.N.C.L.E. Book.








STEPHAN SYLVESTER will be on hand to discuss his extraordinary book "MGM Hollywood's Greatest Backlot".
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GENE WINFIELD will be signing copies of his new book "Gene Winfield's TV & Movie Cars, Commercials and Special Projects"

EXHIBITORS

Select vendors from around the country will be displaying samples of their work first hand to prospective buyers.
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BRAD FERGUSON - TheU.N.C.L.E.gun.com . Mr. Ferguson will be displaying samples of his unequalled replicas of the U.N.C.L.E. Special and Shoulder holsters used on the original series.
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L M PUBLISHERS - U.N.C.L.E. thrills and adventure just as you remember it from the original series. This book and the rest to come are certain to remind you of those "had to have" collectible paperbacks...but with new stories. Written by a professional screenwriter, this tales U.N.C.L.E. fan fiction to whole new level.

 

THE SOIREE

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Whether in a Caribbean Island casino or at Washington DC party, our agents from U.N.C.L.E. were always at home at the finest of events. At 7pm on Sat.27th our attendees and the cast and crew from U.N.C.L.E. will meet for an early evening soiree. The recommended dress will be from dressy casual to formal ( your choice because we want you to comfortable)  and the atmosphere will be sophisticated but with a touch of fun that made U.N.C.L.E. unique. 

Also there will be a very special presentation hosted by jon Burlingame at 7:30 that you will not want to miss!