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    Slattery's People is a 1964-1965 American television series about local politics starring Richard Crenna as title character James Slattery, a state legislator, co-starring Ed Asner and Tol Avery, and featuring Carroll O'Connor and Warren Oates in a couple of episodes each. James E. Moser was executive producer. The program, telecast on CBS, was nominated for a Golden Globe Award.

    Slattery's People is mainly notable for having been one of the few American television series spotlighting the travails of local politicians, a topic that other programs of the period mainly avoided.

    Many television critics highly praised the series. Many politicians also approved of the program. U.S. Representative James C. Corman said in a Congressional Record statement on September 30, 1964, “I am pleased that they have taken the high road to show a legislator’s life, and have not pandered to sensationalism or unreality to stimulate an audience following.”

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    Richard Crenna on directing Jim Nabors on The Andy Griffith Show

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    Ed Asner on acting in Slattery's People

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    Meta Rosenberg on selling the series Slattery's People

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    Maxine Stuart on appearing as a regular on Slattery's People

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    Edward Asner

    Ed Asner on acting in Slattery's People

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    Richard Crenna

    Richard Crenna on playing James Slattery on Slattery's People

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    Richard Crenna on working with Ed Asner on Slattery's People, and on the stories on the show

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    Richard Crenna on the cancellation of Slattery's People

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    Gerald Fried

    Gerald Fried on composing music for TV shows Ben Casey, Slattery's People and Gilligan's Island

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    Meta Rosenberg

    Meta Rosenberg on selling the series Slattery's People

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    Maxine Stuart

    Maxine Stuart on appearing as a regular on Slattery's People

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