I Led 3 Lives

After World War II there was a deep fear of Communist infiltration. The paranoia became so extreme that many people were accused of being Un-American for exercising their constitutional right against self-incrimination.

Anyone who lived through the Red Scare and the Cold War of the 1950s and 1960s will understand this show and will be familiar with its "reds-under-the-beds" theme. Bland leading man Richard Carlson plays Herbert Philbrick, who infiltrates evil Communist cells in the U.

"I Led 3 Lives" Was Lee Harvey Oswald's favorite TV show when he is young boy Living in Forth Worth, Texas. This was confirmed by his older brother during his interview on "Frontline" Lee was immersed in the series during the 1952 Season.

Supposedly Lee Harvey Oswald's favorite show, which raises many interesting questions not the least of which is : Was Oswald living out the main character of the show for real? Another question: If so, was that how Oswald was set up as a patsy on 11/22/1963, as he maintained on TV (recording still exists - search YouTube) while being dragged down a hallway of the Dallas police station past TV and print reporters?

I Led Three Lives was shown in Akron, Ohio, on now defunct WAKR channel 49 as reruns in the late 70's-early 80's, and thank goodness for it. I remember gathering around the television at my father's insistence as a family, as if the news were coming on, during its original broadcasting.

I recall the series very well and always tried to watch it. The series portrayed Mr.

It's hard to be objective about a series designed to raise the strongest political emotions. I should say that I haven't seen an episode since the show left the air 50-some years ago.

Ah, for the good old days of rampant paranoia. This show's silly two dimensional world view, coupled with a modest production budget, left the screenwriters little to work with each week, the plots basically revolving around two or three predictable situations, to bring the audience to a peak of breathless anxiety.

I watched this show at first out of curiosity and I laughed just as many of my generation probably have . .