Tarzan at Silver Springs: When Hollywood Found Its Jungle in Florida
Long before theme parks, one of Florida’s biggest stars was a crystal-clear spring that doubled as an African jungle. Starting in the late 1930s,…
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Tony Rome: Frank Sinatra’s Cool Miami Detective Caper
In the 1967 film “Tony Rome,” Frank Sinatra plays a charming, wisecracking Miami private detective who lives on a boat and chases trouble across…
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Absence of Malice: A Paul Newman Drama Set in 1980s Miami
The 1981 film “Absence of Malice,” set and filmed in Miami, stars Paul Newman as a businessman whose life is upended when a reporter,…
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Cougar Town: The Sunny Florida Sitcom That Outgrew Its Name
Some shows are defined by their titles, and others spend years happily escaping them. Cougar Town, the warm and witty comedy set in sunny…
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Creature from the Black Lagoon: The Monster Classic Filmed in a Florida Spring
When the Gill-man rose from the water in 1954, audiences gasped, and the eerie, beautiful setting that made him so believable was pure Florida….
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Sea Hunt: The Diving Show That Shot Its Clearest Water at Silver Springs
Lloyd Bridges played a freelance frogman for 155 syndicated episodes. Most of the ocean was California, but when a script needed water you could see through, the crew came to Silver Springs.
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Gentle Ben: A Boy, a Bear, and the Old Florida Everglades
A young boy and a gentle 600-pound bear form an unforgettable friendship in the wilds of Florida. Gentle Ben brought the beauty of the…
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Clambake: Elvis Presley Sings His Way Through Sunny Miami
A wealthy young man trades places with a poor water-ski instructor to find out if love can be real, all against a backdrop of…
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Empty Nest: The Golden Girls Spinoff Set in Sunny Miami
When The Golden Girls became a television sensation in the 1980s, it was only natural that its sunny Miami world would grow. The spinoff…
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Moon Over Miami: A Sparkling Technicolor Florida Classic
In 1941, Hollywood whisked audiences off to a glamorous, palm-lined Miami in glorious Technicolor. Moon Over Miami is a breezy, romantic musical comedy that…
