BELIEVE IT!

I enjoyed Lawrence Christon’s article on Jack Palance (“Home on the Range,” April 30).

I was, however, greatly surprised at the quotation attributed to unnamed producers of “Ripley’s Believe It or Not” television series that “he made life so miserable for the producers that they actually hated it when for years the show got renewed.”

I’d like to set the record straight! The series was produced by Columbia Pictures Television, whose president I was at the time, and came under my supervision.

I found working with Jack an extreme pleasure. He was professional, astute and a consummate performer in a logistically complex production. As a professional, Jack insisted on well-written scripts, good direction and quality production.

The fact that “Ripley’s Believe It or Not” had a successful four-year run can be attributed to all of the professional craftsmen involved including, without reservation, Jack Palance.

HERMAN RUSH

Katz Rush Entertainment

Beverly Hills