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8 unusual facts about Evening Shade


Ann Wedgeworth

From 1990–94 she played Merleen Eldridge on the sitcom Evening Shade.

Wedgeworth won the Tony Award for Best Performance by a Featured Actress in a Play for Chapter Two, by Neil Simon, and also appeared regularly on Another World (1967–70), Somerset (1970–73), Three's Company (1979), and Evening Shade (1990–94).

Ari Meyers

Evening Shade as "Aimee Thompson" in episode: "She What?!" (episode # 3.19) 1 March 1993

Evening Shade as "Aimee Thompson" in episode: "What a Night" (episode # 3.4) 12 October 1992.

Ash Flat, Arkansas

In 1967, the Arkansas General Assembly designated Ash Flat as the single county seat of Sharp County, a title previously held by Hardy and Evening Shade concurrently.

Candace Hutson

She was also a regular in the television situation comedy Evening Shade.

Mark Fauser

Evening Shade (TV) ("Mama Knows Best" and "Educating Calvin") (1994)

Victor Fresco

He is credited as an executive producer on the Burt Reynolds CBS series Evening Shade.


Don Rhymer

Rhymer also enjoyed a successful TV career, and wrote and produced episodes of The Hogan Family, Coach, Bagdad Café, Evening Shade, Hearts Afire, Caroline in the City, Chicago Sons, and Fired Up and Fish Police.

Jay R. Ferguson

His notable television roles include Taylor Newton in four seasons of the CBS sitcom Evening Shade, Dr. Todd Hooper on Judging Amy, Rich Connelly in the 2005 NBC television series Surface, Agent Warren Russell on the Showtime series Sleeper Cell and most recently Stan Rizzo on the AMC series Mad Men.

Virginia Capers

In addition to a recurring role on The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, she appeared in many television programs, including Have Gun Will Travel, Marcus Welby, M.D., My Three Sons, Mannix, The Waltons, Mork & Mindy, Highway to Heaven, St. Elsewhere, Murder, She Wrote, Evening Shade, The Golden Girls, Married... with Children, The Practice and ER.


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