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4 unusual facts about Something Big


Carol White

She appeared in Dulcima in 1971, and she had an upbeat role in Something Big (1971) in the same year, but her career went into decline soon after, largely as a result of personal problems including drug and alcohol abuse, though she had a prominent role as a hostage in The Squeeze (1977).

Juan Winans

Winans once again teamed up with Warryn Campbell and Mary Mary on their fifth studio release, Something Big, co-writing Catch Me and Never Wave My Flag.

Something Big

In the frontier of the southern New Mexico Territory, Joe Baker (Dean Martin) is an aging restless bandit determined to do "something big" before his fiancée Dover McBride (Carol White) arrives from the East.

The lighthearted title song, which sets the picaresque tone for the movie, was written by Burt Bacharach (music) and Hal David (lyric) and sung by Mark Lindsay.



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Charles Panati

The book became the basis for the Sunday-night hit The Start of Something Big, co-written by Panati and writer-celebrity Robin Leach, and hosted by Steve Allen.

One of his books was the basis for the television series The Start of Something Big, hosted by comedian Steve Allen.

This Could Be the Start of Something

"This Could Be the Start of Something" (generally known as "This Could Be the Start of Something Big") is a popular song by Steve Allen, published in 1956.