Buddy Noonan

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Buddy Noonan (born Earl Seely Noonan (April 9, 1937-July 5, 1989) was an American producer for nationally syndicated television series such as The Happy Wanderers, Wanderlust, and The Roving Kind, which were shot on location throughout the United States and Mexico. The shows were distributed by Bill Burrud Productions and originally aired on KCOP-TV in Los Angeles. Noonan appeared in episodes of the Treasure series, and later re-run on The Discovery Channel, and made an appearance in Beyond Bizarre[1].

Noonan was born in Los Angeles, California and graduated from Eagle Rock High School. He was a cinematographer, actor, entertainer, television producer, and freelance journalist. He was a reporter for the Mammoth Lakes District Review and a feature writer and columnist for The Mammoth Times, along with columnist and publisher Wally Hoffman. He co-anchored the local news for Channel 5 with Marilyn Fisher.

Among his feature stories, Noonan interviewed producer Frank Marshall on the set of Raiders of the Lost Ark. Noonan's work was published in magazines throughout the Pacific southwest, including Desert Publications and The Review[2]. He wrote historical accounts of the Old West and on mining towns that had flourished during the Gold Rush, including Bodie Ghost Town[3]. His foreword appears in Murders at Convict Lake[4], an account of several escaped fugitives for which Convict Lake is named after.

Noonan's historical works are on display at the Mono County Historical Society [5] near Bodie State Historical Park in Bridgeport, California. His photographic slides of the southwest are on display at the Henry F. Hauser Museum [6], and at the Geology Department of Cochise College in Sierra Vista, Arizona.

In the 1980s, Noonan worked in TV production for the Trinity Broadcasting Network. He died of cancer in Los Angeles and is buried at Valhalla Memorial Park Cemetery in North Hollywood.

Buddy was related to renowned organist Matthew Noonan, a surviving nephew.