According to University of San Francisco historian, John B. Mc Gloin, S.J., in 1950, Dragnet based in Los Angeles was one of the most popular radio crime-dramas. San Francisco Mayor Elmer Robinson asked Chief Gaffey to contact Los Angeles Police Chief William H. Parker, "for tips on how to handle 'show business' to make a crime drama based in San Francisco." NBC broadcast Dragnet. The Columbia Broadcasting System produced The Lineup on radio 1950-1953 and CBS television 1954–1960. The radio series had been set in a nondescript, unnamed "great American city," but the TV version was specifically set in San Francisco, and was filmed on location with the technical assistance of the SFPD. During end credits of The Lineup, Chief Gaffey's name appeared in the same manner as Chief Parker's on Dragnet. The show would also be remembered by its syndicated title, San Francisco Beat. Gaffey was pleased by the no nonsense acting by Warner Anderson as Lieutenant Ben Guthrie and Tom Tully as Inspector Matt Grebb. Quinn Martin recalled, in 1971, The Lineup, aka San Francisco Beat, when he produced The Streets of San Francisco.
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In 1954, he disbanded the "super" vice squad claiming that prostitution, gambling, and bookmaking in SF had dropped to an "irreducible minimum."[1]
michael, gaffey, planetary, scientist, michael, james, gaffey, january, 1893, march, 1961, police, chief, francisco, between, 1951, 1955, bornjanuary, 1893county, roscommon, irelanddiedmarch, 1961, 1961, aged, contents, early, life, television, actions, source. For the planetary scientist see Michael James Gaffey Michael Gaffey January 21 1893 March 4 1961 was the police chief of San Francisco between 1951 and 1955 Michael GaffeyBornJanuary 21 1893County Roscommon IrelandDiedMarch 4 1961 1961 03 04 aged 68 Contents 1 Early life 2 Television 3 Actions 4 Sources 5 ReferencesEarly life editGaffey was born in County Roscommon Ireland near Ballinasloe in 1893 moved to San Francisco at the age of twenty and joined the police department in 1921 Gaffey was awarded the Purple Heart for his service in World War I Television editAccording to University of San Francisco historian John B Mc Gloin S J in 1950 Dragnet based in Los Angeles was one of the most popular radio crime dramas San Francisco Mayor Elmer Robinson asked Chief Gaffey to contact Los Angeles Police Chief William H Parker for tips on how to handle show business to make a crime drama based in San Francisco NBC broadcast Dragnet The Columbia Broadcasting System produced The Lineup on radio 1950 1953 and CBS television 1954 1960 The radio series had been set in a nondescript unnamed great American city but the TV version was specifically set in San Francisco and was filmed on location with the technical assistance of the SFPD During end credits of The Lineup Chief Gaffey s name appeared in the same manner as Chief Parker s on Dragnet The show would also be remembered by its syndicated title San Francisco Beat Gaffey was pleased by the no nonsense acting by Warner Anderson as Lieutenant Ben Guthrie and Tom Tully as Inspector Matt Grebb Quinn Martin recalled in 1971 The Lineup aka San Francisco Beat when he produced The Streets of San Francisco Actions editIn 1954 he disbanded the super vice squad claiming that prostitution gambling and bookmaking in SF had dropped to an irreducible minimum 1 He is buried at Holy Cross Cemetery in Colma California Sources editObituary San Francisco Chronicle March 6 1961 California Deaths 1940 1997References edit SF Chronicle 4 16 04 p F5 nbsp This biography article about law enforcement in the United States is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Michael Gaffey amp oldid 1188740243, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
