About a year ago Zindler appeared at the courthouse wearing sunglasses all the time, even indoors. On a recent trip to New York he bought about 60 suits. See What AncientFaces Does to discover more about the community. Also, Zindler described himself as a social liberal who supported universal health care and the feminist movement. He is known for Eyewitness News (1968) and Late Night with David Letterman (1982).. He searches both Houston papers daily for deceptive ads, and can pick them out easily because I wrote more phony ads than any of those people when I was in the clothing business., Just because a man wears a suit and tie and has a store doesnt make him different from anyone else in the eyes of the law, Zindler says. He's proven that he can take audiences back to 1976 with "Dazed and Confused" and right into the '80s with the criminally-underrated "Everybody Wants Some!!". However, Gertrude was hesitant to leave Houston, and the plans were dropped. . He handled Civil Process for two years and then joined the Fugitive Squad where his work took him all over the world to extradite fugitives. [11][12], Zindler was Jewish. It called for stopping the spread of nuclear weapons, the peaceful use of nuclear energy, and the goal of nuclear disarmament. Completed in 1971, it was designed in collaboration with American painter Mark Rothko and contains fourteen of his black paintings. "No doubt, this has to be the happiest day of my life," said Foyt who won an unprecedented fourth Indianapolis 500 race. A Right-wing Cabal Took Over Odessas Municipal Government. We report on vital issues from politics to education and are the indispensable authority on the Texas scene, covering everything from music to cultural events with insightful recommendations. It's worth nothing that his longtime station, KTRK-TV 13, is owned by the Disney Corporation. He spent a year at Tarleton State College then came home when World War II got underway, went to work buying mens clothes in his fathers store, and in 1942 married Gertrude, his high school sweetheart, in the Plaza Hotel. It may take up to 1 hour for your comment to appear on the website. All Rights Reserved. When we share what we know, together we discover more. Craig Hlavaty is a reporter for Chron.com and HoustonChronicle.com. If you fill out the first name, last name, or agree to terms fields, you will NOT be added to the newsletter list. A larger-than-life figure who consistently reinvented himself through the years, Zindler has also been a prizefighter, a deputy sheriff, in his family's clothing business, in . RELATED:Vintage pictures show Houston as it was in 1977. Marvin Zindler was a larger-than-life character in Houston. A group of preschoolers snuggles up on the carpet at the Houston Public Library's Hillendahl Branch. Do you think youre gonna die?'. Friends said he was quiet spoken and never shouted until he was on the air. Each case, while he is working on it, becomes in his mind the most important problem he has handled, and he will spend hours trying to convince newsmen that it should be written up and shared with the public. He refused to sign the statement. Adams, a remarkably calm and good-humored man, grouses occasionally about Zindlers absenteeism, complaining that if the boss talked to more people, the lines wouldnt be so long. I checked and he did have a son named Marvin Jr, whose age would have been right for him to have been in the 1960 Bellaire High school yearbook. December 4, 1977: Houston Oilers head coach O.A. Theyre really awful, his son says, chuckling. brother. A visit to Zindlers comfortable, middle-class home in suburban southwest Houston provides a trip through long years devoted to collecting the printed name and picture of Marvin Zindler. A couple of days later, Zindler obtained a warrant for the mans arrest and, with his usual posse of television cameramen, went to the store to pick him up. August 1977: Dan Peters (in canoe) paddles in the front yard of a house he and Durwood Harmon rent in the Brownwood subdivision. He scored what he considers to be one of his major consumer victories against Tussey & Associates Success Clubs, Inc., after Harris County District Attorney Carol Vance and Houston Police Chief Herman Short said they could find nothing illegal in the clubs operation. No other law enforcement official in Houston, probably in Texas, can summon reporters and cameramen on such short notice and with such regularity. [3], At one point in the 1970s, Zindler considered running for Congress as a Republican, and the local GOP commissioned surveys that predicted he would win. Taylor, Gary (2012). Now Shes Auctioning Off Her Archive. and you'll be alerted when others do the same. December 10, 1977: American heavyweight boxer George Foreman holding a Bible at his home in Houston. January 18, 1977: Commuters board HouTran's air-conditioned bus downtown on route 15 - Alabama via Richmond. (Photo Credit: Michael Hagerty / Houston Public Media). Rockets fans seen here gobbled up all home game tickets. Centered around Cooley commandeering an artificial heart in 1969, which DeBakey and Baylor balked at, it lasted for 40 years. And its full of great reads, yall. Use Next and Previous buttons to navigate. sibling. Share highlights of Marvin's life. Houston Astros' Lance McCullers Jr. to miss start of season; In January 1976, Houston was the site of the first organized tattoo convention in the world, featuring world-renowned artist Lyle Tuttle, seen here. Here's one of Marvin Zindler's famous 'rat and roach' reports, from March of 1982.https://abc13.com/ Almost as an afterthought, Zindler told reporters as they were leaving, And you can put in your stories that this is not a trade out. Welcome to AncientFaces, a com "Thank you for helping me find my family & friends again so many years after I lost them. In the first spin-off, Marvin Zindler also rewarded restaurants for operating clean kitchens continuously with his "Blue Ribbon Awards," which was done in his final years with local beauty pageant contestants giving the envelopes of the winning restaurants to Zindler. **Please note** If you are already signed up for the newsletter, you do not need to sign up again. After he filed the charge, Zindler called the manager and asked him to come to the courthouse. He's spent more than 20 years in public radio and television and dabbled in minor league baseball, spending four seasons as the public address announcer for the Reno Aces, the Triple-A affiliate of the Arizona Diamondbacks. Only one criminal charge, a perjury indictment against an odometer repairman, resulted from the probe, but Harris County auto dealers resolved to ask the new legislature for criminal penalties for turning back mileage indicators. KTRK-TV's own commissary was cited on one occasion. He only carries the weapon and cuffs because sheriffs department policy dictates it, he says. In choosing stories, Zindler focused on two factors neediness and chance of success. Marvin Zindler is shown promoting his rat and roach report in a February 1986 Houston Post photo. He gets carried away sometimes. The results of all this fire and smoke so far are hard to measure. March 4, 1977: There's nothing like having a story read. I cant let them bother me, he says. Texas-bred director Richard Linklater recently remarked that he would like to make a movie about Houston in the 1970s, which was a hotbed of activity in many ways. I get the chance to remember the Share yesterday to connect today & preserve tomorrow, Copyright 1999-2023 AncientFaces, Inc. All Rights Reserved, ADVERTISEMENT The ruling stated that state laws establishing separate public schools for black and white students was unconstitutional thus paving the way for integration in schools. On January 1, 1973, Marvin Zindler joined KTRK, a station with a news program languishing in third place. 2. He now owns a chain of car dealerships in Maryland. They seem to enjoy the stories of his exploits, even though theyve undoubtedly heard them many times before. Ten victims were airlifted to Houston. It stays at home in a drawer while he carries a smaller, 9 mm gun. His net worth has been growing significantly in 2021-2022. Only most people draw circles or pictures or make notes, Vela said. The drivers had been on strike since Nov. 24. What you need to know, UH favored by wide margin to win NCAA tournament, per ESPN's BPI. Add Marvin's birthday or the date he died to see a list of historic events The manager just laughed at me. Wouldn't the rest of the world want to know about him? Marvin Zindler's trademark signoff at the end of each report was, nearly shouting: "Marvin Zindler Eyewitness News. His investigative journalism, through which he mostly represented the city's elderly and working class, made him one of the city's most influential and well-known media personalities. BY ANCESTRY.COM. If they violate the law, Ill file on em again.. "His story shows he was a man who was very sensitive about his image, but also used his image to help others," Lee explained. During her time at Thomas Jefferson High School she served as secretary of the Red Hussars Drum and Bugle Corps, graduating in 1967. Where was Marvin born and where did he live? As a subscriber, you have 10 gift articles to give each month. Abraham Jr. Zindler. Talking with a visitor at home, Zindler says his wife gets mad at the money he spends on clothes because she doesnt get to buy any herself. He would ask a man who had been in a wreck, Does it hurt? CANDLE HAS BEEN LIT CANDLES HAVE BEEN LIT, We are reviewing your submission. Lee met with Reingold, as well as members of Zindler's family, and Marvin's papers become part of the school's Houston & Texas History Research Collection. We have estimated Marvin Zindler's net worth, money, salary, income, and assets. Mike Robinson / Houston Chronicle HOUCHRON CAPTION (07/24/1977): The breakdown of bus air conditioners is one of the major complaints by city bus passengers. They put me in an office next door to the mens room he says. A silver-gray toupee gives the appearance of a full head of carefully styled hair. Marvin Zindler passes away after battle with cancer. Marvin Harold Zindler (August 10, 1921 - July 29, 2007), the famously colorful Houston TV personality, was both admired and criticized for his grandiose style. 1921 Warren Zindler. On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. But he had an ally in the state attorney general, John Hill, who slipped Mr. Zindler investigative reports. Zindler's Rat and Roach Reports were traditionally broadcast on Friday nights live during KTRK's 6 p.m. newscast and rebroadcast later during the station's 10 p.m. newscast. June 22, 1977: Picketers at an adult bookstore across the street from Spring Branch Elementary School, 1700 Campbell, seek signatures for Spring Branch Oaks Civic Association petitions seeking new laws and enforcement of existing laws to rid them of this and other sexually-oriented businesses (SOBs). September 11, 1977: The Majestic movie house is in the old Lincoln Theatre. On seeing evidence that the manager had already posted bond, Zindler backed down. This is a carousel. They were the owners of a dog, Magic, a bichon fris. Born in Houston in 1921, Marvin Zindler, an aspiring boxer and a musician, attended an agricultural college and joined the Marines in 1941. Houston Public Media is supported with your gifts to the Houston Public Media Foundation and is licensed to the University of Houston, , A signed photo of Marvin Zindler, longtime consumer affairs reporter for Houston's KTRK-TV 13. RELATED: Check out what Zindler was wearing when he was a sheriff. He first hit the papers when he won a national twirling contest in high school. Zindler is out of his office as much as he is inmaking speeches, arresting persons charged by his division, visiting the press room in the courthouse, filing charges in a justice of the peace office. He later dismissed the case when the gypsy made full restitution. January 16, 1977: Houston police Lt. C.L. The Plastic Surgeons of America honored Zindler for his openness and honesty in talking about his cosmetic surgeries and for the help he obtained for charity patients who desperately needed reconstructive surgery. A Houston Police officer has been charged with murder in Torres' drowning. Shasta VII and Louie will soon begin making appearances in connection with UH events. We want the customer to get taken care of after we get in the case. Add Marvin's family friends, and his friends from childhood through adulthood. Zindler's reports on KTRK also included international stories, many involving trips to various third-world countries; segments in which local business owners (known as Marvin's Angels) provided services to people in dire financial or physical health; and stories focused on the elderly, including nursing home abuse investigations. Linda Sue McFadden Zindler, 66, passed away August 7, 2015 after her second courageous battle with cancer. It's filled with consumer complaints about area businesses that viewers wanted him to investigate on their behalf. He carries at all times a list with the phone numbers of local television stations and newspapers. ABC Photo Archives/Disney General Entertainment Content via Getty ImagesLisa Loring, the original Wednesday Addams who played the spooky scion in the 1960s sitcom The Addams Family, has died at the age of 64.The news of Lisa Loring's death was announced by friends on social media, who said she had slipped into a coma and died Jan. 28. The man did, and posted a personal recognizance bond, but Zindler didnt know about it. LA GRANGE, Texas (KTRK) -- Known to Hollywood as the Best Little Whorehouse in Texas, the La Grange Chicken Ranch made headlines after Channel 13's Marvin Zindler got it shut down after airing. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. Mr. Zindler, with his cheerfully admitted plastic surgery, closet of peacock fashions, blatant hairpieces and blue-tinted glasses, was best known for his first foray into investigative journalism, in 1973. Among his causes was a medical charity, the Agris-Zindler Childrens Foundation, started with his plastic surgeon, Dr. Joe Agris, and supported in part by profits from a biography that Dr. Agris wrote about his patient, White Knight in Blue Shades.. White Knight in Blue Shades. Linda was born to Johnathan and Dorothy McFadden on September 28, 1948 in Port Arthur, Texas. Theres no way I can make a case like that stick, is a common complaint. It was during this time of his career that he got his first taste of working on behalf of people. It may be my imagination but right after the operation I started getting invitations to join organizations, requests to serve as an officer of clubs, things that had never happened before.). The role of Melvin P. Thorpe, as played by Clinton Allmon in the original Broadway production of The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas and Dom DeLuise in the 1982 film version, is based on Zindler. [16] Zindler's father was a four-term mayor of suburban Bellaire and was also a liberal; he was a card-carrying member of the NAACP and opponent of the Ku Klux Klan and his clothing store was among a handful of Houston businesses that advertised in African-American newspapers.[16]. Love, service and dedication defined all parts of her life. She was Methodist and I was Jewish, so we had to get married in a hotel., He joined the Marines but lasted only a month before they booted him out for flat feet. Charges of deceptive advertising lodged against the managers of two Houston Walgreens drug stores because, Zindler said, the stores did not carry a particular brand and size of candy that had been advertised. Zindler was also famed in Houston for his self-described Rat and Roach Report, where he read details from his controversial City of Houston Food Inspection Program restaurant reports on the air. Additionally, Zindler owned a cat, Sugar, who died in 2006. Channel 13 reporter Marvin Zindler poses for a portrait on May 11, 2006, at his home in Houston. He was previously married to Niki Gale Devine and Gertrude Stella Kugler. Houston real estate insurance and escrow services company Charter Title Co. and its executives Marvin Zindler Jr. and Barbara Daley were listed as defendants, as well. Segments of "Boyhood" were shot in Houston but San Marcos, Austin, Big Bend, and Bastrop, played somewhat bigger roles. Zindler was using Velas office on another occasion when he announced one of his most off-beat consumer cases: Acting on a complaint that a man was not paying off on football game bets, Zindler arrested the man and charged him with possession of bookmaking paraphernalia. Refresh the page for new events. In 1969, one hundred countries, along with the United States and the Soviet Union signed the nuclear nonproliferation treaty (NPT). February 15, 1977: Heights Christian Church, 1703 Heights Blvd., was built in 1927. They are (L-R): Betty Friedan, Liz Carpenter, First Lady Rosalynn Carter, former first lady Betty Ford, Elly Peterson, Jill Ruckelshaus, and Bella Abzug. A German policeman was also killed. After April 1975 and the fall of Saigon, Houston became a destination for Vietnamese people looking for a better life. 3 birth records, View Dean Arnold Corll was linked 1970 and 1973 in Houston. That should give you an idea how I got started being a cop. Then, because everyone else was in the Army, a radio station whose owner knew Zindler through his father, invited him to be a disc jockey and newsman. The collections includes scripts, calendars, photographs, video archives, memorabilia, and more. 2 death records. [17], On July 5, 2007, it was announced on KTRK's 6:00p.m. newscast that Zindler was diagnosed with inoperable pancreatic cancer that had also spread to his liver. [25] ABC-13 staff members and Houston-area religious figures, such as Joel Osteen, Archbishop Joseph Fiorenza, Reverend Bill Lawson (anchor Melanie Lawson's father), and Reverend Kirbyjon Caldwell were among those presenting tributes to Zindler at the funeral. Genealogy for Marvin Zindler (1921 - 2007) family tree on Geni, with over 240 million profiles of ancestors and living relatives. He was 85. Houston was more prejudiced then. The ladys husband came home, found the sales slip for the refrigerator and, after hearing his wifes story, complained to Zindler about the fortune teller. A-to-Z Publishing. In November 2007, Bellaire Park in Bellaire, Texas was renamed to Bellaire Zindler Park.[26]. In a reversal of their usual relationship with Zindler, newsmen sought him out after Enrights conviction. Weve been pretty successful talking to these people on the phone, he says. HOUSTON, July 30 Marvin Zindler, an antic and a populist television crusader here who became known nationally when he had the best little whorehouse in Texas closed on corruption grounds, died here on Sunday. Before moving to Marvin's current city of Kingwood, TX, Marvin lived in Houston TX. As two TV cameramen scurried to set up their lights, and two newspaper reporters lounged against the walls, Zindler moved a bemused complainant to another chair so the man wouldnt be in the picture. Then he went into law enforcement, joining the Harris County Sheriffs Department in 1962, hunting fugitives and establishing the Consumer Fraud Division. The Zindler family arrived in the U.S. from Austria in the late 1880s. In 1945, in the year that Marvin H. Zindler Jr was born, on April 12th, President Roosevelt died of natural causes and Harry S. Truman, his Vice-President, became the 33rd President of the United States. Marvin walked the streets of Houston and traveled the world helping children. In 1941, when the United States entered World War II, Zindler joined the United States Marine Corps and later received an honorable discharge for medical reasons. 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The Chicken Ranch story was featured in a 1973 edition of Texas Monthly magazine,[6] two 1974 issues of Playboy magazine, was the basis for the Broadway and film musical The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas, in which the character of Melvin P. Thorpe was based on Zindler. brother. He died on July 29, 2007 in Houston, Texas, USA. Anders sustained minor facial injuries. HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- What do Larry McMurtry, DJ Screw, and Marvin Zindler have in common? He subscribes to the theory that no story about him can be a bad story, that any mention of his name, even critically, is good. Callers are frequently greeted with, Consumer fraud division. Consumerism is necessarily plagued to a certain extent by P. T. Barnums Law (Theres a sucker born every minute): For every shady operator shut down, at least two will probably take his place and find willing customers. (Last year when the attorney for an organization Zindler was trying to shut down threatened to have Zindlers scalp, the deputy carefully boxed one of the hairpieces and delivered it to the lawyer.) Below the Waterlines: Houston After Hurricane Harvey, housed in the archives at the University of Houston, University of Houston approves program to save students up to 60% on textbooks, Houston back at No. In the late '70s, the Houston Oilers became heroes to the city through thick and thin. A theft by false pretext charge against a TV repairman who allegedly did not install all the new parts he billed a customer for. "We came . He was fired, he later said, after he drew the ire of businessmen who elected a rival sheriff. We get very, very few complaints on grocery stores., Zindler says he does get a lot of complaints about merchants not backing up their warranties and guarantees. He wrote them in every way imaginable, in block letters, in script, big and small. Since he began his consumer operation in October, 1971, Zindler has brought the weight of criminal sanctions against store owners, repairmen, pyramid club operations, building contractors and others whose disputes with customers formerly were settled in the civil courts, if at all. He admits to using the media whenever possible to his own advantage. Let the Houston Public Media newsroom help you start your day. Join others and make your gift to Houston Public Media today. He's an intolerable native Texan with too much ink in his skin and too much brisket stuck in his teeth. I want the public to know Im here to help them and I want the crooks and cheats to know Ill get them, he says. ABC13 announced on July 5, 2007, that Marvin was diagnosed with inoperable pancreatic cancer that had also spread to his liver. . The other spin-off showcased places where Zindler preferred to dine, called "Where Marvin Likes to Eat". The son of a millionaire merchant and land owner, he parks his sheriffs car in bus zones because his county salary is not large enough to pay parking lot fees. [4] In 1950 Zindler became a reporter and cameraman for Southwest Film Production Company which produced the 6 p.m. news for KPRC-TV, but in 1954, he was fired by an executive who said he was "too ugly" to work in TV. Once inside the office, the din does not noticeably subside. Eventually, Mr. Zindler earned $1 million a year as the KTRK celebrity newshound. Discover how our Uncovering Our Shared Memories: An Introduction to the Community Standards at AncientFaces Zindler attended Pershing Middle School and Lamar High School in Houston before graduating from San Jacinto High School in Houston. Without him (Zindler), the investigation would have died somewhere along the way. This site is provided as a service of SCI Shared Resources, LLC. January 13, 1977: Fog shrouds the upper floors of the Exxon Building, formerly known as the Humble Building. Not all complaints, of course, result in criminal charges. Marvin's average age compared to other Zindler family members is unknown. Some problems are resolved over the telephone. "Houston was so on the cutting edge," Linklater recalled of his childhood. sister. This special from 2007 honors his life, ABC13 career, and one-of-a-kind spirit. Zindler sheds such feelings with ease. He was married to Niki Gale Devine and Gertrude Stella Kugler. This is a carousel. Leave them blank to get signed up. April 16, 1977: Start of Reeking Regatta canoe race at San Felipe bridge and Buffalo Bayou. He began making the papers when he collected strange judgments or unveiled a new wrinkle in transporting prisoners: He had a furrier make a pair of mink-lined handcuffs for lady prisoners. Patricia Peterson, an. 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