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The development of the Robert Blake character has a notable backstory. The character first appeared as the unnamed narrator of Bloch's "The Shambler from the Stars" (1935). Before he wrote the tale, Bloch thought it would be amusing to kill off a character based on Lovecraft. Lovecraft consented to the idea and gave his permission in the form of a satirical letter, signed by Lovecraft himself and "attested" by several of his creations: Abdul Alhazred, Gespard du Nord, Frederich von Juntz, and the "Tcho-Tcho Lama of Leng" (possibly referring to the High Priest Not to Be Described). The body of the letter appears as follows:
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Robert Blake leaned forward and let out a war whoop, and Applehead sprang as if shot from a cannon. In response, Magic practically leapt out from under her and she was catapulted forward on his neck. She grabbed his mane and leaned down into him. Magic smelled the barn and spread his wings. He stretched out in that long low stride he was born for, and she could see Robert Blake just ahead, galloping, bumping up and down. Then Magic gained ground and she was alongside Baretta and he was looking over at her with a surprised expression.
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Robert Blake grew up with lots of animals in his house — dogs, ducks, hamsters, gerbils, guinea pigs, lizards, turtles, snakes, birds, fish, and two flying squirrels! Plus a tarantula. Do you think his love of animals shows in his illustrations for Akiak? How does he show the sled dogs' emotions in his artwork?
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Robert Blake is probably best known for his role in the television cop series "Baretta," which ran three years from 1975 until 1978. He won an Emmy for outstanding lead actor in a drama series for the role. After the series was cancelled, Blake appeared in a series of made-for-television movies.
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Blake was finally handed what he battled so long and hard for, but ratings went south as soon as the 197778 season got underway. When ABC moved the show from its Wednesday-night lineup to Thursdays, numbers continued to dip. Less than a year after his victory over Universal, Baretta was canceled in 1978. Robert Blake's marriage dissolved soon after.
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Having been painstakingly researched from official British-state and Blake-family papers and written by one of England's foremost writers of the 19th century, Robert Blake remains an important research volume today. Containing extensive footnote references, this definitive work is reproduced here in the first-ever facsimile of the rare first edition. The volume has been enhanced by a new introduction, written by a well-known maritime historian, and the addition of an index.
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