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It is impossible to picture television’s most famous frumpy detective played by anyone other than Peter Falk. But before the Oscar-nominated “Murder, Inc.” star landed the iconic role of Lieutenant Frank Columbo, the creators of “Columbo” — one of the best detective TV shows of all time — actually had their eyes on a legendary crooner to…

If you’re of a certain age, you probably remember the wasteland of late-night cable TV infomercials. Ads designed to get you to buy something you probably didn’t need at an inflated price plus shipping. If you’re younger, let us introduce you to the era of the mail-order compilation set. It was like a Spotify playlist of…