The Thin Man (TV series) The Thin Man (TV series) The Thin Man is a half-hour weekly television series based on the mystery novel "The Thin Man" (1933) by Dashiell Hammett. The 72 episodes were produced by MGM Television and broadcast by NBC for two seasons from 1957–1959 on Friday evening. It was the first TV series produced by MGM. The series starred Peter Lawford and Phyllis Kirk as Nick and Nora Charles. The dog, Asta, was played by three identical wire-hair terriers. Jack Albertson, Patricia Donahue, and Nita Talbot had recurring roles during the show's second season. Albertson played Lieutenant Harry Evans of the
Fat and Thin (Sculpture) Fat and Thin (Sculpture) The sculptural composition Fat and Thin is a monument in Taganrog town of the Rostov Region that is illustrating the characters of a satirical short story by Anton Chekhov “Fat and Thin”. The monument was constructed in 2010. Its author is sculptor David Begalov. The story related to the sculpture was written by A.P. Chekhov in 1883. It describes two classmates who meet at the Nikolaevsky station. One of them, Misha, is described as a fat man satisfied with his lifestyle and destiny. Another character, Porphyry is a thin and weedy man, busy caring for his