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1961-12-13, PBS, 00 min.
John Conte was host for this half hour series of thirty nine easy listening programs, featuring Annunzio Mantovani and his orchestra. This series was produced in England and syndicated in the United States. The program featured a guest star each week. This program debuted in the United States on WNET channel 13 in New York on April 15th, 1961 with singer Dorothy Collins in a salute to the silver screen.
#10199: BOB NEWHART SHOW, THE
Order1961-12-13, NBC, 28 min.
October 11th, 1961- June 13th, 1962 (NBC) A thirty-minute variety series starring comedian Bob Newhart. Newhart won fame by performing his classic telephone comedy routines that he would end by saying, "well same to you, fella." Regulars on the show are Jackie Joseph, Kay Westfall, Jack Grinnage, Mickey Manners, Pearl Shear, June Ericson, and Andy Albin. The announcer is Dan Sorkin. Guest: The Eligibles
#4547: SING ALONG WITH MITCH
Order1961-12-14, WNBC, 52 min.
January 27, 1961-April 21, 1961; September 28, 1961-September 21, 1964. This was "The Employment Office" broadcast. Home viewers were able to participate in this hour-long musical series, as the lyrics to the songs were superimposed at the bottom of their screens; viewers were invited to "follow the bouncing ball" as it moved from one lyric to the next. Goateed composer-arranger Mitch Miller led the Sing-Along Gang, and on-stage aggregation of about two dozen. Among the featured vocalists were Leslie Uggams, Diana Trask, Barbara McNair, and Gloria Lambert. "Sing Along with Mitch" was introduced on "Ford Startime" in 1960 and had a limited run in the spring of 1961, alternating with "The Bell Telephone Hour," before going weekly in the fall of that year. Reruns were exhumed in the spring of 1966 to replace the faltering "Sammy Davis Jr. Show." Bill Hobin produced and directed the series.#7480: YOUNG PEOPLE'S CONCERT
Order1961-12-14, CBS, 00 min.
July 18th, 1958- March 26th, 1972 Series of concerts originating from Carnegie Hall in New York City. Beginning in 1962, they were broadcast from Lincoln Center in New York City. Leonard Bernstein conducted fifty three such televised performances until 1972.
#10200: BOB NEWHART SHOW, THE
Order1961-12-20, NBC, 28 min.
- Bob Newhart
- Jackie Joseph
- Dan Sorkin
- Jack Grinnage
- Mickey Manners
- Pearl Shear
- Kay Westfall
- The Four Freshman
October 11th, 1961- June 13th, 1962 (NBC) A thirty-minute variety series starring comedian Bob Newhart. Newhart won fame by performing his classic telephone comedy routines that he would end by saying, "well same to you, fella." Regulars on the show are Jackie Joseph, Kay Westfall, Jack Grinnage, Mickey Manners, Pearl Shear, June Ericson, and Andy Albin. The announcer is Dan Sorkin. Guest: The Four Freshman
#7400: SING ALONG WITH MITCH
Order1961-12-21, NBC, 00 min.
January 27, 1961-April 21, 1961; September 28, 1961-September 21, 1964. This was the first broadcast of the series. Home viewers were able to participate in this hour-long musical series, as the lyrics to the songs were superimposed at the bottom of their screens; viewers were invited to "follow the bouncing ball" as it moved from one lyric to the next. Goateed composer-arranger Mitch Miller led the Sing-Along Gang, and on-stage aggregation of about two dozen. Among the featured vocalists were Leslie Uggams, Diana Trask, Barbara McNair, and Gloria Lambert. "Sing Along with Mitch" was introduced on "Ford Startime" in 1960 and had a limited run in the spring of 1961, alternating with "The Bell Telephone Hour," before going weekly in the fall of that year. Reruns were exhumed in the spring of 1966 to replace the faltering "Sammy Davis Jr. Show." Bill Hobin produced and directed the series. Christmas Program With Traditional Melodies And Carols.
1961-12-22, PBS, 00 min.
John Conte was host for this half hour series of thirty nine easy listening programs, featuring Annunzio Mantovani and his orchestra. This series was produced in England and syndicated in the United States. The program featured a guest star each week. This program debuted in the United States on WNET channel 13 in New York on April 15th, 1961 with singer Dorothy Collins in a salute to the silver screen.
1961-12-24, WNYC, 27 min.
- Chester Morris
- William Wyler
- Alfred Hitchcock
- John Ford
- Otto Preminger
- George Seaton
- Joan Franklin
- Robert Franklin
- King Vidor
- Janet Gaynor
- Jack Lemmon
- Myrna Loy
- Rouben Mamoulian
- Edward Dmytryk
- Teresa Wright
- Samson Raphaelson
- Ernst Lubitsch
- F.W. Murnau
- Dana Andrews
Program number 7 of 18 programs. Myrna Loy introduces this unique series. A distinguished company of Hollywood's greatest directors...recalled by their disciples and their actors who dissect their varied ways of working. Chester Morris is host to directors George Seaton, Otto Preminger, King Vidor, Rouben Mamoulian and Edward Dmytryk. Janet Gaynor recalls F.W. Murnau. Dana Andrews talks about William Wyler, Teresa Wright speaks about Alfred Hitchcock. Jack Lemmon talks about John Ford, and Samson Raphaelson recalls the great Ernst Lubitsch. Most of the interviews were originally recorded in 1959 by producers Joan and Robert Franklin. NOTE: Robert C. Franklin (1920-1980), inspired by a 1958 newspaper story he read about Columbia University's POPULAR ARTS ORAL HISTORY PROJECT, approached Dr. Louis Starr, then director of the oral-history collection, with a proposal to interview and tape record, on to 1/4" reel to reel audio tapes, movie people as they passed through New York. The objective would be to document, through personal recollections, the era of the silent era in films, the impact of sound, the triumphs and inequities of the major studios, and life in the glittering film capital...a firsthand account revelation of how silent movies were actually made. Robert and his wife, Joan Franklin went on to record 200 reels of audio tape, recording celebrities mostly in New York City hotel rooms in 1958 and 1959. Transcripts of interviews were made available at the time to students and researchers. In 1961 excerpts/highlights from these audio tapes were edited into a 16 part radio series titled, MEMOIRS OF THE MOVIES. Myrna Loy provided a standard opening. A different celebrity host/hostess was employed to introduce each episode. All of the 90 celebrities interviewed have since passed away with the exception of Joanne Woodward. Two additional episodes were later produced, "Style of the 70's," and "Rush To Reality," both hosted by Ben Gazzara and added, subsequently, to re-issues of the series which were syndicated in the 1960's and 1970's airing in New York (WINS), Boston (WBZ), Philadelphia (KYW), Baltimore (WJZ), Fort Wayne (WOWO), Chicago (WIND), San Francisco (KPIX), and Los Angeles (KFWB). The original 200 unedited reels of 1/4" audio tape interviews recorded by Joan and Robert Franklin are no longer known to exist. However, audio cassette transfers from these original tapes were donated by Joan Franklin many decades ago to Columbia University's Oral History Research Office where they exist today. Confirmed during a 2009 phone conversation with Mary Marshal Clark, archivist at Columbia at that time, who stated that the first on file communication from Robert Franklin to Columbia University related to his proposal to do an oral history audio recorded project is dated, July 31, 1958.
#11372: PERRY COMO VARIETY SPECIAL
Order1961-12-27, NBC, 60 min.
- Don Adams
- Kaye Ballard
- Paul Lynde
- Perry Como
- Ray Charles Singers
- Mitchell Ayres Orchestra
- Jack Duffy
- Sandy Stewart
- Caterina Valente
- Silvio Francesco
- Peter Gennaro and Dancers
Singers Caterina Valente and her brother Silvio Francesco and comedian Don Adams are guests at Perry's New Year's Eve party. Peter Gennaro is featured with his dancers. Also appearing are series regulars Kaye Ballard, Sandy Stewart, Jack Duffy, and Paul Lynde. Ray Charles Singers, Mitchell Ayres Orchestra. Highlights: "Hoop-Dee Dee" "Auld Lang Syne"- All "Moon River"- Perry Como Sketch: "Musical Report On 1961"- Perry Como, Don Adams Twist Dance- Peter Gennaro, Caterina Valente. "Big Bad John"- Frank Gallop, Men Singers Dance: "Never On Sunday"- Peter Gennaro "Tower Of Strength"- Jack Duffy
1961-12-28, CBS, 6 min.
January 12, 1926-November 25, 1960 (radio); June 28, 1951-June 11, 1953 (television). "Amos 'n' Andy," one of the most popular and long-running radio programs of all time, was brought to television in the summer of 1951 by Freeman Gosden & Charles Correll. When the show was cancelled, 65 episodes had been produced. An additional 13 episodes were then filmed to be added to the syndicated re-run package. These 13 episodes first aired on CBS television beginning on January 4, 1955. Note: "Amos 'n' Andy" used three 35mm cameras to film each episode prior to "I Love Lucy," most often given credit for first using this TV revolutionary three camera approach. "I Love Lucy" premiered on October 15, 1951. Today, 74 of the 78 "Amos 'n' Andy" episodes are available & sold on DVD. However, four episodes remain mysteriously absent: "Andy Goes In Business," "Race Horse," "Sapphire's Mysterious Admirer," and "Restitution." Archival Television Audio recorded one of these missing episodes off the air Dec. 28, 1961 - "Restitution." While trying to do a good deed, Kingfish ends up becoming a fugitive from justice. Joined in progress. Only a 6:10-minute excerpt was recorded off the air, but inaccessible to the public for over half a century.
#9470: PM EAST - PM WEST
Order1961-12-28, WNEW, 5 min.
Mike Wallace interviews Judy Garland at the premiere of the motion picture, Judgement at Nuremberg. PM East - PM West was a late-night talk show hosted by Mike Wallace and Joyce Davidson in New York City (where the PM East portion originated) and San Francisco Chronicle television critic Terrence O'Flaherty in San Francisco (PM West). The program was seen five nights a week from June 12, 1961, to June 22, 1962. A ninety-minute nightly syndicated talk show, video taped in New York with Mike Wallace and his co-host Joyce Davidson. Wallace and Davidson hosted the first hour from New York with Terrence O'Flaherty hosting the last half-hour from San Francisco. It was created to compete with the Jack Paar Show on NBC.
1961-12-31, WNYC, 27 min.
- Joan Franklin
- Robert Franklin
- Richard Barthelmess
- Jack Lemmon
- Myrna Loy
- David Wark Griffith
- Jerry Wald
- Dore Schary
- Zachary Scott
- Samuel Goldwyn
- Louis B. Mayer
- Basil Rathbone
- Ben Hecht
- Alexander Korda
- Harry Cohen
- Reginald Denham
- Irving Thalberg
Program number 8 of 18 programs. Myrna Loy introduces this unique series. Zachary Scott as host, assembles a composite portrait of the men who produce and direct the great motion picture studios. Some bouquets and a handful of knocks are handed to D.W. Griffith, Samuel Goldwyn, Alexander Korda, Harry Cohen, Irving Thalberg and Louis B. Mayer by Richard Barthlemess, Basil Rathbone, Jerry Wald, director Reginald Denham, Jack Lemmon, Ben Hecht, Dore Schary and Myrna Loy. NOTE: Robert C. Franklin (1920-1980), inspired by a 1958 newspaper story he read about Columbia University's POPULAR ARTS ORAL HISTORY PROJECT, approached Dr. Louis Starr, then director of the oral-history collection, with a proposal to interview and tape record, on to 1/4" reel to reel audio tapes, movie people as they passed through New York. The objective would be to document, through personal recollections, the era of the silent era in films, the impact of sound, the triumphs and inequities of the major studios, and life in the glittering film capital...a firsthand account revelation of how silent movies were actually made. Robert and his wife, Joan Franklin went on to record 200 reels of audio tape, recording celebrities mostly in New York City hotel rooms in 1958 and 1959. Transcripts of interviews were made available at the time to students and researchers. In 1961 excerpts/highlights from these audio tapes were edited into a 16 part radio series titled, MEMOIRS OF THE MOVIES. Myrna Loy provided a standard opening. A different celebrity host/hostess was employed to introduce each episode. All of the 90 celebrities interviewed have since passed away with the exception of Joanne Woodward. Two additional episodes were later produced, "Style of the 70's," and "Rush To Reality," both hosted by Ben Gazzara and added, subsequently, to re-issues of the series which were syndicated in the 1960's and 1970's airing in New York (WINS), Boston (WBZ), Philadelphia (KYW), Baltimore (WJZ), Fort Wayne (WOWO), Chicago (WIND), San Francisco (KPIX), and Los Angeles (KFWB). The original 200 unedited reels of 1/4" audio tape interviews recorded by Joan and Robert Franklin are no longer known to exist. However, audio cassette transfers from these original tapes were donated by Joan Franklin many decades ago to Columbia University's Oral History Research Office where they exist today. Confirmed during a 2009 phone conversation with Mary Marshal Clark, archivist at Columbia at that time, who stated that the first on file communication from Robert Franklin to Columbia University related to his proposal to do an oral history audio recorded project is dated, July 31, 1958.
1961-12-31, WCBS, 8 min.
Guy Lombardo and his Royal Canadians usher in 1962. From the Hotel Grill at the Roosevelt Hotel in New York City. As described in TV Guide: "RING IN '62 ON CHANNEL 2 WITH GUY LOMBARDO AND HIS ROYAL CANADIANS, THE SWEETEST MUSIC THIS SIDE OF HEAVEN PLAYS RIGHT INTO THE NEW YEAR BEGINNING AT 11:15PM SUNDAY, ON WCBS-TV." This rare TV audio air check begins with Guy Lombardo introducing Robert Trout at Times Square who describes the moment minutes away from bringing in the New Year, 1962. Trout mentions that it began snowing at 11:30pm. There are 500 special policeman on duty with megaphones addressing a turnout crowd of 300,000 revelers during this 55th New Years Times Square celebration edition. Trout describes the ball sliding down the 68 foot pole. HAPPY NEW YEAR! Back at the hotel Grill with Guy Lombardo, his Royal Canadians play "Hail, Hail, The Gangs All Here," followed by a recording by Jimmy Durante, "When Your Smiling." We hear Guy Lombardo sign off, wishing all a Happy 1962 New Year as the station announcer voices: "WCBS TV 2 NEW YORK."
1962-00-00, , min.
Host Jack MacLea looks at the upcoming 1962 Evansville college football season.
1962-00-00, WDVW, 80 min.
First game of season. WDVW Channel 7 presents a video-taped replay of the game between the Northern Iowa Hawkeyes and Evansville Purple Aces one-hour after it was played. A complete, accurate, and concise report of the game with the magic of video tape. Why wait to read about it tomorrow when you can see it tonight on WDVW Channel 7? An affiliate of CBS. Playing in game for Evansville is future NBA player and head coach Jerry Sloan and Evansville All-Star Buster Briley. Final Score: Iowa 62- Evansville 57. Announcers Gary Bash and Gus Dernan. Presented by Hollendary.
1962-01-01, WRVR, min.
Various radio broadcast recordings of Arturo Toscanini from WRVR radio in New York City. WRVR: TOSCANINI: The NBC ERA. Recordings originally made during the broadcast of February 19th, 1938. Concerto Grosso No. 12. February 26th, 1938- The Flying Dutchman Overture-Symphony No.2 Symphony Poem: "Vitava." Wagner, Borodin, Brahms, Smetana. WBAI: "The Seagull"- BBC production of the play by Anton Chekhov. These broadcasts were aired from January- June, 1962 in cooperation with Toscanini's son Walter. Short-lived series only broadcast first two seasons, 1938-1939. Abruptly canceled in September, 1962.
1962-01-02, WPIX, 49 min.
- Ralph Edwards
- James Garner
- Jack Lemmon
- Lorne Greene
- Limeliters
- Jackie Cooper
- Fabian
- Dr. Frank Baxter
- Buster Keaton
- Rosemary Clooney
- Eartha Kitt
- Abby Dalton
- Fritz Feld
- Dorothy Provine
- Roger Williams
- David Janssen
- Nanette Fabray
- Dan Blocker
Starring in this special program are Jimmy Durante, Buster Keaton, Dan Blocker, Rosemary Clooney, Jackie Cooper, Abby Dalton, Ralph Edwards, Fabian, Nanette Fabray, Fritz Feld, James Garner, Lorne Greene, David Janssen, Eartha Kitt, Jack Lemmon, The Limeliters, Dorothy Provine, Roger Williams and Dr. Frank Baxter. This film and its stars signal the opening of the 1962 March of Dimes Campaign.#129A: HERE'S HOLLYWOOD
Order1962-01-02, WNBC, 20 min.
September 26, 1960 - December 28, 1962 Jack Linkletter interviews his father Art Linkletter from the home Jack grew up. Also on hand are his brother, Robert, and sister Diane, along with Jack's wife Barbara and his mom, Lois. Art replays a 1953 audio tape he recorded of Jack auditioning as an announcer, prior to his first TV appearance at the age of 16. Many personal anecdotes are exchanged. Note: The audio quality has variations in quality. However, very discernible and a valued addition to the Here's Hollywood surviving broadcasts in the ATA archive. Here's Hollywood aired as a half-hour interview program, weekday afternoons on NBC at 4:30pm. On October 2, 1961 the show was reduced five minutes giving way to a live news broadcast with Sander Vanocur which aired at 4:55pm. Here's Hollywood was the leading daytime show for two years. It was the first TV broadcast of its kind, using two mobile vans equipped with 2" video tape equipment which traveled to the homes of celebrities...two locations each day, one star in the morning and one in the afternoon. Most of the interviews aired were ten minutes in length. Two different interviews comprised the full length of the half hour program. Occasionally, one subject would be interviewed for the complete program. Occasionally programs were produced outside of the United States...Hawaii, Germany, France. Five color broadcasts were attempted and then the concept abandoned, due to the complexity of 2" quadruplex video tape at the time. Dean Miller conducted interviews from September 26, 1960 to September 29, 1961. He was replaced by Jack Linkletter who conducted interviews from October 2, 1961 to December 28, 1962. Joanne Jordan conducted interviews from September 26, 1960 to June 9, 1961. She was replaced by Helen O'Oconnell who conducted interviews from June 13, 1961 to December 28, 1962. Note: Only a handful of the 1,100 different interviews survive. Most were erased, discarded, misplaced. NBC Archives have only two surviving kinescopes, one with Joe E. Brown (12-2-61), and one with Linda Darnell (12-4-61). UCLA Film & TV Archive has 46 different subject interview kinescopes on separate negative film and separate optical film tracks. Archival Television Audio has 74 broadcasts on audio tape, originally recorded by Phil Gries at the time the broadcasts first aired.
1962-01-02, NBC, min.
July 29, 1957- March 30,1962. Jack comments on the Cuban Missile Crisis. Guests: George Burns and the Broadway cast of "Beyond The Fringe," which opened on October 27th.
#10201: BOB NEWHART SHOW, THE
Order1962-01-03, NBC, 28 min.
- Bob Newhart
- Jackie Joseph
- Dan Sorkin
- Jack Grinnage
- Mickey Manners
- Pearl Shear
- Kay Westfall
- The Brothers Four
October 11th, 1961- June 13th, 1962 (NBC) A thirty-minute variety series starring comedian Bob Newhart. Newhart won fame by performing his classic telephone comedy routines that he would end by saying, "well same to you, fella." Regulars on the show are Jackie Joseph, Kay Westfall, Jack Grinnage, Mickey Manners, Pearl Shear, June Ericson, and Andy Albin. The announcer is Dan Sorkin. Guest: The Brothers Four
1962-01-03, NBC, 58 min.
- Lorne Greene
- Don Adams
- Kaye Ballard
- Paul Lynde
- Perry Como
- Mitchell Ayres Orchestra
- Dan Blocker
- Frank Gallop
- Jack Duffy
- Sandy Stewart
December 24th, 1948- June 4th, 1950 (NBC) October 2nd, 1950-June 24th 1955 (CBS) September 17th 1955- June 12th, 1963 (NBC) In 1944, the year his first record was released, Perry Como appeared on radio in The Chesterfield Supper Club; when that show came to television late in 1948, Como came with it, and has remained on television for more than four decades. The Chesterfield Supper Club, which also featured The Mitchell Ayres Orchestra and the Fontane Sisters, was originally seen on Friday nights but soon shifted to a half-hour slot on Sundays, opposite Ed Sullivan's "Toast Of The Town." In the fall of 1950, Como shifted to CBS where he hosted his own show for the next five seasons; the fifteen-minute program was seen Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays, following the network news. Also featured were the Mitchell Ayres Orchestra and The Fontane Sisters, together with announcer Frank Gallop. In the fall of 1955 Como returned to NBC, where he hosted a weekly hour show for the next eight years; from 1955 to 1959 it was seen Saturdays and was titled The Perry Como Show. From 1959 to 1963 it was seen on Wednesdays and was titled The Kraft Music Hall. The Mitchell Ayres Orchestra and Frank Gallop were again featured, along with The Ray Charles Singers and The Louis DaPron Dancers (later, The Peter Gennaro Dancers). The Como Music Hall Players included Don Adams, Paul Lynde, Kaye Ballard, Jack Duffy, and Sandy Stewart. Show of 1-3-62. Guests: Lorne Greene, Dan Blocker of "Bonanza." Salute to New Jersey. Highlights: Greene: Washington's Farewell To His Troops. Kaye Ballard: "On The Boardwalk." Sandy Stewart: "Adelaide's Lament." Jack Duffy: "I Get A Kick Out Of You." Perry Como: "I'm From New Jersey." Commercials included. Announcer Frank Gallop.
1962-01-04, WNYC, 27 min.
- Otto Preminger
- George Seaton
- Joan Franklin
- Robert Franklin
- Myrna Loy
- Henry Fonda
- Roddy McDowall
- Leo Rosten
- Marc Connelly
- Jerry Wald
- Franchot Tone
- Basil Rathbone
- Bonita Granville
- Aline MacMahon
- Anita Loos
- Ben Hecht
- Henry Myers
- Joseph L. Mankiewicz
Program number 5 of 18 programs. Myrna Loy introduces this unique series. Franchot Tone conducts a guided tour through the great Hollywood studios at their luxurious peak- the sound stage, story conferences, star dressing rooms and even the company dining rooms. Among the inmates of the stables are Henry Fonda, Basil Rathbone, Bonita Granville, Jerry Wald, Aline MacMahon, Roddy McDowall, Otto Preminger, Joseph L. Mankiewicz, George Seaton and writers, Marc Connelly, Anita Loos, Ben Hecht, Leo Rosten and Henry Myers. Most of the interviews were originally recorded in 1959 by producers Joan and Robert Franklin. NOTE: Robert C. Franklin (1920-1980), inspired by a 1958 newspaper story he read about Columbia University's POPULAR ARTS ORAL HISTORY PROJECT, approached Dr. Louis Starr, then director of the oral-history collection, with a proposal to interview and tape record, on to 1/4" reel to reel audio tapes, movie people as they passed through New York. The objective would be to document, through personal recollections, the era of the silent era in films, the impact of sound, the triumphs and inequities of the major studios, and life in the glittering film capital...a firsthand account revelation of how silent movies were actually made. Robert and his wife, Joan Franklin went on to record 200 reels of audio tape, recording celebrities mostly in New York City hotel rooms in 1958 and 1959. Transcripts of interviews were made available at the time to students and researchers. In 1961 excerpts/highlights from these audio tapes were edited into a 16 part radio series titled, MEMOIRS OF THE MOVIES. Myrna Loy provided a standard opening. A different celebrity host/hostess was employed to introduce each episode. All of the 90 celebrities interviewed have since passed away with the exception of Joanne Woodward. Two additional episodes were later produced, "Style of the 70's," and "Rush To Reality," both hosted by Ben Gazzara and added, subsequently, to re-issues of the series which were syndicated in the 1960's and 1970's airing in New York (WINS), Boston (WBZ), Philadelphia (KYW), Baltimore (WJZ), Fort Wayne (WOWO), Chicago (WIND), San Francisco (KPIX), and Los Angeles (KFWB). The original 200 unedited reels of 1/4" audio tape interviews recorded by Joan and Robert Franklin are no longer known to exist. However, audio cassette transfers from these original tapes were donated by Joan Franklin many decades ago to Columbia University's Oral History Research Office where they exist today. Confirmed during a 2009 phone conversation with Mary Marshal Clark, archivist at Columbia at that time, who stated that the first on file communication from Robert Franklin to Columbia University related to his proposal to do an oral history audio recorded project is dated, July 31, 1958.
#156: 1961 IN REVIEW
Order1962-01-06, WOR, 26 min.
New York's local station WOR-TV Ch.9 News and Special Events anchor, Les Smith, recounts the events shaping New York City in 1961.1962-01-07, WNYC, 27 min.
- Joan Franklin
- Robert Franklin
- Myrna Loy
- Leo Rosten
- Marc Connelly
- Kenneth McKenna
- Sylvia Sidney
- Anita Loos
- Ben Hecht
- Henry Myers
- Reginald Denham
- Samuel Spewack
- Dorothy Parker
- Joseph L. Mankiewicz
Program number 9 of 18 programs. Myrna Loy introduces this unique series. Some of Hollywood's highest brows and sharpest pens, the fraternity of writers, recall the headaches and shenanigans of their zany days in the big studios. Sylvia Sydney plays hostess to screenwriters Anita Loos, Henry Myers, Samuel Spewack, Dorothy Parker, Marc Connelly, Reginald Denham, Joseph L. Mankiewicz, Leo Rosten and Ben Hecht and to story editor Kenneth McKenna. NOTE: Robert C. Franklin (1920-1980), inspired by a 1958 newspaper story he read about Columbia University's POPULAR ARTS ORAL HISTORY PROJECT, approached Dr. Louis Starr, then director of the oral-history collection, with a proposal to interview and tape record, on to 1/4" reel to reel audio tapes, movie people as they passed through New York. The objective would be to document, through personal recollections, the era of the silent era in films, the impact of sound, the triumphs and inequities of the major studios, and life in the glittering film capital...a firsthand account revelation of how silent movies were actually made. Robert and his wife, Joan Franklin went on to record 200 reels of audio tape, recording celebrities mostly in New York City hotel rooms in 1958 and 1959. Transcripts of interviews were made available at the time to students and researchers. In 1961 excerpts/highlights from these audio tapes were edited into a 16 part radio series titled, MEMOIRS OF THE MOVIES. Myrna Loy provided a standard opening. A different celebrity host/hostess was employed to introduce each episode. All of the 90 celebrities interviewed have since passed away with the exception of Joanne Woodward. Two additional episodes were later produced, "Style of the 70's," and "Rush To Reality," both hosted by Ben Gazzara and added, subsequently, to re-issues of the series which were syndicated in the 1960's and 1970's airing in New York (WINS), Boston (WBZ), Philadelphia (KYW), Baltimore (WJZ), Fort Wayne (WOWO), Chicago (WIND), San Francisco (KPIX), and Los Angeles (KFWB). The original 200 unedited reels of 1/4" audio tape interviews recorded by Joan and Robert Franklin are no longer known to exist. However, audio cassette transfers from these original tapes were donated by Joan Franklin many decades ago to Columbia University's Oral History Research Office where they exist today. Confirmed during a 2009 phone conversation with Mary Marshal Clark, archivist at Columbia at that time, who stated that the first on file communication from Robert Franklin to Columbia University related to his proposal to do an oral history audio recorded project is dated, July 31, 1958.
1962-01-07, WNBC, 50 min.
Ken Murray narrates a collection of film clips which he lensed himself in the 20's, 30's, and 40's on 16mm film. We get a glimpse of Hollywood celebrities at work and at play. Musical score by George Stoll.#10202: BOB NEWHART SHOW, THE
Order1962-01-10, NBC, 28 min.
- Bob Newhart
- Jackie Joseph
- Dan Sorkin
- Jack Grinnage
- Mickey Manners
- Pearl Shear
- Kay Westfall
- Peter Nero
- Charles Laughton
October 11th, 1961- June 13th, 1962 (NBC) A thirty-minute variety series starring comedian Bob Newhart. Newhart won fame by performing his classic telephone comedy routines that he would end by saying, "well same to you, fella." Regulars on the show are Jackie Joseph, Kay Westfall, Jack Grinnage, Mickey Manners, Pearl Shear, June Ericson, and Andy Albin. The announcer is Dan Sorkin. Guests: Charles Laughton and Peter Nero
1962-01-10, NBC, 58 min.
- Art Linkletter
- Don Adams
- Kaye Ballard
- Juliet Prowse
- Paul Lynde
- Perry Como
- Mitchell Ayres Orchestra
- Frank Gallop
- Jack Duffy
- Sandy Stewart
December 24th, 1948- June 4th, 1950 (NBC) October 2nd, 1950-June 24th 1955 (CBS) September 17th 1955- June 12th, 1963 (NBC) In 1944, the year his first record was released, Perry Como appeared on radio in The Chesterfield Supper Club; when that show came to television late in 1948, Como came with it, and has remained on television for more than four decades. The Chesterfield Supper Club, which also featured The Mitchell Ayres Orchestra and the Fontane Sisters, was originally seen on Friday nights but soon shifted to a half-hour slot on Sundays, opposite Ed Sullivan's "Toast Of The Town." In the fall of 1950, Como shifted to CBS where he hosted his own show for the next five seasons; the fifteen-minute program was seen Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays, following the network news. Also featured were the Mitchell Ayres Orchestra and The Fontane Sisters, together with announcer Frank Gallop. In the fall of 1955 Como returned to NBC, where he hosted a weekly hour show for the next eight years; from 1955 to 1959 it was seen Saturdays and was titled The Perry Como Show. From 1959 to 1963 it was seen on Wednesdays and was titled The Kraft Music Hall. The Mitchell Ayres Orchestra and Frank Gallop were again featured, along with The Ray Charles Singers and The Louis DaPron Dancers (later, The Peter Gennaro Dancers). The Como Music Hall Players included Don Adams, Paul Lynde, Kaye Ballard, Jack Duffy, and Sandy Stewart. Show of 1-10-62. Guests: Dancer Juliet Prowse, Art Linkletter. Salute to Indiana. Paul Lynde and Kaye Ballard do a speedway sketch. Sandy Stewart: "Put Your Arms Around Me" Jack Duffy "Gary, Indiana" All: "Banks Of The Wabash" "76 Trombones" "Notre Dame Marching Song" Cole Porter Medley. Commercials included. Announcer Frank Gallop.
#13583: DICK TRACY CARTOONS, THE
Order1962-01-14, WPIX, min.
September 7th, 1961- August 31st, 1963 WPIX The Dick Tracy animated cartoon series was shown in the late afternoon on WPIX-TV Channel 11 with Joe Bolton as the host. Bolten left his post as the host of the Three Stooges shorts to become the host of the Dick Tracy series, portraying the police chief and Tracy's boss. The police chief would give Tracy an assignment whenever a crime was committed which Tracy would receive on his wristwatch. Tracy would respond by saying "ok chief, I'll get on it right away." He would then assign one of his detectives to the case. Everett Sloane provided the voice for Dick Tracy, other voice regulars were Mel Blanc, Benny Rubin, and Paul Frees.
#4183: PERRY COMO SHOW, THE
Order1962-01-17, WNBC, ? min.
September 12, 1955-June 12, 1963. In the fall of 1955 Perry Como returned to NBC where he hosted a weekly hour show. From 1955 to 1959 it was seen Saturday evenings and was titled "The Perry Como Show." From 1959 to 1963 it was seen Wednesday evenings and was titled "The Kraft Music Hall." Regulars included Frank Gallop and the Ray Charles Singers. After his final weekly June 12, 1963 broadcast Perry Como appeared in scores of specials, beginning October 3, 1963, airing on NBC, CBS & ABC, and concluding on December 6, 1986.#10203: BOB NEWHART SHOW, THE
Order1962-01-17, NBC, 28 min.
- Bob Newhart
- Jackie Joseph
- Dan Sorkin
- Jack Grinnage
- Mickey Manners
- Pearl Shear
- Kay Westfall
- Betty Johnson
- Joe Flynn
- Joyce Jamison
October 11th, 1961- June 13th, 1962 (NBC) A thirty-minute variety series starring comedian Bob Newhart. Newhart won fame by performing his classic telephone comedy routines that he would end by saying, "well same to you, fella." Regulars on the show are Jackie Joseph, Kay Westfall, Jack Grinnage, Mickey Manners, Pearl Shear, June Ericson, and Andy Albin. The announcer is Dan Sorkin. Guests: Betty Johnson, Joe Flynn, Joyce Jamison
1962-01-17, NBC, 58 min.
- Don Adams
- Polly Bergen
- Kaye Ballard
- Paul Lynde
- Perry Como
- Mitchell Ayres Orchestra
- Frank Gallop
- Jack Duffy
- Sandy Stewart
December 24th, 1948- June 4th, 1950 (NBC) October 2nd, 1950-June 24th 1955 (CBS) September 17th 1955- June 12th, 1963 (NBC) In 1944, the year his first record was released, Perry Como appeared on radio in The Chesterfield Supper Club; when that show came to television late in 1948, Como came with it, and has remained on television for more than four decades. The Chesterfield Supper Club, which also featured The Mitchell Ayres Orchestra and the Fontane Sisters, was originally seen on Friday nights but soon shifted to a half-hour slot on Sundays, opposite Ed Sullivan's "Toast Of The Town." In the fall of 1950, Como shifted to CBS where he hosted his own show for the next five seasons; the fifteen-minute program was seen Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays, following the network news. Also featured were the Mitchell Ayres Orchestra and The Fontane Sisters, together with announcer Frank Gallop. In the fall of 1955 Como returned to NBC, where he hosted a weekly hour show for the next eight years; from 1955 to 1959 it was seen Saturdays and was titled The Perry Como Show. From 1959 to 1963 it was seen on Wednesdays and was titled The Kraft Music Hall. The Mitchell Ayres Orchestra and Frank Gallop were again featured, along with The Ray Charles Singers and The Louis DaPron Dancers (later, The Peter Gennaro Dancers). The Como Music Hall Players included Don Adams, Paul Lynde, Kaye Ballard, Jack Duffy, and Sandy Stewart. Show of 1-17-62. Guest: Singer-actress Polly Bergen. Parody of "To Tell The Truth." Salute to Washington. Polly sings: "Something Wonderful" "Two To Tango" "Let Me Entertain You." All : "Bow Down To Washington." "See You In Seattle." Perry Como: "It's A Good Day." "No Other Love" "Always" "You Make Me Feel So Young." "My Heart Tells Me." Commercials included. Announcer Frank Gallop.
#4548: SING ALONG WITH MITCH
Order1962-01-18, WNBC, 52 min.
January 27, 1961-April 21, 1961; September 28, 1961-September 21, 1964. Home viewers were able to participate in this hour-long musical series, as the lyrics to the songs were superimposed at the bottom of their screens; viewers were invited to "follow the bouncing ball" as it moved from one lyric to the next. Goateed composer-arranger Mitch Miller led the Sing-Along Gang, and on-stage aggregation of about two dozen. Among the featured vocalists were Leslie Uggams, Diana Trask, Barbara McNair, and Gloria Lambert. "Sing Along with Mitch" was introduced on "Ford Startime" in 1960 and had a limited run in the spring of 1961, alternating with "The Bell Telephone Hour," before going weekly in the fall of that year. Reruns were exhumed in the spring of 1966 to replace the faltering "Sammy Davis Jr. Show." Bill Hobin produced and directed the series.1962-01-19, NBC, min.
July 29, 1957- March 30,1962. "BEST OF PAAR" Originally broadcast October 11, 1961. Jack's guest, Selma Diamond and Phil Foster.
1962-01-19, NBC, min.
July 29, 1957- March 30,1962. For four years and eight months Jack Paar reigned supreme as host of the Tonight Show with a crew of regulars, but only two stayed with him for the entire run; announcer Hugh Downs and band leader Jose Melies, a former army buddy. Familiar faces who appeared many times with Jack included Dody Goodman, Betty Johnson, Elsa Maxwell, Alexander King, Genevieve, Jack Douglas; and wife Reiko, Zsa Zsa Gabor, Hans Conried, Peggy Cass, Cliff (Charley Weaver) Arquette, and Johnathan Winters. Hugh Downs substituted for Jack Paar 79 times, more than any other substitute host there were 20 different performers over the period of the series run. Joey Bishop substituted for Paar 31 times. Arlene Francis, 30 times, Jonathan Winters, 26 times, Orson Bean, 21 times, and Johnny Carson 15 times. Altogether there were 243 broadcasts that had substitute hosts filling in for Paar during Jack Paar's TONIGHT SHOW tenure. The title of the late-night broadcast changed to THE JACK PAAR SHOW which took effect on February 3, 1958. The first videotaped broadcast aired on January 5, 1959. "Best of Paar " Re-runs began on July 10, 1959. The first color broadcast aired on September 19, 1960. The guests are Selma Diamond and Phil Foster.
1962-01-21, WNYC, 27 min.
- Gene Kelly
- Joan Franklin
- Robert Franklin
- Myrna Loy
- Jeanette MacDonald
- Francis X. Bushman
- C.A.J. Parmentier
- Jack Shaindlin
- Allen Jones
- Arthur Freed
- Dorothy Field
- Ray Henderson
- Franz Waxman
Program number 11 of 18 programs. Myrna Loy introduces this unique series. The long romance between music and the silent movies, the musical extravaganzas of the thirties, the great days of the Roxy Theater, and the artistic contributions of "background music" to films are among the recollections which Miss Dorothy Lamour introduces. Her guests are Jeanette MacDonald, Gene Kelly, Francis X. Bushman, Allan Jones, producer Arthur Freed, songwriters Dorothy Field and Ray Henderson, award winning composer Franz Waxman, pianist Jack Shaindlin and former organist of the Roxy Theater, Dr.(of music) C.A.J. Parmentier. Most of the interviews were originally recorded in 1959 by producers Joan and Robert Franklin. NOTE: Robert C. Franklin (1920-1980), inspired by a 1958 newspaper story he read about Columbia University's POPULAR ARTS ORAL HISTORY PROJECT, approached Dr. Louis Starr, then director of the oral-history collection, with a proposal to interview and tape record, on to 1/4" reel to reel audio tapes, movie people as they passed through New York. The objective would be to document, through personal recollections, the era of the silent era in films, the impact of sound, the triumphs and inequities of the major studios, and life in the glittering film capital...a firsthand account revelation of how silent movies were actually made. Robert and his wife, Joan Franklin went on to record 200 reels of audio tape, recording celebrities mostly in New York City hotel rooms in 1958 and 1959. Transcripts of interviews were made available at the time to students and researchers. In 1961 excerpts/highlights from these audio tapes were edited into a 16 part radio series titled, MEMOIRS OF THE MOVIES. Myrna Loy provided a standard opening. A different celebrity host/hostess was employed to introduce each episode. All of the 90 celebrities interviewed have since passed away with the exception of Joanne Woodward. Two additional episodes were later produced, "Style of the 70's," and "Rush To Reality," both hosted by Ben Gazzara and added, subsequently, to re-issues of the series which were syndicated in the 1960's and 1970's airing in New York (WINS), Boston (WBZ), Philadelphia (KYW), Baltimore (WJZ), Fort Wayne (WOWO), Chicago (WIND), San Francisco (KPIX), and Los Angeles (KFWB). The original 200 unedited reels of 1/4" audio tape interviews recorded by Joan and Robert Franklin are no longer known to exist. However, audio cassette transfers from these original tapes were donated by Joan Franklin many decades ago to Columbia University's Oral History Research Office where they exist today. Confirmed during a 2009 phone conversation with Mary Marshal Clark, archivist at Columbia at that time, who stated that the first on file communication from Robert Franklin to Columbia University related to his proposal to do an oral history audio recorded project is dated, July 31, 1958.
#161: HERE'S HOLLYWOOD
Order1962-01-23, WNBC, 9 min.
Jack Linkletter interviews Judy Garland from West Berlin, Germany during the premiere of the film, "Judgment at Nuremberg." This was Garland's second television interview appearance. She first appeared on Here's Hollywood, June 23, 1961.#9471: HERE'S HOLLYWOOD
Order1962-01-23, WNBC, 9 min.
Jack Linkletter interviews Judy Garland from West Berlin, Germany during the premiere of the film, "Judgment at Nuremberg." This was Garland's second television interview appearance. She first appeared on Here's Hollywood, June 23, 1961.
#907: BOB HOPE SHOW, THE
Order1962-01-24, WNBC, 56 min.
Bob's guests for this, his third special of the 1961-62 season are Jack Paar, Steve Allen, Joan Collins, Joanie Sommers, Robert Strauss and Sid Melton.#163A: HERE'S HOLLYWOOD
Order1962-01-24, WNBC, 4 min.
Here's Hollywood (September 23, 1960 - December 28, 1962) Celebrity interview Monday thru Friday daytime half-hour program (usually two interviews per broadcast). The series had four co-host interviewers, Dean Miller, Jo-ann Jordan, Helen O'Connell, and Jack Linkletter during its two and half year run.Over 1,100 interviews were taped, of which only less than 50 survive on video or kinescope. One of the first television series to use a portable mobile studio going on location and using 2" Quad Video Tape. Jack Linkletter interviews actor Maximillian Schell in Berlin Germany where he is filing "Judgement In Nuremberg." The program is joined in progress.
#13587: BOB NEWHART SHOW, THE
Order1962-01-26, NBC, min.
- Bob Newhart
- Jackie Joseph
- Andy Albin
- Dan Sorkin
- Jack Grinnage
- Mickey Manners
- Pearl Shear
- june Ericson
- Kay Westfall
October 11th, 1961- June 13th, 1962 (NBC) A thirty-minute variety series starring comedian Bob Newhart. Newhart won fame by performing his classic telephone comedy routines that he would end by saying, "well same to you, fella." Regulars on the show are Jackie Joseph, Kay Westfall, Jack Grinnage, Mickey Manners, Pearl Shear, June Ericson, and Andy Albin. The announcer is Dan Sorkin.
1962-01-30, CBS, min.
Daytime - October 2nd, 1961- September 15th, 1967 (CBS) Prime time - January 2, 1962-September 9, 1965 & December 25, 1966-May 22, 1967 1967-1969- Syndicated April 5th, 1971-June 27th, 1975 (ABC) January 8th, 1979-March 26th, 1982 (NBC) September 24th, 1984-March 24th, 1989 (NBC) Popular daytime game show and seen in prime time beginning January 2, 1962, every Tuesday evening 8:00-8:30pm. Hosted by Allen Ludden from 1961-1980. The quiz show had a run during prime time from Originally, the game was played with two two-member teams with one member being given the word and providing clues to the other member who would try and guess the word. There were several variations of the show over the years that was seen in both daytime and prime-time versions. During its original six-year run on CBS, it was also seen in prime-time as a mid-season replacement. Allen Ludden hosted the show until 1980 when he suffered a heart attack and was replaced by Tom Kennedy as host. In its final run from 1984-1989 on NBC, the show was hosted by Bert Convy. This episode was the 5th episode seen in prime-time with guests Dorothy Collins and Bill Cullen. The host is Allen Ludden.
#13592: PM EAST - PM WEST
Order1962-01-30, SYN, min.
1961-1962, Syndicated PM East - PM West was a late-night talk show hosted by Mike Wallace and Joyce Davidson in New York City (where the PM East portion originated) and San Francisco Chronicle television critic Terrence O'Flaherty in San Francisco (PM West). The program was seen five nights a week from June 12, 1961, to June 22, 1962. A ninety-minute nightly syndicated talk show with Mike Wallace and his co-host Joyce Davidson. Wallace and Davidson hosted the first hour from New York with Terrence O'Flaherty hosting the last half-hour from San Francisco. It was created to compete with the Jack Paar Show on NBC. A discussion on marriage with San Francisco host Terrence O'Flaherty.
#4187: PERRY COMO SHOW, THE
Order1962-01-31, WNBC, 54 min.
September 12, 1955-June 12, 1963. In the fall of 1955 Perry Como returned to NBC where he hosted a weekly hour show. From 1955 to 1959 it was seen Saturday evenings and was titled "The Perry Como Show." From 1959 to 1963 it was seen Wednesday evenings and was titled "The Kraft Music Hall." Regulars included Frank Gallop and the Ray Charles Singers. After his final weekly June 12, 1963 broadcast Perry Como appeared in scores of specials, beginning October 3, 1963, airing on NBC, CBS & ABC, and concluding on December 6, 1986.#10204: BOB NEWHART SHOW, THE
Order1962-01-31, NBC, 28 min.
- Bob Newhart
- Jackie Joseph
- Dan Sorkin
- Jack Grinnage
- Mickey Manners
- Pearl Shear
- Kay Westfall
- Jaye P. Morgan
- Ken Barry
- Jackie Joseph
October 11th, 1961- June 13th, 1962 (NBC) A thirty-minute variety series starring comedian Bob Newhart. Newhart won fame by performing his classic telephone comedy routines that he would end by saying, "well same to you, fella." Regulars on the show are Jackie Joseph, Kay Westfall, Jack Grinnage, Mickey Manners, Pearl Shear, June Ericson, and Andy Albin. The announcer is Dan Sorkin. Guests: Jaye P. Morgan, Ken Barry and Jackie Joseph.
1962-01-31, NBC, 58 min.
- Kaye Ballard
- George Burns
- Paul Lynde
- Perry Como
- Lena Horne
- Mitchell Ayres Orchestra
- Frank Gallop
- Jack Duffy
- Sandy Stewart
December 24th, 1948- June 4th, 1950 (NBC) October 2nd, 1950-June 24th 1955 (CBS) September 17th 1955- June 12th, 1963 (NBC) In 1944, the year his first record was released, Perry Como appeared on radio in The Chesterfield Supper Club; when that show came to television late in 1948, Como came with it, and has remained on television for more than four decades. The Chesterfield Supper Club, which also featured The Mitchell Ayres Orchestra and the Fontane Sisters, was originally seen on Friday nights but soon shifted to a half-hour slot on Sundays, opposite Ed Sullivan's "Toast Of The Town." In the fall of 1950, Como shifted to CBS where he hosted his own show for the next five seasons; the fifteen-minute program was seen Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays, following the network news. Also featured were the Mitchell Ayres Orchestra and The Fontane Sisters, together with announcer Frank Gallop. In the fall of 1955 Como returned to NBC, where he hosted a weekly hour show for the next eight years; from 1955 to 1959 it was seen Saturdays and was titled The Perry Como Show. From 1959 to 1963 it was seen on Wednesdays and was titled The Kraft Music Hall. The Mitchell Ayres Orchestra and Frank Gallop were again featured, along with The Ray Charles Singers and The Louis DaPron Dancers (later, The Peter Gennaro Dancers). The Como Music Hall Players included Don Adams, Paul Lynde, Kaye Ballard, Jack Duffy, and Sandy Stewart. Show of 1-31-62. Guests: Singer Lena Horne, Comedian George Burns. Highlights: Lena Horne Sings: "What Is There To Say?" "Independent" "Give Me The Moonlight" "Where Did You Get That Girl?" Dancers: "Crazy Rhythm" Lena Horne, Perry Como and George Burns "You Are Never Far Away From Me" Perry Como: "On The Street Where You Live" "My Favorite Things" "My Baby Just Cares For Me." "If You Were The Only Girl". Commercials included. Announcer Frank Gallop.
1962-02-01, NBC, 17 min.
July 29, 1957- March 30,1962. For four years and eight months Jack Paar reigned supreme as host of the Tonight Show with a crew of regulars, but only two stayed with him for the entire run; announcer Hugh Downs and band leader Jose Melies, a former army buddy. Familiar faces who appeared many times with Jack included Dody Goodman, Betty Johnson, Elsa Maxwell, Alexander King, Genevieve, Jack Douglas; and wife Reiko, Zsa Zsa Gabor, Hans Conried, Peggy Cass, Cliff (Charley Weaver) Arquette, and Johnathan Winters. Hugh Downs substituted for Jack Paar 79 times, more than any other substitute host there were 20 different performers over the period of the series run. Joey Bishop substituted for Paar 31 times. Arlene Francis, 30 times, Jonathan Winters, 26 times, Orson Bean, 21 times and Johnny Carson 15 times. Altogether there were 243 broadcasts that had substitute hosts filling in for Paar during Jack Paar's TONIGHT SHOW tenure. The title of the late-night broadcast changed to THE JACK PAAR SHOW which took effect on February 3, 1958. The first videotaped broadcast aired on January 5, 1959. "Best of Paar " Re-runs began on July 10, 1959. The first color broadcast aired on September 19, 1960. The main guest is Gore Vidal, writer and well-known liberal who replies to remarks made by William F. Buckley Jr last night on this show...creating an on going feud between the two running on The Tonight Show. Liberalism vs conservatism. In a 10 minute segment Gore Vidal talks about William F. Buckley's many contradictions, his ideological wars, and smears, referencing Catholicism and the Pope. Both Jack Paar and Hugh Downs add to the analysis and criticism. "Who is he?" Vidal states that Buckley never worked for a living in his life. He criticizes everyone, using his "World Go Home" slogan. Other mentions include Buckley comments about Albert Schweitzer, integration, and his attraction for former communists (Paar mentions he has five employees at present fitting this scenario), Vidal mentions that Buckley stated that Harry Truman called Dwight Eisenhower an anti-Semite, which is an irresponsible lie. Paar describes Buckley as someone who speaks very quickly and rolls his eyes...very tricky and he has ruined peoples lives. Buddy Hackett appears briefly after Gore Vidal.
1962-02-02, WNBC, 52 min.
January 12, 1959-April 26, 1968. This musical series ran semiregularly for almost ten seasons-sometimes weekly, sometimes biweekly, and sometimes as irregularly scheduled specials. All types of music were presented on the hour series; Donald Voorhees conducted the Bell Telephone Orchestra.1962-02-04, WOR, 5 min.
Chubby Checker offers lessons on how to do the twist. Offered as a four episode series (five minutes each episode) airing on the weekends, Saturday, January 27, and Sunday January 28th from 3:55pm to 4:00pm and again on Saturday, February 3, 1962, and its final broadcast on Sunday February 4, 1962. One of the most odd programming "series" scheduling known. Four episodes totaling 20 minutes. NOTE: Chubby Checker had the number one record THE TWIST on the Billboard Top 40 charts for 15 weeks beginning August 1, 1960.
#13595: MEET THE PRESS
Order1962-02-04, NBC, min.
November 20, 1947-September 5, 1965 (primetime NBC); September 19, 1965-present (non-primetime NBC). Public affairs program which is the longest-running series on network television.
NBC newsmen interview George Romney the president of American Motors. The host is Ned Brooks.1962-02-04, ABC, min.
An ABC TV Special broadcast on Sunday, February 4, 1962 from 6:30 to 7:30pm. There are artistic freedom vignettes on the show as Stan poses the question of cultural relations between earth and the moon. There is a dramatization of the sale of Manhattan, and lampoons of that old Chinese invention, television. Original music by Stan Freberg.