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1951-12-31, WNBC, min.
TEX AND JINX Radio & Television BROADCAST HISTORY: April 22, 1946- February 27, 1959. WEAF (WNBC, WRCA), New York weekdays at 8:30 A.M. until 1954; at 1:00pm,1954-1955; then at 6:30 and 10:35pm until July 31, 1958, moving briefly to WOR, broadcasting at 2:15pm. In addition to the Kollmars (Dorothy Kilgallen and husband Richard Kollmar) and the Fitzgeralds (Pegeen and husband Ed Fitzgerald), another well-recognized New York couple, newlyweds Tex McCrary and Jinx Falkenburg, added their own bread-and-bacon banter to the local airwaves between 1946 and 1959. Their gabfest, initially Hi Jinx but later revised to Tex and Jinx, was beamed over WEAF which was subsequently re-lettered WNBC and later WRCA. In limited doses, the flagship outlet of the National Broadcasting Company transmitted Meet Tex and Jinx to the whole country during 1947 and 1948. Tex and Jinx devoted most of their airtime to lofty and noble concepts, visitors and sidebars. Tex and Jinx [on WEAF-WNBC-WRCA] were interviewing Bernard Baruch, Margaret Truman, or Ethel Waters…. McCrary built the show on the assumption that the early morning audience was not stupid, as programmers generally assumed; that people in general had fresher minds and were more open to serious topics at the beginning of the day.” Their joint radio venture began in April 1946 just 10 months following their nuptials (June 10, 1945). Launched as a breakfast feature, the series later shifted to afternoons and finally into the evening hours before departing the ether a dozen years afterward. They were branded by one journalist “Mr. Brains and Mrs. Beauty.” In early 1947 NBC put them on its television network as a portion of a Sunday evening quarter-hour dubbed Bristol-Myers Tele-Varieties. “The McCrarys were naturals for TV,” wrote a reviewer, “with their combination of friendly chatter, interviews, and features.” That summer the web awarded them an exclusive Sunday night half-hour format under the appellation At Home with Tex and Jinx. A decade later, in the 1957-58 season, the duo hosted a daytime NBC-TV showcase, The Tex and Jinx Show. When hepatitis sidetracked Falkenburg in 1958 from their broadcast commitments, McCrary carried on solo on their radio show for another couple of years. In the 1980s, however, the couple separated, remaining on genial terms. McCrary died in New York on July 29, 2003 and Falkenburg expired just 29 days later in the same city, on August 27, 2003. NOTE:: The scores of TEX AND JINX SHOWS archived by Archival Television Audio, Inc. were originally obtained as original 16 Man of the Year Search, Dean Acheson discusses the year 1951, Michelle Swanson, daughter of Gloria Swanson guests,
1952-08-20, WNBC, 7 min.
TEX AND JINX Radio & Television BROADCAST HISTORY: April 22, 1946- February 27, 1959. WEAF (WNBC, WRCA), New York weekdays at 8:30 A.M. until 1954; at 1:00pm,1954-1955; then at 6:30 and 10:35pm until July 31, 1958, moving briefly to WOR, broadcasting at 2:15pm. In addition to the Kollmars (Dorothy Kilgallen and husband Richard Kollmar) and the Fitzgeralds (Pegeen and husband Ed Fitzgerald), another well-recognized New York couple, newlyweds Tex McCrary and Jinx Falkenburg, added their own bread-and-bacon banter to the local airwaves between 1946 and 1959. Their gabfest, initially Hi Jinx but later revised to Tex and Jinx, was beamed over WEAF which was subsequently re-lettered WNBC and later WRCA. In limited doses, the flagship outlet of the National Broadcasting Company transmitted Meet Tex and Jinx to the whole country during 1947 and 1948. Tex and Jinx devoted most of their airtime to lofty and noble concepts, visitors and sidebars. Tex and Jinx [on WEAF-WNBC-WRCA] were interviewing Bernard Baruch, Margaret Truman, or Ethel Waters…. McCrary built the show on the assumption that the early morning audience was not stupid, as programmers generally assumed; that people in general had fresher minds and were more open to serious topics at the beginning of the day.” Their joint radio venture began in April 1946 just 10 months following their nuptials (June 10, 1945). Launched as a breakfast feature, the series later shifted to afternoons and finally into the evening hours before departing the ether a dozen years afterward. They were branded by one journalist “Mr. Brains and Mrs. Beauty.” In early 1947 NBC put them on its television network as a portion of a Sunday evening quarter-hour dubbed Bristol-Myers Tele-Varieties. “The McCrarys were naturals for TV,” wrote a reviewer, “with their combination of friendly chatter, interviews, and features.” That summer the web awarded them an exclusive Sunday night half-hour format under the appellation At Home with Tex and Jinx. A decade later, in the 1957-58 season, the duo hosted a daytime NBC-TV showcase, The Tex and Jinx Show. When hepatitis sidetracked Falkenburg in 1958 from their broadcast commitments, McCrary carried on solo on their radio show for another couple of years. In the 1980s, however, the couple separated, remaining on genial terms. McCrary died in New York on July 29, 2003 and Falkenburg expired just 29 days later in the same city, on August 27, 2003. NOTE:: The scores of TEX AND JINX SHOWS archived by Archival Television Audio, Inc. were originally obtained as original 16" Electronic Discs from Barry Farber, producer of the show (1957-1959), in 1960 after he had begun his own career in front of the mike at WINS Radio. These discs were subsequently transferred to 1/4" reel to reel tape, and then disposed. These broadcasts are rare and represent the largest known collection of TEX AND JINX extant broadcasts in the world. Today's Guest: Cecil B. DeMille discusses how he discovered Gloria Swanson, and Paulette Goddard.
#13168: MIKE WALLACE INTERVIEW, THE
Order1957-04-28, ABC, 22 min.
April 28th, 1957- April 19th, 1958 (with Mike Wallace) continuing till September 14th, 1958-ABC A half-hour interview series with host Mike Wallace. On this debut show, Mike interviews actress Gloria Swanson. Series Premiere. NOTE: Status of The Mike Wallace Interview A total of 72 episodes of The Mike Wallace Interview were broadcast by ABC between 1957 and 1958. The series premiered on April 28th, 1957 and was sponsored by Phillip Morris through the April 19th, 1958 episode. The Fund for the Republic then sponsored a 13-week set of interviews entitled “Liberty and Freedom” (one of which was never broadcast) followed by an additional six episodes. The final broadcast took place on September 14th, 1958. My article about The Mike Wallace Interview can be found here. The Harry Ransom Center at the University of Texas at Austin has 66 of the 72 episodes of The Mike Wallace Interview. Five are only available as audio recordings while the rest are kinescopes that have been digitized and made available for viewing online. The Ransom Center also has a transcript of the Ben Hecht interview (broadcast February 25th, 1958) but no audio or video. One of the episodes the Ransom Center does not have a copy of is the controversial Mickey Cohen broadcast from May 19th, 1957. According to Steve Winston, Associate Curator of Film at the Ransom Center, “There are reports that the BBC still has some excerpts though we have not been able to locate the specific department that might hold them. Other than that, the interview appears to be lost.” Audio of the Cohen episode is part of Archival Television Audio, Inc. collection. Also missing from the Ransom Center’s collection are the two retractions read by ABC’s Oliver Treyz on May 26th and December 14th. According to Winston, “We have no idea why the footage was not included in the kinescope. We don’t know if they were removed later, or if they were never recorded in the first place.” Archival Television Audio, Inc. has the May 26th retraction read by Treyz. The UCLA Film & Television Archive has two episodes of the series: the Cyrus Eaton interview that is audio only at the Ransom Center and the Ben Hecht interview that the Ransom Center only has a transcript for. Both the Museum of Broadcasting and The Paley Center for Media have several episodes that are also part of the Ransom Center’s collection. (According to a December 1957 article in The Los Angeles Times, a filmed “stand-by interview” with Evelyn Rudie was always ready to be used in the event a guest didn’t show up. It is not included in the episode count and its current whereabouts are unknown.)
1960-01-10, WNBC, 50 min.
- Debbie Reynolds
- James Stewart
- Bob Hope
- Gary Cooper
- Gloria Swanson
- Ramon Novarro
- King Vidor
- Janet Gaynor
- Hope Lange
- Hedda Hopper
- Robert Cummings
- Anne Bauchens
- Teddy Rooney
- Jody McCrea
- Stephen Boyd
- Anthony Perkins
- Marion Davies
- Francis X. Bushman
- Walt Disney
- William Daniels
- Don Murray
- The Westmore Brothers
- Lucille Ball
- Liza Minnelli
- John Cassavetes
Hollywood columnist Hedda Hopper looks back over the thirty years she has spent in the movie capital. Guests are Gary Cooper, James Stewart, Debbie Reynolds, Lucille Ball, Robert Cummings, Anthony Perkins, Don Murray, Hope Lange, John Cassavetes, Stephen Boyd, Gloria Swanson, Janet Gaynor, Francis X. Bushman, Ramon Novarro, Marion Davies, Jody McCrea, Walt Disney, William Daniels, Westmore Brothers, Anne Bauchens, King Vidor, Teddy Rooney and Bob Hope. Liza Minnelli sings a song her mother made famous, "Over the Rainbow."
1960-01-10, WNBC, 55 min.
- Debbie Reynolds
- James Stewart
- Bob Hope
- Gary Cooper
- Gloria Swanson
- Ramon Novarro
- King Vidor
- Janet Gaynor
- Hope Lange
- Hedda Hopper
- Robert Cummings
- Anne Bauchens
- Teddy Rooney
- Jody McCrea
- Stephen Boyd
- Anthony Perkins
- Marion Davies
- Francis X. Bushman
- Walt Disney
- William Daniels
- Don Murray
- The Westmore Brothers
- Lucille Ball
- Liza Minnelli
- John Cassavetes
This version of Hedda Hopper's Hollywood is a complete audio air check which includes the original opening and contains all Rexall commercials. It's drawback is that this air check was recorded by open mike and not by direct line like Archival Television Audio #6: Hedda Hopper's Hollywood. NOTE: If requested, for a small additional fee, a special edited version can be processed using the best elements available, combining the original opening and all Rexall commercials with the more pristine direct line audio represented in ATA#6, creating the best audible complete version of this broadcast available.
1962-09-11, WNBC, 11 min.
Art Linkletter's guest is Gloria Swanson.1962-11-06, WNDT, 44 min.
Highlights from this extraordinary gathering of individuals giving tribute and examination of the loveable tramp of silent films, Charlie Chaplin. On hand to discuss his art and character are actress Gloria Swanson (the only actress ever fired off a Chaplin movie...Swanson explains), Hollis Alpert, film critic for the Saturday Review, Archer Winston, movie critic for the new York Post; and A. Edward Sutherland, an early collaborator of Chaplin's, second unit directing two of his films, A Woman in Paris (1923) and The Gold Rush (1925). Plenty of personal anecdotes are remembered and critical appraisal of some of his films. Also discussed topics related to Chaplin's early childhood, his first films in Hollywood, his later career and banishment from the US. Paul Killiam is host. NOTE: Postponed from an earlier date. On occasion variable sound issues but entirely minimal and completely discernable.
1963-02-25, WNBC, 24 min.
Merv Griffin's guests are Gloria Swanson and Hal March.1963-03-31, ABC, min.
What's wrong with Hollywood? Comments on this two part series related to the star system and its pressures, the impact of television, the influx of foreign films and independent producers vs. the big studios. Comments from Jack Lemmon, Gloria Swanson, Lee Remick, Stanley Kramer, Sheilah Graham and Joseph E. Levine. Host: Howard K. Smith.
1963-10-07, NBC, 27 min.
- Kim Novak
- Marilyn Monroe
- Mary Pickford
- Rita Hayworth
- Jane Russell
- Gloria Swanson
- Carole Lombard
- Greta Garbo
- Betty Grable
- Lana Turner
- Loretta Young
- Elizabeth Taylor
- Mae West
- Jean Harlow
- Dorothy Lamour
- Katherine Hepburn
- Brigitte Bardot
- Joseph Cotton
- Theda Bara
- Clara Bow
- Veronica Lake
September 30th, 1963-September 28th, 1964 (NBC) Joseph Cotton hosted and narrated this documentary series about American movies. Host: Joseph Cotton.
1963-12-01, WNBC, 80 min.
- Bob Hope
- Elmer Bernstein
- Edward G. Robinson
- Gloria Swanson
- Cecil B. DeMille
- Charlton Heston
- Cornel Wilde
- Samuel Goldwyn
- Billy Graham
- Yul Brynner
- Betty Hutton
- Barbara Stanwyck
Cecil B. De Mille's career as a director and producer is profiled. Yul Brynner, Charlton Heston, Bob Hope, Gloria Swanson, Betty Hutton, Edward G. Robinson, Cornel Wilde and Barbara Stanwyck discuss his career and personality. Also, comments from Rev. Billy Graham and Samuel Goldwyn. Music by Elmer Bernstein.#968: WHAT'S MY LINE?
Order1965-02-14, WCBS, 26 min.
- Steve Allen
- John Daly
- Dorothy Kilgallen
- Arlene Francis
- Gloria Swanson
- Martin Gabel
- Bennett Cerf
- Jayne Meadows
- Phyllis Cerf
- Richard Kollmar
- Johnny Olsen
Steve Allen, a former "What's My Line" panelist (1/11/53 clip is shown), returns to help Dorothy Kilgallen, Arlene Francis, Bennett Cerf, and host John Daly celebrate the show's 15th Anniversary. Gloria Swanson is this evening's Mystery Guest. Also appearing on this 751st consecutive broadcast are Martin Gabel, Jayne Meadows, Phyllis Cerf and Richard Kollmar. Johnny Olsen is the announcer.#11754: WOODY WOODBURY SHOW, THE
Order1967-09-17, SNY, 16 min.
1967- (Syndicated) The Woody Woodbury show (1967). Woody Woodbury, a Florida-based nightclub comic whose style was that of a risque Huck Finn, had been a suitable replacement for Johnny Carson on the ABC game show "Who Do You Trust?" So in 1964 Westinghouse gave Woodbury a one-week tryout as a potential Steve Allen replacement. Woody didn't seem to have the organizational ability needed to pull together the loosely structured talk format, so Westinghouse went with Regis Philbin instead. In 1967, Metromedia made the first of three attempts to dent the chat-show market; the company's choice for host was Woody Woodbury. In spite of the savvy of of producer Ralph Edwards, a healthy number of sales and some encouraging reviews, The Woody Woodbury Show ended after 52 weeks (and at that, it was one of Metromedia's longest-running efforts. Guest: Gloria Swanson Host: Woody Woodbury This show is a sixteen-minute excerpt, incomplete.
1970-02-07, WABC, 52 min.
- Jack Benny
- Jimmy Durante
- Liberace
- Debbie Reynolds
- Nat King Cole
- Milton Berle
- Martha Raye
- Sid Caesar
- Ed Wynn
- Van Johnson
- Kate Smith
- Gloria Swanson
- Mrs. Miller
- Don Adams
- Joey Forman
- Bert Lahr
- Tim Conway
- Fred Astaire
- Buster Keaton
- Buddy Rich
- Bette Davis
- Bing Crosby
- Sammy Davis Jr.
- David Janssen
- Perry Como
- Donald O'Connor
- Edgar Bergen
- Don Rickles
- Dan Rowan
- Dick Martin
- Peter Lawford
- Imogene Coca
- Herb Alpert and the Tijuana Brass
- Tiny Tim
- Eydie Gorme
- Herb Albert
- Ethel Merman
- Ray Bolger
- Ella Fitzgerald
- James Brown
- Marty Allen
- Petula Clark
Bing Crosby who hosted opening night at the palace on Jan. 4, 1964, brings down the curtain with a large sampling of highlights from the past six years. Celebrities include Nat King Cole, Ed Wynn, Eydie Gorme, Herb Albert and the Tijuana Brass, Fred Astaire, Ethel Merman, Martha Raye, Ray Bolger, Jimmy Durante, Mrs. Miller, Sammy Davis Jr., Ella Fitzgerald, James Brown, Don Adams, Marty Allen, Jack Benny, Edgar Bergen, Milton Berle, Burns & Schreiber, Sid Caesar, Imogene Coca, Petula Clark, Perry Como, Tim Conway, Bette Davis, Joey Forman, David Janssen, Van Johnson, Buster Keaton, Bert Lahr, Peter Lawford, Liberace, Donald O'Connor, Debbie Reynolds, Buddy Rich, Don Rickles, Dan Rowan, Dick Martin, Kate Smith, Gloria Swanson and Tiny Tim.1970-02-07, WABC, min.
- Jack Benny
- Jimmy Durante
- Liberace
- Debbie Reynolds
- Nat King Cole
- Milton Berle
- Martha Raye
- Sid Caesar
- Ed Wynn
- Van Johnson
- Kate Smith
- Gloria Swanson
- Mrs. Miller
- Don Adams
- Joey Forman
- Bert Lahr
- Tim Conway
- Fred Astaire
- Buster Keaton
- Buddy Rich
- Bette Davis
- Bing Crosby
- Sammy Davis Jr.
- David Janssen
- Perry Como
Bing Crosby who hosted opening night at the palace on Jan. 4, 1964, brings down the curtain with a large sampling of highlights from the past six years. Celebrities include Nat King Cole, Ed Wynn, Eydie Gorme, Herb Albert and the Tijuana Brass, Fred Astaire, Ethel Merman, Martha Raye, Ray Bolger, Jimmy Durante, Mrs. Miller, Sammy Davis Jr., Ella Fitzgerald, James Brown, Don Adams, Marty Allen, Jack Benny, Edgar Bergen, Milton Berle, Burns & Schreiber, Sid Caesar, Imogene Coca, Petula Clark, Perry Como, Tim Conway, Bette Davis, Joey Forman, David Janssen, Van Johnson, Buster Keaton, Bert Lahr, Peter Lawford, Liberace, Donald O'Connor, Debbie Reynolds, Buddy Rich, Don Rickles, Dan Rowan, Dick Martin, Kate Smith, Gloria Swanson and Tiny Tim. Dupe of #1087.
1970-12-07, NBC, 00 min.
- Edward Everett Horton
- Louis Armstrong
- Johnny Carson
- Billy Gilbert
- Gloria Swanson
- Bette Davis
- Benny Rubin
- Ethel Waters
- Harry Ruby
- Beatrice Kay
- Molly Picon
- Grey Lockwood
- Julia Rooney
- Gladys Ahern
- Will Ahern
- Shelton Brooks
- Sammy Fain
- Gene Shelton
Special saluting performers and songwriters who have entertained generations of Americans, These veteran entertainers perform the songs and sketches that made them famous. Produced By Grey Lockwood. Dupe of 7219.
1970-12-07, NBC, 00 min.
- Edward Everett Horton
- Louis Armstrong
- Johnny Carson
- Billy Gilbert
- Gloria Swanson
- Bette Davis
- Benny Rubin
- Ethel Waters
- Harry Ruby
- Beatrice Kay
- Molly Picon
- Grey Lockwood
- Julia Rooney
- Gladys Ahern
- Will Ahern
- Shelton Brooks
- Sammy Fain
- Gene Shelton
Special saluting performers and songwriters who have entertained generations of Americans, These veteran entertainers perform the songs and sketches that made them famous. Produced By Grey Lockwood.
#16713: DICK CAVETT SHOW, THE
Order1971-10-29, ABC, min.
December 29th,1969-January 1st,1975 (ABC) Dick Cavett is back on television as ABC's new entrant in the late-night race. The format is desk and sofa five nights a week like the Johnny Carson and Merv Griffin shows. As Cavett sees it, it's the chemistry that counts. His forte:an articulate way with an interview, plus approaches to comedy that range from youthful innocence to the cynicism of WC.Fields. Guests: Gloria Swanson, Edmund Muskie, George Bush.
#1709: CAROL BURNETT SHOW, THE
Order1973-09-29, WCBS, 52 min.
September 11, 1967-August 9, 1978. Popular variety hour hosted by Carol Burnett. On her own show, she brought together a group of talented supporting players: Harvey Korman, Lyle Waggoner, Vicki Lawrence, Tim Conway, and Dick Van Dyke.1976-01-09, WNBC, 60 min.
"The Tomorrow Show" with Tom Snyder. October 15, 1973-January 28, 1982. An hour-long talk show hosted by Tom Snyder. Network television's first entry into late-late-night programming on weeknights Monday thru Thursday, usually broadcasting on tape 1 AM to 2 AM. "Tomorrow" was expanded to 90 minutes on September 16, 1980.
1976-08-04, WNBC, 60 min.
"The Tomorrow Show" with Tom Snyder. October 15, 1973-January 28, 1982. This broadcast featured Gloria Swanson returning for a second time as a solo guest. An hour-long talk show hosted by Tom Snyder. Network television's first entry into late-late-night programming on weeknights Monday thru Thursday, usually broadcasting on tape 1 AM to 2 AM. "Tomorrow" was expanded to 90 minutes on September 16, 1980.
1977-06-03, WNBC, 60 min.
"The Tomorrow Show" with Tom Snyder. October 15, 1973-January 28, 1982. An hour-long talk show hosted by Tom Snyder. Network television's first entry into late-late-night programming on weeknights Monday thru Thursday, usually broadcasting on tape 1 AM to 2 AM. "Tomorrow" was expanded to 90 minutes on September 16, 1980.