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#5904: THREE FOR TONIGHT

1955-06-22, WCBS, 54 min.

The three leads from the production of the Broadway musical revue star in this television adaptation. Complete broadcast. Has slight hum.

#10277: ACADEMY AWARDS: 29TH ANNUAL, THE

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1957-03-27, NBC, 40 min.

The 29th Annual Academy Awards ceremony, telecast live from the RKO Panteges Theater in Hollywood, California and The NBC Century Theater in New York City. Jerry Lewis is host in Hollywood while Celeste Holm is hostess in New York City.
"Around The World in 80 Days" won for best picture and along with "The King And I" won most Awards (5). 

Best Actor: Yul Brynner, "The King And I."
Best Actress: Ingrid Bergman, "Anastasia." Cary Grant accepts
Best Supporting Actor: Anthony Quinn, " Lust For Life." 
Best Supporting Actress: Dorothy Malone, "Written On The Wind." 

Note: Final forty minutes only.

#13148: ACADEMY AWARD CEREMONIES: 29TH ANNUAL

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1957-03-27, NBC, 36 min.

The 29th Annual Academy Award ceremonies for excellence in film in 1956 are telecast live from two locations; The Pantages Theatre in Hollywood California, and The NBC Century Theatre in New York City. The hosts are Jerry Lewis and Celeste Holm.
Personalities scheduled to appear include Robert Stack, Mercedes McCambridge, Mickey Rooney, Patty McCormack, Nancy Kelly, Anthony Quinn, Dorothy Malone, Elizabeth Taylor, Dorothy Dandridge, Jack Lemmon, Marge and Gower Champion, Eva Marie-Saint, Claire Trevor, George Seaton, Eddie Cantor, Carol Baker, Yul Brynner, Ernest Borgnine, Cary Grant, Janet Gaynor,    
and Anna Magnani.
Eddie Cantor receives an honorary award, Yul Brynner wins the best actor award for "The King and I," and Ingrid Bergman wins best actress award for "Anastasia."Cary Grant accepts the award for Ingrid Bergman."Around The World in Eighty Days" wins the best film award with producer Mike Todd accepting.

#10224: STANDARD OIL COMPANY 75TH ANNIVERSARY SHOW, THE

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1957-10-13, NBC, min.

A major live Special broadcast tribute presentation, including many song and dance performances. Tyrone Power is host.   

A 90-minute review is presented by Standard Oil in celebration of its 75th anniversary. Tyrone Power is master of ceremonies, and performers include Jimmy Durante, Marge and Gower Champion, Brandon de Wilde, Bert Lahr, Duke Ellington, Eddie Mayhehoff, Jane Powell, Kay Thompson, and Donald O'Connor. 

Art Buchwald, noted for his humorous newspaper essays from Europe, also appears in an introduction to a number about  Paris.

Jimmy Durante and Bert Lahr team up together for the first time on any stage and sing a number of songs. 

HIGHLIGHTS

Jubilee Time.................................................................Thompson
Man of Today....................................................................Durante
Songs for a Lovely Soprano...............................................Powell
Tin Pan Alley 1957......................................O'Connor & Sid Miller
"Such Sweet Thunder"....................................................Ellington
Sounds of Today and Music of Tomorrow................Wisa D'Orso 
Comedy sketch......................................................................Lahr
Cole Porter Dance..............................Marge & Gower Champion
Confusion 1957..............................................................Mayehoff
American Girl in Paris.......................................Powell, Buchwald
Dance for Four TV Cameras..........................................O'Connor
Comedy Routine in Song......................................Durante & Lahr
Finale.............................................................................Ensemble

  Don Pardo is the announcer.

#10499: STANDARD OIL 75TH ANNIVERSARY SHOW, THE

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1957-10-13, NBC, 19 min.

A music and comedy celebration of the 75th anniversary of Standard Oil Company of New Jersey.   

Lavish presentation of this musical/comedy special with staging by Cyril Ritchard.

Highlights include Jane Powell singing "Jubilee Time," Bert Lahr and Jimmy Durante reminiscing about their Vaudevillian days, Donald O'Connor and Sid Miller in a comedy sketch writing songs for a new 1958 play, and a rousing closing of "Jubilee Time" by entire cast. 

Hosts: Tyrone Power and Brandon De Wilde.
  
Announcer: Don Pardo.

#11085: STANDARD OIL COMPANY 75TH ANNIVERSARY SHOW, THE

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1957-10-13, NBC, 19 min.

A major live Special broadcast tribute presentation, including many song and dance performances. Tyrone Power and Brandon De Wilde are hosts.    

A 90-minute review is presented by Standard Oil in celebration of its 75th anniversary. Tyrone Power and Brandon  De Wilde are master of ceremonies, and performers include Jimmy Durante, Marge and Gower Champion, Brandon de Wilde, Bert Lahr, Duke Ellington, Eddie Mayhehoff, Jane Powell, Kay Thompson, and Donald O'Connor. 

Art Buchwald, noted for his humorous newspaper essays from Europe, also appears in an introduction to a number about  Paris.

Jimmy Durante and Bert Lahr team up together for the first time on any stage and sing a number of songs. 

HIGHLIGHTS

Jubilee Time.................................................................Thompson
Man of Today....................................................................Durante
Songs for a Lovely Soprano...............................................Powell
Tin Pan Alley 1957......................................O'Connor & Sid Miller
"Such Sweet Thunder"....................................................Ellington
Sounds of Today and Music of Tomorrow................Wisa D'Orso 
Comedy sketch......................................................................Lahr
Cole Porter Dance..............................Marge & Gower Champion
Confusion 1957..............................................................Mayehoff
American Girl in Paris.......................................Powell, Buchwald
Dance for Four TV Cameras..........................................O'Connor
Comedy Routine in Song......................................Durante & Lahr
Finale.............................................................................Ensemble

  Don Pardo is the announcer. Staging by Cyril Ritchard.      

Duplicate of 10224.

#11346: STANDARD OIL COMPANY 75TH ANNIVERSARY SHOW, THE

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1957-10-13, NBC, min.

A major live Special broadcast tribute presentation, including many song and dance performances. Tyrone Power is host.   

A 90-minute review is presented by Standard Oil in celebration of its 75th anniversary. Tyrone Power is master of ceremonies, and performers include Jimmy Durante, Marge and Gower Champion, Brandon de Wilde, Bert Lahr, Duke Ellington, Eddie Mayhehoff, Jane Powell, Kay Thompson, and Donald O'Connor. 

Art Buchwald, noted for his humorous newspaper essays from Europe, also appears in an introduction to a number about  Paris.

Jimmy Durante and Bert Lahr team up together for the first time on any stage and sing a number of songs. 

HIGHLIGHTS

Jubilee Time.................................................................Thompson
Man of Today....................................................................Durante
Songs for a Lovely Soprano...............................................Powell
Tin Pan Alley 1957......................................O'Connor & Sid Miller
"Such Sweet Thunder"....................................................Ellington
Sounds of Today and Music of Tomorrow................Wisa D'Orso 
Comedy sketch......................................................................Lahr
Cole Porter Dance..............................Marge & Gower Champion
Confusion 1957..............................................................Mayehoff
American Girl in Paris.......................................Powell, Buchwald
Dance for Four TV Cameras..........................................O'Connor
Comedy Routine in Song......................................Durante & Lahr
Finale.............................................................................Ensemble

  Don Pardo is the announcer.      

Duplicate of 10224.

#7337: PERRY COMO SHOW, THE

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1958-11-29, NBC, 00 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.

#5992: ACCENT ON LOVE

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1959-02-28, WNBC, 54 min.

Presented on "PONTIAC STAR PARADE." A one hour musical revue about love, with hosts Louis Jourdan and Ginger Rogers.

#11614: BELL TELEPHONE HOUR,THE: "WE TWO"

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1960-01-15, WNBC, 60 min.

January 12, 1959-April 26, 1968. This musical series ran semi regularly 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. 

Performers are pianists Jose And Amparo Iturbi, brother and sister, and these husband and wife teams : singer Dorothy Collins and bandleader-songwriter husband Raymond Scott, the dance team of Marge and Gower Champion, singers Gordon and Sheila MacRae, and guitarist Les Paul and singer Mary Ford. Donald Voorhees conducts the Bell Telephone Orchestra.

Highlights:

Jazz songs for two: Dorothy Collins and the Raymond Scott Quintet offer Scott compositions: "Toy Trumpet," "18th Century Drawing Room," "Huckleberry Duck," "Twilight In Turkey," "Mountain High, Valley Low," and "Powerhouse."

Dancing To Nursery Rhymes, with Marge and Gower Champion, choreographed by Gower Champion. 

Songs From Broadway: Gordon and Sheila MacRae sing "We're In Love With New York," "Take Me Along," " I Once Knew A Fella," "Do Re Mi," "Little Tin Box," "Everything's Coming Up Roses," and "Together, Wherever We Go."

New Sound In Song: Les Paul and Mary Ford perform "World Is Waiting For The Sunrise," "Vaya con Dios," "Good Old Summertime," "Sidewalks Of New York," and "Song In Blue." 

Music For Two Pianos: Jose and Amparo Iturbi play the first of Chabrier's "Three Romantic Waltzes," and the second of Infante's "Three Andalusian Dances."

#1330: BELL TELEPHONE HOUR: ENCORE! ENCORE! ENCORE!, THE

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1961-04-28, WNBC, 52 min.

January 12, 1959-April 26, 1968. This was the final broadcast of the season. 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.

#5993: NEW YORK, NEW YORK! GENE KELLY

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1966-02-14, WCBS, 52 min.

Gene Kelly hosts this song and dance tour of Manhattan.

#15140: EMMY AWARDS:18TH ANNUAL

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1966-05-22, CBS, 162 min.

The 8th Annual Emmy Awards are presented live from the Hollywood Palladium in Los Angeles, California. 

Chet Huntley presents a special award to Edward R. Murrow
Outstanding Dramatic Series: The Fugitive
Best Variety Special: Bob Hope Christmas Special, Carol Baker accepting




Hosts: Danny Kaye and Bill Cosby.

#17283A: TONY AWARDS, 27TH ANNUAL, THE

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1973-03-25, ABC, min.

Rex Harrison and Celeste Holm host the 27th Annual Tony Awards telecast at the Imperial Theater in New York City. This was the fourth time Julie Harris won a Tony Award and her sixth nomination.

#5075: BELL TELEPHONE HOUR: JUBILEE

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1976-03-26, WNBC, 78 min.

Bing Crosby & Liza Minnelli bring together many of the greatest entertainers in the history of television on the 100th anniversary of the telephone.

15 records found for Gower Champion

#5904: THREE FOR TONIGHT

1955-06-22, WCBS, 54 min.

#10277: ACADEMY AWARDS: 29TH ANNUAL, THE

1957-03-27, NBC, 40 min.

#13148: ACADEMY AWARD CEREMONIES: 29TH ANNUAL

1957-03-27, NBC, 36 min.

#10224: STANDARD OIL COMPANY 75TH ANNIVERSARY SHOW, THE

1957-10-13, NBC, min.

#10499: STANDARD OIL 75TH ANNIVERSARY SHOW, THE

1957-10-13, NBC, 19 min.

#11085: STANDARD OIL COMPANY 75TH ANNIVERSARY SHOW, THE

1957-10-13, NBC, 19 min.

#11346: STANDARD OIL COMPANY 75TH ANNIVERSARY SHOW, THE

1957-10-13, NBC, min.

#7337: PERRY COMO SHOW, THE

1958-11-29, NBC, 00 min.

#5992: ACCENT ON LOVE

1959-02-28, WNBC, 54 min.

#11614: BELL TELEPHONE HOUR,THE: "WE TWO"

1960-01-15, WNBC, 60 min.

#1330: BELL TELEPHONE HOUR: ENCORE! ENCORE! ENCORE!, THE

1961-04-28, WNBC, 52 min.

#5993: NEW YORK, NEW YORK! GENE KELLY

1966-02-14, WCBS, 52 min.

#15140: EMMY AWARDS:18TH ANNUAL

1966-05-22, CBS, 162 min.

#17283A: TONY AWARDS, 27TH ANNUAL, THE

1973-03-25, ABC, min.

#5075: BELL TELEPHONE HOUR: JUBILEE

1976-03-26, WNBC, 78 min.