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#10448: BEST OF BROADWAY, THE

1955-01-05, CBS, 60 min.

September 15th, 1954-May 4th, 1955 (CBS)

Series of specials, every fourth Wednesday for one season, replacing the Pabst Blue Ribbon boxing matches. Martin Manulis was the producer.

This episode: "Arsenic And Old Lace" starring Helen Hayes and Billie Burke.

#10704: TEX AND JINX SHOW: TEX MCCRARY AND JINX FALKENBURG

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1955-12-12, WNBC, 47 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.

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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.

Tex and Jinx speak with Sid Caesar, Marlon Brando, Tennessee Williams, Hal Wallis, and Marilyn Monroe before the New York City premiere of the movie "The Rose Tattoo." Also interviewed by Jinx Falkenburg is director of "The Rose Tattoo," Daniel Mann. He speaks admirably working with Ann Magnani as does Marlon Brando who also praised James Wong Howe's cinematography.
Brando and Marilyn Monroe have words for one another, as well as Sid Caesar who is in awe sitting next to Monroe. Marilyn talks about the Actor's Studio and there are some very funny moments recorded of Brando asking Monroe to do an improvisation.
Tex McCrary interviews Helen Hayes.
A gem of a broadcast archived originally by Archival Television Audio, Inc. complete, transferred from an original Electronic Recording.

#10436: VOICE OF FIRESTONE,THE

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1956-03-19, WABC, 60 min.

Helen Hayes

September 5, 1949-June 7, 1954 (NBC); June 14, 1954-June 16, 1963 (ABC). This was the final broadcast of the season. "Voice of Firestone," which began on radio in 1928, was a Monday-night perennial for more than two decades before coming to television in 1949; for the next five years it was simulcast on NBC radio and television, until a dispute between the sponsor and the network over the Monday time slot led Firestone to shift the program to ABC. The half-hour musical series presented all kinds of music, but emphasized classical and semiclassical selections. Each week a guest celebrity was featured, and for many years the principal guests came from the Metropolitan Opera Company. The Firestone Orchestra was conducted by Howard Barlow, and the show was hosted by John Daly during its years on ABC; Hugh James was the announcer. "Voice of Firestone" was seen as a series of specials from 1959 until 1962; it returned as a weekly series in the fall of 1962 for a final season (September 30, 1962-June 16, 1963).  

Theme: "Springtime USA" Guest: Helen Hayes.

#13052A: SPECIAL REPUBLICAN PROGRAM

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1956-11-03, , 20 min.

Various personalities question members of the Republican party.
Personalities include actress Helen Hayes, Admiral Thomas F. Connolly and Dr. Norman Vincent Peale.

#10833: TONIGHT SHOW STARRING JOHNNY CARSON, THE

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1963-06-12, NBC, 39 min.

October 1, 1962-May 22, 1992. Johnny Carson, host of NBC's network late-night "Tonight Show" reigned for 30 unprecedented years...five times the combined tenure of Steve Allen, and Jack Paar. Carson was impervious to competition, including efforts to dethrone him by Les Crane, Joey Bishop, Merv Griffin, Dick Cavett, Jack Paar, Pat Sajak, Joan Rivers, and Arsenio Hall. Sadly, very few complete "Tonight Show" broadcasts survive during Johnny Carson's first ten years of broadcasting. Around 1965, through the early 1970's, oldest tapes were first erased systematically by orders from myopic NBC executives, to be recycled for purposes of saving money. Ironically, in many cases, these older master tapes were too brittle, and portended probable drop-outs for re-use after being erased. Subsequently blank after being erased, these older questionable master 2" Quad tapes were either sparingly used or never used again for recording new programming and eventually were discarded. Saving thousands of dollars at the time (wiping master tapes for potential re-use) resulted in losing millions of dollars by NBC in today's marketplace, and more importantly wiping thousands of historic TONIGHT SHOW broadcasts, which contain precious personal anecdotes from political, show business, and sports icons of the past.

A Special telecast tonight for the motion picture premiere on Broadway at the Rivoli theater of "CLEOPATRA" with Bert Parks live at the theater interviewing celebrities in the lobby as they enter the theater with cut-aways to Johnny Carson in Studio 6B, who interacts with those being interviewed.

NOTE: There is much humor happening during this remote pick-up as celebrities get out of their cars at the curb and they are stopped for photographs by some 500 photographers at the premiere. Local TV Station WPIX Channel 11 in New York City has first opportunities to interview celebrities on the outside, delaying Bert to do his interviews in the lobby. At times Bert frantically calls out to them and there is much humor exchanged between Parks and Johnny Carson who watches, and comments.

After the remote interviews Roddy McDowall joins Johnny in the NBC Tonight Show studio and discuses photographs he took on the set of CLOEPATRA, including those of Elizabeth Taylor getting made up for her role.

NOTE: At one point Johnny Carson, breaking up with laughter says: "I want a copy of this show."
Ironically, this broadcast was wiped (erased) and is one of the thousands of "lost" TONIGHT SHOW broadcasts never saved/archived during the first ten years of broadcasting.

One of the rare TV Audio Air Checks archived by ARCHIVAL TELEVISION AUDIO, INC. originally recorded off the air when broadcast, June 12, 1963.

Duplicate of #14160

#14160: TONIGHT SHOW STARRING JOHNNY CARSON, THE

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1963-06-12, NBC, 39 min.

October 1, 1962-May 22, 1992. Johnny Carson, host of NBC's network late-night "Tonight Show" reigned for 30 unprecedented years...five times the combined tenure of Steve Allen, and Jack Paar. Carson was impervious to competition, including efforts to dethrone him by Les Crane, Joey Bishop, Merv Griffin, Dick Cavett, Jack Paar, Pat Sajak, Joan Rivers, and Arsenio Hall. Sadly, very few complete "Tonight Show" broadcasts survive during Johnny Carson's first ten years of broadcasting. Around 1965, through the early 1970's, oldest tapes were first erased systematically by orders from myopic NBC executives, to be recycled for purposes of saving money. Ironically, in many cases, these older master tapes were too brittle, and portended probable drop-outs for re-use after being erased. Subsequently blank after being erased, these older questionable master 2" Quad tapes were either sparingly used or never used again for recording new programming and eventually were discarded. Saving thousands of dollars at the time (wiping master tapes for potential re-use) resulted in losing millions of dollars by NBC in today's marketplace, and more importantly wiping thousands of historic TONIGHT SHOW broadcasts, which contain precious personal anecdotes from political, show business, and sports icons of the past.

A Special telecast tonight for the motion picture premiere on Broadway at the Rivoli theater of "CLEOPATRA" with Bert Parks live at the theater interviewing celebrities in the lobby as they enter the theater with cut-aways to Johnny Carson in Studio 6B, who interacts with those being interviewed.

NOTE: There is much humor happening during this remote pick-up as celebrities get out of their cars at the curb and they are stopped for photographs by some 500 photographers at the premiere. Local TV Station WPIX Channel 11 in New York City has first opportunities to interview celebrities on the outside, delaying Bert to do his interviews in the lobby. At times Bert frantically calls out to them and there is much humor exchanged between Parks and Johnny Carson who watches, and comments.

After the remote interviews Roddy McDowall joins Johnny in the NBC Tonight Show studio and discuses photographs he took on the set of CLOEPATRA, including those of Elizabeth Taylor getting made up for her role.

NOTE: At one point Johnny Carson, breaking up with laughter says: "I want a copy of this show."
Ironically, this broadcast was wiped (erased) and is one of the thousands of "lost" TONIGHT SHOW broadcasts never saved/archived during the first ten years of broadcasting.

One of the rare TV Audio Air Checks archived by ARCHIVAL TELEVISION AUDIO, INC. originally recorded off the air when broadcast, June 12, 1963.

Duplicate of #10833

#10977: ED SULLIVAN SHOW (TOAST OF THE TOWN) 15TH ANNIVERSARY SHOW

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1963-06-23, CBS, min.

           June 20, 1948 - May 30, 1971

ED SULLIVAN SHOW, THE, (TOAST OF THE TOWN)
Television's longest-running variety series. Originally, titled, TOAST OF THE TOWN, the name of the series changed on September 18, 1955, to THE ED SULLIVAN SHOW. Most remembered for introducing many stand-up comedians, and musical acts, including The Rolling Stones, Elvis Presley, The Beatles. 

 Most of the 1,087 broadcasts, encompassing 10,000 performers, have been archived. The major exceptions are the first half-year of shows circa 1948 of which a few kinescope excerpts survive.
 
The ED SULLIVAN SHOW was a spectacular show-case that for twenty-three years entertained the American family. In its prime, more than thirty million viewers, young and old, tuned in at the same time to view popular culture.  

Host Ed Sullivan celebrates 15 years on CBS with film clip segments of previous shows featuring guests Julie Andrews, Louis Armstrong, Jack Benny, Fred Astaire, Richard Burton, James Cagney, Art Carney, Maurice Chevalier, Gary Cooper, Bing Crosby, Walt Disney, Jimmy Durante, Henry Fonda, Clark Gable, Jackie Gleason, Robert Goulet, Topo Gigio, Oscar Hammerstein 11, Helen Hayes, Sonny King, Burt Lancaster, Shelley Winters, Johnny Wayne, Charles Laughton, Jack Lemmon, Gertrude Lawrence, Ethel Waters, Raoul Walsh, Sophie Tucker, Rod Steiger, Red Skelton, Phil Silvers, Richard Rodgers, Frank Shuster, Elvis Presley, Cole Porter, Gina Lollabridgida, Robert Mitchum, Maya Plisetskaya, Moiseyev Dancers.

#608: TELL US MORE

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1964-02-17, WNBC, 19 min.

The careers of Mary Pickford and Helen Hayes are profiled by host Conrad Nagel with additional anecdotes from Bill Davidson and Radie Harris.

#19448: ED SULLIVAN SHOW, THE

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1964-05-31, CBS, min.

June 20th, 1948,-May 30th, 1971 (CBS) 

For 23 years, the Ed Sullivan variety show (originally titled "Toast Of The Town") reigned supreme Sunday nights on CBS. Guest celebrities ranged from the very famous, to young, up and coming performers. Tens of millions of viewers would tune in every Sunday night to enjoy the best in entertainment and the most interesting and latest trends in pop culture.   

Guests: The Dave Clark Five, Helen Hayes, Peter Lind Hayes, Mary Healy, Bill Cosby, Abbe Lane.

#2323: ED SULLIVAN SHOW, THE

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1968-10-27, WCBS, 52 min.

June 20, 1948-June 6, 1971. Television's longest-running variety show ran on Sunday nights for twenty-three years. Its host, Ed Sullivan.

#7503: ACADEMY AWARDS: 43RD ANNUAL

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1971-04-15, NBC, 240 min.

The 43rd Annual Academy Award presentation is telecast live from the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion in Los Angeles, California. 
There was no host for this presentation.   

George C. Scott refused to accept his best actor award for "Patton."

#16576: ACADEMY AWARDS: 43RD ANNUAL

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1971-04-15, NBC, min.

The 43rd Annual Academy Award presentation is telecast live from the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion in Los Angeles, California. 
There was no host for this presentation.   
The ceremony includes clips from the best film nominees, a tribute to the Beatles (Harry Belafonte is one of the performers) and vignettes on honorary award winners Ingrid Bergman, Lillian Gish, and Orson Welles. Frank Sinatra will receive the Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award. 

George C. Scott refused to accept his best actor award for "Patton."     

Duplicate of #7503.

#16767: DICK CAVETT SHOW, THE

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1971-12-28, 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. 

Guest: Helen Hayes.      

Duplicate of #16775.

#16775: DICK CAVETT SHOW, THE

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1971-12-28, ABC, 7 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. 

Guest: Helen Hayes.      

Duplicate of #16767.

#8233: HALLMARK HALL OF FAME, THE: "HARVEY."

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1972-03-22, NBC, 90 min.

The story of Elwood P. Dowd. A devotee of spirits (medicinal and otherwise) and his friend and companion Harvey, an invisible six-foot-tall white rabbit who causes Elwood's family much trouble.

#7504: ACADEMY AWARDS: 44TH ANNUAL

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1972-04-10, NBC, 240 min.

 The 44th annual Academy Award presentations from the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion in Los Angeles.
Hosts are Helen Hayes, Alan King, Sammy Davis Jr. and Jack Lemmon. Betty Grable, battling cancer, makes one of her last public appearances and Charlie Chaplin receives an honorary award for the incalculable effects he has had in making motion pictures the art form of this century. Chaplin receives a twelve minute standing ovation.

#16847: ACADEMY AWARDS: 44TH ANNUAL

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1972-04-10, NBC, 240 min.

 The 44th annual Academy Award presentations from the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion in Los Angeles.
Hosts are Helen Hayes, Alan King, Sammy Davis Jr. and Jack Lemmon. Betty Grable, battling cancer, makes one of her last public appearances and Charlie Chaplin receives an honorary award for the incalculable effects he has had in making motion pictures the art form of this century. Chaplin receives a twelve minute standing ovation.    

Duplicate of #7504.

#5472: A SALUTE TO OSCAR HAMMERSTEIN II

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1972-07-03, WCBS, 52 min.

A star-studded salute to a great lyricist - Oscar Hammerstein II (1895-1960). Originally taped in April 1971 at the University of Southern California.

#5971: SALUTE TO A COCKEYED OPTIMIST

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1972-07-03, WCBS, 54 min.

A star-studded salute to a great lyricist Oscar Hammerstein II (1895-1960). Taped in April 1971, at the University Of Southern California.

#16951: SALUTE TO OSCAR HAMMERSTEIN 11

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1972-07-03, CBS, min.

A star-studded salute to a great lyricist-Oscar Hammerstein 11 (1895-1960). Taped in April 1971 at the University of Southern California.    

Highlights and performers:

"A Cockeyed Optimist "       Dinah Shore
"All The Things You Are"     Helen Hayes
"I Am Going To Like It Here" Miyoshi Umeki
"Why Do I Love You?"         Leslie Uggams 
"Carefully Taught"           Burt Lancaster
"If I Loved You"             John Raitt
Medley:"I Whistle A Happy Tune" "The Folks Who Live On The Hill"
"Shall We Dance?" "I Won't Dance" "Stouthearted Men" "Getting To Know You" "Do Re Mi" ...Raitt, Uggams, Johnny Mercer, Janet Blair
"I Can't Say No" Celeste Holm
"The Surrey With The Fringe On Top" Harve Presnell
"The Desert Song" "Rose Marie" "Wanting You" Jean Fenn, Harve Presnell. 
"It Might As Well Be Spring" Janet Blair
"There Is Nothing Like A Dame" 
Desi Arnaz Jr, Milton Berle, Larry Hagman, Yaphet Kotto, Ryan O'Neal, Robert Stack, Ray Walston, 
"A Puzzlement" Ricardo Montalban 
"Climb Every Mountain" Jean Fenn

#17322: WOMAN OF THE YEAR FOR 1973

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1973-05-14, CBS, 59 min.

WOMAN OF THE YEAR 1973 is a Special CBS one hour prime time broadcast that seems lost to history. It is not even notated on IMDb or anywhere to be found on the internet.

Awards are given for American women, the "doers, achievers, and shapers of society."

Rosalind Russell is host for the ceremonies, sponsored by the Ladies' Home Journal. Lenore Hershey is introduced.

Eight woman are presented with gold pendants during the hour, which is telecast live from the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington. Introductions and short biographies follow.

Margaret Chase Smith introduces Rep. Shirley Chisholm (D-N.Y.):public affairs.

Marlo Thomas introduces Helen Hayes: arts and humanities.

Barbara Walters introduces Katharine Graham: president of the Washington Post Company: business and economy.

Lynda Johnson Robb introduces Poet Nikki Giovanni: youth leadership.

Kathryn Crosby introduces Dr. Virginia Apgar: for work against birth defects.

Cicely Tyson introduces Ladonna Harris:
for civil rights activities on behalf of American Indians.

Eunice Kennedy Shriver introduces Mary Lasker: for encouraging medical research and national beautification.

Mamie Eisenhower introduces Ellen Straus: creator of WMCA radio "call for action" hot line in which listeners talk about community problems.

Comedy related to women's liberation and accomplishment are interspersed during the broadcast.

Cloris Leachman and Tony Randall in a "Woman for President" skit,
Sandy Duncan and Jack Klugman in a "First American Woman to go into Outer Space skit, and Renee Taylor and Joseph Bologna in an "I am a Person" skit.

Helen Reddy sings "I Am Woman."

At the conclusion the entire ensemble sing Katharine Lee Bates' "America, America."

Complete broadcast with Clairol commercials.

#18074: CRISS AWARDS

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1976-05-04, NBC, 28 min.

       SPECIAL BROADCAST. 
Marian Anderson and Helen Hayes are honored for their humanitarian endeavors at an April 1976 banquet . Bob Hope and James Doolittle present the awards.
Over 1000 dignitaries attended the event.

#9931: ALL-STAR TRIBUTE TO INGRID BERGMAN

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1979-12-06, CBS, 60 min.

Hollywood's top names both past and present pay tribute to Ingrid Bergman. 

Host: James Stewart.

23 records found for Helen Hayes

#10448: BEST OF BROADWAY, THE

1955-01-05, CBS, 60 min.

#10704: TEX AND JINX SHOW: TEX MCCRARY AND JINX FALKENBURG

1955-12-12, WNBC, 47 min.

#10436: VOICE OF FIRESTONE,THE

1956-03-19, WABC, 60 min.

#13052A: SPECIAL REPUBLICAN PROGRAM

1956-11-03, , 20 min.

#10833: TONIGHT SHOW STARRING JOHNNY CARSON, THE

1963-06-12, NBC, 39 min.

#14160: TONIGHT SHOW STARRING JOHNNY CARSON, THE

1963-06-12, NBC, 39 min.

#10977: ED SULLIVAN SHOW (TOAST OF THE TOWN) 15TH ANNIVERSARY SHOW

1963-06-23, CBS, min.

#608: TELL US MORE

1964-02-17, WNBC, 19 min.

#19448: ED SULLIVAN SHOW, THE

1964-05-31, CBS, min.

#2323: ED SULLIVAN SHOW, THE

1968-10-27, WCBS, 52 min.

#7503: ACADEMY AWARDS: 43RD ANNUAL

1971-04-15, NBC, 240 min.

#16576: ACADEMY AWARDS: 43RD ANNUAL

1971-04-15, NBC, min.

#16767: DICK CAVETT SHOW, THE

1971-12-28, ABC, min.

#16775: DICK CAVETT SHOW, THE

1971-12-28, ABC, 7 min.

#8233: HALLMARK HALL OF FAME, THE: "HARVEY."

1972-03-22, NBC, 90 min.

#7504: ACADEMY AWARDS: 44TH ANNUAL

1972-04-10, NBC, 240 min.

#16847: ACADEMY AWARDS: 44TH ANNUAL

1972-04-10, NBC, 240 min.

#5472: A SALUTE TO OSCAR HAMMERSTEIN II

1972-07-03, WCBS, 52 min.

#5971: SALUTE TO A COCKEYED OPTIMIST

1972-07-03, WCBS, 54 min.

#16951: SALUTE TO OSCAR HAMMERSTEIN 11

1972-07-03, CBS, min.

#17322: WOMAN OF THE YEAR FOR 1973

1973-05-14, CBS, 59 min.

#18074: CRISS AWARDS

1976-05-04, NBC, 28 min.

#9931: ALL-STAR TRIBUTE TO INGRID BERGMAN

1979-12-06, CBS, 60 min.