1961-06-23, NBC, 6 min.
Judy Garland makes a rare TV interview appearance, one of two she would do on Here's Hollywood.
Helen O'Connell interviews Judy Garland who discusses her current role acting in Judgement at Nuremburg, her first acting job in front of the cameras in six years. In addition Judy talks about her relationship with producer/director Stanley Kramer, and acting with Richard Widmark. Garland relates to Helen O'Connel her future plans and other thoughts related to her status as an actress at the current time.
1961-07-21, WNBC, 10 min.
September 26, 1960 - December 28, 1962
Helen O'Connell interviews Peter Lorre on location at his Beverly Hills home. Helen remarks that Peter's home reminds her of an old English pub. Peter remarks that he does not scare easily and does not go into such character unless being paid to do so.
Topics discussed include why Lorre does not like to do interviews. He says "its against his grain." He remarks that his father was very strict and always told Peter it was not polite to talk about oneself.
Peter remarks and shows off what he can do with his ears (wiggle them) and how it cost him two jobs in his young life...once working in bank and once on stage.
Peter remembers running away from home to become an actor...first time on stage in Germany as an extra, inventing the word "Kreep," and why acting is no job for a grown up man. However, he does state that is is very proud of his profession which he cannot live without.
Peter gives his opinion comparing the actor of decades ago with the contemporary actor of today and the studio's approach of creating publicity for actors.
A retrospect by Lorre when he first came to Hollywood and would never go to parties which he considers a bore. His friendship with Humphrey Bogart and the few friends he hangs out with today including Burl Ives and Joe E. Lewis.
After a one minute interruption for n NBC Bulletin, Lorre tells Helen O'Connell how Sidney Bernstein introduced him to Alfred Hitchcock who would love to tell stories and Lorre would automatically laugh at then in the right places, putting him in contention to act in Hitchcock's first talking picture, The Man Who Knew Too Much and Lorre's first English movie success.
NOTE:
There is a brief Pauline Fredericks NBC bulletin from the United Nations, related to conflict between Tunisia and France, interrupting the program for one minute.
Here's Hollywood (568 broadcasts) 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'Connell 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.
Archival Television Audio has 82 broadcasts on audio tape, originally recorded by Phil Gries at the time the broadcasts first aired. Most of them are complete interviews. These television Audio Air Checks represent the greatest number of known surviving HERE'S HOLLYWOOD broadcast episodes.
UCLA FILM & Television Archives retains, in their vaults, the greatest number of individual original HERE'S HOLLYWOOD separate 16mm Kinescopes and coinciding separate optical and magnetic sound tracks, representing approximately four dozen shows. Almost ALL of these broadcasts remain in analog form, and not view-able as composite video and audio.
1961-07-28, WNBC, 12 min.
Helen O'Connell interviews Tony Young (only television interview in his career) now starring in a one-hour mid-season replacement Western series, GUNSLINGER.
1961-08-02, WNBC, 10 min.
Helen O'Connell interviews William Demarest, and his wife, Lucille Demarest.
1961-08-10, WNBC, 9 min.
Helen O'Connell interviews Bob Denver and wife Maggie Ryan Denver.
1961-08-21, WNBC, 9 min.
Helen O'Connell interviews Robert Culp.
1961-08-31, WNBC, 10 min.
Helen O'Connell interviews Jim Davis and his wife, Blanche Davis.
1961-09-01, WNBC, 20 min.
Dean Miller and Helen O'Connell chat with Andy Griffith, Danny Thomas, Joey Bishop and North Carolina Governor Terry Sandford, who hosts a special party honoring Andy Griffith.
1962-01-23, WNBC, 9 min.
Helen O'Connell interviews comedian Jerry Colonna.
1962-01-30, WNBC, 9 min.
Helen O'Connell interviews Oscar Homolka, who is joined by his wife Joan Tetzlaff.
1962-02-02, WNBC, 10 min.
Helen O'Connell interviews Ray Milland.
1962-03-09, WNBC, 18 min.
Helen O'Connell interviews Mr. Television, Milton Berle with his wife Ruth Berle form their Beverly Hill home.
The initial discussion surrounds itself around the adoption of Bill (Little Billy) whom Milton and Ruth dote over. Milton states that his adopted son's name comes from respect and the Godfather of little Billy, Billy Wilder. Ruth and Milton talk about their nine year marriage and the reasons for adopting a child, late in life. Milton describes how motherhood had changed his and Ruth's way of life.Guest Jean Milinair, 17 years of age and a house guest is introduced. Milton relates anecdotes related to good friend, Buddy Hackett.
Berle states to Helen O'connell the reason why he accepted the dramatic role in DOYLE AGAINS THE HOUSE, an Emmy Award winning teleproduction. He remembers how as a 13 year old kid he learned to manipulate playing cards very well. He was also the head of his drama class at school. Ruth mentions her relationship with Milton's mother, whom Milton states was his "rock" and guiding light in life. He talks about his father who passed away in 1938, a paint and varnish salesman, and his love for him. HIs mother Sandra would take Milton on the road from vaudeville house to vaudeville house and during these years Milton admits to not having a childhood of child friends his own age.
Milton talks about his NBC Special TV broadcast to air this night with Jack Benny, Lena Horne and others.
NOTE:
This air check was recorded off the air by Phil Gries in 1962. It was dubbed in 1997 and given to Milton Berle. The master 1/4" inch reel to reel tape was located in 2023 and it had deteriorated to the extent that it did not play back properly...representing a non-playback tape with imperceptible volume. Phil Gries used a FlexArm with Q-Tip and isopropyl alcohol and a constant pressure of the tape redirecting the tape path over the playback head resurrecting the tape audio playback reproduction to a very decent level with additional EQ processing which is now quite acceptable and represented in the ATA collection.
1962-04-04, WNBC, 18 min.
Helen O'Connell interviews Broderick Crawford who is joined by his wife Joan Tabor.
1962-06-19, WNBC, 9 min.
Helen O'Connell interviews Farley Granger.
1962-07-12, WNBC, 6 min.
Helen O'Connell interviews Billy Gilbert.
1962-07-27, WNBC, 9 min.
Helen O'Connell interviews the first Western Motion Picture star, Bronco Billy Anderson who reminisces about making "The Great Train Robbery" in 1903.
1962-08-01, WNBC, 8 min.
Helen O'Connell interviews Nehemiah Persoff, who is joined by his wife. This broadcast was televised in progress and without an opening.
1962-08-13, WNBC, 18 min.
Helen O'Connell interviews Mr. and Mrs. Keenan Wynn, who are joined by their son, Ned Wynn.
1962-09-04, WNBC, 9 min.
Helen O'Connell interviews Rory Calhoun and his wife Lita Baron.
1962-09-05, WNBC, 18 min.
One month after the death of Marilyn Monroe, Jack Linkletter and Helen O'Connell talk to Monroe's make up man, Alan Weiss Snider; her first agent, Harry Lipton; actress Jane Russell; calendar photographer Tom Kelly; Hollywood studio club director Florence Williams; and the daughter of Anthony Quinn, Christina Quinn.
1962-09-12, WNBC, 6 min.
Helen O'Connell interviews Neville Brand, a second time, at his home in Malibu Beach.
1962-10-18, WNBC, 10 min.
Helen O'Connell interviews Harry Guardino.
1962-10-22, WNBC, 10 min.
Helen O'Connell interviews Carole Costello (daughter of Lou Costello), Beverly Wills (daughter of Joan Davis), and Harold Lloyd Jr. (son of Harold Lloyd). Also commenting is Barry Ashton.
1962-11-01, WNBC, 8 min.
Helen O'Connell interviews Jack Elam.
1962-11-02, WNBC, 12 min.
Helen O'Connell interviews Efrem Zimbalist Jr.
1962-12-03, WNBC, 4 min.
Joined in progress, Helen O'Connell interviews actor Van Heflin in Berut Lebanon.
1962-12-11, WNBC, 6 min.
Helen O'Connell interviews actor George Montgomery, married for 18 years to Singer Dinah Shore. They separated in December 1961, one year ago, and divorced in 1962.
1962-12-11, WNBC, 2 min.
Helen O'Connell interviews, briefly, Alan Hale Jr., the show picked up in progress and running only 2 min.
1962-12-28, WNBC, 17 min.
Helen O'Connell signs off for the last show of this series, which had its debut on September 26, 1960. Tony Curtis is interviewed.
1963-02-01, WNBC, 23 min.
Guests are Allen Funt, Sam Levenson and Helen O'Connell.
1963-10-04, NBC, 50 min.
September 21, 1962 - September 10, 1965
Jack Paar elected to pursue a three year NBC series in prime time soon after stepping down as host of THE TONIGHT SHOW STARRING JACK PAAR (1957-1962). These broadcasts took on the form of a variety / talk show format. Each telecast opened with a Paar monologue. Also shown from time to time were personal home movies shot by Jack on various trips by the Paar family to Africa, Russia, and Europe.Jack's daughter, Randy Paar would often assist her dad narrating these films.
Appearing with Jack were many of his old regulars from the TONIGHT SHOW including Alexander King, Oscar Levant and Jonathan Winters. This 10pm Friday prime time slot attracted many notable guests, including Richard Nixon, Barry Goldwater and Ted Kennedy. Also, given exposure were many young and veteran entertainers, Liza Minnelli, Judy Garland, Ethel Merman, Peggy Lee, and stand-up comedians, among them, Woody Allen, Bill Cosby, Godfrey Cambridge, Jackie Vernon, Mike Nichols & Elaine May, Burns & Schreiber, and Dick Gregory.
Impact appearances occurred introducing footage of The Beatles, prior to the group appearing on The Ed Sullivan Show, and a young Cassius Clay (Muhammad Ali), singing and spewing poetry with Jack and Liberace.
After three years (one and a half years less than his tenure on THE TONIGHT SHOW), Jack Paar called it quits and would prematurely retire from the business with the exception of producing and starring in a handful of Specials for NBC and accepting one brief return to regular television, for nine months, hosting an ABC late night talk show, JACK PAAR TONITE in 1973).
Guests: Bill Cosby, and Helen O'Connell. Also appearing Alexander King.
1964-03-13, NBC, 40 min.
September 21, 1962 - September 10, 1965
Jack Paar elected to pursue a three year NBC series in prime time soon after stepping down as host of THE TONIGHT SHOW STARRING JACK PAAR (1957-1962). These broadcasts took on the form of a variety/talk show format. Each telecast opened with a Paar monologue. Also shown from time to time were personal home movies shot by Jack on various trips by the Paar family to Africa, Russia, and Europe. Jack's daughter, Randy Paar would often assist her dad narrating these films.
Appearing with Jack were many of his old regulars from the TONIGHT SHOW including Alexander King, Oscar Levant, and Jonathan Winters. This 10 pm Friday prime time slot attracted many notable guests, including Richard Nixon, Barry Goldwater, and Ted Kennedy. Also, given exposure were many young and veteran entertainers, Liza Minnelli, Judy Garland, Ethel Merman, Peggy Lee, and stand-up comedians, among them, Woody Allen, Bill Cosby, Godfrey Cambridge, Jackie Vernon, Mike Nichols & Elaine May, Burns & Schreiber, and Dick Gregory.
Impact appearances occurred introducing footage of The Beatles, prior to the group appearing on The Ed Sullivan Show, and a young Cassius Clay (Muhammad Ali), singing and spewing poetry with Jack and Liberace.
After three years (one and a half years less than his tenure on THE TONIGHT SHOW), Jack Paar called it quits and would prematurely retire from the business with the exception of producing and starring in a handful of Specials for NBC and accepting one brief return to regular television, for nine months, hosting an ABC late-night talk show, JACK PAAR TONITE in 1973).
Jack's guest is US Attorney General Robert Kennedy. Highlights include Jack's opening monologue, clips of John F. Kennedy news conference, Helen O'Connell singing "Hello Dolly," and introduction of Robert F. Kennedy. Paar signs off by announcing the John F. Kennedy Library will open a living memorial.
1964-04-07, 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.
1965-05-21, WNBC, 45 min.
September 21, 1962-September 10, 1965. After leaving the "Tonight" show in March 1962, Jack Paar returned that fall as host of a Friday-night variety series.
1970-06-25, WCBS, 52 min.
June 25, 1970-August 27, 1970. This was the first broadcast of the series. An hour of nostalgia, hosted by Louis Nye, with Chuck McCann, Bob (Elliott) and Ray (Goulding), and bandleaders from the 1930's.
1970-06-25, WCBS, 52 min.
June 25, 1970-August 27, 1970. This was the first broadcast of the series. An hour of nostalgia, hosted by Louis Nye, with Chuck McCann, Bob (Elliott) and Ray (Goulding), and bandleaders from the 1930's.
Duplicate of 2811.
1970-07-23, WCBS, 52 min.
June 25, 1970-August 27, 1970. An hour of nostalgia, hosted by Louis Nye, with Chuck McCann, Bob (Elliott) and Ray (Goulding), and bandleaders from the 1930's.
Duplicate of 2811.
1970-07-23, WCBS, 52 min.
June 25, 1970-August 27, 1970. An hour of nostalgia, hosted by Louis Nye, with Chuck McCann, Bob (Elliott) and Ray (Goulding), and bandleaders from the 1930's.
Duplicate of 2811 and 18834.
1970-07-23, WCBS, 52 min.
June 25, 1970-August 27, 1970. An hour of nostalgia, hosted by Louis Nye, with Chuck McCann, Bob (Elliott) and Ray (Goulding), and bandleaders from the 1930's.
1970-09-06, SYN, 540 min.
Jerry Lewis launches his ninth fund-raising telethon for Muscular Dystrophy with a huge array of stars. This was the first coast-to-coast telecast of the telethon. Nine hours of coverage recorded. 9 AM to 6 PM Eastern time. The complete broadcast spanned twenty hours and began at 10 PM Eastern time
September 5th, 1970.
1974-12-31, WCBS, 78 min.
Beginning in 1929, a New Year's Eve Tradition...Guy Lombardo & his Royal Canadians. Guy Lombardo was best known to TV audiences for his annual New Year's Eve telecasts. His brothers Carmen (the band's musical director), Victor, & Lebert were all members of the orchestra. Guy, the eldest, was designated the leader. For most of his years in television, Guy Lombardo represented nostalgia for the '30s and '40s. At midnight the traditional welcoming in of the New Year at Times Square is presented. Ben Grauer brings in the New Year from Times Square.
1974-12-31, WCBS, min.
Beginning in 1929, a New Year's Eve Tradition...Guy Lombardo & his Royal Canadians. Guy Lombardo was best known to TV audiences for his annual New Year's Eve telecasts. His brothers Carmen (the band's musical director), Victor, & Lebert were all members of the orchestra. Guy, the eldest, was designated the leader. For most of his years in television, Guy Lombardo represented nostalgia for the '30s and '40s. At midnight the traditional welcoming in of the New Year at Times Square is presented. Ben Grauer brings in the New Year from Times Square.
Duplicate of #5385.
1974-12-31, WCBS, 54 min.
Beginning in 1929, a New Year's Eve Tradition...Guy Lombardo & his Royal Canadians. Guy Lombardo was best known to TV audiences for his annual New Year's Eve telecasts. His brothers Carmen (the band's musical director), Victor, & Lebert were all members of the orchestra. Guy, the eldest, was designated the leader. For most of his years in television, Guy Lombardo represented nostalgia for the '30s and '40s. At midnight the traditional welcoming in of the New Year at Times Square is presented. Ben Grauer brings in the New Year from Times Square. With commercials.
Repeat of #17930.
Duplicate of #5385.
1974-12-31, WCBS, 78 min.
Beginning in 1929, a New Year's Eve Tradition...Guy Lombardo & his Royal Canadians. Guy Lombardo was best known to TV audiences for his annual New Year's Eve telecasts. His brothers Carmen (the band's musical director), Victor, & Lebert were all members of the orchestra. Guy, the eldest, was designated the leader. For most of his years in television, Guy Lombardo represented nostalgia for the '30s and '40s. At midnight the traditional welcoming in of the New Year at Times Square is presented. Ben Grauer brings in the New Year from Times Square.
Duplicate of #5385.
1976-02-11, SYN, 60 min.
October 21st, 1974- 1980.
Ninety-minute talk show in most markets hosted by Dinah Shore. The show was seen during the daytime in most cities. In 1979 the show was retitled "Dinah and Friends" and had a co-host.
Guests: Marty Robbins, Bob Eberle, Helen O'Connell. .
Robbins sings "My Woman, My Wife."
1976-03-17, PBS, 75 min.
A tribute to radio's first fifty years. Host Steve Allen presents old radio clips from radio's "Golden Age."
1976-12-29, WNBC, 56 min.
"The Tomorrow Show" with Tom Snyder is NOT AVAILABLE FOR SALE.
October 15, 1973-January 28, 1982.
This was the "Great Female Vocalists of the Past" broadcast.
Six of the top big band vocalists of the 1930's, 1940's, and 1950's discuss their careers and style. They include Aileen Stanley (1893-1982), Loyce Whiteman (1913-1989), Lina Romay (1919-2010), Kay Starr (1922-2016), Margaret Whiting (1924-2011) and Ella Mae Morse (1924-1999).
All relate to Tom Snyder scores of memories and anecdotes about their own perspective singing careers.
NOTE:
This broadcast was aired LIVE.
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.
1978-08-21, PBS, 150 min.
A two and half hour PBS Live Special from Wolf Trap Farm Park in Vienna Virginia, just outside of Washington D.C.
Tex Beneke and his orchestra join with vocalists Helen O'Connell and Bob Eberly in a salute to the big-band era, and memories of two of the greatest bands, Glen Miller and Jimmy Dorsey.
Also on hand is author George T. Simon author of THE BIG BANDS focusing on bandleaders active from the 1920's until the 1950's. He, and Helen O'Connell, Tex Beneke and Bob Eberly discuss the Big Band Era with Joel Gray in a separate segment with anecdotes and memories related of those years.
Host for the special broadcast is Joel Gray who opens the show:
"Good evening, and welcome to Wolf Trap. The 30's and 40's were a special time. A time of Big Bands and bobby sox, going steady and going to war. In those days, before television, people gathered around the radio listening to the sound of the Big Bands. And, the jukebox played your favorite song for only a nickel. It was a time of innocence, romance, holding hands in the front of the bandstand, listening to the music and feeling that life might just go on forever.
Tonight we will relive the feeling of those times as Tex Beneke, recreates the sound of one of the eras most popular bands, The Glenn Miller orchestra. Tex will be joined by America's sweethearts of the 40's, Helen O'Connell and Bob Eberly with songs made famous by Jimmy Dorsey.
So, slip your arm around your best girl. Snug up a little closer. We're going to dream awhile.
Among the tunes performed: "Green Eyes," "Tuxedo Junction," "Chattanooga Choo Choo," "Moonlight Serenade," "Ida," "In the Mood," "Sunrise Serenade," "Tangerine."
1981-08-01, SYND, 60 min.
Syndicated series saluting the big bands & their leaders.
1982-04-27, SYND, 60 min.
Syndicated series saluting the big bands & their leaders
