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1951-11-05, WNBC, min.
- Tex McCrary
- Mary Martin
- Dwight Eisenhower
- Laurence Olivier
- Harry S. Truman
- Jinx Falkenburg
- Rudolph Halley
- Joseph T. Sharkey
- Oscar Hammerstein
- Mr. and Mrs. Joshua Logan
- Noel Coward
- Heller Halliday
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 Headlines: Rudolph Halley and acting Mayor Joseph Sharkey campaign in New York City. Eisenhower home, will not discuss politics, will Ike run? Tex McCrary predicts Ike will run and Truman will not. Report from London: Mary Martin's opening in "South Pacific" (play vigorously panned by British critics). Jinx Falkenburg interviews first nighters at the Drury Lane Theatre in London. Personalities include Oscar Hammerstein, Noel Coward, Mr. and Mrs. Joshua Logan, Heller Halliday, (Mary Martin's daughter) Mary Martin in curtain call, and Laurence Olivier. Interview with Mary Martin.
#5998: TOGETHER WITH MUSIC
Order1955-10-22, WCBS, 80 min.
Presented on "FORD STAR JUBILEE." Mary Martin and Noel Coward headline in this ninety minute review.1959-03-29, CBS, min.
October 12th, 1958-April 5th, 1959, (CBS) Edward R. Murrow hosted this CBS Sunday afternoon public affairs program, conversing with three guests. The show was similar to Murrow's Person To Person program as Murrow remained in New York while his guests were filmed on location throughout the world. The show was broadcast during the 1959-60 season as a series of specials. On this broadcast, Murrow interviews writers Noel Coward, and James Thurber, also Irish actress Siobhan McKenna as they conclude the discussion they began last week in this part 11 broadcast. They cover such topics as the merits of a repertory theater, the advisability of adding music to great stage plays and the failings of the Broadway stage. (Film).
1964-00-00, WBAI, 67 min.
Gertrude Lawrence, Jack Buchanan, Noel Coward and Hugh French are heard in this profile of Gertrude Lawrence. Stanley Green is host.#1032: ANDROCLES AND THE LION
Order1967-11-15, WNBC, 83 min.
Words and music by Richard Rodgers highlight this adaptation of George Bernard Shaw's satirical drama. Cast includes Noel Coward, Norman Wisdom, Ed Ames and Inga Swenson. Some commercials are included.#7607: ANDROCLES AND THE LION
Order1967-11-15, WNBC, 83 min.
- Richard Rodgers
- George Bernard Shaw
- Noel Coward
- Norman Wisdom
- Ed Ames
- Inga Swenson
- John Cullum
- Brian Bedford
- Geoffrey Holder
- Kurt Kasznar
- Patricia Routledge
Words and music by Richard Rodgers highlight this adaptation of George Bernard Shaw's satirical drama. Cast includes Noel Coward, Norman Wisdom, Ed Ames and Inga Swenson. Some commercials are included. Dupe of number # 1032
#1089: DICK CAVETT SHOW, THE
Order1970-02-10, WABC, 68 min.
Dick Cavett's guests are Sir Noel Coward, Alfred Lunt, Lynn Fontanne and Tammy Grimes. Coward and Lunt reminisce about the past, present, and touch on scintillating topics and observations including acting style, improvisation and nudity.1974-09-25, NBC, 60 min.
Jackie Gleason, Carol Channing and Glen Campbell help Bob kick off his 25th season on television. The show is centered around a New York City theme, with segments taped in Central Park. Glen sings "Bonaparte's Retreat," and Bob and Jackie do Noel Coward's tongue-in-cheek "Why Must the Show Go On?" Les Brown orchestra.
#1140: THIS IS NOEL COWARD
Order1974-12-11, WNET, 60 min.
- David Niven
- John Mills
- Dame Sybil Thorndike
- Hermione Gingold
- Yul Brynner
- Noel Coward
- Dame Edith Evans
- Richard Burton
- Sir John Gielgud
A profile of the playwright composter- actor Noel Coward, narrated by Sir John Gielgud. Among those commenting on his work are Richard Burton, Dame Edith Evans, John Mills, Hermione Gingold, Yul Brynner, Dame Sybil Thorndike, and David Niven.1977-04-28, CBS, 118 min.
- Walter Cronkite
- Red Skelton
- Jackie Gleason
- Art Carney
- Harry S. Truman
- Charles Kuralt
- Milton Berle
- Arthur Godfrey
- Mary Martin
- Sid Caesar
- Ed Sullivan
- Burns & Allen
- Ernie Kovacs
- Charlton Heston
- Paul Newman
- James Dean
- Don Larsen
- Edward P. Morgan
- Douglas Edwards
- Dick Van Dyke
- Noel Coward
- Walter Matthau
- Lucille Ball
- Alan Young
- Rex Harrison
- John F. Kennedy
- Fulton J. Sheen
- Al Hodge
- Frank Stanton
- Joe McCarthy
- Douglas Mac Arthur
- Jack Lemon
The history of television is examined. Complete with original commercials. Host: Charles Kuralt The special is a retrospective of the social history of television programming, circa 1948-1960's. Host Charles Kuralt describes live television and illustrates the kinescope process. Excerpts include coverage of the following topics and people: Burns and Allen; news programs with Edward P. Morgan and Douglas Edwards; newsreels and propaganda; Art Carney and Jackie Gleason; children's programs, including "Captain Video"; the growth of television; performers Milton Berle, Ernie Kovacs, Red Skelton, Alan Young, Dick Van Dyke and Lucille Ball; reporter Edward R. Murrow; the Korean War; blacklisting; Sen. Joseph R. McCarthy; Mary Martin and Noel Coward; the 1954 Army-McCarthy hearings; Sid Caesar; President Harry S Truman's 1951 dismissal of General MacArthur; Bishop Fulton J. Sheen; a comedy and entertainment montage; quiz show scandals with comments by Frank Stanton of CBS and a look at how shows were rigged; Rex Harrison rehearsing for "My Fair Lady"; anthology drama with Charlton Heston, James Dean, and others; the 1952 Republican Convention; John F. Kennedy's 1956 bid for vice president; the 1960 presidential campaign; and Don Larsen's perfect game in the 1956 World Series. Includes commercials.