Archive for November 8th, 2010

EARLY TELEVISION’S LIVE DRAMA’S

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Kraft Television Theatre aired a series of drama’s weekly from 1947 to
1958 on NBC. It launched the careers of many actors,directors and
playwrights.
 

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Westinghouse Studio One began as a CBS radio drama series
in 1947 and moved to CBS-TV in 1948. It ran for ten seasons.   
  

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Former film actress,TV host and later,consumer advocate Betty
Fruness stands beside an open Westinghouse refrigerator on
the set during a live commercial break from a 1956 episode of
Westinghouse Studio One.

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PLAYHOUSE 90 was another great dramatic television series. It
aired on CBS –TV from 1956 to 1961 for a total of 133 episodes.
One of the writers for the series was… Rod Serling.

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A BRIDGE IN THE MAKING

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                        The St. Johns Bridge under construction…1930..

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FIFTY YEAR’S AGO TODAY!

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Senator John F. Kennedy narrowly defeated Vice President
Richard M. Nixon for the Presidency in 1960.

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ANOTHER GREAT KID’S SHOW!

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Andy’s Gang ran on NBC-TV from  August 20,1955 to December 31,1960.
It’s host, Andy Devine would interact with Froggy the Gremlin ,Midnight
the cat and Squeeky the mouse. Squeeky, was actually a Hamster. andy and frog
Midnight
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Andy’s Gang was sponsored by Buster Brown Shoes.
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“That’s my dog Tige, he lives in a shoe!! I’m Buster Brown, I live in there too!!”

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MAURICE LUCAS

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               February 18, 1952  –  October 31, 2010

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