October 1, 1952-September 10, 1961 (NBC TV).
1970 & 1983 (SYNDICATED).
NBC 30th Anniversary Show televised February 26, 1981, co- hosted by Ralph Edwards and David Frost.
THIS IS YOUR LIFE was hosted by Ralph Edwards. It was a sentimental human interest show which he began on radio in 1948. Each week a special guest was lured to the studio by a ruse and then surprised as Edward's announced, "This is your Life!" Long lost friends and relatives materialized during the ensuing half hour to relive long-forgotten incidents going back to early childhood. The programs were broadcast LIVE and reverted to Video Tape at the start of the 1959-1960 season, at which time most of the telecasts were pre-recorded.
Bob Warren announcer.
The surprised guest received a 16mm film of the program and a Bell & Howell projector.
The principal subject has not yet shown up on the live broadcast. Darlene Miller, a farm girl from Iowa.
October 1, 1952 - September 10, 1961 (NBC TV). January 21, 1971 - May 7, 1973 (Syndicated - 56 episodes).
THIS IS YOUR LIFE was hosted by Ralph Edwards. It was a sentimental human interest show which he began on radio in 1948. Each week a special guest was lured to the studio by a ruse and then surprised as Edward's announced, "This is your Life!" Long lost friends and relatives materialized during the ensuing half hour to relive long-forgotten incidents going back to early childhood. The programs were broadcast LIVE and reverted to Video Tape at the start of the 1959-1960 season, at which time most of the telecasts were pre-recorded.
Bob Warren announcer.
The surprised guest received a 16mm film of the program and a Bell & Howell projector.
In this episode, host Ralph Edwards surprises Buster Keaton.The first eight minutes are heard.
October 1, 1952-September 10, 1961 (NBC TV).
1970 & 1983 (SYNDICATED).
NBC 30th Anniversary Show televised February 26, 1981, co- hosted by Ralph Edwards and David Frost.
THIS IS YOUR LIFE was hosted by Ralph Edwards. It was a sentimental human interest show which he began on radio in 1948. Each week a special guest was lured to the studio by a ruse and then surprised as Edward's announced, "This is your Life!" Long lost friends and relatives materialized during the ensuing half hour to relive long-forgotten incidents going back to early childhood. The programs were broadcast LIVE and reverted to Video Tape at the start of the 1959-1960 season, at which time most of the telecasts were pre-recorded.
Bob Warren announcer.
The surprised guest received a 16mm film of the program and a Bell & Howell projector.
The guest is Dr. Lee DeForest (1873-1961), the inventor and self-described "Father of Radio," and a pioneer in the development of sound-on-film recording used for motion pictures. Included guests whom surprise Dr. DeForest are his wife, Marie, Eugenia, Allen B. DuMont, and Eugenia Ferrar who was the first person in history to sing over a wireless radio broadcast in 1907.
Dr. Lee De Forest highlights of the program include: an introduction by Allen B. DuMont, who talks about the inspiring life of De Forest; a review of the inventor's life; visits from his sister Mary and a childhood friend, who reminisce about De Forest's formative years; De Forest recalls working his way through Yale, an experiment that got him into trouble at the university, and his first achievement in radio transmission; a visit from the friend who helped him to experiment with the wireless, a visit from friends who recall the risks De Forest took in Cuba while attempting to set up the wireless for the Navy and the invention of the three element radio tube; and a visit from his wife Marie, and three daughters.
One Comet Cleanser commercial is included.
Ralph Edwards is the host. Announcer is Bob Warren.
October 1, 1952-September 10, 1961 (NBC TV).
1970 & 1983 (SYNDICATED).
NBC 30th Anniversary Show televised February 26, 1981, co- hosted by Ralph Edwards and David Frost.
THIS IS YOUR LIFE was hosted by Ralph Edwards. It was a sentimental human interest show which he began on radio in 1948. Each week a special guest was lured to the studio by a ruse and then surprised as Edward's announced, "This is your Life!" Long lost friends and relatives materialized during the ensuing half hour to relive long-forgotten incidents going back to early childhood. The programs were broadcast LIVE and reverted to Video Tape at the start of the 1959-1960 season, at which time most of the telecasts were pre-recorded.
Bob Warren announcer.
Boris Karloff is the subject for tonight's broadcast.
The surprised guest received a 16mm film of the program and a Bell & Howell projector.
Host Ralph Edwards surprises Boris Karloff. I
October 1, 1952 - September 10, 1961 (NBC TV). January 21, 1971 - May 7, 1973 (Syndicated - 56 episodes).
Ralph Edward's surprises Robert Stack.
A video tape re-broadcast, televised originally
November 27, 1960.
Those who surprise Robert are his mother, brother, James, and wife, Rosemarie, children, Robert and Elizabeth Stack and producer Joe Pasternak who discovered Robert Stack, and director of Stack's favorite film, "The High and the Mighty," William Wellman. Mrs. Eliot Ness (Elisabeth Lee) is also on hand to compliment Stack on his true portrayal of her husband in the hit ABC TV series "The Untouchables," which premiered on ABC television as a two part pilot, April 20, and April 27, 1959.
THIS IS YOUR LIFE was hosted by Ralph Edwards. It was a sentimental human interest show which he began on radio in 1948. Each week a special guest was lured to the studio by a ruse and then surprised as Edward's announced, "This is your Life!" Long lost friends and relatives materialized during the ensuing half hour to relive long-forgotten incidents going back to early childhood. The programs were broadcast LIVE and reverted to Video Tape at the start of the 1959-1960 season, at which time most of the telecasts were pre-recorded.
Bob Warren announcer.
The surprised guest received a 16mm film of the program and a Bell & Howell projector.
September 9, 1963 - March 6, 1964
The lives of two Celebrities are recounted each day, through photos, newspaper clippings, letters and other material. Each celebrity is then evaluated by an "opionionator." Silent screen star Conrad Nagel is host-narrator for this live half-hour program, seen Monday through Friday form 1:00 to 1:30pm on local New York station WNBC.
Throughout this six month series guest commentators include Pete Martin, Ben Miktum, Jerome Perlis, Betty Furness, Richard Willis, Hy Gardner, Sidney Fields, Helen Lauranceson, Hollis Alpert, Dorothy Serra, Otis Gurnsey, Raddie Harris, Muriel Davidson, Toots Shor, Lou Levy, Bill Davidson, Ted Nathan, Jill Sherry Zimmer, Ted Donlevsky, Ella Winters, Al Lewis, Jacqueline Susann, Bernard Sobel, Ethel Barrymore Colt, Otto Preminger, Max Gordon, John Springer, John McCabe, Stanley Frank, William K. Everson, Richard Gamen, and others.
The careers of Marlon Brando and Frank Sinatra are profiled by host Conrad Nagel with additional anecdotes from Peter Martin. An afternoon series broadcast live every week.
The careers of Mickey Rooney and Judy Garland are profiled by host Conrad Nagel with additional anecdotes from Hy Gardner. There is a 25 second News Bulletin indicating that Queen Elizabeth is expecting another child.
The careers of Spencer Tracy and Pat O'Brien are profiled by host Conrad Nagel with additional anecdotes from Radie Harris and Otis Gurnsey.
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The careers of Edward G. Robinson and Richard Widmark are profiled by host Conrad Nagel with additional anecdotes from Jill Sherry Zimmer and Bill Davidson.
The careers of Douglas Fairbanks Jr. and Douglas Fairbanks Sr. are profiled by host Conrad Nagel with additional comments from Ella Winters and Conrad Nagel.
The careers of George Jessel and Al Jolson are profiled by host Conrad Nagel with additional anecdotes from Al Lewis, the producer and director of the original play "The Jazz Singer," and from Pearl Seaman who reflects on the career of Al Jolson.
Note: This is the only known extant broadcast (video / audio) of producer Albert Lewis reflecting on how he first met George Jessel who starred in his produced Broadway Play THE JAZZ SINGER in 1925.
Lewis reminisces, uninterrupted, for four minutes.
He remembers how he first met Jessel as a young Vaudevillian doing a monologue routine about how to eat frankfurters only with mustard...what attracted a young George Jessel to him who was very lively and so original..."an obvious immerging great talent."
Al Lewis reminds us of his partnership producing team Lewis and Gordon, producing one act plays and always looking for new talent which they found in George Jessel, who became a protégé of Lewis, rising to stardom in the theater.
Al Lewis reflects how tedious and difficult Samson Raphaelson's first play, THE JAZZ SINGER, was to fashion into a one-act stage play, a critical failure at first but managed to thrill audiences for 14 months on Broadway and turned a profit.
Lewis mentions his regrets that Jessel was not able to come to terms with Warner Brothers who were not in a financial position to meet his terms which created a profound missed opportunity for George Jessel to become movie star.
The careers of Fred Allen and Jack Benny are profiled by host Conrad Nagel with additional anecdotes from Jacqueline Susann and Will Houser. This live NBC Broadcast would leave the air minutes before the tragic Kennedy Assassination and the station's airing of the first NBC News Bulletins, at 1:45 PM EST, disrupting all scheduled television programming for the next three and a half days.
The careers of Sophie Tucker and Maurice Chevalier are profiled by host Conrad Nagel with additional anecdotes from Bernard Sobel.
NOTE: All of this live series has been lost. Archival Television Audio’s founder and curator, Phil Gries personally audio tape recorded over100 biographies representing this daytime series (Sept. 9, 1963 - March 6, 1964).’
The careers of Ethel Barrymore and Lionel Barrymore are profiled by host Conrad Nagel with additional comments from Ethel Barrymore's daughter, Ethel Barrymore Colt.
The careers of Leslie Howard and Ronald Coleman are profiled by host Conrad Nagel with additional anecdotes from Ekert Goodman. Howard's profile was joined in progress.
The careers of Johnny Weismuller and Buster Crabbe are profiled by host Conrad Nagel with additional anecdotes from Muriel Davidson and Bill Davidson. Rescheduled from Dec. 31, 1963.
The careers of Lon Chaney Sr. and Boris Karloff are profiled by host Conrad Nagel with additional anecdotes from Muriel Davisdon on Chaney. Rescheduled from Dec. 31, 1963.
The careers of Jackie Robinson and Joe DiMaggio are profiled by host Conrad Nagel with additional anecdotes from Stanley Frank. Rescheduled from Jan. 2, 1964.
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