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21 records found for Alexander Scourby
1960-02-11, WNBC, 29 min.
September 13, 1954 - May 27, 1970 A portrait of Abraham Lincoln on the 150th anniversary of his birth. This program concentrates on the final four years of Lincoln's life and his presidency. Thomas Mitchell introduces the program, and does one commercial for the sponsor, (The Lincoln Life Insurance Company). This presentation was a repeat of its premiere airing one year before, February 11, 1959. Alexander Scourby narrates from Richard Hanser's script, quoting mostly in the words of Abraham Lincoln. Robert Russell Bennett's score incorporates songs of the time. Donald B. Hyatt produced and directed. This broadcast received many outstanding awards but was never aired again. For this extraordinary documentary producer Donald B. Hyatt developed the "stills-in-motion" technique which involved the animation of thousands of still photographs and non filmed visual materials. However, just listening to the narrative sound track by Alexander Scourby, the incredible score, using music of the times, orchestrated by Robert Russell Bennett, coupled with the narrative written by Richard Hanser, including salient quotations expressed by President Abraham Lincoln, makes for an exhilarating interpretation, insight and appreciation of Lincoln's presidency, and what he endured during his administration during the Civil War (1861-1865). In 1954 Henry Solomon, along with Donald B. Hyatt, Issac Kleinerman, Richard Hanser, and Robert Russell Bennett, began production on a group of compilation documentaries they named PROJECT 20. Salomon and company periodically produced special broadcasts for NBC recreating the lives, events, periods, and trends of the 1900's through an effective marriage of archival news film and still photos, long before contemporary Ken Burns picked up the baton to do similar approach documentaries broadcast on PBS beginning in the 1980's. There were 33 produced Project 20 NBC Specials in the series. Eleven of them were enhanced with narration provided by the mellifluous Alexander Scourby. The series became universally recognized as one of American television's most enduring and honored series, winning hundreds of national and international awards for broadcasts, including two prime time Emmy Awards.
1960-03-13, WNBC, 52 min.
Alexander Scourby narrates. Music of the period is conducted by composer Robert Russell Bennett. Written by Richard Hanser. Produced and directed by Donald B. Hyatt. Originally aired Oct. 16, 1959.1960-07-18, WNBC, 52 min.
The years 1900-1917 are documented with Alexander Scourby narrating and Robert Russell Bennett providing the score from popular songs of the time. First broadcast Nov. 21, 1957. Written by Henry Salomon and Richard Hanser. Produced by Salomon and directed by Donald B. Hyatt.1960-12-29, WNBC, 79 min.
This special documents World War II navel operations. Originally presented as a classic series of half hour weekly episodes, this show was a newly edited and concise version. Alexander Scourby narrated. Richard Hanser wrote the script and Robert Russell Bennett arranged the score by Richard Rodgers. Produced and directed by Donald B. Hyatt.1961-01-03, WNBC, 57 min.
- Dwight D. Eisenhower
- Alexander Scourby
- Adolf Hitler
- Robert Russell Bennett
- Richard Hanser
- Wilson Hall
- Henry Salomon
- Fidel Castro
Alexander Scourby narrates this documentary showing the rise and fall of Adolf Hitler. Produced by Henry Salomon and Richard Hanser. Musical score by Robert Russell Bennett. NBC news bulletins with Wilson Hall interrupts programming, stating that "President Eisenhower has broken off U.S. relations with Castro's Cuba." This program originally aired on March 14, 1956.1961-03-28, ABC, 54 min.
January 23, - July 16, 1960. A prime time our-long documentary series hosted by Chet Huntley and Frank McGee. A repeat showing of the special Easter time program first presented on NBC on April 16, 1960; filmed in the Holy Land without actors, it traces the route Jesus took through Jerusalem as he bore the cross to his crucifixion on Calvary. Frank McGee introduces the program. Last years presentation was a part of the World Wide 60 series. Music conducted by Jacques Belasco. Narrated by Alexander Scourby. Norman Rose contributes the biblical voice.1961-07-04, WNBC, 52 min.
America's participation in World War I is chronicled. Alexander Scourby narrates. Produced by Henry Salomon. Written by Salomon and Richard Hanser. Music by Robert Russell Bennett. Premiere broadcast was Oct. 16, 1956. A Reviewer's Comment: I am a professional musician, so I am probably a little more aware of the background music than many other viewers, but I need to mention that one can shut the picture or one's eyes and just concentrate on the score and Alexander Scourby's voice to have a rather enjoyable hour, for the music is non-stop for the entire hour.
#5162: KICKING SOUND AROUND
Order1961-09-13, WABC, 52 min.
Connie Francis "kicks sound around" with fellow noisemakers. There are sketches and songs. This was Connie Francis' first and only television special.1961-10-29, WNBC, 28 min.
Alexander Scourby narrates the first in a series of shows about prominent Americans.1962-08-16, CBS, 00 min.
- Alexander Scourby
- James Whitmore
- Carl Sandburg
- Neva Patterson
- Kathleen Widdoes
- Peggy Wood
- Kim Hunter
- Hurd Hatfield
- Winifred Heidt
- Robert Frost
- Edgar Allen Poe
- Ralph Waldo Emerson
- e.e. Cummings
- Allen Ginsberg
More than one poet has tried to capture all of America in a single work.But how would it be if the works of many poets were stitched together into a sampler portrait of America? That's what tonight's program has done, drawing on such writers as Edgar Allan Poe, Ralph Waldo Emerson, e.e.Cummings and Allen Ginsberg. The major work of the evening is Robert Frost's "Death Of The Hired Man," with Peggy Wood as Mary, Alexander Scourby as Silas and James Whitmore, the show's narrator, as Warren. "The People Yes," by Carl Sandburg,is also heard.
1963-01-24, WNBC, 52 min.
The life of the "King of Swing," Benny Goodman, is reviewed. Alexander Scourby narrates.1963-01-24, NBC, 00 min.
Profile of bandleader Benny Goodman that covers his childhood in Chicago, his rise to fame and his world travels, particularly his 1961 trip to Russia. Narrated by Alexander Scourby. Dupe Of Number 371.
1963-02-22, WNBC, 52 min.
Maurice Chevalier is visited at his home in a Paris suburb; he celebrates his 74th Birthday. His life and times are recounted through film clips of his early years. There is music and plenty of anecdotes. Alexander Scourby narrates.1963-04-02, WNBC, 53 min.
Alexander Scourby narrates this profile on Hollywood Producer Darryl F. Zanuck, who in 1929 was put in charge of production at Warner Brothers-First National and helped the studios during the transition to sound. In 1933, he formed a new company, 20th Century Pictures, which merged and became 20th Century Fox in 1934. It became a major production center for some of the greatest stars and pictures Hollywood has ever known.1963-12-22, WNBC, 28 min.
Alexander Scourby narrates from passages in the Old and New Testaments - prophecies of the coming of the Messiah and descriptions of Christ's birth, his life and his ministry. Robert Russell Bennett composed the score. Produced and directed by Donald B. Hyatt and written by Richard Hanser. First broadcast Dec. 20, 1960.1964-04-22, NBC, 17 min.
World's Fair opening night. Guests include Fred MacMurray, Walt Disney, Alexander Scourby, and Lorne Greene. Host: Henry Fonda.
1965-03-29, WNBC, 41 min.
Jonathan Winters and his guests, Buster Keaton, Julie Newmar and Fred Clark satirize Hollywood. Alexander Scourby also guests as narrator.
#19588: INVESTIGATION, THE
Order1967-04-14, NBC, 72 min.
- Alexander Scourby
- Paul Larson
- Peter Brandon
- Ward Costello
- Alice Hirson
- Vivian Nathan
- Graham Jarvis
- John Marley
- Gordon Clarke
- Will Hussung
- Franklin Cover
- Leon B. Stevens
- Peter Weiss
An NBC Television SPECIAL: A look into German death concentration camps during World War 11. The play is set in a courtroom where witnesses confront the accused who represent real people. Alexander Scourby introduces the play. The cast is comprised of those actors who performed in this play on Broadway (1966). Commercials deleted. Duplicate of #8334. THE INVESTIGATION dramatizes testimonies by Nazi death-camp inmates. Adapted from the Peter Weiss Broadway play. For years, the machinery of Auschwitz consumed them, millions upon millions. Statistics cannot communicate the horror; adjectives cannot describe the nightmare. It is only through the testimonies of the survivors that we can understand what took place, and that it COULD HAPPEN AGAIN! The play is set in a courtroom where witnesses confront the accused (represented by real people). The atrocities which occurred less than an quarter of a century ago are related calmly and quietly. With equal reserve, the accused reply, "WE ONLY OBEYED ORDERS." NOTE: This color taped 90 minute SPECIAL PRIME TIME NBC TV broadcast is not extant IN ANY FORM, VIDEO, AUDIO (with the exception of the master 1/4" reel to reel recording archived by Archival Television Audio, Inc.), or TRNASCRIPT. It was not archived by NBC or archived by the major museums in the USA (Paley Center for Media, UCLA Film & TV Archive, Library of Congress, Museum of Broadcasting). Even more sadly noted and unexplained is that there is NO REFERENCE to this broadcast title on the internet, or listed as an IMDb entry. The one listing of this title can be found in The Library of Congress as a rare theater program Playbill, ONLY (found in the Richard L. Coe Theater Programs Collection). It is interesting to note some of the following review excerpts from Variety Television Reviews: “The NBC presentation deserves all the recognition it may get as one of the outstanding programs of the season.” “If to forget history is to be compelled to relive it, this dramatized presentation could not be aired often enough.” "THE INVESTIGATION" WAS REPEATED AND AIRED ON SUNDAY APRIL 16, 1967 FROM 3:30 TO 5:00 PM EST. “If it were not known to be history, playwright Peter Weiss’ play could be mistaken for the sickest kind of theatre of the Absurd.”#8334: INVESTIGATION, THE
Order1967-04-14, NBC, 72 min.
- Alexander Scourby
- Paul Larson
- Peter Brandon
- Ward Costello
- Alice Hirson
- Vivian Nathan
- Graham Jarvis
- John Marley
- Gordon Clarke
- Will Hussung
- Franklin Cover
- Leon B. Stevens
- Peter Weiss
An NBC Television SPECIAL: A look into German death concentration camps during World War 11. The play is set in a courtroom where witnesses confront the accused who represent real people. Alexander Scourby introduces the play. The cast is comprised of those actors who performed in this play on Broadway (1966). Commercials deleted. THE INVESTIGATION dramatizes testimonies by Nazi death-camp inmates. Adapted from the Peter Weiss Broadway play. For years, the machinery of Auschwitz consumed them, millions upon millions. Statistics cannot communicate the horror; adjectives cannot describe the nightmare. It is only through the testimonies of the survivors that we can understand what took place, and that it COULD HAPPEN AGAIN! The play is set in a courtroom where witnesses confront the accused (represented by real people). The atrocities which occurred less than an quarter of a century ago are related calmly and quietly. With equal reserve, the accused reply, "WE ONLY OBEYED ORDERS." NOTE: This color taped 90 minute SPECIAL PRIME TIME NBC TV broadcast is not extant IN ANY FORM, VIDEO, AUDIO (with the exception of the master 1/4" reel to reel recording archived by Archival Television Audio, Inc.), or TRNASCRIPT. It was not archived by NBC or archived by the major museums in the USA (Paley Center for Media, UCLA Film & TV Archive, Library of Congress, Museum of Broadcasting). Even more sadly noted and unexplained is that there is NO REFERENCE to this broadcast title on the internet, or listed as an IMDb entry. The one listing of this title can be found in The Library of Congress as a rare theater program Playbill, ONLY (found in the Richard L. Coe Theater Programs Collection). It is interesting to note some of the following review excerpts from Variety Television Reviews: “The NBC presentation deserves all the recognition it may get as one of the outstanding programs of the season.” “If to forget history is to be compelled to relive it, this dramatized presentation could not be aired often enough.” "THE INVESTIGATION" WAS REPEATED AND AIRED ON SUNDAY APRIL 16, 1967 FROM 3:30 TO 5:00 PM EST. “If it were not known to be history, playwright Peter Weiss’ play could be mistaken for the sickest kind of theatre of the Absurd.”1968-12-03, CBS, 60 min.
National Geographic documentary narrated by Alexander Scourby and Joseph Campanella.
#19956: AMERICAN DOCUMENTS,THE
Order1975-10-12, WOR, 60 min.
History of the Capital in Washington, DC. Description of how the Cspital was built. Narrated by Alexander Scourby.