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7 records found for James Mason
1951-00-00, WNBC, 7 min.
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 topics: Jinx interviews actor James Mason and wife Pamela Mason. Tex and Jinx discuss their travels, cats, current films and their careers. James Mason admits this is his first interview. 1952- Salute to Dwight Eisenhower dinner. Toastmaster: Leonard Hall.
#13226: DEAN MARTIN SHOW, THE
Order1957-10-05, NBC, 2 min.
The show's open with announced guests James Mason and Pamela Mason.
#10037: "LENA HORNE IN LONDON."
Order1964-12-28, WNEW, 47 min.
Musical special starring singer Lena Horne. Guest: James Mason. In London, James Mason makes his TV singing debut on this one-hour special featuring Lena Horne and lots of her favorite tunes. Lena opens the show singing "I Want to Be Happy," "It's All Right with Me," "I've Got the World on a String," "Deed I Do," I've Got it Bad," "Love Me or Leave Me," "The Lady Is a Tramp" and "Love." Ms. Horne is accompanied on the piano by her husband, composer-arranger Lennie Hayton, who's also the musical director and conductor of this show. Leading her own "tour" of London, Lena meets a handsome Beefeater guard (James Mason), who sings "With Her Head Tucked Underneath Her Arm." Other Selections by Lena include: "Lost in the Stars," "Come Sunday," "The Eagle and Me," "He Loves Me," "the Man I Love," "The Surrey with the Fringe on Top," "Day in, Day Out" and "Stormy Weather." Lena Horne describes her career in terms of tunes. She recalls her early days at the Cotton Club, and gives tribute to drummer Sid Catlett who taught her rhythmic refinement . And to Billy Strayorn who gave Lena some of her outstanding arrangements in her career. In an interesting segment Lena emotes a grief parody of Liz Taylor's recent tv perambulation around London. Concluding the broadcast Lena Horne does a superb medley of Negro spirituals, which she says touches her personally. NOTE: This video taped show was originally broadcast in London last November. Duplicate of 10549.
1965-09-01, WNEW, 45 min.
Time slot usually reserved for London's "Sunday Night At The Palladium." This special brings the multi-faceted talents of the great Lena Horne to fill this hour with great entertainment, without disappointing the viewers of the regularly scheduled programming. The show is split into three parts, to show many of Miss Horne's moods. Different camera variations were used by producer Jon Scoffield, carefully distancing each variation to enhance each shot. Miss Horne leads off with "I Wanna Be Happy," then slips off to a nitery set for a charming reprise of her career in terms of tunes. She recalls her early days at the Cotton Club with "World On A String" and gives tribute to drummer Sid Catlett, who taught her rhythmic refinement with "Do I Love You." Also appearing with Ms. Horne are her pianist Lennie Hayton and a rhythmic section. She is also joined by her guest, actor James Mason and the Jack Parnell Orchestra under Lennie Hayton. Produced by Jon Scoffield. Duplicate of 10037.
1967-11-12, WCBS, 52 min.
February 5, 1967-June 8, 1969. "The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour" was a breath of fresh air, but to CBS the Smothers Brothers seemed to be in the wrong place at the wrong time, with the wrong things to say.1967-12-17, WCBS, min.
February 5, 1967-June 8, 1969. "The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour" was a breath of fresh air, but to CBS the Smothers Brothers seemed to be in the wrong place at the wrong time, with the wrong things to say. Guests: James Mason, Barbara Feldon. Duplicate of #4621.
#5002: KRAFT MUSIC HALL, THE
Order1968-10-09, WNBC, 42 min.
September 13, 1967-May 12, 1971. The 1967 version of "The Kraft Music Hall" was an hour show, which lasted four seasons. It was hosted by a guest celebrity each week. This was the "Alan King at the Movies" broadcast. Alan King ribs the movie industry. Will Jordan mimics movie greats Clark Gable, James Mason and Charles Laughton. *Ten minutes of audio corrupted and not salvageable.