"HOW SWEET IT WAS-TELEVISION: A PICTORIAL COMMENTARY" HISTORY BOOK.
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Thursday, January 27, 2005 12:00:00 PM (20 Minute Clock Begins At Thursday, January 27, 2005 12:00:00 PM)
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Auction #182 - Part II
Item numbers 1500-3431 in auction 182
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Item Description
8.5x10.5" w/192 pages published in 1966 by Shorecrest Inc. Front cover has art of two TV cameras w/several lenses and inside each lens is a photo of a TV star. Stars include Milton Berle, Raymond Burr, Johnny Carson, Lucille Ball. Book is broken into several different chapters and has an abundance of bw photos. First section is comedians and highlights Milton Berle, Jackie Gleason, Sid Cesar, Red Skelton, Jimmy Durante, Dean Martin & Jerry Lewis, Groucho Marx. Children's shows were also represented including Captain Kangaroo, Howdy Doody, Soupy Sales, Ed Wynn, Abbott & Costello. Another section focuses on TV personalities including Ed Sullivan, Art Linkletter, Tennessee Ernie Ford, Zacherly, Steve Allen, Johnny Carson. Music section features Perry Como, Dinah Shore, Kate Smith, Rosemary Clooney, Frank Sinatra, Judy Garland, Bing Crosby, Nat King Cole, Dean Martin, Roy Rogers, Pat Boone, Dick Clark, Liberace, Sammy Davis Jr. The next section is devoted to TV sitcoms including I Love Lucy, Make Room For Daddy, Father Knows Best, Ozzie & Harriet, The Burns & Allen Show, The Phil Silvers Show, Gomer Pyle USMC, McHale's Navy, Hogan's Heroes, The Dick Van Dyke Show, Bewitched, My Favorite Martian, The Munsters, The Addams Family, I Dream of Jeannie, Mr. Ed, Gilligan's Island, The Beverly Hillbillies, The Andy Griffith Show, Car 54 Where Are You?, Get Smart. The next section is devoted to TV specials including telethons, award shows, movie presentations on TV. Some handling wear, color rubs to spine. Front cover has ft. stain from sticker. Pages have lt. aging. VF.
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