CBS-Arthur Godfrey's Talent Scouts 1948-58
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@Gerkinstock Commercial was either for Chrysler cars, or else selling life insurance for seniors.
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I WENT TO FRESNO HIGH SCHOOL WITH ANN LEONARDO, SINGER....ON THIS SHOW........JACK R. ENGLISH..WEST HOLLYWOOD
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artiefun--see Wikipedia: CBS President Dr. Frank Stanton noted that Godfrey had
hired LaRosa on-air and suggested that Arthur fire him the same way. After
Godfrey did, he added: "I know you'll wish him godspeed as much as I do." The
hotel abandoned the anti-Semitic policy when Godfrey acquired a stake in the
hotel in the early 1950s. Dick Cavett, in a piece for the New York Times, called
the accusations of anti-Semitism "...purest nonsense."
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I am trying to locate the Talent Scouts show when TONY BENNETT and ROSEMARY CLOONEY jointly appeared in 1950.
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He was really good in "Angel's Revenge". NOT!
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Godfrey, was a tyrant who treated a lot of people with disrespect moreover Julius La Rosa, Back in the 1950s he had a hotel in Florida, not letting in the Jewish persuasion in. Being a tough Irishman he openly made it known that he didn't like Jewish people.
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@nidurnevets i second this! my grandfather and his band played on this show in the 50s, so i'd really like to find the original footage from that episode.
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My father played on that show in 1952. He was a violinist with the NY Philharmonic. In trying to find the exact episode he was on, which was I believe was April 28,1952, I was told that all episodes before 1955 no longer exist anywhere. If anyone has any information that contradicts that I would love to know about it
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I'd like to see the Talent Scouts performance of a contestant who went on to hit the big time.
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He had a daily television show, and two other weekly TV shows simultaneously.
I met him in Hawaii when I was in the service.
The most forgotten man in Television.
tpcrb 2 years ago 5
Wow, yeah, he really was huge and has been almost completely forgotten. My only real memory of him was that he appeared in a commercial in 1982 shortly before he died.
Gerkinstock 2 years ago 3