Television: The First Fifty Years

Television: The First Fifty Years(1999)

01/01/1999 (US)Documentary2h 0m
NR

Overview

Trace the history of television and its impact on American culture with clips, newsreels, and exclusive interviews from television greats like Walter Cronkite, Carol Burnett, and Jay Leno.

Barry ZeVan

Writer

Jeff Miller

Writer

Kent Hagen

Director

Top Billed Cast

Walter Cronkite

Walter Cronkite

Self

Carol Burnett

Carol Burnett

Self (archive footage)

Jay Leno

Jay Leno

Self

Phyllis McGuire

Phyllis McGuire

Self

Doc Severinsen

Doc Severinsen

Self

Dick Van Patten

Dick Van Patten

Self

Ed McMahon

Ed McMahon

Self (archive footage)

Alan Young

Alan Young

Self / Wilbur Post (archive footage)

Dick Powell

Dick Powell

Self (archive footage)

Sheree North

Sheree North

Self

Patrick Macnee

Patrick Macnee

Self / John Steed (archive footage)

Ron Howard

Ron Howard

Self / Opie Taylor / Ritchie Cunningham (archive footage)

Frank Gorshin

Frank Gorshin

The Riddler (archive footage)

Dwight D. Eisenhower

Dwight D. Eisenhower

Self (archive footage)

Sid Caesar

Sid Caesar

Self (archive footage)

Ringo Starr

Ringo Starr

Self – The Beatles (archive footage)

John Lennon

John Lennon

Self – The Beatles (archive footage)

George Harrison

George Harrison

Self – The Beatles (archive footage)

Paul McCartney

Paul McCartney

Self – The Beatles (archive footage)

Linda Ellerbee

Linda Ellerbee

Self

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