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The Ed Sullivan Show is an American TV variety show that originally ran on CBS from Sunday June 20, 1948 to Sunday June 6, 1971, and was hosted by New York entertainment columnist Ed Sullivan. It was replaced in September 1971 by the CBS Sunday Night Movie, which ran only one season and was eventually replaced by other shows. In 2002, The Ed Sullivan Show was ranked #15 on TV Guide's 50 Greatest TV Shows of All Time.
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Episode 1 - Robert Mitchum / Lillian Gish / Rocky Marciano
Release Date: 1955-09-25Guests: --Robert Mitchum, Lillian Gish and Peter Graves perform a scene from their film ""Night of the Hunter."" (Shelley Winters was also scheduled to appear) --""Night of the Hunter"" director...more
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Episode 2 - Nat King Cole / Fanny cast / Josh Logan
Release Date: 1955-10-02Guests: --Nat King Cole - ""Forgive My Heart"" & ""Someone You Love"" --Opening number from ""Fanny"" performed by the Broadway cast (which should include Ezio Pinza, Florence Henderson and ...more
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Episode 3 - Johnny Carson / June Valli / on film: Frank Sinatra; Marlon Brando
Release Date: 1955-10-09On film: Ed visits the set of ""Guys and Dolls."" (1) Frank Sinatra sings ""Adelaide."" (2) Marlon Brando is shown beating drum + Ed interviews Brando. (3) Ed introduces some of the cast including Jea...more
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Episode 4 - scheduled: Edward R. Murrow; Dave Brubeck; Ed Begley; Tony Randall
Release Date: 1955-10-16Scheduled guests: --Edward R. Murrow --Dave Brubeck and his quartet (jazz musician) --Melvyn Douglas, Ed Begley and Tony Randall appear in scenes from their Broadway play ""Inherit the Wind"" ...more
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Episode 5 - scheduled: Nat King Cole & wife Maria; Jack Palance; Rod Steiger
Release Date: 1955-10-23Scheduled guests: --Nat King Cole and his wife Maria --Jack Palance, Rod Steiger, Wendell Corey and Everett Sloane perform a scene from their film ""The Big Knife"" --Arthur Worsley (ventriloqu...more
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Episode 6 - Andy Griffith / Jean Simmons / Orson Bean
Release Date: 1955-10-30Guests: --Andy Griffith, Roddy McDowell and Robert Webber (actors, from the ""No Time for Sergeants"" Broadway cast) - perform a scene from the play. The scene runs approx. 10 minutes. --Senor We...more
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Episode 7 - scheduled: Phil Silvers; Liberace; Rise Stevens
Release Date: 1955-11-06Scheduled guests: --Phil Silvers (comedian) --Liberace --Rise Stevens (operatic soprano) --David Whitfield (British singer) --Linon (Belgian circus clown).
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Episode 8 - Edith Piaf / Shirley Booth / Al Hibbler / Arthur Worlsey
Release Date: 1955-11-13Guests: --Edith Piaf (French chanteuse) - ""If You Love Me"" --Shirley Booth - does scene from ""The Desk Set"" (This scene might also include the other cast members Byron Sanders, Dorothy Black...more
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Episode 9 - Bo Diddley / Laverne Baker / Five Keys / Rod Steiger & Jack Palance
Release Date: 1955-11-20""Dr. Jive's Rhythm and Blues"" sequence: --Bo Diddley - ""Bo Diddley"" --LaVern Baker - ""Tweedlee Dee"" --The Five Keys - ""Ling Ting Tong"" --Willis ""Gater Tail"" Jackson & his Band (...more
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Episode 10 - scheduled: Pearl Bailey; Dick Shawn; Licia Albanese
Release Date: 1955-11-27Scheduled guests: --Pearl Bailey --Dick Shawn (comedian) --The Goofers (comedy vocal-instrumental group) --opera star Licia Albanese & her three-year-old son do a scene from ""Madam But...more
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Episode 11 - scheduled: Abbott & Costello; Lillian Roth / Burt Lancaster (on film)
Release Date: 1955-12-04Scheduled guests: --Bud Abbott and Lou Costello --Lillian Roth --Kate Smith --The Three Houcs (comedy juggling team) --Andre Eglevsky and Diana Adams (ballet stars) On film: Ed visits wit...more
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Episode 12 - Sugar Ray Robinson / Teresa Brewer / Joyce Grenfell
Release Date: 1955-12-11Guests: --Teresa Brewer - ""There'll Be Some Changes"" & ""A Good Man Is Hard To Find"" --Sugar Ray Robinson (boxer) - Talks about his comeback & thanks Ed for his support. Robinson's man...more
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Episode 13 - scheduled: Orson Welles; James Mason & daughter; Orson Bean
Release Date: 1955-12-18Scheduled guests: --Orson Welles --James Mason and his daughter Portland --Orson Bean (comedian) --Senor Wences (ventriloquist) --Marion Marlowe (vocalist) --Les Compagnons De La Chanson...more
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Episode 14 - scheduled: Gary Cooper & Rod Steiger; Jay Nemeth / Also: Ice Show remote
Release Date: 1955-12-25Scheduled guests (from New York): --Gary Cooper and Rod Steiger re-enact scenes from ""The Court-Martial of Billy Mitchell"" --Michigan State University Glee Club --Jay Nemeth (puppeteer) --...more
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Episode 15 - scheduled: Roger Williams; The Dreamweavers; Dick Duane
Release Date: 1956-01-01New Year's Day show with scheduled guests (a ""Stardust Parade"" of young and up-and-coming talent): --Roger Williams (pianist) --The Dreamweavers --Dick Duane (singer) --Joan Maize and the ...more
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Episode 16 - schedul: Pearl Bailey; Lily Pons; Lone Ranger & Silver
Release Date: 1956-01-08Scheduled guests: --Pearl Bailey --Myron Cohen (comedian) --Lily Pons (opera soprano) --The Lone Ranger (Jay Silverheels?) and his horse Silver --Al Hibbler (singer) --Joyce Grenfell (B...more
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Episode 17 - schedul: Jean Carroll; Billy Williams Quartet; The Matchmaker cast
Release Date: 1956-01-15Scheduled guests: --The Broadway cast from ""The Matchmaker"" performs scenes from the play. --Jean Carroll (comedian) --The Billy Williams Quartet --Jose Greco (Spanish dancer) --Amru S...more
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Episode 18 - ASCAP salute: Cab Calloway; John Raitt; Helen Kane; Mitch Miller
Release Date: 1956-01-22A salute to ASCAP (The American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers) with guests: --Cab Calloway (with daughter Layla) - ""Little Girl"" --Mitch Miller - ""Yellow Rose Of Texas"" --The...more
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Episode 19 - scheduled: Kim Novak & Susan Strasberg; Gracie Fields
Release Date: 1956-01-29Scheduled guests: --Kim Novak and Susan Strasberg perform scenes from their movie ""Picnic"" --Gracie Fields (English singer-comedian, in a remote from Madison Square Garden) --Helen Traubel ...more
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Episode 20 - Lucille Ball & Desi Arnaz / Rodgers & Hammerstein / Orson Welles / Ames Brothers
Release Date: 1956-02-05Segements with Lucille Ball, Desi Arnaz and the Four Ames Brothers: --Lucille Ball & Desi Arnaz - with scene from their new movie ""Forever Darling"" --Ames Brothers join Desi Arnaz and Ed on ...more
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Episode 21 - Shirley Jones / Pearl Bailey / Carl Sanberg / Hal Holbrook
Release Date: 1956-02-12Guests: --Andre Kostelanetz and his Orchestra - ""Saturday Night"" --Pearl Bailey - ""Something's Got To Give"" & ""Ma He's Making Eyes At Me"" --Sam Levenson (stand-up comedian) - tells ...more
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Episode 22 - scheduled: Hermione Gingold; Billy DeWolfe; The Goofers; Jean Madeira
Release Date: 1956-02-19Scheduled guests: --Hermione Gingold (British comedienne) --Billy DeWolfe (comedian) --The Peters Sisters (vocal group) --Jean Madeira (from the Metropolitan Opera Company) --Winifred Atw...more
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Episode 23 - scheduled: Fred Waring; Lilian Roth; Al Capp, Rube Goldberg
Release Date: 1956-02-26Scheduled guests: --Fred Waring and the Pennsylvanians --Lillian Roth (singer) --Carol Haney (dancer) --Rickie Layne and Velvel (ventriloquist act) --Nick Noble (singer) --The Percell...more
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Episode 24 - Edith Piaf / Walt Disney; James Cagney; Jack Lemmon; Susan Hayward
Release Date: 1956-03-04Guests: --Edith Piaf - ""Merry Go Round"" & ""Padame"" --Senor Wences (ventriloquist with hand puppet & head in box) --Dick Shawn (comedian) - stand-up: tells jokes about childhood &...more
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Episode 25 - scheduled: Roger Williams; Dick Duane; Jimmie Komack; Enzio Stuarti
Release Date: 1956-03-11Scheduled guests: --Roger Williams (pianist) --Dick Duane (singer) --Jimmie Komack (comedian) --Amru Sani (singer from India) --Enzo Stuarti (singer) --Dorothy Hayden's champion Irish ...more
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Episode 26 - sched: Marcel Marceau; Eli Wallach; Nat King Cole; Cesare Siepe
Release Date: 1956-03-18Scheduled guests: --Marcel Marceau --Eli Wallach (actor, performs a scene from the Broadway play ""Teahouse of the August Moon"") --Nat King Cole --Joe E. Lewis (entertainer) --Roberta P...more
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Episode 27 - scheduled: Nat King Cole; Jack Carter; Reese & Davis
Release Date: 1956-03-25Scheduled guests: --Nat King Cole --Jack Carter (comedian) --Helen Traubel (opera star) --Ande Segovia (guitarist) --Reese and Davis (comedy team) --Montes de Oca (circus act) --Th...more
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Episode 28 - scheduled: Bob Crosby; Lili Palmer; Gloria & Carter DeHaven
Release Date: 1956-04-01Scheduled: --Bob Crosby and his singing daughter Cathy --Lilli Palmer --Teresa Brewer --Gloria DeHaven and her father Carter DeHaven (song-and dance man) --Harry Secombe (British singer)...more
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Episode 29 - scheduled: Noel Coward; Mitzi Gaynor; Andre Kostelanetz
Release Date: 1956-04-08Scheduled guests: --Noel Coward --Mitzi Gaynor --Andre Kostelanetz and his orchestra --General Carlos Romulo (of the Philippines) --Erlinda Cortes (actress) --Richard Hearne (English com...more
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Episode 30 - scheduled: Helen Traubel; Ed Gardner / On film: Grace Kelly & Ralph Meeker
Release Date: 1956-04-15Scheduled: --On film: Grace Kelly and Ralph Meeker do a song-and-dance number (possibly a clip from the October 18, 1953 ""Toast of the Town"" show). --Helen Traubel (opera star) --The U.S. Nava...more
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Episode 31 - schedul: Ames Brothers; Senor Wences; Marion Marlowe; Sam Levenson
Release Date: 1956-04-22Scheduled guests: --The Ames Brothers (singing quartet) --Senor Wences (ventriloquist) --Marion Marlowe (singer) --Sam Levinson (comedian) --Enzo Stuarti (singer) --The Three Goetschis...more
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Episode 32 - scheduled: Kate Smith; Eve Arden; Peters Sisters; Jean Carroll
Release Date: 1956-04-29Scheduled guests: --Eve Arden (guest hosting, while Ed Sullivan is in Japan) --Kate Smith (singer, celebrating her 25th anniversary in show business) --Jean Carroll (comedian) --The Peters S...more
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Episode 33 - scheduled: Tony Martin; Nat King Cole; Edie Adams; the Lovers; Will Jordan
Release Date: 1956-05-06Scheduled guests: --Tony Martin (singer) --Nat King Cole --Edie Adams (singer) --The Lovers (singing group) --Will Jordan (comedian) --Ricky Layne (ventriloquist with his dummy Velvel...more
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Episode 34 - Robert Young with the Mother of the Year Awards / Carlos Ramirez
Release Date: 1956-05-13Mother of the Year Awards (the City of Hope Hospital awards to the outstanding Hollywood mothers of the year): --Robert Young presents Mother Of The Year Awards to June Allyson, Ann Blyth, Betty Grab...more
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Episode 35 - Marcel Marceau / Jack Paar / Teresa Brewer / David Whitfield
Release Date: 1956-05-20Guests: --Marcel Marceau (mime) - does ""Butterfly"" & ""David and Goliath"" routines. --Teresa Brewer - ""Sweet Old-Fashioned Girl"" & ""Take Me Away on a Phaeton"" --Jack Paar - sta...more
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Episode 36 - scheduled: Kate Smith; Senor Wences; David Whitfield; Marion Marlowe
Release Date: 1956-05-27Scheduled guests: --Kate Smith --Senor Wences (ventriloquist) --David Whitfield (tenor) --Marion Marlowe --Dick Shawn --The winners of the Harvest Moon Dance contest --The Haslevs (ac...more
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Episode 37 - scheduled: Burt Lancaster & Tony Curtis; Helen Wood; Lily Ponds
Release Date: 1956-06-03Scheduled guests: --Burt Lancaster and Tony Curtis re-enact scenes from their movie ""Trapeze"" --Lily Pons (Metropolitan opera star) --Helen Wood (dancer) --Joey Clay (singer) - ""Only You""...more
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Episode 38 - scheduled: Nat King Cole; Bob Hope (on film); Jack Carter / film: A Short Vision
Release Date: 1956-06-10Scheduled guests: --Nat King Cole --A filmed segment with Bob Hope --Edie Adams (singer) --Jack Carter (comedian) --Carol Haney (dancer) --Rickie Layne (ventriloquist with his dummy V...more
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Episode 39 - All-Army Talent Show with Gary Crosby, Charlie Applewhite & Richard Hayes
Release Date: 1956-06-17The Annual All-Army Talent Show Guests: --Charlie Applewhite, Richard Hayes and Gary Crosby - ""This Is The Army"" (All three singers were Army privates at the time). -- Ertel & Scott (piano...more
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Episode 40 - 8th Anniversary: Harry Belafonte; Shelley Winters; Gregory Peck; Phil Silvers
Release Date: 1956-06-24Guests (8th Anniversary show): --Ethel Merman, Shelley Winters, Ruth Gordon, Sam Levy - sing ""Sullivan for Me"" --Teresa Brewer (singer) - medley including ""Put Another Nickel in In the Nickel...more
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Episode 41 - John Huston salute: Gregory Peck; Orson Welles; Lauren Bacall; Edward G. Robinson
Release Date: 1956-07-01A Salute to John Huston --On film: Ed interviews John Huston & Gregory Peck on the set of ""Moby Dick"" --Gregory Peck (live on stge) appears with Ed & introduces a scene from ""Moby Dick...more
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Episode 42 - scheduled: Constance Bennett; Senor Wences; Cell Block 7; Patachou
Release Date: 1956-07-08Scheduled guests: --Constance Bennett --Senor Wences --Cell Block Seven (instrumental group) --Patachou (French chanteuse) --Myron Cohen (comedian) --Reese and Davis (comedy team) -...more
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Episode 43 - Julie Andrews / Louis Armstrong / Bing Crosby (on film)
Release Date: 1956-07-15Guests: --Bing Crosby - filmed interview with Ed + clip from ""High Society."" --Julie Andrews - ""I Could Have Danced All Night"" & ""Show Me"" (both songs from ""My Fair Lady"") --Louis...more
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Episode 44 - Jack Paar (guest host) / Ames Brothers / Ted Lewis / Prof. Backwards
Release Date: 1956-07-22Guests: --Jack Paar (guest host) - At end of show, does a routine about phobias. --Ames Brothers - ""Autumn Leaves,"" ""Dry Bones"" and ""It Only Hurts For A Little While"" --Ted Lewis and cho...more
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Episode 45 - sched: Ringling Brothers, Barnum & Bailey Circus' Top Acts (incl. Emmett Kelly)
Release Date: 1956-07-29Top acts of the Ringling Brothers, Barnum & Bailey Circus Scheduled circus performers: --Emmett Kelly (clown) Also: Tito (acrobat); Cordons (whip act); Reberte Trio (knockabouts); Miss Mar...more
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Episode 46 - scheduled: U.S. Air Force talent show
Release Date: 1956-08-05U.S. Air Force talent show (broadcast from McGuire Air Force Base at Wrightstown, N.J.). Scheduled to appear: --The Air Force fencing team --The Air Force judo team. Also: the Strolling Strings,...more
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Episode 47 - A Tribute to the Yankees / Phil Silvers / Teresa Brewer
Release Date: 1956-08-12Much of this show is a tribute to The Yankees (baseball team) and their wives. Guests: --Phil Silvers (guest host, filling in for Ed who had just had his auto accident) --Phil updates the vie...more
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Episode 48 - scheduled: Frank Sinatra; Jeannie Carson; Don Cornell
Release Date: 1956-08-19Scheduled guests: --Frank Sinatra (guest host) --Jeannie Carson (singer-comedian) --Don Cornell (singer) --Kovac and Rabovsky (dance team) --Pinto Del Oro (aerialist) --""Little Mo"" (p...more
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Episode 49 - scheduled: U.S. Navy talent show - with guest host Kirk Douglas
Release Date: 1956-08-26U.S. Navy talent show with scheduled guests: --Kirk Douglas (actor, appearing as guest host) --The Continentals (novelty instrumental) --The Jumpin' Jacks (vocal combo) --The Four Bits (vo...more
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Episode 50 - Patti Page (guest host) / Kay Ballard / Maria Neglia
Release Date: 1956-09-02Guests: --Patti Page (guest host) sings ""Deed I Do"" & ""Allegheny Moon."" And, at end of show, sings ""Father, Father, Father"" --Kay Armen (vocalist) - ""I Could Have Danced All Night"" &...more
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Episode 51 - Elvis Presley (1st appearance) / Charles Laughton / Dorothy Sarnoff
Release Date: 1956-09-09Elvis Presley (1st appearance) - ""Don't be Cruel"" (with the Jordanaires), ""Love Me Tender,"" ""Ready Teddy"" and ""Hound Dog."" --Charles Laughton (guest host) - reads limericks, poems & does...more
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Episode 52 - The Four Aces / Marion Marlowe / Brooklyn Dodgers, Milwaukee Braves
Release Date: 1956-09-16--The Fujiwara Opera (Japanese opera group) - perform ""Three Little Maids"" (from ""Madame Butterfly"") --Ed introdues individual members of the Brooklyn Dodgers, Milwaukee Braves and the Cincinat...more