The Vincent Lopez Show
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The Vincent Lopez Show was an early American television program
broadcast on the now defunct DuMont Television Network
and later on CBS
.
to 1951
on DuMont and from February to March 1957 on CBS. It was a music/variety show hosted by Vincent Lopez
. Lopez also hosted a DuMont series Dinner Date from the Hotel Taft in New York City for a few months in 1950.
The program, produced and distributed by DuMont, originally aired for fifteen minutes (6:45-7:00 PM) every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday on most DuMont affiliates. In May 1949, the series was expanded to thirty minutes and was aired Monday through Friday. DuMont cancelled the series in 1951. Six years later, Lopez would go on to host a similar program on CBS. The DuMont version featured notable performers including Ray Barr, Lee Russell
, Barry Valentino, and Ann Warren (all series regulars); and guest stars included Arthur Tracy
and Cab Calloway
.
.
Television program
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broadcast on the now defunct DuMont Television Network
DuMont Television Network
The DuMont Television Network, also known as the DuMont Network, DuMont, Du Mont, or Dumont was one of the world's pioneer commercial television networks, rivalling NBC for the distinction of being first overall. It began operation in the United States in 1946. It was owned by DuMont...
and later on CBS
CBS
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Broadcast history
The series ran from 19491949 in television
The year 1949 in television involved some significant events.Below is a list of television-related events in 1949.-Events:*January 3 – Colgate Theatre premieres on NBC....
to 1951
1951 in television
The year 1951 in television involved some significant events.Below is a list of television-related events in 1951.-Events:*March 22 - RCA introduces an eight-pound monochrome television camera with a 53-pound backpack transmitter, both operated by batteries...
on DuMont and from February to March 1957 on CBS. It was a music/variety show hosted by Vincent Lopez
Vincent Lopez
Vincent Lopez was an American bandleader and pianist.Vincent Lopez was born of Portuguese immigrant parents in Brooklyn, New York and was leading his own dance band in New York City by 1917...
. Lopez also hosted a DuMont series Dinner Date from the Hotel Taft in New York City for a few months in 1950.
The program, produced and distributed by DuMont, originally aired for fifteen minutes (6:45-7:00 PM) every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday on most DuMont affiliates. In May 1949, the series was expanded to thirty minutes and was aired Monday through Friday. DuMont cancelled the series in 1951. Six years later, Lopez would go on to host a similar program on CBS. The DuMont version featured notable performers including Ray Barr, Lee Russell
Lee Russell
Lee Russell may refer to:*Lee M. Russell , American politician from Mississippi*Lee Russell , English record producer and musician...
, Barry Valentino, and Ann Warren (all series regulars); and guest stars included Arthur Tracy
Arthur Tracy
Arthur Tracy was an American vocalist, billed as The Street Singer. His performances in theatre, films and radio, along with his recordings, brought him international fame in the 1930s...
and Cab Calloway
Cab Calloway
Cabell "Cab" Calloway III was an American jazz singer and bandleader. He was strongly associated with the Cotton Club in Harlem, New York City where he was a regular performer....
.
Episode status
A single kinescope of a 1950 episode survives at the UCLA Film and Television ArchiveUCLA Film and Television Archive
The UCLA Film and Television Archive is an internationally renowned visual arts organization focused on the preservation, study, and appreciation of film and television, based at the University of California, Los Angeles. It holds more than 220,000 film and television titles and 27 million feet of...
.
See also
- List of programs broadcast by the DuMont Television Network
- List of surviving DuMont Television Network broadcasts