The Igor Cassini Show is a DuMont Television Network talk show that was hosted by columnist Igor Cassini.[1] The show aired Sunday evenings from October 25, 1953, to February 28, 1954. It initially ran from 6 to 6:30 p.m. Eastern Time. In January 1954 it was moved to 6:15 to 6:30 p.m. E. T. Exclusively Yours was another name for the program.[2]
Background
A 15-minute local version of the show debuted on WNBT-TV on July 19, 1953. It featured film of Cassini's visiting Gloria Vanderbilt Stokowski at her Mid-Manhattan art studio and a display of still-photograph biography of Douglas Fairbanks Jr.[3] Dumont picked up the program for network distribution, extended its length, and originated it from WTTG-TV in Washington.[4]
Overview
Episodes included interviews of guests, primarily "society and literary types", filimed at their homes and Cassini's reviews of then-current plays and films.[2]
Episode status
As with many DuMont series, no episodes are known to exist.[citation needed]
Production
Geoffrey Jones was the producer, and Wes Harris was the director. Gene Hurley was the writer. The show's competition included Meet the Press on NBC.[5]
See also
- List of programs broadcast by the DuMont Television Network
- List of surviving DuMont Television Network broadcasts
- 1953-54 United States network television schedule
References
- ^ McNeil, Alex (1996). Total Television: the Comprehensive Guide to Programming from 1948 to the Present (4th ed.). New York, New York: Penguin Books USA, Inc. p. 405. ISBN 0-14-02-4916-8.
- ^ a b Brooks, Tim; Marsh, Earle F. (June 24, 2009). The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network and Cable TV Shows, 1946-Present. Random House Publishing Group. p. 656. ISBN 978-0-307-48320-1. Retrieved February 6, 2025.
- ^ Bundy, June (August 1, 1953). "The Igor Cassini Show". Billboard. p. 10. Retrieved February 6, 2025.
- ^ "Du Mont Sun. Sked Boosted". Billboard. October 17, 1953. p. 3. Retrieved February 6, 2025.
- ^ Hyatt, Wesley (October 6, 2015). Short-Lived Television Series, 1948-1978: Thirty Years of More Than 1,000 Flops. McFarland. p. 53. ISBN 978-1-4766-0515-9. Retrieved February 6, 2025.
Bibliography
- David Weinstein, The Forgotten Network: DuMont and the Birth of American Television (Philadelphia: Temple University Press, 2004) ISBN 1-59213-245-6