The Edsel Show
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The Edsel Show was a 1957 live television special sponsored by Ford to promote its new Edsel automobile, featuring Bing Crosby and other major entertainers in a variety-style program.
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
television special
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variety show ⓘ |
| broadcastFormat | live coast-to-coast telecast ⓘ |
| broadcastMedium | black-and-white television ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| director | Frank Telford NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| executiveProducer | Bing Crosby NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| featuredBrand |
Edsel
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Ford NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| featuredMusicPerformer |
Bing Crosby
NERFINISHED
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Frank Sinatra NERFINISHED ⓘ Louis Armstrong NERFINISHED ⓘ Rosemary Clooney NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| featuredProduct | Edsel automobile NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmingTechnique | live before a studio audience ⓘ |
| followedBy | subsequent Bing Crosby television specials ⓘ |
| format | live television broadcast ⓘ |
| genre |
musical television
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variety television ⓘ |
| hasPart |
comedy segments
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commercial segments for Edsel ⓘ musical performances ⓘ |
| isA | one-off television special ⓘ |
| location | Hollywood NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainSubject | promotion of the Edsel automobile ⓘ |
| notableFor | early color videotape recording experiments ⓘ |
| notableGuest |
Frank Sinatra
NERFINISHED
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Louis Armstrong NERFINISHED ⓘ Rosemary Clooney NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| numberOfEpisodes | 1 ⓘ |
| originalAirDate | 1957-10-13 ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| originalNetwork | CBS ⓘ |
| presenter | Bing Crosby NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producer | William O. Harbach NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany | CBS Television NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| purpose | television promotion for the Edsel automobile ⓘ |
| runtime | 60 minutes ⓘ |
| sponsor |
Edsel division of Ford Motor Company
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Ford Motor Company NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| starring |
Bing Crosby
NERFINISHED
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Frank Sinatra NERFINISHED ⓘ Gary Crosby NERFINISHED ⓘ Lindsay Crosby NERFINISHED ⓘ Louis Armstrong NERFINISHED ⓘ Rosemary Clooney NERFINISHED ⓘ The Four Preps NERFINISHED ⓘ The Jonah Jones Quartet NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 1950s American television ⓘ |
| writer |
Bill Morrow
NERFINISHED
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Tom Adair NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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