The Big Show
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The Big Show was a lavish, star-studded NBC Radio variety program from the early 1950s, hosted by Tallulah Bankhead and featuring top entertainers of the era.
Observed surface forms (2)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Miz and Big Show | 1 |
| The Big Show (radio program) | 0 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
NBC Radio program
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radio variety show ⓘ |
| announcer |
Ed Herlihy
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Jimmy Wallington NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| approximateNumberOfEpisodes | 57 ⓘ |
| broadcaster | National Broadcasting Company NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| director | Dirk Van Deventer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| endDate | 1952-04-20 ⓘ |
| featuredPerformer |
Bing Crosby
NERFINISHED
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Bob Hope NERFINISHED ⓘ Danny Thomas NERFINISHED ⓘ Ella Fitzgerald NERFINISHED ⓘ Ethel Merman NERFINISHED ⓘ Frank Sinatra NERFINISHED ⓘ Fred Allen NERFINISHED ⓘ Gary Cooper NERFINISHED ⓘ Groucho Marx NERFINISHED ⓘ Jimmy Durante NERFINISHED ⓘ Jimmy Stewart NERFINISHED ⓘ Jose Ferrer NERFINISHED ⓘ Judy Garland NERFINISHED ⓘ Laurence Olivier NERFINISHED ⓘ Louis Armstrong NERFINISHED ⓘ Marlene Dietrich NERFINISHED ⓘ Tallulah Bankhead NERFINISHED ⓘ Vivien Leigh NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstAired | 1950 ⓘ |
| format | 90-minute radio variety program ⓘ |
| genre | variety show ⓘ |
| host | Tallulah Bankhead NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| intendedAs | answer to television competition ⓘ |
| lastAired | 1952 ⓘ |
| musicDirector | Meredith Willson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| network | NBC Radio NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
Tallulah Bankhead’s witty hosting style
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lavish production values ⓘ star-studded guest list ⓘ |
| numberOfSeasons | 2 ⓘ |
| orchestraLeader | Meredith Willson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| presenter | Tallulah Bankhead NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producer | Deems Taylor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCost | high-budget ⓘ |
| runtimePerEpisode | 90 minutes ⓘ |
| sponsor |
American Tobacco Company
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
RCA NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| startDate | 1950-11-05 ⓘ |
| timeSlot | Sunday afternoon ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
The Miz and Big Show