Art Ford's Greenwich Village Party
Art Ford's Greenwich Village Party was a series of 38 episodes of 30 minutes on the New York television station DuMont Television Network aimed at presenting music and entertainment and aired in the United States of America in 1957/58.
History of the series
The television series presented by producer and director Art Ford (1921-2006) was broadcast from September 13, 1957 to May 30, 1958. The series, produced by WABD New York and sponsored by SSC & B Block Drug , was the precursor to Art Ford's Jazz Party , which aired in 1958.
In addition to folk, jazz, opera and entertainment musicians, the series also featured composers (such as Adolph Green , Betty Comden , Dimitri Tiomkin , Harold Arlen ), producers ( Leonard Sillman ), filmmakers and actors (such as John Cassavetes and Gena Rowlands ) as well Comedian on. Entertainments and music presented u. a. Susan Reed , Maxine Sullivan , Stan Rubin 's Dixieland Five, Julie Wilson , Josh White , Polly Bergen , Xavier Cugat , Paul Whiteman , Cy Coleman , Thelma Carpenter , Sylvia Syms , Dick Haymes , Nancy Walker , Bobby Short , Tony Scott , Arthur Murray / Kathryn Murray , Johnny Guarnieri , Aaron Bell , Ray Mosca , Mabel Mercer , Joey Adams , Don Elliott , Tyree Glenn , Mary Lou Williams and Eddie Heywood .
Web links
- Art Ford's Greenwich Village Party in the Internet Movie Database (English)