American television directory (1946)

PRODUCERS 0. Eleanor Balz, 132 E. 36th St., New York 16. MU 4-9014. Produced and di¬ rected shows for WRGB in 1943-44. Was production supervisor and motion picture film manager at WARD in 1944-45. Basch Radio Productions, 17 East 45th St., New York. MU 2-8877. Charles J. Basch, Jr., sales manager. Jay Strong, television director. Ideas, scripts, talent and production on live and transcribed programs; films and recordings. Cinetronics Corp., 106-8 West End Ave., New York. WA 9-4747. Joseph Seiden, president. Maurice Dichter, vice-presi¬ dent. Harold H. Seiden, treasurer. Mo¬ tion picture film producers for tele¬ vision, specializing in commercial docu¬ mentaries. Has presented films over WRGB and WABD, and produced films in cooperation with the International Motion Picture Co. and the American News Studio. Cine-Television Studios, 25 Vanderbilt Ave., New York 17. MU 5-2874. Fred Fiddler, president. Nathan Levins, chairman of the board. Facilities for live talent television rehearsals (3800 sq. ft. studio). Equipment includes dark room, projection apparatus and anima¬ tion devices. Specializing in producing 16 mm. telefilm for television and creat¬ ing visual symbols for television trade marks. Colonial Film Productions, 11520-2 Wash¬ ington Boulevard, Culver City, Calif. Associated with Pan-A-Pictures. Head¬ ed by Charles B. Brown and Colin McDonald. Organized late in 1945 to produce, book and distribute motion pictures for television, minute movies. Jack McCoskey is live action producer. Ted Collins Corporation, 1819 Broad¬ way, New York. Cl 7-0094. Ted Collins, president and producer. Sam Sehiff, talent and production. Program build¬ ing and producing. Patrick Michael Cunning Productions, 6530 Sunset Blvd., Hollywood, Calif. Hillside 5915. Patrick M. Cunning in charge of production. Marcia Drake, assistant to producer. San Francisco office: Mark Hopkins Hotel. Armand Piaggi, executive in charge. Georgia O’Davoren, assistant on production. Producers of radio and television pro¬ grams, transcriptions and television motioii pictures. Jimmy Daley, 1650 Broadway, Suite 405, New York. Cl 7-6883. Program ideas, casting, producing, booking. Has pro¬ duced many sustaining shows for WRGB. Bud Gamble, 129 East 58th St., New York. PL 3-3836. Television program consultant, Farnsworth Television & Radio Corp. Currently producing inde¬ pendently and with Loewi-Gamble Tele¬ vision Productions. In cooperation with Anderson, Davis & Platte, Inc., he has produced 20 half-hour programs, com¬ prising film and live talent, for Alex¬ ander Smith Carpet Co., over WABD. Has produced WABD programs for In¬ ternational Shoe Company’s Red Goose shoes, Queen Quality shoes and Winthrop shoes in cooperation with Westheimer & Co., St. Louis. Also WABD shows for Schutter Candy Co., and Ben Pulitzer Co. With Bob Loewi, produced “Laughtime” for WCBW. Thomas H. Hutchinson, 16 Ervilla Drive, Larchmont, N. Y., started his television activities in 1936. He has served as tele¬ vision program manager for NBC, tele¬ vision director for Ruthrauff & Ryan, and production manager for RKO Tele¬ vision. Mr. Hutchinson plans to set up an independent agency for television production, direction and counsel. Eleanor Lambert, Publicity, 598 Madison Ave., New York. PL 5-8580. Has han¬ dled shows at WABD for Everfast Fabrics, Gotham Hosiery, Coty, Esther Dorothy Furs and New York Dress In¬ stitute. Is interested in developing a technique for fashion presentations. Don Lee Productions, 5515 Melrose Ave., Los Angeles, Calif. Hollywood 8111. Clifford C. McDonald, recording super¬ visor. Program production and re¬ cording. Glorianne Lehr, Great Neck, L. I. Com¬ menced television production in Septem¬ ber 1943. Has produced 40 programs. Includes among her clients: I. J. Fox, Everfast Fabrics, Inc., New York Dress Institute and Gotham Hosiery. Pre¬ sented eight half-hour programs over WABD in cooperation with Abbott Kimball Co., Inc. for this agency’s ac¬ counts. Has produced pi-ograms in co¬ operation with Kenyon & Eckhardt, Inc. for Hudnut and Du Barry Success School. Advertisers promoting merchan¬ dise (on a participating basis) in her programs include: Georg Jensen, Inc., Lilly Dache, Arpad Stern’s accessories, Saks Fifth Avenue, Lanz Fifth Avenue, Lord & Taylor, Revlon, Ogilvie Sisters, Oshkosh luggage, I. Miller shoes, Alice Maynard sweaters, Alfred DunhillMary Dunhill, John-Frederics hats and accessories, International Dress Co., Coty Salon, Click, Collier's, Mademoi¬ selle, Vogue and Harper's Bazaar. Miss Lehr acts as commentator or narrator in many of her shows. Bob Loewi, 515 Madison Ave. (WABD), New York. PL 3-9800. Produces inde¬ pendently and with Loewi-Gamble Pro¬ ductions. Handles “The ‘Ike’ on Sports” and other sustaining programs for WABD. Is currently producing a series titled “At Ease” for Ben Pulitzer Cre¬ ations over WABD; also “Laughtime” over WCBW. George Lowther, Roundhill Road, Scarsdale, N. Y. Scarsdale 3649. Independent radio and television writer-director-pro¬ ducer. Writes and directs Guy Lom¬ bardo radio show and Tom Mix radio show. Wrote and produced “Cathedral,” “Submarine,” “The Store Window” and other television originals for WABD in 1945. Produced special versions of “Dickens’ ‘Christmas Carol’ ” for WABD on Christmas Eve in 1943 and 1944. Harvey Marlowe is currently consultant producer for American Broadcasting Co., 33 West 42nd Street, New York. Has produced television programs since 1943, independently and for WOR at WABD. Has been associated with the following American Broadcasting Co. programs over WRGB and WABD: “Don McNeill’s Breakfast Club,” “Quiz Kids,” “On Stage Everybody,” “Woman of Tomorrow,” “Kiernan’s News Cor¬ ner,” “Letter to Your Serviceman,” and special V-E Day and V-J Day shows. William B. McGrath, 501 Madison Ave., New York. PL 3-3300. Heads up a package-show production group of pro¬ ducers, writers, directors and actors. As television director of WNEW, he has created and produced a half dozen shows at WABD. William Morris Agency, Inc., 1270 6th Ave., New York. Cl 7-2160. Executivein-charge-of-radio : William B. Murray. In charge of television: Miss Selma Lee. Branch Offices: Chicago — 203 N. Wabash Ave. Wallace Jordan, execu¬ tive-in-charge. State 3632. Beverly Hills, Calif. — 202 N. Canon Drive. George Gruskin, executive-in-charge. Crestview 16161. Cleveland — Keith Bldg. Pat Lombard, executive in charge. Main 1525. Production of package shows and talent for radio; suggestions and talent for package television shows. Primary interest is representation of attractions. Motion Picture Networks, 25 Vanderbilt Ave., New York. MU 5-2874. Films for telecasts. (See Cine-Television Studios.) Music Corporation of America, 745 Fifth Ave., New York. WI 2-8900. Vice-presi¬ dents: David A. Werblin, A. Bart Mc¬ Hugh, Charles Miller. Harold Hackett, vice-president and radio director. Roger Carlin, head of television department. Branch Offices: Chicago — 430 N. Mich¬ igan Ave. Maury Lipsey, manager. Del¬ aware 1100. Beverly Hills, Calif. — MCA Bldg., J. C. Stein, president. Taft Schreiber, vice-president. Bradshaw 23211. Cleveland — Union Commerce Bldg. DeArv G. Barton, manager. Cherry 6010. Production, package shows and talent for radio and television. National Concert & Artists Corp., 711 Fifth Ave., New York. PL 3-0820. Al¬ fred H. Morton, president. O. O. Bottorff, Marks Levine and Daniel S. Tuthill, vice-presidents. Thomas Reilly, sec¬ retary-treasurer. Branch Offices: Chi¬ cago — Merchandise Mart. Sam Har¬ rington, manager. Superior 4042. Los Angeles • — Sunset at Doheny. Helen Ainsworth, manager. Crestview 1-7121. San Francisco — 111 Sutter St. Alex¬ ander Haas, executive-in-charge. Pro¬ gram production, talent, management. Ray-Tele, Inc., 604 Fifth Avenue, New York. BR 9-5365. Allen Kaye Martin, president. Package shows, electrical transcriptions, and talent. Richman-Sandford Productions, 10 East 43rd St., New York. MU 2-2044. Bill Richman and Ed Sandford, owners. Doris Colby, personnel director. How¬ ard T. Longfellow, research director. Ed Sandford, supervisor and director. Bill Richman, supervising writer. Hal Levey, music director. Radio and tele¬ vision program production. RKO Television Corp., 1270 Sixth Ave., New York, is a subsidiary of RadioKeith-Orpheum Corp. CO 5-6500. Fred¬ eric Ullman, Jr., president of Pathe 105