Broadcasting Telecasting (Jan-Mar 1952)

This week— read TTelecasting Yearbook Read it and join the 2500 advertising agencies, 3000 national and regional advertisers— more than 5000 of the most influential hovers of television time. It takes a book like this first Telecasting Yearbook to sum up the business of telecasting, underscore its economic and programming aspects. In fact, and in short, only the Telecasting Yearbook gives buyers every thing basic about the business of television. This 54th tsstte ... BOOK on lion to $9 Film Report (Continued from page Si) Adventure. Package contains 13 quarter-hour television films on travel. i}: * Citation Productions, Hollywood, recently formed by Ed Woodworth to produce 13 half-hour television film series, Date With Destiny. Mr. Woodworth, formerly production supervisor for Commodore Productions, also plans International Theatre, an hour-long TV film series. * * * Imppro Inc., Culver City, headed by President Herbert Strock, formerly associate producer Mark VII Productions for NBC-TV Dragnet film series, starting preproduction on four 13 half-hour TV film series. Prowl Car, dealing with uniformed policemen who ride prowl cars; Deadline, telling how reporters get their stories; The Doctor, written by Jim Moser, writer NBC radio Dragnet, and based on actual Los Angeles County medical cases, and untitled anthology series of separate stories which may be used as pilot films for later series to be developed. Interstate Television Corp., Hollywood, starting 13 half-hour TV film series, Buffalo Bill, starring Jimmy Ellison, film actor. Lewis Collins is director and Vincent M. Fennelly, producer. M. & A. Alexander Productions, Hollywood, acquires TV production and distribution rights to Renfrew of the Mounted, based on Laurie York Erskine novels, which will become 13 half-hour TV film series. Rights to stories handled by Douglas Shorer Co., N. Y. Nuclear Productions Inc., Hollywood formed by Leon Chooluck, executive producer, Joseph Sternbach, secretary treasurer, and Edna Chooluck, vice president, to produce TV adventure film series. Athena Productions Inc., Hollywood, newly formed to produce TV film series with Clifford Sanforth, president, J. E. Taylor, vice-president, and Alfred Westen, secretarytreasurer. Lou Lilly, editor scenario department Jerry Fairbanks Productions, Hollywood, adds duties of a production supervisor of company and head of TV film creative department. Leo S. Rosencrans, formerly 14 years executive writer Wilding Pictures, Detroit, and with company for past year as writer, named head of TV film commercial creative department. Regis Toomey, stage and film actor, signed by William Broidy Productions, Hollywood, to star in 26 half hour TV film series Case Histo [B»T, Feb. 4]. Scotty Beckett, film actor, sigi' by Roland Reed Productions, C ver City, for featured role in Ro Jones, Space Ranger, TV film ries. ■c » * Joseph Moncure March, film w er, signed by Screen Gems Ii Hollywood, subsidiary Colum Pictures Corp., to write half-h( TV film for American Petrole Institute, New York, in conn tion with National Oil Week. Tal Jennings, film writer, signed Screen Gems to write half-hour film for Studebaker Corp. 100th niversary. » * * i William C. Park, KNBH (TV) B lywood newsreel editor to Sol L ser Productions as writer, produ and editor of feature film adv ture series. He will also funct,, as adviser to Mr. Lesser on 1^ ter's television programs. * * « ,i Kenneth Michael, producer-direc KFI Hollywood, to Frank Wis! Productions, Hollywood, as assi ant director on Fireside Thea TV film series. DAVID KEES Was With CBS DAVID KEES, 30, CBS-TV dir tor of special events, died Feb. in Norwalk (Conn.) General H pital, following a lengthy illnt He had entered the hospital week earlier. Mr. Kees joined CBS-TV 1 December, after serving as te nical director and production m: ager of KPIX (TV) San Fr; Cisco since 1948. He directed I pooled telecasts of the Japan Peace Treaty ceremonies wh launched coast-to-coast telecast.) last September. Before joining KPIX, he h served for six years as engin in charge of special events . KSFO San Francisco. Mr. Kees was born July 2, 19'| in Shanghai, China, where father was engaged in YM work. During the war he serj in the Army Air Force. He leaves his wife, Virginia, a daughter, Margaret, 7. TOP QUAUTY, MOTiON PiCTUf^^ Since 1932 Up-to-dal completel e q u 1 p p e New Y o r studios <; Video Varieties CORPORATION Office; A\ E. 50th St., N.Y. 22 MU 8-H Page 86 • March 3, 1952 BROADCASTING • Telecast