Broadcasting Telecasting (Jan-Mar 1960)
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markets before the New York showing. Cold War — Berlin Crisis, another WPIX-produced documentary (Broadcasting, May 18, 1959), has been sold in over 70 U.S. markets plus others in Europe, Latin America and Australia, has yet to find a sponsor for New York broadcast.
Stardust • To spread the word on the forthcoming White House Conference on Children and Youth, 10 film and tv personalities have made tv film spots and transcribed radio announcements which have been released to all stations. Jane Wyatt, Robert Young and Walter Brennan have prepared spots for both media; Dinah Shore, Pat O'Brien, June Allyson, Dick Powell, Janet Blair, Tennessee Ernie Ford and Gale Storm cut one-minute radio spots. Arrangements were made by J. Walter Thompson, volunteer agency for the conference which takes place March 27-April 2.
SYLVAN I A AWARDS
'Moon and Sixpence' wins four statuettes
The Moon and Sixpence, a 90-minute tv drama presented on NBC-TV, dominated the 1959 Sylvania Television Awards ceremonies last week, garnering four statuettes in the dramatic division.
More than 400 persons attended the ninth annual award ceremonies at the Hotel Plaza in New York last Thursday (Jan. 21). The committee of judges and critics bestowed awards in 21 network, seven local and three special categories.
Don G. Mitchell, president of General Telephone & Electronics Corp. and board chairman of its subsidiary, Sylvania Electric Products Inc., made the presentations. Don Ameche was master of ceremonies.
Network award winners:
Outstanding telecast of the year — Moon and Sixpence (NBC).
Special award — Small World (CBS).
Outstanding dramatic program — Moon and Sixpence (NBC).
Outstanding performance by an actor (star) — Sir Laurence Olivier in Moon and Sixpence (NBC).
Outstanding performance by an actress (star) ■ — Ingrid Bergman in "The Turn of the Screw" on Ford Startime (NBC).
Outstanding performance by an actor (supporting role) — Nehemiah Persoff in "For Whom the Bell Tolls" on Playhouse 90 (CBS).
Outstanding performance by an actress (supporting role) — Colleen Dewhurst in "I, Don Quixote" on du Pont Show of the Month (CBS).
Outstanding original teleplay — "Project Immortality" by Loring Mandel on Playhouse 90 (CBS).
Outstanding television adaptation — Moon and Sixpence by S. Lee Pogostin (NBC).
Outstanding original comedy writing — Art Carney Show — "Very Important People" by Larry Gelbart and Sheldon Keller (NBC).
Outstanding educational program — The Lost Class of '59 (CBS).
Outstanding religious series — Look Up and Live (CBS).
Exceptional merit citation — Meet Mr. Lincoln BROADCASTING, January 25, 1960
for outstanding use of still photographs in a moving re-creation of the life of Lincoln (CBS).
Outstanding new series — Ford Startime (NBC).
Outstanding documentary program — "Biography of a Missile" on CBS Reports.
Outstanding public service program — "The Population Explosion" on CBS Reports.
Oustanding spot news coverage — CBS-TV and NBC-TV for coverage of the Khrushchev and Eisenhower tours.
Outstanding serious musical program — "Christmas Startime" on Ford Startime (NBC).
Outstanding light musical program — Tonight with Belafonte (CBS).
Outstanding variety program — The Frank Sinatra Show (Oct. 19) (ABC).
Outstanding comedy program — Art Carney Show — "Very Important People."
Exceptional merit citation — Art Carney for versatile performances in a wide range of dramatic and comedy programs.
Outstanding daytime series — Woman! (CBS).
Exceptional merit citations — "You Can't Raise Children by the Book" and "The Marriage That Failed" on Woman! (CBS).
Local award winners:
Outstanding local children's series — Zoorama, KFMB-TV San Diego, Calif.
Outstanding local cultural series — Young Audiences, WCBS-TV New York.
Outstanding programming in local education — • KPIX (TV) San Francisco for Expression and A Life in the Balance.
Outstanding local educational series — First Meeting, KNXT (TV) Los Angeles.
Outstanding local public service program — J.D. '59, WRCA-TV New York.
Outstanding local news and special events — Four-hour coverage of Khrushchev's visit to Los Angeles, KTLA-TV Los Angeles.
Outstanding local drama series — The Play of the Week, WNTA-TV Newark, N.J.
Winners in special categories:
Special award — To Westinghouse Broadcasting Co. for The American Civil War series.
Outstanding non-commercial educational network series — Astronomy for You, National Educational Television and Radio Center, New York.
Outstanding non-commercial educational program — "What's in the Dark" on The Friendly Giant, WHA-TV, U. of Wisconsin, Madison, Wis.
CBS Films prepares four for next season
CBS Films has three series set and one more to go in its projected plans of four pilots to be ready for network sale in the next tv season (Broadcasting, Dec. 28, 1959).
A third name producer signed last week was Herb Meadow who will produce Call Me First, a new adventure show. Paul Stewart, who has directed network shows, will be associate producer and director. Mr. Meadow cocreated with Sam Rolfe Have Gun, Will Travel (CBS-TV) and created Man From Blackhawk (ABC-TV). He is a veteran writer of screenplays and tv scripts.
The other two series aimed for the networks are comedies. Angels will be produced by Jess Oppenheimer and will co-star Marshall Thompson (Broadway and film actor who'll be in his first tv series) and Annie Farge, French actress new to the U.S. who understudied in the Broadway play, "The World of Suzie Wong." Production before a live audience (CBS policy) starts Jan. 26 at Desilu Studios in Hollywood. The third series: an untitled comedy to be produced by Ralph Levy, producer-director of the Jack Benny Show for seven years.
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