Ross reports -- television index. (1957)
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STAFF WRITTEN SHOWS JANUARY 1, 1956 THROUGH DECEMBER 31, 1956
Shows In this section were, for the most part, not open to free-lance writers, but were rather written by a staff or stable of the same writers. These writers may not have been assigned to the show for the entire period covered in this report, and may have contributed to only one or
more programs. But they are grouped with the permanent writers who were assigned (or who lasted)
for the entire period. For shows with a stable of rotating writers, that is, one writer per en¬ tire script or program, number of scripts contributed by each author is indicated in parentheses after the author’s name (wherever Information is available.)
Show titles are listed in alphabetical order according to the first word of title. Where title is proper name of show or star, program is listed according to the surname. For example,
THE JACK BENNY SHOW is listed in the "b's . Station, day and time (in New York City) are as of
December 31, or of last air date, if show went off before end of period. The symbol (*) before
the show title indicates show was still on the air as of December 31, 1956.
ADVENTURES OF CHAMPION (WCBS Fri 7:30-8pm FILM) Robert Schaefer, Eric Freiwald * AD VENTURES OF HIRAM HOLLIDAY (NBC Wed 8-8;30pm FILM) Phil Rapp
♦ADVENTURES OF OZZIE & HARRIET (ABC Wed 9-9:30p® FILM) Ozzie Nelson, Don Nelson, Jay Sommers,
Perry Grant, Dick Bensfield
♦ADVENTURES OF ROBIN HOOD (CBS 7:30-9pm FILM) Ralph Smart, others ♦BEAT THE CLOCK (CBS 7t30-8pm) Frank Wayne, Bob Howard (stunts)
♦JACK BENNY SHOW (CBS alt Sun 7:30-8pm LIVE & FILM) Sam Perrin, George Balzer, Al Gordon, Milt
josefsberg, John Tackaberry
MILTON BERLE SHOW (NBC every 3rd Tues 8-9pm) Bill Manhoff, Nate Monaster, Buddy Arnold, Al
Schwartz
♦THE BIG PAYOFF (CBS M thru F 3-3 :30pm) Joseph Gottlieb
♦THE BIG STORY (NBC Fri 9-9:30pm LIVE & FILM) Gall Ingram, Alvin Boretz, Douglas Taylor, Sheldon
Stark; (all staff adaptations).
♦BIG TOWN (NBC 10;30-llpm FILM) Story Editor Stanley Silverman ♦THE BRIGHTER DAY (CBS M thru F 4-4 :15pm) John Haggart ♦BROKEN ARROW (ABC Tue 9-9 :30pm FILM) Story Supv Elliot Arnold ♦THE BROTHERS (CBS Tue 8;30-9pm FILM) Jim Fritzell, William Davenport
♦GEORGE BURNS & GRACIE ALLEN SHOW (CBS Mon 8-8;30pm FILM) Norman Paul, Harvey Helm, Keith Fowler,
William Burns
♦CAESAR'S HOUR (NBC 3 out of 4 Sat 9-lOp®) Mel Tolkin, Larry Gelbart, Mel Brooks, Neil Simon,
Sheldon Keller, Mike Stewart, Gary Belkin ♦CIRCUS BOY (NBC Sun 7:30-8pm FILM) Story Ed Victor McLeod
♦COKE TIME STARRING EDDIE FISHER (NBC Wed & Fri 7:30-7:45pm) Continuity Bemi Gould ♦PERRY COMO SHOW (NBC Sat 8-9pm) Goodman Ace, Jay Burton, Mort Green, George Foster ♦BOB CROSBY SHOW (CBS Mon thru Fri 3:30-4pm) jack Lloyd, Don Johnson ♦BOB CUMMINGS SHOW (CBS Thurs 8-8:30pm FILM) Paul Henning
♦DECEMBER BRIDE (CBS Mon 9 :3 0-1 Opm FILM) Parke Levy, Lou Derman, Bill Gershman ♦DRAGNET (NBC Thurs 8;30-9pm FILM) John Robinson, Frank Burk
♦FATHER KNOWS BEST (NBC 8:30-9pm FILM) Roswell Rogers( Chief ) , Dorothy cooper, Sumner Long ♦TENNESSEE ERNIE FORD SHOW (NBC Mon thru Fri 2;30-3pm) Sol Stein
♦MY FRIEND FLICKA (CBS Fri 7:30-8pm FILM) Curtis Kenyon, Kay Lenard, Jerry Sacheim, Rik yollaerts,
Warren Wilson
♦FURY (NBC Sat 11-11 :30am FILM) Lillie Hayward, others
♦JACKIE GLEASON SHOW (CBS Sat 8-9pm) Marvin Marx, Walter Stone, Sid zelinka. Herb Finn
♦GEORGE GOBEL SHOW (NBC 3 out of 4 Sat 10-10 :30pm) Al Lewis, Harry Winkler, Howard Leeds, Everett
Greenbaum
♦ARTHUR GODFREY & HIS FRIENDS (CBS Wed 8-9pm) no information available ♦ARTHUR GODFREY TIME (CBS M thru F 10 ;30-ll :30am) no information available ♦GUNSMOKE (CBS Sat 10-10;30pm FILM) Charles Marquis Warren, John Meston ♦HEY! JEANNIE (CBS Sat 9:30-10pm FILM) no information available ♦WILD BILL HICKOK (CBS Sun 12;30-lpm FILM) Bill Raynor
♦BOB HOPE SHOW (NBC every 4th Sun 9-10pm LIVE & FILM) Lester White, John Rapp, Mort Lockman,
Bill Larkin, Norm Sullivan
♦HOWDY DOODY (NBC Sat 10-10 :30am) William Gilbert, jack We instock
♦I LOVE LUCY (CBS Mon 99:30pm FILM) Bob Carroll, Jr., Madelyn Pugh, Bob Schiller, Bob Weiskopf
IT'S A GREAT LIFE (NBC Sun 7-7:30p® FILM) Ray Singer, Dick Chevillat
IT'S ALWAYS JAN (CBS Sat 9 :3 0-1 Opm FILM) Arthur Stander ♦KUKLA, FRAN & OLLIE (ABC M thru F'7-7;15pm) Burr Tillstrom FRANKIE LANE TIME (CBS Wed 8-9pm) Harvey Orkin, Shelly Keller, Lou Salaman ♦LASSIE (CBS Sun 7"7 :30pm FILM) Claire Kennedy, Jackson Gillis, Thelma Robinson, Stunner Long ♦LET'S TAKE A TRIP (CBS Sun 12N-12:30pm) Craig Gilbert, Elliot Baker, Newton E. Meltzer ♦THE LIFE & LEGEND OF WYATT EARP (ABC Tue 8;30-9pm FILM) Frederick Hazlitt Brennan, others ♦THE LIFE OF RILEY (NBC Fri 8:30-9pm FILM) Dick Conway, Roland MacLane
♦LOVE OF LIFE (CBS M thru F 12 :15-12 :30pm) John Hess
♦MAMA (CBS Fri 8-8:30pm FILM) Frank Gabrielson, Palmer Thompson, Gall Ingram, others ♦MARCH OF MEDICINE (NBC various times) Lou Hazam MEDIC (NBC Mon 9-9 :30pm FILM) James Moser, others
♦MEDICAL HORIZONS (ABC Sun 4:30-5pm) Medical Supervisor Dr. William T. Strauss
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