TV Guide (April 23, 1954)

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WISBARS F A V O R I T E FIVE The ©iris He Picks As TV Stars Of The Future F RANK WISBAR, a remarkable man, has produced more film shows than almost any other two men put together. He fled to New York from his native Germany in 1937 to escape the Nazis, cashing in his many awards as film producer to buy pas¬ sage. Arriving with just 60 cents in his pocket, he made his way to Hollywood and wound up directing horror pic¬ tures at Monogram. In 1949, convinced that television was the coming thing, he mortgaged his home to make a half-hour film show called “Time Bomb.” He sold it to Procter & Gamble, whose Fireside 10