Rare Indeed! The Color Photo + The Video! ‘This Is Your Life’

On April 2, 2014 - TV History

Rare Indeed! The Color Photo + The Video! ‘This Is Your Life’

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=de00c3ggHLw
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OqhLOhLruQI

Thanks to Jim Early’s father, who took this from the audience, we see ‘This Is Your Life’ host Ralph Edwards with guest Francis Farmer on January 29, 1958. This show started in 1952 at NBC’s Radio City West at Sunset and Vine, but by now, had probably moved to Burbank. Parts 1 and 2 of the show are at the links above. Francis Farmer’s story is tragic and was the subject of several book and movies. Jessica Lange played Farmer in the 1982 film, ‘Frances’, for which she was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actress, and Kim Stanley was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for her portrayal of Farmer’s mother.

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3 Comments

  1. Jim Early April 3, 2014

    Question: since I haven’t seen a complete uncut episode; was the second segment sponsored by Pace? In the beginning the blue sign by the curtain entrance is blank, as the teacher comes out the Pace card is in place and the backdrop has a logo suspended in front.

  2. Jim Early April 3, 2014

  3. Jim Early April 3, 2014

    Thanks for posting my fathers photo on the main page! After I looked at the date again I realized he was in California while my mom was 8 months pregnant with me!… I looked thru my scans and I found two more photos of that night.