Does This Curtain Look Familiar?

On September 11, 2012 - TV History

Does This Curtain Look Familiar?

If you are a Jack Benny fan, it does! The open and close was done in front of these for many years at Television City. The man in the glasses, under the boom, is the director, Ralph Levy who also directed many episodes of I Love Lucy (including the pilot), Green Acres, The Beverly Hillbillies, Petticoat Junction, Trapper John, M.D. and Hawaii Five-O. Levy won the 1960 Emmy Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Comedy for The Jack Benny Program.

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  1. Eyes Of A Generation.com September 12, 2012

    Mike Harrison, actually, I think this is rehearsal and some kids that are on this episode and their mothers are in the audience waiting. There are about 8 pix in this sequence so I have a pretty good idea from them what’s happening here. This is the only seating area with anyone in them in the other photos…

  2. Bob Sewvello September 12, 2012

    Was the curtain long due to Jack Benny’s long entrances and exits?