First Film Production Of “The Night Before Christmas”
From the Edison Company, here is what is believed to be, the first filmed presentation of the famous Clement Clark Moore poem. This silent short film, directed by Edward S. Porter was released December 16, 1905 in New York City. Happy Holidays! -Bobby Ellerbee
The Lone Ranger…Something You My Not Have Known Here’s Clayton Moore visiting ABC affiliate WATE in Knoxville during a charity telethon. The show’s original run was from September 1949 till September 1957 on ABC. It starred Jay Silverheals as Tonoto and Moore as The Lone Ranger, BUT…from 52 till 53, Moore was replaced by John […]
First Ever “TODAY” Promo, Live With Fred Allen & Dave Garroway In preparation for a new era of television, the full staff of the new “TODAY” show began reporting to work at 4 AM, Monday January 2, 1952, to get them acclimated to their new early morning schedules, two weeks prior to the January 14th […]
The Original ‘Tin Man’…Buddy Ebsen In the classic 1939 movie ‘The Wizard of Oz’, the Tin Man was played by actor Jack Haley after Buddy Ebsen got sick from the makeup. The Tin Man’s makeup originally contained aluminum powder which got into Ebsen’s lungs, bringing him to the edge of death. A safer paste was […]
ULTRA RARE…FIRST “TONIGHT” SHOW, Part 2 of 2 To get the full effect of this historic footage, that is just now become available online, make sure you see and read Part 1, posted earlier today. This is Monday, September 27. 1954…debut night, and full of surprises for everyone…including those of us watching now. Steve Allen’s […]