Crown Theatre with Gloria Swanson explained
Crown Theatre with Gloria Swanson is a 30-minute weekly syndicated American anthology television series produced by Bing Crosby Productions[1] with production in Culver City.[2] It was filmed in New York City (except for some episodes that were filmed in Mexico)[3] and aired from 1952–55 on WPIX. It was also known as The Gloria Swanson Show.[4]
Gloria Swanson served as the hostess for the series and appeared in four episodes. Its guest stars included Vera Miles, Bonita Granville, Barbara Billingsley, Bobby Driscoll, Marjorie Lord, Hans Conreid, Denver Pyle, and Gigi Perreau.
Harve Foster was the director.[5]
Swanson's segments as hostess were removed when CBS Television Film Sales packaged episodes for syndication in 1955. The trade publication Variety reported two reasons for the editing: to allow more time for commercials and to allow each station to have its own host.[6]
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Notes and References
- Erickson, Hal (1989). Syndicated Television: The First Forty Years, 1947-1987. McFarland & Company, Inc. . P. 62
- Book: Welsch . Tricia . Gloria Swanson: Ready for Her Close-Up . 2013 . Univ. Press of Mississippi . 9781617037504 . 348 . 1 June 2019 . en.
- Book: Irvin . Richard . Film Stars' Television Projects: Pilots and Series of 50+ Movie Greats, 1948–1985 . 2017 . McFarland . 9781476669168 . 184 . 1 June 2019 . en.
- Book: McNeil. Alex. Total Television: the Comprehensive Guide to Programming from 1948 to the Present . 1996. Penguin Books USA, Inc.. New York, New York. 0-14-02-4916-8. 330. 4th.
- News: Johnson . Erskine . In Hollywood . April 9, 2023 . Shamokin News-Dispatch . March 26, 1953 . 6. Newspapers.com.
- February 23, 1955 . 38 . Host-Narrator Slots Now 'Open Enders' Too For Local Personalities . Variety . April 9, 2023.
