Classic Television

June 3rd 1962

What's My Line?

Buddy Hackett joins the panel with Bennett Cerf, Arlene Francis and Dorothy Kilgallen

Mystery guest - Raymond Burr (Perry Mason)

What's My Line? - Polly Bergen (January 28th 1962)

What's My Line? 

January 28th 1962

MYSTERY GUEST: Polly Bergen
PANEL: Dorothy Kilgallen, Martin Gabel, Arlene Francis, Bennett Cerf

What's My Line? - Ella Fitzgerald (January 21st 1962)

What's My Line?

January 21st 1962

mystery guest : Ella Fitzgerald

What's My Line? (Fred Allen's Debut)

What's My Line? 

August 15th 1954

Fred Allen's Debut

(Mystery Guest : Buffalo Bob Smith and Howdy Doody)

What's My Line? - May 28, 1961

What's My Line?

May 28th 1961

Johnny Carson on the panel and mystery guest Sophia Loren

What's My Line? - Casey Stengel (Apr 15, 1962)

To honor the opening week of the 2016 Major League baseball season

What's My Line?  from April 15th 1962

The mystery guest is Casey Stengel, then the manager of the NY Mets who were an expansion team and had first taken the field on April 11th 1962 against the St. Louis Cardinals.  The scheduled first game was supposed to be April 10th but it was rained out. The Mets finished the 1962 season with a league worst 40-120 and in the history of the major leagues, only the 1899 Cleveland Spiders lost more games in a season with a 20-134 record.   Casey would step down as manager of the Mets in August of 1965 season after he broke his hip falling a bar stool (how ironic).

What's My Line? - Jan. 23rd, 1955 Dennis Day

What's My Line? - Frank Gifford December 2nd 1956

Frank Gifford on "What's My Line?" 

The first guest on the show signing in with "F. Newton Gifford", this was the season he was named the NFL's MVP for the 1956 season.    Amazing that he could be on this show and not be immediately recognized, even though Dorothy had it and let it go before asking his first question.   Even better is that Frank played in a game that day against the Washington Redskins.

(rest in peace Frank)

What's My Line? Mystery Guest (The Supremes)

What's My Line?

Feb  27th 1966

CBS TV

The Supremes were the special trio mystery guest (Diana Ross, Mary Wilson and Florence Ballard)

What's My Line (August 28th 1966)

The season 17 premiere

(1966-67) 

What's My Line?

Sitting on the panel tonight are Bennett Cerf, Arlene Francis, Allen Ludden and Betty White.

(thanks match game productions)

What's My Line? - Mystery Guest

Here is a video compilation of some of the great mystery guest and guess' by the panel from one of my all time favorite shows "What's My Line?".

Art Linkletter 1912-2010

Today the world lost one of its last links to the Golden Age of radio with the passing of the legendary Art Linkletter.

His obituary from the NYTimes
A good article from a fellow blogger.

Here he is on probably one of my very favorite shows, What's My Line?

In Case You Missed It

Just saw this article thanks to a facebook friend and wanted to pass it on. I had not heard about this but that doesn't mean anything since for the last few days I haven't watched much tv or read many newspapers.
Here is the news, the Smothers Brothers announce their retirement from the stage of there current Las Vegas show.

From the AOL.com News, here is the story.

The Smothers Brothers on What's My Line? from January 1967

Robert Culp R.I.P

Actor Robert Culp died yesterday at the age of 79. Most well known for his role in the groundbreaking tv show "I Spy" in which he co-starred with Bill Cosby.
His NYTimes Obit.

Here is his appearance on the syndicated version of "What's My Line?"

WML? Baseball Hall of Fame Edition

On this day in 1971 Leroy "Satchel" Paige was inducted in the Major League Baseball Hall of Fame. Here is his appearence on "What's My Line?" shortly after his induction.

Good TV links

The first link will take you too a few clips from the upcoming season of "24", which I found thanks to Mrs Completeist and E!. http://www.eonline.com/uberblog/watch_with_kristin/b75018_new_24_will_blow_you_away.html?sid=rss_topstories&utm_source=eonline&utm_medium=rssfeeds&utm_campaign=rss_topstories

This second link is to a great article about the interesting life of journalist and What's My Line? panelist Dorothy Kilgallen. She was involved as a reporter in some of the biggest trials in the 20th Century and her links to the Kennedy family may have been a what ended her life.
You decide....its tremendous reading if you enjoy history of US television and journalism
http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/JFKkilgallen.htm


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