BELL SYSTEM FAMILY THEATRE: 'S WONDERFUL, 'S MARVELOUS, 'S GERSHWIN (TV)
Summary
One in this series of programs presented by the Bell System. Highlights of this salute to the music of George and Ira Gershwin, titled "'S Wonderful, 'S Marvelous, 'S Gershwin," include the following: Lemmon with dramatized vignettes of George Gershwin's early career; Leslie Uggams, Robert Guillaume, Larry Kert, and Linda Bennett with songs; Uggams with "Someone to Watch over Me"; Fred Astaire with a medley including "Lady Be Good"; Astaire and Lemmon singing; Ethel Merman with "I Got Rhythm"; pianist Peter Nero with a concert medley including "Rhapsody in Blue"; piano selections, performed both by host Jack Lemmon and by Nero, that include "Swanee" and George Gershwin's piano preludes; Leslie Uggams singing "Of Thee I Sing"; Larry Kert and Linda Bennett with songs; Uggams with "Summertime"; Robert Guillaume singing "Bess"; Nero playing "I Got Plenty o' Nuttin'"; Lemmon singing "It Ain't Necessarily So"; Uggams and Bennett with "I'm on My Way"; and the ensemble with "Embraceable You." Commercials deleted.
Details
- NETWORK: NBC
- DATE: January 17, 1972 8:00 PM
- RUNNING TIME: 1:18:04
- COLOR/B&W: Color
- CATALOG ID: T83:0015
- GENRE: Music/Variety
- SUBJECT HEADING: Biography; Music, popular (songs, etc.); Piano music
- SERIES RUN: NBC - TV series, 1970-1976
- COMMERCIALS: N/A
CREDITS
- Joseph Cates (See also: Joe Cates) … Executive Producer
- Martin Charnin … Producer, Writer, Director
- William Watts … Associate Producer
- Lucy Antek … Associate Producer
- Walter C. Miller … Director
- George Gershwin … Composer
- Ira Gershwin … Composer
- Jack Lemmon … Host
- Fred Astaire … Performer
- Linda Bennett … Performer
- Robert Guillaume … Performer
- Larry Kert … Performer
- Ethel Merman … Singer
- Leslie Uggams … Singer
- Peter Nero … Instrumentalist, Pianist