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WIDE WIDE WORLD: A WOMAN'S STORY (TV)
Summary
One in this series of documentary programs hosted by Dave Garroway, featuring live interviews and presentations from various locations throughout the country. This edition looks at five prominent American women. Profiled in this portion are Sen. Margaret Chase Smith (R-Maine), anthropologist Dr. Margaret Mead, former First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt, singer Marian Anderson, advocate for the blind Helen Keller, actress Katharine Cornell, The Singing Mothers of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, and others. Includes commercials.
Details
- NETWORK: NBC
- DATE: January 6, 1957 4:00 PM
- RUNNING TIME: 0:57:30
- COLOR/B&W: B&W
- CATALOG ID: T80:0189
- GENRE: Public affairs/documentaries
- SUBJECT HEADING: Public affairs/documentaries; Women artists; Women in politics
- SERIES RUN: NBC - TV series, 1955-1958
- COMMERCIALS:
- TV - Commercials - AC Spark Plugs
- TV - Commercials - Delco batteries
- TV - Commercials - Hyatt bearings
- TV - Commercials - Saginaw power steering
- TV - Promos - "The Steve Allen Show"
CREDITS
- Barry Wood … Executive Producer
- Herbert Sussan … Producer
- Edward Pierce … Producer, Director
- Charles Christensen … Producer, Director
- Lee Tredanari … Producer, Director
- Joseph Behar … Producer, Director
- Van Fox … Producer, Director
- Charles Jones … Producer, Director
- Max Miller … Producer, Director
- Dick Schneider … Director
- Joseph Liss … Writer
- David Broekman … Composer, Conductor
- Dave Garroway … Host
- Margaret Chase Smith
- Margaret Mead
- Eleanor Roosevelt
- Marian Anderson
- Helen Keller
- Katharine Cornell
- The Singing Mothers of the Church of Jesus Christ