STARS SALUTE ISRAEL AT 30, THE (TV)
Summary
A variety special saluting the 30th anniversary of Israel's independence. Highlights include the following: Sally Struthers singing "Happy Birthday to a Nation"; remarks by Vice President Walter Mondale; Barry Manilow singing "It's a Miracle"; remarks by Paul Newman; Henry Winkler and Henry Fonda in a skit about pioneers; Flip Wilson as Geraldine; Natalie Wood introducing ballet dancers Galina Panova and Valery Panov who perform; a George Burns monologue; a poem read by Cicely Tyson; Debby Boone singing "Where You Lead"; a Gabe Kaplan monologue; Gene Kelly dancing; Carol Burnett and her salute to Golda Meir; remarks by Billie Jean King and Joanne Woodward; Gelsey Kirkland and Mikhail Baryshnikov in Jerome Robbins' "Chopin Ballets"; a Norm Crosby monologue; Bernadette Peters singing; and remarks by Kirk Douglas. Zubin Mehta conducts the Los Angeles Philharmonic in an excerpt from Ravel and provides accompaniment for Barbra Streisand who sings "Tomorrow," "People," and "Happy Days Are Here Again." Streisand speaks with Golda Meir and sings "Hatikvah," the Israeli national anthem. Includes commercials.
Details
- NETWORK: ABC
- DATE: May 8, 1978 9:00 PM
- RUNNING TIME: 1:56:51
- COLOR/B&W: Color
- CATALOG ID: T78:0496
- GENRE: Specials
- SUBJECT HEADING: Ballet; Comedy; Israel; Israel - Officials - Talk/Interviews; Orchestral music; U S - Officials - Talk/Interviews
- SERIES RUN: ABC - TV, 1978
- COMMERCIALS: N/A
CREDITS
- James Lipton … Executive Producer
- Charles Fishman … Executive Producer, Writer
- Michael B. Seligman … Associate Producer
- Marty Pasetta … Producer, Director
- Buz Kohan … Writer
- Bob Arnott … Writer
- Jack Elliott … Conductor
- Allyn Ferguson … Conductor
- Alan Johnson … Choreographer
- Rob Iscove … Choreographer
- Mikhail Baryshnikov
- Debby Boone
- Carol Burnett
- George Burns
- Norm Crosby
- Kirk Douglas
- Henry Fonda
- Gabe Kaplan
- Gene Kelly
- Gelsey Kirkland
- Los Angeles Philharmonic
- Zubin Mehta
- Golda Meir
- Walter Mondale
- Paul Newman
- Valery Panov
- Galina Panova
- Bernadette Peters
- Jerome Robbins
- Barbra Streisand
- Sally Struthers
- Cicely Tyson
- Flip Wilson
- Henry Winkler
- Natalie Wood
- Joanne Woodward