SINATRA: THE FIRST 40 YEARS {PT. 1 OF 2} (TV)
Summary
Part one of two. This music/variety special, recorded at Caesar's Palace, Las Vegas, celebrates the fortieth anniversary of Frank Sinatra's career. Highlights include: Glenn Ford with an introduction; Harry James and his orchestra playing "Two O'Clock Jump"; Red Skelton miming a woman driver; Lucille Ball reminiscing; Nancy and Frank Sinatra, Jr., singing a medley of their father's hits; comedian Charlie Callas; Gene Kelly; Robert Merrill singing a tribute to Sinatra; Rich Little impersonating Jack Lemmon, Jimmy Stewart, Cary Grant, and others; Tony Bennett singing a medley; William B. Williams; Pat Henry; Sammy Davis, Jr., singing "The Lady Is a Tramp"; Milton Berle with a tribute to John Wayne; Lillian Carter; Orson Welles; the Egyptian ambassador to the U.S. and the Israeli counsel general with congratulatory messages from President Sadat and Prime Minister Menachem Begin; and Paul Anka singing "He Did It His Way." Includes commercials. Continues with T82:0279.
Details
- NETWORK: NBC
- DATE: January 3, 1980 9:00 PM
- RUNNING TIME: 1:12:04
- COLOR/B&W: Color
- CATALOG ID: T82:0277
- GENRE: Music/Variety
- SUBJECT HEADING: Comedy; Egypt - Officials - Talk/Interviews; Impersonations; Israel - Officials - Talk/Interviews; Jazz; Music, popular (songs, etc.); Pantomime
- SERIES RUN: NBC - TV, 1980
- COMMERCIALS: N/A
CREDITS
- Paul W. Keyes … Producer, Writer
- Marc London … Producer, Writer
- Joe Kay … Associate Producer
- Jack Donohue … Director
- Hugh Lambert … Director
- James, Harry, and His Orchestra … Music Group
- Frank Sinatra … Singer
- Robert Merrill … Singer
- Gene Kelly … Dancer/Dancer Company
- Charlie Callas … Performer
- Paul Anka
- Lucille Ball
- Menachem Begin
- Tony Bennett
- Milton Berle
- Lillian Carter
- Sammy Davis Jr.
- Glenn Ford
- Pat Henry
- Rich Little
- Anwar el- Sadat
- Frank Sinatra
- Nancy Sinatra
- Red Skelton
- John Wayne
- Orson Welles
- William B. Williams