Classic Photo…’The Fabulous 50s’…A Peabody Award Winning CBS Special
On January 22, 1960, CBS completed taping of a special two hour look back the the decade that had just passed into history. It aired on January 31. In the photo, we see one of the show’s iconic hosts, Henry Fonda going over his lines in New York. The camera is an RCA TK11 and notice that it is “half racked” to save the IO tube from image burn. That handle on the back of the camera is at an angle which puts the turret over the IO tube opening.
The special not only won viewers and ratings…it won a Peabody Award too and below is the Peabody Museum’s description of the show.
“The Fabulous Fifties from CBS, combines style, humor, and imagination. It was rich in touches of quality showmanship and equally rich in the memories of a decade which it revived. In recognition, the Peabody Television Award for entertainment is presented to The Fabulous Fifties, with a special word of praise for producer Leland Hayward and the top talent which appeared in this memorable entertainment special*. *The two-hour special featured comic takes and commentary about the previous decade by, among others, Rex Harrison and Julie Andrews, Mike Nichols and Elaine May, Dick Van Dyke, Shelley Berman, Betty Comden and Adolph Green, Jackie Gleason, Eric Sevareid and Henry Fonda.”
Enjoy and share! -Bobby Ellerbee
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