This was the space formerly occupied by CBS Studios 41 and 42. I think this photo is from the early 80s and was probably taken when Donald Trump took over this space and re built two tennis courts here as the Vanderbilt Athletic Club. In 1966, a man from Hungary took over this space and installed a tennis court and an astroturf ski jump.
Jerry Lewis, Creator Of Motion Picture Video Assist Although we have been here before, this is a new photo that shows and RCA Vidicon camera mounted just above the optical viewfinder on this Mitchell 35 BNC camera. Lewis started using this process in 1960 while shooting ‘The Bellboy’, but I think this photo is from […]
November 13, 1976…Carol Burnett’s ‘Went With The Wind’ Sketch Debuted https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l0dqnZ2qyj4&ab_channel=TimeLife One of the funniest and most memorable moments in American television came to us 40 yeas ago today. In the clip below, Carol talks about the sketch and the dress. In another interview, I’ve heard her say that only she and Harvey Korman had […]
’60 Minutes’…The Man Behind “The Look”, Arthur Bloom Shown below are photos of the door to the ’60 Minutes’ Studio 33, including a memorial plaque to Arthur Bloom, a major innovator of television graphics. Arthur Bloom was the award-winning CBS News television director responsible for the distinctive on-screen look of 60 Minutes since its debut. […]
Wherrrrrrrres Johnny? NBC 6B After The ‘Tonight’ Move… The photo I posted yesterday taken from behind Johnny in 6B was from March 8, 1972. These two great shots were taken by our friend Glenn Mack a year later in March of ’73. In Carson’s monologue of November 13, 1972 he said “this is our first […]