What A Beast…
This 1946 photo shows a Philco built Iconoscope camera at their company owned station in Philadephia, WPTZ. Although Philo Taylor Farnsworth did work for Philco in Philadelphia from 1931 till 1933, it is not known if he had a hand in the building or design of these cameras. The Philco cameras were built for WPTZ use only and were never sold and only a handful were ever made.
‘Bonanza’: A Funny Story From The Set… During the filming of one episode, Lorne Greene was required to jump off a small ledge into a lake five feet below. Michael Landon later recalled that when Greene did the stunt, he jumped into the water feet first and went completely under, but his hair piece came […]
FANTASTIC! Take A Look… This is the entire April 1961 “Color Television Progress” issue of RCA Broadcast News! It’s FULL of great stories and since many of you are off today, it’s the perfect time to take a look. Enjoy! [pdf-embedder url=”https://eyesofageneration.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/RCA-110.pdf”] Source
May 9, 1946…”Hour Glass”…Television’s First Variety Show Debuts Not only was this network TV’s first variety show, it was TV’s first hour long program as well, with the exception of two week night boxing matches WNBT carried live. All but the second photo, which shows us “Hour Glass” rehearsing with the NBC made cameras in […]
Ann Palmer: CBS Color Girl At Television City, ‘Lady Ann’ spent as much time in front of their color cameras than most of the CBS stars. Very little color was done from CBS NY, and at TVC, color programs were on a rolling basis. Regularly scheduled shows would be done in color perhaps monthly or […]
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pKM4MNrB25o
Farnsworth needs to be better known.
Henry Morgan…what a character that guy was!