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Four Star Playhouse (syndicated as Star Performance) is an American anthology series that ran from September 25, 1952, through September 27, 1956. [ 1 ] Overview
Within two years after Powell's death, Four Star had decreased to only five programs on the air. After another two years, all but one had gone off the air; The Big Valley was the only show left. Aaron Spelling began his career at Four Star Television as a staff writer and after a number of hits began producing television shows for Four Star ...
Programs and people related to Four Star Television or Four Star Productions Pages in category "Television series by Four Star Television" The following 42 pages are in this category, out of 42 total.
Another successful CBS filmed show was anthology series Four Star Playhouse, which although not a top-rated show, did prove popular enough to run to 1956. Fall 1952 was a major blow for DuMont, when the network's biggest star, Jackie Gleason, moved from DuMont to CBS.
Four Star Playhouse was one of "at least 10" new programs developed for that summer by NBC's [West] Coast programming department. A story in the July 2, 1949, issue of The Billboard reported that NBC "is now keyed to the recent programming drive, launched to offset Columbia Broadcasting System's (CBS) talent raids, and is anxious to use summer ...
In September 1950 NBC added two live variety series, Four Star Revue and The Colgate Comedy Hour, to its fall schedule. These programs were a network effort to bring NBC's most popular radio stars to television; talent included Eddie Cantor , Jack Carson , Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis , Jimmy Durante , Danny Thomas , Ed Wynn , Bob Hope and Fred ...
The Mother of the Bride star, whose last major TV appearance was a 12-episode stint on Jane the Virgin in 2018 and 2019, said she is itching to take on a big role again. "Honestly, I’m just ...
Many episodes were based on novels by Zane Grey, [2] to all of which Four Star Films held exclusive rights. [3] Dick Powell was the host and the star of some episodes. [1] Many of the guest stars made their TV debuts on the program. [3] Powell said that working with Grey's stories proved to be both a benefit and a challenge.