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Sylvania Award
The Sylvania Awards were given by the television manufacturer Sylvania Electric Products for various categories of television performance, broadcasting, scripts, music and other aspects of production between 1951 and 1959. In their day they rivaled the Emmy Award for prestige. They came to an end after the sponsor was merged into GTE. History Sylvania Electric Products, a television set manufacturer, gave the annual Sylvania Awards from 1951. The awards were given for advancing creative television techniques. The Sylvania Award was as prestigious as the Emmy Award in the early days of television. It was one of several developed in the 1950s after the Emmy award was founded in 1949. Others included the ''TV Guide Award'' and the ''Look Magazine TV Award''. Ed Sullivan gave out the ''Michael'' award in Los Angeles from 1950 to 1953. In 1951 the Sylvania award for best program suitable for children was given to ''Zoo Parade'' by the National Congress of Parents and Teachers, headed ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sylvania Electric Products
Sylvania Electric Products Inc. was an American manufacturer of diverse electrical equipment, including at various times radio transceivers, vacuum tubes, semiconductors, and mainframe computers such as MOBIDIC. They were one of the companies involved in the development of the COBOL programming language. History The ''Hygrade Sylvania Corporation'' was formed when '' NILCO'', ''Sylvania'' and '' Hygrade Lamp Company'' merged into one company in 1931. In 1939, Hygrade Sylvania started preliminary research on fluorescent technology, and later that year, demonstrated the first linear, or tubular, fluorescent lamp. It was featured at the 1939 New York World's Fair. Sylvania was also a manufacturer of both vacuum tubes and transistors. In 1942, the company changed its name to Sylvania Electric Products Inc. During World War II, Sylvania was chosen from among several competing companies to manufacture the miniature vacuum tubes used in proximity fuze shells due to its quality s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jack Paar
Jack Harold Paar (May 1, 1918 – January 27, 2004) was an American talk show host, author, radio and television comedian, and film actor. He was the second host of ''The Tonight Show'' from 1957 to 1962. ''Time'' magazine's obituary of Paar reported wryly, "His fans would remember him as the fellow who split talk show history into two eras: Before Paar and Below Paar." Early life and education Paar was born in 1918 in Canton, Ohio, the son of Lillian M. (Hein) and Howard Paar. He moved with his family to Jackson, Michigan, about south of Lansing, as a child. As a child, he developed a stutter, which he learned to manage. He contracted tuberculosis when he was 14 and left school at 16. Career Early career He first worked near home as a radio announcer at WIBM in Jackson, Michigan. As a radio announcer he was known to stop by the newspaper stand in front of the Jackson Citizen Patriot and pick up a freshly published copy of that local newspaper before going on to work where he ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1959 Disestablishments In The United States
Events January * January 1 - Cuba: Fulgencio Batista flees Havana when the forces of Fidel Castro advance. * January 2 - Lunar probe Luna 1 was the first man-made object to attain escape velocity from Earth. It reached the vicinity of Earth's Moon, and was also the first spacecraft to be placed in heliocentric orbit. * January 3 ** The three southernmost atolls of the Maldive archipelago ( Addu Atoll, Huvadhu Atoll and Fuvahmulah island) declare independence. ** Alaska is admitted as the 49th U.S. state. * January 4 ** In Cuba, rebel troops led by Che Guevara and Camilo Cienfuegos enter the city of Havana. ** Léopoldville riots: At least 49 people are killed during clashes between the police and participants of a meeting of the ABAKO Party in Léopoldville in the Belgian Congo. * January 6 ** Fidel Castro arrives in Havana. ** The International Maritime Organization is inaugurated. * January 7 – The United States recognizes the new Cuban government of Fi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1951 Establishments In The United States
Events January * January 4 – Korean War: Third Battle of Seoul – Chinese and North Korean forces capture Seoul for the second time (having lost the Second Battle of Seoul in September 1950). * January 9 – The Government of the United Kingdom announces abandonment of the Tanganyika groundnut scheme for the cultivation of peanuts in the Tanganyika Territory, with the writing off of £36.5M debt. * January 15 – In a court in West Germany, Ilse Koch, The "Witch of Buchenwald", wife of the commandant of the Buchenwald concentration camp, is sentenced to life imprisonment. * January 20 – Winter of Terror: Avalanches in the Alps kill 240 and bury 45,000 for a time, in Switzerland, Austria and Italy. * January 21 – Mount Lamington in Papua New Guinea erupts catastrophically, killing nearly 3,000 people and causing great devastation in Oro Province. * January 25 – Dutch author Anne de Vries releases the first volume of his children's novel ''Journey Through the Night'' ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1959 Sylvania Television Awards
The 1959 Sylvania Television Awards were presented on January 21, 1960, at the Plaza Hotel in New York City. The Sylvania Awards were established by Sylvania Electric Products. The nominees were selected by a 32-person panel of critics, and the winners were selected by a committee of 12 judges composed of six television editors from six different regions and six individuals from the fields of business, entertainment, and education. Nominees The nominees for outstanding dramatic program of the year included ''The Turn of the Screw'', ''The Moon and Sixpence'', ''The Browning Version'', ''What Makes Sammy Run?'', ''For Whom the Bell Tolls'', and ''A Doll's House''. Nominees for outstanding comedy program of the year included Art Carney's ''Small World, Isn't It'' and ''Very Important People'', and one or more shows from Sid Caesar, Bob Hope, Jack Benny, and Desilu. Nominees for light musical program included the first Bing Crosby Show, the first Frank Sinatra Show, Startime's '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1958 Sylvania Television Awards
The 1958 Sylvania Television Awards were presented on January 22, 1959, at the Plaza Hotel in New York City. The Sylvania Awards were established by Sylvania Electric Products. The 31-member panel that decided the winners was chaired by Deems Taylor and also included Marvin Barrett, television editor of ''Newsweek''; Kenneth Bartlett of Syracuse University; pitcher Bob Feller; Judge Samuel S. Leibowitz; actor and playwright Elliott Nugent; actress and author Cornelius Oits Skinner; and lawyer and writer Telford Taylor. Nominees The programs nominated for "Outstanding Telecast" included '' The Plot to Kill Stalin''; the Moiseyev Dancers on ''The Ed Sullivan Show''; '' An Evening with Fred Astaire''; '' Little Moon of Alban''; ''All the King's Men'' on '' Kraft Television Theatre''; ''The Bridge of San Luis Rey'' on ''DuPont Show of the Month''; and the episode "African Adventure" from Lowell Thomas's ''High Adventure''. The nominees for outstanding actor included Paul Muni in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1957 Sylvania Television Awards
The 1957 Sylvania Television Awards were presented on January 15, 1958, at the Plaza Hotel in New York City. Don Ameche was the master of ceremonies. The Sylvania Awards were established by Sylvania Electric Products. The committee presented the following awards: Special awards * ''Face the Nation'' for its interview of Nikita Khrushchev * ''See It Now'' for its program based on Marian Anderson's goodwill tour abroad * Mary Martin and Richard Halliday for NBC's presentation of '' Annie Get Your Gun'' * ''NBC Opera Theatre'' for "creative achievement in imaginative presentation of classical music" * ''Wide Wide World'' for "outstanding creative coverage of educational subjects" Category awards * Original teleplay - William Gibson for ''The Miracle Worker'', ''Playhouse 90'' * Television adaptation - James Lee for ''The Life of Samuel Johnson'' on ''Omnibus'' * Actor - Lee J. Cobb in ''No Deadly Medicine'' on '' Studio One'' * Actress - Kim Stanley in ''Traveling Lady'' on ''Stu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1956 Sylvania Television Awards
The 1956 Sylvania Television Awards were presented on December 6, 1955, at the Plaza Hotel in New York City. Don Ameche was the master of ceremonies. The Sylvania Awards were established by Sylvania Electric Products. Deems Taylor was the chairman of the committee of judges. The committee presented the following awards: * Best original teleplay - ''Requiem for a Heavyweight'', ''Playhouse 90'' * Best performance by an actor - Jack Palance, ''Requiem for a Heavyweight'' * Best performance by an actress - Gracie Fields, ''The Old Lady Shows Her Medals'' * Best performance by a supporting actor - Ed Wynn, ''Requiem for a Heavyweight'' * Best performance by a supporting actress - Joan Loring, ''The Corn Is Green'' * Best television adaption - '' A Night to Remember'', ''Kraft Television Theatre'' * Best technical production - ''A Night to Remember'' * Outstanding dramatic series - ''Kraft Television Theatre'' * Outstanding comedy show - ''The Ernie Kovacs Show'' * Serious and musical ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1955 Sylvania Television Awards
The 1955 Sylvania Television Awards were presented on December 2, 1955, in New York City. The Sylvania Awards were established by Sylvania Electric Products. The committee presented the following awards: * Best show of the year - ''Peter Pan'' (NBC) * Best new TV series - ''The $64,000 Question'' (CBS) * Best performance by an actor - Sidney Poitier in '' A Man Is Ten Feet Tall'' (NBC) * Most original teleplay - '' A Man Is Ten Feet Tall'' by Robert Alan Aurthur (NBC) * Best performance by an actress - Julie Harris in ''Wind From The South'' (CBS) * Best performance in classical role - Jose Ferrer in ''Cyrano De Bergerac'' (NBC) * Best performance, supporting actress - Mildred Dunnock, ''A Child Is Born'' (ABC) * Best dramatic show - ''Patterns'' by Rod Serling * Best comedy show - ''You'll Never Get Rich'', Phil Silvers (CBS) * Variety entertainment - ''The Ed Sullivan Show'' (CBS) * Best musical series - ''The Voice of Firestone'' (ABC) * Best dramatic series - ''Kraft Television ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1954 Sylvania Television Awards
The 1954 Sylvania Television Awards were presented on November 30, 1954, in New York City. The Sylvania Awards were established by Sylvania Electric Products. The awards were selected by a committee of judges that included Ethel Barrymore, Deems Taylor, and James A. Farley. The committee presented the following awards: * Grand award - James E. Moser, creator and writer of ''Medic'' * Most outstanding program - ''Medic'', awards to executive producer Worthington Miner and Dow Chemical Co. (NBC) * Best dramatic series - '' The Philco Goodyear Television Playhouse'', Fred Coe and Gordon Duff, producers (NBC) * Finest original teleplay - ''Man or Mountain Top'', awards to Robert Alan Aurthur, author, and Arthur Penn, director (NBC) * Dramatic actor - Steven Hill * Dramatic actress - Eva Marie Saint * Character actor - E. G. Marshall * Character actress - Eileen Heckart * Outstanding comedy team - Jackie Gleason, Audrey Meadows, and Art Carney, for their work in the "Honeymooners" sketc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1953 Sylvania Television Awards
The 1953 Sylvania Television Awards were presented on December 1, 1953, at Hotel Pierre in New York City. The Sylvania Awards were established by Sylvania Electric Products. The awards were selected by a committee of 16 judges led by Deems Taylor. The ''Ford 50th Anniversary Show'', a two-hour variety show broadcast simultaneously on both CBS and NBC received four special awards for producer Leland Hayward, director Clark Jones, choreographer Jerome Robbins, and Mary Martin for her work on the 50 years of fashion sketch. The following additional awards were presented: * Grand award - omitted * Outstanding television actor - Rod Steiger, '' Marty'', ''The Philco Television Playhouse'' (NBC) * Best script written directly for television - Paddy Chayefsky, ''Marty'', ''The Philco Television Playhouse'' (NBC) * Outstanding comedy series - ''Make Room for Daddy'' starring Danny Thomas (ABC) * Law enforcement documentary series - '' Dragnet'', Jack Webb (NBC) * Best adaptation for TV - ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1952 Sylvania Television Awards
The 1952 Sylvania Television Awards were presented on December 11, 1952, at Hotel Pierre in New York City. The Sylvania Awards were established in 1951 by Sylvania Electric Products. Deems Taylor was the chairman of the judges committee. The following awards were presented: * Grand award - ''Victory at Sea'', NBC, Henry Solomon, producer; award accepted by Secretary of the Navy Dan A. Kimball and NBC president Joseph H. McConnell * Best comedy program - ''I Love Lucy'' * Best dramatic series - ''Robert Montgomery Presents'' * Best documentary melodramas - ''Treasury Men in Action'' * Best program of current news - ''See It Now'' * Most noteworthy contributions to variety shows - ''Toast of the Town'', CBS * Outstanding sports telecasts - 1952 World Series, with awards to NBC and the Gillette Safety Razor Company, with citations to the remote camera crews of WPIX and WOR-TV, for initiating telecasts of the 1952 World Series * Definite contribution to creative TV technique - ''Broad ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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