Bronco Billy Anderson and Gary Clarke 1963

''Hollywood and the Stars'' is a

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television documentary series produced by the

David L. Wolper David Lloyd Wolper (January 11, 1928 – August 10, 2010) was an American television and film producer, responsible for shows such as ''Roots'', '' The Thorn Birds'', and ''North and South'', and the theatrically-released films ''L.A. Confiden ...

Production Company in association with

United Artists Television United Artists Television (UATV) was an American television production/distribution studio of United Artists Corporation that was formed on New Year's Day (January 1), 1958. The company is remembered for producing series such as ''This Man Dawson ...

. It was narrated by

Joseph Cotten Joseph Cheshire Cotten Jr. (May 15, 1905 – February 6, 1994) was an American film, stage, radio and television actor. Cotten achieved prominence on Broadway, starring in the original stage productions of '' The Philadelphia Story'' and ''Sabr ...

with the theme music and several episodes composed by

Elmer Bernstein Elmer Bernstein ( '; April 4, 1922August 18, 2004) was an American composer and conductor. In a career that spanned over five decades, he composed "some of the most recognizable and memorable themes in Hollywood history", including over 150 origi ...

. Jack Haley, Jr. was the series' producer for all its 31 episodes. He also wrote four episodes and directed 22 episodes. He also produced the hour-long

pilot episode A television pilot (also known as a pilot or a pilot episode and sometimes marketed as a tele-movie), in United States television, is a standalone episode of a television series that is used to sell a show to a television network or other distri ...

"The Great Stars" (narrated by

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), originally syndicated in February 1963. Each 30-minute show concentrated on a Hollywood genre, film or legendary star. This series ran from September 30, 1963 until May 18, 1964.

Episodes

''Source:'' * The Man Called

Bogart Humphrey DeForest Bogart (; December 25, 1899 – January 14, 1957), nicknamed Bogie, was an American film and stage actor. His performances in Classical Hollywood cinema films made him an American cultural icon. In 1999, the American Film Ins ...

(9/30/1963) * Sirens, Symbols & Glamour Girls (I) (10/7/1963) * Sirens, Symbols & Glamour Girls (II) (10/14/1963) * They Went That-A- Way (10/21/1963) * The Immortal

Jolson ''Jolson'' is a musical with a book by Francis Essex and Rob Bettinson and a score composed of tunes by some of the all-time greatest songwriters of Tin Pan Alley. Based on the life of singer Al Jolson, one of America's most popular entertainer ...

(10/28/1963) * How to Succeed as a Gangster (11/4/1963) * Birth of a Star (11/11/1963) * The Unsinkable

Bette Davis Ruth Elizabeth "Bette" Davis (; April 5, 1908 – October 6, 1989) was an American actress with a career spanning more than 50 years and 100 acting credits. She was noted for playing unsympathetic, sardonic characters, and was famous for her pe ...

(11/18/63) * The Fabulous Musicals (12/2/1963) * The Funny Men (Part I) (12/9/1963) * The Funny Men (Part II) (12/16/1963) * The One and Only

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(12/23/1963) * Hollywood, USA (12/30/63) * Monsters We've Known and Loved (1/6/64) * Teenage Idols (Part I) (1/13/64) * Teenage Idols (Part II) (1/20/64) * Hollywood Goes To War (1/27/64) * Anatomy of a Movie: ''

The Cardinal ''The Cardinal'' is a 1963 American drama film produced independently, directed by Otto Preminger and distributed by Columbia Pictures. The screenplay was written by Robert Dozier, based on the novel of the same name (1950) by Henry Morton Robi ...

'' (2/3/64) * The Great Lovers (2/10/64) * The Angry Screen (2/17/64) * The Swashbucklers (2/24/64) * On Location: ''

The Night of the Iguana ''The Night of the Iguana'' is a stage play written by American author Tennessee Williams. It is based on his 1948 short story. In 1959, Williams staged it as a one-act play, and over the next two years he developed it into a full-length play, pr ...

'' (3/2/64) * In Search of

Kim Novak Marilyn Pauline "Kim" Novak (born February 13, 1933) is an American retired film and television actress and painter. Novak began her career in 1954 after signing with Columbia Pictures and quickly became one of Hollywood's top box office stars, ...

(3/9/64) *

Paul Newman Paul Leonard Newman (January 26, 1925 – September 26, 2008) was an American actor, film director, race car driver, philanthropist, and entrepreneur. He was the recipient of numerous awards, including an Academy Award, a BAFTA Award, three ...

: Actor in a Hurry (3/16/64) *

Natalie Wood Natalie Wood ( Zacharenko; July 20, 1938 – November 29, 1981) was an American actress who began her career in film as a child and successfully transitioned to young adult roles. Wood started acting at age four and was given a co-starring r ...

: Hollywood's Child (3/23/64) * The Oscars: Moments of Greatness (Part I) (3/30/64) * The Oscars: Moments of Greatness (Part II) (4/6/64) * The Odyssey of

Rita Hayworth Rita Hayworth (born Margarita Carmen Cansino; October 17, 1918May 14, 1987) was an American actress, dancer and producer. She achieved fame during the 1940s as one of the era's top stars, appearing in 61 films over 37 years. The press coined th ...

(4/13/64) * ''

What a Way to Go! ''What a Way to Go!'' is a 1964 American black comedy film directed by J. Lee Thompson and starring Shirley MacLaine, Paul Newman, Robert Mitchum, Dean Martin, Gene Kelly, Bob Cummings and Dick Van Dyke. Plot In a dream-like pre-credit sequ ...

'': An Extravaganza In The Making (4/20/64) * The Great Directors (4/27/64) * The Wild and Wonderful Thirties (5/4/64)

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