Word: sullivanism
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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Claman has produced three other plays, including the current Gilbert and Sullivan operetta "The Gondoliers." All three leading actors in the production have had extensive experience, Claman said...
...manner of speaking. From Las Vegas came a $200-a-week nightclub offer; a Hollywood club wanted Mary Leona, and so did Movie Producer "Jungle Sam'' Katzman. Television's Dave Garroway and The $64,000 Question put in their bids. But cagey Ed Sullivan, who likes to be fastest with the most, did it again. Mary Leona Gage Ennis signed up for the Sullivan program...
...keep tabs on TV's most persistent and most boring feud, the Sunday-night duel between NBC's Steve Allen and CBS's Ed Sullivan, the TV industry checks the Monday-morning Trendex ratings and awards the battle stars to the show that captured more viewers. Last week the broadcasters learned from pulse-taker A.C. Nielsen Co. a crucial fact the viewing public knew a long time ago. As many as 14 times within the hour, Nielsen deduced, audiences switch from Sullivan to Allen and back. The average viewer remains "loyal" to one of the shows only...
...first to complain.") Though polished and well-mannered, he has a flair for the astringent crack. When critics complained that he had deserted pure jazz for sentimental corn, he said: "Critics don't buy records-they get 'em free." He dubbed Bandleader Lawrence Welk "a musical Ed Sullivan...
...SULLIVAN. His reputation as "the great stone face" stems only partly from an occasional deadpan expression; his stiff body contributes the rest of the impression. Even so, the reputation is unjustified, because sharp-eyed Dr. Birdwhistell has found that, by actual count, his face motions are average for the U.S.-"less than someone from Atlanta, but more than someone from Buffalo...