Make 'Em Laugh (The Funny Business of America)
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OLYMPIC FUND TELETHON
Air Date/Released | Sunday, June 22, 1952 |
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Station/Studio | NBC and CBS |
Host/Star | Bob Hope & Bing Crosby |
Featuring | Moe, Larry and Shemp |
Hollywood stars gathered in a fundraiser for the financially strapped U.S. Olympic Committee, benefiting the athletes headed to Helsinki, Finland for the 1952 Olympics in July. Broadcast live on two networks from Hollywood's El Capitan Theatre, it aired from June 21 @ 8PM to June 22 @ 10:30PM Pacific Times. The first nationally telecast telethon.
The Stooges appeared on the 22nd at the $59K mark. Additional details of their appearance are unknown at this time.
Crew: Norman Blackburn (Producer)
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