March 8, 1959: Fred MacMurray, Jane Russell, David Seville, Samuel Goldwyn (on film)

The Ed Sullivan Show: Season 11: Episode 25

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The Ed Sullivan Show
March 8, 1959: Fred MacMurray, Jane Russell, David Seville, Samuel Goldwyn (on film)

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CBS | Air Date: March 8, 1959
Summary: Music:--Chris Barber & His Jazz Band - "Petit Fleur" (performed while Ed announces guests) and "Diga Diga Doo."--Jane Russell and her brother Kevin - sing a Gospel medley: "(Give Me That) Old-Time Religion" and "He's Got The Whole World In His Hands."--David Seville and the Chipmunks (with the Chipmunks played by puppets) - "Alvin'sMusic:--Chris Barber & His Jazz Band - "Petit Fleur" (performed while Ed announces guests) and "Diga Diga Doo."--Jane Russell and her brother Kevin - sing a Gospel medley: "(Give Me That) Old-Time Religion" and "He's Got The Whole World In His Hands."--David Seville and the Chipmunks (with the Chipmunks played by puppets) - "Alvin's Harmonica."--Joe E. Howard (vaudevillian) and his son Joe E. Howard Jr. - sing a medley of Joe E. Howard Sr.'s songs: "Hello! Ma Baby," "There's Nothing Like A Good Old Song," "Honeymoon" and "I Wonder Who's Kissing Her Now."Comedy:--Jan Murray (comedian)--Shecky Greene (comedian)--Dewey "Pigmeat" Markham and Shorty (comedy team)  - sketch set in a tailor shop.--Fred MacMurray (movie actor) - appears on stage with the dog from "The Shaggy Dog," followed by a clip from the movie.Also appearing:--The Schaller Brothers (comedy trampoline act)--The Martin Brothers (acrobats) - act with flaming clubs.--Audience bows include Claire Ruth (widow of Babe Ruth), Edith Head (Hollywood costume designer), and Van Heflin (actor), the general manager of "Bo-Wee," and an American Legion member from Oklahoma.--On film: Highlights from the Hollywood Foreign Press Association's Golden Globe Awards. Samuel Goldwyn and Ed Sullivan present award an to Shantaram Rajaram Vankudre (filmmaker from India). 20th-Fox producer Buddy Adler presents the Cecil B. DeMille award to Maurice Chevalier. David Niven receives an award for his film performance in "Separate Tables." Expand
Genre(s): Comedy, Talk & Interview, Music

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