November 6, 1960: Broadcast from Chicago (Part Two in Ed Sullivan's "See America" series)

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The Ed Sullivan Show
November 6, 1960: Broadcast from Chicago (Part Two in Ed Sullivan's

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CBS | Air Date: November 6, 1960
Summary: Filmed in Chicago (the 2nd in Sullivan's "See America" series) Guests (performing at various Chicago locations): --Charlton Heston at Northwestern University. Ed talks with Heston about his days at Northwestern. Heston recites the Carl Sandburg poem "Chicago." --Mahalia Jackson (gospel singer) sings "How Great Thou Art" to group ofFilmed in Chicago (the 2nd in Sullivan's "See America" series) Guests (performing at various Chicago locations): --Charlton Heston at Northwestern University. Ed talks with Heston about his days at Northwestern. Heston recites the Carl Sandburg poem "Chicago." --Mahalia Jackson (gospel singer) sings "How Great Thou Art" to group of children. --Benny Goodman (clarinetist) - "Running Wild" and, at the Art Institute, plays with Chicago's Fine Arts String Quartet. --Bob Newhart (stand-up comedy routine: school for bus drivers, Chicago) Segment probably filmed at Loyola University. --Edgar Bergen (ventriloquist, with Charlie McCarthy) - Bergen wears a Viking helmet while they tell a story about the Vikings. --Dolores Gray (musical-comedy star) - "Alexander's Ragtime Band" --The Swe-Danes (vocal-instrumental trio) - "The Swe-Dane Shuffle" and "Cukoo Bird" --Medinan Black Horse Troop (Black Horse Guards) - equestrian troupe ride in a formation parade. Throughout the program Sullivan visits different Chicago sites: Ed walks through O'Hare Airport & shows footage of Butch O'Hare in Navy plane; Hull House; Colorado Cowboys at Stock Yard; footage of Johnny Weismuller at swimming pool; the Chicago water tower shown; Ed talks about the 1871 Chicago fire; aerial footage of stock yards; livestock auction; and the Chicago Art Institute. Expand
Genre(s): Comedy, Talk & Interview, Music

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