October 31, 1954: Grantland Rice Tribute

The Ed Sullivan Show: Season 7: Episode 8

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The Ed Sullivan Show
October 31, 1954: Grantland Rice Tribute

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CBS | Air Date: October 31, 1954
Summary: Grantland Rice tribute (a salute to the late sportscaster): --Ed Sullivan reads passage from Grantland Rice's book "The Tumult and The Shouting."--Audience bows: Notre Dame's "Four Horsemen" (Harry Stuhldreher Don Miller, Jim Crowley & Elmer Layden). --Douglas Fairbanks, Jr. - reads "The Ghost Of The Argonne" written by Grantland Rice.Grantland Rice tribute (a salute to the late sportscaster): --Ed Sullivan reads passage from Grantland Rice's book "The Tumult and The Shouting."--Audience bows: Notre Dame's "Four Horsemen" (Harry Stuhldreher Don Miller, Jim Crowley & Elmer Layden). --Douglas Fairbanks, Jr. - reads "The Ghost Of The Argonne" written by Grantland Rice. --Audience bows: Jack Dempsey, Gene Tunney, Mrs. Babe Ruth, Earle Sande, Vincent Richards, Doc Blanchard, Johnny Weissmuller, Gene Sarazin, Col. Eddie Egan. Also appearing: --Nat King Cole - "It's Crazy," "Smile," "Hajii Baba" and "Lover Come Back To Me."--Bert Lahr & Art Carney (comedy sketch) - sports announcer interviews an old time baseball player.--Genevieve (French singer) - "Les Marins" & "A La Bastille."--Andres Segovia (Spanish guitarist) - performs Menuet & Venezuelan dance songs.--Audience bow: Dorothy Dandridge (followed by film clip from "Carmen Jones") Expand
Genre(s): Comedy, Talk & Interview, Music

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