Conversation

Here is an uncommon NBC series hosted by Clifton Fadiman, of Information, Please! fame. This is the second episode of the series, from July 4, 1954.

"Clifton Fadiman chats with Alan Green, Sam Levenson, Steve Allen; others." - Wisconsin State Journal.

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September 5, 1954: "Puns will be the principal topic of writers Peter DeVries, Alan Green and Bennett Cerf on Clifton Fadiman's Conversation program." - Wisconsin State Journal.

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November 6, 1954: "What Inventions Have Benefitted Mankind Most?" - Dr. Alfred Goldsmith, Fred Allen, Jacques Barzun.

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February 12, 1955: "What the Wild Jukeboxes Say," Clifton Fadiman, Mitch Miller, Alec Wilder, Howard Richmond.

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I have about a dozen of these, Bobby, but you found two I didn't have. Thanks. Jeff

I've got eleven. Feel free to chip in!

A couple fills for me too, Bobby.  I have a (partial) log for this show based mostly on info from NY Times. I sent it to OTTER but it looks like they only used the titles and not the dates. If anyone is interested, here t'is

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Thanks, everyone. This show looks like a lot of fun.

March 12, 1955: The Non-Conforming American", Adlai E. Stevenson, Alistair Cooke, Dr. Bergen Evans, Clifton Fadiman.

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This one could be dated either October 23, 1954, or August 31, 1955. The latter date appears to be a re-broadcast of the 1954 show.

Alistair Cooke, Faye Emerson and Dr. Gregory Zilboorg join Clifton Fadiman in a discussion of "Love in America."

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Conversation. March 22, 1956. NBC net. Sustaining. Topic: "How I'd Like to Live My Life Over Again." A rebroadcast of a program "recorded some time ago, being broadcast for the first time." Fred died March 17, 1956. Clifton Fadiman, Gilbert Seldes, Fred Allen, Gilbert Seldes (producer), Bob Mauer (director), Jack Costello (announcer), Polly Collins (producer). 29:35.

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November 8, 1956: "Rock 'n' Roll," Richard Rodgers, Ted Brown; Clifton Fadiman, host.

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November 29, 1956: "The Good Life-Mid-Century Style" discussed by actress Nancy Kelly, author-historian, Jacques Barzun and host Clifton Fadiman.

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December 20, 1956: "Christmas," Emily Kimbrough, Bennett Cerf, Commander Edward Whitehead; Clifton Fadiman, host.

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May 27, 1957: Max Lerner and Dorothy C. Stratton, who is director of the Girl Scouts of America, join host Clifton Fadiman in a discussion of "Un-Flaming Youth".

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My thanks to everyone contributing to this thread.  A great series.  Sad that the art of conversation seems to have all but disappeared along with the art of letter writing.

Thank you all....sounds interesting

Thank you for these. Enjoying them quite a bit!

Thanks for all these!! The only one I had was the Fred Allen one.

October 18, 1956
1956 Views 1984
Participants include Arthur C. Clarke, Anthony Boucher and host, Clifton Fadiman.

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April 29, 1957
Collecting

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