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Television: The First Fifty Years (1999)

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Television: The First Fifty Years

NR 2 hrJan 1st, 1999Documentary

Trace the history of television and its impact on American culture with clips, newsreels, and exclusive interviews from television greats like Walter Cronkite, Carol Burnett, and Jay Leno.

StarringWalter CronkiteCarol BurnettJay Leno

DirectorKent Hagen

WritersBarry ZeVanJeff Miller

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Walter Cronkite

as Self (archive footage)

Phyllis McGuire

Dick Van Patten

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Steve Edwards

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Dante J. Pugliese

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Jeff Miller

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Kent Hagen

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Movie Details

Original Language:English

Executive Producers:Dante J. Pugliese

Production Companies:Passport International Productions

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