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Hollywood and the Stars was a 1963 NBC television documentary series produced by the David L. Wolper Production Company in association with United Artists Television. It was narrated by Joseph Cotten with the theme music and several episodes composed by Elmer Bernstein. Jack Haley, Jr. was the series' producer for all its 31 episodes. He also wrote four episodes and directed 22 episodes. He also produced the hour-long pilot episode "The Great Stars", originally syndicated in February 1963.
Original Release
09/30/1963
US Release
09/30/1963
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Joseph Cotten | Narrator / Self - Host |
| John Huston | Self |
| Paul Newman | Self |
| Sharon Tate | Girl in the Mirror / Self |
| Bette Davis | Self / Fay Wilson |
| Stefanie Powers | Self |
| Shirley MacLaine | Self |
| Natalie Wood | Self |
| Elizabeth Taylor | Self |
| Kim Novak | Self |
| # | Title | Air Date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Man Called Bogart | Monday, 30 September 1963 |
| 2 | Sirens, Symbols and Glamour Girls: Part 1 | Monday, 07 October 1963 |
| 3 | Sirens, Symbols & Glamour Girls: Part 2 | Monday, 14 October 1963 |
| 4 | They Went That-a-way | Friday, 18 October 1963 |
| 5 | The Immortal Jolson | Monday, 28 October 1963 |
| 6 | How to Succeed as a Gangster | Monday, 04 November 1963 |
| 7 | Birth of a Star | Monday, 11 November 1963 |
| 8 | The Unsinkable Bette Davis | Monday, 18 November 1963 |
| 9 | The Great Lovers | Monday, 10 February 1964 |
| 10 | The Fabulous Musicals | Monday, 18 November 1963 |
| 11 | The Funny Men: Part 1 | Monday, 25 November 1963 |
| 12 | The Funny Men: Part 2 | Monday, 16 December 1963 |
| 13 | The One and Only Bing | Monday, 23 December 1963 |
| 14 | Hollywood, USA | Monday, 06 January 1964 |
| 15 | Monsters We've Known and Loved | Monday, 13 January 1964 |
| 16 | Teenage Idols: Part 1 | Monday, 20 January 1964 |
| 17 | Teenage Idols: Part 2 | Monday, 20 January 1964 |
| 18 | Hollywood Goes to War | Monday, 27 January 1964 |
| 19 | Anatomy of a Movie: The Cardinal | Monday, 03 February 1964 |
| 20 | The Angry Screen | Monday, 10 February 1964 |
| 21 | The Swashbucklers | Monday, 17 February 1964 |
| 22 | On Location: Night of the Iguana | Friday, 28 February 1964 |
| 23 | In Search of Kim Novak | Monday, 09 March 1964 |
| 24 | Paul Newman: Actor in a Hurry | Monday, 16 March 1964 |
| 25 | Natalie Wood: Hollywood's Child | Monday, 23 March 1964 |
| 26 | The Oscars - Moments of Greatness: Part 1 | Monday, 30 March 1964 |
| 27 | The Oscars - Moments of Greatness: Part 2 | Monday, 06 April 1964 |
| 28 | The Odyssey of Rita Hayworth | Monday, 13 April 1964 |
| 29 | What a Way to Go: An Extravaganza in the Making | Monday, 20 April 1964 |
| 30 | The Great Directors | Monday, 27 April 1964 |
| 31 | The Wild and Wonderful Thirties | Monday, 04 May 1964 |
Directors
Jack Haley Jr., Al Ramrus, Irwin Rosten, Nicolas Noxon, Mel Stuart, Ed Spiegel, Alexander Grasshoff, William Kronick, Terry Sanders, Julian Ludwig
Writers
Al Ramrus, Jack Haley Jr., Nicolas Noxon, Irwin Rosten, Stan Atkinson, Draper Lewis, Ed Spiegel, Alexander Grasshoff, William Kronick, Terry Sanders, Alan Landsburg
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Joseph Cotten | Narrator / Self - Host |
| John Huston | Self |
| Paul Newman | Self |
| Sharon Tate | Girl in the Mirror / Self |
| Bette Davis | Self / Fay Wilson |
| Stefanie Powers | Self |
| Shirley MacLaine | Self |
| Natalie Wood | Self |
| Elizabeth Taylor | Self |
| Kim Novak | Self |
| Richard Burton | Self |
| Paul Henreid | Actor in swashbucklers / Self |
| Michael Lentz | Self - German Narrator |
| Henry Fonda | Self |
| Gene Kelly | Self |
| Burgess Meredith | Self |
| Rita Hayworth | Self / Actress in westerns |
| Romy Schneider | Self |
| Ava Gardner | Self |
| Deborah Kerr | Self |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|
| David L. Wolper | Executive Producer |
| Al Ramrus | Executive Producer |
| Sydney Field | Executive Producer |
| Jack Haley Jr. | Producer |
| Julian Ludwig | Producer |
| Irwin Rosten | Producer |
| Al Ramrus | Producer |
| Nicolas Noxon | Producer |
| Alexander Grasshoff | Producer |
| Ed Spiegel | Producer |
| Stan Atkinson | Producer |
| Draper Lewis | Producer |
| Sydney Field | Producer |
| James Schmerer | Producer |
| William Kronick | Producer |
| Mel Stuart | Producer |
| Terry Sanders | Producer |
Editors
David Newhouse, Melvin Shapiro, John Soh, David Saxon, Hyman Kaufman, James Schmerer, Terry Sanders, Lawrence E. Neiman
