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The Bell Telephone Hour is a concert series which began April 29, 1940, on NBC Radio and was heard on NBC until June 30, 1958. Sponsored by Bell Telephone as the name implies, it showcased the best in classical and Broadway music, reaching eight to nine million listeners each week. It continued on television from 1959 to 1968. Throughout the program's run on both radio and television, the studio orchestra on the program was conducted by Donald Voorhees.
Original Release
01/12/1959 on NBC
US Release
01/12/1959
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| The Bell Telephone Orchestra | Themselves / Themselves - Orchestra |
| Mel Brandt | Self - Announcer / Self - Commentator / Self - Host |
| Donald Voorhees | Self - Host / Self - Orchestrator / Self - Orchestra Leader / Conductor / Self |
| The Buster Davis Singers | Themselves / Themselves - Singers / Themselves - Performers |
| Edward Villella | Self - Ballet Dancer / Self / Nutcracker / Prince |
| John Raitt | Self - Singer / Self / Self - Host |
| Jacques d'Amboise | Self - Dancer / Self - Ballet Dancer / Self |
| Joan Sutherland | Self - Opera Soprano / Self / Self - Opera Singer |
| Carol Lawrence | Self - Singer / Self - Hostess / Self - singer-dancer |
| Florence Henderson | Self - Singer / Self - Hostess |
| # | Title | Air Date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Many Faces of Romeo and Juliet | Friday, 08 September 1967 |
| 2 | On the Road with Duke Ellington | Friday, 13 October 1967 |
| 3 | Benjamin Britten and His Aldeburgh Festival | Friday, 03 November 1967 |
| 4 | The Virtuoso Teacher | Friday, 24 November 1967 |
| 5 | Casals at Marlboro | Friday, 29 December 1967 |
| 6 | The Sights and Sounds of Chicago | Friday, 16 February 1968 |
| 7 | Man Who Dances: Edward Villella | Friday, 08 March 1968 |
| 8 | Opera: Two to Six | Friday, 22 March 1968 |
| 9 | Going to Bethlehem | Sunday, 14 April 1968 |
| 10 | Jazz, the Intimate Art | Friday, 26 April 1968 |
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Directors
Sid Smith, Clark Jones, Dave Geisel, Robert Scheerer, Bill Hobin, Kirk Browning, Dick Feldman, Norman Campbell, Bill Colleran, Ed Spiegel, Hal Venho, David Brown, Mike Jackson, Irving Jacoby, Gene Nelson, William A. Graham, Gower Champion, Martyn Green, Grey Lockwood, Richard Dunlap, Jerome Schnur, Nathan Kroll, Walter C. Miller
Writers
Lucille Kallen, Charles Andrews, Robert Herridge, Burt Shevelove, Draper Lewis, Bill Gammie, William Nichols, Marshall Barer, Larry Markes, Gordon Auchincloss, Joseph Liss, Will Glickman, Robert Sherman, Ed Spiegel, Harold C. Schonberg, Ted Mills, Martin Charnin, William Jacobson, David Greggory, Jim Bishop, William Hammerstein, Francis Church, Margaret Lewerth, Draper Smith, Walter Marks, Ed Scott, Arch Oboler, Martyn Green, Bernard Rothman, Robert Noah, Richard Dunlap, W.S. Gilbert, Tom Waldman, Herbert Sargent
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| The Bell Telephone Orchestra | Themselves / Themselves - Orchestra |
| Mel Brandt | Self - Announcer / Self - Commentator / Self - Host |
| Donald Voorhees | Self - Host / Self - Orchestrator / Self - Orchestra Leader / Conductor / Self |
| The Buster Davis Singers | Themselves / Themselves - Singers / Themselves - Performers |
| Edward Villella | Self - Ballet Dancer / Self / Nutcracker / Prince |
| John Raitt | Self - Singer / Self / Self - Host |
| Jacques d'Amboise | Self - Dancer / Self - Ballet Dancer / Self |
| Joan Sutherland | Self - Opera Soprano / Self / Self - Opera Singer |
| Carol Lawrence | Self - Singer / Self - Hostess / Self - singer-dancer |
| Florence Henderson | Self - Singer / Self - Hostess |
| Earl Wrightson | Self |
| Grant Johannsen | Self - Pianist / Self |
| Melissa Hayden | Self - Ballerina / Self |
| Patricia McBride | Self - Ballerina / Self |
| Howard Keel | Self - Singer / Self - Host |
| Nicolai Gedda | Self / Self - Opera Singer / Self - Opera Tenor / Self - Singer / Self - Tenor |
| Maria Tallchief | Self - Ballerina / Self |
| The New York City Ballet | Themselves - Ballet Troupe / Themselves / Themselves. Ballet Troupe |
| Ray Bolger | Self - Host / Dancer / Self - Singer |
| Barbara Cook | Self - Singer / Self / Self - Host |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|
| Barry Wood | Executive Producer |
| Henry Jaffe | Executive Producer |
| Dan Lounsbery | Executive Producer |
| Robert Drew | Executive Producer |
| Ben Wood | Executive Producer |
| Dan Lounsbery | Producer |
| Burt Shevelove | Producer |
| Charles Andrews | Producer |
| Frederick Heider | Producer |
| Sid Smith | Producer |
| Robert Herridge | Producer |
| Herbert Ross | Producer |
| William Hammerstein | Producer |
| Ed Cosgrove | Producer |
| Bill Hobin | Producer |
| Nat Wilkes | Producer |
| Roger Englander | Producer |
| Barry Wood | Producer |
| Mike Jackson | Producer |
| Don Appell | Producer |
| Norman Campbell | Producer |
| Nathan Kroll | Producer |
| Harry Moses | Producer |
| Ed Spiegel | Producer |
| Ted Mills | Producer |
| William Nichols | Producer |
| Gary Smith | Producer |
| Robert Drew | Producer |
| Robert Dwan | Producer |
| Gerald Green | Producer |
| Stanley Prager | Producer |
| Martyn Green | Producer |
| Henry Jaffe | Producer |
| Kirk Browning | Producer |
| Clark Jones | Producer |
Editors
| Year | Type | Category | Won |
|---|
| 1968 | Emmy | Outstanding Musical or Variety Series | Nominated |
| 1968 | Emmy | Outstanding Achievement in Film Editing | Won |
| 1967 | Emmy | Outstanding Musical Program | Nominated |
| 1967 | Emmy | Individual Achievements in Electronic Production - Sound Recording | Nominated |
| 1966 | Emmy | Outstanding Musical Program | Nominated |
| 1966 | Emmy | Individual Achievements in Music - Conducting | Nominated |
| 1966 | Emmy | Individual Achievements in Electronic Production - Lighting | Nominated |
| 1966 | Emmy | Individual Achievements in Electronic Production - Video Control | Nominated |
| 1964 | Emmy | Outstanding Program Achievement in the Field of Music | Won |
| 1964 | Emmy | Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Variety or Music | Nominated |
| 1964 | Emmy | Outstanding Achievement in Electronic Photography | Nominated |
| 1963 | Emmy | Outstanding Program Achievement in the Field of Music | Nominated |
| 1962 | Emmy | Outstanding Program Achievements in the Fields of Variety and Music - Music | Nominated |
| 1961 | Emmy | Outstanding Achievement in Electronic Camerawork | Won |
| 1961 | Golden Globe | Television Achievement | Won |
| 1960 | Emmy | Outstanding Achievement in the Field of Music | Nominated |
