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This Is Your Life was an American reality documentary series broadcast on NBC radio from 1948 to 1952, and on NBC television from 1952 to 1961. It was originally hosted by its creator and producer Ralph Edwards. In the program, the host would surprise guests and then take them through a retrospective of their lives in front of an audience, including appearances by colleagues, friends, and family. Edwards revived the show in 1971–1972, and Joseph Campanella hosted a version in 1983. Edwards returned for some specials in the late 1980s, before his death in 2005.
Original Release
10/01/1952 on NBC
US Release
10/01/1952
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Ralph Edwards | Self - Host / Host |
| Bob Warren | Announcer / Self - Announcer / Self (announcer) / Self -- Announcer |
| Eddie Cantor | Self / Self - Honoree |
| Bob Hope | Self |
| Jack Benny | Self |
| Milton Berle | Self / Self - Guest |
| Charles Ruggles | Self |
| Penny Singleton | Self |
| Johnny Grant | Self |
| Axel Gruenberg | Self |
| # | Title | Air Date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Maria Spirtos | Sunday, 25 September 1960 |
| 2 | Hans Mauch | Sunday, 02 October 1960 |
| 3 | Dr. Richard Ricklefs | Sunday, 09 October 1960 |
| 4 | Episode #9.4 | Sunday, 16 October 1960 |
| 5 | Joe Louis | Sunday, 23 October 1960 |
| 6 | Cliff Arquette | Sunday, 30 October 1960 |
| 7 | Reverend Clinton H. Goodwin | Sunday, 06 November 1960 |
| 8 | William Butler | Sunday, 13 November 1960 |
| 9 | Archbishop Bernard J. Sheil | Sunday, 20 November 1960 |
| 10 | Robert Stack | Sunday, 27 November 1960 |
| 11 | Johnny Grant | Sunday, 11 December 1960 |
| 12 | Jayne Mansfield | Sunday, 18 December 1960 |
| 13 | Frank L. Bogart | Sunday, 25 December 1960 |
| 14 | Norman Alley | Sunday, 01 January 1961 |
| 15 | William Frawley | Sunday, 08 January 1961 |
| 16 | Connie Francis | Monday, 09 January 1961 |
| 17 | Robert Horton | Sunday, 22 January 1961 |
| 18 | Benny Hochman | Sunday, 29 January 1961 |
| 19 | Ole Olsen | Sunday, 05 February 1961 |
| 20 | Peter Palmer | Sunday, 12 February 1961 |
| 21 | Richard Arlen | Sunday, 19 February 1961 |
| 22 | Lenore Conn | Sunday, 26 February 1961 |
| 23 | Dr. Edmond Souchon | Sunday, 05 March 1961 |
| 24 | Judge Burch Donahue | Sunday, 12 March 1961 |
| 25 | Sara Veffer | Sunday, 19 March 1961 |
| 26 | Debbie Reynolds | Sunday, 26 March 1961 |
| 27 | Harry Ruby | Sunday, 02 April 1961 |
| 28 | Dr. Bob Pierce | Sunday, 09 April 1961 |
| 29 | Hermione Gingold | Sunday, 23 April 1961 |
| 30 | Dale Robertson | Sunday, 30 April 1961 |
| 31 | Father James G. Jones | Sunday, 07 May 1961 |
| 32 | Lillian Kinkela Keil | Sunday, 14 May 1961 |
| 33 | Carey Orr | Sunday, 21 May 1961 |
| 34 | Rafer Johnson | Sunday, 28 May 1961 |
| 35 | Joseph A. Walker | Sunday, 04 June 1961 |
| 36 | Dave Chasen | Sunday, 11 June 1961 |
| 37 | Jackson Wheeler Jr | Sunday, 18 June 1961 |
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Directors
Axel Gruenberg, Richard Gottlieb
Writers
Richard Gottlieb, Will H. Hays Jr.
Creators
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Ralph Edwards | Self - Host / Host |
| Bob Warren | Announcer / Self - Announcer / Self (announcer) / Self -- Announcer |
| Eddie Cantor | Self / Self - Honoree |
| Bob Hope | Self |
| Jack Benny | Self |
| Milton Berle | Self / Self - Guest |
| Charles Ruggles | Self |
| Penny Singleton | Self |
| Johnny Grant | Self |
| Axel Gruenberg | Self |
| Lillian Roth | Self |
| Ronald Reagan | Self / Self - Host / Self - Guest Host |
| Fifi D'Orsay | Self / Self - Honoree |
| William A. Wellman | Self / Self - Guest of Honor |
| Tennessee Ernie Ford | Self / Self - Guest of Honor |
| Spike Jones | Self |
| George Jessel | Self |
| Fred MacMurray | Self |
| Harold Lloyd | Self |
| Richard Arlen | Self |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|
| Ralph Edwards | Executive Producer |
| Axel Gruenberg | Producer |
| Ralph Edwards | Producer |
| Al Paschall | Producer |
| Year | Type | Category | Won |
|---|
| 1959 | Emmy | Best Panel, Quiz or Audience Participation Series | Nominated |
| 1957 | Golden Globe | Television Achievement | Won |
| 1955 | Emmy | Best Audience, Guest Participation or Panel Program | Won |
| 1954 | Emmy | Best Audience Participation, Quiz or Panel Program | Won |
| 1953 | Emmy | Best Audience Participation, Quiz or Panel Program | Nominated |
