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Television: The First Fifty Years

1999· 2h 0m

Documentary

Directed by Kent Hagen

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Overview

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.

Cast

Walter Cronkite

Walter Cronkite

Self

Carol Burnett

Carol Burnett

Self (archive footage)

Jay Leno

Jay Leno

Self

Phyllis McGuire

Phyllis McGuire

Self

Doc Severinsen

Doc Severinsen

Self

Dick Van Patten

Dick Van Patten

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