Ed would hobnob with the rich and famous, was friends with U. Presidents and would even receive audiences with various Popes. It was rough going in the beginning with sponsors threatening to pull their advertising dollars unless CBS replaced Ed.
Ed was a fighter and battled hard to book the best talent he could and William Paley, the head of CBS stood behind him. Ed loved to stand in the spotlight on center stage. The show would air continuously on CBS Sunday nights at 8pm for an amazing 23 years.
Ed fought his numerous critics and eventually his weekly show took hold and became a major ratings success, prompting the network to announce Ed Sullivan as the host at the beginning of each show.
Among the individuals or groups who made their first television appearances on the show, or who were relatively unknown until they appeared, include Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis, Dick Van Dyke, Hank Williams, Jr. In short, Ed had become the arbiter of taste for America!
One of the most important contributions Ed Sullivan will be remembered for is how he bucked the system and embraced African-American performers giving them their first television breaks.
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Show all Hide all Show by Hide Show Producer 2 credits. One of the songs in the rave Broadway musical "Bye Bye Birdie" was a choral, evangelical song sung by the McAfee family, who have just found out they are going to appear on Ed's show. On June 12, , the cast of "Bye Bye Birdie," fronted by patriarch Paul Lynde, appeared on Sullivan's 12th anniversary program to perform the complete song, with dialog, that led up to "Hymn for a Sunday Evening" and Paul's declaration, "Ed, I love you!
Although Elvis Presley made his debut on Sullivan's show on September 9, , Sullivan was not actually the host that evening. Less than a week earlier, Sullivan was involved in a near-fatal auto accident that knocked out all his teeth and broke his ribs. During a Nov. Bo had performed "Sixteen Tons" during rehearsal for the show. Ed said he was "double-crossed". Bo would later explain that he read both "Bo Diddley" and "Sixteen Tons" on the cue card and thought he was expected to sing two songs.
Though considered a legendary performer, Diddley never returned to the show, and that may have cost him spots on other TV and film venues. The beloved Impresario of TV variety from to , Ed Sullivan originally made his name as a newspaper sportswriter, radio broadcaster and theater columnist for the New York Daily News.
His column focused primarily on Broadway shows and juicy items about its stars. On the new medium of TV, however, he became a pioneer master of ceremonies and entertainment showman. The show, which balanced amazing novelty acts with singing and comedy talents, both legendary and up-and-coming, was broadcast from CBS Studio 50 on Broadway in New York City.
His subsequent screenplay and story involvements included the screwy comedy There Goes My Heart and the Universal musical Ma! He's Making Eyes at Me
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