TV: Tonight on “Dr. Kildare”
Oct. 5, 1961 - Tonight on "Dr. Kildare," an elderly Polish man is admitted to the hospital with smallpox. Kildare (Richard Chamberlain)...
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Oct 1, 2021
TV: John Carradine is Guest Star on “Bonanza”
Oct. 1, 1961 - Tonight on “Bonanza,” when their spring-fever antics injure miserly businessman Jedediah Milbank (John Carradine),...
Sep 17, 2021
TV: "Car 54, Where Are You?" Debuts Tonight on NBC
Sept. 17, 1961 - On tonight's "Car 54, Where Are You?" pilot episode, Officers Toody (Joe E. Ross) and Muldoon (Fred Gwynne) are...
Jul 25, 2021
TV Networks Clarify Policy on Taped Segments after NASA Telecast Controversy
July 25, 1961 - NBC-TV made known today its plans to avoid the confusion that led to criticism of the telecast of the astronaut launching...
Jul 8, 2021
TV: Harry Belafonte and Rosemary Clooney on NBC
July 8, 1961 - Harry Belafonte (pictured) and Rosemary Clooney will be the stars when the "Bell Telephone Hour" begins a new season on...
Jul 5, 2021
TV: Season Finale on "Alfred Hitchcock Presents"
July 4, 1961 - On tonight's season finale of "Alfred Hitchcock Presents," a district attorney's ambition for higher office may ...
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