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	Kraft Television Theatre - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Kraft Television Theatre was an American TV drama/anthology television program that ran from 1947-1958.
		The show was an example of the Anthology drama, a program format that, unlike an episodic series, created new stories and new characters each week, essentially producing plays for television.
		The series may now be known for giving several actors and directors their start, but in its time it was a "prestige" show for NBC.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Kraft_Television_Theater (174 words)

	Fireside Theatre
		In an era when live television dominated network schedules, the series demonstrated that filmed programming could be successful and from the fall of 1949 to the spring of 1955, it was one of the ten most watched programs in the United States.
		Kraft Television Theatre, Studio One, and Philco Television Playhouse are outstanding examples of the form that dominated network schedules through the early 1950s.
		For television critics working during the early years of the medium, the hour-long anthology dramas, with their adaptations of literary classics, serious dramas, and social relevance, represented the best of television.
	www.museum.tv /archives/etv/F/htmlF/firesidethea/firesidethea.htm (708 words)

	Kraft Television Theatre
		Kraft Television Theatre proved to be one of the most durable and honored programs of the Golden Age, airing on NBC from 1947 to 1958.
		Kraft's advertising personnel were concerned that using a model or a recognized spokesman would detract from the product, so Thompson designed live commercials that used a single-focus technique.
		The original Kraft Television Theatre was never a ratings success, but Kraft apparently never expected it to be, consistently claiming that they measured the show's popularity by the number of recipe requests, not by its Nielsens.
	www.museum.tv /archives/etv/K/htmlK/krafttelevis/krafttelevis.htm (685 words)

	Kraft Foods Inc. - 100 Years: Marketing
		Kraft Television Theatre was also the first commercial network program on television.
		Kraft revolutionized the production of cheese when he discovered that if he heated and continuously stirred cheese, then placed it in a sterile container, when the cheese cooled, it would regain its solid state.
		To differentiate Kraft cheese spreads from the competition in the early 1930s, Kraft sold its spreads in brightly decorated five-ounce glass jars called Swankyswigs that could be reused as drinking glasses.
	www.kraft.com /100/innovations/tv.html (665 words)

	The History of Kraft Foods Inc.
		Kraft Foods Inc. is a company with many different roots and founders, all sharing a commitment to quality, a willingness to take risks and a spirit of innovation.
		Kraft continued to operate as an independent subsidiary of National Dairy Products Corporation for many years, but eventually was absorbed into the operating structure of the parent company, which changed its name to Kraftco Corporation in 1969 and again to Kraft, Inc. in 1976.
		Kraft Foods continues to grow and change to meet changing consumer needs, in part by building on its history -- the legacy of its well-known brands, the character of its founders and the dedication of its employees.
	www.kraftcanada.com /en/about/HistoryofKraft.htm (2094 words)

	The American Experience/Technology/Big Dream Small Screen/TV Milestones
		Television's first drama,The Queen's Messenger, is broadcast from Schenectady, New York station WGY on September 11, 1928.
		The act stipulates that commercial television stations "operate in the public interest, convenience, and necessity." The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is charged with the responsibility of enforcing the act.
		Television provides fame and fortune for the hosts of two variety shows debuting in 1948: Texaco Star Theater with Milton Berle, andToast of the Town, hosted by Ed Sullivan.
	www.pbs.org /wgbh/pages/amex/technology/bigdream/milestones.html (749 words)

	Mary Astor - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		She was then rushed from the theatre and taken to Eldridge's apartment; a replacement, Doris Lloyd, stepped in for the next show.
		Fortunately, the scandal caused no harm to Astor's career, which was actually renewed because of the custody fight and the huge level of publicity generated; Dodsworth was released to rave revues, and the public's acceptance assured the studios that she was still a viable commercial property.
		Suffering from a chronic heart condition, she then moved to a small cottage on the grounds of the Motion Picture and Television Country House, the industry's retirement facility in Woodland Hills, where she had her own private table when she chose to eat in the resident dining room.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Mary_Astor (4001 words)

	1940s: A new horizon (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-01)
		Television" as host of the "Texaco Star Theater," he had been a radio regular since the early 1940s.
		One of television's first family comedies, this series established a warm, gentle tone that found laughs in everyday situations.
		One of television's first wisecracking, crime-solving P.I.s, this New York investigator was portrayed by four different actors -- William Gargan, Lloyd Nolan, Lee Tracy and Mark Stevens -- over the course of the series, which was performed live each week.
	www.hollywoodreporter.com /thr/television/feature_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1000626509 (789 words)

	Kraft Online: Virtual Museum (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-01)
		James Lewis Kraft, born in 1874 on a farm near Ontario, was the second of 11 children brought up with the religious teachings of his Mennonite parents.
		James Kraft was an early user of all communications media and, as early as 1911, was advertising on Chicago elevated trains, using outdoor billboards and mailing circulars to retail grocers.
		While in his seventies, James Kraft helped create one of the first major television programs, the 'Kraft Television Theatre', which was said to have set audience and studio production records.
	www.kraft.com.au /virtualMuseum/FredWalker/index.cfm?Page=jlkraft (974 words)

	Anna Lee - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		When she and her first husband, director Robert Stevenson, moved to Hollywood she became associated with John Ford, appearing in several of his movies, notably How Green Was My Valley and Fort Apache.
		Lee made frequent appearances on television anthology series in the 1940s and 1950s, including Robert Montgomery Presents, The Ford Theatre Hour, Kraft Television Theatre, Armstrong Circle Theatre and Wagon Train.
		She has a daughter, actress Venetia Stevenson, who is married to Don Everly (of the Everly Brothers) and who has two children, Edan Everly and Erin Everly.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Anna_Lee (417 words)

	Kraft Television Theatre St. James Encyclopedia of Pop Culture - Find Articles
		Television drama became an important showcase for young writers such as Rod Serling,; Paddy Chayefsky, Reginald Rose, and Tad Mosel.
		During the 1956-57 season Kraft offered a $50,000 prize for the best original play produced during the year, to be judged by Helen Hayes, Walter Kerr, and Maxwell Anderson.
		When the series ended its long run of live television drama, TV Guide summarized the astounding statistics: During its eleven and a half years, Kraft Theatre had presented 650 plays chosen from 18,845 scripts, starred or featured 3,955 actors and actresses in 6,750 roles, rehearsed 26,000 hours on 5,236 sets.
	www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_g1epc/is_tov/ai_2419100683 (627 words)

	Television: History and Production
		A half hour filmed television show required the actor to be in front of the camera for three or four, 10 to 12 hour days.
		It has been said that Berle was television's first great "salesman." During his tenure the number of TV homes went from a little under 191,000 to over 21,000,000, an increase of approximately 10,994%.
		The Nielsen Ratings (provided by Nielsen Media Research) of television's prime time schedule are published in the Life (or purple) section of the Wednesday (or maybe Thursday) issue of USA Today.
	www.northern.edu /wild/th100/tv.htm (2205 words)

	Television
		Television transmissions were directed to definite stations and these stations answered back on 160-meter 'phone and described the character of the picture received.
		Television may also be used in the so-called high-angle bomb carrying a television camera in front of the" war head" and with the associated equipment in the bomb's tail portion.
		Inspired by amateur television experiments, developed and "followed-through" by amateurs, this type of equipment may well prove to have many useful functions in a peacetime world, in spite of the fact that it was originally conceived to aid our country in battle.
	www.smecc.org /television.htm (5622 words)

	Transformation of the Television
		RCA begins to produce televisions early in the year, and later demonstrate and electronic color television system.
		Television industry creates its first regular programs, like “Howdy Doody,” and “Kraft Television Theatre.” March — FCC declines to authorize CBS color television system.
		NBC is the first commercial television network to use satellite interconnection for its stations.
	www.angelfire.com /mi4/tvgroup/history.html (374 words)

	Elizabeth Montgomery Television - A Lift is Cold
		Introduced briefly in New York in 1940, came to network television in 1947 on NBC.
		Kraft also sponsored another hour-long program under the same title on ABC for one and a half seasons.
		Many stars played their first major television roles on this program including Lee Remick, Anne Bancroft, Patty Duke and many others.
	geocities.com /luckygagin2/EMliftiscold.html (78 words)

	"Kraft Television Theatre" (1947) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-01)
		A Kraft Playhouse hour long presentation in 1953, it starred Dean as Joe Harris, a sociopathic young man who has been unable to make it in NYC with his young wife and whose barely repressed rage has resulted in felony charges - beatings and robberies - that have ended in two prison terms.
		The drama opens as he has just been let out of his last six month prison term and returns to his NYC neighborhood, looking for his wife, who has returned home to their small town and is living with his father.
		This production is typical of early television dramas but it is far better written (Rod Serling) than most and Dean is brilliant in a very complex role.
	www.imdb.com /title/tt0039123 (455 words)

	TV Milestones Trivia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-01)
		Television fans also remember Denver as the star of "Gilligan's Island." Surprisingly, that TV classic fell just short of the 100-episode milestone, ending its run at 98 episodes.
		Bill Cosby's television resume includes 1969's "The Bill Cosby Show," 1972's "The New Bill Cosby Show," 1976's "Cos," 1994's "The Cosby Mysteries," 1996's "Cosby" and, of course, the only one to surpass 100 episodes: "The Cosby Show," which debuted Sept. 20, 1984 on NBC.
		The NBC anthology "Kraft Television Theatre," which began airing May 7, 1947, was the first primetime series to hit 100 episodes.
	www.hollywoodreporter.com /thr/television/feature_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1000622128 (1384 words)

	The Austin Chronicle Screens: Part of Our Day: Local Personalities From the Golden Age of Television
		Television viewers of baby-boomer age and older, no matter from where they hail, probably have some memory of a locally produced television program that fit into their day.
		Jay Hodgson was one of the early pioneers in Austin television.
		Still, there's something to be said for the immediacy of live television with a local flavor, of knowing the host of a locally produced show could shop where you shop, send their kids to the same public schools you send your kids to, and have the same interest in local issues that you do.
	www.austinchronicle.com /issues/dispatch/2001-01-26/screens_feature.html (1759 words)

	50 Years and Counting . The Boston Phoenix . 12-01-97
		The television series began roughly 50 years ago, with the first regular drama program (Kraft Television Theatre), the first sit-com (Mary Kay and Johnny), and the first national news program (Meet the Press, still running today).
		As for the future, television fans should rejoice that the medium's hold on viewers has weakened in recent years, thanks to competition from videos, the Internet, and maybe the lower crime rate (though TV does its best to frighten people from going out).
		Kovacs's jokes were uniquely suited to television (out-of-control cameras and other "technical difficulties" might disrupt a skit), and many relied on repetitive elements.
	www.filmvault.com /filmvault/boston/t/tv1.html (6436 words)

	Rod Serling
		Serling felt that it is the job of a writer to "menace the public consciousness," and he considered television and radio to be the most effective venue for social criticism.
		He began writing radio and television scripts, selling several of them while he was still an undergraduate.
		Rod Serling, who once said, "It is difficult to produce a television documentary that is both incisive and probing when every twelve minutes one is interrupted by twelve dancing rabbits singing about toilet paper," died of a heart attack in 1975.
	amsaw.org /amsaw-ithappenedinhistory-122504-serling.html (1075 words)

	Kraft Television Theatre TV Show - Kraft Television Theatre Television Show - TV.com
		For a short time in 1958, the series abandoned its anthology format and ran with recurring characters and situations.
		This program was a prestigious showcase for its sponsor, Kraft, winning many awards and becoming a Wednesday night institution.
		Tell the world what you think of Kraft Television Theatre, write a review for this show.
	www.tv.com /kraft-television-theatre/show/4516/summary.html&full_summary=1 (330 words)

	What A Character! (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-01)
		Hartman’s father died just three months before his birth, and his mother, a travelling nurse, was unable to raise the three children and sent them to live at a local orphanage.
		At the age of twelve, Hartman and his siblings returned to their mother, and it was shortly thereafter that he began acting in children’s theatre at the Cleveland Playhouse.
		His television career began in the live television era with shows such as Naked City, Studio One, and Kraft Television Theatre.
	www.what-a-character.com /cgi-bin/display.cgi?id=982803539 (290 words)

	Biography for Martin Landau (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-01)
		He acted during the mid-1950s in the television anthologies "Playhouse 90" (1956), "Studio One" (1948), "The Philco Television Playhouse" (1948), "Kraft Television Theatre" (1947), "Goodyear Television Playhouse" (1951) and "Omnibus" (1952).
		Eventually, he quit the series in 1969 after a salary dispute when the new star, Peter Graves, was given a contract that paid him more than Landau, whose own contract stated he would have parity with any other actor on the show who made more than he did.
		The producers refused to budge and he and Bain, who had become the first actress in the history of television to be awarded three consecutive Emmy Awards (1967-69) while on the show, left the series, ostensibly to pursue careers in the movies.
	us.imdb.com /name/nm0001445/bio (1455 words)

	Noted Director Sidney Lument Returns To His Television Roots
		Noted film and television director Sidney Lument has returned to television in a big way with 100 CENTRE STREET.
		Lument, 75, cut his teeth directing such groundbreaking shows from the early days of television as PLAYHOUSE 90, KRAFT TELEVISION THEATRE and STUDIO ONE.
		Lument knows the series would have had trouble on broadcast television and told McConville, "It was not a language thing as much as a kind of maturity in the subject matter.
	www.suite101.com /article.cfm/television/58057 (473 words)

	Insidious Infiltration:A Brief History of Television Advertising
		In the beginning, over 25,000 people became entranced by the television at a demonstration at a Gimbel's store in 1945.
		With the increase in television viewing, many sponsors left their radio spots for television.
		The Action for Children's Television petitioned the FCC to eliminate all commercials from kids' television programs.
	www.suite101.com /article.cfm/american_kitsch/35940 (366 words)

	Early Television Facts quiz -- free game (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-01)
		The Joe Lewis--Billy Conn heavyweight fight was televised in what month and year?
		The premiere of the Kraft Television Theatre was in what year ?
		In what year did the FCC give permission for fl and white television to proceed on a commercial basis?
	www.funtrivia.com /playquiz.cfm?qid=455 (172 words)

	Great Plains Theatre Conference - Emily Mann (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-01)
		Emily Mann is in her sixteenth season as Artistic Director of McCarter Theatre.
		Mann also wrote the teleplay for Having Our Say which aired as a Kraft Premiere Movie on CBS TV April 18, 1999 and received a Peabody Award, a Christopher Award and a nomination for outstanding achievement in television and radio by the Writers Guild of America.
		Mann made her Broadway debut as a playwright and director with Execution of Justice, for which she received a Bay Area Theatre Critics Award, a Playwriting Award from the Women´s Committee of the Dramatists Guild, a Burns Mantle Yearbook Best Play Citation, and a Drama Desk nomination.
	www.mccneb.edu /theatreconference/biographies/emiliy_mann.asp (321 words)

	Playbill News: Fielder Cook, Who Brought Theatre to Television, Dead at 80
		Fielder Cook, the respected television director who brought many of the stage's works and stars to the small screen, died June 20 in Charlotte, NC, the New York Times reported.
		Cook was one of the most skilled directors to work in New York television during its infancy, when the industry drew frequently on the work of Broadway playwrights and the actors that appeared in the theatre.
		He worked on "Kraft Television Theatre," "Lux Video Theatre" and "Playhouse 90." These programs typically created, rehearsed and presented a drama live, all within the space of seven days, week after week.
	www.playbill.com /news/article/80428.html (433 words)

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