American Portraits
| Catalogue Number | 88870 |
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| Program Number | |
| Date | July 10, 1951 |
| Title | "The Incomparable Doctor" |
| Description | The first show of a series of eight programs; a summer replacement for "The Cavalcade Of America." The series aims to show great men through their common humanity. A program about Benjamin Franklin. Part of the music heard on the show was adapted by a string quartet written by Franklin. The script was previously used on "The Cavalcade Of America" on January 30, 1950 (see cat. #45595). |
| Artists | Martin Blain, Brook Byron, Ivan Cury, Gavin Gordon, Vinton Hayworth, Alan Hewitt, David Pfeffer, Ethel Wilson, Milton Katims (conductor), Alan Shulman (composer), Ben Grauer (announcer), Dee Englebach (producer, director), George Faulkner (writer), Dennis King |
| Source | NBC net |
| Sponsor | Sustaining |
| Quality | Excellent |
| Complete | Complete |
| Duration | 29:57 |