Stars on Parade (TV series)

Stars on Parade is a variety show on the now-defunct DuMont Television Network.

Broadcast history

Stars on Parade was aired Wednesdays at 10pm EST from November 4, 1953 to June 30, 1954. The host for the first two episodes was Don Russell, who was the host of DuMont's series Guide Right and the announcer for DuMont's The Morey Amsterdam Show. The host for the remainder of the series was musician and bandleader Bobby Sherwood (1914-1981).^[1]

Episode status

Only one episode is known to exist, which features singer Sarah Vaughan performing "My Funny Valentine" and "Linger Awhile".

See also

• List of programs broadcast by the DuMont Television Network
• List of surviving DuMont Television Network broadcasts
• 1953-54 United States network television schedule

References

Bibliography

• David Weinstein, The Forgotten Network: DuMont and the Birth of American Television (Philadelphia: Temple University Press, 2004) ISBN 1-59213-245-6
• Alex McNeil, Total Television, Fourth edition (New York: Penguin Books, 1980) ISBN 0-14-024916-8
• Tim Brooks and Earle Marsh, The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network TV Shows, Third edition (New York: Ballantine Books, 1964) ISBN 0-345-31864-1

External links

• Stars on Parade at IMDB
• DuMont historical website