Light's Diamond Jubilee
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Light's Diamond Jubilee (1954) is a two-hour TV special that aired on October 24, 1954, on all four U.S. television networks of the time, DuMont, CBS, NBC, and ABC. The special won a Primetime Emmy Award for Victor Young for Best Music for a Variety or Dramatic series.
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Presented by | George Gobel |
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Music by | Victor Young |
Country of origin | United States |
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Producer | David O. Selznick |
Running time | 120 minutes |
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Release | October 24, 1954 (1954-10-24) |
The special was produced by David O. Selznick, had seven directors, and featured major stars of the day. The special was sponsored by General Electric in honor of the 75th anniversary of the invention of the incandescent light bulb by Thomas Edison. In 1929, a previous celebration of "light's golden jubilee" was produced by General Electric and created by PR pioneer Edward Bernays.
Robert Benchley's appearance was a segment from his MGM short film How to Raise a Baby (1938).