Dick Clark's World of Talent

Dick Clark's World of Talent is a talent/variety television show produced by Irving Mansfield and broadcast weekly in the United States on the ABC television network from 10:30-11 p.m. (ET) on Sundays during the 1959-60 season.

Dick Clark's World of Talent
Jack E. Leonard on the show
Created by	Irving Mansfield
Presented by	Dick Clark
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	13
Production
Production locations	ABC's TV-2 Studio 26 West 6th Street, New York City
Running time	30 minutes
Original release
Network	ABC
Release	September 27 (1959-09-27) – December 20, 1959 (1959-12-20)

History

The first show was broadcast September 27, 1959. Dick Clark hosted throughout the run of the series.^[1] Permanent judge Jack E. Leonard,^[2] and two celebrity "guest" judges watched the performances of amateur, semi-professional (and, on occasion, professional) singers, musicians, dancers, and comedians, and offered advice.^[1] Some of the guest judges were Johnny Carson,^[3] Betty Hutton,^[4] Zsa Zsa Gabor,^[5] Tab Hunter,^[6] Edie Adams,^[6] Eva Gabor,^[2] and Sam Levenson.^[2]

Performers

Guests on the show included:

• R&B singer Tommy Edwards (broadcast October 18, 1959^[7])
• Classical pianist Lorin Hollander^[1][8][9] (broadcast October 4 or 11 or 18, 1959^[8])
• Folk music duo Bud and Travis^[1]
• Big–band singer Don Cornell^[1]
• Cocktail singer Alan Dale^[1]
• Vocal quartet the Four Aces^[1]
• Singer/actress Della Reese (broadcast November 15, 1959)^[6]

Last show

The last show was broadcast December 20, 1959.^[1]