Dinner Date (American TV series)
| Dinner Date | |
|---|---|
| Starring | Vincent Lopez (conductor) Lee Russell Ann Warren |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original release | |
| Network | DuMont |
| Release | January 28 – July 29, 1950 |
Dinner Date was a musical variety show broadcast on the DuMont Television Network from Saturday, January 28, 1950 to Saturday, July 29, 1950.
The show, hosted by bandleader Vincent Lopez, was broadcast from the Grill Room at the Hotel Taft in New York City, where Lopez and his orchestra performed from 1942 to 1962. Besides Lopez's longtime vocalists Lee Russell and Ann Warren, the show featured guest stars such as Cab Calloway, Arthur Tracy, and Woody Herman.[1]
See also
- List of programs broadcast by the DuMont Television Network
- List of surviving DuMont Television Network broadcasts
- The Vincent Lopez Show (1949-1957) TV series also hosted by Lopez
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