Eloise Salutes the Stars

Eloise Salutes the Stars
Genre Talk show
Presented by Lester Lewis
Starring Eloise McElhone
Country of origin United States
Original language(s) English
No. of seasons 1
No. of episodes 26
Production
Camera setup Multi-camera
Running time 15 minutes
Production company(s) Lester Lewis Productions
Release
Original network DuMont/WABD
Picture format Black-and-white
Audio format Monaural
Original release October 1950 – April 1951

Eloise Salutes the Stars is a talk show hosted by Eloise McElhone (1921-1974) which aired on an 8-station network including the DuMont flagship station WABD. The series started on WABD in November 1949. The series aired Tuesdays at 7:30pm ET in 1950 and early 1951. Other stations in the network such as WXEL-TV in Cleveland showed the series on Thursdays at 7:30pm ET, and other stations, such as WPIX-TV chose to air the show at 5:15pm ET.[1][2][3]

The show was sponsored by Doeskin Tissues, and produced by Lester Lewis (1913-1988). [4] After the original 13 episodes were produced, the show was renewed for another 13 episodes in January 1951.[5]

McElhone was also host of the DuMont series Quick on the Draw, a panelist on the ABC game show Think Fast, and a panelist on the NBC/ABC series Leave It to the Girls.

Episode status

Two episodes are held in the J. Fred MacDonald collection at the Library of Congress.

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

References

  1. ↑ Milwaukee Sentinel (June 24, 1951)
  2. ↑ Billboard (January 20, 1950)
  3. ↑ Paley Center for Media entry for "Opening Night for Dynamic Television and Appliance Store at 65th Street and Broadway" mentioning McElhone as host of Eloise Salutes the Stars
  4. ↑ New York Times obituary (September 8, 1988)
  5. ↑ Billboard (January 13, 1951)

See also

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