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Sinatra is a fascinating paradox. After his vocal chords hemorrhaged in 1950, Sinatra the artist emerged and the paradox begins. Paradox because Sinatra’s voice was never the same–it has lost its beauty and sweetness; but, at the same time, he also became a much better singer.
The Frank Sinatra Show premiered on CBS 76 years ago today.
It was not a ratings success and arrived as Sinatra’s career was already sliding from the heights of the bobby-soxer years.
Bulova Watches sponsored it but pulled out after 13 weeks. Other sponsors came and went.
The competition didn’t help. In its first season, Sinatra was up against Sid Caesar’s Your Show of Shows on Saturday nights. CBS moved him to Tuesdays for the second season, where he faced Milton Berle’s Texaco Star Theater, then the No. 1 show on television.
Then came an unlikely competitor. Bishop Fulton Sheen’s Life Is Worth Living premiered on DuMont in 1952 and became a surprise hit, with Sheen standing in front of a blackboard and talking about faith and morality.
The publicity around Sinatra’s affair with Ava Gardner did not help.
The Frank Sinatra Show was canceled in 1952. That same year Columbia Records dropped him and his longtime agency let him go. He was 36.
This was the bottom. It was not the end.
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One of Alfred Hitchcock’s finest, NORTH BY NORTHWEST features magnificent interplay between Eva Marie Saint and Cary Grant.
Much of their chemistry, Saint said, “Hitch said to do three things: lower your voice, don’t use your hands, and look into Cary’s eyes at all times.”
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1/2 - Today’s Oscar-qualified short is Joe Hsieh’s 'Praying Mantis,' a hand-drawn horror film about a mutant mother who seduces and devours men in a desperate attempt to save her child.
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The new episode of @NoTimeButNowPod has gone live. Don't know where to view it? Head over to NoTimeButNow.com to find out where to watch and subscribe for 🆓!
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The Big B Animation retweeted
Animation was so good 92 years ago they didn’t even need color. Popeye first appeared on screen in 1933, produced by Fleischer Studios for Paramount Pictures. The Fleischers were Walt Disney’s biggest competition in the 1930s.
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The Big B Animation retweeted
This is what San Francisco looked like in 1940
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The BBC has unveiled the first look at 'Doctor Who: TARDIS Crew,' a new 52-episode animated preschool series produced by Blue Zoo Animation Studio.
cartoonbrew.com/series/docto…
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The Big B Animation retweeted
Frederic Edwin Church - "Morning in the Tropics" (1872)
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Manchester Animation Festival has selected seven projects for the inaugural Animation Featured lab, a BFI-backed initiative designed to strengthen the UK’s animated feature pipeline.
Here’s a look at the seven films: cartoonbrew.com/festivals/ma…
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