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==Overview==
==Overview==
Guest celebrities, such as Merv Griffin (1925-2007), or Dave Garroway (1913-1982) <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0048905/|title=''This Is Show Business'' (1956)|publisher=Internet Movie Data Base|accessdate=August 28, 2020}}</ref> dropped by to visit the panel of intellectuals and humorists, including Sam Levenson (1911-1980), Abe Burrows (1910-1985), and [[playwright]] George S. Kaufman (1889-1961). In September 1951, ''This Is Show Business'' entered television history as the first CBS program to have been televised live from the [[Atlantic Ocean|Atlantic]] to the [[Pacific Ocean|Pacific]] coasts. Kaufman, who was [[Jewish]], was suspended because of viewer complaints after the December 21, 1952, [[Christmas]] broadcast in which he said, "Let's make this one program on which no one sings "[[Silent Night]]"!"<ref name=mcneil/>
Guest celebrities, such as Merv Griffin (1925-2007), or Dave Garroway (1913-1982) <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0048905/|title=''This Is Show Business'' (1956)|publisher=Internet Movie Data Base|accessdate=August 28, 2020}}</ref> dropped by to visit the panel of intellectuals and humorists, including Sam Levenson (1911-1980), Abe Burrows (1910-1985), and [[playwright]] George S. Kaufman (1889-1961). In September 1951, ''This Is Show Business'' entered television history as the first CBS program to have been televised live from the [[Atlantic Ocean|Atlantic]] to the [[Pacific Ocean|Pacific]] coasts. Kaufman, who was [[Jewish]], was suspended because of viewer complaints after the December 21, 1952, [[Christmas]] broadcast in which he said, "Let's make this one program on which no one sings 'Silent Night'!"<ref name=mcneil/>
On September 29, 1953, Jackie Gleason (1916-1987), Phil Foster, and John Raitt (1917-2005) were ''This Is Show Business'' guest stars.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0898056/|title=''This Is Show Business'' (September 29, 1953)|publisher=IMDB|accessdate=August 28, 2020}}</ref>
On September 29, 1953, Jackie Gleason (1916-1987), Phil Foster, and John Raitt (1917-2005) were ''This Is Show Business'' guest stars.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0898056/|title=''This Is Show Business'' (September 29, 1953)|publisher=IMDB|accessdate=August 28, 2020}}</ref>