The first special aired live on NBC Friday, December 26, 1975.[1]Bill Cosby[2] was the show's special guest, along with Gene Kelly (who introduced the special) and musical guest Lori Lieberman. The show ran live without commercials under the sponsorship of Mobil.
The first effect showed a close up on Doug's hands manipulating a nickel, then a jukebox production of Cosby. He introduced a number of novel (for the time) illusions, including a version of Buatier De Kolta's Vanishing Lady illusion (featuring Lieberman) and concluded with an up-tempo version of Houdini's Chinese Water Torture Cell.
The special was the top-rated show for the evening, with a reported 50 million viewers, making it the highest-rated magic special of all time. The show also won the Christopher Award for outstanding achievement. In 1977, the show won an Emmy for Outstanding Achievement in Technical Direction and Electronic Camerawork.
doug, henning, world, magic, series, seven, annual, prime, time, television, specials, starring, magician, doug, henning, that, aired, from, 1975, 1982, also, known, asworld, magicgenreentertainmentcreated, bydoug, henningstarringdoug, henningcountry, originun. Doug Henning s World of Magic is a series of seven annual prime time television specials starring magician Doug Henning that aired from 1975 to 1982 Doug Henning s World of MagicAlso known asWorld of MagicGenreEntertainmentCreated byDoug HenningStarringDoug HenningCountry of originUnited StatesOriginal languageEnglishProductionProducerDavid SusskindProduction companyDoug Henning Magic Inc Original releaseNetworkNBC U S Release26 December 1975 1975 12 26 The first special aired live on NBC Friday December 26 1975 1 Bill Cosby 2 was the show s special guest along with Gene Kelly who introduced the special and musical guest Lori Lieberman The show ran live without commercials under the sponsorship of Mobil The first effect showed a close up on Doug s hands manipulating a nickel then a jukebox production of Cosby He introduced a number of novel for the time illusions including a version of Buatier De Kolta s Vanishing Lady illusion featuring Lieberman and concluded with an up tempo version of Houdini s Chinese Water Torture Cell The special was the top rated show for the evening with a reported 50 million viewers making it the highest rated magic special of all time The show also won the Christopher Award for outstanding achievement In 1977 the show won an Emmy for Outstanding Achievement in Technical Direction and Electronic Camerawork The 1982 special featured Caitlyn Jenner Billy Crystal and Ann Jillian with Cherish Alexander as Doug Henning s co host 3 References edit To Henning Magic is more than just sawing a woman in half on television The Baltimore Sun December 21 1975 Retrieved 25 May 2022 World of Magic to air with no commercial breaks North Hills News Record December 20 1975 Retrieved 25 May 2022 Cherish Alexander Interview Part One doughenningproject com Retrieved 8 August 2023 nbsp This magic related article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte nbsp This article relating to a non fiction television series in the United States is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Doug Henning 27s World of Magic amp oldid 1191492798, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
