May 15, 1947 (1947-05-15) – June 23, 1949 (1949-06-23)
Little is known about the series. Each 30-minute episode featured the real birthday of a child. The series was sponsored by the Jay Day Dress Company of New York.[2]
The program was first broadcast locally over DuMont's WABD in New York City. By early 1948, King Cole's Birthday Party was aired nationally on DuMont's chain of stations. Among the people to have hosted the program include Bill Slater and Ted Brown.[3]
^ abcFischer, Stuart (2014). Kids' TV: The First Twenty-Five Years. Open Road Media. ISBN9781497633902. Retrieved 13 September 2017.
^Bergmann, Ted and Ira Skutch (2002). The DuMont Television Network: What Happened? p. 23. Scarecrow Press, Lanham, Maryland. ISBN0-8108-4270-X
^Brooks, Tim and Earle Marsh (1985). The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network TV Shows 1946 to Present p. 98. Ballantine: New York. ISBN0-345-31864-1.
^Woolery, George W. (1985). Children's Television: The First Thirty-Five Years, 1946-1981, Part II: Live, Film, and Tape Series. The Scarecrow Press. pp. 265–266. ISBN0-8108-1651-2.
king, cole, birthday, party, also, known, birthday, party, early, american, children, television, series, which, aired, dumont, television, network, program, broadcast, from, 1947, june, 1949, also, known, asbirthday, partygenrechildren, spresented, bybill, sl. King Cole s Birthday Party also known as Birthday Party 1 was an early American children s television series which aired on the DuMont Television Network The program was broadcast from May 15 1947 to June 23 1949 1 King Cole s Birthday PartyAlso known asBirthday PartyGenreChildren sPresented byBill Slater 1947 Ted Brown 1949 Country of originUnited StatesOriginal languageEnglishProductionRunning time22 25 minutesOriginal releaseNetworkDuMontReleaseMay 15 1947 1947 05 15 June 23 1949 1949 06 23 Little is known about the series Each 30 minute episode featured the real birthday of a child The series was sponsored by the Jay Day Dress Company of New York 2 The program was first broadcast locally over DuMont s WABD in New York City By early 1948 King Cole s Birthday Party was aired nationally on DuMont s chain of stations Among the people to have hosted the program include Bill Slater and Ted Brown 3 George Schreck produced the show 1 The concept was revived from 1963 1966 as Birthday House which aired locally on WNBC in New York 4 Contents 1 Episode status 2 See also 3 References 4 Bibliography 5 External linksEpisode status editAs with most DuMont programs no episodes are known to survive See also editList of programs broadcast by the DuMont Television Network List of surviving DuMont Television Network broadcastsReferences edit a b c Fischer Stuart 2014 Kids TV The First Twenty Five Years Open Road Media ISBN 9781497633902 Retrieved 13 September 2017 Bergmann Ted and Ira Skutch 2002 The DuMont Television Network What Happened p 23 Scarecrow Press Lanham Maryland ISBN 0 8108 4270 X Brooks Tim and Earle Marsh 1985 The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network TV Shows 1946 to Present p 98 Ballantine New York ISBN 0 345 31864 1 Woolery George W 1985 Children s Television The First Thirty Five Years 1946 1981 Part II Live Film and Tape Series The Scarecrow Press pp 265 266 ISBN 0 8108 1651 2 Bibliography editDavid 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 1External links editKing Cole s Birthday Party at IMDb DuMont historical website nbsp This article about a children s television series produced 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 King Cole 27s Birthday Party amp oldid 1174148694, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
