8th Anniversary: Harry Belafonte; Shelley Winters; Gregory Peck; Phil Silvers

June 24, 1956
60 min
Season 9 - Episode 40: 8th Anniversary: Harry Belafonte; Shelley Winters; Gregory Peck; Phil Silvers

Season 9 - Episode 40: 8th Anniversary: Harry Belafonte; Shelley Winters; Gregory Peck; Phil Silvers

The Ed Sullivan Show - Backdrop

Overview

Guests (8th Anniversary show): --Ethel Merman, Shelley Winters, Ruth Gordon, Sam Levy - sing ""Sullivan for Me"" --Teresa Brewer (singer) - medley including ""Put Another Nickel in In the Nickelodeon,"" ""My Guiding Light,"" ""Richochet Romance"" & ""Sweet Old Fashioned Girl"" --Ronald Reagan, Natalie Wood, Robert Walker, Walt Disney, Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz - sing ""Happy Anniversary"" in a tribute to Sullivan. --Kate Smith - medley: ""Live til I Die,"" ""I Hear a Rapsody"" and ""World on a String."" --Jack Paar (stand-up comedy routine) - mail order skit --Phil Silvers with Sgt. Bilko cast - sings a tribute to Ed. --Harry Belafonte - ""Jamaica Farewell,"" ""Hold ‘Em Joe"" & ""Lemme Go, Melda Marcy"" (Note: another source listed the songs as ""Take My Mother Home"" and ""Jamaica Farewell"") --Gregory Peck - previews next week's show --Louis Armstrong - surprises Ed and sings ""Happy Birthday"" --UCLA sports all-stars --The Klausen Bears (Klauson's Bears) - animal act, bear rides b

Episode Information

TV Show

The Ed Sullivan Show

Season

Season 9

Episode Number

40

Air Date

June 24, 1956

Runtime

60 minutes

Guest Stars

Walt Disney

Walt Disney

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Shelley Winters

Shelley Winters

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Harry Belafonte

Harry Belafonte

Self

Bud Abbott

Bud Abbott

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Maurice Brenner

Self

Eddie Cantor

Eddie Cantor

Self