1953 Christmas Seal Campaign, Celebrity Spots

The NYPR Archive Collections | Jan 1, 2000

The exact date of this episode is unknown. We've filled in the date above with a placeholder. What we actually have on record is: 1953-12-uu.

Public service announcements from celebrities urging the public to buy Christmas Seals to fund the National Tuberculosis Association.

Side 1:
Stan Kenton
Rosemary Clooney
Guy Mitchell
Don Wilson
Alice Faye and Phil Harris
Rod O'Connor
Bob Hope
Alice Faye
Phil Harris
Margaret Whiting
Joni James
Burl Ives
Dinah Shore

Side 2:
Tony Curtis
Edward G. Robinson
Broderick Crawford
Dan Dailey
Walter Pidgeon
Pat O'Brien
Richard Widmark
Edward Arnold
Eleanor Parker
William Holden
Jeanette MacDonald
Ken Carpenter


Audio courtesy of the NYC Municipal Archives WNYC Collection


WNYC archives id: 150740
Municipal archives id: LT4733

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