Dick Clark's World of Talent is a talent/variety television show produced by Irving Mansfield and broadcast weekly in the United States on the ABC television network from 10:30-11 p.m. (ET) on Sundays during the 1959-60 season.
History The first show was broadcast September 27, 1959. Dick Clark hosted throughout the run of the series. Permanent judge Jack E. Leonard,"A Comedy Team Is Born: Leonard Claws, Clark Purrs, It's A Draw", (November 22, 1959) Sunday Herald Magazine, p. 199 and two celebrity "guest" judges watched the performances of amateur, semi-professional (and, on occasion, professional) singers, musicians, dancers, and comedians, and offered advice. Some of the guest judges were Johnny Carson,Cox, Stephen "Heeeere's Trivia", (May 17, 1992) Los Angeles Times (TV Times) Betty Hutton, "October 4 (1959): Betty appears as a guest panelist on ABC-TV's 'Dick Clark's World of Talent.'" Zsa Zsa Gabor, ZZGFAN1 Ebay profile Television Credits for Zsa Zsa Gabor Tab Hunter, Edie Adams, Eva Gabor, and Sam Levenson.
Performers Guests on the show included: R&B singer Tommy Edwards (broadcast October 18, 1959"Radio–TV" (October 22, 1959), Jet) Classical pianist Lorin HollanderClark, Dick "Dick Clark Speaks: Don't Sell Long-Hairs Short" (November 1, 1959) Los Angeles Times/This Week, p. K24"Music: Teen-Age Virtuoso" (November 16, 1959) Time (broadcast October 4 or 11 or 18, 1959) Folk music duo Bud and Travis Big–band singer Don Cornell Cocktail singer Alan Dale Vocal quartet the Four Aces Singer/actress Della Reese (broadcast November 15, 1959)Promo ad for show (November 15, 1959) St. Petersburg Sunday Independent, p. 6A
Last show The last show was broadcast December 20, 1959.
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