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Arthur Godfrey

Arthur Godfrey

Arthur Morton Godfrey (August 31, 1903 – March 16, 1983) was an American radio and television broadcaster and entertainer who was sometimes introduced by his nickname, "The Old Redhead". No television personality of the 1950s enjoyed more clout or fame than Godfrey until an on-camera incident undermined his folksy image and triggered a gradual decline; the then-ubiquitous Godfrey helmed two CBS-TV weekly series and a daily 90-minute television mid-morning show through most of the decade but by the early 1960s found himself reduced to hosting an occasional TV special. Arguably the most prominent of the medium's early master commercial pitchmen, he was strongly identified with many of his many sponsors, especially Chesterfield cigarettes and Lipton Tea. After many years for Chesterfield (during which Godfrey came up with the idea and slogan "Buy 'em by the carton"), he severed the relationship during one of his television programs, when his doctors convinced him that his lung cancer was due to smoking. Subsequently, he became a prominent spokesman for anti-smoking education. Description above from the Wikipedia article Arthur Godfrey, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Personal information

Birthday

1903-08-31

Birth Place

New York City, New York, USA

Movies and TV shows :

4 for Texas

4 for Texas

1963

5.1

Movie
Angels' Brigade

Angels' Brigade

1979

2.8

Movie
poster

Arthur Godfrey and His Friends

1949

6.0

TV
poster

Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre

1963

5.5

TV
poster

Candid Camera

1960

4.0

TV
Catalina Island

Catalina Island

1966

0.0

Movie
Citizens Band

Citizens Band

1977

5.0

Movie
poster

Donny & Marie

1976

6.5

TV
poster

Ellery Queen

1975

7.4

TV
Fifty Years Before Your Eyes

Fifty Years Before Your Eyes

1950

0.0

Movie
Flatbed Annie & Sweetie Pie: Lady Truckers

Flatbed Annie & Sweetie Pie: Lady Truckers

1979

5.0

Movie
poster

Flying High

1978

4.5

TV
Flying with Arthur Godfrey

Flying with Arthur Godfrey

1953

0.0

Movie
poster

Jackie Gleason and His American Scene Magazine

1962

5.0

TV
MacArthur

MacArthur

1977

6.2

Movie
Muppets Magic From 'The Ed Sullivan Show!'

Muppets Magic From 'The Ed Sullivan Show!'

2003

7.0

Movie
Rickles

Rickles

1975

0.0

Movie
poster

Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In

1967

6.4

TV
poster

The Dick Cavett Show

1968

6.7

TV
poster

The Ed Sullivan Show

1948

6.6

TV
poster

The Emmy Awards

1949

7.5

TV
The Glass Bottom Boat

The Glass Bottom Boat

1966

6.2

Movie
The Great Bank Hoax

The Great Bank Hoax

1978

4.2

Movie
The Ham's Wide World

The Ham's Wide World

1966

8.0

Movie
poster

The Hollywood Palace

1964

4.5

TV
poster

The Love Boat

1977

6.3

TV
poster

The Lucy Show

1962

7.1

TV
poster

The Mike Douglas Show

1961

5.1

TV
The Movie Orgy

The Movie Orgy

1968

6.2

Movie
poster

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

1962

7.4

TV
The World of Amateur Radio

The World of Amateur Radio

2011

10.0

Movie
poster

What's My Line?

1950

6.7

TV
Where Angels Go, Trouble Follows

Where Angels Go, Trouble Follows

1968

6.2

Movie
poster

Your All American College Show

1968

0.0

TV