Wisdom of the Ages
| Wisdom of the Ages | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Panel show |
| Presented by | Jack Barry |
| Country of origin |  United States |
| Original language | English |
| Production | |
| Running time | 23-25 minutes |
| Original release | |
| Network | DuMont |
| Release | December 16, 1952 – June 30, 1953 |
Wisdom of the Ages is a panel show aired on the DuMont Television Network from December 16, 1952, to June 30, 1953. The show combined the ideas of Juvenile Jury and Life Begins at Eighty, with a combined panel of youth and the elderly. Wisdom of the Ages aired Tuesdays at 9:30pm ET, and replaced Quick on the Draw which ended December 9, 1952.[1]
The show was hosted by Jack Barry, and was a production of Barry & Enright Productions.
Episode status
An episode from June 16, 1953, survives at the UCLA Film and Television Archive.[2]
See also
- List of programs broadcast by the DuMont Television Network
- List of surviving DuMont Television Network broadcasts
- 1952-53 United States network television schedule
References
Bibliography
- David 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 0-345-31864-1