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Boxing from Sunnyside Gardens

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Boxing from Sunnyside Gardens
GenreSports
StarringDennis James
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
Production
Running time90/120 minutes
Original release
NetworkDuMont
ReleaseSeptember 1949 (1949-09) –
1950 (1950)

Boxing From Sunnyside Gardens was a boxing program aired live from Sunnyside Gardens in Queens, New York on the DuMont Television Network beginning in September 1949 as part of DuMont's sports programming. Most of DuMont's boxing programs at this time were hosted by Dennis James. The program aired Thursdays at 9:30pm ET following The Morey Amsterdam Show. Sunnyside Gardens began hosting boxing in 1945, and was demolished in 1977.

Preservation status

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The UCLA Film and Television Archive has several episodes labeled as Boxing With Dennis James but it is unclear if this series is among those held by UCLA.[1]

See also

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References

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Bibliography

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  • 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
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