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Wisdom of the Ages
GenrePanel show
Presented byJack Barry
Country of origin United States
Original languageEnglish
Production
Running time23-25 minutes
Original release
NetworkDuMont
ReleaseDecember 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 16 June 1953 survives at the UCLA Film and Television Archive.[2]

See also

References

  1. ^ DuMont historical website
  2. ^ http://cinema.library.ucla.edu/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?v1=548&ti=501,548&Search%5FArg=dumont%20television&SL=None&Search%5FCode=GKEY%5E&CNT=50&PID=oM7kCQ3N7FSXbjnPgZqh74bHh3_7j&SEQ=20120414170213&SID=6

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
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