Richard Rodgers LP FORD Motor Company the American Dream Part One PROMO ONLY TV
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Richard Rodgers LP FORD Motor Company "The American Dream Part One" PROMO ONLY TV
Cover is Near Mint with no cover wear in shrink wrap. Shrink wrap is slightly dirty. No seam splits, creased corners, writing or stickers.
Record is Near Mint with no wear. Excellent gloss and shine.
ABC planned to air three specials about the history of the American people under “The American Idea” title, but only two were produced. The network broadcast the first in 1973 and the second in 1976.
The American Idea was the umbrella title for a planned series of standalone, hour-long TV specials that would explore the history of the people of the United States by combining narration drawn from period texts with contemporary film footage, much of it vivid aerial shots of the country. The specials would be produced by Alan Landsburg Productions and aired on ABC. Starting in October 1972, Variety included The American Idea in its TV Film Production Chart on almost a weekly basis. Listed were titles and key production personnel for three episodes: “The Land,” “Cowboys and Indians,” and “Immigrants”
Only “The Land” would make it to the air, however. It was broadcast on Sunday, March 18th, 1973 from 8-9PM. It focused on the pioneer spirit of early America and one of its founding principles: the right of every man to own his own land. William T. Cartwright produced and directed the special with Landsburg and Laurence D. Savadove serving as executive producers.
“The Land” was jointly hosted by Edward G. Robinson, Cloris Leachman, Dick Van Dyke, and Henry Fonda. It was one of Robinson’s last projects; he died in January 1973 less than three months before it aired. The four provided narration, reading from pioneer journals and early writers. Richard Rodgers wrote the musical score for the episode while the Roger Wagner Chorale provided a number of early folk songs, some sourced from the Library of Congress. The special was sponsored by The Ford Motor Company. Newspaper television listings and advertisements referred to it as Part 1 of The American Idea series.I COMBINE SHIPPING
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