9th Primetime Emmy Awards
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Primetime Emmy Award for Best Continuing Performance - Comedian In A Series
Nominations »
| Nominee |
Nominated Work |
| Sid Caesar |
Caesar's Hour
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| Robert Cummings |
The Bob Cummings Show
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| Ernie Kovacs |
The Ernie Kovacs Show
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| Jack Benny |
The Jack Benny Program
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| Phil Silvers |
The Phil Silvers Show
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Primetime Emmy Award for Best Actor - Continuing Performance
Nominations »
| Nominee |
Nominated Work |
| Robert Young |
Father Knows Best
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| David Niven |
Four Star Playhouse
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| Charles Boyer |
Four Star Playhouse
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| James Arness |
Gunsmoke
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| Hugh O'Brian |
The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp
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Primetime Emmy Award for Best Male Personality Continuing Performance
Nominations »
| Nominee |
Nominated Work |
| Leonard Bernstein |
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| Tennessee Ernie Ford |
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| Alfred Hitchcock |
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| Fulton J. Sheen |
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| Steve Allen |
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| Perry Como |
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Primetime Emmy Award for Best Actor in a Single Performance
Nominations »
| Nominee |
Nominated Work |
| Red Skelton |
Playhouse 90
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| Sal Mineo |
Westinghouse Studio One
Dino |
| Fredric March |
Producers' Showcase
Dodsworth |
| Jack Palance |
Playhouse 90
Requiem for a Heavyweight |
| Lloyd Bridges |
The Alcoa Hour
Tragedy in a Temporary Town |
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Primetime Emmy Award for Best Continuing Performance - Comedienne In A Series
Nominations »
| Nominee |
Nominated Work |
| Nanette Fabray |
Caesar's Hour
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| Edie Adams |
The Ernie Kovacs Show
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| Lucille Ball |
I Love Lucy
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| Ann Sothern |
Private Secretary
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| Gracie Allen |
The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show
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Primetime Emmy Award for Best Female Personality Continuing Performance
Nominations »
| Nominee |
Nominated Work |
| Arlene Francis |
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| Gisele MacKenzie |
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| Faye Emerson |
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| Dinah Shore |
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| Rosemary Clooney |
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Primetime Emmy Award for Best Supporting Performance By An Actress
Nominations »
| Nominee |
Nominated Work |
| Mildred Natwick |
Ford Star Jubilee
Blithe Spirit |
| Vivian Vance |
I Love Lucy
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| Audrey Meadows |
The Jackie Gleason Show
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| Pat Carroll |
Caesar's Hour
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| Ann B. Davis |
The Bob Cummings Show
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Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Cinematography in Entertainment Programming for a Special
Nominations »
| Nominee |
Nominated Work |
| Lloyd Ahern |
The 20th Century Fox Hour
Stranger in the Night |
| George E. Diskant |
Four Star Playhouse
Tunnel of Fear |
| Robert Pittack |
General Electric Theater
The Glorious Gift of Molly Malloy |
| John L. Russell |
General Electric Theater
The Night Goes On |
| Norbert Brodine |
The Loretta Young Show
The Pearl |
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Primetime Emmy Award for Best Continuing Performance - Actor in a Dramatic Series
Nominations »
| Nominee |
Nominated Work |
| Robert Young |
Father Knows Best
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| David Niven |
Four Star Playhouse
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| Charles Boyer |
Four Star Playhouse
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| James Arness |
Gunsmoke
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| Hugh O'Brian |
The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp
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Primetime Emmy Award for Best Continuing Performance - Actress in a Dramatic Series
Nominations »
| Nominee |
Nominated Work |
| Ida Lupino |
Four Star Playhouse
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| Jane Wyman |
The Jane Wyman Show
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| Jan Clayton |
Lassie
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| Peggy Wood |
Mama
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| Loretta Young |
The Loretta Young Show
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Primetime Emmy Award for Best Direction - Half Hour or Less
Nominations »
| Nominee |
Nominated Work |
| George Archainbaud |
Tales of the 77th Bengal Lancers
The Traitor |
| Clay Yurdin |
Camera Three
As I Lay Dying |
| Sheldon Leonard |
The Danny Thomas Show
Danny's Comeback |
| Herschel Daugherty |
General Electric Theater
The Road that Led Afar |
| William D. Russell |
You Are There
First Moscow Purge Trial |
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Primetime Emmy Award for Best Direction - One Hour or More
Nominations »
| Nominee |
Nominated Work |
| Lewis Allen |
The 20th Century Fox Hour
Child of the Regiment |
| Bob Banner |
The Dinah Shore Chevy Show
5 October with Sinatra |
| George Roy Hill |
Kraft Television Theatre
A Night to Remember |
| Kirk Browning |
NBC Television Opera Theatre
La Boheme |
| John Frankenheimer |
Playhouse 90
Forbidden Area |
| Ralph Nelson |
Playhouse 90
Requiem for a Heavyweight |
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Primetime Emmy Award for Best Art Direction - One Hour or More
Nominations »
| Nominee |
Nominated Work |
| Jan Scott |
The Kaiser Aluminum Hour
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| Duane McKinney |
Kraft Television Theatre
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| Henry May |
Omnibus
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| Don Shirley |
The Perry Como Show
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| Albert Heschong |
Playhouse 90
Requiem for a Heavyweight |
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Primetime Emmy Award for Best Art Direction - Half Hour or Less
Nominations »
| Nominee |
Nominated Work |
| George Patrick |
General Electric Theater
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| John Robert Lloyd |
General Electric Theater
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| John J. Lloyd |
General Electric Theater
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| John Meehan |
General Electric Theater
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| Martin Obzina |
General Electric Theater
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| Grover Cole |
Adventure
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| Warren Clymer |
Frontiers of Faith
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| Frank Swig |
The Dinah Shore Show
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| Paul Barnes |
Your Hit Parade
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Primetime Emmy Award for Best Live Camera Work
Nominations »
| Nominee |
Nominated Work |
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Kraft Television Theatre
For episode \"A Night to Remember (#9.31)\" |
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Playhouse 90
For episode \"Requiem for a Heavyweight\" |
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Producers' Showcase
For episode \"Jack and the Beanstalk\". |
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Wide Wide World
For episode \"An American Sunday\". |
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Republican Convention
For pool coverage of the 1956 Republican Convention. |
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Primetime Emmy Award for Best News Commentator Or Analyst
Nominations »
| Nominee |
Nominated Work |
| Edward R. Murrow |
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| Walter Cronkite |
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| John Daly |
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| Douglas Edwards |
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| Chet Huntley |
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Primetime Emmy Award for Best Public Service Program Or Series
Nominations »
| Nominee |
Nominated Work |
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Meet the Press
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NBC Television Opera Theatre
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See It Now
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Wide Wide World
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You Are There
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Primetime Emmy Award for Best Musical Contribution For Television
Nominations »
| Nominee |
Nominated Work |
| Oliver Wallace |
Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color
For composing of score. |
| Sidney Fine |
Medic
For orchestration of Victor Young's music. |
| Leonard Bernstein |
Omnibus
For composing and conducting. |
| Nelson Riddle |
Rosemary Clooney Show
For arrangement of musical score. |
| Walter Schumann |
The Ford Show
For vocal arrangements. |
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Primetime Emmy Award for Best New Program Series Of The Year
Nominations »
| Nominee |
Nominated Work |
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Air Power
Best New Program Series |
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Playhouse 90
Best New Program Series |
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The Dinah Shore Chevy Show
Best New Program Series |
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The Ernie Kovacs Show
Best New Program Series |
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The Steve Allen Show
Best New Program Series |
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Primetime Emmy Award for Best Series - Half Hour or Less
Nominations »
| Nominee |
Nominated Work |
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Alfred Hitchcock Presents
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Father Knows Best
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Person to Person
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The Jack Benny Program
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The Phil Silvers Show
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Primetime Emmy Award for Best Actress in a Single Performance
Nominations »
| Nominee |
Nominated Work |
| Claire Trevor |
Producers' Showcase
Dodsworth |
| Evelyn Rudie |
Playhouse 90
Eloise |
| Gracie Fields |
The United States Steel Hour
Old Lady Shows Her Medals |
| Nancy Kelly |
Westinghouse Studio One
The Pilot |
| Edna Best |
Ford Star Jubilee
The Happy Breed |
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Primetime Emmy Award for Best Single Program Of The Year
Nominations »
| Nominee |
Nominated Work |
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Playhouse 90
Requiem for a Heavyweight |
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Kraft Television Theatre
A Night to Remember - Titanic |
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Omnibus
Leonard Bernstein |
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See It Now
Secret Life of Danny Kaye |
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The Victor Borge Show
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Primetime Emmy Award for Best Supporting Performance By An Actor
Nominations »
| Nominee |
Nominated Work |
| Carl Reiner |
Caesar's Hour
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| William Frawley |
I Love Lucy
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| Paul Ford |
The Phil Silvers Show
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| Ed Wynn |
Playhouse 90
Requiem For A Heavyweight |
| Art Carney |
The Jackie Gleason Show
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Primetime Emmy Award for Best Teleplay Writing - Half Hour or Less
Nominations »
| Nominee |
Nominated Work |
| James P. Cavanagh |
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Fog Closing In |
| Morton S. Fine |
Frontier
Patrol |
| David Friedkin |
Frontier
Patrol |
| John Nesbitt |
Telephone Time
Man with the Beard |
| Richard Morris |
The Loretta Young Show
The Pearl |
| Daniel B. Ullman |
The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp
The Buntline |
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Primetime Emmy Award for Best Teleplay Writing - One Hour or More
Nominations »
| Nominee |
Nominated Work |
| Rod Serling |
Playhouse 90
Requiem for a Heavyweight |
| Reginald Rose |
The Alcoa Hour
Tragedy in a Temporary Town |
| Louis S. Peterson |
Goodyear Television Playhouse
Joey |
| George Roy Hill |
Kraft Television Theatre
A Night to Remember |
| John Whedon |
Kraft Television Theatre
A Night to Remember |
| Elick Moll |
Playhouse 90
Sizeman and Son |
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Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Achievement In Film Editing
Nominations »
| Nominee |
Nominated Work |
| Frank P. Keller |
The Bell Laboratory Science Series
Our Mr. Sun |
| Robert Watts |
Cheyenne
The Bounty Killers |
| Richard Fantl |
Father Knows Best
Betty's Birthday |
| Samuel E. Beetley |
Four Star Playhouse
Tunnel of Fear |
| Daniel A. Nathan |
The Jane Wyman Show
Between Jobs |
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Primetime Emmy Award for Best Coverage - Newsworthy Event
Nominations »
| Nominee |
Nominated Work |
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Andrea Doria Survivors Arrive in New York
For coverage of the arrival of Andrea Doria survivors in New York. |
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National Political Conventions - NBC
For coverage of the National Political Conventions (August 13-17, 1956 and August 20-23, 1956). |
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National Political Conventions - ABC
For coverage of the National Political Conventions (August 13-17, 1956 and August 20-23, 1956). |
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Years of Crisis
For episode: Calendar Year 1956 |
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Andrea Doria Sinking
For coverage of the Andrea Doria sinking (July 31, 1956). |
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Primetime Emmy Award for Best Series - One Hour or More
Nominations »
| Nominee |
Nominated Work |
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Caesar's Hour
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The Ed Sullivan Show
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Climax!
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Omnibus
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The Perry Como Show
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Primetime Emmy Award for Best Comedy Writing - Variety or Situation Comedy
Nominations »
| Nominee |
Nominated Work |
| Nat Hiken |
The Phil Silvers Show
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| Billy FriedBerg |
The Phil Silvers Show
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| Tony Webster |
The Phil Silvers Show
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| Leonard B. Stern |
The Phil Silvers Show
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| Arnie Rosen |
The Phil Silvers Show
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| Coleman Jacoby |
The Phil Silvers Show
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| Sam Perrin |
The Jack Benny Program
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| George Balzer |
The Jack Benny Program
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| Hal Goldman |
The Jack Benny Program
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| Al Gordon |
The Jack Benny Program
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| Louis M. Heyward |
The Ernie Kovacs Show
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| Ernie Kovacs |
The Ernie Kovacs Show
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| Rex Lardner |
The Ernie Kovacs Show
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| Mike Marmer |
The Ernie Kovacs Show
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| Mel Tolkin |
Caesar's Hour
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| Gary Belkin |
Caesar's Hour
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| Mel Brooks |
Caesar's Hour
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| Sheldon Keller |
Caesar's Hour
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| Neil Simon |
Caesar's Hour
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| Larry Gelbart |
Caesar's Hour
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| Michael Stewart |
Caesar's Hour
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| Goodman Ace |
The Perry Como Show
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| Jay Burton |
The Perry Como Show
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| George Foster |
The Perry Como Show
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| Mort Green |
The Perry Como Show
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Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Comedy Series
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