MAY 15, 2023 [SANTA MONICA, Calif.,] — After surpassing ONE BILLION total views across all channels (including YouTube, Apple Music and Facebook) last year, the The Ed Sullivan Show archives have opened again to share a wide variety of hidden gems from the groundbreaking show, all of the video clips haven’t been released since their original air date.
On The Ed Sullivan Show’s YouTube Channel, fans can now tune into Ed Sullivan giving history lessons on the city of Las Vegas (where the show was filmed numerous times); watch Ed interview French actress, singer and model Brigitte Bardot on his “Around The World” series; follow Ed as he tours Rome on a carriage with English actor Rex Harrison; step onstage with actor and filmmaker Kirk Douglas as Col. Marcus in Cast A Giant Shadow; attend the premiere of Trapeze on the show while he interviewed actors and actresses Henry Fonda, Burt Lancaster, Marie Wilson and June Haver as they arrive on the red carpet; visit actor Clark Gable on the set of The King & Four Queens; converse with actor, dancer and film director James Cagney, actor, director, and producer Robert Montgomery; and actress, singer, and businesswoman Debbie Reynolds on set with Ed talking about The Singing Nun.
Celebrating its 75th year anniversary on June 20 this year, throughout its historic 23-year primetime run (1948-1971), The Ed Sullivan Show delivered the hottest performances from around the world and brought emerging talent into America’s living rooms every Sunday night. The show featured some of the earliest or initial televised performances of music superstars including The Band, The Beach Boys, The Beatles, The Jackson 5, The Mamas and The Papas, The Supremes, and The Rolling Stones. |
