April 9, 1950 –
The Star-Spangled Review extravaganza, hosted by Bob Hope, mading his network TV debut on this date, aired on NBC. Among the guest stars were Douglas Fairbanks Jr., Dinah Shore, Beatrice Lillie and Carl Reiner.
Hope holds two entries in The Guinness Book of World Records. One is for having the distinction of being the entertainer with “the longest running contract with a single network – spanning sixty-one years“. The second is for being the “most honored entertainer“, with over 1500 awards.
The Haus of Dcaligari 