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Doodles Weaver (brother) Sylvester Laflin " Pat " Weaver Jr.[2] (December 21, 1908 – March 15, 2002) was an American broadcasting executive who was president of NBC between 1953 and 1955. He has been credited with reshaping commercial broadcasting 's format and philosophy as radio gave way to television as America's dominant home entertainment.
Conceived by network head Pat Weaver and hosted by Dave Garroway, the show was introduced on Showcase on June 27, 1955. The premiere episode, featuring entertainment from the United States, Canada, and Mexico, was the first international North American telecast in the history of the medium.
Sigourney Weaver (niece) Winstead Sheffield " Doodles " Weaver (May 11, 1911 – January 16, 1983) [1][2] was an American character actor, comedian, and musician. Born into a wealthy West Coast family, Weaver began his career in radio. In the late 1930s, he performed on Rudy Vallée 's radio programs and Kraft Music Hall.
2, including Sigourney Weaver. Relatives. Doodles Weaver. (brother-in-law) Elizabeth Inglis (born Desiree Mary Lucy Hawkins; 10 July 1913 – 25 August 2007) was an English actress. She was best known for her role in The Letter and for being the mother of American actress Sigourney Weaver.
Doodles Weaver: George Bricker Regis "Aunt Bee's Brief Encounter" (2.09) "A Black Day for Mayberry" (4.07) Weaver was the brother of former NBC president Pat Weaver and the uncle of actress Sigourney Weaver: Clarence White: The Country Boys member "Mayberry on Record" (1.19) White was lead guitarist for The Kentucky Colonels, and later, The Byrds
Wide Wide World is a 1955–1958 90-minute documentary series telecast live on NBC on Sunday afternoons at 4pm Eastern. Conceived by network head Pat Weaver and hosted by Dave Garroway, Wide Wide World was introduced on the Producers' Showcase series on June 27, 1955. The premiere episode, featuring entertainment from the US, Canada and Mexico ...
Patty Weaver. Patty Weaver is an American actress who played the role of Gina Roma on The Young and the Restless on a contract basis from 1982 until August 2005 when she was dropped to recurring status; she last appeared in 2023. Weaver was born in Clarksburg, West Virginia. Before her role on The Young and the Restless, Weaver played the role ...
The Arlene Francis Show (1957–1958) Today. Tonight. Home was an American daytime television program hosted by Arlene Francis. Intended for an audience of women, it debuted in 1954 as one of NBC 's three major non-primetime shows. While the other two shows— Today and Tonight —are still being produced 60 years later, Home was cancelled in 1957.