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Starting out as a live show from New York City, "Omnibus" was hosted by Alastair Cooke and featured everything from discussions about science and the arts to original works by such playwrights as William Saroyan, interviews with celebrated people both inside and outside the arts, and featured performances by many of the most famous actors ...
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- October 9, 1952
Recently viewed. Omnibus: With Alistair Cooke, Leonard Bernstein, Joseph N. Welch, Helen Hayes. Omnibus was a television program that sought to provide the best of what television could provide as the highest common denominator of intellectual curiosity and interest.
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- 1952-11-09
- Drama, History, Music
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The program has two segments: (1) "Oedipus, the King" (play by Sophocles), and (2) "Solo Khumbu" (excerpts from a film documentary on social life and customs in Nepal).
Omnibus (1952) starring Leonard Bernstein, Joanne Woodward, Helen Hayes and directed by Norman Lloyd. Omnibus was a television program that sought to provide the best of what television could provide as the highest common denominator of intellectual curiosity and interest.
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- Justfilms / Ford Foundation
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Season 8. 1960 • 7 Episodes. Season 8 of Omnibus premiered on November 13, 1960. Omnibus is an American, commercially sponsored, educational television series.
Premiering on 9 November 1952 and originally broadcast live from New York City at 4.00 pm on Sundays, Omnibus began as an experiment underwritten by money from the Ford Foundation for Adult Education and intended as a cultural and educational television showcase.
