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| A.N.T.A. Album of 1955 | |
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| Genre | Television special |
| Directed by | Barry Shear |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| Production | |
| Producer | Gilbert Miller |
| Camera setup | Multi-camera |
| Running time | 120 minutes |
| Production companies | American National Theatre and Academy (ANTA) |
| Original release | |
| Release | March 28, 1955 |
A.N.T.A. Album of 1955 is a closed-circuit American television special produced to raise funds for the relief agency CARE that was telecast live from the now-demolished Adelphi Theatre in New York City on March 28, 1955. [1] It is listed as a DuMont Television Network show, and is on Clarke Ingram's list of DuMont programming content stored at the UCLA Film and Television Archive. [2]
At the time, DuMont was in the process of being shut down. [3] Among those who appeared in the special included Helen Hayes, Lena Horne, Victor Moore, Ezio Pinza, and Elaine Stritch. [4]
A copy of the special is in the collection of the UCLA Film and Television Archive.
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