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Ed Sullivan

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Ed Sullivan Fast Facts:

His New York Daily News column, "Little Old New York," competed with Walter Winchell's column in the New York Mirror. Their rivalry was personal as well as professional.
Hosted a CBS radio show in the early '30s, on which Jack Benny made his national radio debut in '32.
Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis, and Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II appeared on the first Toast of the Town (June 20, 1948).
The comedy team Wayne and Shuster holds the record for the most appearances on Sullivan's show (58).
The theater where his show was filmed was rechistened in his name and is currently home to the Late Show with David Letterman.
Once persuaded South Pacific star Ezio Pinza to show up on his doorstep on Valentine's Day to serenade Sullivan's wife, Sylvia, with "Some Enchanted Evening."
The Beatles earned a total of $15,000 for their three 1964 appearances on The Ed Sullivan Show.