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This Is Your Life Season 1 Episodes

  • 1950-1993
  • 9 Seasons
  • NBC
  • Documentary, Family, Talk & Interview
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Each week, an unsuspecting celebrity would be lured by some ruse to a location near the studio. The celebrity would then be surprised with the news that they are to be the featured guest. Next, the celebrity was escorted into the studio, and one by one, people who were significant in the guest's life would be brought out to offer anecdotes. At the end of the show, family members and friends would surround the guest, who would then be presented with gifts. These usually included jewelry, a scrapbook of memories, a home 16 mm projector and a camera.

Season 1 Episode Guide

Season 1

37 Episodes 1952 - 1953

Episode 1

Laura Stone Marr

Wed, Oct 1, 1952

First episode on television is with the mother of Milburn Stone.

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Episode 2

Jimmy McHugh

Wed, Oct 8, 1952

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Episode 3

Joan Caulfield

Wed, Oct 15, 1952

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Episode 4

Mary Ross

Wed, Oct 22, 1952

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Episode 5

Casey Stengel

Wed, Oct 29, 1952

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Episode 6

Dr. James Scott Templeton

Wed, Nov 5, 1952

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Episode 7

Jeanette MacDonald

Wed, Nov 12, 195230 mins

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Episode 8

Billie Clevenger

Wed, Nov 19, 1952

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Episode 9

Rev. Jim McClain

Wed, Nov 26, 1952

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Episode 10

Mrs. Gus Edwards

Wed, Dec 3, 1952

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Episode 11

Sara Berner

Wed, Dec 10, 1952

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Episode 12

Rock Hudson

Wed, Dec 17, 1952

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Episode 14

Nellie Lutcher

Wed, Dec 31, 1952

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Episode 15

Dr. Frank Sparks

Wed, Jan 7, 1953

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Episode 16

Roy Rogers

Wed, Jan 14, 1953

Todays guest is Roy Rogers.

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Episode 17

Harris Pottier

Wed, Jan 21, 1953

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Episode 18

Nadia Scarpitti

Wed, Jan 28, 1953

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Episode 19

Lillian Roth

Wed, Feb 4, 1953

Popular 1930's female vocalist Lillian Roth is paid tribute to by her friends and associates in perhaps the most famous episode of the "This is Your Life" program with it's frank discussion of Roth's battle with alcoholism and her current life of sobriety as she attempts to rebuild her career. This episode was recreated in the classic film biography of Roth, "I'll Cry Tomorrow" (1955) with Susan Hayward as Roth and Ralph Edwards appearing as himself.

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Episode 20

Alett Radzai

Wed, Feb 11, 1953

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Episode 21

Gene Biscailuz

Wed, Feb 18, 1953

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Episode 22

Dinah Shore

Sun, Feb 22, 1953

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Episode 23

Frank T. Coffyn

Wed, Mar 4, 1953

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Episode 24

Helene Ruthling

Wed, Mar 18, 1953

Born in Stuttgart, Germany, Helene Maurer Ruthling moved first to New York and then to Tesuque, NM. She is joined by her three children and other friends.

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Episode 25

Fifi D'Orsay

Wed, Mar 25, 1953

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Episode 26

Arthur Franz

Wed, Apr 1, 1953

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Episode 27

Virginia Marmaduke

Wed, Apr 8, 1953

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Episode 28

Demetros Apostolon

Wed, Apr 15, 1953

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Episode 29

Eva McGown

Wed, Apr 22, 1953

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Episode 30

Eddie Janis

Wed, Apr 29, 1953

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Episode 31

Don DeFore

Wed, May 6, 1953

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Episode 32

Corny Pearson

Wed, May 13, 1953

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Episode 33

Fran Allison

Wed, May 20, 1953

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Episode 34

Hanna Bloch Kohner

Wed, May 27, 1953

Todays guest is Hanna Bloch Kohner.

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Episode 35

Ed Wynn

Wed, Jun 3, 1953

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Episode 36

Pat O'Brien

Wed, Jun 10, 1953

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Episode 37

Vivian Cosby

Wed, Jun 17, 1953

Writer Vivian Cosby (also known as Vivian Crosby) is the subject of this episode whose guests include several famous celebrities she has worked with over the years as well as friends and family.

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Episode 38

Mary Healy

Wed, Jun 24, 1953

Television actress Mary Healy is the surprise subject of this episode. Guests include her husband Peter Lind Hayes and longtime friend movie legend Dorothy Lamour.

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