Published on Aug 3, 2014 by Jeff Tjernagel
In 1970, John Wayne hosted a variety show celebrating America’s history.
Included in the cast were the following: (some were uncredited)
Ann Margret
Lucille Ball
Jack Benny
Dan Blocker
Roscoe Lee Browne
George Burns
Owen Bush
James Caldwell
Glen Campbell
Johnny Cash
Roy Clark
Bing Crosby
Phyllis Diller
Edward Faulkner
Lorne Greene
Harry Hickox
Celeste Holm
Bob Hope
Kay E. Kuter
Michael Landon
Forrest Lewis
Dean Martin
Dick Martin
Ross Martin
Greg Morris
Ricky & David Nelson
Hugh O’Brian
Dan Rowan
William Shatner
Orville Sherman
Red Skelton
Tom Smothers
Leslie Uggams
Jesse Vint
John Wayne
Patrick Wayne
Dennis Weaver
Dan White
Hal Williams
The Doodletown Pipers
The closing piece featured many of the show’s guests. Enjoy!
As I watched this for the first time I realized most of these great people are dead and only exist in our memories of them and the films they left behind.
My favorite Lucile Ball