The Stars Speak for the Associated Blind

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In "The Stars Speak for the Associated Blind," celebrities urge the public to donate to The Associated Blind to help fund rehabilitation services. They read variations on the following script:

"Please make this test. Shut your eyes for the next 60 seconds. Try to walk around the room without hitting the furniture. You'll be in a world of darkness for only one minute, but remember the blind are in a world of darkness forever. Each year over 30,000 of us lose our precious gift of sight. Much help is needed for adjustment and rehabilitation. The Associated Blind provides guidance, training, and employment for blind people throughout the country. Will you help give the blind a grip on life so they need not grope through life?"

Side 1:
Eddie Cantor
2. Milton Berle
3. Sid Caesar
4. Imogene Coca
5. Loretta young
6. Don McNeill
7. Gloria DeHaven
8. Frankie Laine
9. Lilli Palmer
10. Rex Harrison

Side 2.
1. Jackie Gleason
2. Rosalind Russell
3. Sophie Tucker
4. Joan Crawford
5. Jeff Chandler
6. Ann Blythe
7. Piper Laurie
8. Susan Cabot
9. Audie Murphy
10. Beverly Michaels


Audio courtesy of the NYC Municipal Archives WNYC Collection


WNYC archives id: 150691
Municipal archives id: LT4355