1954 United Cerebral Palsy Campaign, Open-End Celebrity Announcements

The NYPR Archive Collections | Jan 1, 2000

The exact date of this episode is unknown. We've filled in the date above with a placeholder. What we actually have on record is: 1954-uu-uu.

A series of public service announcements from celebrities urging the public to donate their time and money to help those who have cerebral palsy during the 1954 United Cerebral Palsy Campaign. The first four announcements feature the National Campaign Chairman, William Clay Ford.

Side 1:
1. George Murphy and William Clay Ford
2. Walter Pidgeon and William Clay Ford
3. Lionel Barrymore and William Clay Ford
4. Janet Leigh and William Clay Ford
5. Deborah Kerr
6. Jimmy Stewart
7. Bob Hope
8. Bing Crosby

Side 2:
1. Phil Silvers
2. George Murphy
3. Walter Pidgeon
4. Lionel Barrymore
5. Jeff Chandler
6. Jack Palance
7. Tony Curtis
8. Cornell College Choir performing "You'll Never Walk Alone"


Audio courtesy of the NYC Municipal Archives WNYC Collection


WNYC archives id: 150693
Municipal archives id: LT4363

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