The Bell Telephone Hour (also known as The Telephone Hour) was a long-running concert series which began April 29, 1940 on NBC Radio and was heard on NBC until June 30, 1958. Sponsored by Bell Telephone, it showcased the best in classical and Broadway music. It continued on television from 1959 to 1968. Throughout the program's run on both radio and television, the studio orchestra on the program was conducted by Donald Voorhees.

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    Jane Wyatt on appearing on The Bell Telephone Hour

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    Sid Smith on hosts on The Bell Telephone Hour

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    Lucille Kallen on writing for The Bell Telephone Hour

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    Marge Champion on her and Gower Champion's final television appearance on The Bell Telephone Hour

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    Walter C. Miller on directing The Bell Telephone Hour, and on his music background

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    Kirk Browning

    Kirk Browning on directing The Bell Telephone Hour and Producers' Showcase

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    Marge Champion

    Marge Champion on her and Gower Champion's final television appearance on The Bell Telephone Hour

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    Nanette Fabray

    Nanette Fabray on appearing on The Bell Telephone Hour

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    Florence Henderson

    Florence Henderson on appearing on The Bell Telephone Hour

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    Lucille Kallen

    Lucille Kallen on writing for The Bell Telephone Hour

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    Stewart MacGregory

    Stewart MacGregory on being unit manager on The Bell Telephone Hour

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    Stewart MacGregory on the types of acts that appeared on The Bell Telephone Hour

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    Stewart MacGregory on Ray Bolger on The Bell Telephone Hour

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    Walter C. Miller

    Walter C. Miller on directing The Bell Telephone Hour, and on his music background

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    Walter C. Miller on a blooper on The Bell Telephone Hour episode "The Music of Romance" with Helen Hayes and Farley Granger

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    Gary Smith

    Gary Smith on producing The Bell Telephone Hour and Ford Presents the New Christy Minstrels, and on how he came to produce Hullabaloo

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    Sid Smith

    Sid Smith on becoming one of the main directors of The Bell Telephone Hour

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    Sid Smith on staging a ballet for The Bell Telephone Hour

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    Sid Smith on preparations for and sponsor involvement on The Bell Telephone Hour

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    Sid Smith on hosts on The Bell Telephone Hour

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    Sid Smith on the visual appeal and song selection for The Bell Telephone Hour

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    Sid Smith on directing ballet dancer Rudolf Nureyev's first television appearance on The Bell Telephone Hour

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    Sid Smith on new talent that broke through on The Bell Telephone Hour

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    Sid Smith on the hardest pieces he ever staged on The Bell Telephone Hour

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    Sid Smith on T he Bell Telephone Hour orchestra

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    Sid Smith on the end of T he Bell Telephone Hour 

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    Sid Smith on sound issues on T he Bell Telephone Hour

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    Sid Smith on a photo from The Bell Telephone Hour

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    Jane Wyatt

    Jane Wyatt on appearing on The Bell Telephone Hour

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