And Everything Nice is an American fashion-themed television program that was broadcast on the DuMont Television Network from March 8, 1949, through January 9, 1950. The program was hosted by Maxine Barratt.[1]
| And Everything Nice | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Fashion |
| Presented by | Maxine Barrat |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 2 |
| Production | |
| Camera setup | Multi-camera |
| Running time | 25 minutes |
| Original release | |
| Network | DuMont |
| Release | March 15, 1949 – January 2, 1950 |
Overview
Barrat chatted with guests and presented fashion tips for women of the 1940s. The program, produced and distributed by DuMont, aired live:
- Tuesdays at 7 pm ET on most DuMont affiliates during the 1948-1949 television season;
- Mondays at 8:30 pm ET in July and August 1949;
- Mondays at 9 pm ET from September 1949 to January 1950.[2]
The series was cancelled in early 1950, and was one of several low-budget fashion programs, such as Fashions on Parade, broadcast by the DuMont network.
Features of the program included "how to have a wardrobe for either $1.98 or $1098."[3]
Bob Loewi was the show's packager and director. Conover Career Girls modeled clothes on the show.[4]
Episode status
A single kinescope of this series survives at the Paley Center for Media in New York City.[citation needed]
See also
References
Bibliography
- David Weinstein, The Forgotten Network: DuMont and the Birth of American Television (Philadelphia: Temple University Press, 2004) ISBN 1-59213-245-6
- Alex McNeil, Total Television, Fourth edition (New York: Penguin Books, 1980) ISBN 0-14-024916-8
