Friday, June 28, 2019

Sue Bennett and Mike Douglas













 

This is a photograph I recently acquired.  It is, evidently, from late 1949.

The picture is of my mother, Sue Bennett, and Michael Douglas (later known as Mike Douglas), in a publicity photo for Kay Kyser's TV program; they were featured singers on the show, for both seasons of the program.  The picture was taken at New York's International Theatre, at Columbus Circle; the show was telecast from the theatre.

The Kay Kyser show made its debut on NBC-TV, at the start of December, 1949.  Its first season continued until late June of 1950, and the program then returned for its second season in early October, 1950; the show went off the air at the end of December, 1950.  With the end of his TV program, Kay Kyser retired from show business.

(Photo: NBC-TV)