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)
