Frank Paul Hapka
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Credwyn Marie Maurice
Credwyn Marie Maurice
1916 - 2002

1921


Jul 17

1955


Apr 16
Age: 33y
1955 • The Broadway musical version of Peter Pan, which had opened in 1954 starring Mary Martin, is presented on television for the first time by NBC-TV with its original cast, as an installment of Producers' Showcase. It is also the first time that a stage musical is presented in its entirety on TV almost exactly as it was performed on stage. This program gains the largest viewership of a TV special up to this time, and it becomes one of the first great TV family musical classics.

1956


Apr 2
Age: 34y
1956 • Television broadcasting commences in Australia.

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