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The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson1962* 7.6
Saturday Night Live1975* 6.9
The Mike Douglas Show1961* 5.8
The Merv Griffin Show1962* 6.8
What's My Line?1950* 7.1
The Dick Cavett Show1968* 6.8
The Phil Donahue Show1967* NR
Jackie Gleason and His American Scene Magazine1962* 7.0
The David Susskind Show1959* 7.0
Requiem for a Heavyweight1962* 7.2
A Raisin in the Sun1961* 7.7
Fear on Trial1975* 9.0
Simon1980* 6.3
The Trials of Muhammad Ali2013* 7.1
The David Susskind Show: Give 'em Hell Harry2012* NR
David Susskind Archive: Truman Capote Tells All-* NR
David Susskind Archive: Interview With Dr. Martin Luther King Jr1963* NRThe Carol Lawrence Show1970* NR
David Susskind
ProductionBorn 19 Dec 1920New York City, New York, USA
David Howard Susskind (December 19, 1920 – February 22, 1987) was an American producer of TV, movies, and stage plays and also a TV talk show host. His talk shows were innovative in the genre and addressed timely, controversial topics beyond the scope of others of the day.
His first job after the war was as a press agent for Warner Brothers. Next, he was a talent agent for Century Artists, ultimately ending up in the Music Corporation of America's newly minted television programming department, managing Dinah Shore, Jerry Lewis, and others. In New York, Susskind formed Talent Associates, repr…
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The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson1962* 7.6Saturday Night Live1975* 6.9The Mike Douglas Show1961* 5.8The Merv Griffin Show1962* 6.8What's My Line?1950* 7.1The Dick Cavett Show1968* 6.8The Phil Donahue Show1967* NRJackie Gleason and His American Scene Magazine1962* 7.0The David Susskind Show1959* 7.0Requiem for a Heavyweight1962* 7.2A Raisin in the Sun1961* 7.7Fear on Trial1975* 9.0Simon1980* 6.3The Trials of Muhammad Ali2013* 7.1The David Susskind Show: Give 'em Hell Harry2012* NRDavid Susskind Archive: Truman Capote Tells All-* NRDavid Susskind Archive: Interview With Dr. Martin Luther King Jr1963* NRThe Carol Lawrence Show1970* NRData by TMDB. Not endorsed or certified by TMDB.