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08 Mar, 1982
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03:02: (HH:MM)
Synopsis
The most glittering, expensive, and exhausting videotaping session in television history took place Friday February 19, 1982 at New York's Radio City Music Hall. The event, for which ticket-buyers paid up to $1,000 a seat (tax-deductible as a contribution to the Actors' Fund) was billed as "The Night of 100 Stars" but, actually, around 230 stars took part. And most of the audience of 5,800 had no idea in advance that they were paying to see a TV taping, complete with long waits for set and costume changes, tape rewinding, and the like. Executive producer Alexander Cohen estimated that the 5,800 Radio City Music Hall seats sold out at prices ranging from $25 to $1,000. The show itself cost about $4 million to produce and was expected to yield around $2 million for the new addition to the Actors Fund retirement home in Englewood, N. J. ABC is reputed to have paid more than $5 million for the television rights.
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Jane Alexander
Peter Allen
Steve Allen
June Allyson
Don Ameche
Loni Anderson
Susan Anton
Lucie Arnaz
Bea Arthur
Ed Asner
Christopher Atkins
Lauren Bacall
Catherine Bach
Pearl Bailey
Kaye Ballard
Martin Balsam
Priscilla Barnes
Warren Beatty
Harry Belafonte
Tony Bennett
Milton Berle
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Buz Kohan
Hildy Parks
