1951 Timeline

1950 > < 1952

Timeline

1951	01	12) Watch the Birdie
1951	02
1951	03
	04	04) On set with wife and painting
1951	04	19) Honorary Mayor of Culver City
1951	05	1950 Radio Television Mirror Award "Radio Comedy Program". Note: 4th year winner. Signs contract with Bo Roos. 7 years
	06	Radio - Festival of Britian
		02) Appendectomy &nbsp
		19) Europe trip with Gene Fowler
1951	06	21) Red Skelton bought 4 Jowett Jupiter sport cars for his friends.
		26) [Film] Excuse My Dust
	06	27) Visit to Pope Pius XII. 28) Near plane crash
1951	07	02) [Stage] London Palladium
1951	08	16) Airport with wife
	09	23) Parade Mag
		28) Hollywood Reporter. TV Guide
1951	09	30) Red Skelton Show NBC-TV. NY Morning Telegraph "TV Debut Has Him Jittery".
	10	03) Radio Season 11 1951-52
		05) [Film] Texas Carnival
		16) [Film] Annouced to be in a remake of Sam Harris' "Captain Applejack" Due out 1952.
1951	10	22) [Print] Life "Rubber Face on TV"
1951	11	29) [Stage] Santa Claus Lane
1951	12

Biography

Red almost did not make it to TV. Before his season started he went to England to perform at the London Palladium. During this time he took a trip visit the Pope and then to Paris. On the plane trip over the Alps a motor went dead. There was a danger of panic. Red teamed up with his friend Father Edward J. Carney to calm down the people. Father Carney used faith, Red used laughter. Most of the passangers did not know English but Red used his talent of mime to communicate. The pilot was able to control the plane and made a safe landing.

The Red Skelton Show went on the air Sunday, September 30th on NBC. It was a Russel M. Seeds Company production, President Freeman Keyes. The sponsor was Procter & Gamble. Red was managed by the Beverly Management Corporation with Bo Roos as president. John Gaunt was the director and his writers were John Fenton Murray, Ben Freedman, Jack Douglas and Red Skelton. Edna was not included as a TV writer but she still was involved with the radio show. The public got to see "San Fernando Red", "Dead Eye", "Cauliflower McPugg" and "Clem Kadiddlehopper" every week.