Bob Russell (b. January 1, 1908, Passaic, New Jersey - d. New Year See also New Year The Ancient Romans began their consular year on January 1st since 153 BC Year 1908 ( MCMVIII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year January 24, 1998, Sarasota, Florida) was an American entertainer, best known for hosting the Miss America pageant during the years of 1940 to 1946, 1948 to 1950 and 1954. Events 41 - Gaius Caesar (Caligula, known for his eccentricity and cruel Despotism, is Assassinated by his disgruntled Year 1998 ( MCMXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar) Sarasota is a city located in Sarasota County on the southwestern coast of the state of Florida in the United States. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the The Miss America pageant is a long-standing competition which awards scholarships to young women from the 50 states plus the District of Columbia and the US Virgin Islands A beauty contest or beauty pageant is a competition based mainly though not always entirely on the physical beauty of its contestants and often incorporating Personality He also served as emcee for the Miss Universe, Miss World, and Miss Canada pageants. Miss Universe is an annual international Beauty contest run by the Miss Universe Organization. The Miss World pageant is the oldest surviving major international Beauty pageant created in the United Kingdom by Eric Morley in 1951 Miss Canada was a scholarship competition for young women in Canada.
When the Miss America pageant was first televised in 1954, Russell rejected the song "There She Is, Miss America" in favor of two of his own. His recommended replacement, Bert Parks, in 1955 sang this promenade tune into history. Bert Parks ( December 30, 1914 – February 2, 1992) was an American Actor, Singer, and Radio and Lee Meriwether, age 19 from California, was crowned Miss America on September 11, 1954, by a panel of judges including movie queen Grace Kelly. Lee Ann Meriwether (born May 27, 1935 in Los Angeles California) is Miss America 1955 and an American actress, appearing Events 9 - The Battle of the Teutoburg Forest ends 506 - The Bishops of Visigothic Gaul Year 1954 ( MCMLIV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1954 Gregorian calendar) Grace Patricia Kelly (later Grace Princess of Monaco; November 12 1929 &ndash September 14 1982 was an Academy Award -winning American film and It was watched by 27 million people.
In 1952 he co-created, directed and hosted the very first Miss Universe pageant in Long Beach, California, and continued with the pageant through 1957. Long Beach is a city located in southern California, USA, on the Pacific coast California ( is a US state on the West Coast of the United States, along the Pacific Ocean.
Bob Russell moved to New York at age nine and began his career appearing in Broadway musicals in the 1920s. The City of New York Broadway theater, commonly called simply Broadway, refers to theatrical performances presented in one of the 39 large professional theaters with 500 seats or more located In the 1930s, he moved on to Philadelphia, where he became a local star as the singing master of ceremonies at the elegant Cafe Marguery in the old Adelphia Hotel. Philadelphia (ˌfɪləˈdɛlfiə He helped to start many early television game shows, such as Name That Tune (1954-59). Name That Tune was a television Game show that put two contestants against each other to test their knowledge of Songs. He appeared as the emcee of Bonnie Maid's Versatile Varieties (1950-51) and Your Pet Parade (1951), and was the announcer on the quiz show Time Will Tell (1954).
He retired from the limelight to Sarasota, Florida, where he kept busy as Reservation Manager at the Aku Tiki Inn on Lido Key, and later at the Meadows Golf and Tennis Resort. Sarasota is a city located in Sarasota County on the southwestern coast of the state of Florida in the United States. Lido Key is a barrier Island of the coast of Sarasota Florida in the United States.
Bob Russell and his wife, Mignon Simpson Russell, had one child, a daughter, Ingrid.
Musical performances
- Princess Flavia (November 2, 1925 – March 1926; 152 performances)
TV shows
- Yours For a Song
- Stand Up and Be Counted
- Bonnie Maid's Versatile Varieties (1949) – emcee, 1950-1951
- Live Like a Millionaire (1951)
- Your Pet Parade (1951) – host
- Name That Tune (1953) – co-creator
- Time Will Tell (1954) – announcer
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