NBC Sunday Showcase was a series of hour-long specials telecast in color on NBC during the 1959–60 season. The flexible anthology format varied weekly from comedies and science fiction to musicals and historical dramas. The recent introduction of videotape made repeats possible, and two 1959 dramas had repeats in 1960.
Barbara Rush, John Forsythe and Larry Blyden in a scene from What Makes Sammy Run? on NBC Sunday Showcase (September 27 and October 4, 1959).
Julie Harris and Maximilian Schell in Alfred Bester's Turn the Key Deftly on NBC Sunday Showcase March 5, 1960.
Ivan Lawrence Blieden, known professionally as Larry Blyden, was an American actor, stage producer and director, and game show host. He made his Broadway stage debut in 1948 and went on to appear in numerous productions on and off Broadway. In 1972, he won the Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Musical for his performance in the revival of A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum which he also produced. That same year, he became the host of the syndicated revival version of What's My Line?
Blyden in 1962
Carol Burnett and Larry Blyden on The Garry Moore Show (1960)