Hollywood Today
1955 American TV series
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Format
The series began as a Hollywood gossip show with columnist Sheilah Graham as host, running 15 minutes each weekday. Each week featured a celebrity co-host. During the summer, the show was lengthened to 30 minutes and renamed Hollywood Backstage.
Later that summer, Ern Westmore replaced Graham as host, and the focus changed to makeovers.[1] The latter format was sponsored by Charles Antell Inc., advertising its liquid makeup.[2]
Related programs
ABC television broadcast a weekly nighttime version of Hollywood Backstage beginning on August 7, 1955, and ending on September 11, 1955. Westmore was host, with each episode featuring a makeover of a woman selected from the studio audience and a demonstration of how an actress had been made up for a specific role.[3]
On September 26, 1955, The Search for Beauty, with Westmore as host, took over the time slot previously occupied by Hollywood Backstage.[1]: 734 His wife Betty Westmore was co-host, with Phil Hanna as assistant and Dick Hageman as announcer.[4] This program also featured celebrity guests and beauty tips for women in the audience. It ended on December 9, 1955.[1]: 734
Westmore had a similar program, The Ern Westmore Show, on ABC-TV in 1953.[5]
