Sun, Jul 14, 1957
Mike Wallace interviews Diana Barrymore of the legendary Barrymore stage/screen acting family. Her 1957 autobiography, "Too Much, Too Soon" told of her failed acting career, marriages, and drug and alcohol problems. Subsequently, she died of an overdose of sleeping pills and alcohol in 1960.
Sat, Dec 7, 1957
Mike Wallace quizzes Drew Pearson (1897-1969), the mid-century muckraking columnist noted for his factual (some say semi-factual) revelations about politicians in his "Washington Merry-Go-Round" column. It's on this show he first reveals his charge (true) that the JFK Pulitzer Prize book "Profiles in Courage" was (mostly) ghostwritten.
Sat, Dec 14, 1957
Mike Wallace quizzes Edward Bennett Williams (1920-88), lawyer. In the 1950's his clients included Sen. Joseph McCarthy, Jimmy Hoffa, and reputed crime boss Frank Costello. Later, he defended John Hinckley and Michael Milken, and was an owner of the NFL Washington Redskins and MLB Baltimore Orioles.
Sat, Dec 21, 1957
Mike interviews 12-year old Leonard Ross, who won huge money prizes on TV game shows, including The Big surprise, which Wallace had been host of. Leonard discusses his field of expertise, which was how the stock market works. his other interests include his interest in the Democratic party, his disappointment with Eisenhower, and the problems with being a child prodigy.
Sat, Dec 28, 1957
Mike Wallace interviews Alexander de Seversky (1894-1974), aviation pioneer, born in Russia and naturalized in the US. He championed Gen. Billy Mitchell's air power beliefs, owned aircraft manufacturing companies, wrote "Victory Through Air Power", and designed aircraft and bomb sights.
Sat, Mar 8, 1958
Mike Wallace quizzes Major (Ret) Donald E. Keyhoe, aviator, writer and proponent that UFO's are real. Prior to 1950 he wrote principally sci-fi and fantasy for the pulps, but his 1950 non-fiction "The Flying Saucers are Real" demanded that all government material on the subject be made public.