[78-L] Subject: Kinescopes (WAS Average Age)

[Michael Biel]

From: "zimrec at juno.com" <zimrec at juno.com>
Date: Mon, November 15, 2010 5:35 pm
> Regarding The Honeymooners program, I recall, some years, while researching
> something else in the New York Times, coming across a rather lengthy article
> -- early 1950s -- about a new process being used to film the Honeymooners. 

This was the DuMont Electronicam system already discussed by Al Haug in
his posting at 11:42 am -- almost six hours ago. 

> It had to do with being able to record what was seen through the camera and
> was technically different than making a kinescope. The article was accompanied
> by one or more photos showing one or more cameras on the Honeymooners set.
> I tried to find it using the NY Times online archive, but can't narrow the
> date search going back that far. Art

Check the 78-L.  We know more than the NYT on some subjects.

Mike Biel  mbiel at mbiel.com