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Startime•Season 1•Episode 18

The Greatest Man Alive

Feb 2, 196060 min

An elderly inhabitant of a dingy Manhattan apartment, decides that his life has been a failure and prepares to hang himself when a researcher calls.

Directed byBretaigne Windust, Gordon Rigsby

Written byTony Webster

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Seasons1

Season 1 Episodes33

The Wonderful World of Entertainment

The Jazz Singer

The Turn of the Screw

The Secret World of Kids

The Dean Martin Show

The Wicked Scheme of Jebal Deeks

George Burns in the Big Time

Merman on Broadway

Something Special

My Three Angels

Cindy's Fella

Christmas Startime with Leonard Bernstein

Meet Cyd Charisse

The Man

The Dean Martin Show

Crime, Inc.

The Wonderful World of Jack Paar

The Greatest Man Alive

The Swingin' Years

Closed Set

Talent Scouts

Jeff McCleod, the Last Reb

The Swingin', Singin' Years

Academy Award Songs

Dear Arthur

The Young Juggler

Incident at a Corner

Well, What About You?

Soldiers in Greasepaint

Fun Fair

Tennessee Ernie Ford Meets King Arthur

Sing Along with Mitch

The Nanette Fabray Show

Crew8

B

Bretaigne Windust

Director

B

Bretaigne Windust

Producer

S

Sol Kaplan

Original Music Composer

S

Sol Kaplan

Conductor

T

Tony Webster

Writer

T

Tony Webster

Theatre Play

G

Gordon Rigsby

Director

H

Herbert Andrews

Set Designer

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Episode Summary

"The Greatest Man Alive" is episode 18 of Startime season 1. Directed by Bretaigne Windust, Gordon Rigsby and written by Tony Webster, it aired on February 2, 1960.

Next: E19 · The Swingin' Years Best of Season 1