The Hallmark Hall of Fame / Hallmark Television Playhouse (dramatic anthology)

    (NBC weekends, 1952 - 1978; 
     then occasional specials on CBS and PBS )

    [originally titled "Hallmark Playhouse" as a radio series;
     in 1955 the name changed to "Hallmark Radio Hall of Fame";
     
     In its first two seasons on television, it was a half-hour
     series known as "Hallmark Television Playhouse"; then it
     expanded to its longer format; later specials had various
     lengths]


Theme 1: "Dream of Olwen", from the British film "While I Live" [1947]

    [also the same theme as on radio;
     vocal title: "The Olwen Song"]

     Composers: music by Charles Williams (British PRS/ASCAP)
               [professional name of Isaac Cozerbreit], with
                lyric added by Winifred May (British PRS/ASCAP)

     1978 Publisher: EMI Music Publishing, Ltd., London (ASCAP)
     
     1997 Publishers: EMI-April Music, Inc. (ASCAP) and
                      EMI-Mills Music, Inc./Old Acct.(ASCAP)
                      
     2004 Publishers: EMI-April Music, Inc. (ASCAP)
                         c/o EMI Music Publishing
                         of New York; and
                      EMI-Mills Music, Inc./Old Acct.(ASCAP)
                         c/o EMI Music Publishing
                         of New York
                      
     Composition Date: 1947 (vocal version 1948)
     
     U.S. Copyright Date:
     U.S. Renewal   Date:
     
     Recordings: 
          LP: "Great Music Themes of Television" (1956)
               RCA-Victor LPM 1020
               Hugo Winterhalter and his Orchestra

     ReIssue:
         LP:  "Great Music Themes of Early Television" (1984)
               Franklin Mint-1 (re-issue of RCA LPM 1020)
               Hugo Winterhalter and his Orchestra

          CD: "Charles Williams: Great British Light Orchestras"
              [reissue of original 78rpm recording of 1947]
               EMI 0 7777 80133 2 7 (1993)
               Charles Williams and his Concert Orchestra,
               featuring Arthur Dulay, pianist


Open Theme 2: "Hallmark Opening Theme"

     Composer: Jeff Alexander (ASCAP)

     1978 Publisher: Dolcedo Music (ASCAP)
     
     1997 Publisher: Dolcedo Music (ASCAP)
                         of Hollywood, CA
                         
     Copyright Date:
     
     Recordings: 


Close Theme 2: "Hallmark Closing Theme"

     Composer: Jeff Alexander (ASCAP)

     1978 Publisher: Dolcedo Music (ASCAP)
     
     1997 Publisher: Dolcedo Music (ASCAP)
                         of Hollywood, CA
                         
     Copyright Date:
     
     Recordings:


Theme 3: "Hallmark Theme"


     Composer: Lyn Murray (ASCAP) 
              [pseudonym of Lionel Breeze]

     1978 Publisher: [no publisher listed] (ASCAP)
     
     1998 Publisher: Polygram International Publishing Inc. (ASCAP)
                         of Hollywood, CA
                         
     2004 Publisher: Universal-Polygram International Publishing Inc. (ASCAP)
                         c/o Universal Music Publishing Group
                         Universal Studios
                         Los Angeles, CA
                         
     Copyright Date:
     
     Recordings:


Theme 4: "Hallmark Theme"

   [may have been a radio series theme...]
     
     Composer: David D. Rose (ASCAP)

     1978 Publisher: Edwin H. Morris (ASCAP)
     
     1998 Publisher:  Edwin H. Morris & Co., Inc. (ASCAP)
                         c/o MPL Communications Inc., 
                         of New York, NY
                         
     Copyright Date:
     Recordings:



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