(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]
[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
Composer: Jeff Alexander (ASCAP) 1978 Publisher: Dolcedo Music (ASCAP) 1997 Publisher: Dolcedo Music (ASCAP) of Hollywood, CA Copyright Date: Recordings:
Composer: Jeff Alexander (ASCAP) 1978 Publisher: Dolcedo Music (ASCAP) 1997 Publisher: Dolcedo Music (ASCAP) of Hollywood, CA Copyright Date: Recordings:
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:
[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: