Art Linkletter's House Party (variety/interview)

    [aka: House Party; 
     aka: The Linkletter Show]

    (CBS Daytime, 1952 - 1969)

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Theme 1 (1952 - 64): You (Gee But You're Wonderful),
                                     from the motion picture musical "The Great Ziegfeld" [1936]

    [In his book "TV Theme Soundtrack Directory", Craig
     Patillo credits this as theme for the first 12 seasons]

     Composers: music by Walter Donaldson (ASCAP), and
                words by Harold Adamson (ASCAP)

     Original Publisher: Victoria Publishing Co. (ASCAP)
     2000 Publisher: EMI Feist Catalog, Inc. (ASCAP) 
                        c/o EMI Music Publishing, Inc.
                        of New York, NY

     Copyright Date: 1936 ??
     Recordings:

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Theme 2: "Pillsbury House Party Theme"

     Composer: Muzzy Marcellino (ASCAP/BMI)
              [professional name of Maurice E. Marcellino]

     1978 Publisher: [listed in ASCAP without publisher]
     2000 Publisher: Gordon Music Company (ASCAP),
                        of Canoga Park, CA

     Copyright Date:
     Recordings:

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Theme 3 (1965 - 69): "We're Having a Party"

    [Patillo credits this as theme for the last 4 seasons]

     Composers: Muzzy Marcellino (ASCAP/BMI)
               [professional name of Maurice E. Marcellino], and
                Jay Harvey (BMI)

     Original Publisher: [no publisher information]
     2000 Publisher: [listed in BMI database without publisher]

     Copyright Date:
     Recordings:

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Closing Theme 4 (1965 - 66): "Art's Closing [aka: Breaking Blues]"

    [Pattillo credits this as closing theme for the 13th season]

     Composer: Muzzy Marcellino (ASCAP/BMI)
              [professional name of Maurice E. Marcellino], and
               Jay Harvey (BMI)

     Original Publisher: [no publisher information]
     1998 Publisher: [listed in BMI database without publisher]

     Copyright Date:
     Recordings:

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