Live a Borrowed Life
| Live a Borrowed Life | |
|---|---|
| Genre | quiz show |
| Written by | Bernard Slade |
| Presented by | Charles Templeton |
| Country of origin | Canada |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 4 |
| Production | |
| Producers | Claude Baikie (1959) Drew Crossan (1960-1961) and Len Casey (1961-1962) |
| Running time | 30 minutes |
| Original release | |
| Network | CBC Television |
| Release | 1 July 1959 – 25 June 1962 |
Live a Borrowed Life was a Canadian quiz show television series which aired on CBC Television from 1959 to 1962.
Premise[edit]
This series adopted the Front Page Challenge concept for the realm of biography. In each episode, each of three guests would represent a historical person whose identity the panelists would guess.[1] Charles Templeton was the series host.[2]
Initially, the regular panelists were Anna Cameron (of Open House), Bill Walker and Elwy Yost, joined by a guest panelist. By the 1960–1961 season, Cameron had moved to the United Kingdom and was replaced by a second guest panelist. In the middle months of 1960, the series was produced in other locations, namely Halifax, Montreal, Ottawa, Vancouver and Winnipeg.
Scheduling[edit]
The initial episodes of this half-hour series was broadcast on Wednesdays at 8:30 p.m. (Eastern) from 1 July to 23 September 1959. It was picked up for a full season in the same day and time slot from 30 September 1959 to 21 September 1960. Its second full season was seen on Thursdays at 8:00 p.m. (29 September 1960 – 29 June 1961), then its final season moved to Mondays at 8:30 p.m. from 25 September 1961 to 25 June 1962.
Controversy[edit]
The series drew some controversy when George Rolland, who promoted white racial supremacist views, was brought on the show to represent Abraham Lincoln.[3]
References[edit]
- ^ Rutherford, Paul (1990). When Television Was Young: Primetime Canada 1952-1967. University of Toronto Press. p. 233. ISBN 0-8020-5830-2.
- ^ Corcelli, John (February 2005). "Live a Borrowed Life". Canadian Communications Foundation. Retrieved 7 May 2010.
- ^ Rutherford, Paul (1990). When Television Was Young: Primetime Canada 1952-1967. University of Toronto Press. p. 236. ISBN 0-8020-5830-2.
External links[edit]
- Allan, Blaine (1996). "Live a Borrowed Life". Queen's University. Archived from the original on 26 February 2015. Retrieved 7 May 2010.