‘Cinderella’ musical starring Julie Andrews airs live in color on CBS 60 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Mar 31 1957)

1950s, Television 1950s


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(Sunday, March 31, 1957, 8:00-9:30 p.m. EST) — The original version of Rodgers and Hammerstein’s TV musical Cinderella, starring Julie Andrews, was broadcast tonight live in the Eastern, Central and Mountain time zones in both black and white and compatible color; the West Coast received a delayed black and white-only broadcast starting at 8:00pm Pacific time.


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