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Bio

“Robert A Bleyer” was born in July 19, 1920 in New York, he was a television director, writer and producer. He was directed over 100s of television shows and commercials with the popular actors and actresses of that era since the 1950s. He made his directorial debut on the Arthur Godfrey and Friends show (1949). Since then he directed Songs for Sale (1950 - 1952), The Ed Sullivan Show (1955 - 1971), Playhouse 90 (1956 - 1960) and the Supermarket Sweep (1990 - 2003). The shows Bleyer has directed focus on the development of network television; from variety shows, drama series, musical competitions and game shows. During the time he wasn't working on television sets he produced commercials for acclaimed companies like Timex, Sara Lee and Remmington Razor. He won numerous awards for his work in the industry from; The National Cable Television Association in 1971 and The National Academy of Television Arts and Science from 1972-1973.

Career 

Songs for Sale

Bleyer did 64 episodes for the show which showcased six songwriters hear their songs performed, accompanied by the Ray Bloch Orchestra, before a panel of professional musicians or music industry experts who choose who will win a cash prize and a chance at publication. Featured Artist on the Show : Tony Bennett, Peggy Lee, Duke Ellington, Cab Calloway, Charles Buddy Waters (citied from classic tv archive) http://ctva.biz/US/MusicVariety/SongsForSale.htm

Arthur Godfrey

Arthur Godfrey and his Friends entertained the audience with many skits and Musical numbers. The show was live, and Godfrey often did away with the script and improvised. He refused to participate in commercials for products he did not believe in. (citied from classic tv archive) http://ctva.biz/US/MusicVariety/SamLevensonShow.htm

The Ed Sullivan Show

"The Ed Sullivan Show" is TV's longest-running variety show. It ran on Sunday nights for 23 years. The show's host, Ed Sullivan, had been a syndicated newspaper columnist who hosted two radio shows before agreeing to try television. The format of the show changed very little over the years, with Sullivan presenting acts that tried to please everyone.A typical show might include a few comics, an aria performed by an opera diva, an acrobat and maybe a plug for a new film from a well-known movie star. (citied from the ED Sullivan website (ref_=nv_sr_1http://www.edsullivan.com/artists/elvis-presley/)

Elvis Presley on The Ed Sullivan Show

Such as when Elvis Presley debuted on the show's season premiere, but on the big night neither Sullivan nor Elvis was in the New York studio. Elvis was in Hollywood, filming his first movie, and he sang from the CBS studio there. Elvis, wearing a loud plaid jacket, greeted the audience from a set decorated with stylized guitar shapes. This was the first time that superstar Elvis Presley appeared on the Ed Sullivan show, and the ratings that he received have never been matched. 60 million people watched it and it received an 86.2 percentage share, which means that 86.2% of people who watched TV in the USA that night were watching that showThe show has since been recognized for one of the highest acclaimed network television.

'''Lineage ''' Robert A Bleyer family immigrated from Huttenberg Germany where his family was amongst the wealthiest within that part of Germany. In the middle of the nineteenth century the second generation of the Steilein family immigrated to The United States of America. Robert’s parents married on June 16, 1919 and that next year had Robert and his sister Jane. His father was the President of a bank and he suffered financial setbacks during the depression, so my grandmother, Adele, became the breadwinner and they lived on the upper East Side of Manhattan.

They had three children Jonathan Salkin, Richard Salkin and James Salkin between 1952 and 1956. He entered the entertainment industry after his time in military as an intelligence officer during World War II. After his time and service Bleyer entered the industry as a studio page for CBS. After decades of success in the industry when he retired in the early 2000’s and became an EVP of Teleprompter.