1958 Sylvania Television Awards

The 1958 Sylvania Television Awards were presented on January 22, 1959, at the Plaza Hotel in New York City. The Sylvania Awards were established by Sylvania Electric Products.

Sylvania Award
Sponsored bySylvania Electric Products
DateJanuary 22, 1959
LocationNew York City
CountryUnited States

The 31-member panel that decided the winners was chaired by Deems Taylor and also included Marvin Barrett, television editor of Newsweek; Kenneth Bartlett of Syracuse University; pitcher Bob Feller; Judge Samuel S. Leibowitz; actor and playwright Elliott Nugent; actress and author Cornelius Oits Skinner; and lawyer and writer Telford Taylor.[1]

Nominees

The programs nominated for "Outstanding Telecast" included The Plot to Kill Stalin; the Moiseyev Dancers on The Ed Sullivan Show; An Evening with Fred Astaire; Little Moon of Alban; All the King's Men on Kraft Television Theatre; The Bridge of San Luis Rey on DuPont Show of the Month; and the episode "African Adventure" from Lowell Thomas's High Adventure.[2]

The nominees for outstanding actor included Paul Muni in The Last Clear Chance; Melvyn Douglas in The Plot to Kill Stalin; Neville Brand in All the King's Men; and Frederic March in The Winslow Boy.[3]

The nominees for outstanding actress included Rosalind Russell in Wonderful Town; Piper Laurie in Days of Wine and Roses; Julie Harris in Little Moon of Alban; and Judith Anderson and Viveca Lindfors in The Bridge on San Luis Rey.[3]

Winners

The winners were:[4][5]

References
  1. "Five TV Shows Here Vying for Awards". Los Angeles Times. January 11, 1959 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. "Contenders Nominated For 1958 TV Awards". Honolulu Star-Bulletin. January 10, 1958 – via newspapers.com.
  3. Fred H. Russell (January 11, 1959). "Telecast Topics". The Bridgeport Post. p. B13 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. Larry Wolters (January 23, 1959). "Costigan Play Wins 4 Awards". Chicago Daily Tribune – via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Little Moon Of Alban, Author, Star, Win Top Sylvania Television Awards". The Sacramento Bee (UPI story). January 23, 1959. p. A13 – via Newspapers.com.
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