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Americana (1947–1949)
TV Series | 30 min | Family, Game-Show

Americana (1947–1949)

TV Series | 30 min | Family, Game-Show

Sponsored by the makers of the Encyclopedia Americana, this quiz show featured questions on obscure bits of American folklore and history that had been sent in by home viewers. Originally, the contestants on the program were adults, but ...See moreSponsored by the makers of the Encyclopedia Americana, this quiz show featured questions on obscure bits of American folklore and history that had been sent in by home viewers. Originally, the contestants on the program were adults, but the show later switched to having high school students compete. Written by Jean-Marc Rocher See less

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16 cast members

Name	Episodes	Known for
Marc Connelly Self - Panelist Self - Panelist See fewer	5	Captains Courageous (1937)
Basil Davenport Self - Panelist Self - Panelist See fewer	5	Who's Whose (1951)
Millicent Fenwick Self - Panelist Self - Panelist See fewer	5	Television Screen Magazine (1946)
Lewis Gannett Self - Panelist Self - Panelist See fewer	5	Critic at Large (1948)
Ben Grauer Self - Host Self - Host See fewer	3	The Town That Forgot God (1922)
John Mason Brown Self - Host Self - Host See fewer	1	Paris mil neuf cent (1947)
Deems Taylor Self - Host Self - Host See fewer	1	Fantasia (1940)
James A. Michener Self - author Self - author See fewer	1	South Pacific (1958)
Beverly Roberts Self - actress Self - actress See fewer	1	Expensive Husbands (1937)
F. Chase Taylor Self - comedian (as Colonel Stoopnagle) Self - comedian (as Colonel Stoopnagle) See fewer	1	The Inventors (1934)
Vivian Ferrer Self / Self - Co-host Self / Self - Co-host See fewer		Kraft Theatre (1947)
Dick Dudley Self - Announcer Self - Announcer See fewer		Remember This Date (1950)
Hugh James Self - Announcer Self - Announcer See fewer		Concerning Miss Marlowe (1954)
John K.M. McCaffery Self (substitute host) Self (substitute host) See fewer		Sunday Showcase (1959)
Ed Herlihy Self (substitute host) Self (substitute host) See fewer		Pee-wee's Big Adventure (1985)
André Baruch Self (substitute host) Self (substitute host) See fewer		On the Wing (1938)