[1959-07-06?] Baseball fan The baseball fan Alexander, A. L., 1906-1967 creator television producer moderator Gimbel, Roger, television producer Gillaspy, Richard, television producer Nathanson, Ted, 1925-1997 television director Ankers, Kathleen, production designer Blaney, James, sound designer Hurst, Fannie, 1889-1968 panelist Davis, Ralph Emerson, 1893-1982 panelist McCracken, Robert J. (Robert James), 1904-1973 panelist Collins, Fred, 1925-2006 contributor National Broadcasting Company production company moving image motion picture two-dimensional moving image Panel discussions. Nonfiction television programs. xxu 1959 monographic 19590608 1959. eng

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1 video file (digital) (28 min.) : sd., b&w. A three-member board mediates disputes and disagreements submitted for review by the people involved. Complainants and respondents are interviewed by A.L. Alexander and the mediators. In this episode, the board considers the case of a young woman who broke her engagement because her ex-fiancé is a rabid baseball fan. All he can talk about is baseball. On dates he will leave her alone in a movie theater to go find out about a game that is being played. He has broken dates to go to baseball games. He has skipped school to go to baseball games. She knew he was a fan, but did not understand the extent of his obsession until recently. He says he cannot change. He loves baseball. When his team is playing, nothing else matters. When they win, he is ecstatic. When they lose, he is inconsolable. He belives that his girl will always be there, but once he misses a game, it is over. an NBC production in association with A.L. Alexander ; created and produced by A.L. Alexander ; executive producer, Roger Gimbel ; director, Ted Nathanson. Date in title could not be confirmed in secondary sources. Most credits taken from Court of human relations production documents in M/B/RS Acquisition files. Moderator and mediators taken from film. LC copy is not the broadcast copy; contains a slate board, slug for commercials, and is lacking end credits. DLC Additional holdings for this title may be available. Contact reference librarian. DLC Sources used: Court of human relations production documents in M/B/RS Acquisition files (Alexander (A. L., Mrs.)); McNeil's Total television, 4th ed., p. 183; TV guide (New York edition), June-August, 1959; episode slate board. Associate directors, Richard Gillaspy, Larry Owen, Jr. ; scenic designer, Kathy Ankers ; technical director, Jack Irving ; lighting director, Leo Farrenkopf ; audio, Jim Blaney. Moderator: A.L. Alexander. Mediators: Fannie Hurst, Dr. Ralph Emerson Davis, Dr. Robert J. McCracken. Announcer: Fred Collins. Filmed on June 6, 1959 in New York, N.Y. The Court of human relations originated as a popular radio program, also created and moderated by A.L. Alexander. In one or two cases per episode, a panel of mediators, including clergymen, authors, judges, educators, and other notables give advice on interpersonal problems presented to them by actual people, called "complainants" and "respondents". The cases involve family and other personal disputes, marital entanglements, emotional problems, and financial disagreements. The show aired in the afternoon on NBC from June 22, 1959 to August 21, 1959. Mediation Interpersonal conflict Couples Baseball fans https://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mbrsmi/ntscrm.01181182 AVCMS (DLC) 1181182 2020600060 aacr amim DLC 200909 20250607103117.4 21711427 Converted from MARCXML to MODS version 3.8 using MARC21slim2MODS3-8_XSLT1-0.xsl (Revision 1.172 20230208)