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The Great American Fourth of July and Other Disasters

March 16, 1982
This is the second movie Shep made for PBS Funded by: Corporation for Public Broadcasting (The Program Fund) Atlantic Richfield Company (ARCO) Jean Shepherd as the Narrator "Ballad of Ludlow Kissel" Sung by Leigh Brown Shep's dog Daphne appears in the movie This movie was comprised of many of the stories which first appeared in Playboy Magazine and were told in various forms over the years on the radio. In the movie, during the 'blind date' scene, Shep and his blind date Pamela, Schwartz and his date Clara Mae, are watching the movie "Love is a Many-Splendored Thing". Clara Mae says to Schwartz "This is so romantic. It's just like us." In the movie William Holden and Jennifer Jones fall in love and Holden goes off to war and never returns. In real life Schwartz goes off to war and never returns. The music at the end of the movie is "Blue Hawaii" as sung by Bing Crosby. The opening sequence had Shep at Pedro's South of the Boarder going through the fireworks.
Story Lines: Sears Radio Scragging Sack races at the picnic
Related Plots / Story Lines and Other References Used
Category Date Title Comments Time
• People Carl, Uncle
• Plots / Story Lines Dish Night
• Plots / Story Lines Orpheum Theatre
• Plots / Story Lines Magic / Electric Baton
• Plots / Story Lines Blind Date
• Plots / Story Lines Fire at Roosevelt High - Fireworks
• Plots / Story Lines Ludlow Kissel and the Dago Bomb
• Plots / Story Lines Friendly Fred
• Plots / Story Lines Dish Rag Chain Letter
• Plots / Story Lines John's Lunch
• Plots / Story Lines Bluebird Tavern
• Short Stories and Columns by Shep Laughing All The Way To The Bank
Where Shep Made Reference To This Subject:
Time Date Category Title
Plots / Story Lines Magic / Electric Baton
July 4, 1963 Radio Lagos; The Old Man's Fireworks Stand
July 4, 1967 Radio Ludlow Kissel and the Dago Bomb
July 4, 1973 Radio Ludlow Kissell and the Dago Bomb
July 4, 1975 Radio Ludlow Kissel and the Dago Bomb
March 1982 Short Stories and Columns by Shep Laughing All The Way To The Bank
March 13, 1982 Short Stories and Columns by Shep He Got 'A Case of the Giggles'
March 10, 1982 Television Late Night With David Letterman
Related Articles / Reviews:
Date Publication Title
March 16, 1982 Newark Star Ledger TV: Jean Shepherd Rolls Along I-95
John J O'Conner
1982 Journal of Popular Culture Humor, Cultural History and Jean Shepherd
James F. Smith
Photos:


1981
On the Set of "Great American 4th of July "

Courtesy: Andy Palley


1981
On the Set of "Great American 4th of July "

Courtesy: Andy Palley


1981
On the Set of "Great American 4th of July "

Courtesy: Andy Palley


1981
On the Set of "Great American 4th of July "

Courtesy: Andy Palley


1981
On the Set of "Great American 4th of July "

Courtesy: Andy Palley


1981
On the Set of "Great American 4th of July "

Courtesy: Andy Palley


January 03,1982
Asbury Park Press

Courtesy: Steve Glazer


March 16,1982
NY Times Ad


March 16,1982
NY Times Listing and Review


March 16,1982
Puplicity photo


March 16,1982
Publicity Photo - James Broderick and Matt Dillon
    

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