This day in 1950 marked the start of the Golden Age of Television's answer to Dancing with the Stars: Arthur Murray Party Time — which was later renamed (and best known as) The Arthur Murray Party.

The series cast famed dance instructor Arthur Murray and his wife, Kathryn Murray, as hosts of a party-like gathering featuring celebrity guests and performers. During the broadcast the Murrays — with the help of dance instructors from the Arthur Murray Dance Studio — demonstrated various dances.

During its decade-long run, The Arthur Murray Party ran on ABC, CBS, DuMont and NBC.

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Party Services

This article was a fun read still being an informative one. I am impressed by the party services at that time and also by the preparations. This article was amazing and I recommend to atleast read it once.

Aug 1, 2023 | Reply

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Feb 20, 2023 | Reply

Larry Daniels

My father, Robert "Moose" Daniels worked for NBC. I found an old Bulova watch with Arthur Murray Award on it. I'm not sure if he worked on the show or not. Any idea of the origin of this watch?

Jun 14, 2017 | Reply

Paul M Barna

I appeared 5 times on the Arthur Murray Party from when I was 5 years old. I am wondering if there is a place I can log into to maybe see some of the old shows. My partner and I danced a Ukrainian dance and we kept being asked to come back on. Any help you can give me would be greatly appreciated. Thanks.
Paul Barna

Jan 14, 2016 | Reply

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