Every time you think television has hit its lowest ebb, a new program comes along to make you wonder where you thought the ebb was.

Titled "Paris After Dark" it was filled with scraps of offbeat information about Parisian nightlife. From October 1942 to October 1945 he served with the Marines as part of the 4th Marine Aircraft Wing.

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