The 1952 Bowman Television and Radio Stars of NBC trading card set was a simple 36 cards and featured, as the name implies, the biggest stars from NBC radio and television. Many of the celebrities are still well known to this day such as Bob Hope, Jimmy Durante, and Groucho Marx.
This was the first of two sets Bowman dedicated to NBC stars, the second being released in 1953. The cards measure 2 1/2″ by 3 3/4″.
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1952 Bowman Television and Radio Checklist
Base Set – 36 Cards
ACC# – R701-14
1 | Gertrude Berg |
2 | Bob Elliot / Ray Goulding |
3 | Joan Davis |
4 | Eddie Cantor |
5 | Judy Canova |
6 | Bob Considine |
7 | Robert Cummings |
8 | Dennis Day |
9 | Jimmy Durante |
10 | Ralph Edwards |
11 | Dave Garroway |
12 | Dolores Gray |
13 | Phil Harris / Alice Faye |
14 | Bob Hope |
15 | George Jessel |
16 | Jim Jordan / Marian Jordan |
17 | Pinky Lee |
18 | Paul Winchell |
19 | Groucho Marx |
20 | Joel McCrea |
21 | Randy Merriman |
22 | Bess Myerson |
23 | Jan Murray |
24 | Walter O’Keefe |
25 | Jane Pickens |
26 | Marguerite Piazza |
27 | Martha Raye |
28 | Dinah Shore |
29 | Kate Smith |
30 | Olan Soule / Barbara Luddy |
31 | Bill Stern |
32 | Martha Stewart |
33 | John Cameron Swayze |
34 | Lee Tracy |
35 | Willard Waterman |
36 | Meredith Willson |