Illinois Special: I Remember Illinois - Production & Contact Info

Illinois Special: I Remember Illinois (1968)
TV Movie | Documentary

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Illinois Special: I Remember Illinois (1968)

TV Movie | Documentary

1968 is Illinois 150th year of statehood. This nostalgic sesquicentennial tribute presents some of the Prairie State's leading citizens, as well as show-business personalities who have been associated with the state.

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Updated Feb 18, 1968

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Feb 18, 1968 (United States)

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21 cast members

Name	Known for
Steve Allen Self - Host Self - Host See fewer	The Benny Goodman Story (1956)
Jack Benny Self Self See fewer	The Jack Benny Program (1950)
Richard J. Daley Self - Mayor of Chicago Self - Mayor of Chicago See fewer	American Revolution 2 (1969)
Everett Dirksen Self - U.S. Senator from Illinois Self - U.S. Senator from Illinois See fewer	The Monitors (1969)
Buckminster Fuller Self - architect (as R. Buckminster Fuller) Self - architect (as R. Buckminster Fuller) See fewer	'Kukan': The Battle Cry of China (1941)
Dave Garroway Self Self See fewer	I Surrender Dear (1948)
Benny Goodman Self Self See fewer	Allied (2016)
Bob Hope Self Self See fewer	The Ghost Breakers (1940)
Mahalia Jackson Self Self See fewer	Mississippi Burning (1988)
Otto Kerner Self - Governor of Illinois Self - Governor of Illinois See fewer	CBS Reports (1959)
Gene Krupa Self Self See fewer	Avengers: Age of Ultron (2015)
Kukla Self - puppet Self - puppet See fewer	Kukla, Fran and Ollie (1969)
Mercedes McCambridge Self Self See fewer	Giant (1956)
Newton Minow Self Self See fewer	Infamous Crime Scenes: JFK (2022)
Ollie Self - puppet Self - puppet See fewer	Kukla, Fran and Ollie (1969)
Charles Percy Self - U.S. Senator from Illinois Self - U.S. Senator from Illinois See fewer	On Company Business (1980)
Win Stracke Self - composer Self - composer See fewer	Hawkins Falls: A Television Novel (1950)
Studs Terkel Self Self See fewer	Eight Men Out (1988)
Burr Tillstrom Self Self See fewer	Kukla, Fran and Ollie (1969)
Mark Van Doren Self - Pulitzer Prize-winning poet Self - Pulitzer Prize-winning poet See fewer	Camera Three (1955)
Teddy Wilson Self Self See fewer	Catch Me If You Can (2002)