What's My Line? Season 13 Episode 38

In the post game chat, Diahann Carroll mentioned her star-making turn in the hit musical "No Strings." However, six years after her appearance on the show, she made history when she became the first African-American actress to star in a television show that didn't portray her race in a stereotypical role, such as a maid, when she starred in the 1968-1971 sitcom "Julia." In that show she played "Julia Baker," a widowed nurse raising her eight year old son. That show helped pave the way for shows such as "Good Times," "The Jeffersons" and "The Cosby Show." - Sargebri

FLIP REPORT: In game two, John flipped all the cards for the first regular challenger at seven down. The product was identified, but not the guest's exact line. John flipped them at two down for the final challenger because time ran out. - agent_0042

"WML?" CREW: Not only was lighting director Ralph Holmes' name corrected in the end credits, but tonight's show was also the first since 1959 to list the position of production supervisor, which is held as of this episode by Dennis Maitland. - W-B

The ending credits for the lighting director Ralph Holmes appear to be finally corrected. Up until now, since the new April 8, 1962 credits, his name read as the typo "Raplh Holmes." - Suzanne

The lovely singer and actress Diahann Carroll promoted her Broadway musical play "No Strings." This musical was produced by Richard Rodgers, and ran for 580 performances from March 1962 to August 1963. She certainly looked beautiful. Her identity was guessed by Dorothy Kilgallen. Due to a "touch of laryngitis," she mentioned that she was attempting a Tallulah Bankhead voice impersonation! - Suzanne

Arlene will be opening at the Paper Mill Playhouse in Millburn, NJ, in a touring production of her comedy play "Old Acquaintance." The play also stars Bill Berger and Linda Robinson, and is directed by none other than Arlene's own Martin Gabel. - Suzanne

Sir Edmund Hillary, Conqueror of Mt. Everest, has written, "We didn't know if it was humanly possible to reach the top of Mt. Everest. And even using oxygen as we were, if we did get to the top, we weren't at all sure whether we wouldn't drop dead or something of that nature." Fortunately, Edmund Hillary did not drop dead at the top of Everest. On May 29, 1953, he and the Nepalese Sherpa, Tenzing Norgay, set foot on the summit of Everest, the highest point on earth. They had succeeded where others had failed, and had survived a journey that had taken the lives of great explorers before them. His WML visit lasted quite a while, since he stumped the panel! However, the moment that John Daly announced his name, there was immediate recognition from the panel. He also appeared as a contestant on the September 7, 1959 episode of "To Tell The Truth." - Suzanne