Ben-Hur (1959 film) New York City on November 18, 1959. Present at the premiere were William Wyler, Charlton Heston, Stephen Boyd, Haya Harareet, Martha Scott, Ramon Novarro (who played Judah Ben-Hur in the 1925 silent film version), Spyros Skouras (president of the 20th Century Fox), Barney Balaban (president of Paramount Pictures), Jack L. Warner (president of Warner Bros.), Leonard Goldenson (president of the American Broadcasting Company), Moss Hart (playwright), Robert Kintner (an ABC Television executive), Sidney Kingsley (playwright), and Adolph Zukor (founder of Paramount Pictures). During its initial release the film earned $33.6 million in North American theater rentals (the distributor's share of
David Novarro Novarro and his co-anchor Tamron Hall hosted the morning broadcast for seven years, beginning in 2000. David Novarro was recruited to Fox Chicago from WABC-TV in New York, where he was the morning weekend anchor and general assignment reporter. Novarro has won several Emmys and received much recognition for his work on many influential stories. The documentary "Cropsey" is based on a real life serial killer that was the subject of exclusive reports Novarro first broke on Eyewitness news. He graduated from New York University. His producer credits include the "Morning Show with Regis Philbin" at WABC-TV, "Two on the