February 11, 1963 saw the PBS debut of The French Chef. What famed chef starred in the show?
The French Chef The French Chef The French Chef is a television cooking show created and hosted by Julia Child, produced and broadcast by WGBH, the public television station in Boston, Massachusetts, from February 2, 1963 to January 14, 1973. It was one of the first cooking shows on American television. The show grew out of a special presentation Child gave on WGBH based on the book "Mastering the Art of French Cooking" which she co-authored. "The French Chef" was produced from 1963 to 1973 by WGBH for National Educational Television (and later for PBS). Reruns continued on PBS until 1989, and were
The French Chef homes." In May 1966, her show won a Primetime Emmy Award for Achievements in Educational Television – Individuals. The August 27, 1968 episode of "The French Chef" (rerun from an episode sometime in 1965) ended with the unexpected collapse of an Apple Charlotte. The October 31, 1971 episode of "The French Chef" (on its ninth anniversary) was the first U.S. television show to be captioned for deaf viewers. The show was produced by Ruth Lockwood and directed by Russell Morash, Russell Fortier, David Griffiths and David B. Atwood. Film composer John Morris wrote the 2nd theme song of The French