The late Ed Sullivan (September 28, 1901 - October 13, 1974) hosted "The Ed Sullivan Show" .
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He was a famous show biz columnist. He had so many connections that it made it easy to get big name stars as guests.
The Ed Sullivan Show appeared on CBS, broadcast from a studio in New York City. (Today the same studio is used for Late Show With David Letterman.)
because he died.