Television host
Ed Sullivan died of esophageal cancer at the age of 73. His program The Ed Sullivan Show aired on CBS from June 20,
1948, to June 6,
1971, introducing major artists including
Elvis Presley,
The Beatles,
The Supremes, and the Jackson 5 to North American audiences over 23 years. He also supported the inclusion of Black performers in television entertainment. An estimated 73 million viewers watched The Beatles' appearance on February 9,
1964, making it a major moment in American pop culture and the British Invasion. Sullivan won an Emmy and Golden Globes and was inducted into the Television Academy Hall of Fame in
1985.
