Phil had married Alice Faye in 1941 and the pair began co-hosting “The Fitch Bandwagon” in 1946. The show was a comedy-variety program that followed the Jack Benny show on Sunday nights. My ...

Alice Faye, who died at 83 in 1998 ... “Lillian Russell” and “Tin Pan Alley.” When Faye married the brash bandleader-comedian Phil Harris, Hollywood said it wouldn’t last, but the ...

Tonight, we present “Gunsmoke: The Overland Express,” with William Conrad (10-31-52), “Phil Harris & Alice Faye: Frankie Borrows Phil’s Car” (10-02-49) and “Box Thirteen: Speed to Burn,” with Alan ...