Davy Jones appeared as part of the cast of Oliver!, performing a song from the musical, the same night The Beatles debuted on the Ed Sullivan Show, February 9, 1964. (Columbia Pictures talent scout Ward Sylvester signed Jones based on this appearance, leading to his later being cast in The Monkees.)
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Ed Sullivan's daughter, Betty Sullivan currently is located in California. She actually married the producer of the Ed Sullivan show.
Their first US appearance was in spring 1963; Jack Paar ran a promotional film clip of them lip synching Love Me Do. They next appeared on a CBS Evening news report from Walter Cronkite's London correspondent on November 21, 1963.
The late Ed Sullivan (September 28, 1901 - October 13, 1974) hosted "The Ed Sullivan Show" .
Being part of the musical act- with some obvious choreography and costumes and other (TV friendly) touches, the Jackson Five probably first appeared on TV on the American Bandstand- not Sullivan.
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