[Ads-l] antedating teleprompter

[Bill Mullins]

teleprompter -- OED has 1951

1950 Variety 13 Dec 36/5 [proquest]

Termed the teleprompter and invented by actor Fred Barton, now in the Broadway cast of "Mr. Roberts," the device has the show's actual script, typed in large, easy-to-read letters, within easy viewing distance of the actors but out of range of the cameras.

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