First mystery guest Charles Goren famously partnered with actor Omar Sharif, at one time ranked among the world's top contract bridge players. Sharif also wrote introductions to or co-authored several of Goren's bridge books and was also co-author of Goren's newspaper column.
Mystery guest Sir Michael Redgrave had been starring in the Broadway play 'The Complaisant Lover', which opened on November 1st at the Ethel Barrymore Theatre. The production ran for 101 performances, closing on January 27, 1962. This was Gene Wilder's debut on the New York stage.