In five days, Polly Bergen would be appearing in the episode 'Weavers of Song (1962)', of the popular NBC-TV concert series that aired every week on Friday evenings at 10:00 pm. Amongst the guest stars was renowned Australian dramatic coloratura soprano Joan Sutherland who sang the "mad scene" from 'Lucia di Lammermoor'.
Polly Bergen had recently published the first of her three advice books, 'The Polly Bergen Book of Beauty, Fashion, and Charm'.