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Masterpiece Playhouse was an American dramatic anthology series that aired in summer 1950 on NBC.[1] It was summer replacement for The Philco-Goodyear Television Playhouse.[citation needed]

It consisted of seven live 60 minute adaptations of the plays Hedda Gabler, The Rivals, Richard III, Six Characters in Search of an Author, The Importance of Being Earnest, Uncle Vanya, and Othello.[2] Its stars included Jessica Tandy, William Windom, Boris Karloff,[1] Eva Gabor, Walter Abel, and Margaret Lindsay. Among its directors was Delbert Mann, later Oscar winner for directing the film Marty.

References

  1. ^ a b Tim Brooks; Earle Marsh (2003). "Masterpiece Playhouse (Dramatic Anthology)". The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network and Cable TV Shows 1946–Present (Eighth ed.). New York: Ballantine Books. p. 751. ISBN 978-0-345-45542-0.
  2. ^ "'Othello' on Masterpiece Playhouse Series Today". Chicago Tribune. August 27, 1950. Retrieved October 8, 2014.


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