The Billy Rose Show

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United States

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How it feels

This is a 1950s American anthology series hosted by Billy Rose. Each episode adapts one of Rose's newspaper columns into a short drama. Guest stars from theater and film appear in these half-hour stories.

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What happens

The Billy Rose Show, aka Billy Rose's Playbill, is a 30-minute American dramatic anthology series produced by Jed Harris. A total of twenty-five episodes aired on the American Broadcasting Company (ABC) from October 3, 1950 to March 27, 1951. Billy Rose served as host. Episodes were based on Rose's newspaper articles. Guest stars included Leo G. Carroll, Alfred Drake, Burgess Meredith, Otto Preminger, Tom Ewell, Lionel Stander, and Cloris Leachman. Among its directors were Jed Harris and Daniel Petrie, later a prominent feature director. Writers included Paul Osborn, Edward Chodorov, and Ben Hecht. The program was sponsored by Hudson Motor Car Company. Episodes included "The Night They Made a Bum Out of Helen Hayes" on October 3, 1950, with Jackie Miles and Murvyn Vye starring. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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