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<i>Theatre '62</i>

Theatre '62

American dramatic anthology TV series (1961–1962)


Theatre '62 is an American dramatic anthology series produced by Fred Coe. Seven hour-long episodes aired on the National Broadcasting Company during the 1961–62 season. Its episodes were abridged adaptations of popular feature films produced by David O. Selznick.

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Production

Theatre '62 was announced as a series that would present eight hour-long adaptions of feature films produced by David O. Selznick. The TV plays were to be presented monthly beginning in October 1961, but the last of the announced episodes, Portrait of Jennie, was not produced.[1]

Sumner Locke Elliott adapted "Notorious"[citation needed] and "Spellbound"[2]:341 for the series; Robert Goldman adapted "The Spiral Staircase"[2]:342 and "The Paradine Case".[2]:292 Directors included Paul Bogart,[2]:341 Fielder Cook[2]:151 and Boris Sagal.[2]:310,342

The presentation of "Rebecca" on April 8, 1962, was NBC's last live drama in prime time until 1980, when The Oldest Living Graduate was presented.[3]

Episodes


References

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  2. Terrace, Vincent (2013). Television Specials: 5,336 Entertainment Programs, 1936–2012 (2nd ed.). Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland & Company. ISBN 9781476612409.
  3. O'Connor, John J. (April 9, 1980). "TV: 'Live Theater,' 'Nurse,' 'Henry IV'". The New York Times. Retrieved 2015-10-14.
  4. Shanley, John P. (October 5, 1961). "'Theatre '62' Opens With a Tepid Chiller". The New York Times. Retrieved 2015-10-14.
  5. Adams, Val (August 28, 1961). "TV Drama to Star Swedish Actress; Ingrid Thulin and Aumont to Be in N.B.C.'s 'Intermezzo'". The New York Times. Retrieved 2015-10-14.
  6. "'Intermezzo' in Hour Version". The Pittsburgh Press. November 19, 1961. Retrieved 2015-10-14.
  7. Shanley, John P. (December 11, 1961). "'Notorious' Suffers in TV Condensation". The New York Times. Retrieved 2015-10-14.
  8. Shanley, John P. (January 15, 1962). "TV: C.B.S. Offers a Civil War Classic … Farmer's Daughter". The New York Times. Retrieved 2015-10-14.
  9. "TV Programs: Today, Monday, Tuesday". The New York Times. February 11, 1962. Retrieved 2015-10-14.
  10. "TV Programs: Today, Monday, Tuesday". The New York Times. March 11, 1962. Retrieved 2015-10-14.



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