- My Sister Eileen (TV series)
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My Sister Eileen 
Stubby Kaye and Shirley Bonne, 1960.Genre Situation comedy Starring Elaine Stritch
Shirley Bonne
Jack WestonTheme music composer Earle Hagen Composer(s) Herbert W. Spencer Country of origin United States Language(s) English No. of seasons 1 No. of episodes 26 Production Producer(s) Dick Wesson Camera setup Multi-camera Running time 22–24 minutes Production company(s) Screen Gems Broadcast Original channel CBS Picture format Black-and-white Audio format Monaural Original run October 5, 1960 – April 21, 1961 My Sister Eileen is an American situation comedy based on a series of autobiographical short stories by Ruth McKenney originally published in The New Yorker, as well as the 1940 play and 1942 and 1955 film adaptations they inspired.
The series premiered at 9:00pm ET/PT on CBS on October 15, 1960 and ran for one season of 26 episodes, the last of which was telecast on April 12, 1961. It aired opposite Hawaiian Eye on ABC and Perry Como's Kraft Music Hall on NBC.
Contents
Premise
My Sister Eileen focuses on Ruth and Eileen Sherwood, sisters from Ohio who moved to New York City to pursue their respective careers. Ruth, the more serious and more sensible of the two, aspires to be a writer, while the younger and more attractive Eileen dreams of achieving success as an actress. The two girls find an apartment in a Greenwich Village brownstone owned by Mr. Appopoplous and befriend reporter Chick Adams. Ruth accepts a job with publisher D.X. Beaumont and becomes close with her co-worker Bertha. The better part of her time, however, is spent supervising Eileen, who has a tendency to fall for every con artist and potential boyfriend who crosses her path while her agent Marty Scott struggles to find her auditions.
Cast
- Elaine Stritch ..... Ruth Sherwood
- Shirley Bonne ..... Eileen Sherwood
- Jack Weston ..... Chick Adams
- Rose Marie ..... Bertha
- Raymond Bailey ..... D.X. Beaumont
- Stubby Kaye ..... Marty Scott
- Leon Belasco ..... Mr. Appopoplous
References
- Brooks, Tim and Marsh, Earle, The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network TV Shows 1946 - Present. New York: Ballantine Books 1988. ISBN 0-345-35610-1, pp. 544, 902
External links
Categories:- 1960 television series debuts
- 1961 television series endings
- 1960s American television series
- American television sitcoms
- Black-and-white television programs
- CBS network shows
- English-language television series
- Television programs based on films
- Television programs based on plays
- Television series by Sony Pictures Television
- Television shows set in New York City
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