Mr. Novak

Mr. Novak
Mr. Novak
Genre Drama
Written by John D. F. Black
Joseph Calvelli
Richard De Roy
Meyer Dolinsky
Mel Goldberg
Sidney Marshall
James Menzies
E. Jack Neuman
Milt Rosen
Carol Sobieski
Betty Ulius
Roland Wolpert
Preston Wood
Directed by Abner Biberman
Richard Donner
Alvin Ganzer
Ida Lupino
Michael O'Herlihy
Allen Reisner
Boris Sagal
Joseph Sargent
Paul Wendkos
Starring James Franciscus
Dean Jagger
Burgess Meredith
Composer(s) Leith Stevens
Country of origin United States
Language(s) English
No. of seasons 2
No. of episodes 60
Production
Executive producer(s) E. Jack Neuman
Producer(s) Joseph Calvelli
Running time 48 mins.
Broadcast
Original channel NBC
Picture format Black-and-white
Audio format Monaural
Original run September 24, 1963 (1963-09-24) – August 31, 1965 (1965-08-31)

Mr. Novak is an American dramatic series starring James Franciscus in the title role, which aired on NBC for two seasons, from 1963 to 1965.

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Overview

The series follows John Novak, an idealistic first-year English teacher at Jefferson High School in Los Angeles who often got involved in the lives of his students and fellow teachers. Franciscus himself held a bachelor of arts degree in English from Yale University. Principal Albert Vane was played by Dean Jagger, who was nominated for an Emmy Award in 1964 and 1965 for his performance. When Jagger left the series in 1964, Burgess Meredith played new principal Martin Woodridge.

Guest stars

  • Peter Helm appeared three times, including the lead guest-star role in "The Private Life of Douglas Morgan, Jr." (1964)

Production notes

The show, produced by MGM Television, was broadcast on Tuesday evenings from 7:30 to 8:30 p.m. (Eastern time). In its first season, Mr. Novak's principal competition was the ABC series Combat!, and the second half of the hour-long The Red Skelton Show on CBS. In the second season, the competition was still Combat! on ABC, and the documentary series World War One on CBS. Skelton was moved a half-hour later in December 1964.

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