Author's Playhouse

Author's Playhouse

Authors' Playhouse was an anthology radio drama series, created by Wynn Wright, that aired on the NBC Blue Network from March 5, 1941 until October 1941. It then moved to the NBC Red Network where it was heard until June 4, 1945. Philip Morris was the sponsor in 1942-43.

Premiering with "Elementals" by Stephen Vincent Benét, the series featured adaptations of stories by famous authors, such as “Mr. Mergenthwirker’s Lobbies” by Nelson Bond, "The Snow Goose" by Paul Gallico, "The Monkey's Paw" by W.W. Jacobs, "The Piano" by William Saroyan and "The Secret Life of Walter Mitty" by James Thurber.

Cast members included Curley Bradley, John Hodiak, Marvin Miller, Nelson Olmsted, Fern Persons, Olan Soule and Les Tremayne.

Orchestra conductors for the program were Joseph Gallicchio, Rex Maupin and Roy Shield. Directors included Norman Felton, Homer Heck and Fred Weihe.Dunning, John. "On the Air: The Encyclopedia of Old-Time Radio". New York: Oxford University Press, 1998. ISBN 0-19-50767]

The series was a precursor to several NBC radio programs of the late 1940s and early 1950s: "American Novels", "NBC Presents: Short Story" and "The NBC University Theater".

ee also


*Academy Award Theater
*Cavalcade of America
*The Campbell Playhouse
*CBS Radio Workshop
*Ford Theatre
*General Electric Theater
*Lux Radio Theater
*Mercury Theatre on the Air
*Screen Director's Playhouse
*The Screen Guild Theater
*Suspense
*Theater Guild on the Air

References

Listen to

*InternetArchiveOTR|id=AuthorsPlayhouse|title=Author's Playhouse
* [http://boxcars711.podomatic.com/entry/2008-04-14T13_47_00-07_00 "Author's Playhouse": "Two of a Kind" (July 28, 1944)]

External links

* [http://www.otrsite.com/logs/loga1028.htm Jerry Haendiges Vintage Radio Logs: "Author's Playhouse"]
* [http://www.leroyshield.com/chrono-radio.html Roy Shield]


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