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Playwrights '56, a.k.a. The Playwright Hour, is a 60-minute live American dramatic anthology series produced by Fred Coe for Showtime Productions. Twenty episodes aired [citation needed] on NBC from October 4, 1955, to June 19, 1956. It shared a Thursday time slot with Armstrong Circle Theatre.
Playwrights '56: With Gene Saks, Steven Hill, Nina Foch, John McGiver.
- (48)
- 1955-10-04
- Comedy, Drama
- 60
Tue, Dec 6, 1955. A Southern family faces new challenges as their once successful stature as wealthy land and slave owners have disintegrated to the point that only the Black housekeeper is the solid foundation of the family. Rate.
Season 1 of Playwrights '56 premiered on October 4, 1955. Honor. (1x20, June 19, 1956) Season Finale. View All Seasons.
Playwrights '56. All Episodes 1955 - 1956. Season. 1. All. Overview. 20 episodes. IMDB TMDB. Ads suck, but they help pay the bills. Hide ads with VIP. Status Ended. Premiered October 4, 1955. Runtime 1h. Total Runtime 20h (20 episodes) Country United States. Languages English. Private Notes. Add. Private Notes. Add to history. Add to collection.
- October 4, 1955
This one-hour television special was created as part of the Playwright '56 program, and as this episode was released the year before 'Somebody Up There Likes Me', it was the perfect audition for Paul Newman to show off his acting chops. Originally a short story written in 1925, 'The Battler' follows a young drifter as he runs away from home.
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