| The Clear Horizon | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Soap Opera |
| Created by | Manya Starr |
| Written by | Carol Warner Gluck |
| Directed by | Hal Cooper |
| Starring | Jan Shepard Denise Alexander Phyllis Avery Bern Bennett William Berger Eve McVeagh |
| Country of origin | USA |
| Language(s) | English |
| Production | |
| Producer(s) | Charles Polachek |
| Running time | 30 minutes |
| Broadcast | |
| Original channel | CBS |
| Original run | 11 July 1960 – 11 June 1962 |
The Clear Horizon is a soap opera which ran on CBS Daytime from July 11, 1960 to March 10, 1961 and from February 26, 1962 to June 11, 1962. The show was created and head written by Manya Starr. [1]
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The Clear Horizon (titled The Army Wife in the pre-production phase) revolved around the problems of astronauts and their wives at Cape Canaveral, Florida. In the first episode, Roy Selby (Ed Kemmer) was moved from his post in Alaska to The Pentagon, which gave him a new commission in Florida. Selby and his wife Anne (Phyllis Avery) tried to adjust to their new lives, with Anne feeling attraction to another man. Along with the unique theme, the series was among the first daytime dramas to be broadcast from California and to shoot location footage.
Presented live in its initial run, The Clear Horizon was canceled for nearly a year. When the show returned in February 1962, the series was taped. In the new series, Anne dealt with life on her own while Roy was trapped behind enemy lines. Low ratings (the 1961-1962 ratings were 3.5, putting the program at the bottom of the daytime ratings list) ensured the series' permanent cancellation in March 1962. At the end of the show's run, Anne and Roy were reunited.
Charles Pollacheck was the Executive Producer, and Joseph Behar and Hal Cooper directed.
Notable cast members included Beau Bridges, Lee Meriwether, Ted Knight, William Roerick, Denise Alexander, and Eve McVeagh.
The title over the title and closing sequences was the sun setting over the Pacific Ocean, accompanied by a piano theme by Kip Walton. Bern Bennett was the announcer, and just over a decade later, became the first announcer for another, more successful soap opera, The Young and the Restless. [2]