My Sister Eileen (TV series)
| My Sister Eileen | |
|---|---|
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| Genre | Situation comedy |
| Starring |
Elaine Stritch Shirley Bonne Jack Weston |
| Theme music composer | Earle Hagen |
| Composer(s) | Herbert W. Spencer |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original 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 Television |
| Distributor | Sony Pictures Television |
| 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 which they inspired.
The series premiered at 9 p.m. ET/PT on CBS on October 15, 1960 and ran for one season of twenty-six 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.
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
- Agnes Moorehead ...Aunt Harriet (2 episodes)
Among the guest stars were John Banner, Bert Convy, Anne Helm, Jo Morrow, Richard Webb, and Dick Wesson.
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
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