1984 (U.S. TV program)

On the set of the Studio One episode "1984", from left, are Kim Swados, scenic designer; Norma Crane; Eddie Albert; and director Paul Nickell.

"1984" is an episode of the American television series Studio One broadcast September 21, 1953, on CBS. Starring Eddie Albert and Norma Crane, it was the first adaptation of George Orwell's 1949 novel Nineteen Eighty-Four.

Production and transmission

The play was written by William Templeton, directed by Paul Nickell, and produced by Felix Jackson for the CBS Westinghouse Studio One series. Broadcast on September 21, 1953, it was the first screen adaptation of the novel. Running to just under 50 minutes, it is a much-shortened version of the novel's narrative, with some changes, such as the character of Emmanuel Goldstein being changed to "Cassandra". Templeton went on to co-write the 1956 film version, in which the character was similarly renamed as "Cellador".

Cast

• Eddie Albert as Winston Smith

• Norma Crane as Julia
• Lorne Greene as O'Brien
• Noel Leslie as Charrington
• Truman Smith as Parsons
• Midge Donaldson as Female Telecreen Voice
• Robert Culp as Male Telescreen Voice

• Victor Thorley as Cassandra
• Peter A. Ostroff as Syme
• Janice Mars as singer
• Susan Halloran as Selina
• Fred Scollay as Man in Cell
• Vincent Vanlynn as Prison Officer
• Don Hollenbeck as Narrator

DVD release

In 2008, Koch Vision released the Studio One Anthology, containing "1984" and 16 other episodes from the series, as well as an interview with director Paul Nickell.

External links

• IMDB listing

George Orwell's Nineteen Eighty-Four (1949)
Characters	Winston Smith Julia O'Brien Big Brother Emmanuel Goldstein
Places	Nations of Nineteen Eighty-Four Ministries of Nineteen Eighty-Four
Groups	Social classes Inner Party Outer Party Proles The Brotherhood Thought Police
Concepts	Ingsoc Newspeak wordlist Doublethink Two + two = five Thoughtcrime Telescreen Memory hole Goldstein's book Two Minutes Hate Hate week Prolefeed
Adaptations	Nineteen Eighty-Four in other media
Influence	Nineteen Eighty-Four in popular media
Book:Nineteen Eighty-Four