| "A Corner of the Garden" | |
|---|---|
| Playhouse 90 episode | |
 Gary Merrill and Heather Sears in A Corner of the Garden | |
| Episode no. | Season 3 Episode 29 |
| Directed by | Robert Stevens |
| Written by | Tad Mosel |
| Original air date | April 23, 1959 |
| Guest appearances | |
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"A Corner of the Garden" is an American television play broadcast on April 23, 1959 as part of the CBS television series, Playhouse 90 . The cast includes Eileen Heckart and Gary Merrill. Robert Stevens was the director and Tad Mosel the writer.
After the death of her mother, a teenage girl, Barbara, moves in with her mother's best friend, Dorothy. Barbara learns how Dorothy dominates the family. The husband, Louis, is a whipped and beaten man. Dorothy encourages Louis to venture from his corner of the garden, and the two have an affair. [1]
The cast included the following: [2] [3]
The program aired on April 23, 1959, on the CBS television series Playhouse 90. Tad Mosel was the writer and Robert Stevens the director. [2] [3]
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