| Concerning Miss Marlowe | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Serial |
| Written by | John Pickard Frank Provo |
| Directed by | Larry White |
| Starring | Louise Allbritton Helen Shields |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| Production | |
| Producer | Tom McDermott |
| Original release | |
| Network | NBC |
| Release | July 5, 1954 – July 1, 1955 |
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Concerning Miss Marlowe is an American daytime television serial that was broadcast on NBC from July 5, 1954, until July 1, 1955. [1]
The title character was 40-year-old Maggie Marlowe, [1] whose husband succumbed to pneumonia shortly before the birth of their daughter. The impoverished mother allowed her in-laws to take the child to be raised by them. [2] Returning to her acting career, she fell in love with a married man and tried to restore relations with her estranged daughter. [3] By April 1955, Marlowe was no longer an actress; she had become "a middle-class housefrau with a tacky smock and a worry for every gray hair in her little head." [4]
Procter & Gamble initially sponsored the program "on an alternate-day basis". [5] In September 1955, the company held a Talent Discovery contest with the show's star, director, and producer as judges. [6] Miles Laboratories became a sponsor in the fall of 1954. [7]
The serial originated at WNBT-TV in New York City. [8] It was replaced by It Pays to Be Married. [9]
Characters in Concerning Miss Marlowe and the actors and actresses who portrayed them are shown in the table below.
| Character | Actor/actress |
|---|---|
| Margaret Marlowe | Louise Allbritton [10] Helen Shields [11] |
| Bill Cook | John Raby [10] |
| James Gavin | Efrem Zimbalist, Jr. [10] |
| Louise Gavin | Jane Seymour [10] |
| Dot Clayton | Helen Shields [10] |
| Marian Cahill | Elaine Rost [10] |
| Linda Cabot | Sarah Burton [10] |
| Harry Clayton | John Gibson [10] |
| Cindy Clayton | Patricia Bosworth [10] |
| Tommy Clayton | Eddie Brian [10] |
| Hugh Fraser | Lauren Gilbert [12] |
| Jean Guthrie | Barbara Townsend [10] |
| Adorno | Monty Banks, Jr. [10] |
| Bojalina | Ross Martin [10] |
| Jenny | Katharine Raht [10] |
Hugh James was the announcer. [8] Tom McDermott was the producer, and Larry White was the director. John Pickard and Frank Provo were the writers. [5]