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"Sadbird"
CBS Playhouse episode
Episode no.Season 3
Episode 2
Written by George Bellak
Original air dateDecember 1969 (1969-12)
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"Sadbird" is the second television play episode of the third season of the American television series CBS Playhouse . The episode was a coming-of-age drama about a young man finding his own in the toy business after years of rejecting the corporate lifestyle. [1]

"Sadbird" aired in December 1969, was nominated for an Emmy award for writer George Bellak, [2] and starred such noteworthy actors and actresses as Ed Asner, Tyne Daly, and Jack Albertson.

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