The Mother (The Philco Television Playhouse)

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"The Mother"
The Philco Television Playhouse episode
Episode no.Season 6
Episode 14
Written by Paddy Chayefsky
Original air dateApril 4, 1954 (1954-04-04)
Guest appearances
Cathleen Nesbitt
Maureen Stapleton
Faye Emerson
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"The Mother" is an episode of the TV anthology series The Philco Television Playhouse .

The episode was highly acclaimed critically. [1]

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References

  1. TAD MOSEL (December 10, 1989). "In Search of the Untouched Moments of Life: Paddy Chayefsky knew that while the stage demands excitement, TV calls for smaller stories. Untouched Moments Chayefsky worked alone with a dictionary for company". New York Times. p. H7.