Helen Morgan (Playhouse 90)

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Episode no.Season 2
Episode 23
Directed byGeorge Roy Hill
Featured musicLuther Henderson Jr. (arranged and conducted)
"Helen Morgan"
Playhouse 90 episode
Episode no.Season 2
Episode 23
Directed byGeorge Roy Hill
Written byLeonard Spigelgass, Paul Monash
Featured musicLuther Henderson Jr. (arranged and conducted)
Original air dateMay 16, 1957 (1957-5-16)
Running time90 minutes
Guest appearances
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"Helen Morgan" is an American television play broadcast on May 16, 1957, as part of the CBS television series, Playhouse 90. It was the 33rd episode of the first season of Playhouse 90.

Polly Bergen won the Emmy Award for her performance. The production also received Emmy nominations for Program of the Year and best directing by George Roy Hill. Sylvia Sidney and Hoagy Carmichael co-starred.

The teleplay follows the life of singer Helen Morgan from age 17 and through her work as a Chicago torch singer, on Broadway in George White's Scandals, and in Show Boat where she gained fame singing "Bill" and "Can't Help Lovin' Dat Man". The production also covers Morgan's alcohol abuse, her three marriages, and her death at age 41 from cirrhosis of the liver.

Cast

The following performers received screen credit for their performances:[1]

Dana Wynter hosted the broadcast.

Production

Reception

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