The Billy Rose Show
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The Billy Rose Show, aka Billy Rose's Playbill, is a 30-minute American dramatic anthology series produced by Jed Harris.[1] A total of twenty-five episodes aired[citation needed] on the American Broadcasting Company (ABC) from October 3, 1950 to March 27, 1951. Billy Rose served as host.[1] Episodes were based on Rose's newspaper articles.[2]
Guest stars included Leo G. Carroll, Alfred Drake, Burgess Meredith,[1] Otto Preminger, Tom Ewell, Lionel Stander, and Cloris Leachman. Among its directors were Jed Harris[3] and Daniel Petrie, later a prominent feature director. Writers included Paul Osborn, Edward Chodorov, and Ben Hecht.[citation needed]
The program was sponsored by Hudson Motor Car Company.[4]
Episodes included "The Night They Made a Bum Out of Helen Hayes" on October 3, 1950, with Jackie Miles and Murvyn Vye starring.[5]
