The Second Mrs. Burton
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GenreDaytime daily serial
Running time15 minutes
Country of originUnited States
Language(s)English
| Genre | Daytime daily serial |
|---|---|
| Running time | 15 minutes |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Language(s) | English |
| Syndicates | CBS Radio |
| Starring | Sharon Douglas (1941–43) Claire Niesen (1946–47) Patsy Campbell (1947–55) Jan Miner (1955–57) Teri Keane (1957–60) Dwight Weist (1946–60) |
| Announcer | Hugh James Harry Clark Warren Sweeney |
| Written by | John M. Young (1946–47) Martha Alexander (1947) Priscilla Kent (1948–52) Hector Chevigny(1952–60) Johanna Johnston(1960)[1] |
| Original release | January 7, 1946 – November 25, 1960 |
| No. of episodes | 3823[2] |
| Sponsored by | General Foods[3] Armour and Company[4] |
The Second Mrs. Burton is an American radio soap opera, broadcast daily five days a week on CBS Radio from January 7, 1946, to November 25, 1960. It was the final serial broadcast on a national radio network, after The Right to Happiness, Ma Perkins, and Young Doctor Malone.[5]
The three main characters of the show were the wealthy Stan Burton, his mother, and his wife Terry (the second Mrs. Burton of the show's title). The action was driven by the Burtons' interactions with their extended family, neighbors, and church. It was one of the first radio shows to openly address the topic of divorce and remarriage.
Cast
- Terry Burton—Sharon Douglas, Claire Niesen, Patsy Campbell, Jan Miner,[4] Teri Keane
- Stan Burton—Gale Gordon, Gary Merrill,[6] Dwight Weist
- Mother Burton—Evelyn Varden, Charme Allen, Ethel Owen
- Marian Burton Sullivan—Anne Stone, Joan Alexander, Cathleen Cordell
- Brad Burton—Dix Davis, Karl Weber, Ben Cooper, Larry Robinson
- Marcia Burton Archer—Alice Frost
- Lew Archer—Larry Haines
- Lillian Anderson—Elspeth Eric
- Jim Anderson—King Calder
- Reverend Cornwell—Bartlett Robinson
- Don Cornwell—Robert Readick
