The O'Neills
The O'Neills was a radio serial drama which aired on Mutual, CBS and NBC from 1934 to 1943. Created by actress-writer Jane West, the series was sponsored at various times by Gold Dust, Ivory Snow and Standard Brands.
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Characters and story
In the midwestern town of Royalton, widow Mother O'Neill (Kate McComb) raised her children, Danny (Jimmy Tansey) and Peggy (Joan Banks,[1] Betty Caine, Violet Dunn, Claire Niesen, Betty Winkler). Living upstairs in the O'Neill's two-family house was Mother O'Neill's friend, the meddling Trudy Bailey (Jane West). After their father's death, teenager Janice Collins (Janice Gilbert) and her brother Eddie Collins (Jimmy Donnelly) moved into the O'Neill house.[2] Helen Shields played Eileen Turner.[1] In 1941, Claudia Morgan joined the cast, in the role of Laura Penway.[3]
Organist William Meeder supplied the music. The announcers were Ed Herlihy and Howard Petrie.
Television
| The O'Neills | |
|---|---|
| Starring | Janice Gilbert Vera Allen Michael Lawson Ian Martin Celia Budkin Benjamin Fishbein |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language(s) | English |
| Production | |
| Running time | 30 minutes |
| Release | |
| Original network | DuMont |
| Picture format | Black-and-white |
| Audio format | Monaural |
| Original release | September 6, 1949 – January 10, 1950 |
| External links | |
| [{{#property:P856}} Website] | |
Janice Gilbert remained with the series when it was telecast on the DuMont Television Network Tuesdays at 9pm ET from September 6, 1949 until January 10, 1950.
See also
- List of programs broadcast by the DuMont Television Network
- List of surviving DuMont Television Network broadcasts
- 1949-50 United States network television schedule
Bibliography
- David Weinstein, The Forgotten Network: DuMont and the Birth of American Television (Philadelphia: Temple University Press, 2004) ISBN 1-59213-245-6
- Alex McNeil, Total Television, Fourth edition (New York: Penguin Books, 1980) ISBN 0-14-024916-8
- Tim Brooks and Earle Marsh, The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network TV Shows, Third edition (New York: Ballantine Books, 1964) ISBN 0-345-31864-1
References
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- ↑ Dunning, John. The Encyclopedia of Old-Time Radio. Oxford University Press, 1998.
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External links
- The O'Neills short story, Radio and Television Mirror, June 1940, page 8
- Raised on Radio by Gerald Nachman
- The O'Neills (TV series) at IMDB
- DuMont historical website
- 1940s American television series
- 1950s American television series
- 1949 American television series debuts
- 1950 American television series endings
- DuMont Television Network shows
- Television series based on radio programs
- 1930s American radio programs
- 1940s American radio programs
- American radio soap operas
- Mutual Broadcasting System programs
- CBS Radio programs
- NBC radio programs
