Academy Award (radio series)

Academy Award
Other names	Academy Award Theater
Genre	Anthology of movie stories
Running time	30 minutes
Country of origin	United States
Language(s)	English
Syndicates	CBS
Starring	Hollywood film stars
Written by	Frank Wilson
Directed by	Dee Englebach
Produced by	Dee Englebach
Original release	March 30 –; December 18, 1946
No. of episodes	39
Sponsored by	House of Squibb

Robert Nathan's novel was adapted to *Academy Award* in 1946 to promote interest in David O. Selznick's film, which did not go into production until the following year.

Academy Award (also listed as Academy Award Theater)^[1] is a CBS radio anthology series, which presented 30-minute adaptations of plays, novels, or films.

Dramas in which actors recreated their original film roles included Henry Fonda in Young Mr. Lincoln, Humphrey Bogart in The Maltese Falcon, Cary Grant in Suspicion, Gregory Peck in The Keys of the Kingdom, and Ronald Colman in Lost Horizon. Only six actors recreated their own Oscar-winning roles: Fay Bainter, Bette Davis, Paul Lukas, Victor McLaglen, Paul Muni, and Ginger Rogers.

^ Terrace, Vincent. (1999). Radio Programs, 1924–1984: A Catalog of More Than 1800 Shows. McFarland & Company, Inc. ISBN 978-0-7864-4513-4. p. 8.

[rp-1] Terrace, Vincent. (1999). Radio Programs, 1924–1984: A Catalog of More Than 1800 Shows. McFarland & Company, Inc. ISBN 978-0-7864-4513-4. p. 8.

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