Stars Over Hollywood

For the radio program, see Stars over Hollywood.

Stars Over Hollywood is an American anthology series of "original comedies and light dramas"[1] produced by Revue Productions. Revue's first television series, it was a filmed in Hollywood and aired on the National Broadcasting Company (NBC) from September 6, 1950, to August 29, 1951.[2]

Among the guest stars were Mary Stuart in the premiere presentation "Beauty Is a Joy", Raymond Burr, Cameron Mitchell (actor), Ann Rutherford, and Bruce Cabot. Otherwise, the program was described in one TV reference book as "generally featuring lesser-known actors and actresses.[2]

Stars Over Hollywood's producer was Axel Gruenberg.[3] He and Jack Hively were writers for the program. Armour and Company was the sponsor.[4]

Rod Serling's first script, "Grady Everett for the People," was presented on the program[5] on September 13, 1950.[6]

Episodes of Stars Over Hollywood were part of a syndicated syndication package, Famous Playhouse, that was distributed by MCA Inc. in 1953. Other programs in the package were Chevron Theater and Gruen Theater.[7]

  1. ^ "Wednesday". Radio Television Mirror. 36 (2): 76. July 1951. Retrieved 13 December 2014.
  2. ^ a b Brooks, Tim & Marsh, Earle (1979). The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network TV Shows: 1946-Present. Ballantine Books. ISBN 0-345-25525-9. P. 587.
  3. ^ Alicoate, Jack, Ed. (1953). The 1953 Radio Annual. Radio Daily Corp. P. 1123.
  4. ^ "Futures". Ross Reports on Television including The Television Index. August 15, 1950. p. 2. Retrieved July 27, 2022.
  5. ^ McNeil, Alex (1996). Total Television. Penguin Books USA, Inc. ISBN 0-14-02-4916-8. P. 788.
  6. ^ Parisi, Nicholas (October 24, 2018). Rod Serling: His Life, Work, and Imagination. University Press of Mississippi. pp. 36–37. ISBN 978-1-4968-1945-1. Retrieved September 11, 2023.
  7. ^ Plotnik, Gene (April 11, 1953). "TV Film Competition Forces Syndicators to Ready Plans". Billboard. Retrieved 12 December 2014.