How to Marry a Millionaire | |
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Genre | Sitcom |
Starring | Lori Nelson (Season 1) Merry Anders Barbara Eden Lisa Gaye (Season 2) |
Theme music composer | Alec Compinsky |
Composer | Leon Klatzkin |
Country of origin | United States |
Original language | English |
No. of seasons | 2 |
No. of episodes | 52 |
Production | |
Executive producers | Irving Asher Nat Perrin |
Producers | Ben Feiner, Jr. Paul Jones Nat Perrin |
Camera setup | Single-camera |
Running time | 24 minutes |
Production companies | 20th Century-Fox Television National Telefilm Associates |
Original release | |
Network | Syndication NTA Film Network |
Release | October 7, 1957 August 20, 1959 | –
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How to Marry a Millionaire is an American sitcom that aired in syndication and on the NTA Film Network from October 7, 1957 to August 20, 1959. The series is based on the 1953 film of the same name starring Marilyn Monroe, Betty Grable, and Lauren Bacall.
The series stars Lori Nelson, Merry Anders, and Barbara Eden. Lisa Gaye joined the cast in the second season after Lori Nelson left the series. How to Marry a Millionaire was one of the first television sitcoms based on a feature film, and was the first series that Barbara Eden was featured in as a regular cast member. Eden would go on to play one of her more notable roles, "Jeannie" in the NBC sitcom I Dream of Jeannie.[1]