Prudential Family Playhouse

Prudential Family Playhouse is an American television anthology drama series that aired on live CBS from October 1950 to March 1951.^[1][2] It debuted on October 10, 1950, and ended on March 27, 1951.^[3] Sponsored by Prudential Insurance,^[4] the series features actors in adaptations of Broadway plays or best selling novels.

Among its stars were Gertrude Lawrence, Ruth Chatterton, Grace Kelly, Bert Lahr,^[5] Eva Marie Saint, Jessica Tandy, Helen Hayes, Kay Francis, Kevin McCarthy, and Dorothy Gish. Its writers included playwrights George Abbott, Robert Anderson, Ruth Gordon, and Sidney Howard.^{[citation needed]}