The DuPont Show with June Allyson

The DuPont Show with June Allyson
Chuck Connors and Pippa Scott in the 1960 presentation Trial By Fear.
Also known asThe June Allyson Show
GenreAnthology
Directed by
Presented byJune Allyson
ComposerHerschel Burke Gilbert
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons2
No. of episodes57
Production
Producers
  • Peter Kortner
  • Stephen Lord
Running time25 mins. (approx)
Original release
NetworkCBS
ReleaseSeptember 21, 1959 (1959-09-21) –
June 12, 1961 (1961-06-12)
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The DuPont Show with June Allyson (also known as The June Allyson Show) is an American anthology drama series which aired on CBS from September 21, 1959, to April 3, 1961, with rebroadcasts continuing until June 12, 1961.

The series was hosted by actress June Allyson[1] and was a Four Star-Pamric Production.[citation needed] Allyson sometimes starred in episodes, one of which ("A Summer's Ending") was her first appearance on TV with her husband, Dick Powell.[2]

Aaron Spelling was the producer.[2] Paul Henreid, James Neilson, and Jack Smight were directors.[3] Richard Levinson and William Link were writers for the program.[4]

Allyson took offense when critics dismissed the program with comments that included comparing its episodes to contents of women's fiction magazines. "Any show that stars a woman just naturally seems to be called a soap opera, whether it is or not", she said.[5]

  1. ^ McNeil, Alex (1996). Total Television: the Comprehensive Guide to Programming from 1948 to the Present (4th ed.). New York, New York: Penguin Books USA, Inc. p. 442. ISBN 0-14-02-4916-8.
  2. ^ a b Spelling, Aaron; Graham, Jefferson (2002). Aaron Spelling: A Prime-Time Life. Macmillan. p. 45. ISBN 978-0-312-31344-9. Retrieved February 24, 2022.
  3. ^ Television Series and Specials Scripts, 1946-1992: A Catalog of the American Radio Archives Collection. McFarland. 21 October 2009. p. 83. ISBN 978-0-7864-5437-2. Retrieved February 24, 2022.
  4. ^ Marc, David; Thompson, Robert J. (1995). Prime Time, Prime Movers: From I Love Lucy to L.A. Law—America's Greatest TV Shows and the People Who Created Them. Syracuse University Press. p. 182. ISBN 978-0-8156-0311-5. Retrieved February 24, 2022.
  5. ^ Becker, Christine (2008). It's the Pictures That Got Small: Hollywood Film Stars on 1950s Television. Wesleyan University Press. pp. 116–117. ISBN 978-0-8195-6894-6. Retrieved February 23, 2022.