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5.4/10 TV Directed by Alex Segal Country of origin United States No. of episodes 20 Final episode date 25 June 1952 Director Alex Segal | 7.2/10 IMDb Genre Anthology Composer(s) Bernard Green Original language(s) English First episode date 3 October 1951 Number of episodes 20 Awards Peabody Award | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Network American Broadcasting Company Similar Pulitzer Prize Playhouse, Arthur Godfrey and His F, The Gabby Hayes Show, The Edsel Show, Camel News Caravan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Celanese Theatre is an anthology television series which aired from October 3, 1951 to June 25, 1952 on ABC. The show aired as a 60-minute program on Wednesdays at 10pm ET. Beginning on January 9, 1952, the show aired in a 30-minute version which ran from 10pm to 10:30pm ET. The series was produced by the Celanese Corporation and the William Morris Agency, and featured plays by Maxwell Anderson, Philip Barry, Rachel Crothers, Eugene O'Neill, S. N. Behrman, Elmer Rice, John Van Druten, Sidney Howard, Paul Osborn, and Robert E. Sherwood. It was nominated for two Primetime Emmy awards as best dramatic program and won the Peabody Award in 1952.
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The show alternated with Pulitzer Prize Playhouse. For a short period beginning in October, Celanese Theatre alternated with a short-lived (5 episode) program King's Crossroads.