6.8 /10 1 Votes
6.7/10 TV Country of origin United States No. of seasons 1 First episode date 10 September 1954 Network NBC | 6.7/10 IMDb Created by Alex Gottlieb Original language(s) English No. of episodes 32 Final episode date 15 April 1955 Genre Sitcom | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Starring Peter Lawford
Marcia Henderson
Charles Lane
Joe Corey Cast Peter Lawford, Charles Lane Similar Date with the Angels, I Married Joan, It's a Great Life, Private Secretary, Bachelor Father | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dear phoebe screenplay pitch
Dear Phoebe is an American sitcom that aired on NBC from September 1954 to April 1955. The series stars Peter Lawford, and was created and produced by Alex Gottlieb.
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Synopsis
Lawford stars as Bill Hastings, a former college professor who becomes the writer of the advice-to-the-lovelorn column at the fictitious Los Angeles Daily Star. Hastings writes under the pseudonym "Miss Phoebe Goodheart". Marcia Henderson portrayed Mickey Riley, the female sportswriter at the newspaper and Hastings's own romantic interest. Charles Lane, who later portrayed J. Homer Bedloe in the CBS series Petticoat Junction, played newspaper boss Mr. Fosdick. Joe Corey played Humphrey Humpsteader, a copy boy trying to become a reporter.
Among the better-known guest stars were Jan Clayton, Chuck Connors, and Jesse White. Patricia Kennedy Lawford, Lawford's then spouse, made a cameo appearance in one episode.
Other mediums
Writers James Reach and Tom Taggart adapted the characters into a three-act comedy, releasing it in 1956, a year after the series was cancelled. Performance rights are managed by Samuel French.