The Golden Age of Television

The hugely popular live American television plays of the 1950s have become the stuff of legend. Combining elements of theater, radio, and filmmaking, they were produced at a moment when TV technology was growing more mobile and art was being made accessible to a newly suburban postwar demographic. These astonishingly choreographed, brilliantly acted, and socially progressive “teleplays” constituted an artistic high for the medium, bringing Broadway-quality drama to all of America. The award-winning programs included in this box set—originally curated for PBS in the early 1980s as the series The Golden Age of Television, featuring recollections from key cast and crew members—were conceived by such up-and-comers as Rod Serling and John Frankenheimer and star the likes of Paul Newman, Mickey Rooney, Rod Steiger, Julie Harris, and Piper Laurie.

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  • TheTVDB.com Series ID 175941
  • Status Ended
  • First Aired May 24, 1953
  • Recent October 2, 1958
  • Network PBS
  • Average Runtime 1 minute
  • Original Country United States of America
  • Original Language English
  • Episode Screenshot Format 4:3 Screencap
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Season 1 May 1953 October 1958 8
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Name Number of Episodes Dates
Rod Serling 3 01/12/1955 - 02/14/1957
Paddy Chayefsky 1 05/24/1953
Name Number of Episodes Dates
John Frankenheimer 2 02/14/1957 - 10/02/1958
Delbert Mann 1 05/24/1953

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