Our Five Daughters
| Our Five Daughters | |
|---|---|
 Cast photo-first row from left: Michael Keene (Jim Lee-standing), Esther Ralston (Helen Lee-seated), Jacqueline Courtney (Ann Lee-seated). Top row: Patricia Allison (Barbara Lee), Iris Joyce (Marjorie Lee), Nuella Dierking (Jane Lee) and Wynne Miller (Mary Lee). | |
| Genre | Soap opera |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| Production | |
| Running time | 30 minutes |
| Original release | |
| Network | NBC |
| Release | January 2– September 28, 1962 |
Our Five Daughtersis a daytimesoap operathat ran onNBCfrom January 2 to September 28, 1962.[1]The show was written byLeonard Staddand directed byPaul Lammers,and aired for a half-hour, five days a week, at 3:30 PMEST,right afterYoung Doctor Malone.
The show starred former silent film iconEsther Ralston,whose career had faded after refusing to sleep with a studio mogul; she had lost most of her money and had been working as a sales clerk before finding some acting roles here and there.[2]One of them was a brief appearance on the daytime courtroom dramaThe Verdict Is Yours.VerdictproducerEugene Burrliked what he saw and offered her the lead role in his new soap,Our Five Daughters.
Ralston played Helen Lee, mother of five daughters, whose husband Jim (Michael Keene) was critically injured in an accident. He became an invalid and the abrupt change caused havoc for his wife and children. The show did not gain a significant audience and was ended after several months, on the same dayThe Brighter Dayended its run.
The lateJacqueline Courtney,who played daughter Ann Lee, was also a popular actress on other daytime shows such asThe Edge of Night,Another World,andOne Life to Live. Remarkably, all five actresses playing the daughters resembled Esther Ralston in her heyday.
Wynne Miller, who played her sister, was later featured on the NBC serialSomersetas Jessica Buchanan Delaney. Janis Young, who played another of the sisters, later played a mad housekeeper onAnother World.
Other performers included Janis Young, future writer Ralph Ellis, Wynne Miller, and Edward Griffith.[3]
References
[edit]- ^Hyatt, Wesley (1997).The Encyclopedia of Daytime Television.Watson-Guptill Publications. p.330.ISBN978-0823083152.Retrieved22 March2020.
- ^Schemering, Christopher (1987).The Soap Opera Encyclopedia(2nd ed.). Ballantine Books. pp. 178–179.ISBN0-345-35344-7.
- ^Copeland, Mary Ann (1991).Soap Opera History.Publications International. p.273.ISBN0-88176-933-9.
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