Brighter Day
The Brighter Day is an American radio and television soap opera created by Irna Phillips.
The Brighter Day is an American daytime soap opera that aired on CBS from January 4, 1954, to September 28, 1962. Originally created for NBC Radio by Irna Phillips in 1948, the radio and television versions ran simultaneously from 1954–56. Set in New Hope, Wisconsin, the series revolved around Reverend Richard Dennis and his four children, Althea, Patsy, Babby and Grayling.
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Brighter Day. Radio program.
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Bill Rogers
Announcer
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BBob Pollock
Cast
Bryna Raeburn
Cast
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Dick Lockser
Cast
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Dick Seff
Cast
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IHoward Caine
Cast
Inge Adams
Cast
Joan Alexander
Cast
Joe DeSantis
Cast
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LJudith Lockser
Cast
Len Sterling
Cast
Paul McGrath
Cast
Virginia Payne
Cast
AArthur Hanna
Director
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Edwin R. Wolfe
Director
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Ted Corday
Director
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Ann Hilary
Sandra Talbot
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Bill 'Billy' Redfield
Grayling Dennis
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Bill Brown
Sound effects
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BBill Meeder
Musical director
Bill Smith
Rev. Richard Dennis (Poppa)
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Charles Wakefield Cadman
composed the theme
Charlotte Manson
French girl
Grace Matthews
Liz Dennis
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Jack Anderson
Sound effects
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JJack Lemmon
Bruce
Jay Meredith
Althea Dennis
John Larkin
Cliff Sabastian
JJohn Raby
Jerry
LLois Nettleton
Patsy Dennis
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MLorna Lynn
Barbara (Bobby) Dennis
Margaret Draper
Liz Dennis
PPatricia Hosley
Patsy Dennis
RRon Rawson
Narrator
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David Lesan
Producer
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Doris Frankel
Writer
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Irna Phillips
Writer
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John Haggart
Writer
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Orin Tovrov
Writer
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