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Road Of Life
Description
Road of Life is an American radio soap opera that debuted in 1937 and later became a short-lived CBS television series.
The Road of Life is an American daytime soap opera which aired on CBS from December 13, 1954, to July 1, 1955. The series was created by Irna Phillips and debuted on radio in 1937. The story follows doctor Jim Brent and his wife Jocelyn in a small town in Merrimack County, New Hampshire.
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Showtimes
Original schedule
- 1944–194511:00 AM ETNBC Radio Network · morningSuMoTuWeThFrSa
- 194810:30 AM ETNBC Radio Network · morningSuMoTuWeThFrSa
- 1952–19533:15 PM ETNBC Radio Network · afternoonSuMoTuWeThFrSa
- 1958–19591:45 PM ETCBS Radio Network · afternoonSuMoTuWeThFrSa
Cast & Crew
C
Clayton 'Bud' Collyer
Announcer
D
Dick Joy
Announcer
Gene Baker
Announcer
G
George Bryan
Announcer
J
LJames F. Fleming
Announcer
Len Sterling
Announcer
NNelson Case
Announcer
RRon Rawson
Announcer
SStuart Metz
Announcer
Arnold Moss
Cast
AArnold Robertson
Cast
B
Barbara Lee
Cast
B
Bess McCammon
Cast
Betty Winkler
Cast
Charles Seel
Cast
D
DeWitt McBride
Cast
D
Denver Darling
Cast
Ed Prentiss
Cast
Eleanor Audley
Cast
E
Elena Karam
Cast
Elspeth Eric
Cast
G
George O. Petrie
Cast
Grace Matthews
Cast
G
Grace Valentine
Cast
Gregory Morton
Cast
HHester Sondergaard
Cast
I
JIra York
Cast
Jack Petruzzi
Cast
Jan Miner
Cast
J
Joan Kay
Cast
John Barclay
Cast
Karl Weber
Cast
KKathleen Niday
Cast
L
Lois Volkman
Cast
L
MLynn Masters
Cast
Malcolm Meachum
Cast
Mike Wallace
Cast
PPaul Luther
Cast
RRenee Terry
Cast
R
Richard Seff
Cast
Roger DeKoven
Cast
R
Rupert LaBelle
Cast
Shirley Mitchell
Cast
Virginia Payne
Cast
William Keene
Cast
C
Charles Schenck
Director
C
Charles Urquhart
Director
E
Edwin R. Wolfe
Director
E
Elizabeth Howard
Director
G
Gil Gibbons
Director
H
Howard Keegan
Director
S
Stanley Davis
Director
T
Thomas Walter Gorman
Director
Abby Lewis
Mrs. Overton
A
Angel Casey
Paging Nurse
A
Angeline Orr
Alice Johnson
A
AArthur 'Art' Hern
Joe Buckley
Arthur Kohl
George Hurley
BBarbara Becker
Jocelyn McLeod Brent
BBarbara Fuller
Marion Baxter
Audio Clips
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References
“The 5th Revised Ultimate History of Network Radio Programming and Guide to ALL Circulating Shows.”, n.d.
Paulson, Roger C. Archives of the Airwaves (7 Volumes). The Old Radio Times.
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“RADIO PROGRAMS SCHEDULED FOR BROADCAST THIS WEEK.” New York Times, January 4, 1931.
“RADIO PROGRAMS SCHEDULED FOR THE CURRENT WEEK New York.” New York Times, October 6, 1929.
“Today's Radio Program.” New York Times, January 1, 1927.