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The Halls of Ivy

Description

The Halls of Ivy was an NBC radio situation comedy from 1950 to 1952 starring Ronald Colman and Benita Hume as a college president and his wife.

The Halls of Ivy is an American situation comedy that ran from 1950 to 1952 on NBC radio, created by Fibber McGee & Molly co-creator/writer Don Quinn. The series was adapted into a CBS television comedy (1954–55) produced by ITC Entertainment and Television Programs of America. British husband-and-wife actors Ronald Colman and Benita Hume starred in both versions of the show.

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Showtimes

Original schedule

  1. 19508:00 PM ET
    NBC · night
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  2. 19508:00 PM ET
    NBC · night
    SuMoTuWeThFrSa
  3. 1950–19518:00 PM ET
    NBC · night
    SuMoTuWeThFrSa
  4. 1951–19528:00 PM ET
    NBC · night
    SuMoTuWeThFrSa

Cast & Crew

K
Kenneth 'Ken' Carpenter
Announcer
Bea Benaderet
Cast
Gil Stratton
Cast
Herb Vigran
Cast
J
Joyce McCluskey
Cast
Lurene Tuttle
Cast
R
Rusty Morris
Cast
Vic Perrin
Cast
N
Nat Wolfe
Director
H
Henry Russell
Musician
A
Alan Reed (aka Teddy Bergman)
Professor Heathcliff
Arthur Q. Bryan
Professor Warren
Barton Yarborough
Gabby Calhoun
Benita Hume
Cast
D
Don Quinn
Creator
Edna Best
Cast
E
Elizabeth Patterson
Maid
Gale Gordon
Cast
Gloria Gordon
Penny
H
Herbert 'Herb' Butterfield
Clarence Wellman
Ronald Colman
Cast
Willard Waterman
Mr. Merriweather
B
Barbara Merlin
Writer
C
Cameron Blake
Writer
J
Jerry Lawrence
Writer
M
Milton Merlin
Writer
R
Robert Lee
Writer
R
Robert Sinclair
Writer
W
Walter Brown Newman
Writer

Audio Clips

Audio Clip 10m12s

References

Hickerson, Jay. The 4th Revised Ultimate History of Network Radio Programming and Guide to ALL Circulating Shows.
Lackmann, Ron. The Encyclopedia of American Radio.
“RADIO PROGRAMS SCHEDULED FOR THE CURRENT WEEK New York.” New York Times, December 29, 1929.

Broadcasts