The Billy Rose Show
American TV dramatic anthology series (1950–1951) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Billy Rose Show, aka Billy Rose's Playbill, is a 30-minute American dramatic anthology series produced by Jed Harris.[1] A total of twenty-five episodes aired[citation needed] on the American Broadcasting Company (ABC) from October 3, 1950 to March 27, 1951. Billy Rose served as host.[1] Episodes were based on Rose's newspaper articles.[2]
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Guest stars included Leo G. Carroll, Alfred Drake, Burgess Meredith,[1] Otto Preminger, Tom Ewell, Lionel Stander, and Cloris Leachman. Among its directors was Daniel Petrie, later a prominent feature director. Writers included Paul Osborn, Edward Chodorov, and Ben Hecht.[citation needed]
The program was sponsored by Hudson Motor Car Company.[3]