Diary of a Nurse

"Diary of a Nurse" is an American television play broadcast on May 7, 1959, as part of the CBS television series, Playhouse 90. The cast includes Inger Stevens, Victor Jory, and Mary Astor. David Greene was the director and Arthur Hailey the writer.

"Diary of a Nurse"
Playhouse 90 episode
Episode no.	Season 3 Episode 31
Directed by	David Greene
Written by	Arthur Hailey
Original air date	May 7, 1959 (1959-05-07)
Running time	1:27
Guest appearances
Inger Stevens as Gail Lucas Victor Jory as George Bavister Mary Astor as Eileen Vavister
Episode chronology

Plot

A student nurse at a large hospital tries to help a patient scheduled for surgery and who declines to cooperate with the doctors. She is caught in a conflict between modern nursing practices and patients' need for human and emotional involvement.

Cast

The cast includes the following:^[1]

• Inger Stevens - Gail Lucas
• Victor Jory - George Bavister
• Mary Astor - Eileen Bavister
• Mildred Dunnock - Elsie Chiapetta
• Adam Kennedy - Chief Resident
• Polly Rowles - Marie Hertzog
• Ben Cooper - Dr. Tony McKlusky
• Suzanne Pleshette - Alex
• Elizabeth Patterson - Mrs. Leeder
• Caroline Kearney - Wendy Crain
• Edward Platt - Dr. Mott
• Claudia Bryar - Mrs. Jackson
• Barbara Pepper - Mrs. O'Hearn
• Susanne Sydney - Doreen
• Sandra Harrison - Flo
• Henry Hunter - Dr. Morelli
• Joe Conley - Hans
• Paul Carr - Chuck
• Tracey Roberts - Miss Isles
• Karen Forer - Jeanie Jackson
• Walter Burke - Mr. Jacoby
• Nolan Leary - Harry O'Hearn
• Joanne Smith - Night Nurse

Production

The program aired on May 7, 1959, on the CBS television series Playhouse 90. Arthur Hailey was the writer and David Greene the director.^[1][2]

"Gail Lucas", the character name of the student nurse played by Inger Stevens, returned as the character name of the young nurse played by Zina Bethune on the 1962 primetime medical drama The Nurses and by Melinda Cordell on the subsequent same-named 1965 daytime drama.