Rosemary (radio series)

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Rosemary is an American radio

Dash and Tide laundry detergents and Prell shampoo.[2] The series was created by Elaine Carrington, who had previously created Pepper Young's Family (1932-1959) and When a Girl Marries (1939-1957).[1]

Characters and story

When the program began, it focused on 20-year-old secretary Rosemary Dawson (Winkler), who supports her mother (Marion Barney) and younger sister Patti (Jone Allison). Rosemary marries journalist Bill Roberts (George Keane), a war veteran and amnesiac who later remembers his first wife Audrey (Allison) and daughter Jessica (Joan Lazer) but forgets his present with Rosemary. The show also included Rosemary's best friend Joyce Miller (Mary Jane Higby), lawyer Peter Harvey (Lawson Zerbe), and Dr. Jim Cotter (Bill Adams).[1]

Cast

Winkler and Keane met doing Rosemary and married.

Robert Readick and Virginia Kaye in the roles.[2] Most of the other characters were also portrayed by multiple actors, including Patsy Campbell as Patti; Lesley Woods and Joan Alexander as Audrey; Helen Choate as Joyce; Sydney Smith as Peter and Charles Penman as Jim.[1]

Rosemary was complimented for its "realistic approach to life" despite its use of plot devices like amnesia, and the program got "generally higher marks" from critics than its competition.[1]

References

Listen to

  • Rosemary. Museum of Broadcast Communications. July 12, 1946. Archived from the original on March 3, 2012. Retrieved January 27, 2010.

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