Fireside Theater 75 years old

Fireside Theater is an American anthology drama series that ran on NBC from 1949 to 1958, and was the first successful filmed series on American television. Stories were low budget and often based on public domain stories or written by freelance writers such as Rod Serling. While it was panned by critics, it remained in the top ten most popular shows for most of its run. It predated the other major pioneer of filmed TV in America, I Love Lucy, by two years.

Credits

Cast

Name Character
Peter Graves He was 23 , 83 years old when he died
Gene Raymond He was 40 , 89 years old when he died as Host
Marguerite Churchill She was 38 , 89 years old when she died
Frank Wisbar He was 49 , 67 years old when he died as Host

Crew

Name Job title
John Houseman Production He was 46 , 86 years old when he died Producer
David Dortort Writing He was 32 , 93 years old when he died Writer
Frank Wisbar Directing He was 49 , 67 years old when he died Director
Fireside Theater (75 years)

Ended

  • First Air Date: 1949-04-05
  • Runtime: [60,30,48] minutes
  • Number of Episodes: 142