Ford Theatre 75 years old

Ford Theatre

Ford Theatre, spelled Ford Theater for the radio version and known as Ford Television Theatre for the TV version, was a radio and television anthology series broadcast in the United States in the 1940s and 1950s. At various times the television series appeared on all three major television networks, while the radio version was broadcast on two separate networks and on two separate coasts. Ford Theatre was named for its sponsor, the Ford Motor Company, which had an earlier success with its concert music series, The Ford Sunday Evening Hour.

Credits

Cast

Name Character
Bette Davis She was 40 , 81 years old when she died as Dolly Madison
Rita Moreno She was 16 , now 92 years old
Ernest Borgnine He was 31 , 95 years old when he died
Angela Lansbury She was 23 , now 98 years old as Lola Walker
Joseph Cotten He was 43 , 88 years old when he died
Logan Ramsey He was 27 , 79 years old when he died
Elinor Donahue She was 11 , now 86 years old
Eduard Franz He was 45 , 80 years old when he died
Robert Sterling He was 30 , 88 years old when he died
Natalie Wood She was 10 , 43 years old when she died as Polly
Richard Deacon He was 27 , 63 years old when he died
Barbara Stanwyck She was 41 , 82 years old when she died
Herb Vigran He was 38 , 76 years old when he died
Bing Russell He was 22 , 76 years old when he died
Ann Sheridan She was 33 , 51 years old when she died
Stafford Repp He was 30 , 56 years old when he died
Zsa Zsa Gabor She was 31 , 99 years old when she died as Dara Szabo
John Crawford He was 28 , 90 years old when he died
Hillary Brooke She was 34 , 84 years old when she died
Raymond Massey He was 52 , 86 years old when he died
Phyllis Kirk She was 21 , 79 years old when she died
Kevin McCarthy He was 34 , 96 years old when he died
Frank de Kova He was 38 , 71 years old when he died
Lester Matthews He was 48 , 74 years old when he died
Thomas Mitchell He was 56 , 70 years old when he died
Robert Horton He was 24 , 91 years old when he died
Joe Sawyer He was 42 , 75 years old when he died
Charles Coburn He was 71 , 84 years old when he died
Gigi Perreau She was 7 , now 83 years old
Michael Fox He was 27 , 75 years old when he died
Howard McNear He was 43 , 63 years old when he died

Crew

Name Job title
John Meredyth Lucas Directing He was 29 , 83 years old when he died Director
Ted Post Directing He was 30 , 95 years old when he died Director
Lillie Hayward Writing She was 57 , 85 years old when she died Writer
Mary C. McCall, Jr. Writing She was 44 , 81 years old when she died Writer
Lewis Allen Directing He was 42 , 94 years old when he died Director
Anton Leader Directing He was 34 , 74 years old when he died Director
Ford Theatre poster
Ford Theatre (75 years)

Ended

  • First Air Date: 1948-10-17
  • Runtime: [60] minutes
  • Number of Episodes: 117