"Peyton Place" (1964) TV series 1964-1969

Creators:

Paul Monash
Irna Phillips
(more)

Seasons:

1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5

Release Date:

15 September 1964 (USA)

Genre:

Drama

Plot:

The original primetime soap took place in the title town, which was founded by the Peyton family, whose members included the Harringtons...

Plot Keywords:

Secret | Murder | Sex | Small Town | Repression

Awards:

Nominated for 3 Golden Globes. Another 1 win & 2 nominations

Cast

Ryan O'Neal	...	Rodney Harrington (458 episodes, 1964-1969)
Barbara Parkins	...	Betty Anderson Cord / ... (446 episodes, 1964-1969)
Ed Nelson	...	Michael Rossi (436 episodes, 1964-1969)
Christopher Connelly	...	Norman Harrington (386 episodes, 1964-1969)
James Douglas	...	Steven Cord / ... (384 episodes, 1965-1969)
Dorothy Malone	...	Constance Mackenzie Carson / ... (342 episodes, 1964-1968)
Tim O'Connor	...	Elliot Carson (341 episodes, 1964-1968)
Patricia Morrow	...	Rita Jacks Harrington / ... (328 episodes, 1965-1969)
Mia Farrow	...	Allison Mackenzie / ... (237 episodes, 1964-1966)
Paul Langton	...	Leslie Harrington (218 episodes, 1964-1968)

Series Directed by
Ted Post		(90 episodes, 1964-1969)
Walter Doniger		(75 episodes, 1964-1968)
John Newland		(18 episodes, 1965)
William J. Hole Jr.		(12 episodes, 1968-1969)
John Erman		(7 episodes, 1968-1969)
Lee Philips		(7 episodes, 1968-1969)
Stanley Z. Cherry		(3 episodes, 1968-1969)
Everett Chambers		(3 episodes, 1969)
Paul Monash		(1 episode, 1969)
Harvey Hart		(unknown episodes)
Jeffrey Hayden		(unknown episodes)
Gerald Mayer		(unknown episodes)

Series Writing credits
Grace Metalious		(514 episodes, 1964-1969)
Paul Monash		(514 episodes, 1964-1969)
Sonya Roberts		(58 episodes, 1965-1969)
Lionel E. Siegel		(50 episodes, 1965-1969)
Michael Gleason		(44 episodes, 1965-1968)
John Wilder		(28 episodes, 1965-1968)
Ann Marcus		(28 episodes, 1968-1969)
Peggy Shaw		(26 episodes, 1965)
Rita Lakin		(20 episodes, 1965)
Richard De Roy		(17 episodes, 1964-1965)
Malcolm Marmorstein		(15 episodes, 1968)
Robert J. Shaw		(11 episodes, 1964-1965)
Carol Sobieski		(9 episodes, 1965-1966)
Richard Carr		(7 episodes, 1965)
Lee Erwin		(7 episodes, 1965)
Kenneth Hartman		(7 episodes, 1968-1969)
Mark Saha		(7 episodes, 1968-1969)
Nina Laemmle		(6 episodes, 1968-1969)
Gerry Day		(5 episodes, 1965)
Wharton Jones		(5 episodes, 1968-1969)
Del Reisman		(5 episodes, 1968-1969)
Don Balluck		(4 episodes, 1965)
Jerry Ziegman		(4 episodes, 1965)
Mathilda Ferro		(3 episodes, 1964-1965)
Franklin Barton		(3 episodes, 1964)
Sam Washington		(3 episodes, 1969)
Jessica Stephans		(2 episodes, 1965)
Gene Boland		(2 episodes, 1968-1969)
Steven W. Carabatsos		(unknown episodes)
Harold Gast		(unknown episodes)
Irna Phillips		(unknown episodes)
Laurence Richards		(unknown episodes)
John Wilder		(unknown episodes)

Series Produced by
Paul Monash	....	executive producer (514 episodes, 1964-1969)
Everett Chambers	....	producer (93 episodes, 1965-1969)
Felix E. Feist	....	producer (60 episodes, 1965)
Richard Goldstone	....	producer (35 episodes, 1964-1965)
William J. Hole Jr.	....	associate producer / executive producer (10 episodes, 1964-1969)
William Allyn	....	associate producer (5 episodes, 1965-1968)
Nina Laemmle	....	associate producer (4 episodes, 1966-1969)
Del Reisman	....	associate producer (3 episodes, 1965-1966)
Henry Colman	....	associate producer (3 episodes, 1965)
Lloyd Rosamond	....	associate producer (2 episodes, 1964)

Series Original Music by
Arthur Morton		(8 episodes, 1965-1969)
Franz Waxman		(unknown episodes)

Series Cinematography by
Robert B. Hauser		(7 episodes, 1964-1966)
William Cronjager		(2 episodes, 1968-1969)
Dale Deverman		(unknown episodes)

Series Film Editing by
Jamie Caylor		(4 episodes, 1965-1966)
Chuck McClelland		(unknown episodes)

Series Casting by
Joe Scully		(unknown episodes)

Series Art Direction by
Jack Martin Smith		(10 episodes, 1964-1969)
Jack Senter		(5 episodes, 1964-1965)
Philip M. Jefferies		(4 episodes, 1966-1968)

Series Set Decoration by
Walter M. Scott		(10 episodes, 1964-1969)
William F. Calvert		(3 episodes, 1964-1965)
Chester L. Bayhi		(3 episodes, 1965-1968)
Robert De Vestel		(3 episodes, 1966)

Series Makeup Department
Margaret Donovan	....	hair styling supervisor (3 episodes, 1966)
Ben Nye	....	makeup supervision (3 episodes, 1966)

Series Production Management
William Self	....	in charge of production (514 episodes, 1964-1969)
James Blakeley	....	post-production supervisor (23 episodes, 1964-1966)
Dan Nathan	....	post-production supervisor (6 episodes, 1965-1968)
Gaston Glass	....	production manager (5 episodes, 1964-1965)
Jack Sonntag	....	production supervisor (5 episodes, 1966-1969)
Lloyd Allen	....	unit production manager (4 episodes, 1966-1969)

Series Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
James Engle	....	assistant director (3 episodes, 1966)
Wilbur McGaugh	....	assistant director (2 episodes, 1964-1965)
Steven Bernhardt	....	assistant director (unknown episodes)
Lynn Guthrie	....	assistant director (unknown episodes)

Series Art Department
James Parrish	....	property master (unknown episodes)

Series Sound Department
Jack Kirschner	....	supervising sound effects editor / sound effects editor (4 episodes, 1965-1966)
Ralph Hickey	....	supervising sound effects editor (3 episodes, 1964-1965)

Series Special Effects by
Johnny Borgese	....	special effects crew (2 episodes, 1964)
Greg C. Jensen	....	special effects (unknown episodes)

Series Camera and Electrical Department
Jim Sellars	....	assistant camera (62 episodes, 1968)
Randall Robinson	....	assistant camera (4 episodes, 1969)
Thomas Del Ruth	....	assistant camera (unknown episodes, 1967)
Robert F. Sparks	....	camera operator (unknown episodes)

Series Editorial Department
Robert Mintz	....	post-production coordinator (7 episodes, 1964-1966)

Series Music Department
Franz Waxman	....	composer: "Peyton Place" theme music (514 episodes, 1964-1969)
Lionel Newman	....	conductor / music supervision (10 episodes, 1964-1969)
Leonard A. Engel	....	supervising music editor (9 episodes, 1964-1968)
Kenneth Hall	....	music editor (5 episodes, 1965-1968)
Ted Roberts	....	music editor (3 episodes, 1964-1965)

Series Transportation Department
Chris Haynes	....	driver (35 episodes, 1964-1966)

Series Other crew
Richard Michaels	....	script supervisor (10 episodes, 1964)
Nina Laemmle	....	story editor (4 episodes, 1965-1966)
Del Reisman	....	executive story consultant (4 episodes, 1966-1969)
Ceil Armanda	....	assistant to executive producer (3 episodes, 1965-1966)
Richard De Roy	....	executive script consultant (2 episodes, 1965)
Annabelle King	....	assistant to executive producer (2 episodes, 1966)
Robert Specht	....	story editor (2 episodes, 1966)
Irna Phillips	....	creative consultant (unknown episodes)
Robert Sonntag	....	production assistant (unknown episodes)

Production Companies

• 20th Century Fox Television
• American Broadcasting Company (ABC)

Distributors

• American Broadcasting Company (ABC) (1964-1969) (USA) (TV) (original airing)
• Shout! Factory (2009) (USA) (DVD) (seasons one & two)

Other Companies

• Joseph Magnin Co.  women's wardrobe
• Lebow Clothes  men's wardrobe furnished by
• Michaels-Stern  men's wardrobe furnished by

Also Known As:

Runtime:

30 min (514 episodes)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Black and White (1964-1966) | Color (1966-1969)

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono (RCA Sound Recording)

Filming Locations:

RKO Studios - 780 Gower Street, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

20th Century Fox Television

Trivia:

Rumors of the show's cancellation emerged in 1968. Fans protested widely, but according to actress Barbara Rush this made no difference, because the network didn't open protest mail.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "Jeopardy!: Episode #26.89" (2010)

Peyton Place TV Series

I have just seen episode 514 of this remarkable series. I first started watching in 1968 when it was on daily at a time when I was making my way home from college. If I got on the right bus I would sometimes get to see the second half of the programme on two days of the week and on Fridays when we finished early I saw a full programme! During my summer and other holidays I could get to see a full weeks worth if I had the right temping jobs - I became a real groupie! It has always been my favourite series and I always rated other soaps against it, the only two coming close were "Dallas" before it became silly and "Falcon Crest." Then when we got cable TV [30 years after the original screening] I saw the series again from about half-way through - missing again, Constances' wedding! Then at the end of the run the series was restarted again and after the first episode the channel was pulled! That was about 10 years ago - finally I have bought the set on DVD and have just watched it all again! At a rate of about 4 episodes a night and 10 a day at weekends, it was a most satisfying experience! Rubbish ending, but at least the mop-up film tidied up the areas that had never been resolved in the series and the series, although left up in the air had obvious story-lines that did not need a conclusion - other than who killed Fred Russell - my money's on the blonde kid!