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Dear Phoebe

  • TV Series
  • 1954–19551954–1955
  • 30m
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Marcia Henderson and Peter Lawford in Dear Phoebe (1954)
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Bill Hastings works for a daily newspaper in a large city. His duties include a lonely hearts column, where he advises everyone on their problems, as "Phoebe", while trying to deal with his ... Read allBill Hastings works for a daily newspaper in a large city. His duties include a lonely hearts column, where he advises everyone on their problems, as "Phoebe", while trying to deal with his own.Bill Hastings works for a daily newspaper in a large city. His duties include a lonely hearts column, where he advises everyone on their problems, as "Phoebe", while trying to deal with his own.
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    • Peter Lawford
    • Marcia Henderson
    • Charles Lane
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    • Marcia Henderson
    • Charles Lane
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    Why wasn't it around longer?
    I used to watch this after school when I was about 14 or 15; enjoyed it quite a bit.

    Lawford and Henderson (both gone now) were quite good as a romantic (sort of) duet. Charles Lane was a great pick as editor.

    Henderson played a female sportswriter (in 1954?) and Lawford played a "Dear Abby" type before there was a Dear Abby (in the papers, anyway).

    (Caveat: my time line may be a little off, but I believe that the TV show preceded the advice column by about a year.)

    Presumably, the ratings weren't good. Otherwise, I can't figure out why it did not last longer.

    One memorable spot went something like this: Lawford had budgeted 45 cents a day for lunch (it was 1954). He ordered something called a "hashburger" and a drink for 35 cents and, somehow or other, wound up with 7 and a half cents for tips to the waitress and cook. The cook came out of the kitchen and wanted to see who had left him a 3 and 3/4 cent tip...
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      • September 10, 1954 (United States)
      • United States
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      • American National Studios, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA
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