These Are My Children 

One of the first television soap operas, this show focused on an immigrant Irish family who lived in a boarding house in Chicago.

Creator:

Irna Phillips

Stars:

Joan Arlt, Jane Brooksmith, George Kluge

Cast

Credited cast:
Joan Arlt	...	Jean Henehan (1949)
Jane Brooksmith	...	Patricia Henehan (1949)
George Kluge	...	John Henehan (1949)
Eloise Krummer	...	Kay Carter (1949)
Martha McClain	...	Penny Henehan (1949)
Alma Platt	...	Mrs. Henehan (1949)
Mignon Schreiber	...	Mrs. Berkovitch (1949)

Storyline

One of the first television soap operas, this show focused on an immigrant Irish family who lived in a boarding house in Chicago.

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Plot Keywords:

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Genres:

Drama

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Did You Know?

Trivia

Irna Phillips had previously been a successful radio writer and actress but this was her first attempt at television. This show in itself was not particularly successful, lasting only four weeks from January 21st to March 4th 1949. Phillip's later creations Guiding Light (1952), As the World Turns (1956) and _"Days of Our Lives" (1965) are still in production today.

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

21 January 1949 (USA)

Company Credits

Technical Specs

Color:

Black and White