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Ben Casey is an American medical drama television series that aired on ABC from 1961 to 1966. The show was known for its opening titles, which consisted of a hand drawing the symbols "♂, ♀, , †, ∞" on a chalkboard, as cast member Sam Jaffe uttered, "Man, woman, birth, death, infinity." [1]
Aug 5, 2013 · The show’s stark imagery, which suggested the influence of German expressionism, externalized the anxiety and fatalism that accompanies serious illness—and also, as Ben Casey writer Barry ...
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May 24, 2011 · MAN WOMAN BIRTH DEATH INFINITY - BEN CASEY Primal metaphysics from Dr. Ben Casey
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153 x 60 minute episodes. “Man . . . woman . . . birth . . . death . . . infinity”. Most popular of the early medical dramas (it was the top show on ABC in the 1961 – 1962 season) Ben Casey was set at County General Hospital. Neursurgeon Dr Ben Casey made female hearts go pitter-patter as they hadn’t in a long time.
The five symbols written on the blackboard at the start of each episode represent man, woman, birth, death, and infinity.
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Feb 23, 2019 · Things To Do. 1960s TV viewers saw the birth and death of ‘Ben Casey’. By Jim Willard. February 23, 2019 at 3:15 p.m. The opening was dramatic and for those of us of that vintage...
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The younger physician's brooding, almost grim, manner echoed the show's tensely realistic tone. The series often confronted controversial subjects and was praised for accurately presenting medical ethics and dilemmas. Each episode began with a voice intoning the words "Man. Woman. Birth. Death.
