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Kraft Television Theatre is an American anthology drama television series running from 1947 to 1958. It began May 7, 1947 on NBC, airing at 7:30pm on Wednesday evenings until December of that year. It first promoted MacLaren's Imperial Cheese, which was advertised nowhere else.
- 650
- May 7, 1947 –, October 1, 1958
- 11
- NBC
Kraft Theatre: With Ed Herlihy, Vaughn Taylor, Valerie Cossart, Dan Morgan. A well-received anthology series presenting live television dramas.
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- 1947-05-07
- Drama
- 60
During the 11 years it was on the air, Kraft Television Theatre presented 650 plays, which were, for the most part, presented live and employed 3,955 actors in over 6,750 roles. It was also the first dramatic series to experiment (in 1953) with colour broadcasts, and it presented two hour-long productions each week (on separate networks).
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May 16, 2009 · The earliest and most famous of television’s live dramatic anthologies, Kraft Television Theatre ushered in the “Golden Age of Television” in the United States. The hour-long series, sponsored by Kraft Foods, premiered Wednesday, May 7th, 1947 on NBC.
Kraft Television Theatre proved to be one of the most durable and honored programs of the Golden Age, airing on NBC from 1947 to 1958. Produced by the J. Walter Thompson advertising agency, this live anthology drama was designed to mesh with Kraft's overall marketing strategy, which stressed the concept of "gracious living," an appeal to middle ...
Kraft Television Theatre is an American anthology drama television series running from 1947 to 1958. It began May 7, 1947 on NBC, airing at 7:30pm on Wednesday evenings until December of that year. It first promoted MacLaren's Imperial Cheese, which was advertised nowhere else.
