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Radio daytime drama serials were broadcast for decades, and some expanded to television. These dramas are often referred to as "soaps", a shortening from "soap opera".That term stems from the original dramatic serials broadcast on radio that had soap manufacturers such as Procter & Gamble, Colgate-Palmolive, and Lever Brothers as sponsors [1] and producers. [2]
Pages in category "American radio soap operas" The following 74 pages are in this category, out of 74 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A.
The following is a list of soap operas that have been broadcast in various countries, ... Blue Hills (radio serial) 1949–1976: Autumn Affair: 1958: The Story of ...
The Romance of Helen Trent was a radio soap opera which aired on CBS from October 30, 1933 to June 24, 1960 for a total of 7,222 episodes. The show was created by Frank and Anne Hummert, who were among the most prolific producers during the radio soap era. [1] The program opened with:
Painted Dreams is an American radio soap opera that premiered on WGN radio, Chicago, on October 20, 1930 [1] and last aired in July 1943. It is widely considered by scholars of the genre to be the first daytime soap opera or drama-by-installment serial.
Aunt Mary is a 1944-1961 radio soap opera in the United States. Episodes were 15 minutes long, running Monday through Friday. The show began with regional broadcasts on the West Coast, but it eventually was distributed more widely. Jane Morgan (not to be confused with singer Jane Morgan) starred as Aunt Mary. [1]
Kitty Foyle is an American old-time radio and television soap opera originally aired during the 1940s and 1950s that was based on the 1940 film of the same name starring Ginger Rogers. Kitty Foyle was created by soap opera mogul Irna Phillips of Guiding Light fame and produced by daytime radio monarchs Frank and Anne Hummert of Helen Trent ...
Our Gal Sunday is an American soap opera produced by Frank and Anne Hummert, network broadcast via CBS from March 29, 1937, to January 2, 1959, [1] starring Dorothy Lowell and, after Lowell's 1944 death, Vivian Smolen in the title role. The origin of this radio series was a 1904 Broadway production, Sunday, which starred Ethel Barrymore.