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Like the earlier MGM film series (1938–1942), the TV series initially told the story of young intern Dr. James Kildare (Richard Chamberlain) working at the fictional large metropolitan "Blair General Hospital" and trying to learn his profession, deal with patients' problems, and win the respect of the senior Dr. Leonard Gillespie (Raymond Massey).
Dr. Kildare is a helpless bystander as a brilliant but plain woman (Colleen Dewhurst) is faced with cancer surgery. She's afraid that her worried husband ( Tom Bosley ), whom she married based more on a fear of being alone than for love, will reject her.
In 1961, he gained widespread fame as the young intern Dr. James Kildare in the NBC/MGM television series of the same name, co-starring with Raymond Massey. [1] Chamberlain's singing ability also led to some hit singles in the early 1960s, including the "Theme from Dr. Kildare", titled " Three Stars Will Shine Tonight ", which struck No. 10 ...
1960: 1960 Dr. Kildare: 1961: 1966 Ben Casey: 1961: ... 1975: 1976 Quincy, M.E. 1976: 1983 ... (2012 TV series) (2012) The King's Doctor (2012) Good Doctors ...
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Dr. James Kildare is a fictional American medical doctor, originally created in the 1930s by the author Frederick Schiller Faust under the pen name Max Brand.Shortly after the character's first appearance in a magazine story, Paramount Pictures used the story and character as the basis for the 1937 film Internes Can't Take Money, starring Joel McCrea as Jimmie Kildare.
Massey became well known on television in the 1950s and 1960s. He was cast in 1960 as Sir Oliver Garnett in the episode "Trunk Full of Dreams" of the NBC series Riverboat. Massey is remembered as Dr. Gillespie in the popular 1961–1966 NBC series Dr. Kildare, with Richard Chamberlain in the title role.
From 1963 to 1966, Baker had a recurring role on the medical drama Dr. Kildare. Cast of TV's Here We Go Again , from top: Dick Gautier , Nita Talbot , Larry Hagman and Diane Baker (1973) In 1964, she co-starred with Joan Crawford in both Strait-Jacket , William Castle 's thriller about an axe murderess, and an unsold television pilot Royal Bay ...