Playhouse 90 is an American television drama anthology series broadcast on CBS from 1956 to 1960, presenting original ninety minute teleplays performed live or on videotape from a rotating roster of writers, directors and actors. Its best remembered episode, Rod Serling's Requiem for a Heavyweight, is frequently cited as one of the finest achievements of live television drama, and the series overall is closely associated with the mid 1950s period later remembered as the Golden Age of Television. It is regarded by television historians as one of the most ambitious and critically respected anthology drama series American network television produced.
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What does the 90 in Playhouse 90 mean?
The episodes ran 90 minutes.
The number refers to the length of its episodes. Britannica describes Playhouse 90 as a program that featured 90 minute live episodes.
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Playhouse 90 is an American television anthology drama series that aired on CBS from 1956 to 1960 for a total of 133 episodes.
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Playhouse 90 is an American television drama anthology series broadcast on CBS from 1956 to 1960, presenting original ninety minute teleplays performed live or on videotape from a rotating roster of writers, directors and actors.
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Playhouse 90 is an American television anthology drama series that aired on CBS from 1956 to 1960 for a total of 133 episodes.
Created By: James B. Clark, Infobox: director
John Brahm James B. Clark Fielder Cook Vincent J. Donehue John Frankenheimer David Greene George Roy Hill Arthur Hiller Herbert Hirschman Buzz Kulik Delbert Mann Burgess Meredith Robert Mulligan James Neilson Ralph Nelson Arthur Penn David Lowell Rich Oscar Rudolph Boris Sagal Franklin J. Schaffner Alex Segal Stewart Stern Robert Stevens David Swift Charles Marquis Warren Paul Wendkos
Created By: David Greene, Infobox: director
John Brahm James B. Clark Fielder Cook Vincent J. Donehue John Frankenheimer David Greene George Roy Hill Arthur Hiller Herbert Hirschman Buzz Kulik Delbert Mann Burgess Meredith Robert Mulligan James Neilson Ralph Nelson Arthur Penn David Lowell Rich Oscar Rudolph Boris Sagal Franklin J. Schaffner Alex Segal Stewart Stern Robert Stevens David Swift Charles Marquis Warren Paul Wendkos
Created By: John Brahm, Infobox: director
John Brahm James B. Clark Fielder Cook Vincent J. Donehue John Frankenheimer David Greene George Roy Hill Arthur Hiller Herbert Hirschman Buzz Kulik Delbert Mann Burgess Meredith Robert Mulligan James Neilson Ralph Nelson Arthur Penn David Lowell Rich Oscar Rudolph Boris Sagal Franklin J. Schaffner Alex Segal Stewart Stern Robert Stevens David Swift Charles Marquis Warren Paul Wendkos
Created By: Fielder Cook, Infobox: director
John Brahm James B. Clark Fielder Cook Vincent J. Donehue John Frankenheimer David Greene George Roy Hill Arthur Hiller Herbert Hirschman Buzz Kulik Delbert Mann Burgess Meredith Robert Mulligan James Neilson Ralph Nelson Arthur Penn David Lowell Rich Oscar Rudolph Boris Sagal Franklin J. Schaffner Alex Segal Stewart Stern Robert Stevens David Swift Charles Marquis Warren Paul Wendkos
Created By: John Frankenheimer, Infobox: director
John Brahm James B. Clark Fielder Cook Vincent J. Donehue John Frankenheimer David Greene George Roy Hill Arthur Hiller Herbert Hirschman Buzz Kulik Delbert Mann Burgess Meredith Robert Mulligan James Neilson Ralph Nelson Arthur Penn David Lowell Rich Oscar Rudolph Boris Sagal Franklin J. Schaffner Alex Segal Stewart Stern Robert Stevens David Swift Charles Marquis Warren Paul Wendkos
Created By: George Roy Hill, Infobox: director
John Brahm James B. Clark Fielder Cook Vincent J. Donehue John Frankenheimer David Greene George Roy Hill Arthur Hiller Herbert Hirschman Buzz Kulik Delbert Mann Burgess Meredith Robert Mulligan James Neilson Ralph Nelson Arthur Penn David Lowell Rich Oscar Rudolph Boris Sagal Franklin J. Schaffner Alex Segal Stewart Stern Robert Stevens David Swift Charles Marquis Warren Paul Wendkos
Created By: Arthur Hiller, Infobox: director
John Brahm James B. Clark Fielder Cook Vincent J. Donehue John Frankenheimer David Greene George Roy Hill Arthur Hiller Herbert Hirschman Buzz Kulik Delbert Mann Burgess Meredith Robert Mulligan James Neilson Ralph Nelson Arthur Penn David Lowell Rich Oscar Rudolph Boris Sagal Franklin J. Schaffner Alex Segal Stewart Stern Robert Stevens David Swift Charles Marquis Warren Paul Wendkos
Created By: Buzz Kulik, Infobox: director
John Brahm James B. Clark Fielder Cook Vincent J. Donehue John Frankenheimer David Greene George Roy Hill Arthur Hiller Herbert Hirschman Buzz Kulik Delbert Mann Burgess Meredith Robert Mulligan James Neilson Ralph Nelson Arthur Penn David Lowell Rich Oscar Rudolph Boris Sagal Franklin J. Schaffner Alex Segal Stewart Stern Robert Stevens David Swift Charles Marquis Warren Paul Wendkos
Created By: Delbert Mann, Infobox: director
John Brahm James B. Clark Fielder Cook Vincent J. Donehue John Frankenheimer David Greene George Roy Hill Arthur Hiller Herbert Hirschman Buzz Kulik Delbert Mann Burgess Meredith Robert Mulligan James Neilson Ralph Nelson Arthur Penn David Lowell Rich Oscar Rudolph Boris Sagal Franklin J. Schaffner Alex Segal Stewart Stern Robert Stevens David Swift Charles Marquis Warren Paul Wendkos
Created By: Robert Mulligan, Infobox: director
John Brahm James B. Clark Fielder Cook Vincent J. Donehue John Frankenheimer David Greene George Roy Hill Arthur Hiller Herbert Hirschman Buzz Kulik Delbert Mann Burgess Meredith Robert Mulligan James Neilson Ralph Nelson Arthur Penn David Lowell Rich Oscar Rudolph Boris Sagal Franklin J. Schaffner Alex Segal Stewart Stern Robert Stevens David Swift Charles Marquis Warren Paul Wendkos
Created By: Ralph Nelson, Infobox: director
John Brahm James B. Clark Fielder Cook Vincent J. Donehue John Frankenheimer David Greene George Roy Hill Arthur Hiller Herbert Hirschman Buzz Kulik Delbert Mann Burgess Meredith Robert Mulligan James Neilson Ralph Nelson Arthur Penn David Lowell Rich Oscar Rudolph Boris Sagal Franklin J. Schaffner Alex Segal Stewart Stern Robert Stevens David Swift Charles Marquis Warren Paul Wendkos
Created By: Arthur Penn, Infobox: director
John Brahm James B. Clark Fielder Cook Vincent J. Donehue John Frankenheimer David Greene George Roy Hill Arthur Hiller Herbert Hirschman Buzz Kulik Delbert Mann Burgess Meredith Robert Mulligan James Neilson Ralph Nelson Arthur Penn David Lowell Rich Oscar Rudolph Boris Sagal Franklin J. Schaffner Alex Segal Stewart Stern Robert Stevens David Swift Charles Marquis Warren Paul Wendkos
Created By: Franklin J. Schaffner, Infobox: director
John Brahm James B. Clark Fielder Cook Vincent J. Donehue John Frankenheimer David Greene George Roy Hill Arthur Hiller Herbert Hirschman Buzz Kulik Delbert Mann Burgess Meredith Robert Mulligan James Neilson Ralph Nelson Arthur Penn David Lowell Rich Oscar Rudolph Boris Sagal Franklin J. Schaffner Alex Segal Stewart Stern Robert Stevens David Swift Charles Marquis Warren Paul Wendkos
Created By: David Swift, Infobox: director
John Brahm James B. Clark Fielder Cook Vincent J. Donehue John Frankenheimer David Greene George Roy Hill Arthur Hiller Herbert Hirschman Buzz Kulik Delbert Mann Burgess Meredith Robert Mulligan James Neilson Ralph Nelson Arthur Penn David Lowell Rich Oscar Rudolph Boris Sagal Franklin J. Schaffner Alex Segal Stewart Stern Robert Stevens David Swift Charles Marquis Warren Paul Wendkos
Created By: Charles Marquis Warren, Infobox: director
John Brahm James B. Clark Fielder Cook Vincent J. Donehue John Frankenheimer David Greene George Roy Hill Arthur Hiller Herbert Hirschman Buzz Kulik Delbert Mann Burgess Meredith Robert Mulligan James Neilson Ralph Nelson Arthur Penn David Lowell Rich Oscar Rudolph Boris Sagal Franklin J. Schaffner Alex Segal Stewart Stern Robert Stevens David Swift Charles Marquis Warren Paul Wendkos
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