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CBS Playhouse is an American anthology drama series that aired on CBS from 1967 to 1970. Airing twelve plays over the course of its run, the series was nominated for a number of awards and

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Season 1

  • The Glass Menagerie
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    The Glass Menagerie

    Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 12/8/1966

    An aging Southern Belle complicates life for her ambitious son and crippled daughter because of her own warped views of what life should be.

    Director: Michael Elliott

    Writer: Tennessee Williams

  • The Final War of Olly Winter
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    The Final War of Olly Winter

    Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 1/29/1967

    Olly Winter, an African-American Master Sergeant in the Vietnam War, is walking back to allied-controlled land following a battle with the Viet Cong. Along the way, he meets a Vietnamese girl, an orphaned infant, and a dog.

    Director: Paul Bogart

    Writer: Ronald Ribman

  • Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night
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    Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night

    Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 10/17/1967

    Follows a carpenter who has built his own home, but is now too old and infirm to live on his own, and is sent to live in an old age home against his desires.

    Director: George Schaefer

    Writer: Loring Mandel

  • Dear Friends
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    Dear Friends

    Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 12/6/1967

    After 15 years together, Michael and Lois Graves contemplate divorce. Their friends—three other couples—try to repair their relationship, and ultimately observe the connections that they themselves have.

    Director: Paul Bogart

    Writer: Reginald Rose

  • My Father and My Mother
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    My Father and My Mother

    Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 2/13/1968

    Ned, a New York editor struggling as a husband and parent, looks back and learns about the difficulties his own parents faced in life.

    Director: George Schaefer

    Writer: Robert J. Crean

  • Secrets
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    Secrets

    Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 5/15/1968

    Following a chance encounter that brings him face to face with his past, conservative businessman Bryan Gray goes in search of Janet Ferguson, an actress with whom he had a relationship many years before. His unwillingness to share private aspects arouses the suspicion of wife Doris, who is determined to know all of his secrets and the motivations behind them.

    Director: Paul Bogart

    Writer: Tad Mosel