Woman with a Past

American TV series or program

Woman with a Past
Genre	Soap opera
Written by	Mona Kent
Directed by	Marcella Cianey
Starring	Constance Ford Barbara Myers Gene Lyons Geraldine Brooks Jean Stapleton
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
No. of seasons	1
Production
Producer	Richard Brill
Camera setup	Multi-camera
Running time	15 minutes
Original release
Network	CBS
Release	February 1 (1954-02-01) – July 2, 1954 (1954-07-02)

Woman with a Past is an American daytime soap opera that aired on CBS from February 1, 1954, to July 2, 1954.^[1]

The sustaining program originated at WCBS-TV and replaced Action in the Afternoon in the CBS schedule.^[2]

Synopsis

The soap focuses on Lynn Sherwood (Constance Ford), a Manhattan dress designer and her tribulations.^[3] A couple of months into the show, Lynn opened a dress shop, and the series included fashion shows.^[4]

Cast

Constance Ford as Lynn Sherwood
Barbara Myers as Diane Sherwood
Gene Lyons as Steve Rockwell
Geraldine Brooks as Sylvia Rockwell
Jean Stapleton as Gwen
Ann Hegira as Pegs^[2]

References

^ TV Guide Guide to TV. Barnes & Noble. 2004. ISBN 0-7607-5634-1.
^ ^a ^b "This Week -- Network Debuts & Highlights" (PDF). Ross Reports on Television. 6 (5): 1. February 1, 1954. Retrieved 19 March 2019 – via AmericanRadioHistory.Com.
^ Schemering, Christopher (1987). The Soap Opera Encyclopedia (2nd ed.). Ballantine Books. pp. 238–239. ISBN 0-345-35344-7.
^ Hyatt, Wesley (1997). The Encyclopedia of Daytime Television. Watson-Guptill Publications. p. 470. ISBN 978-0823083152. Retrieved 22 March 2020.

External links

Woman with a Past at IMDb

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