Archive of American Television Mary Kay & Johnny Stearns...

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Mary Kay Stearns and John Stearns (1916-2001)multi-part oral history interview consists of two parts: two hours with Mary Kay Stearns& John Stearns, one hour with John Stearns alone, and one half-hour with Mary Kay Stearns alone.

John ("Johnny") Stearns talked about growing up with a theatrical background, as his mother founded the "Petersborough Players," in New Hampshire. This town was the model for Thornton Wilder's"Our Town" and Stearns described how Wilder staged "Our Town" there himself.
Stearns described his entrance into television on the experimental Philadelphia station...

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