Mary Kay & Johnny Stearns - Archive Interview Part 1

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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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• television
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• emmy
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• legends
• history

[duhmarus]

there is no way to watch this tv show. not even the cinescopes were saved.

[4QBUD]

He wanted to make a Date with her because she looked like she was "14" years old! Muahahahahah what a Douchebag thing to say! I wonder if he even realized what he was saying!

[vinylsingleman]

Clips of their TV show have to be around somewhere (it's known they were around as late as 1975); if someone has them please post them on YouTube!