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    The Halls of Ivy is an NBC Radio sitcom that ran from 1950-1952,

    Was created by Fibber McGee & Molly co-creator/writer Don Quinn. The radio series was adapted into a CBS Television comedy (1954–55) produced by ITC Entertainment and Television Programs of America. British husband-and-wife actors Ronald Colman (1891–1958) and Benita Hume (1906–1967) starred in both versions of the show.WIKIPEDIA



     

    VIDEO: This is a typical Halls of Ivy episode, and that's a good thing. The series starred Ronald Colman and his wife Benita; they played a dean at Ivy College and his wife, who was a former actress.The clever wordplay of writer Don Quinn is in evidence here, as it is in most episodes of the show, with discussion of palindromes and a play on the name of theater critic George Jean Nathan. The episode starts off as many do, with Dr. Hall and his wife having a discussion over a leisurely breakfast, and leads into the storyline, which involves the staging of a play written by a professor at the school...

     

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