''The Hartmans'' (also known as ''The Hartmans (at Home)'') is an American television

sitcom A sitcom, a portmanteau of situation comedy, or situational comedy, is a genre of comedy centered on a fixed set of characters who mostly carry over from episode to episode. Sitcoms can be contrasted with sketch comedy, where a troupe may use ...

that aired live on

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on Sunday nights from February 27 to April 24, 1949. The series stars

Paul Paul may refer to: *Paul (given name), a given name (includes a list of people with that name) * Paul (surname), a list of people People Christianity *Paul the Apostle (AD c.5–c.64/65), also known as Saul of Tarsus or Saint Paul, early Chri ...

and Grace Hartman, a married couple who performed together on the

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circuit and on the Broadway stage.

Plot

The series centers around a young married couple who live in Forest Heights, New York.

Cast

Paul Hartman Paul Hartman (March 1, 1904 – October 2, 1973) was an American dancer, stage performer and television actor. Early years Born in San Francisco, California, Hartman was the son of Ferris Hartman, who was sometimes called the "Ziegfeld of ...

....Himself * Grace Hartman....Herself * Harold J. Stone....The handyman *

Loring Smith Loring B. Smith (November 18, 1890–July 8, 1981) was an American vaudeville, stage, film, radio and television actor, frequently of broadly comic and gregarious characters who enjoyed a 65-year career in every aspect of the entertainment bu ...

.....Their brother-in-law *Robert Shawley....Their nephew * Gage Clark.....The man next door *Valerie Cossart....Grace's sister

Production notes

The Hartmans were given their own television series shortly after Paul and Grace won

Tony Awards The Antoinette Perry Award for Excellence in Broadway Theatre, more commonly known as the Tony Award, recognizes excellence in live Broadway theatre. The awards are presented by the American Theatre Wing and The Broadway League at an annual c ...

for the Broadway revue '' Angel in the Wings'' (Paul won for Best Actor while Grace won for Best Actress in a Musical. NBC had hoped to cash in on the couple's popularity following their respective Tony Award wins but the series failed to catch on and was canceled by NBC nearly two months later.

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