''Three Steps to Heaven'' is an American

soap opera A soap opera, or ''soap'' for short, is a typically long-running radio or television serial, frequently characterized by melodrama, ensemble casts, and sentimentality. The term "soap opera" originated from radio dramas originally being sponsored ...

that aired on

NBC The National Broadcasting Company (NBC) is an American English-language commercial broadcast television and radio network. The flagship property of the NBC Entertainment division of NBCUniversal, a division of Comcast, its headquarters are l ...

from August 3, 1953 to December 31, 1954. It was created by Irving Vendig.

Don Pardo Dominick George "Don" Pardo (February 22, 1918 – August 18, 2014) was an American radio and television announcer whose career spanned more than seven decades. A member of the Television Hall of Fame, Pardo was noted for his 70-year tenure with ...

was the announcer. One of the directors was Gordon Rigsby.

Synopsis

The show followed Mary Claire 'Pogo' Thurmond, who moved to New York City in hopes of becoming a successful model. The program was partially sponsored by

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, its commercials alternating between Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday of one week and Tuesday and Friday of the next week.

Cast

* Kathleen Maguire, Phyllis Hill and Diana Douglas as Poco Thurmond * Mark Roberts and Walter Brooks as Bill Morgan *Ginger McManus as Angela * Lori March as Jennifer *Joe Brown Jr. as Mike * Mona Burns as Charlotte Doane *Laurie Vendig as Alice *Doris Rich as Mrs. Doane *Roger Sullivan as Barry Thurmond *Inge Adams as Laura *Frank Twedell as Uncle Frank *Eata Linden as Pigeon Malloy *Earl George as Walter Jones *Beth Douglas as Nan *

John Marley John Marley (born Mortimer Marlieb, October 17, 1907 – May 22, 1984) was an American actor who was known for his role as Phil Cavalleri in ''Love Story'' and as Jack Woltz—the defiant film mogul who awakens to find the severed head o ...

as Vince Bannister *Dort Clark as Alan Anderson

References

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* {{US daytime soaps 1953 American television series debuts 1954 American television series endings American television soap operas Black-and-white American television shows English-language television shows NBC original programming