''Westinghouse Playhouse'' is an American

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that aired from January to July 1961 on

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. Starring

Nanette Fabray Nanette Fabray (born Ruby Bernadette Nanette Theresa Fabares; October 27, 1920 – February 22, 2018) was an American actress, singer, and dancer. She began her career performing in vaudeville as a child and became a musical-theatre actress dur ...

, the series was also known as ''The Nanette Fabray Show'', ''Westinghouse Playhouse Starring Nanette Fabray and Wendell Corey'', and ran under the title ''Yes, Yes Nanette'' in

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Overview

The series stars

, who plays Nan, a successful

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star who, after a short courtship, marries Dan McGovern (

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), a widower. On their way back to his home in Hollywood Nan learns her new husband has not informed his two children that he was getting married. Nan is then confronted with his two rude children, Buddy (

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) and Nancy ( Jacklyn O'Donnell). The following episodes would deal with her troubles and tribulations of dealing with the kids and the housekeeper, Mrs. Harper (Doris Kemper).Tim Brooks and Earle Marsh, ''The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network and Cable TV Shows 1946 – Present, 1st Edition'', page 676, Ballantine Books, 1979 The series was canceled after one season.

Cast

as Nan McGovern *

as Dan McGovern *

as Buddy * Jacklyn O'Donnell as Nancy *

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as Barbie McGovern * Doris Kemper as Mrs. Harper

Episodes

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References

{{reflist 1961 American television series debuts 1961 American television series endings 1960s American sitcoms Black-and-white American television shows English-language television shows NBC original programming