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The Ann Sothern Show was an American sitcom that aired on CBS for 93 episodes. The series began on October 6, 1958 and ended on September 25, 1961. The series starred Ann Sothern as Katy O'Connor, assistant manager of the plush Bartley House Hotel in New York City. The series ... starred Don Porter, Ann Tyrell, Jesse White, Ernest Truex, and Reta Shaw. The Ann Sothern Show was Sothern's second sitcom for CBS. Southern's first series, Private Secretary, ended in 1957 after an contract dispute occurred between Southern and Secretary's producer.
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More than any other Golden Age actress, Ann Sothern was in love with the present every day of her long life. She began as Harriet Lake in a 1929 Warner Bros. musical, the first of 16 she would make through 1950's "Nancy Goes To Rio" at MGM. She had a musical voice even when she wasn't singing, kind eyes, a glowing personality & beauty, which she always seemed to downplay. By being a wise soul & a good sport, she undoubtedly prolonged her career by adjusting to every new trend with humor & enthusiasm. When musicals laid an egg at the box office, she switched to comedies, & later, to dramas & mysteries.
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Throughout the 1930s and '40s, Ann Sothern and Lucille Ball, like many performers in Hollywood, had not one but two careers -- one in motion pictures and one on radio. Ann had started in radio as early as 1935, appearing on such variety shows as Rudy Vallee's "The Fleishman Hour" and Bing Crosby's "Kraft Music Hall." She ... did dramatic parts on "Woodbury Playhouse," "Screen Guild Theatre," and the biggest anthology of them all, "Lux Radio Theatre."
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Ann Sothern was often quoted as saying she had played every venue in show business except fairs. Ann Sothern: A Bio-Bibliography is proof that her statement was not far from wrong. For over 60 years, she has captivated audiences from the stage, on radio and television, in film, and as a recording artist. This book is the first full-length examination of Miss Sothern's life and career. In addition to individual chapters on each facet of her life, the book features an extensive annotated bibliography of articles by and about Miss Sothern. The book includes a filmography and discography, as well as comprehensive lists of Miss Sothern's stage, radio, and television appearances.
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Ann Sothern followed up this comedy with another titled appropriately enough The Ann Sothern Show. On this program Sothern played Katy O’Connor, assistant manager of the fancy Bartley House Hotel in New York City. The series ran from 1958 to 1961. Interestingly, the two major supporting players on this program were again Don Porter and Ann Tyrrell. Porter played O’Connor’s boss and manager of the hotel, James Devery. Tyrrell played Olive Smith, Katy’s secretary.
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The Ann Sothern Show was a comedy series about the assistant manager (Katy O'Connor) of a chic New York City hotel. Most of the storylines centered around the lives of Katy, her fellow hotel co-workers, and hotel guests. Katy had a potential romantic interest with James Devery that almost, but never quite, happened until the end of the series.
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