Woman with a Past
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{{Infobox television
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| genre = Soap opera
| creator =
| writer = Mona Kent
| director = Marcella Cianey
| presenter =
| starring = Constance Ford
Barbara Myers
Gene Lyons
Geraldine Brooks
Jean Stapleton
| theme_music_composer =
| opentheme =
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| country = United States
| language = English
| num_seasons = 1
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| executive_producer =
| producer = Richard Brill
| editor =
| cinematography =
| camera = Multi-camera
| runtime = 15 minutes
| company =
| channel = CBS
| first_aired = {{start date|1954|02|01}}
| last_aired = {{end date|1954|07|02}}
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Woman with a Past is an American daytime soap opera that aired on CBS from February 1, 1954, to July 2, 1954.{{cite book|title=TV Guide Guide to TV|year=2004|publisher=Barnes & Noble|isbn=0-7607-5634-1|url-access=registration|url=https://archive.org/details/isbn_9780760756348}}
The sustaining program originated at WCBS-TV and replaced Action in the Afternoon in the CBS schedule.{{cite journal |title=This Week -- Network Debuts & Highlights |journal=Ross Reports on Television |date=February 1, 1954 |volume=6 |issue=5 |page=1 |url=https://www.americanradiohistory.com/Archive-TV-Index/1954/TV-Index-1954-02-1-54.PDF |accessdate=19 March 2019 |via=AmericanRadioHistory.Com }}
Synopsis
The soap focuses on Lynn Sherwood (Constance Ford), a Manhattan dress designer and her tribulations.{{cite book |last1=Schemering |first1=Christopher |title=The Soap Opera Encyclopedia |date=1987 |publisher=Ballantine Books |isbn=0-345-35344-7 |edition=2nd |pages=238–239}} A couple of months into the show, Lynn opened a dress shop, and the series included fashion shows.{{cite book |last1=Hyatt |first1=Wesley |title=The Encyclopedia of Daytime Television |date=1997 |publisher=Watson-Guptill Publications |isbn=978-0823083152 |url=https://archive.org/details/encyclopediaofda00hyat/page/470/mode/2up|accessdate=22 March 2020|page=470}}
Cast
- Constance Ford as Lynn Sherwood
- Barbara Myers as Diane Sherwood
- Gene Lyons as Steve Rockwell
- Geraldine Brooks as Sylvia Rockwell
- Jean Stapleton as Gwen
- Ann Hegira as Pegs
References
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External links
- {{IMDb title|0046666}}
{{US daytime soaps}}
Category:American television soap operas
Category:American English-language television shows
Category:Television shows set in New York City
Category:1954 American television series debuts
Category:1954 American television series endings
Category:Black-and-white American television shows
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