Claudia (American TV series)


Claudia is an American television program that was broadcast live on NBC January 6, 1952 - March 23, 1952 and on CBS March 31, 1952 - June 30, 1952. The situation comedy was based on Rose Franken's short stories and novels about a young woman's romance.

Premise

At age 18, Claudia Brown, a somewhat naive teenage girl, married David Naughton, an architect. Adapted from the radio series Claudia and David, episodes focused on their lives, especially Claudia's struggles as she adjusted to married life. The concept was also adapted into the Broadway play Claudia and the films Claudia and Claudia and David.
In addition to Claudia and David, story lines involved David's brother and sister and Claudia's mother.

Cast

The program's actors and the characters that they portrayed are shown in the table below.
ActorCharacter
Joan McCrackenClaudia Naughton
Hugh ReillyDavid Naughton
Margaret WycherlyMrs. Brown
Faith Brook
Dora Sayers		Julia Naughton
Alex Clark
William Post, Jr.		Harley Naughton
Paul AndorFritz
Mercer McCloudRoger

Source: Encyclopedia of Television Shows, 1925 through 2010, except as noted.

Attempted revival

In 1956, Franken tried to launch a new version of the program. Several entities showed interest in the project, and two pilot episodes were made, but the efforts were unsuccessful.