The O'Neills


The O'Neills is a radio and TV serial drama. The radio iteration of the show aired on Mutual, CBS and NBC from 1934 to 1943. Created by actress-writer Jane West, the series was sponsored at various times by Gold Dust, Ivory Snow, and Standard Brands. It was telecast on the DuMont Television Network in 1949 and 1950.

Characters and story

In the midwestern town of Royalton, widow Mother O'Neill raises her children, Danny and Peggy. Living upstairs in the O'Neill's two-family house was Mother O'Neill's friend, the meddling Trudy Bailey. After their father's death, teenager Janice Collins and her brother Eddie Collins move into the O'Neill house. Helen Shields played Eileen Turner. In 1941, Claudia Morgan joined the cast in the role of Laura Penway.
Organist William Meeder supplied the music. The announcers were Ed Herlihy and Howard Petrie.

Television

Janice Gilbert remained with the series when it was telecast on DuMont Tuesdays at 9pm ET from September 6, 1949, until January 10, 1950.