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On June 18, 1939, The Adventures of Ellery Queen premiered on CBS. By 1946, nearly every home in America tuned in at least once a week to hear the latest adventures and to match wits with the armchair detectives (guests) on the program.
Main Characters:
- Ellery Queen played by Hugh Marlowe (1939-1947), Laurence Dobkin (1948)
Show Concept:
- The great detective Ellery Queen solved cases with the assistance of his armchair detectives (guest stars).
Hosts or Guests:
- Ken Roberts as the announcer (1939)
- Bert Parks as the announcer (1940, 1941)
- Ernest Chappell as the announcer (1942, 1943)
- Don Hancock as the announcer (1945, 1946, 1947)
- Paul Masterson as the announcer (1948)
- Some of the armchair detectives who appeared on the series:
- Margaret Bourke White
- Dorothy McGuire
- Gyspy Rose Lee
- Shirley Booth
- Les Brown
- Eva Gabor
- Richard Widmark
- John Wayne
- Otto Preminger
- Ed Sullivan
- Agatha Christie
- Helen Hayes
- Xavier Cugat
- Cornel Wilde
Writers or Producers:
- Produced and directed by George Zachary (1939-1947)
- Produced and directed by Dick Woolen (1948)
- Written by Frederic Manney and Manfred B. Lee
Sponsors:
- Gulf Oil (1940)
- Bromo Seltzer (1942, 1943)
- Anacin (1945, 1946, 1947)
Networks or stations:
- CBS (1940, 1941, 1945, 1946, 1947)
- NBC (1942, 1943)
- ABC (1948)
Total shows or length of production:
- Premiered on June 18, 1939
- Final episode on May 27, 1948
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