These Are My Children 2986297 200414854 2008-03-24T00:14:30Z 76.68.101.22 '''These Are My Children''' was an early American television [[soap opera]] which ran on [[NBC]] from [[January 31]], [[1949]] to [[February 25]], [[1949]]. The show was broadcast live from [[Chicago, Illinois]] aired fifteen minutes a day, five days a week, at 5:00 p.m. EST. ''These Are My Children'' was the first soap opera to air on a major network. Created by [[Irna Phillips]] and directed by [[Norman Felton]], the show was based in large part on Phillips's early radio soaps ''[[Today's Children]]'' and ''[[Painted Dreams]]''. ''Children'' centered on an [[Irish people|Irish]] widow, Mrs. Henehan and her struggles to run a boarding house as well as help her three children and new daughter-in-law Jean. Critics were not impressed; ''Television World'' ended their review with: "There is no place on television for this type of program, a blank screen is preferable." Phillips would go on to create many popular daytime dramas, and Felton produced primetime soaps ''[[Dr. Kildare]]'' and ''[[Executive Suite]]''. Cast: [[Alma Platts]] (Mrs. Henehan), [[Jane Brooksmith]] (Patricia Henehan), [[Martha McClain]] (Penny Henehan), [[George Kluge]] (John Henehan), [[Joan Arlt]] (Jean Henehan), [[Margaret Heneghan]] (Aunt Kitty Henehan), [[Eloise Kummer]] (Kay Carter), and [[Mignon Schreiber]] (Mrs. Berkovitch) == External links == * [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0482434/combined IMDB page] [[Category:American television soap operas]] [[Category:NBC network shows]] [[Category:1940s American television series]] [[Category:1949 television series debuts]] [[Category:1949 television series endings]]