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Peyton Place tv series

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Original title

Peyton Place

Year

1964

Running time

30 min.

Country

United States

Director

Paul Monash (Creator), Irna Phillips (Creator), Ted Post, Walter Doniger, Harvey Hart, Jeffrey Hayden, Gerald Mayer, Paul Monash

Screenwriter

Grace Metalious, Paul Monash, Sonya Roberts, Lionel E. Siegel, Michael Gleason. Novel: Grace Metalious

Cast

Music

Arthur Morton, Franz Waxman

Cinematography

Robert B. Hauser, William Cronjager, Dale Deverman

Producer

20th Century Fox Television, ABC

Genre

TV Series. Drama | Telenovela / Latino Soap Opera

Synopsis

The original primetime soap took place in the title town, which was founded by the Peyton family, whose members included the Harringtons. Some of the plots involved Rodney Harrington, the oldest son, choosing between bad girl Betty Anderson or fragile Allison MacKenzie. His brother Norman took up with working class Rita Jacks. Allison's mother Connie was keeping a secret about her daughter's birth. People married and divorced, loved and lost. Murder, illicit passion, insanity, and secrets were the staples of Peyton Place.

Awards: 1967: Emmy: Nominated for Best Supporting Actress in Drama (Warrick).

1966: Emmy: Best Supp. Actress Drama (Grant). Nom. Best Actress (Parkins)

1965: 2 Nom. Golden Globes: Best TV Star - Female (Farrow and Malone)

1964: Golden Globes: Nominated for Best TV Star - Female (Malone)

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