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AudioRomance of Helen Trent 11 Eps
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(11 Episodes) "The Romance of Helen Trent" was a 1933 to 1960 CBS soap opera created by prolific producers & storytellers, Frank & Anne Hummert. * Each program opened with: "And now, The Romance of Helen Trent, the real-life drama of Helen Trent, who, when life mocks her, breaks her hopes, dashes her against the rocks of despair, fights back bravely, successfully, to prove what so many women long to prove, that because a woman is 35 or more, romance in life need not be over, that romance can begin at 35." STORYLINE: Erevolved around a 35-year-old dressmaker who fascinates men as she works her way up to become the chief Hollywood costumer designer. Helen was played by three different actresses (Virginia Clark, Betty Ruth Smith and Julie Stevens). Virginia Clark did the role for 11 years, and Julie Steven portrayed Helen for 16 years. Stevens, who had recently finished playing the title role on the radio soap Kitty Foyle, was only 22 when she joined the cast. She continued in the role from 1944 to the show's cancellation in 1960. Stevens was married to television executive Charles Underhill, and while portraying Helen Trent during 1951-52, she made her television debut as the female…
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Old Time Radio; OTR Soap Opera; *PROD: Frank & Anne Hummert; OTRadio CBS;
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