"General Electric Theatre"Rod Taylor appeared in two installments of this top-rated CBS dramatic anthology series. "The Young Years" -- Episode 6.12 (Dec. 22, 1957)Rod played Sam Tipton in "The Young Years." The show was hosted and narrated by Ronald Reagan, and the cast included Margaret O'Brien as Sarah Trask. It was adapted from a story by Yiddish novelist, dramatist and essayist Sholem Asch. TV.com synopsis: 19-year-old Sarah refuses to move into adulthood, preferring to lose herself in the children's books given to her by the father who abandoned her. Sam tries to coax her out of her out of her shell, knowing that equates love with rejection. The shock of her mother's death finally awakens her from her dream world. "Early to Die" -- Episode 8.20 (Feb. 7, 1960)Kim Hunter co-starred with Rod, along with Philip Coolidge as Dr. Nelson; Wesley Lau as Dr. Shelley; and Donald Losby as Scott Grauman. TV.com synopsis: Based on a Life magazine story on the City of Hope Center, a set of parents cope with the knowledge that their son is dying of leukemia. |
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