Leave It to the Girls is an American radio and television talk show, created by Martha Rountree, and broadcast, in various forms, from the 1940s through the 1980s.
The series was originally a radio program airing on the Mutual radio network starting in 1945 with hostess Paula Stone. The show was created by Meet the Press creator Martha Rountree as a serious-minded discussion of the problems of career women, but soon became a comedic commentary on love, romance, and marriage from an almost-all female panel — one man was always on the panel to provide the male viewpoint.[1]
The NBC television network broadcast the show August 21, 1947, to December 30, 1951; Maggi McNellis replaced radio show hostess Paula Stone.[3] Later, the series left NBC and was picked up by the ABC television network, who broadcast it from October 3, 1953, to March 27, 1954.[3] An article in Time magazine said the program "features a panel of four intimidating ladies in low bodices, who alternate between badgering a male guest and solving such deep questions as 'Can a romance that is dead be revived?'".[4]
A syndicated weekday daytime version, also hosted by Maggi McNellis, was broadcast 1961–62.[5]
Another version, called Leave it to the Women, produced by Chuck Barris, and hosted by Stephanie Edwards, aired 1981–1982 in syndication.[1]
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Stage and film actress Paula Stone was one of the hostesses for the radio version of the show, along with Elissa Landi and Maggi McNellis. The NBC, ABC, and the 1960s television versions were all hosted by McNellis, a 1930s supper club singer, a 1940s radio show hostess for her own shows, and a New York City society hostess through the 1980s. All the female panelists could be characterized as "glamorous, well-dressed, showbiz types".[5] Some of the female television panelists were Eloise McElhone (1921-1974), Vanessa Brown, Florence Pritchett, Lisa Ferraday, Ann Rutherford, Harriet Van Horne, and Janet Blair. McElhone was also host of the DuMont series Quick on the Draw and Eloise Salutes the Stars.
Among the men appearing as the solitary male presence on the television panel were George Brent, Burt Lancaster, Morey Amsterdam, Henry Morgan, and George Jessel — John Henry Faulk was the permanent male panelist in the primetime television show's last year, 1954. The male seemed to be at a disadvantage against the chattering women, as the only way he could manage to break into their constant babbling was to toot a toy horn.[6]
Stephanie Edwards was the hostess for the all-female version of the show in 1981 and 1982. Producer Chuck Barris originally had filmed the pilot for sale to the NBC network, but later bought back the rights and syndicated the show. A sampling of the guests from one show [7] were TV journalist Shana Alexander, singer/actress Della Reese, and 1966 Playboy Centerfold (and wife of Dick Martin), Dolly Martin.
^ abBiography of Martha Roundtree 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine on the She Made It sub-website within the Paley Center for the Media website
^Terrace, Vincent (1999). Radio Programs, 1924-1984: A Catalog of More Than 1800 Shows. McFarland & Company, Inc. p. 195. ISBN978-0-7864-4513-4.
^ abMcNeil, Alex (1996). Total Television: A Comprehensive Guide to Programming from 1948 to the Present (4 ed.). Penguin Books. p. 474. ISBN978-0-14-024916-3.
^"Ladies' Night". Time. January 15, 1951. p. 46. Retrieved November 1, 2022.
^ abBrooks, Tim and March, Earl (2007) "The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network and Cable TV Shows: 1946–Present", Random House, ISBN0-345-45542-8,page 587
^Sies, Leora M. (2012). The Encyclopedia of Women in Radio, 1920-1960. NC, USA: McFarland. p. 168. ISBN978-0-7864-6439-5.
^"Leave It To The Women", a civil precursor to "The View"? weblog dated September 23, 2009, from the Buffy W's blog website
leave, girls, american, radio, television, talk, show, created, martha, rountree, broadcast, various, forms, from, 1940s, through, 1980s, genretalk, showcreated, bymartha, rountreepresented, bypaula, stonemaggi, mcnelliscountry, originunited, statesoriginal, l. Leave It to the Girls is an American radio and television talk show created by Martha Rountree and broadcast in various forms from the 1940s through the 1980s Leave It to the GirlsGenreTalk showCreated byMartha RountreePresented byPaula StoneMaggi McNellisCountry of originUnited StatesOriginal languageEnglishProductionRunning time23 minutesOriginal releaseNetworkNBC 1949 1951 ABC 1953 1954 Syndicated 1961 1962 Syndicated 1981 1982 ReleaseAugust 21 1947 1947 08 21 March 27 1954 1954 03 27 Contents 1 Broadcast details 1 1 Radio version 1 2 Television versions 2 Cast 3 See also 4 References 5 External linksBroadcast details editRadio version edit The series was originally a radio program airing on the Mutual radio network starting in 1945 with hostess Paula Stone The show was created by Meet the Press creator Martha Rountree as a serious minded discussion of the problems of career women but soon became a comedic commentary on love romance and marriage from an almost all female panel one man was always on the panel to provide the male viewpoint 1 In addition to Rountree and Stone women heard on the program regularly included Dorothy Kilgallen Elissa Landi Maggi McNellis Constance Bennett Robin Chandler Hedda Hopper and Eloise McElhone Ted Malone posed questions Andre Baruch and Tiny Ruffner were the announcers 2 Television versions edit The NBC television network broadcast the show August 21 1947 to December 30 1951 Maggi McNellis replaced radio show hostess Paula Stone 3 Later the series left NBC and was picked up by the ABC television network who broadcast it from October 3 1953 to March 27 1954 3 An article in Time magazine said the program features a panel of four intimidating ladies in low bodices who alternate between badgering a male guest and solving such deep questions as Can a romance that is dead be revived 4 A syndicated weekday daytime version also hosted by Maggi McNellis was broadcast 1961 62 5 Another version called Leave it to the Women produced by Chuck Barris and hosted by Stephanie Edwards aired 1981 1982 in syndication 1 Cast editStage and film actress Paula Stone was one of the hostesses for the radio version of the show along with Elissa Landi and Maggi McNellis The NBC ABC and the 1960s television versions were all hosted by McNellis a 1930s supper club singer a 1940s radio show hostess for her own shows and a New York City society hostess through the 1980s All the female panelists could be characterized as glamorous well dressed showbiz types 5 Some of the female television panelists were Eloise McElhone 1921 1974 Vanessa Brown Florence Pritchett Lisa Ferraday Ann Rutherford Harriet Van Horne and Janet Blair McElhone was also host of the DuMont series Quick on the Draw and Eloise Salutes the Stars Among the men appearing as the solitary male presence on the television panel were George Brent Burt Lancaster Morey Amsterdam Henry Morgan and George Jessel John Henry Faulk was the permanent male panelist in the primetime television show s last year 1954 The male seemed to be at a disadvantage against the chattering women as the only way he could manage to break into their constant babbling was to toot a toy horn 6 Stephanie Edwards was the hostess for the all female version of the show in 1981 and 1982 Producer Chuck Barris originally had filmed the pilot for sale to the NBC network but later bought back the rights and syndicated the show A sampling of the guests from one show 7 were TV journalist Shana Alexander singer actress Della Reese and 1966 Playboy Centerfold and wife of Dick Martin Dolly Martin See also editLeave it to the Girls Australian versionReferences edit a b Biography of Martha Roundtree Archived 2016 03 04 at the Wayback Machine on the She Made It sub website within the Paley Center for the Media website Terrace Vincent 1999 Radio Programs 1924 1984 A Catalog of More Than 1800 Shows McFarland amp Company Inc p 195 ISBN 978 0 7864 4513 4 a b McNeil Alex 1996 Total Television A Comprehensive Guide to Programming from 1948 to the Present 4 ed Penguin Books p 474 ISBN 978 0 14 024916 3 Ladies Night Time January 15 1951 p 46 Retrieved November 1 2022 a b Brooks Tim and March Earl 2007 The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network and Cable TV Shows 1946 Present Random House ISBN 0 345 45542 8 page 587 Sies Leora M 2012 The Encyclopedia of Women in Radio 1920 1960 NC USA McFarland p 168 ISBN 978 0 7864 6439 5 Leave It To The Women a civil precursor to The View weblog dated September 23 2009 from the Buffy W s blog websiteExternal links editLeave It to the Girls at IMDb Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Leave It to the Girls amp oldid 1174150504, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
