Diary of a Nurse

"Diary of a Nurse"

Playhouse 90 episode

Episode no.

Season 3
Episode 31

Directed by

David Greene

Written by

Arthur Hailey

Original air date

May 7, 1959

Running time

1:27

Guest appearances

Inger Stevens as Gail Lucas
Victor Jory as George Bavister
Mary Astor as Eileen Vavister

Episode chronology

← Previous
"Dark December"

Next →
"A Marriage of Strangers"

"Diary of a Nurse" is an American television play broadcast on May 7, 1959, as part of the CBS television series, Playhouse 90. The cast includes Inger Stevens, Victor Jory, and Mary Astor. David Greene was the director and Arthur Hailey the writer.

Plot

A student nurse at a large hospital tries to help a patient scheduled for surgery and who declines to cooperate with the doctors. She is caught in a conflict between modern nursing practices and patients' need for human and emotional involvement.

Cast

The cast includes the following:^[1]

Inger Stevens - Gail Lucas
Victor Jory - George Bavister
Mary Astor - Eileen Bavister
Mildred Dunnock - Elsie Chiapetta
Adam Kennedy - Chief Resident
Polly Rowles - Marie Hertzog
Ben Cooper - Dr. Tony McKlusky
Suzanne Pleshette - Alex
Elizabeth Patterson - Mrs. Leeder
Caroline Kearney - Wendy Crain
Edward Platt - Dr. Mott
Claudia Bryar - Mrs. Jackson
Barbara Pepper - Mrs. O'Hearn
Susanne Sydney - Doreen
Sandra Harrison - Flo
Henry Hunter - Dr. Morelli
Joe Conley - Hans
Paul Carr - Chuck
Tracey Roberts - Miss Isles
Karen Forer - Jeanie Jackson
Walter Burke - Mr. Jacoby
Nolan Leary - Harry O'Hearn
Joanne Smith - Night Nurse

Production

The program aired on May 7, 1959, on the CBS television series Playhouse 90. Arthur Hailey was the writer and David Greene the director.^[1]^[2]

"Gail Lucas", the character name of the student nurse played by Inger Stevens, returned as the character name of the young nurse played by Zina Bethune on the 1962 primetime medical drama The Nurses and by Melinda Cordell on the subsequent same-named 1965 daytime drama.

References

^ ^a ^b "Playhouse 90: Diary of a Nurse". The Paley Center for Media. Retrieved February 20, 2021.
^ "Playhouse 90, Season 3". The Classic TV Archive. Retrieved October 31, 2020.

v t e Playhouse 90
People	John Frankenheimer Martin Manulis Franklin J. Schaffner Rod Serling
Season 1	"Forbidden Area" "Requiem for a Heavyweight" "Sizeman and Son" "Rendezvous in Black" "The Country Husband" "The Big Slide" "Heritage of Anger" "Eloise" "Confession" "Made in Heaven" "Sincerely, Willis Wade" "The Family Nobody Wanted" "Massacre at Sand Creek" "Snowshoes: A Comedy of People and Horses" "The Ninth Day" "So Soon to Die" "The Star Wagon" "The Greer Case" "The Miracle Worker" "The Comedian" "The Coat of White" "The Blackwell Story" "Invitation to a Gunfighter" "The Last Tycoon" "The Hostess with the Mostes'" "Charley's Aunt" "Clipper Ship" "If You Know Elizabeth" "Three Men on a Horse" "Four Women in Black" "Child of Trouble" "Homeward Borne" "Helen Morgan" "Winter Dreams" "Circle of the Day" "Without Incident" "Clash by Night" "Ain't No Time for Glory" "The Fabulous Irishman"
Season 2	"The Death of Manolete" "The Dark Side of the Earth" "Topaze" "A Sound of Different Drummers" "The Playroom" "Around the World in 90 Minutes" "The Mystery of Thirteen" "The Edge of Innocence" "The Clouded Image" "The Jet Propelled Couch" "The Troublemakers" "Panic Button" "Galvanized Yankee" "The Thundering Wave" "For I Have Loved Strangers" "The Lone Woman" "Reunion" "The Last Man" "The 80 Yard Run" "Before I Die" "The Gentleman From Seventh Avenue" "The Violent Heart" "No Time at All" "Point of No Return" "Portrait of a Murderer" "The Last Clear Chance" "The Male Animal" "The Right Hand Man" "Turn Left at Mount Everest" "The Dungeon" "Verdict of Three" "Rumors of Evening" "Not the Glory" "Nightmare at Ground Zero" "Bomber's Moon" "Natchez" "The Innocent Sleep" "A Town Has Turned to Dust" "The Great Gatsby" "A Bitter Heritage"
Season 3	"The Plot to Kill Stalin" "Days of Wine and Roses" "The Time of Your Life" "The Long March" "Shadows Tremble" "Word From a Sealed-Off Box" "Heart of Darkness" "Old Man" "The Return of Ansel Gibbs" "Free Weekend" "Seven Against the Wall" "The Nutcracker" "Face of a Hero" "The Wings of the Dove" "The Blue Men" "The Velvet Alley" "A Quiet Game of Cards" "Child of Our Time" "The Second Man" "The Raider" "The Dingaling Girl" "Made in Japan" "For Whom the Bell Tolls" "A Trip to Paradise" "In Lonely Expectation" "The Day Before Atlanta" "Judgment at Nuremberg" "A Corner of the Garden" "Dark December" "Diary of a Nurse" "A Marriage of Strangers" "Out of Dust" "The Rank and File" "The Killers of Mussolini" "Project Immortality" "Dark as the Night" "The Second Happiest Day"
Season 4	"Target for Three" "The Sounds of Eden" "Misalliance" "The Hidden Image" "The Grey Nurse Said Nothing" "The Tunnel" "The Silver Whistle" "A Dream of Treason" "To the Sound of Trumpets" "The Cruel Day" "Tomorrow" "The Hiding Place" "Alas, Babylon" "Journey to the Day" "The Shape of the River" "In the Presence of Mine Enemies"
Revivals	CBS Playhouse CBS Playhouse 90

Read other articles:

EBay

Disambiguazione – Se stai cercando la canzone di Weird Al Yankovic, vedi eBay (singolo). eBay Inc.Logo Stato Stati Uniti Borse valoriNASDAQ: EBAY ISINUS2786421030 Fondazione3 settembre 1995 Fondata daPierre Omidyar Sede principaleSan Jose ControllatePayPal Persone chiave Devin Wenig (CEO) Scott Schenkel (CFO) Settoreasta telematica ProdottieBay Fatturato10,800 miliardi $[1] (2020) Utile netto1,786 miliardi $[1] (2020) Dipendenti12 700 (2021) Slogan«Qualunque cosa tu s...

Corticotropin-like intermediate peptide

pro-opiomelanocortinIdentifiersSymbolPOMCNCBI gene5443HGNC9201OMIM176830RefSeqNM_000939UniProtP01189Other dataLocusChr. 2 p23Search forStructuresSwiss-modelDomainsInterPro Corticotropin-like intermediate peptide Names IUPAC name L-arginyl-L-prolyl-L-valyl-L-lysyl-L-valyl-L-tyrosyl-L-prolyl-L-asparaginyl-L-glycyl-L-alanyl-L-α-glutamyl-L-α-aspartyl-L-α-glutamyl-L-seryl-L-alanyl-L-α-glutamyl-L-alanyl-L-phenylalanyl-L-prolyl-L-leucyl-L-α-glutamyl-L-phenylalanine Identifiers CAS Number 53917-...

Ministry of Defence (Russia)

Governing body of the Russian Armed Forces Ministry of Defence ofthe Russian FederationМинистерство обороны Российской ФедерацииMinistry emblemMinistry flagGeneral Staff building, the ministry headquartersAgency overviewFormed1717 as College of WarPreceding agenciesMinistry of Defence of the Soviet Union (1946–1991)People's Commissariat of Defence of the Soviet Union (1934–1946)Ministry of War of the Russian Empire (1802–1917)College of War (1717–...

Solaris korrigert

Narrative poem by Øyvind Rimbereid Solaris korrigert (Solaris Corrected)by Øyvind RimbereidCover of the 1st edition.Original titleSolaris korrigertWritten2004CountryNorwayLanguageA fictional future language based on Norwegian (Stavanger dialect) with English, German and old Norse mixed inSubject(s)Science fictionFormNarrativePublisherGyldendal Norsk ForlagPublication date2004Media typePrintISBN9788205332355OCLC1028421725 Solaris korrigert is a Norwegian narrative poem by Øyvind Rimbereid, ...

Kugsak-45

Kugsak-45 adalah klub olahraga dari Greenland yang berbasis di Qasigiannguit. Mereka bersaing di Coca Cola GM. Kugsak-45Nama lengkapKugsak-45Berdiri1945StadionStadion QasigiannguitQasigiannguit, Greenland(Kapasitas: Tidak diketahui)KetuaKristian RosingLigaCoca Cola GM20087th Kostum kandang Kostum tandang Prestasi Coca Cola GM: 2 Juara: 1995, 2002 Pranala luar Situs resmi Asosiasi Sepak Bola Greenland Situs web Remotest Football[pranala nonaktif]

Giovanni e Paolo

Disambiguazione – Santi Giovanni e Paolo rimanda qui. Se stai cercando altri significati, vedi Santi Giovanni e Paolo (disambigua). Santi Giovanni e PaoloIl martirio dei santi Giovanni e Paolo, Guercino (1632) Martiri MorteRoma, 26 giugno 362 Venerato daChiesa cattolica Santuario principaleBasilica dei Santi Giovanni e Paolo al Celio Ricorrenza26 giugno Manuale San Zanipolo, Venezia Giovanni e Paolo (morti a Roma il 26 giugno 362) sono due martiri cristiani del IV secolo...

Rodalies de Catalunya

Commuter and regional rail system in Catalonia, Spain Rodalies redirects here. For the rest of the Renfe-operated commuter rail systems in Spain, see Cercanías. Rodalies de CatalunyaA Civia train in Rodalies de Catalunya livery making a service on Barcelona commuter rail service line R7 at Barcelona Sants railway station in 2011.OverviewArea servedCataloniaTransit typeCommuter rail, regional railNumber of lines17Number of stations203Daily ridership350,000 on weekdayAnnual ridership117 m...

Dennis Politic

Romanian professional footballer Dennis Politic Politic with Bolton Wanderers U18 in 2017Personal informationFull name Dennis Dorian Politic[1]Date of birth (2000-03-05) 5 March 2000 (age 24)[2]Place of birth Brașov, Romania[2]Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)[2]Position(s) WingerTeam informationCurrent team Dinamo BucureștiNumber 17Youth career CSM Codlea0000–2012 FC Brașov2012–2015 Manchester United2015–2018 Bolton WanderersSenior career*...

The People of India

Title that has been used for at least three books This article is about the books titled The People of India. For the culture of India, see Culture of India. The People of India is a title that has been used for at least three books, all of which focussed primarily on ethnography. The People of India (1868–1875) Lord Canning (1812–1862), Governor-General of India. He conceived a photographic study of native Indian people. A plate from Watson and Kaye's The People of India, showing members...

FK Radnički Niš

Radnički NišlogoNama lengkapFudbalski klub RadničkiJulukanReal sa Nišave (Real dari Nišava)Real iz Niša (Real dari Niš)Berdiri24 April 1923; 101 tahun lalu (1923-04-24)StadionStadion Čair, Niš(Kapasitas: 18,151[1])President Ivica TončevManajer Radoslav BatakLigaSuperLiga Serbia2022–2314.Situs webSitus web resmi klub Kostum kandang Kostum tandang Musim ini Fudbalski klub Radnički (bahasa Serbia: Фудбалски клуб Раднички), juga dikenal seba...

Masonic Hall (Manhattan)

Masonic Hall in New York City is the headquarters of the Grand Lodge of Free and Accepted Masons of the State of New York. It has been located at 23rd Street and 6th Avenue in the Flatiron district[1] since 1875. The current building, completed in two phases, dates from 1909 and 1913. The first Masonic Hall was a Gothic style building located in lower Manhattan, constructed in 1826. The second Masonic Hall was built in 1875 and designed by Napoleon LeBrun and constructed in the Second...

أتراك

هذه المقالة عن المجموعة العرقية الأتراك وليس عن من يحملون جنسية الجمهورية التركية أتراكTürkler (بالتركية) التعداد الكليالتعداد 70~83 مليون نسمةمناطق الوجود المميزةالبلد القائمة ... تركياألمانياسورياالعراقبلغارياالولايات المتحدةفرنساالمملكة المتحدةهولنداالنمساأسترالي�...

EICMA

Motorcycle trade show in Milan EICMADate(s)AnnuallyLocation(s)FieraMilano, Rho, Milan, ItalyInaugurated3 May 1914Most recent7 November 2023 – 12 November 2023 A motorcycle showcased in the show. EICMA (Esposizione Internazionale Ciclo Motociclo e Accessori), or the Milan Motorcycle Shows is an annual trade show in Milan, Italy featuring motorcycles. The 2018 show drew over half a million visitors and more than 1,200 exhibiting brands.[1] The show is frequently used by manufacturers ...

1963 Imola Grand Prix

1963 Imola Grand Prix Non-championship race in the 1963 Formula One season Race detailsDate 21 April 1963Official name IV Gran Premio d'ImolaLocation Autodromo di Castellaccis, Imola, Emilia-Romagna, ItalyCourse Permanent racing facilityCourse length 5.018 km (3.118[1] miles)Distance 50 laps, 250.85 km (155.90 miles)Pole positionDriver Jim Clark Lotus-ClimaxTime 1:48.3Fastest lapDriver Trevor Taylor Lotus-ClimaxTime 1:48.3PodiumFirst Jim Clark Lotus-ClimaxSecond Jo Siffert Lotus-BRMTh...

World Central Kitchen

Not-for-profit NGO providing disaster food aid This article reads like a press release or a news article and may be largely based on routine coverage. Please help improve this article and add independent sources. (May 2024) World Central KitchenAbbreviationWCKFormation2010 (2010)FounderJosé AndrésTypeNot-for-profit non-governmental organizationPurposeFood securityHeadquartersWashington, DC, United StatesArea served WorldwideWebsitewck.org World Central Kitchen (WCK) is a not-for-profit...

Втрати силових структур внаслідок російського вторгнення в Україну (грудень 2023)

Докладніше: Втрати силових структур внаслідок російського вторгнення в Україну У статті наведено список втрат українських військовослужбовців у російсько-українській війні за грудень 2023 року (включно). Втрати з українського боку публікуються в обмеженому форматі та...

LGBT rights in the Northern Territory

LGBT rights in the Northern TerritoryNorthern Territory (Australia)StatusAlways legal for women; legal since 1983 for menEqual age of consent since 2003Gender identityChange of sex marker on birth certificate does not require sex reassignment surgeryDiscrimination protectionsYes (both federal and territory law)Family rightsRecognition of relationshipsSame-sex marriage since 2017; Unregistered de facto unions recognised by territory law since 2003 (no civil union or relationship register)Adop...

Magnentius

Roman usurper MagnentiusMedallion (worth 3 solidi) of MagnentiusRoman emperor in the West (unrecognized in the East) Reign18 January 350 –10 August 353PredecessorConstansSuccessorConstantius IIRivalsVetranio (350) Nepotianus (350)Bornc. 303Samarobriva, GaulDied10 August 353 (aged c. 50)Lugdunum (Lyon), GaulSpouseJustinaIssueUnnamed daughter[note 1]NamesMagnus Magnentius[note 2]ReligionDisputed; See below Magnus Magnentius (c. 303 – 10 August 353) was a Roman general and us...

Burley Park railway station

Railway station in West Yorkshire, England Burley ParkView of the platforms from Ashville RoadGeneral informationLocationBurley, City of LeedsEnglandCoordinates53°48′43″N 1°34′41″W / 53.812°N 1.578°W / 53.812; -1.578Grid referenceSE278351Managed byNorthernTransit authorityWest Yorkshire (Metro)Platforms2Other informationStation codeBUYFare zone2ClassificationDfT category F1HistoryOpened1988Passengers2018/19 0.695 million2019/20 0.687 million2020/21 0.174 mi...

Public–private partnership in Canada

Alternative service delivery Main article: public-private partnership Confederation Bridge is an example of an infrastructure project financed through a P3 in Canada Public–private partnership (PPP or P3) in Canada is a form of alternative service delivery that involves a formal, collaborative arrangement between the public and private sectors, typically of a long-term nature.[1][2] Public–private partnerships are commonly used for infrastructure projects related to health...