December Bride (radio program)


December Bride is an American old-time radio situation comedy. It was broadcast on CBS from June 8, 1952, to September 6, 1953, replacing Jack Benny's program. CBS television broadcast a version of the program 1954-1959.

Format

In On the Air: The Encyclopedia of Old-Time Radio, John Dunning described Lily Ruskin, the program's main character, as "the precise opposite of the stereotypical mother-in-law. A widow, Lily was a dear lady in every aspect." Other main characters in the program were Ruth Henshaw, Lily's daughter; Matt Henshaw, Ruth's husband; and their next-door neighbor, Pete Porter.
Lily wrote an advice column for a newspaper, and Matt was an architect.
In August 1952, December Bride was one of four sustaining CBS radio programs carried over into the fall "to test further their commercial potential.

Personnel

The cast of December Bride is shown in the table below.
CharacterActor
Lily RuskinSpring Byington
Ruth HenshawDoris Singleton
Matt HenshawHal March
Pete PorterHans Conried
Alan Reed

Source: On the Air: The Encyclopedia of Old-Time Radio
Johnny Jacobs was the announcer, and Wilbur Hatch provided the music. The program was created and directed by Parke Levy.

Promotion

In December 1952, December Bride held a letter-writing contest with the topic "Why I like my Mother-in-law". The prize was a week's vacation for two to Palm Springs, including being the guests of Spring Byington while there.

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