This Is Alice

This Is Alice is an American sitcom starring nine-year-old Patty Ann Garrity. The program aired from October 1958 to August 1959 on the NTA Film Network.

This Is Alice
Patty Ann Gerrity as Alice Holliday
Genre	Sitcom
Created by	Sidney Salkow
Directed by	Sidney Salkow
Starring	Patty Ann Garrity Phyllis Coates Tommy Farrell Kathy Garver
Theme music composer	William Loose John Seely
Country of origin	United States
Original language(s)	English
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	39
Production
Producer(s)	Sidney Salkow
Running time	25 mins.
Production company(s)	Desilu Productions National Telefilm Associates
Distributor	National Telefilm Associates
Release
Original network	Syndicated (NTA Film Network)
Picture format	Black-and-white
Audio format	Monaural
Original release	1958 – 1959

Synopsis

This Is Alice focuses on young Alice Holliday (Garrity), a girl who lived in the fictional town of River Glen, Georgia (some sources say River Glen, New Jersey). Phyllis Coates played her mother Clarissa Mae Holliday and Alice's father Chet was played by Tommy Farrell. Kathy Garver (later of Family Affair) played Alice's friend, Sally.[1]

39 episodes were produced and directed by Sidney Salkow for National Telefilm Associates and filmed at Desilu Productions. The series aired at 8:00 on Thursday nights. Production of the series halted in mid-1959, but previously aired episodes continued to air as late as July 1961.[2]

Episode status

All 39 episodes are held by the UCLA Film and Television Archive.[3]

References

1. Leszczak, Bob (2012). Single Season Sitcoms, 1948-1979: A Complete Guide. Jefferson, NC: McFarland and Company, Inc. p. 183. ISBN 978-0786468126.
2. Classic TV Archive - This is Alice
3. UCLA Film and Television Archive

External links

• This is Alice on IMDb