Omnibus The Better Half (Season 4, Episode 22)
TV Episode | Drama, History, Music

Omnibus

The Better Half (Season 4, Episode 22)

TV Episode | Drama, History, Music

The program has three segments: (1) "The Better Half" (adaptation of Noel Coward play), (2) "The Museum That Jack Built" (exploration of the ideal science museum), and (3) "Something about the Sky" (visual essay on the sky and clouds).

Directors

Charles S. Dubin (segments: The Better Half) | Lee Rothberg (segments: The Museum That Jack Built)

Writers

Rachel L. Carson (segments: Something about the Sky) | Noël Coward (play) (segments: The Better Half) | Eric Knight (segments: The Better Half) | Maurice Valency (adaptation) (segments: The Better Half)

Producer

Robert Saudek

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Edit Released

Updated Mar 11, 1956

Release date

Mar 11, 1956 (United States)

Awards

Series awards

Won 8 Primetime Emmy Awards. Another 5 wins & 6 nominations

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10 cast members

Name	Known for
Alistair Cooke Self - Host Self - Host See fewer	America (1972)
Walter Burke (segment "The Better Half") (segment "The Better Half") See fewer	Support Your Local Sheriff! (1969)
Joan Chandler Narrator - 'Something About The Sky' Narrator - 'Something About The Sky' See fewer	Rope (1948)
Hume Cronyn (segment "The Better Half") (segment "The Better Half") See fewer	Cocoon (1985)
Neil Fitzgerald (segment "The Better Half") (segment "The Better Half") See fewer	Mirage (1965)
Grayson Hall Narrator - 'Something About The Sky' (as Shirley Grayson) Narrator - 'Something About The Sky' (as Shirley Grayson) See fewer	The Night of the Iguana (1964)
Farrell Pelly (segment "The Better Half") (segment "The Better Half") See fewer	Darby O'Gill and the Little People (1959)
Dr. Seuss Self - Presenter (segment "The Museum That Jack Built") Self - Presenter (segment "The Museum That Jack Built") See fewer	How the Grinch Stole Christmas (2000)
Jessica Tandy (segment "The Better Half") (segment "The Better Half") See fewer	Driving Miss Daisy (1989)
Ray Walston (segment "The Better Half") (segment "The Better Half") See fewer	Popeye (1980)