1963

Pygmalion
Hallmark Hall of Fame (NBC)
George Schaefer, director
Adrienne Luraschi, associate director

George Bernard Shaw's classic tale of the vulgar, cockney flower girl plucked from the streets by an arrogant professor bent on winning a bet that he can transform her into a model of social graces found its place in the Hallmark rotation of classics. Schaefer returned to a collaboration with one of his favorite actresses, Julie Harris, who he had previously directed to Emmy Award-winning performances in the Hallmark presentations of Little Moon of Alban (1958) and Victoria Regina (1961). Airing on 2/6/63, Pygmalion co-starred James Donald as the pompous Professor Henry Higgins, and the cast included Gladys Cooper, John Williams, George Rose, Valerie Cossart and Mildred Trares.