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Our American Heritage is an hour-long monthly anthology series that dramatized little-known incidents in the lives of historic Americans. It was produced by Mildred Freed Alberg and hosted by Lowell Thomas. A total of thirteen episodes were aired on the National Broadcasting Company from October 18, 1959 to May 13, 1961. It featured many notable guest actors, including Raymond Massey, Dean Jagger, Hugh O'Brian, George Peppard, Walter Matthau, Ralph Bellamy, Roddy McDowell, Christopher Plummer, Susan Strasberg, Melvyn Douglas, Robert Redford, and Teresa Wright.
Original Release
10/18/1959
US Release
10/18/1959
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Lowell Thomas | Self - Host |
| Howard St. John | General George Washington / George Washington / Senator Thomas Hart Benton |
| Ralph Bellamy | Thomas Jefferson |
| Arthur Kennedy | Alexander Hamilton |
| Robert Emhardt | General Winfield Scott |
| Jay Barney | General Longstreet |
| Kenneth Konopka | Congressman / General Ulysses S. Grant |
| Allen Nourse | Governor Yates / Venable |
| Alfred Sandor | Lieutenant Hodges / Wilson |
| Mark O'Daniels | General Alexander |
| # | Title | Air Date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Not Without Honor | Friday, 21 October 1960 |
| 2 | Born a Giant | Friday, 02 December 1960 |
| 3 | The Invincible Teddy | Friday, 13 January 1961 |
| 4 | The Secret Rebel | Saturday, 11 March 1961 |
| 5 | Not in Vain | Saturday, 01 April 1961 |
| 6 | Gentleman's Decision | Saturday, 22 April 1961 |
| 7 | Woodrow Wilson and the Unknown Soldier | Saturday, 13 May 1961 |
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Directors
Jack Smight, Alex Segal, James Lee, Fielder Cook, David Greene
Writers
John Whedon, Ernest Kinoy, Mann Rubin, David Shaw, Morton Wishengrad, Paul Crabtree, Tad Mosel, William Altman
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Lowell Thomas | Self - Host |
| Howard St. John | General George Washington / George Washington / Senator Thomas Hart Benton |
| Ralph Bellamy | Thomas Jefferson |
| Arthur Kennedy | Alexander Hamilton |
| Robert Emhardt | General Winfield Scott |
| Jay Barney | General Longstreet |
| Kenneth Konopka | Congressman / General Ulysses S. Grant |
| Allen Nourse | Governor Yates / Venable |
| Alfred Sandor | Lieutenant Hodges / Wilson |
| Mark O'Daniels | General Alexander |
| John Colicos | Aaron Burr |
| Henderson Forsythe | General Buckner |
| Griff Evans | Rawlins / Seth |
| Humphrey Davis | Magistrate / Pres. Warren Harding |
| Hugh O'Brian | John Honeyman |
| Dean Jagger | General Robert E. Lee |
| Burgess Meredith | Eli Whitney |
| Peggy Ann Garner | Henrietta Edwards |
| Betsy Palmer | Catherine Miller |
| Mark Stevens | Callender Irvine |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|
| Mildred Freed Alberg | Producer |
