Peyton Place (TV series)
| Peyton Place | |
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Original title card (1964–1966) | |
| Genre | Soap opera |
| Based on | Peyton Place by Grace Metalious |
| Developed by | Paul Monash |
| Starring | (in premiere episode) Dorothy Malone Warner Anderson Ed Nelson Mia Farrow Ryan O'Neal Barbara Parkins and (over the run of the series) a cast of over 200 actors in primary and secondary roles |
| Theme music composer | Franz Waxman |
| Opening theme | "Theme from Peyton Place" |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 5 |
| No. of episodes | 514 |
| Production | |
| Executive producer | Paul Monash |
| Producers | Everett Chambers Richard Goldstone |
| Camera setup | Single-camera |
| Running time | 22–24 minutes |
| Production company | 20th Century-Fox Television |
| Original release | |
| Network | ABC |
| Release | September 15, 1964 – June 2, 1969 |
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Peyton Place is an American prime-time soap opera that aired on ABC in half-hour episodes from September 15, 1964, to June 2, 1969.
Loosely based upon the 1956 novel of the same name by Grace Metalious, the series was preceded by a 1957 film adaptation. A total of 514 episodes were broadcast, in black-and-white from 1964 to 1966 and in color from 1966 to 1969. The first color episode is episode #268. At the show's peak, ABC ran three new episodes a week. The program was produced by 20th Century Fox Television. A number of guest stars appeared in the series for extended periods, among them Dan Duryea, Susan Oliver, Leslie Nielsen, Gena Rowlands, and Lee Grant (who won a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Drama for her role of tough-as-nails Stella Chernak). The series served as the springboard for such performers as Mia Farrow, Ryan O'Neal, Barbara Parkins, Christopher Connelly, David Canary, Mariette Hartley, and Lana Wood.