Ben Casey
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Ben Casey is an American medical drama television series from the 1960s that follows a brilliant but brooding neurosurgeon confronting complex ethical and personal dilemmas.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Ben Casey canonical | 2 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | American television series ⓘ |
| airedOnDay | Monday night ⓘ |
| character |
Dr. Ben Casey
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Dr. David Zorba NERFINISHED ⓘ Dr. Maggie Graham NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| contemporaryOf | Dr. Kildare NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| creator | James E. Moser NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| developer | James E. Moser NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| endYear | 1966 ⓘ |
| filmingLocation | Los Angeles ⓘ |
| finalAired | 1966-03-21 ⓘ |
| firstAired | 1961-10-02 ⓘ |
| format | black-and-white television ⓘ |
| genre | medical drama ⓘ |
| hasSpinOffOrRelatedWork |
Ben Casey (comic book adaptation)
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Ben Casey (newspaper comic strip) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
hospital politics
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medical ethics ⓘ personal dilemmas ⓘ |
| mainCharacterOccupation | neurosurgeon ⓘ |
| mediaType | live-action television ⓘ |
| network | American Broadcasting Company NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor | brooding, intense title character ⓘ |
| numberOfEpisodes | 153 ⓘ |
| numberOfSeasons | 5 ⓘ |
| openingTheme | Ben Casey Theme NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| openingThemeComposer | David Raksin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| originallyAiredOn | American network television ⓘ |
| originallyBroadcastIn | prime time ⓘ |
| originalNetwork | ABC ⓘ |
| portrayedBy | Vince Edwards NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| premiereYear | 1961 ⓘ |
| productionCompany | MGM Television NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| runtimePerEpisode | approximately 48 minutes ⓘ |
| setting | County General Hospital NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| starring |
Bettye Ackerman
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Franchot Tone NERFINISHED ⓘ Harry Landers NERFINISHED ⓘ Jeanne Bates NERFINISHED ⓘ Sam Jaffe NERFINISHED ⓘ Vince Edwards NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| targetAudience | general television audience ⓘ |
| timePeriodDepicted | contemporary 1960s American hospital ⓘ |
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