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Finding aid written in English.Finding aid based on DACS (Describing Archives: A Content Standard).University of Washington Libraries, Special CollectionsPH2005-016Ann Sothern film collection 1958-196187 films : b&w ; 16mmCollection materials are in English.Film reels of situation comedy that aired between 1958 and 1961 starring Ann Sothern

Ann Sothern (January 22, 1909 – March 15, 2001) was an American stage, radio, film, and television actress whose career spanned six decades. Sothern began her career in the late 1920s in bit parts in films. In 1930, she made her Broadway stage debut and soon worked her way up to starring roles. In 1939, MGM cast her as Maisie Ravier, a brash yet lovable Brooklyn showgirl. The character, based on the Maisie short stories by Nell Martin, proved to be popular and spawned a successful film series ( Congo Maisie , Gold Rush Maisie , Up Goes Maisie , etc.) and a network radio series ( The Adventures of Maisie ).

In 1953, Sothern moved into television as the star of her own sitcom Private Secretary . The series aired for five seasons on CBS and earned Sothern three Primetime Emmy Award nominations. In 1958, she starred in another sitcom for CBS, The Ann Sothern Show , which aired for three seasons. From 1965 to 1966, Sothern provided the voice of Gladys Crabtree, the title character in the sitcom My Mother the Car . She continued her career throughout the late 1960s with stage and film appearances and guest-starring roles on television. Due to health issues, she worked sporadically during the 1970s and 1980s.

In 1987, Sothern appeared in her final film The Whales of August , starring Bette Davis and Lillian Gish. Sothern earned her first and only Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actress for her role in the film. After filming concluded, she retired to Ketchum, Idaho, where she spent her remaining years before her death from heart failure in March 2001.

From Ann Sothern Wikipedia article accessed on 8/13/2016

Film reels contain episodes from The Ann Sothern Show, which aired on CBS between 1958 and 1961.

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The Ann Sothern Show Television Series1958-1961

Film reels contain episodes from The Ann Sothern Show, which aired on CBS between 1958 and 1961.

1Bridal Suite19581New Lease on Life19581Six Wives Plus Two19581The Boss's Son19581Love Comes to Olive19581Governess for a Day19581It's a Dog's Life19582Masquerade Ball19582Say it with Music19582The Thanksgiving Story19582Johnny Moves Up19592Give it back to the Indians19592The Five Year Itch19592Hurrah for the Irish19593High Cost of Living19593O'Connors Stick Together19593Lotus Blossom Timecirca 19593Stand-in Heiress19593Katy's Big Surprise19593Katy and the New Boss19593The Ring19593Road to Health19594Misfitscirca 19594Katy's Investment Club19594Geisha Girl19594Trial of the Green-Back Goldfinchcirca 19594The Raise19594Springtime for Katy19594Going through the Channels19594A Promotion for Johnny19595A Baby in the Bridal Suitecirca 19595Will Snake-Hips Lose Katy? circa 19595Katy and Olive's Nervous Breakdown19595The Guy Madison Storycirca 19595Domestic Katy19595The Big Payoff19595Queen for a Nite19595New Girl19596Top Executive19606Katy's Tender Trap19606Katy Mismanages19606Woman Behind the Throne19606Slightly Married19606Devery's White Elephant19606Katy's New Career19606The Witness19607The Dog who came to Dinner19607Olive's Dream Man19607Touch of Larceny19607Common Cents19607The Free Loader19607I Can Get It For You Wholesale19607Billy19607Katy Meets Danger19608The Roman Hatter19608Surprise, Surprise19608One for the Books19608Doubting Devery19608Boy Genius19608Wedding March19608Angels19608The Pinch Hitter19609A Tooth for a Tooth19609Loving Arms19609Olive in Love19609Secret Admirer19609The Girls19609Go Go Gordon19609Hasta Luego19609The Proposal196010Option Time196010The Setting Date196010The Woman's Touchcirca 196010Elopment196010Operation Pudney196110Toujour L'Amour196110Mr. Big Shot196110Just Friends196110The Royal Visit1961

In this case of mistaken identity, Eva Gabor plays Elsa Katchka, the social secretary of the Princess Ilona Marian of Tekla (guest star Carol Veazie). When Katchka cannot keep her little dog at a luxury hotel, she lets the hotel manager believe she is the princess and thus receives special treatment. Just as Katchka prepares to attend a photographers' ball with the hotel manager, the real princess arrives on the scene. Ann Sothern's character, Katy O'Connor, saves the hotel manager from public embarrassment.

11The Widow1960

Hotel clerk Oscar Pudney ingratiates himself to the sixth-richest woman in the country, a widow named Bertha Skyler (guest star Lurene Tuttle). Katy calls Pudney a "conniving gigolo" despite his claims of having found true love. Katy and the hotel manager sabotage all Pudney's attempts to woo the widow, but he proposes nevertheless. Handmaiden to True Love, Katy makes sure the right people end up together.

11Vamp Till Ready196111Two's Company196111Always April196111The Invitation196111Pandora196111The Wedding196111The Beginning1961