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Rose Franken
Writer, Creator
373 episodes in 2 shows · 1940–1949
Rose Franken was a novelist and playwright best known for her Claudia stories about a young married couple. The character grew from a Redbook serial and a 1939 novel into a 1941 play, two 1943 films, a radio series and later television versions. She also wrote the play Another Language, and several of her stories were turned into Hollywood films.
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Claudia 371 · Creator About Claudia
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Meet the Naughtons September 29, 1947 · creator Let Them Eat Cake September 30, 1947 · creator The Wedding Presents October 1, 1947 · creator Many Happy Returns October 2, 1947 · creator The New Apartment October 3, 1947 · creator It's a Lock October 6, 1947 · creator Introspection October 7, 1947 · creator Mama's Early Birthday October 8, 1947 · creator Claudia Worries October 9, 1947 · creator Moving Day October 10, 1947 · creator The First Quarrel October 13, 1947 · creator Dog Days October 14, 1947 · creator Life with Major October 15, 1947 · creator Salmon on Sale October 16, 1947 · creator Dinner Plans October 17, 1947 · creator The Salmon Mousse October 20, 1947 · creator Return of the Wedding Presents October 21, 1947 · creator The Leaky Faucet October 22, 1947 · creator The Beginning of Our Home October 23, 1947 · creator Family Finances October 24, 1947 · creator The New Car October 27, 1947 · creator The Trip October 29, 1947 · creator David's Shirt October 30, 1947 · creator A Beautiful Sunday October 31, 1947 · creator Driving Downtown November 3, 1947 · creator Roger's Visit November 4, 1947 · creator The Broken Mandarin November 5, 1947 · creator The Engagement Ring November 6, 1947 · creator Mama Is Ill November 7, 1947 · creator David's Cold November 10, 1947 · creator Armistice Day November 11, 1947 · creator The Kittens November 12, 1947 · creator A Sick Kitten November 13, 1947 · creator Stolen Car November 14, 1947 · creator Hartley and Julia Return November 18, 1947 · creator Opera Tickets November 19, 1947 · creator A Night at the Opera November 20, 1947 · creator An Available Apartment November 21, 1947 · creator Bath Time for Shakespeare November 24, 1947 · creator No Room at the Inn November 25, 1947 · creator Painted into a Corner November 26, 1947 · creator Thanksgiving Dinner November 27, 1947 · creator Nice Night for a Walk November 28, 1947 · creator We're Just Looking December 1, 1947 · creator The Whole Tooth December 2, 1947 · creator Through Claudia's Eyes December 3, 1947 · creator Can We Put Clothes in It Too? December 4, 1947 · creator The Shiner December 5, 1947 · creator A Genuine Antique December 8, 1947 · creator Claudia Suspects December 9, 1947 · creator The Joyous News December 10, 1947 · creator A Blank Canvas December 11, 1947 · creator A Real Stunner December 12, 1947 · creator The New Carpets December 15, 1947 · creator Psychic Buttons December 16, 1947 · creator A Job Offer December 17, 1947 · creator Heartbreak December 18, 1947 · creator Without Mama December 19, 1947 · creator Pipe Shopping December 22, 1947 · creator Lost and Found December 23, 1947 · creator Christmas Eve December 24, 1947 · creator Merry Christmas December 25, 1947 · creator A Surprise for Claudia December 26, 1947 · creator Naming the Dane December 30, 1947 · creator New Years Eve December 31, 1947 · creator
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Julias New Year Musicale January 1, 1948 · creator The Parking Lot January 2, 1948 · creator Women Drivers January 5, 1948 · creator Married or Not January 6, 1948 · creator The Organ Grinder January 7, 1948 · creator The New Secretary January 8, 1948 · creator Lottie Takes Over January 9, 1948 · creator Roger's Idea January 12, 1948 · creator Dropping Hints January 13, 1948 · creator David's Enthusiasm January 14, 1948 · creator Today's Upcoming Trip January 15, 1948 · creator The Old House January 16, 1948 · creator Of Men and Houses January 19, 1948 · creator Hat Shopping with Julia January 20, 1948 · creator Lunch with Hartley January 21, 1948 · creator Nothing Ever Happens to Us January 22, 1948 · creator Waiting for the Mailman January 23, 1948 · creator Discussing the Bid January 26, 1948 · creator Telephone Negotiations January 27, 1948 · creator Surprise Competition January 28, 1948 · creator Claudia Makes a Call January 29, 1948 · creator Mama Sees the House January 30, 1948 · creator A Bicycle Accident February 2, 1948 · creator David the Nursemaid February 3, 1948 · creator A Business Trip February 4, 1948 · creator Goodbye at the Airport February 5, 1948 · creator First Night Alone February 6, 1948 · creator Reggie Stops By February 9, 1948 · creator Legal Complications February 10, 1948 · creator Delilah Comes Through February 11, 1948 · creator Filing the Paperwork February 12, 1948 · creator Dinner with Reggie February 13, 1948 · creator Bluff's Infection February 16, 1948 · creator Planning the Renovation February 17, 1948 · creator New Shoes February 18, 1948 · creator Lottie and Reggie February 19, 1948 · creator Bluff's Homecoming February 20, 1948 · creator Finding a Contractor February 23, 1948 · creator A Little Something for the House February 24, 1948 · creator Cornered by Mrs. Meeker February 25, 1948 · creator Has Claudia Changed? February 26, 1948 · creator Renovation Begins February 27, 1948 · creator Painting Pants March 1, 1948 · creator Visiting Hartley March 2, 1948 · creator Running into Helen March 3, 1948 · creator A Missing Plumber March 4, 1948 · creator Telephone Woes March 5, 1948 · creator Three Alarm Fire March 8, 1948 · creator Explaining Insurance March 9, 1948 · creator Astrology March 10, 1948 · creator Digging a Well March 11, 1948 · creator Income Tax March 12, 1948 · creator A Snack at 4 AM March 15, 1948 · creator What to Do with the Barn March 16, 1948 · creator The Tree Surgeon March 17, 1948 · creator The Night Clubbers March 31, 1948 · creator April Fools Day April 1, 1948 · creator Finding the Stateroom April 2, 1948 · creator Hiring a Maid April 5, 1948 · creator Opening the Safe April 6, 1948 · creator Dinner with Aunt Louisa April 7, 1948 · creator The Moving Men April 12, 1948 · creator An Important Banquet April 13, 1948 · creator Mama's Living Arrangements April 14, 1948 · creator The Last Night in New York April 15, 1948 · creator Driving to the New House April 16, 1948 · creator Peaceful in the Country April 19, 1948 · creator News of the Neighbors April 20, 1948 · creator Egg Hunting April 21, 1948 · creator In the Gloaming April 22, 1948 · creator Hiring a Farmer April 23, 1948 · creator Noises in the Night April 26, 1948 · creator Repairing the Wall April 27, 1948 · creator Chicken in the Oven April 28, 1948 · creator A Visit from Bertha and Fritz April 29, 1948 · creator The Happy Woman April 30, 1948 · creator Mama Takes the Train May 3, 1948 · creator Reviewing the Budget May 4, 1948 · creator The New Maid May 5, 1948 · creator Noises in the Pipes May 6, 1948 · creator Dry Flies May 7, 1948 · creator Parking the Car May 10, 1948 · creator An Appointment in New York May 11, 1948 · creator Breakfast in Bed May 12, 1948 · creator An Evening Stroll May 13, 1948 · creator The Prodigal Pup May 14, 1948 · creator Gertrude Arrives May 17, 1948 · creator Fresh Off the Farm May 18, 1948 · creator The Lack of a Jack May 19, 1948 · creator A Letter of Recommendation May 20, 1948 · creator Claudia's Secret Letter May 21, 1948 · creator Gertrude's One Weakness May 24, 1948 · creator Will Claudia Stage a Comeback? May 25, 1948 · creator Late for the Train May 26, 1948 · creator Victoria Manners Pays a Visit May 28, 1948 · creator Lunch with Victoria Manners May 31, 1948 · creator The Bet June 1, 1948 · creator David at Home June 2, 1948 · creator Roger Comes to Dinner June 3, 1948 · creator Gone Fishin' June 4, 1948 · creator Jeff Killian Is Coming June 7, 1948 · creator Jeff Has a Hard First Day on the Farm June 8, 1948 · creator Fisherman June 9, 1948 · creator Jeff's Mother Changes Her Plans June 10, 1948 · creator Claudia Decides to Meddle June 11, 1948 · creator The Aftermath of a Fine Weekend June 14, 1948 · creator Mama Remembers June 15, 1948 · creator Meeting the Boat June 16, 1948 · creator An Evening Alone June 17, 1948 · creator The Crossroads of the World June 18, 1948 · creator A Flower Garden June 21, 1948 · creator Meeting Dr. Taft June 22, 1948 · creator A Lucky Dime June 23, 1948 · creator Making Ice Cream June 24, 1948 · creator The Mayor Discusses a New School June 25, 1948 · creator Who's Knocking at the Door June 28, 1948 · creator In New York June 29, 1948 · creator Afternoon in New York June 30, 1948 · creator The Baby Is Coming July 1, 1948 · creator Still Coming July 2, 1948 · creator It's a Boy July 5, 1948 · creator First Look at the New Heir July 6, 1948 · creator David Visits the Hospital July 7, 1948 · creator Visitors and Gifts July 8, 1948 · creator A Walk with David July 9, 1948 · creator Claudia Helps Another Mother July 12, 1948 · creator The True Story of the Jarvis Bay July 13, 1948 · creator Walking the Baby July 14, 1948 · creator Leaving the Hospital July 15, 1948 · creator That First 2 AM Feeding July 16, 1948 · creator The First Confusing Monday Morning July 19, 1948 · creator Naming the Baby July 20, 1948 · creator If You've Seen One Baby July 21, 1948 · creator The Phantom House-cleaner July 22, 1948 · creator Claudia Does Something About the Weather July 23, 1948 · creator David Fixes This and That July 26, 1948 · creator Plans for Bobby's Education July 27, 1948 · creator Bringing Bertha and Fritz Back July 28, 1948 · creator Packing for the Return Trip July 29, 1948 · creator Welcome to the Farm July 30, 1948 · creator Gifts for Bobby August 3, 1948 · creator Bathing the Baby August 4, 1948 · creator Making the Beds August 5, 1948 · creator Fritz and Bertha Arrive August 6, 1948 · creator Bobby's First Visitor August 9, 1948 · creator Fritz Helps Ruby the Pig August 10, 1948 · creator Bertha Takes Over August 11, 1948 · creator Claudia Cleans the Closet August 12, 1948 · creator Lottie Recognizes a Farmer's Wife August 13, 1948 · creator Claudia Has Doubts David Has Doubts August 16, 1948 · creator A Day on the Town August 17, 1948 · creator Lunch in New York with Julia August 18, 1948 · creator First Night Back Home August 19, 1948 · creator A Trip to the Movies August 20, 1948 · creator An Evening at the Summer Theatre August 23, 1948 · creator Claudia at the Ball Game August 24, 1948 · creator A Visit to Coney Island August 25, 1948 · creator Claudia Gets Offered a Part August 26, 1948 · creator Dave Vacations August 31, 1948 · creator Claudia Gets Interviewed September 1, 1948 · creator Claudia's Furniture Gets a Part September 2, 1948 · creator Opening Night Jitters September 6, 1948 · creator And the Curtain Goes Up September 7, 1948 · creator Mr. Tucker Takes Center Stage September 8, 1948 · creator Bobby's First Cold September 9, 1948 · creator And the Play Ends September 10, 1948 · creator Claudia's First Check September 13, 1948 · creator The Country Auction September 14, 1948 · creator The Naughtons First Anniversary September 15, 1948 · creator A Steak Dinner Goes to the Dog September 16, 1948 · creator A Fast Swim but a Strange Pool September 17, 1948 · creator An Autumn Evening on the Farm September 20, 1948 · creator Bad News September 21, 1948 · creator Tense Drama in a Doctor's Office September 22, 1948 · creator A Taste of Loneliness September 23, 1948 · creator Claudia Visits the Hospital September 24, 1948 · creator Mr. Tucker Helps Out September 27, 1948 · creator Rebuilding the Barn September 28, 1948 · creator Doctor's Report on David September 29, 1948 · creator David's Partner Visits September 30, 1948 · creator More Company for David October 1, 1948 · creator Home from the Hospital October 4, 1948 · creator Balancing the Budget October 5, 1948 · creator David Complaining October 6, 1948 · creator David Fixes the Telephone October 7, 1948 · creator A Gift from Mr. Tucker October 8, 1948 · creator David's First Day Out October 11, 1948 · creator Back to Work or Not? October 12, 1948 · creator Roger Stays the Day October 13, 1948 · creator Trespassers Beware October 14, 1948 · creator Hunting with Jimmy October 15, 1948 · creator Parking Problems October 18, 1948 · creator The Discount Drugstore October 19, 1948 · creator Dr. Barry Visits October 20, 1948 · creator Solitaire and Larceny for Two October 21, 1948 · creator Jared Tucker Talks Cows October 22, 1948 · creator Some Serious Yankee Cow Tradin' October 25, 1948 · creator Claudia Decides on a Cow October 26, 1948 · creator Tucker Trades for a Cow October 27, 1948 · creator The In-Laws Arrive October 28, 1948 · creator Nourishing Cream October 29, 1948 · creator David Returns November 1, 1948 · creator Election Day November 2, 1948 · creator A Present for Claudia November 3, 1948 · creator A Second Meeting with Jesse Mason November 4, 1948 · creator Football November 5, 1948 · creator Strange Call at Night November 8, 1948 · creator The Cow Moves In November 9, 1948 · creator A Trip to the City November 10, 1948 · creator Armistice Day at Eastbrook November 11, 1948 · creator A Draft in the Night November 12, 1948 · creator David Breaks the Law November 15, 1948 · creator Painting Porch Furniture November 16, 1948 · creator Waiting Up for David November 17, 1948 · creator Bobby Wakes Everyone November 18, 1948 · creator Jared and Roger Spar November 19, 1948 · creator Checking on the Cow November 22, 1948 · creator More for Thanksgiving November 23, 1948 · creator Fritz and Bertha Leave November 24, 1948 · creator Finally Thanksgiving November 25, 1948 · creator Leftover Hangover November 26, 1948 · creator Listening to the Pringles November 29, 1948 · creator The Great Dane Debate November 30, 1948 · creator Fighting Over the Dane December 1, 1948 · creator A Dog in the Mail December 2, 1948 · creator Mrs. Brown Meets the Dane December 3, 1948 · creator Paying Bills December 6, 1948 · creator Spring Plowing Planned December 7, 1948 · creator Claudia Organizes David December 8, 1948 · creator Installing Windows December 9, 1948 · creator Claudia Worries Again December 10, 1948 · creator Eight Inches of Snow December 13, 1948 · creator David Gets a Haircut December 14, 1948 · creator Going to the Birds December 15, 1948 · creator David Interrupted December 16, 1948 · creator Finding Mistletoe December 17, 1948 · creator Mrs. Brown Decides December 20, 1948 · creator Shopping for Mama December 21, 1948 · creator Giving Away David's Gift December 22, 1948 · creator The Naughtons Hunt a Tree December 23, 1948 · creator The Christmas Calf December 24, 1948 · creator Catching Cold December 27, 1948 · creator Furnace Troubles December 28, 1948 · creator Claudia's Birthday December 29, 1948 · creator Planning New Years December 30, 1948 · creator Ringing in 1949 December 31, 1948 · creator
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Fussing Over Mr. Tucker January 3, 1949 · creator Bulb Snatching January 4, 1949 · creator Mrs. Brown Leaves January 5, 1949 · creator Missing Mrs. Brown January 6, 1949 · creator Snow Storm January 7, 1949 · creator Roger Goes Skiing January 10, 1949 · creator Frozen Pipes January 11, 1949 · creator Love for Lottie January 12, 1949 · creator A Ride Uptown January 13, 1949 · creator The Sage of Duck Pond Lane January 14, 1949 · creator Dressing David for Rain January 17, 1949 · creator Managing the Milk January 18, 1949 · creator Jared Asks a Favor January 19, 1949 · creator Catalog Shopping January 20, 1949 · creator Lost Collar Button January 21, 1949 · creator Taking a Trip January 24, 1949 · creator Four for Lunch January 25, 1949 · creator A Watch for Mr. Tucker January 26, 1949 · creator A Look for a Book January 27, 1949 · creator A Surprise Guest January 28, 1949 · creator A Tiny Thaw January 31, 1949 · creator Schoolhouse Plans February 1, 1949 · creator Jared Tucker Babysitter February 2, 1949 · creator Tucker's Report February 3, 1949 · creator Pot Roast for Friends February 4, 1949 · creator A Lesson for Jimmy February 7, 1949 · creator Arguing Ashtrays February 8, 1949 · creator Dinner and a Hat February 9, 1949 · creator Who to Invite February 10, 1949 · creator Off to the Concert February 11, 1949 · creator The Forgotten Fourteenth February 14, 1949 · creator Fifteen Minutes Not to Hurry February 15, 1949 · creator An Unexpected Visit February 16, 1949 · creator Car Trouble February 17, 1949 · creator Darning the Phone February 18, 1949 · creator Waiting on the Babysitter February 21, 1949 · creator The Land Across the Road February 22, 1949 · creator Eastbrook or New York February 23, 1949 · creator Preparing for New York February 24, 1949 · creator Fuss Before Leaving February 25, 1949 · creator Surprising Mama February 28, 1949 · creator Moving in on Mama March 1, 1949 · creator David Courts the Ladies March 2, 1949 · creator Up All Night March 3, 1949 · creator Kidnapped for Dinner March 4, 1949 · creator To Stay or to Go March 7, 1949 · creator Claudia Buys a Cow March 8, 1949 · creator Who Sleeps Where March 9, 1949 · creator City Versus Country March 10, 1949 · creator Milking Majesty March 11, 1949 · creator Taxed Again March 14, 1949 · creator Vying for Silence March 15, 1949 · creator The Westbrook Accident March 16, 1949 · creator Telling David March 17, 1949 · creator Claudia in Court March 18, 1949 · creator Mice Move In March 21, 1949 · creator Land for Sale March 22, 1949 · creator Dealing for a Deed March 23, 1949 · creator Roger's Surprise March 24, 1949 · creator Walk in the Rain March 25, 1949 · creator
Lux Radio Theatre 2 · Writer About Lux Radio Theatre
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