''Claudia'', a story about the titular wife's maturation, is a 1941 play by Rose Franken.Sherilyn Brandenstein, "Rose Dorothy Lewin Franken," ''The Handbook of Texas Online''
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Broadway play

''Claudia'', based on Franken's 1939 novel, premiered as a play on Broadway in 1941. The play was written and directed by Rose Franken and produced by John Golden. The show starred Dorothy McGuire as Claudia Naughton and Donald Cook as David Naughton. When it closed in 1943, it had run for a total of 722 performances.

Books

Franken's ''Claudia: The Story of a Marriage'' was released in 1939, the first in a series of books which would be followed by ''Another Claudia'' (1943), ''Young Claudia'' (1946), ''The Marriage of Claudia'' (1948), ''From Claudia to David'' (1949), two 1952 novels, and a 1958 omnibus edition called ''The Complete Book of Claudia''. The ''Claudia'' series explored the challenges and delights of family relationships that foster personal growth.

Films

''Claudia'' was first made into a film, '' Claudia'' (1943), followed by ''

Claudia and David ''Claudia and David'' is a 1946 American comedy drama film directed by Walter Lang and starring.s Dorothy McGuire, Robert Young (actor), Robert Young and Mary Astor. Dorothy McGuire and Robert Young repeat their roles from the film Claudia (1943 ...

'' in 1946.

Television

In January 1952, NBC-TV premiered a series based on '' Claudia, The Story of a Marriage''.

Radio

The play was first adapted for radio in a segment on the June 6, 1941, episode of '' The Kate Smith Hour''. When Smith's program went off the air for the summer, a 30-minute version, ''

'', filled her time slot. In 1949, the

British Broadcasting Corporation The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) is a British public broadcasting, public service broadcaster headquartered at Broadcasting House in London, England. Originally established in 1922 as the British Broadcasting Company, it evolved in ...

presented two 90-minute productions of ''Claudia''.

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