Folio
Folio, a precursor to CBC's renowned fine-arts series Festival, aired for four years starting in 1956. The series showcased original dramas, music compositions, and ballets, many originating from diverse regions across Canada. Notable episodes featured Barry Morse in a new staging of MacBeth, along with performances by Canadian talents like Robert Goulet and Sharon Acker. One of the highlights included a musical adaptation of the beloved Canadian classic, Anne of Green Gables. Airing without sponsorship, Folio thrived until its conclusion in the fall of 1960. Producers: Robert Allen, Harvey Hart, David Greene, Mario Prizek and Ronald Weyman.
FolioSeries
Details
- First aired
- 25 Sept 1955
- Seasons
- 4
- Episodes
- 94
- TMDB 10.0
- Last aired
- 26 May 1959
- Status
- Returning Series
- Network
- CBC Television
- Countries
CA
- Original language
- en
- Original title
- Folio
- Cast
- Writers
Pierre Berton Dario Niccodemi Joseph Conrad Franz Kafka W.O. Mitchell Stephen Leacock Henry James Charles Williams Lister Sinclair Jean-Paul Sartre J. Frank Willis Arthur Miller
