The Young Marrieds

The Young Marrieds
Opening title
Nicknames	YM
Created by	James Elward
Written by	James Elward/John D. Hess/Frances Rickett (1964) John D. Hess/Frances Rickett (1964) Frances Rickett (1964-66)
Produced by	Dick Dunn
Broadcast
Original channel	ABC
Running time	30 minutes
Original run	October 5, 1964–March 25, 1966
Chronology
Related shows	General Hospital

The Young Marrieds was an ABC show linked to General Hospital. It aired for two years, from 1964 to 1966, with a total of 380 episodes. Despite moderate popularity, it couldn't rival the top-rated CBS show The Edge of Night. The series concluded on March 25, 1966, with a cliffhanger finale where the main character considered suicide. Set in the fictional Queens Point, which was later integrated into the General Hospital universe as a suburb of Port Charles, New York. In General Hospital, characters Patrick Drake and Elizabeth Webber previously owned homes in this suburb.

In 1964, Jessie Brewer from General Hospital reached out to Dr. Dan Garret of The Young Marrieds. Additionally, Doctors George Lyons, Bob Ayres, and Ken Martin from General Hospital made appearances on The Young Marrieds in 1965.

Important crew

Creator:

• James Elward

Head Writers:

• James Elward, John D. Hess, and Frances Rickett (1964)
• John D. Hess and Frances Rickett (1964)
• Frances Rickett (1964-1966)

Producer:

• Dick Dunn

Gallery

• Susan Brown as Ann Reynolds
• Les Brown Jr. as Buzz Coleman
• Paul Picerni as Dr. Dan Garret
• Frank Maxwell as Henry Coleman
• Pat Rosson as Jerry Karr
• Brenda Benet as Jill McComb
• Norma Connolly as Lena Karr Gilroy
• Maxine Stuart as Martha Coleman
• Peggy McCay as Susan Garret
• Michael T. Mikler as Walter Reynolds
• Buzz and Jill
• Dan and Jerry
• Susan and Dan

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References

• General Hospital on Wikipedia