Hubbell Robinson
Creator
Biography
Hubbell Robinson was born on October 16, 1905 in Schenectady, New York, USA. He was a producer and production manager, known for Startime (1959), Thriller (1960) and ABC Stage 67 (1966). He was married to Vivienne Segal, Margaret Whiting and Therese Lewis. He died on September 4, 1974 in New York City, New York.
Known For

Playhouse 90 is an American television anthology series that was telecast on CBS from 1956 to 1960 for a total of 133 episodes. It originated from CBS Television City in Los Angeles, California. Since live anthology drama series of the mid-1950s were usually hour-long shows, the title highlighted the network's intention to present something unusual, a weekly series of hour-and-a-half dramas rather than 60-minute plays. Playhouse 90 began as a pitch by Frank Stanton—the formidable, forward-thinking right-hand man to CBS chairman William S. Paley—during a brainstorming session for program ideas. The project was ultimately developed by Hubbell Robinson, a CBS vice president who received no screen credit on Playhouse 90 but is often described as its creator.
Playhouse 90

Startime, an anthology of drama, comedy and variety, was one of the first American television shows broadcast in color.
Startime

In this sequel to Truman Capote's "A Christmas Memory," a boy recalls his life with an elderly cousin in rural Alabama in the 1930s and the lesson she taught him one Thanksgiving Day about dealing with a bully from school.
The Thanksgiving Visitor

In a mid-19th century Essex country house, a young governess for two children becomes convinced that the house and grounds are haunted by ghosts and that the children are being possessed.
The Turn of the Screw

A drama critic learns on his wedding day that his beloved maiden aunts are homicidal maniacs, and that insanity runs in his family.
Arsenic and Old Lace
An American ambassador moves his family into a haunted English castle.