General Electric Theater Early to Die (Season 8, Episode 20)
TV-G
TV Episode | 30 min | Drama

General Electric Theater

Early to Die (Season 8, Episode 20)

TV-G

TV Episode | 30 min | Drama

Tests show that eight-year-old Scott Gauman has leukemia, but his mother refuses to believe that Scott is dying. This drama is based on a magazine article about the City of Hope medical center in Duarte, California.

Director

David Greene

Writer

Robert Dozier (adaptation)

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Edit Released

Updated Feb 7, 1960

Release date

Feb 7, 1960 (United States)

Awards

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Nominated for 11 Primetime Emmy Awards. Another 2 wins & 2 nominations

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6 cast members

Name	Known for
Ronald Reagan Self - Host Self - Host See fewer	Kings Row (1942)
Rod Taylor Fred Gauman Fred Gauman See fewer	Inglourious Basterds (2009)
Kim Hunter Edie Gauman Edie Gauman See fewer	A Streetcar Named Desire (1951)
Philip Coolidge Dr. Nelson Dr. Nelson See fewer	North by Northwest (1959)
Wesley Lau Dr. Shelley Dr. Shelley See fewer	The Twilight Zone (1959)
Donald Losby Scott Gauman (as Don Losby) Scott Gauman (as Don Losby) See fewer	The Twilight Zone (1959)