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Co-created by Jerome Lawrence and Aleen Leslie, the radio series A DATE WITH JUDY — based on Leslie's popular column in the PITTSBURGH PRESS about the misadventures of a teenager named Judy — ran for nine years between 1941 and 1950. Along with the 1948 musical starring Jane Powell, Elizabeth Taylor, and Carmen Miranda, the series inspired two television shows. One ran for two seasons on Saturday mornings from 1951 and 1952, while a primetime version with a different cast aired from mid-1952 to