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Mary Katherine Jones (born October 27, 1925), better known by her stage name Mary Kay Stearns, was an American actress best known for portraying the fictional version of herself on the sitcom ''Mary Kay and Johnny'' from 1947 until 1950.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Mary Kay Stearns )〕〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=11 Great Television Shows That Are Lost Forever )〕 ==Career== Stearns' career began at the age of 2 and a half as an actress and singer at the Pasadena Playhouse in Pasadena, California. She also appeared in several films before going to Broadway.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title="MARY KAY AND JOHNNY," AMERICAN NETWORK TV’S FIRST SITCOM, CELEBRATES ITS 60TH ANNIVERSARY! ARCHIVE INTERVIEWS NOW ONLINE )〕 On November 18, 1947, the DuMont Television Network debuted a new show starring Mary Kay and her newlywed husband Johnny entitled ''Mary Kay and Johnny''. The series had the Stearns' playing fictional versions of themselves. On the show the pair portrayed a newlywed couple, also named Mary Kay and Johnny Stearns, who were trying to make it in New York. Most of the episodes took place in an apartment complex in Greenwich Village, New York. Mary Kay's counterpart was an everyday, run-of-the-mill, zany housewife and Johnny's counterpart was a bank employee. The series moved from DuMont to NBC in 1948 then to CBS then back to NBC where it finished its run in March 1950. ''Mary Kay and Johnny'' also achieved some firsts during its run. The series was the first sitcom to air on television, contrary to popular belief that ''I Love Lucy'' which premiered four years later was the first. It was also the first television series to feature a pregnancy, (the Stearns' real life son Christopher), whose birth and character was written in the show in December 1948. It was also the first to feature a couple sharing a bed.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Early to Bed )〕 After the show ended, the Stearns' moved to California where Johnny pursued a career in production. Stearns did another weekly television series by herself entitled ''Mary Kay's Nightcap'' which aired on NBC during the 1951-52 television season. She also had guest star appearances on ''Armstrong Circle Theatre'' and ''Kraft Television Theatre''. She and her husband also had a seven year stint as the spokespeople for U.S. Steel.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Mary Kay Stearns」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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