A Date with Judy (film) Ann Gillis. Thomas E. Breen was originally set to co-star in the film with Jane Powell, and Leslie Kardos was set to direct. Selena Royle replaced Mary Astor, who withdrew from the film due to illness. A biography of director Vincente Minnelli notes that a musical number entitled "Mulligatawny", which was created by Stanley Donen, was cut from the film before its release. Actress Patricia Crowley portrayed "Judy Foster" in the ABC television series "A Date with Judy", which ran from 1951 to 1953. The film was a hit, earning $3,431,000 in the US and Canada and $1,155,000 elsewhere resulting
The Judy Jack Show Following this series Jack presented "Children's TV Club" for ABC and in 1959 was co-host of "Geoff and Judy" for GTV-9. During the run of "The Judy Jack Show", Judy Jack married journalist Trevor Dawson-Grove and took a fortnight off from presenting the series. The archival status of the series (which aired live) is unknown; Although kinescope recording technology existed, many Australian live broadcasts of the era were not recorded. The Judy Jack Show The Judy Jack Show was one of the earliest Australian television series, and is notable as one of the first children's series produced in that country.