Writer Sampson Wilkes has come to Century Studios to oversee production on his latest screenplay. He is immediately attracted to Laura Dean, and an affair begins. He clashes with Kevin, who finds the plot of Sampson's screenplay to be unbelieveable: the male lead in the drama suddenly changes his outlook on life, which Kevin thinks is dramatically invalid. Kevin's involvement in the project is so intense, his wife Marjorie turns to contract player Tom Hutson for attention. When Kevin realizes that Marjorie has had an affair with Tom, he is stunned, but willing to try to repair the marriage. The mystery of the change in Sampson's character's perspective is ultimately explained by Sampson's first wife: Sampson is dying. Laura vows to make the most of their time together. When Sampson finally dies, Kevin understands the basis for the character's change, i.e., that the character realizes the value of life when he realizes that his is about to end. Guest Starring: Joseph Campanel
| Title | Bracken's World - Season 1 Episode 23 : A Beginning, A Middle and an End |
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| Subtitle Available |
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| Alternative Titles | Vie d’Artiste |
| First Air Date | 1969-09-19 |
| Last Air Date | 1970-12-25 |
| Number of Episodes | 41 |
| Number of Seasons | 2 |
| Genres | Drama, |
| Networks | NBC, |
| Casts | Elizabeth Allen, Peter Haskell, Linda Harrison, Laraine Stephens, Karen Jensen |
| Plot Keywords | , |
Episodes List
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Bracken's World Season 1 :Episode 1 Fade In Fade In
1969-09-19Behind the scenes at the fictitious Century Studios in Hollywood, headed by the (initially) unseen John Bracken.
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Bracken's World Season 1 :Episode 2 Panic Panic
1969-09-26Behind the scenes at the fictitious Century Studios in Hollywood, headed by the (initially) unseen John Bracken.
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Bracken's World Season 1 :Episode 3 King David King David
1969-10-03Behind the scenes at the fictitious Century Studios in Hollywood, headed by the (initially) unseen John Bracken.
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Bracken's World Season 1 :Episode 4 Don't You Cry for Susannah Don't You Cry for Susannah
1969-10-10Behind the scenes at the fictitious Century Studios in Hollywood, headed by the (initially) unseen John Bracken.
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Bracken's World Season 1 :Episode 5 Options Options
1969-10-17Behind the scenes at the fictitious Century Studios in Hollywood, headed by the (initially) unseen John Bracken.
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Bracken's World Season 1 :Episode 6 Closed Set Closed Set
1969-10-24Behind the scenes at the fictitious Century Studios in Hollywood, headed by the (initially) unseen John Bracken.
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Bracken's World Season 1 :Episode 7 The Sweet Smell of Failure The Sweet Smell of Failure
1969-10-31Behind the scenes at the fictitious Century Studios in Hollywood, headed by the (initially) unseen John Bracken.
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Bracken's World Season 1 :Episode 8 The Stunt The Stunt
1969-11-07Behind the scenes at the fictitious Century Studios in Hollywood, headed by the (initially) unseen John Bracken.
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Bracken's World Season 1 :Episode 9 All the Beautiful Young Girls All the Beautiful Young Girls
1969-11-14Behind the scenes at the fictitious Century Studios in Hollywood, headed by the (initially) unseen John Bracken.
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Bracken's World Season 1 :Episode 10 A Package Deal A Package Deal
1969-11-28Behind the scenes at the fictitious Century Studios in Hollywood, headed by the (initially) unseen John Bracken.
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Bracken's World Season 1 :Episode 11 It's the Power Structure, Baby It's the Power Structure, Baby
1969-12-05Behind the scenes at the fictitious Century Studios in Hollywood, headed by the (initially) unseen John Bracken.
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Bracken's World Season 1 :Episode 12 Move In for a Close-Up Move In for a Close-Up
1969-12-12Behind the scenes at the fictitious Century Studios in Hollywood, headed by the (initially) unseen John Bracken.
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Bracken's World Season 1 :Episode 13 Stop Date Stop Date
1969-12-19Behind the scenes at the fictitious Century Studios in Hollywood, headed by the (initially) unseen John Bracken.
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Bracken's World Season 1 :Episode 14 The Chase Sequence The Chase Sequence
1969-12-26Behind the scenes at the fictitious Century Studios in Hollywood, headed by the (initially) unseen John Bracken.
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Bracken's World Season 1 :Episode 15 Focus on a Gun Focus on a Gun
1970-01-02Behind the scenes at the fictitious Century Studios in Hollywood, headed by the (initially) unseen John Bracken.
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Bracken's World Season 1 :Episode 16 Money Men Money Men
1970-01-09Behind the scenes at the fictitious Century Studios in Hollywood, headed by the (initially) unseen John Bracken.
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Bracken's World Season 1 :Episode 17 Meanwhile Back at the Studio Meanwhile Back at the Studio
1970-01-16Behind the scenes at the fictitious Century Studios in Hollywood, headed by the (initially) unseen John Bracken.
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Bracken's World Season 1 :Episode 18 A Perfect Piece of Casting A Perfect Piece of Casting
1970-01-30Behind the scenes at the fictitious Century Studios in Hollywood, headed by the (initially) unseen John Bracken.
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Bracken's World Season 1 :Episode 19 Superstar [aka Star Struck] Superstar [aka Star Struck]
1970-02-06Behind the scenes at the fictitious Century Studios in Hollywood, headed by the (initially) unseen John Bracken.
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Bracken's World Season 1 :Episode 20 Whatever Happened to Happy Endings? Whatever Happened to Happy Endings?
1970-02-13Behind the scenes at the fictitious Century Studios in Hollywood, headed by the (initially) unseen John Bracken.
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Bracken's World Season 1 :Episode 21 Fallen, Fallen Is Babylon Fallen, Fallen Is Babylon
1970-02-20Behind the scenes at the fictitious Century Studios in Hollywood, headed by the (initially) unseen John Bracken.
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Bracken's World Season 1 :Episode 22 Papa Never Spanked Me Papa Never Spanked Me
1970-02-27Behind the scenes at the fictitious Century Studios in Hollywood, headed by the (initially) unseen John Bracken.
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Bracken's World Season 1 :Episode 23 A Beginning, A Middle and an End A Beginning, A Middle and an End
1970-03-06Behind the scenes at the fictitious Century Studios in Hollywood, headed by the (initially) unseen John Bracken.
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Bracken's World Season 1 :Episode 24 Diffusion Diffusion
1970-03-13Behind the scenes at the fictitious Century Studios in Hollywood, headed by the (initially) unseen John Bracken.
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Bracken's World Season 1 :Episode 25 Day for Night Day for Night
1970-03-20Behind the scenes at the fictitious Century Studios in Hollywood, headed by the (initially) unseen John Bracken.
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Bracken's World Season 1 :Episode 26 One, Two, Three, Cry One, Two, Three, Cry
1970-03-27Behind the scenes at the fictitious Century Studios in Hollywood, headed by the (initially) unseen John Bracken.
