Today's Children

Today's Children was a name shared by two thematically related American radio soap operas created and written by Irna Phillips, the earliest of which was her first nationally networked series.

1933-1938 series

The original series, which debuted on September 11, 1933, revolved around the large Moran clan, headed by widow Mary "Mother" Moran, who was voiced by Phillips herself. Mother Moran had three adult children—Terry, Frances, and Eileen—whose troubles she dealt with using what promotional materials called "warm-hearted understanding and a common-sense philosophy."

The creation of the series was a direct result of Phillips' resignation from her pioneering WGN series Painted Dreams when the station refused to allow her to take the program to a network. As a result of the station's decision, she created Children for NBC-owned WMAQ as a thinly disguised version of the earlier series. When Phillips' mother, who was the inspiration for Mother Moran, died in 1937, she lost her inspiration for continuing the series. The series ended on December 31, 1937, replaced in the new year by another Phillips creation, Woman in White.

Today's Children (film)

Today's Children (German:Kinder der Zeit) is a 1922 German silent film directed by Adolf E. Licho and starring Paul Hartmann, Mady Christians and Ludwig Hartau.

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