Mandeville, Betty

Betty Mandeville (1910-2001) was a producer-director for The FBI in Peace and War, a radio crime drama that aired weekly on CBS from 1944 to 1958. At the time, Mandeville was one of the few women working as a producer in network radio. Born in Mora, Minnesota, Mandeville studied at the University of Minnesota before moving to New York City, where she graduated from the American Academy of Dramatic Arts. After pursuing an acting career, she began working in radio production. She held a variety of jobs in radio, including production assistant on composer Sigmund Romberg's show and talent coordinator for The Philip Morris Playhouse. Mandeville married NBC television producer George McGarrett in 1950.

The FBI in Peace and War was based on a book of the same title by Frederick L. Collins. Early shows drew their storylines from Collins's book; later episodes were often inspired by events in the news, though the stories were heavily fictionalized.

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