The Father Knows Best cast was led by Robert Young as insurance salesman Jim Anderson, Jane Wyatt as his wife, Margaret; and then, as their three kids, Elinor Donahue as Betty "Princess" Anderson ...

Before television families got dysfunctional or overly complicated, the Andersons brought a sense of 1950s normalcy to ...

Hirschfeld saw it all. Born in St. Louis, Hirschfeld was one of three boys whose father “was not regularly employed,” as David Leopold tactfully puts it, and whose mother ran a store to make ...

See About archive blog posts. EXCLUSIVE: ‘Father Knows Best’ may seem like a paragon of 1950s Americana, but Fox-based production company New Regency believes there’s an update to be found ...

Elinor Donahue believed her days as a child star were long gone before the hit series “Father Knows Best” came along. The ‘50s sitcom, which was based on a beloved radio show, told the story ...

The cast of Father Knows Best takes a sunny walk outside the soundstage in this relaxed behind-the-scenes snapshot. From left to right: Robert Young, Billy Gray, Lauren Chapin, Elinor Donahue, and ...