No Time for Sergeants was a 1954 best-selling novel by Mac Hyman, which was later adapted into a popular Broadway play and 1958 motion picture (plus a forgettable 1964 television series). The book chronicles the midadventures of a country bumpkin named Will Stockdale who is drafted into the U.S. Army during World War II and assigned to the United States Army Air Forces. 1954 (MCMLIV) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Mac Hyman (1923-1963) was the author of the best-selling comic novel No Time for Sergeants, which was adapted into a popular Broadway play and a motion picture. ... Note on spelling: While most Americans use er (as per American spelling conventions), the majority of venues, performers and trade groups for live theatre use re. ... 1958 (MCMLVIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... This article is about motion pictures. ... For the Nintendo 64 emulator, see 1964 (Emulator). ... This article does not cite its references or sources. ... The Army is the branch of the United States armed forces which has primary responsibility for land-based military operations. ... Combatants Allies: • Poland, • UK & Commonwealth, • France/Free France, • Soviet Union, • USA, • China, ...and others Axis: • Germany, • Italy, • Japan, ...and others Casualties Military dead: 17 million Civilian dead: 33 million Total: 50 million Full list Military dead: 8 million Civilian dead: 4 million Total: 12 million Full list World War II... The United States Army Air Forces, or USAAF, was a part of the U.S. military during World War II. The direct precursor to the U.S. Air Force, the USAAF formally existed between 1941 and 1947. ...

Broadway play

Ira Levin adapted Hyman's novel for a play which originally appeared as an episode on The United States Steel Hour television series in March 1955, starring Andy Griffith as Will Stockdale and Myron McCormick as his nemesis Sergeant Orville King. The play then opened on Broadway at the Alvin Theatre on October 20, 1955, produced by Maurice Evans and directed by Morton DaCosta. Griffith and McCormick again starred, and Don Knotts made his Broadway debut as Corporal Manual Dexterity. Scenic designer Peter Larkin won a Tony Award in 1956, and Andy Griffith was nominated for a Tony for Best Featured Actor. The play ran for a total of 796 performances, closing on September 14, 1957. Ira Levin (born August 27, 1929 in New York) is a Jewish-American author of fiction thriller novels and is also a playwright and songwriter. ... The United States Steel Hour was an American television show that aired from 1953 to 1955 on ABC, and from 1955 to 1963 on CBS. Like its radio predecessor of the same name, it was a live dramatic anthology program, airing episodes in a theatrical format. ... Griffith as Andy Taylor on The Andy Griffith Show Andrew Samuel Andy Griffith (born June 1, 1926) is an American actor, writer and producer from Mount Airy, North Carolina. ... The Neil Simon Theater, formerly known as the Alvin Theater, is a Broadway theatre located at 250 West 52nd Street in Manhattan, New York City which has produced many notable musicals and plays. ... Maurice Evans (1901 - 1989) was an English actor. ... Don Knotts in his thirties. ... What is popularly called the Tony Award (formally, the Antoinette Perry Award for Excellence in Theatre) is an annual award celebrating achievements in live American theater, including musical theater, primarily honoring productions on Broadway in New York. ...

Motion picture

No Time for Sergeants was released as a Warner Bros. motion picture on May 29, 1958, directed by Mervyn LeRoy and starring Griffith, McCormick, Knotts, and most of the original Broadway cast (Nick Adams joined the cast as Stockdale's fellow draftee Benjamin B. Whitledge). The film version was a major hit and was largely responsible for launching the careers of Griffith and Knotts. The setting for the film (and later TV version) was updated to reflect the then-current peacetime forces of the 50's and the characters were members of the now separate United States Air Force. The WB Shield used from 2003 to present day Warner Bros. ... May 29 is the 149th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (150th in leap years). ... Mervyn LeRoy (October 15, 1900 - September 13, 1987) was an American film director, producer and sometime actor. ... The factual accuracy of this article is disputed. ... The United States Air Force (USAF) is the aerospace branch of the United States armed forces. ...

Television series

No Time for Sergeants came to the small screen as a short-lived ABC television series in the fall of 1964, starring Sammy Jackson. This series lasted only one season. The American Broadcasting Company (ABC) is a television and radio network in the United States. ... Jackson, Sammy (1937 - April 24, 1995) was an American actor and country music disc jockey. ...

No Time for Sergeants was also the inspiration for the popular CBS television series Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C. which aired from 1964-1969. For other uses, see CBS (disambiguation). ... Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C. was a television series that ran on CBS from 1964 to 1969. ...

Comics

The four comics inspired by No Time For Sergeants

There exists the Dell Four Color Issue 914 comic book version of this story illustrated by Alex Toth published in July, 1958 which follows the movie's narrative. There were three follow up issues likely linked to the short lived TV series with Sammy Jackson. Greg Theakston's Pure Imagination released the THE ALEX TOTH READER VOLUME 2 in 2005. The art has been painstakingly reproduced from the originals by a process that has been come to be know as Theakstonization, a process by which the original comics have the color leached out, leaving only the black and white line art, which is then reproduced to appear exactly as it did at the time of orignal publication. One of the stories offered is the original movie adaption. Image File history File links NoTime4SargeFairUse. ... Dell Comics was the comic book publishing arm of Dell Publications, which got its start in pulp magazines. ... One of the earlier issues of Four Color, featuring Walt Disneys Donald Duck. ... A comic book is a magazine or book containing the art form of comics. ... Alex Toth (born June 25, 1928 in New York City) is a cartoonist. ... Look up July in Wiktionary, the free dictionary July is the seventh month of the year in the Gregorian Calendar and one of seven Gregorian months with the length of 31 days. ... 1958 (MCMLVIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

External links

• No Time for Sergeants at the Internet Broadway Database
• No Time for Sergeants (US Steel Hour) at The Internet Movie Database
• No Time for Sergeants (film) at The Internet Movie Database
• No Time for Sergeants (TV series) at The Internet Movie Database
• Milehigh Comics No Time for Sergeants (comic series)
• The Alex Toth Reader V.2 ISBN 1566850347 which has the original art for the above movie adaption. The art has been restored by Greg Theakston.
• The Alex Toth fans home page