Editing My Sister Eileen (section)

===1946 radio play and unproduced radio series===
On May 18, 1946 Rosalind Russell and Janet Blair reprised their roles in a half-hour radio adaptation of the 1942 film for the [[CBS Radio]] [[anthology series]] ''[[Academy Award Theater]]''.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=OtlOAAAAIBAJ&pg=6822%2C3178309&q=Award+Rosalind+Russell+Janet+Blair+My+Sister |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |title=Saturday's Selections (9:45 p.m.) |newspaper=The Toledo Blade (Ohio) |date=1946-05-18 |accessdate=2018-06-29 }}</ref> During the closing credits show announcer Hugh Brundage stated that a radio series based on the two main characters was being prepared by writer Arthur Kurlan. He added that it would star [[Lucille Ball]] and it would premiere in the fall. However CBS ultimately turned down the proposed series after only a sample audition record was made.<ref name="lawsuit">[https://law.justia.com/cases/federal/appellate-courts/F2/343/625/109470/ Arthur KURLAN and Marilyn Kurlan, Petitioners, v. COMMISSIONER OF INTERNAL REVENUE, Respondent. COMMISSIONER OF INTERNAL REVENUE, Petitioner, v. Arthur KURLAN and Marilyn Kurlan, Respondents.]</ref>

In 1947 CBS began airing a new radio series, ''[[My Friend Irma (radio-TV)|My Friend Irma]]'', which contained the same basic premise and characterizations. In response, Arthur Kurlan sued CBS on behalf of himself and Ruth McKenney, ultimately winning compensation from CBS.<ref name="lawsuit"/>