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HOT GALLERY: Looking Back at the Stars of St. Elsewhere, Some of the Most Beloved Doctors in TV History
Before ER, before Grey’s Anatomy, before House and Nurse Jackie, came St. Elsewhere, an irreverent, hilarious, controversial series that broke a lot of ground. Over its six seasons, it addressed AIDS, addiction, infidelity, rape—not to mention the deaths of several main characters. Thirty-two years later, it’s clear that one of the most astonishing things about it was its ensemble cast (the show gave some very talented actors their big break). Oh, and we’d be remiss not to mention that memorable—and hummable—theme song. Just don’t even get us started on the series finale—to this day, one of the most talked-about and oft-maligned in TV history: Was St. Eligius hospital all a figment of an autistic boy’s (Chad Allen) imagination? Let’s look back at St. Elsewhere... By Nina Hämmerling Smith
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David Morse as Dr. Jack Morrison on St. Elsewhere in 1983
At the beginning of the series, “Boomer” Morrison was “the doctor I think all of us would like to have,” as Morse describes him. “His feeling for the person he was dealing with was deep.” Compassionate and empathetic toward his patients—as well as his young son—his skills were also somewhat in doubt; having gotten his degree abroad, he had to take a number of classes to make up for gaps in his education while working at St. Eligius. By the end of the series, he had become considerably more disillusioned with his profession and life.
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