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Which television dramas helped Paul Newman earn positive reviews early in his career?
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Paul Newman, 1956.
Early in his career, despite a disappointing film debut in The Silver Chalice, Paul Newman earned positive reviews for his performances in live television dramas. Specifically, he received critical acclaim for his work in Our Town (1955), which aired on Producers' Showcase, and Bang the Drum Slowly (1956), which was broadcast on The United States Steel Hour.1