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                            The Old-Time Radio Digest!
                              Volume 2011 : Issue 115
                         A Part of the [removed]!
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                                 ISSN: 1533-9289


                                 Today's Topics:

  7-22 births/deaths                    [ Ron Sayles <bogusotr@[removed]; ]
  Detroit programs                      [ David Bossenberger <davidbossenberg ]
  Stuart Lubin                          [ "Michael Leannah" <mleannah@sbcglob ]
  7-23 births/deaths                    [ Ron Sayles <bogusotr@[removed]; ]
  This week in radio history 24-30 Jul  [ Joe Mackey <joemackey108@[removed] ]
  7-24 births/deaths                    [ Ron Sayles <bogusotr@[removed]; ]

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Date: Sat, 23 Jul 2011 14:48:42 -0400
From: Ron Sayles <bogusotr@[removed];
To: Olde Tyme Radio Digest Digest <[removed]@[removed];
Subject:  7-22 births/deaths

July 22nd births

07-22-1874 - Arthur Maitland - d. 5-23-1959
actor: Zeke "David Harum"; Mr. Weatherby "Archie Andrews"
07-22-1879 - Harry Armstrong - Somerville, MA - d. 2-28-1952
composer/singer
07-22-1893 - Andrew Stanton - Philadelphia, PA - d. unknown
actor: "Bachelor's Children"; "Little Orphan Annie"; "Pretty Kitty
Kelly"
07-22-1894 - Major George Fielding Eliot - Brooklyn, NY - d. 4-21-1971
cbs military analyst during World War II
07-22-1898 - Stephen Vincent Benet - Bethlehem, PA - d. 3-13-1943
writer: "Columbia Workshop"
07-22-1903 - Betty Roland - Kaniva, Australia - d. 2-12-1996
writer: "New Day"
07-22-1904 - Magdalen King-Hall - London, England - d. 3-1-1971
children's author who also wrote radio plays
07-22-1907 - Perry Botkin - Richmond, IN - d. 10-14-1973
musician: (Perry Botkin and Trio) "The King's Men"
07-22-1908 - Amy Vanderbilt - Staten Island, NY - d. 12-27-1974
etiquette expert: "Jack Benny Program"
07-22-1908 - Shirley Howard - d. 1-13-1988
singer: "Tommy Riggs and Betty Lou"
07-22-1910 - Dorris Macon - d. 2-15-1982
singer: (Son of Uncle Dave Macon) :"Grand Ole Opry"
07-22-1912 - Orren Allen - d. 2-5-1993
sportscaster: WKAN Kankakee, Illinois
07-22-1913 - Licia Albanese - Bari, Italy
singer: "Treasure Hour of Song"
07-22-1917 - Lou McGarity - Athens, GA - d. 8-28-1971
jazz trombonist: "Eddie Condon's Jazz Concert"; "Arthur Godfrey Show"
07-22-1918 - Buddy Black - Huntington, PA - d. 6-5-1990
announcer: "Chuck Foster and His Orchestra"
07-22-1922 - Jason Robards, Jr. - Chicago, IL - d. 12-26-2000
actor: "Pepper Young's Family"
07-22-1924 - Margaret Whiting - Detroit, MI - d. 1-11-2011
singer: "Philip Morris Frolics"; "Barry Wood Show"; "Bob Hope Show"
07-22-1926 - Bryan Forbes - Stratford, England
actor: "Junior Brains Trust"
07-22-1928 - Orson Bean - Burlington, VT
actor: "Chamber Music Society of Lower Basin Street"
07-22-1940 - Alex Trebek - Sudbury, Canada
news reporter for CBC in Canada

July 22nd deaths

01-06-1878 - Carl Sandburg - Galesburg, IL - d. 7-22-1967
poet: "Cavalcade of America"; "Columbia Workshop"
01-07-1900 - Malcolm Uren - Hindmarsh, South Australia - d. 7-22-1973
writer: "The Stirling Story"
01-16-1895 - John B. Kennedy - Quebec, Canada - d. 7-22-1961
commentator: "Collier's Hour"; "RCA Magic Key"
02-01-1905 - Joan Morgan - Kent, England - d. 7-22-2004
actor: "21st Precinct"
03-10-1898 - Cy Kendall - St. Louis, MO - d. 7-22-1953
actor: Captain Tracy "Tarzan"; Fred Thompson "One Man's Family";
"Escape"
03-12-1910 - Tony Galento - Orange, NJ - d. 7-22-1979
boxer, actor: "Edgar Bergan/Charlie McCarthy Show"
03-19-1916 - Eric Christmas - London, England - d. 7-22-2000
actor: "CBC Wednesday Night"
03-21-1867 - Florenz Ziegfeld - Chicago, IL - d. 7-22-1932
showman: "Ed Sullivan Show"; "Ziegfeld Follies of the Air"
04-30-1914 - Vermont Royster - Raleigh, NC - d. 7-22-1996
teacher of journalism: "Spectrum"
05-29-1904 - Saxie Dowell - Raleigh, NC - d. 7-22-1974
saxophonist, vocalist: (Hal Kemp Orchestra) "Music from Hollywood"
06-15-1919 - Alvin Boretz - NYC - d. 7-22-2010
writer: "American School of the Air"; "The Big Story"; "Treasury Salute"
07-05-1908 - Don Dunphy - NYC - d. 7-22-1998
boxing play-by-play broadcaster: "Joe Louis vs. Billy Conn 6-18-1941";
"Navy Relief Program"
07-11-1929 - Hermann Prey - Berlin, Germany - d. 7-22-1998
operatic baritone: "Metropolitan Opera"
07-21-1915 - Floyd McDaniel - Athens, AL - d. 7-22-1995
guitarist, vocalist: (Member of the Ink Spots) "The Four Ink Spots";
"Let's Go Nightclubbing"
09-04-1934 - Ron Batozech - d. 7-22-1997
disk jockey: WJOL Joliet, Illinois
09-10-1904 - Lyle Van - Troy, NY - d. 7-22-1997
newscaster: "Lyle Van and the News"
09-29-1898 - Leonard Salvo - d. 7-22-1985
organist: "Little Orphan Annie"; "Cisco Kid"; "Billie Burke Show"
10-07-1853 - James Whitcomb Riley - Greenfield, IN - d. 7-22-1916
writer: "Way Down Home" a musical tribute drama based on Riley's life
10-17-1920 - Elie Abel - Montreal, Canada - d. 7-22-2004
journalist: "Meet the Press"; "When Conventions were Coventions"
10-20-1900 - Wayne Morse - Dane County, WI - d. 7-22-1974
[removed] senator: "Rebuttal"
11-01-1915 - Michael Denison - Doncaster, England - d. 7-22-1998
actor: "The Robinsons"
11-17-1911 - Jack Lescoulie - Sacramento, CA - d. 7-22-1987
announcer, emcee: "Grouch Club"; "Meet the Champions"
11-22-1910 - John Carter - Brooklyn, NY - d. 7-22-1988
singer: "Charlie McCarthy Show"; "Voice of Firestone"
12-20-1900 - Ted Fio Rito - Newark, NJ - d. 7-22-1971
bandleader: "Presenting Al Jolson"; "Wonder Show"; "Jack Haley Show"

Ron

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Date: Sat, 23 Jul 2011 14:49:04 -0400
From: David Bossenberger <davidbossenberger@[removed];
To: [removed]@[removed]
Subject:  Detroit programs
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I am from Michigan and i must say, i am proud of such radio programs as Lone
Ranger, hermits cave, and the yukon show- i dont remember the name but im
proud of these shows because they originayed from Detroits wjr and wxyz.
after radio detroit continued to produce awesome shows like soupy sales and
oopsy bozo and sir graves ghastly.  can somebody explain to me east and west
coast broadcasting when programs did two shows  i understand but can someone
tell me more? David B.

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Date: Sat, 23 Jul 2011 14:49:11 -0400
From: "Michael Leannah" <mleannah@[removed];
To: <[removed]@[removed];
Subject:  Stuart Lubin

So sorry to hear of the passsing of Stuart Lubin. I had the pleasure of
meeting Stuart in Newark at a FOTR convention. A very kind man. I'm not
surprised to hear that he was a teacher. There was something about him--a
patience and amicability--that tells me he was a good one. I will remember
him with great fondness.

Michael Leannah

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Date: Sat, 23 Jul 2011 14:49:16 -0400
From: Ron Sayles <bogusotr@[removed];
To: Olde Tyme Radio Digest Digest <[removed]@[removed];
Subject:  7-23 births/deaths

July 23rd births

07-23-1883 - Albert Warner - Poland - d. 11-26-1967
co-founder of warner brothers: "Warner Brothers Academy Theatre"
07-23-1888 - Raymond Chandler - Chicago, IL - d. 3-26-1959
detective story author: "Phillip Marlow"
07-23-1891 - Everett Glass - Bangor, ME - d. 3-22-1966
actor: spokesman for "the 21 old men of 10 grammercy park: "I Love
Adventure"
07-23-1892 - Dr. W. W. Bauer - d. 12-25-1967
host: "Doctors at Work"; "Your Health"
07-23-1894 - Arthur Treacher - Brighton, England - d. 12-14-1975
actor: "Philco Radio Playhouse"; "Philip Morris Playhouse on Broadway"
07-23-1895 - Aileen Pringle - San Francisco, CA - d. 12-16-1989
actor: Anne Hill "Joyce Jordan, Girl Interne"
07-23-1900 - "Lefty" Ingram - Tennessee - d. 2-19-1987
reeds: "The Swift Jewel Cowboys"
07-23-1901 - Maurice Brachhausen - d. 9-xx-1976
sound effects: Head of the ABC Sound Effects department
07-23-1908 - Ernest Dudley - Dudley, England - d. 2-1-2006
writer: "Enter Sexton Blake"; "Dr. Morelle"
07-23-1908 - Irving Mansfield - d. 8-25-1988
producer: "It's Always Albert"; "The Morey Amsterdam Show"
07-23-1908 - Karl Swenson - Brooklyn, NY - d. 10-8-1978
actor: Lorenzo Jones "Lorenzo Jones"; Lord Henry Brinthrope "Our Gal
Sunday"
07-23-1909 - Helen Martin - St. Louis, MO - d. 2-25-2000
actor: "Sears Radio Theatre"
07-23-1910 - Gale Page - Spokane, WA - d. 1-8-1983
actor: Holly Sloan "Story of Holly Sloan"; Gertrude Lamont "Masquerade"
07-23-1910 - Nat Brandywine - NYC - d. 3-7-1978
pianist, bandleader: "Wonderful City"
07-23-1912 - Jackson Beck - NYC - d. 7-28-2004
actor: Philo Vance "Philo Vance"; Gregory Hood "Casebook of Gregory
Hood"
07-23-1914 - Edward Axt - d. 9-1-1998
saxophonist: "Major Bowes Capitol Family Program"
07-23-1915 - Frances Chaney - Odessa, Ukraine - d. 11-23-2004
actor: (One of Hollywood Ten) Marion Kirby "Advs. of Topper"; Burma
"Terry and the Pirates"
07-23-1916 - Kurt Kreuger - Michenberg, Germany - d. 7-12-2006
actor: "New National Guard Show"; "Bud's Bandwagon"
07-23-1916 - Sandra Gould - Brooklyn, NY - d. 7-20-1999
actor: Lucy Twitchell "Sad Sack"; Miss Duffy "Duffy's Tavern"
07-23-1918 - Anne Ayars - Los Angeles, CA - d. 2-27-1995
vocalist: "The Chicago Theatre of the Air"
07-23-1918 - Pee Wee Reese - Ekron, KY - d. 8-14-1999
baseball great: "Play Ball"; "Box Score Review"; "Feature Project:
This Game of Baseball"
07-23-1920 - Christopher Lynch - County Limerick, Ireland - d. 4-15-1994
singer: "Voice of Firestone"
07-23-1924 - Gavin Lambert - East Gristead, England - d. 7-17-2005
writer: Wrote commercials for radio
07-23-1925 - Gloria De Haven - Los Angeles, CA
actor: "NBC Radio Theatre"
07-23-1936 - Don Drysdale - Van Nuys, CA - d. 7-2-1993
baseball announcer: California Angels, Chicago White Sox, Los Angeles
Dodgers
07-23-1937 - Robert W. Morgan - Galion, OH - d. 5-22-1998
host (communicator) "Monitor"
07-23-1940 - Don Imus - Riverside, CA
host (communicator) "Monitor"
07-23-1944 - Alex Buzo - Sydney, Australia - d. 8-16-2006
writer: "File on Rod"

July 23rd deaths

01-22-1875 - D. W. Griffith - La Grange, KY - d. 7-23-1948
movie producer-director: "Brooklyn Mark Strand Stage and Studio Program"
01-23-1913 - Max Smith - Des Moines, IA - d. 7-23-1999
singer: (Member Sportsmen Quartet) "Jack Benny Program"
02-13-1911 - Jean Muir - NYC - d. 7-23-1996
actor: "Great Plays"; "The Magic Key"
02-24-1876 - Victor Moore - Hammonton, NJ - d. 7-23-1962
comedian: (The Lothario of the Lumbago Set) "Jimmy Durante Show"
03-03-1907 - Donald Novis - Hastings, England - d. 7-23-1966
actor: Matt Mulligan "Jumbo Fire Chief Program"
03-16-1920 - Leo McKern - Sydney, Australia - d. 7-23-2002
actor: Horace Rumpole "Rumpole of the Bailey"
04-01-1921 - Charles Peck - d. 7-23-1996
screenwriter: "Lux Radio Theatre"
04-10-1906 - Lilie Darvas - Budapest, Hungary - d. 7-23-1974
actor: Madame Sophie: We Love and Learn/As the Twig is Bent"
05-04-1904 - Gray Gordon - d. 7-23-1976
bandleader: "The Magic Key of RCA"
05-08-1908 - Ted Corday - d. 7-23-1966
director: "A Brighter Tomorrow"; "The Brighter Day"
06-18-1906 - Kay Kyser - Rocky Mt., NC - d. 7-23-1985
bandleader, emcee: (The Old Perfessor) "Kollege of Musical Knowledge"
07-20-1907 - Art Jarrett - Brooklyn, NY - d. 7-23-1987
singer, bandleader: "Coca Cola's Spotlight Parade"; "Fitch Bandwagon"
08-31-1916 - Daniel Schoor - NYC - d. 7-23-2010
correspondent, commentator: "Edward R. Murrow and the News"
09-13-1909 - Leith Stevens - Mount Moriah, MO - d. 7-23-1970
conductor: "Death Valley Days"; "Molle Merry Minstrels"
09-28-1901 - T. Inglis Moore - Camden, Australia - d. 7-23-1979
writer: "We're Going Through"
09-28-1919 - Fred Robbins - Baltimore, MD - d. 7-23-1992
disc jockey: New York
10-05-1924 - Matteo Manuguerra - Tunis - d. 7-23-1998
operatic baritone: "Metropolitan Opera"
10-08-1890 - Capt. Eddie Rickenbacker - Columbus, OH - d. 7-23-1973
host, narrator: "The World's Most Honored Flights"
10-17-1920 - Montgomery Clift - Omaha, NE - d. 7-23-1966
actor: "Arthur Hopkins Presents"; "Ford Theatre"
10-31-1922 - Illinois Jacquet - Broussard, LA - d. 7-23-2004
jazz saxophonist: "One Night Stand"; "Command Performance"; "Jubilee"
11-05-1919 - Myron Floren - Webster, SD - d. 7-23-2005
accordianist: "Lawrence Welk and His Champagne Music"
11-23-1894 - Ken Christy - Pennsylvania - d. 7-23-1962
actor: Police Chief Gates "Great Gildersleeve"
12-13-1910 - Van Heflin - Walter, OK - d. 7-23-1971
actor: Bob Drake "Betty and Bob"; "Philip Marlowe "Advs. of Philip
Marlowe"

Ron

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Date: Sat, 23 Jul 2011 14:49:21 -0400
From: Joe Mackey <joemackey108@[removed];
To: otr-digest <[removed]@[removed];
Subject:  This week in radio history 24-30 July

 From Those Were The Days

7/25

1933   The first broadcast of The Romance of Helen Trent was heard. The
show continued on the air for 7,222 episodes and 27 years. Amazingly,
Helen stayed 35 years of age throughout the entire series. The show used
two Helen Trents over the years. The first Helen was played by
Virginia Clark (for 11 years) and the second by Julie Stevens (for 16
years).

1933   During his fourth Fireside Chat, [removed] President Franklin D.
Roosevelt showed why the homey, warm, comfortable discussion was,
indeed, a fireside chat. The President stopped the discussion on the air
and asked for a glass of water, which he then sipped. Newsman Robert
Trout is credited with coming up with the name, Fireside Chat, because
of real moments like this.

1943   Foreign Assignment, was first heard on Mutual. The title role of
Brian Berry was played by Jay Jostyn, who also starred in another
popular radio drama, Mr. District Attorney.

7/30

1937   The American Federation of Radio Artists (AFRA) was organized. It
was part of the American Federation of Labor. The union was for all
radio performers except musicians. The union later became The American
Federation of Television and Radio Artists (AFTRA) to include TV folk,
as well.

1942   Stage Door Canteen was first heard on CBS. The show was broadcast
from New York City and 500 servicemen were entertained each week by
celebrities who freely donated their time for the war effort.

Joe

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Date: Sun, 24 Jul 2011 02:01:02 -0400
From: Ron Sayles <bogusotr@[removed];
To: Olde Tyme Radio Digest Digest <[removed]@[removed];
Subject:  7-24 births/deaths

July 24th births

07-24-1802 - Alexandre Dumas - Aisne, France - d. 12-5-1870
writer: "Works adapted for radio
07-24-1853 - William Gillette - Hartford, CT - d. 4-29-1937
actor: Sherlock Holmes "Sherlock Holmes"
07-24-1875 - Frank Moulan - NYC - d. 5-13-1939
comedian: "Roxy and His Gang"
07-24-1878 - Lord Dunsany - London, England - d. 10-25-1957
writer: "The Columbia Workshop"
07-24-1888 - Basil Ruysdael - Jersey City, NJ - d. 10-10-1960
announcer: "Beggar's Bowl"; "Your Hit Parade"; "Cavalcade of America"
07-24-1898 - Amelia Earhart - Atchinson, KS - d. 7-2-1937
aviatrix: "Amelia Earhart", "Cities Service Concerts"
07-24-1901 - Mabel Albertson - Lynn, MA - d. 9-28-1982
actor: (Sister of Jack Albertson) "The Phil Baker Show"
07-24-1903 - Hazel Arth - d. 3-17-1991
second place winner Atwater-Kent National Radio Auditions
07-24-1904 - Delmer Daves - San Francisco, CA - d. 8-17-1977
movie writer/director: "Lux Radio Theatre"; "Screen Guild Theatre"
07-24-1907 - Glenn Riggs - East McKeesport, PA - d. 9-12-1975
announcer: "Musical Varities"; "Hop Harrigan"; "Boston Blackie"
07-24-1911 - Dudley McCarthy - Sydney, Australia - d. 10-3-1987
auther of radio plays
07-24-1911 - Jane Hoffman - Seattle, WA - d. 7-26-2004
actor: "The Author's Studio"
07-24-1911 - Raymond Edward Johnson - Kenosha, WI - d. 8-15-2001
actor: Raymond your host "Inner Sanctum Mysteries"; Don Winslow "Don
Winslow of the Navy"
07-24-1913 - Brian Reece - Noctorum, England - d. 4-12-1962
actor: Archibald Berkeley-Willoughby "The Advs. of [removed] 49"
07-24-1913 - Hollace (Vivien) Shaw - Fresno, CA - d. 3-2-1976
singer: "Blue Velvet"; "Vic Damone and Hollace Shaw Show"
07-24-1914 - Frank Silvera - Kingston, Jamaica, West Indies - d.
6-11-1970
actor: "X Minus One"
07-24-1914 - Vincent Bogert - New York - d. 11-28-1978
writer: "Duffy's Tavern"
07-24-1915 - Lloyd Marx - d. 5-26-1988
composer, conductor: "Capitol Family Hour"; "Original Amateur Hour"
07-24-1916 - Bob Eberly - Mechanicville, NY - d. 11-17-1981
singer: (Jimmy Dorsey Band)
07-24-1917 - Robert Farnon - Toronto, Canada - d. 4-23-2005
conductor: "AEFP Farewell Party"; "Songs for America"
07-24-1919 - Jerry Wayne - Buffalo, NY - d. 9-15-1996
vocalist: Lover "Happy Island"; "Your All-Time Hit Parade"
07-24-1921 - Billy Taylor - Greenville, SC - d. 12-28-2010
host: "Mildred Bailey Show"; "Bing Crosby Show"; "Genius of Duke"
07-24-1921 - Giuseppe Di Stefano - Motta, Sicily, Italy - d. 3-3-2008
operatic tenor: "Standard Hour", "Metropolitan Opera"

July 24th deaths

01-12-1892 - Ed McConnell - Atlanta, GA - d. 7-24-1954
host, actor: Smilin' Ed McConnell Show"
02-19-1917 - John Fenton Murray - Lincoln, NE - d. 7-24-1996
comedy writer: "Red Skelton  Show"
03-05-1920 - Virginia Christine - Stanton, IA - d. 7-24-1996
actor: "Confession"; "Gunsmoke"
03-23-1917 - Oscar Shumsky - Philadelphia, PA - d. 7-24-2000
violinist: "Voice of Firestone"
04-02-1934 - Brian Glover - Sheffield, England - d. 7-24-1997
actor: George Hackett "An American Werewolf in London";
"[removed]"
05-14-1914 - Foy Willing - Bosque County, TX - d. 7-24-1978
singer: (Foy Willing and the Riders of the Purple Sage) "Roy Rogers
Show"
06-10-1898 - Dorothy Day - NYC - d. 7-24-1975
actor, writer: "The House Beside the Road"
07-01-1927 - Grady Bass - d. 7-24-1991
sportscaster: KSFA Nacogdoches, Texas
07-14-1904 - Isaac Bashevis Singer - Radzymin, Poland - d. 7-24-1991
yiddish storyteller: "Earplay"
07-16-1915 - Joe O'Brien - Yonkers, NY - d. 7-24-2005
announcer: "Jack and Cliff"; "Rosemary"
07-27-1925 - Harry Towb - Lame, Northern Ireland - d. 7-24-2009
actor, writer: "The Debt Collector"; "A Candle for Casey"
08-16-1915 - Rosie Ledford - Pilot, KY - d. 7-24-1976
guitar: (Coon Creek Girls) "WLS National Barn Dance"
09-08-1925 - Peter Sellers - London, England - d. 7-24-1980
comedian: Hercules Grytpype-Thynne, Major Dennis Bloodnok, others
"Goon Show"
09-22-1891 - Alfred Shirley - d. 7-24-1967
actor: Dr. John Watson "Advs. of Sherlock Holmes"
10-22-1905 - Constance Bennett - NYC - d. 7-24-1965
interviewer, panelist: "Constance Bennett Calls on You"; "Leave It to
the Girls"
12-23-1909 - Maurice Denham - Beckenham, England - d. 7-24-2002
actor: "Return of Sherlock Holmes"

Ron

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