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The Old-Time Radio Digest!
Volume 2006 : Issue 111
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ISSN: 1533-9289
Today's Topics:
79 Wistful Vista [ John Mayer <mayer@[removed]; ]
This week in radio history 23-29 Apr [ Joe Mackey <joemackey108@[removed] ]
4-22 births/deaths [ Ronald Sayles <bogusotr@[removed] ]
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Date: Fri, 21 Apr 2006 02:25:04 +0000
From: John Mayer <mayer@[removed];
To: <[removed]@[removed];
Subject: 79 Wistful Vista
David Ballarotto <alla@[removed];wrote:
> They lived at 79 Wistful Vista, but here comes the tricky part.
> Their house was located at the corner of 14th and Oak.
Thanks, David. I don't feel so bad about being confused now.
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Date: Fri, 21 Apr 2006 23:37:45 +0000
From: Joe Mackey <joemackey108@[removed];
To: <[removed]@[removed];
Subject: This week in radio history 23-29 April
From Those Were The Days --
4/24
1949 - Dick Powell starred in Richard Diamond, Private Detective on NBC.
The show stayed on the air for four years.
1955 - X-Minus One, a show for science fiction fans, was first heard on NBC.
4/25
1938 - Your Family and Mine, a radio serial, was first broadcast.
4/27
1921 - Weather broadcasts were heard for the first time on radio when WEW
in St. Louis, MO aired weather news.
1931 - NBC presented Lum and Abner for the first time.
1932 - The Texaco fire chief, Ed Wynn, was heard on Texaco Star Theater for
the first time. Wynn, a popular vaudeville performer, demanded a live
audience to react to his humor if he was to make the switch to radio. The
network consented and Wynn became radio's first true superstar.
1937 - The initial broadcast of Lorenzo Jones was heard over NBC.
4/28
1947 - Studio One on CBS was first broadcast. The show was full of great
stars, but no sponsors. CBS dropped Studio One after a year on radio.
Joe
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Date: Fri, 21 Apr 2006 23:40:47 +0000
From: Ronald Sayles
<bogusotr@[removed];
To:
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Subject: 4-22 births/deaths
April 22nd births
04-22-1887 - James Norman Hall - Colfax, IA - d. 7-6-1951
writer: "Words at War"
04-22-1900 - Joan Blaine - Fort Dodge, IA - d. 4-19-1949
actor: Joan Houston "Tale of Today"; Mary Marlin "Story of Mary Marlin"
04-22-1902 - John W. Vandercook - London, England - d. 1-6-1963
commentator: "Newsroom of the Air/News of the World"
04-22-1905 - Ed Ludes - d. 7-xx-1987
sound effects: "Ozzie and Harriet"; "Amos 'n' Andy"; "Jack Benny Show"
04-22-1906 - Eddie Albert - Rock Island, IL - d. 5-26-2005
actor: Walter Mitty "Secret Life of Walter Mitty"; "Eddie Albert Show"
04-22-1909 - Ralph Byrd - Dayton, OH - d. 8-18-1952
singer, actor: Local and Hollywood radio
04-22-1916 - Yehudi Menuhin - NYC - d. 3-12-1999
classical violinist: "New York Philharmonic"; "Pause that Refreshes"
04-22-1920 - Hal March - San Francisco, CA - d. 1-19-1970
comedian: Matt Henshaw "December Bride"; Mr. Cook "Too Many Cooks"
04-22-1921 - Charlotte Lawrence - California - d. 10-20-1993
actor: Stacy McGill "Advs. of Christopher Wells"; Reba Britten "Just
Plain Bill"
04-22-1921 - Vivian Dandridge - Cleveland, OH - d. xx-xx-1991
writer: "The Beulah Show"
04-22-1922 - Charlie Mingus - Nogales, AZ - d. 1-5-1979
jazz bass player: "Here's to Veterans"
04-22-1924 - Bill Simmons - d. 1-24-2005
southern gospel musician: (Light Crust Doughboys)
April 2nd deaths
01-09-1913 - Richard Nixon - Yorba Linda, CA - d. 4-22-1994
[removed] president: "Image Minorities"; "Kennedy-Nixon Debates"
02-04-1901 - Tom McKnight - d. 4-22-1963
producer, director, writer: "Beulah Show"; "Gibson Family"
02-22-1908 - John Mills - North Elmham, England - d. 4-22-2005
actor: "A Christmas Carol"; "Charlie Chaplin"
03-01-1885 - Lionel Atwill - Croydon, England - d. 4-22-1946
singer: "Eveready Hour"
03-09-1902 - Will Geer - Franfort, IN - d. 4-22-1978
actor: Penny "Bright Horizon"
03-12-1899 - Amparo Iturbi - Valencia, Spain - d. 4-22-1969
concert Pianist: (Jose's sister) "Concert Hall"
04-20-1924 - Patricia Peardon - d. 4-22-1993
actor: Mary Aldrich "Aldrich Family"; Joan Worthington "Orphans of
Divorce"
08-08-1906 - Joe DuVal - Wisconsin - d. 4-22-1966
actor: Professor Wiz the Owl "Cinnamon Bear", Big Town"
09-15-1904 - Tom Conway - St. Petersburg, Russia - d. 4-22-1967
actor: Sherlock Holmes "Sherlock Holmes"; Simon Templar "The Saint"
10-13-1891 - Irene Rich - Buffalo, NY - d. 4-22-1988
actor: Faith Chandler "Dear John"; Irene Davis "Lady Counsellor"
10-30-1924 - Norman Bird - Coalville, England - d. 4-22-2005
actor: Major Burnaby "The Sittaford Mystery"
11-10-1907 - Jane Froman - St. Louis, MO - d. 4-22-1980
singer: "Florsheim Frolic"; "Bromo Seltzer Hour"; "Gulf Musical
Playhouse"
11-16-1894 - Ruth Cornell Woodman - d. 4-22-1970
creator, writer: "Death Valley Days"; "Cavalcade of America"
12-28-1903 - Earl "Fatha" Hines - Duquesne, PA - d. 4-22-1983
bandleader: "Band Remotes"; "Chamber Music of Lower Basin Street"
xx-xx-xxxx - Dr. Howard W. Haggard - d. 4-22-1959
alcoholism expert: "Devils, Drugs and Doctors"
Ron Sayles
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
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