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The Old-Time Radio Digest!
Volume 2006 : Issue 108
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ISSN: 1533-9289
Today's Topics:
War Time Songs [ "Frank McGurn" <[removed]@sbcgloba ]
Subject: Re: before they were famous [ "Louie Johnson" <ljohnson@[removed]; ]
Re: OTR and the 60's, Wistful Vista [ John Mayer <mayer@[removed]; ]
Re: Brothers and Sisters [ Jim Widner <widnerj@[removed]; ]
Re: before they were famous [ Jim Widner <widnerj@[removed]; ]
Brothers& Sisters [ Bob Slate <moxnix1961@[removed]; ]
Husbands & Wives on OTR [ Bob Slate <moxnix1961@[removed]; ]
[removed] [ westernfan56@[removed] ]
Re: Wartime Music [ "Penne Yingling" <bp_ying@[removed] ]
otr to television or movies [ Bob Slate <moxnix1961@[removed]; ]
4-17 births/deaths [ Ronald Sayles <bogusotr@[removed] ]
Re: Siblings and Married Couples [ Conrad Binyon <conradab@[removed] ]
Gary Yoggy, convalescing [ "Derek Tague" <derek@[removed]; ]
related radio stars [ tedshumaker@[removed] ]
"Golden Age of Radio" and "A One Nig [ "Bob Scherago" <rscherago@[removed]; ]
Web Comics and OTR [ Timothy Clough <timothy@[removed]; ]
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Date: Sun, 16 Apr 2006 21:24:43 -0400
From: "Frank McGurn" <[removed]@[removed];
To: "The Old Time Radio Digest" <[removed]@[removed];
Subject: War Time Songs
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>From December 7th, 1941 until the end of war 1945 Tin Pan Alley Turned out
war related as fast as they could write songs. There were novelties songs,
Patriotic, love songs, and even some resurrected from WW I, like "Over
There" Irving Berlin had a musical show about Army life. I Think it was
called "Your in the Army Now" that have a lot songs Like "O How I Hate to
Get Up In the Morning".It played allover the country.
. If you listen "Your Hit Parade" Shows from the war years you will hear
lots of war time songs. Also the sponsor Lucky Strike Cigarettes had a dark
green package, when the war started the company announced "Lucky Strike
Green has gone to war" The packages was changed to white, as it is today. I
read someware that the green package color really didn't mean a thing to the
war effort, It sounded good to the public.
The "Victory Parade of Spotlight Bands" was a Coca Cola show that was a
program that was on every night that a different band played at military
bases and at various war plants, all over the country, saluting the work
workers for their good records of production of planes, tanks and ships and
other products like medical supplies etc.
Here are some title of the top of my head ,"Working on the Swing Shift","He
Wears a Pair of Silver Wings", "Let Remember Pearl Harbor", "Milkman Keep
those Bottles Quite", "I'll Walk Alone", It's Been a Long Time", " Kiss Me
Once, Them Kiss Me Once Again", "Rosie The Riveter,"," When the Light Go On
Again All Over The World", There're Will Be a Hot Time In the Town Of
Berlin"- when the yank go marching in.
I if you would go on Line to [removed] on Saturdays and listen
on line at about 11:00 Am CTS there is a program of music from WWII era,
them stay tuned at 1:00 PM for 4 hours of OTR by Chuck Schaden's "Those
Were The Days.
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Date: Sun, 16 Apr 2006 21:25:26 -0400
From: "Louie Johnson" <ljohnson@[removed];
To: [removed]@[removed]
Subject: Subject: Re: before they were [removed]
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In a message dated 4/15/06 4:40:31 PM Central Daylight Time,
[removed]@[removed] writes:
I am attempting to put together a lecture (with audio clips) of a program
entitled "Before they were famous" -these are people (mostly actors) who got
their start in radio, and then moved on to other things including television
and movies.
The "Reserved Exclusively for Junk" chamber of my brain contains a
memory of an episode of Lights Out (1949?) in which a very young
William Shatner played the lead male role. I believe his wife was
played by Mercedes McCambridge. And, yes, he was over-acting even
back then.
Louie Johnson
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Date: Sun, 16 Apr 2006 21:25:50 -0400
From: John Mayer <mayer@[removed];
To: [removed]@[removed]
Subject: Re: OTR and the 60's, Wistful Vista
"Stephen A Kallis, Jr" <skallisjr@[removed];
I guess if you consider the 1960s as part of the OTR era, they might.
I don't usually think of the turbulent 60's as part of the OTR era,
but, since OTR didn't end till the middle of the 60's, I guess they
were. I recently heard an episode of The Magnificent Montagues, a
show I'm not familiar with, and was surprised to hear drugs and
Eastern religious movements as part of the gag references.
On another topic entirely, I've just been listening to some of the
early Great Gildersleeve shows, and was again surprised, this time by
mentions of Gildy's moving away from Wistful Vista to Summerville.
I'm not a huge fan of Fibber and Molly, but I'd always thought
Wistful Vista the name of their street, not their town. So: what WAS
the name of their street?
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Date: Sun, 16 Apr 2006 21:26:07 -0400
From: Jim Widner <widnerj@[removed];
To: [removed]@[removed]
Subject: Re: Brothers and Sisters
Not sure if it was mentioned, but don't forget Piqua's own Mills Brothers!
Didn't the Williams brothers also appear on radio? Andy Williams and
brothers?
Jim
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Date: Sun, 16 Apr 2006 21:26:19 -0400
From: Jim Widner <widnerj@[removed];
To: [removed]@[removed]
Subject: Re: before they were famous
John Abbott wrote:
Well, I can only think of a couple, depending how you determine how famous
someone was
Also probably Richard Crenna and Ira Grosell (Jeff Chandler).
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Date: Sun, 16 Apr 2006 21:26:27 -0400
From: Bob Slate <moxnix1961@[removed];
To: [removed]@[removed]
Subject: Brothers& Sisters
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James Cagney's sister was Jeanne Cagney. She was a model on the television
show in the early 1950's, Queen For A Day, with Jack Bailey. She also did
some acting and I believe some singing. Bob Slate
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Date: Sun, 16 Apr 2006 21:26:31 -0400
From: Bob Slate <moxnix1961@[removed];
To: [removed]@[removed]
Subject: Husbands & Wives on OTR
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How about Humphrey Bogart & Lauren Bacall, husband and wife on, "Bold
Venture' on OTR ? Bob Slate
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Date: Sun, 16 Apr 2006 21:26:39 -0400
From: westernfan56@[removed]
To: [removed]@[removed]
Subject: [removed]
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Hi,
I'm surprised to see that Dennis Weaver (Gunsmoke, McCloud fame) died in
March, and I didn't see or hear about it until I by chance looked at a time
magazine in the doctor's office. Mr. Weaver's career and life certainly
deserved honorable mention. I can hardly think of gunsmoke without thinking
of him!
Please mention it in the next newsletter.
Thanks
Linda in NYC
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Date: Sun, 16 Apr 2006 21:25:39 -0400
From: "Penne Yingling" <bp_ying@[removed];
To: [removed]@[removed]
Subject: Re: Wartime Music
Just listening to Vera Lynn singing "White Cliffs of Dover". The CD I'm
listening to has five songs that appear to have been written during WWII,
all done by Vera Lynn. Here are the other four: "I'll Pray for You (while
you're away)", "I Shall Be Waiting", "When the Lights Go on Again", and
"There Will Come Another Day". These are all beautiful songs. The name of
the CD is "Vera Lynn - The White Cliffs of Dover", and I believe (if my
rememberer is correct) I bought it through Amazon (usual disclaimer here).
Penne
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Date: Sun, 16 Apr 2006 21:35:15 -0400
From: Bob Slate <moxnix1961@[removed];
To: [removed]@[removed]
Subject: otr to television or movies
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Bill Cullen used to announce and do commercials on OTR Soaps, such as ,"This
Is Nora Drake" in the late 1940's to early 1950's, before he became a
panelist on "I've Got A Secret" and host on other television Quiz shows up to
the 1970'[removed] Hodiak was an actor on "The Lone Ranger" in Detroit ,before
he went to Hollywood in the 1940's to before he had a movie career in
[removed] Wallace (Myron Wallace) was an announcer on, I believe, "The
Green Hornet", plus "Sky King," and even did a stint as a very short-lived
detective show. At the moment, I can't recall, but I have at least one of
the [removed] later did such television shows such as "Biography," "Mike
Wallace At Large," "60 minutes" and was an excellent CBS-TV [removed]
announced on other shows [removed] Bannon came out from Kansas City as an
announcer on "The Chase And Sanborn Show" with Edgar Bergen & Charlie
McCarthy. He also was one of the earliest announcers on "The Great
Gildersleeve," in the early 1940'[removed]
was married to Bea Benederette in those years when she was doing "The Bob
Hope Show" and other OTR [removed] too, went to acting in the movies in"I Love
A Mystery" as Jack Packard. He did one Mountie serial,and a Sci-Fi movie, and
became the last Red Ryder in 4 films in the early 1950's in color, for
Eagle-Lion [removed] television in the 1950's, he was the foreman on, "The
Adventures Of Champion."He later played supporting roles in "Whip Wilson"
westerns as mainly the [removed] Hodge played "The Green Hornet" on the
radio in the 1940's before he became "Captain Video''on television in the
early 1950'[removed] Ellis, "Miss Kitty" on radio's "Gunsmoke" acted in a few
[removed]'t forget Judy Canova and Bill Bouchey as "Captain Midnight." We
know there is more coming, folks! Bob Slate
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Date: Sun, 16 Apr 2006 23:13:07 -0400
From: Ronald Sayles <bogusotr@[removed];
To: Olde Tyme Radio Digest Digest <[removed]@[removed];
Subject: 4-17 births/deaths
April 17th births
04-17-1897 - Thornton Wilder - Madison, WI - d. 12-7-1975
writer: "This Is My Best"
04-17-1898 - Howard Claney - Pittsburgh, PA - d. 4-xx-1980
announcer: "American Album of Familiar Music"; "NBC Symphony"
04-17-1903 - Gregor Piatigorsky - Yekaterinoslav, Russia - d. 8-6-1976
cellist: "Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra"; "The Pause that
Refreshes . . On the Air"
04-17-1905 - Arthur Lake - Corbin, KY - d. 1-10-1987
actor: (Brother of Florence Lake) Dagwood Bumstead "Blondie"
04-17-1910 - Ivan Goff - Perth, Australia - d. 9-23-1999
screenwriter: "Lux Radio Theatre"
04-17-1911 - George Seaton - South Bend, IN - d. 7-28-1979
actor, film director: Lone Ranger "The Lone Ranger"; "Screen
Director's Playhouse"
04-17-1915 - Joe Foss - Sioux Falls, SD - d. 1-1-2003
south dakota governor: "Tops in Sports"
04-17-1918 - Anne Shirley - NYC - d. 7-4-1993
actor: "Lux Radio Theatre"
04-17-1918 - John Hess - Chicago, IL - d. 4-15-2004
writer: "The Human Adventure"
04-17-1918 - William Holden - O'Fallon, IL - d. 11-16-1981
actor: "Hour of Mystery"; "Smiths of Hollywood"; "So Proudly We Hail"
04-17-1923 - Harry Reasoner - Dakota City, IA - d. 8-6-1991
reporter: CBS News Washington
04-17-1923 - Lon McCallister - Los Angeles, CA - d. 6-11-2005
actor: "Screen Guild Theatre"; "Cavalcade of America"; "Family Theatre"
04-17-1926 - Joan Loring (Dellie Ellis) - Hong Kong, China
actor: Judy Foster "A Date with Judy"
April 17th deaths
01-17-1891 - Marjorie Gateson - Brooklyn, NY - d. 4-17-1977
actor: "Lux Radio Theatre"
02-23-1912 - Thomas L. Thomas - Maesteg, South Wales - d. 4-17-1983
singer: "Manhattan Merry-Go-Round"; "Voice of Firestone"
06-11-1914 - Dudley Manlove - d. 4-17-1996
announcer: "Candy Matson, YU2-8209"
07-06-1892 - Jack Yellen - Razcki, Poland - d. 4-17-1991
lyricist: "Lux Radio Theatre"
07-16-1903 - Carmen Lombardo - London, Canada - d. 4-17-1971
saxophonist: (Guy's brother) "Guy Lombardo and His Orchestra"; "Esso
Marketer"
08-06-1900 - Tony Parenti - New Orleans, LA - d. 4-17-1972
jazz clarinetist: "WNYC, NY Jazz Festival"
09-12-1921 - Frank McGee - Monroe. LA - d. 4-17-1974
nbc newsman: "Meet the Press";"The Great Debate"
Ron Sayles
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
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Date: Mon, 17 Apr 2006 09:46:17 -0400
From: Conrad Binyon <conradab@[removed];
To: [removed]@[removed]
Subject: Re: Siblings and Married Couples
"Stuart Lubin" <StuartLubin@[removed]; in his "How's
that for starters?" query about Siblings, and Married
Couples missed mentioning Hal Gerard and Ge Ge
Pearson, a married couple performing in the 1940's Los
Angeles radio scene. I remember they being another
married couple I became aware of as well as Cathy and
Elliot Lewis. They, however, never shared the same
surname as did the Lewis'. Here is the submission they
as a couple had in the weekly Radio Life publication's
April 15, issue which commemorated the magazine's 3rd
Annual Distinguished Achievement Awards to the
industry and its artists.
[removed]
Conrad Binyon
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conradab@[removed] (Conrad A. Binyon)
Encino, CA
Home of the Stars who loved Ranches and Farms
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Date: Mon, 17 Apr 2006 12:31:21 -0400
From: "Derek Tague" <derek@[removed];
To: <[removed]@[removed];
Subject: Gary Yoggy, convalescing
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Hi Gang:
I spoke this morning with my pal, OTR historian/author/re-creationist Gary
Yoggy and I'm happy to report that he is resting and doing well after having
had undergone quadruple-bypass heart surgery last Tuesday (11th). It turns out
that after the Professor went in for a routine heart screening and stress
test, his doctor ordered the surgery within an hour. Gary wasn't planning on
attending this year's edition of the Cincinnati OTR & Nostalgia convention
later this week due to prior commitments. At least now, he has a legitimate
excuse for sitting this year out. However, he assures me that he'll be back in
action doing his regular OTR directorial duties for this year's Memphis Film
Festival in June, and for FOTR in New Jersey in October.
Since Mr. Yoggy does not have immediate access his e-mail at the college where
he teaches, anybody wishing to send him get-well wishes should probably be
advised to do it via a snail-mail card. His address is Gary Yoggy, 72 Bissell
Avenue, Corning NY 14830.
Godpeed from the ether, Gary.
Derek Tague
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Date: Mon, 17 Apr 2006 15:34:01 -0400
From: tedshumaker@[removed]
To: [removed]@[removed]
Subject: related radio stars
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Harold Peary and Gloria Halliday husband and wife.
Sisters Lillian and Amanda Randolph.
All appeared on the Great Gildersleeve.
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Date: Mon, 17 Apr 2006 15:34:11 -0400
From: "Bob Scherago" <rscherago@[removed];
To: "Old Time Radio" <[removed]@[removed];
Subject: "Golden Age of Radio" and "A One Night Stand
with the Big Bands"
The latest "Golden Age of Radio" programs with Dick Bertel
and Ed Corcoran, and "A One Night Stand with the Big Bands"
with Arnold Dean can be heard at [removed].
Each week we feature three complete shows in MP3 format
for your listening pleasure or for downloading; two "Golden
Age of Radios" and one "One Night Stand." We present new
shows every week or so. The current three programs will be
available on line at least until the morning of April 24, 2006.
Program 36 - March, 1973 - Jackson Beck
A New York City native, Jackson Beck was the son of Broadway
and silent film actor Max Beck. After working as a runner for the
New York Stock Exchange, he launched his broadcasting career
in 1931. For the next seven decades, Beck used his voice to sell
everything from toothpaste and cereal to roach killer and paper
towels.
On the radio, he played a variety of roles, including detective
Philo Vance and western hero The Cisco Kid. Beck portrayed
the character of Bluto in more than 300 "Popeye" cartoons,
narrated the "[removed] Joe" TV show and did voice-over work on two
Woody Allen films ("Radio Days," "Take the Money and Run").
During World War II, he impersonated Soviet dictator Josef
Stalin and other political leaders on the "The March of Time"
radio show, which offered re-enactments of news stories from
Time magazine. Beck was best known for introducing the Man
of Steel with the thrilling words: "Look! Up in the sky! It's a bird!
It's a plane! It's Superman!" He narrated "The Adventures of
Superman" on the radio from 1943 to 1950, and the "Superman"
cartoon on TV through the late-1960s. In addition to narrating
Superman's adventures on radio, Beck doubled as villains,
supporting characters and the Daily Planet copyboy, Beany,
on the popular radio broadcasts of the 1940s.
Program 37 - April, 1973 - Mason Adams
Mason Adams was well known for playing Pepper Young on
the popular radio soap opera series Pepper Young's Family
throuout the 1940 and 1950s. He was also heard on most of
the successful radio programs during radio's "Golden Age."
In the 1970s, Adams was frequently heard on Himan Brown's
CBS Mystery Theater radio series. He had a regular running
role on the Lou Grant TV series for several seasons and
appeared in hundreds of other television series throughout
the 1950s, '60s, '70s and '80s and '90s and can still can be
seen playing featured roles in films and on TV.
"A One Night Stand with the Big Bands" With Arnold Dean
Billy Butterfield - June, 1975
Billy Butterfield was born in 1917 in Middleton, Ohio. He
attended high school in Wyoming and studied medicine at
Transylvania College. His early gigs included Austin Wyle
in Pittsburgh before joining the Bob Crosby band in 1936.
He worked and recorded with Crosby until 1940, then with
Artie Shaw until 1941. After this he worked with Benny
Goodman and Les Brown before being called up by the Army.
After the war, he formed his own successful band which
continued until 1947, after which he began a prolific studio
recording career in New York. Throughout the 40's and 50's,
Billy continued working at Nick's and Condon's as well as
touring with his own small group. From 1968-73 he worked
regularly with the World's Greatest Jazzband and appeared
at many jazz festivals well into the 80's.
In the 1970's WTIC decided that there was a market in
the evening for long-form shows that could be packaged
and sold to sponsors. Two of those shows were "The
Golden Age of Radio" and "A One Night Stand with the
Big Bands."
Dick Bertel had interviewed radio collector-historian
Ed Corcoran several times on his radio and TV shows,
and thought a regular monthly show featuring interviews
with actors, writers, producers, engineers and musicians
from radio's early days might be interesting. "The Golden
Age of Radio" was first broadcast in April, 1970; Ed was
Dick's co-host. It lasted seven years. "The Golden Age
of Radio" can also be heard Saturday nights on Walden
Hughes's program on Radio Yesteryear.
Arnold Dean began his love affair with the big band
era in his pre-teen years and his decision to study
the clarinet was inspired by the style of Artie Shaw.
When he joined WTIC in 1965 he hosted a daily program
of big band music. In 1971, encouraged by the success
of his daily program and "The Golden Age of Radio"
series, he began monthly shows featuring interviews
with the band leaders, sidemen, agents, jazz reporters,
etc. who made major contributions to one of the great
eras of music history.
Bob Scherago
Webmaster
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Date: Mon, 17 Apr 2006 19:57:46 -0400
From: Timothy Clough <timothy@[removed];
To: [removed]@[removed]
Subject: Web Comics and OTR
I've been looking for some new (for me) web-based comics for me to read
regularly, and came across this one for today:
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(Hint: it has an OTR reference!)
(BTW, this is one of the "new" comics I've decided to read, though not
just because of the OTR reference.)
Timothy Clough
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