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The Old-Time Radio Digest!
Volume 2010 : Issue 102
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ISSN: 1533-9289
Today's Topics:
Memorable Gildy Episodes [ Archie <y_know_archie@[removed]; ]
OTR in LAS VEGAS [ jerrymyrnajena@[removed] ]
6-5 births/deaths [ Ron Sayles <bogusotr@[removed]; ]
Uncle Gordon [ <philppublic@[removed]; ]
This week in radio history 6-13 June [ Joe Mackey <joemackey108@[removed] ]
Corrections [ Joe Mackey <joemackey108@[removed] ]
6-6 births/deaths [ Ron Sayles <bogusotr@[removed]; ]
Himan Brown dies at 99 [ Doug Douglass <dougdouglass@[removed] ]
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Date: Sun, 6 Jun 2010 17:00:04 -0400
From: Archie <y_know_archie@[removed];
To: OTR Digest <[removed]@[removed];
Subject: Memorable Gildy Episodes
In Digest #100, Ryano asked for some suggestions for memorable Gildy
episodes. For me, the most emotional episode was the Christmas episode when
Marjorie got engaged - 49-12-21.
Ryano was also looking for the episode about "little brother". I think he is
looking for 49-12-14 - another Christmas episode in which Gildy recites a
story.
The Great Gildersleeve has brought me many, many hours of enjoyable listening
over the years.
Archie
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Date: Sun, 6 Jun 2010 17:00:14 -0400
From: jerrymyrnajena@[removed]
To: [removed]@[removed]
Subject: OTR in LAS VEGAS
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Hello. I'm an old time radio collector and fan in Las Vegas, NV.
And would like to know if there are any other OTR enthusiasts
in this area. I have an OTR buddy in Omaha, NE but would like
to contact those in Las Vegas. Let me know if your in the area.
Thank you, so much! Jerry Boehm jerrymyrnajena@[removed]
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Date: Sun, 6 Jun 2010 17:00:22 -0400
From: Ron Sayles <bogusotr@[removed];
To: Olde Tyme Radio Digest Digest <[removed]@[removed];
Subject: 6-5 births/deaths
June 5th births
06-05-1890 - George Briegel - Scranton, PA - d. 5-12-1968
wrote theme music for radio
06-05-1891 - Prosper Buranelli - d. 6-19-1960
writer: Assistant to Lowell Thomas
06-05-1898 - William Boyd - Hendrysburg, OH - d. 9-12-1972
actor: Hopalong Cassidy "Hopalong Cassidy"
06-05-1906 - Margaret Rawlings - Osaka, Japan - d. 5-19-1996
actor: "Gigi"
06-05-1907 - D'Artega - Silao, Mexico - d. 1-20-1998
conductor, composer: "Enna Jettick Melodies"
06-05-1908 - Craig Rice (Georgiana Ann Randolph) - Illinois - d.
8-28-1957
writer: "Murder and Mr. Malone"
06-05-1908 - Edward James - d. 3-6-1995
creator of "Father Knows Best"
06-05-1910 - Herb Vigran - Fort Wayne, IN - d. 11-29-1986
actor: Sad Sack "Sad Sack"; Hector Smith "Father Knows Best"
06-05-1912 - Dan Ocko - d. 8-29-1991
actor: Killer Kane "Buck Rogers of the 25th Century"; "Sergeant Muggin
"Inspector Thorne"
06-05-1914 - J. Donald Wilson - d. 1-26-1984
creator, writer, producer: "The Whistler"; "Advs. of Nero Wolfe";
"Dark Venture"
06-05-1915 - Alfred Kazin - Brownsville, NY - d. 6-4-1998
author, teacher, literary critic: "Invitation to Learning"
06-05-1916 - John Raby - NYC - d. 3-xx-1957
actor: Jerry Forester "A Brighter Day"; Sinjun Harris "Our Gal Sunday"
06-05-1917 - Frances Burgio - Baltimore, MD
singer, pianist: "Girl with a Million Melodies"
06-05-1920 - Cornelius Ryan - Dublin, Ireland - d. 11-23-1974
d-dat war correspondent, novelist: "Hearing Highlights"
06-05-1922 - Gordon "Specs" Powell - NYC - d. 9-15-2007
jazz drummer: "Music 'Til Midnight"; "All-Star Sextette"
06-05-1925 - Bill Hayes - Harvey, IL
singer, actor: "Arthur Godfrey Time"
06-05-1928 - Robert Lansing - San Diego, CA - d. 10-23-1994
actor: "CBS Radio Mystery Theatre"
06-05-1940 - David Brudnoy - Minneapolis, MN - d. 12-9-2004
radio personality WBZ Boston, Massachusetts
06-05-1945 - June Gable - NYC
actor: "CBS Radio Mystery Theatre"
06-05-1961 - Mary Kay Bergman - Los Angeles, CA - d. 11-11-1999
voice actor: commercials for radio
June 5th deaths
01-26-1918 - Vito Scotti - San Francisco, CA - d. 6-5-1996
actor: "Romance"; "Broadway Is My Beat"
02-06-1911 - Ronald "Dutch" Reagan - Tampico, IL - d. 6-5-2004
panelist, actor: Hollywood Byline"; "Lux Radio Theatre"
03-17-1877 - Edwin M. Whitney - Parma Center, NY - d. 6-5-1957
actor: Captain Jimmy Norton "Harbor Lights"; Judge Whipple "Real Folks"
07-14-1915 - Jack Gregson - Spokane, WA - d. 6-5-1988
announcer, emcee: "Jack's Place"; "Live Like a Millionaire"
07-22-1918 - Buddy Black - Huntington, PA - d. 6-5-1990
announcer: "Chuck Foster and His Orchestra"
08-26-1911 - Hal Gibney - Woodland, CA - d. 6-5-1973
announcer: "Draget"; "The Six Shooter"; "Tales of the Texas Rangers"
09-06-1901 - Joseph Vitale - NYC - d. 6-5-1994
actor: "Great Plays"; "CBS Radio Mystery Theatre"
09-11-1862 - O. Henry (Wm. Sydney Porter) - Greensboro, NC - d. 6-5-1910
short story writer: Several of his works adapted for radio
09-13-1925 - Mel Torme - Chicago, IL- d. 6-5-1999
actor, singer: Joe Corntassel "Little Orphan Annie"; "Torme Time";
"New Mel Torme Show"
09-22-1926 - Sybil Trent - Brooklyn, NY - d. 6-5-2000
actor: "Let's Pretend"; Thelma "As the Twig is Bent/We Love and Learn"
10-21-1927 - Ray Brenner - California - d. 6-5-1995
writer: "The Phil Harris/Alice Faye Show"
10-30-1911 - Milton Lieberthal - d. 6-5-1989
writer: "The Sheriff"
11-01-1871 - Stephen Crane - Newark, NJ - d. 6-5-1900
author: Many of his works were adapted for radio
11-05-1891 - Vinton Freedley - Philadelphia, PA - d. 6-5-1969
host: "Theatre USA"
11-07-1910 - Charles Carroll - Jackson, MI - d. 6-5-1978
actor: "Margo of Castlewood"; "Valiant Lady"
11-11-1887 - Roland Young - London, England - d. 6-5-1953
actor: Cosmo Topper "Advs of Topper"; William "Johnny Presents"
12-20-1902 - Max Lerner - Ivenitz, Minsk, Russia - d. 6-5-1992
editorial director, commentator: "PM"
12-30-1911 - Jeanette Nolan - Los Angeles, CA - d. 6-5-1998
actor: Nicolette Moore "One Man's Family"; Mrs. Hudson "Advs. of
Sherlock Holmes"
Ron
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Date: Sun, 6 Jun 2010 17:01:44 -0400
From: <philppublic@[removed];
To: [removed]@[removed]
Subject: Uncle Gordon
Radio hosted so many unsung programs that live only in the memories of a few
old timers. When I was young in the early 50's, I listened to Uncle Gordon
(Shaw) read the Miami Herald comics on WQAM in Miami, Florida. As a special
birthday treat, we made the long drive (pre-turnpike and interstate) from
Stuart to Miami so that I could sprawl on the studio floor with the other
kids and watch the reading. I was thrilled by the high-tech sound effects;
[removed], when Shaw shook a desk drawer of pencils and erasers, etc. to suggest a
scuffle. WQAM was at the time located in the subsequently-demolished Alfred I
DuPont Bldg on Biscayne Blvd.
I'd like to prove to my kids (and grandkids) that I'm not making this up.
Unfortunately, I can find no corroboration of this program. One nostalgia
website ([removed]) mentions
"Uncle Gordon reading the Sunday funnies on the radio (at the Freedom Tower
formerly the Miami Daily News Bldg.)" This is neither the location nor the
newspaper of my experience.
Gordon Shaw slimmed down and moved to WCKT Channel 7 as a newscaster. He is
mentioned in a 1958 newspaper article
[[removed];dat=19580118&id=4LwyAAAAI
BAJ&sjid=JewFAAAAIBAJ&pg=1271,838616)] and even appears in a YouTube clip
([removed] starting about 4:12).
Does anyone know about the pre-Storz WQAM program lineup?
Wes
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Date: Sun, 6 Jun 2010 17:02:05 -0400
From: Joe Mackey <joemackey108@[removed];
To: otr-digest <[removed]@[removed];
Subject: This week in radio history 6-13 June
From Those Were The Days -
6/6
1938 - Stella Dallas was presented for the first time on the NBC Red
radio network. The serial was "the true to life story of mother love and
sacrifice." Stella continued to do this and so much more until 1955.
6/7
1945 The NBC program The Adventures of Topper was heard for the first
time.
1955 NBC presented The Lux Radio Theatre for the final time. The
program had aired for 21 years.
6/8
1942 The comic soap opera Clara, Lu 'n Em was revived on CBS (the
original show began in 1931 on NBC). Clara, Lu and Em were together
again for just a short while before vanishing into radio oblivion.
1947 Lassie debuted on ABC. It was a 15 minute show about an
extraordinary collie. Animal imitator, Earl Keen provided the whines and
other dog noises. The announcer was Charles Lyon; Marvin Miller and
Betty Arnold played Lassie's owners. The sponsor was Red Heart dog food.
From [removed]
1909 An SOS signal is transmitted for the first time in an emergency
when the Cunard liner SS Slavonia is wrecked off the Azores.
From Those Were The Days
1924 The first political convention on radio was presented. Graham
McNamee provided coverage of the Republican National Convention from
Cleveland, OH.
6/12
1947 Sergeant Preston of The Yukon went national for the first time.
The show, with the Canadian Mountie and his trusty dog, King, continued
on the radio until 1955, beginning on WXYZ Detroit in 1938. Sgt. Preston
was created by George W. Trendle and Fran Striker, who also created The
Lone Ranger and The Green Hornet.
1955 The first network radio show to be produced with no script, The
University of Chicago Round Table, was heard for the final time on NBC.
The program was the first network radio program to win the coveted
George Foster Peabody Award.
1955 "This is Monitor, a weekend program service of NBC Radio," was
heard for the first time. Notables such as Bill Cullen, Ed McMahon, Hugh
Downs, and Dave Garroway recited this line. It was a network cue to NBC
radio stations across the nation who carried the long form news,
entertainment and variety broadcast from New York City. Stations and
listeners who were "on the Monitor beacon" were entertained for six
hours or more each Saturday and Sunday night for nearly two decades.
NBC's Monitor was one of the last live network radio programs on the air.
Joe
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Date: Sun, 6 Jun 2010 17:03:03 -0400
From: Joe Mackey <joemackey108@[removed];
To: otr-digest <[removed]@[removed];
Subject: Corrections
Jack French wrote --
> Joe Mackey tells us that "Joyce Jordan, Girl Intern" began in 1938 on
CBS and "later evolved into 'The Brighter Day' in 1948."
> Close, but no cigar.
Charlie replied --
> [ADMINISTRIVIA: Wasn't Joe, was "Those Were the Days." Joe just
spends the time gathering up the radio-related info and forwarding it to
the Digest each week, he doesn't make the mistakes [removed]
And I reply -
Whenever a error is brought to my attention, as above, I correct the
entry.
And I am happy when someone lets me know something is wrong. :)
Joe
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Date: Sun, 6 Jun 2010 17:03:10 -0400
From: Ron Sayles <bogusotr@[removed];
To: Olde Tyme Radio Digest Digest <[removed]@[removed];
Subject: 6-6 births/deaths
June 6th births
06-06-1872 - Arthur H. Adams - Lawrence, New Zealand - d. 3-4-1936
his stage play "Mrs. Pretty and the Premier" was adapted for radio
06-06-1875 - Thomas Mann - Lubeck, Germany - d. 8-12-1955
writer: Had works adapted for "Treasury Star Parade"
06-06-1891 - Ted Lewis - Circleville, OH - d. 8-25-1971
singer: "Texaco Star Theatre"; "Radio Hall of Fame"
06-06-1898 - Walter Abel - St. Paul, MN - d. 3-26-1987
actor: "Columbia Presents Shakespeare"; "Magic Key"; "Voice of the Army"
06-06-1900 - Arthur Askey - Liverpool, England - d. 11-16-1982
comedian: "Band Waggon"; "Music Hall"; "Does the Team Think"
06-06-1901 - Jan Struther - London, England - d. 7-20-1953
author: "Information Please"; "Mrs. Miniver"
06-06-1902 - Paul W. White - Pittsburg, KS - d. 7-9-1955
Organized CBS New Bureau; Vice president of CBS News
06-06-1903 - Bert Lown - d. 11-21-1962
CBS Network executive, also a songwriter
06-06-1905 - John Gart - Russia - d. 9-28-1989
orchestra leader, organ: "Lawyer Tucker"; "Cloak and Dagger"; "Big Town"
06-06-1906 - Asher Sizemore - Manchester, KY - d. 11-24-1975
singer with son Jimmie: "Grand Ole Opry"
06-06-1917 - Maria Montez - Barahona, Dominican Republic - d. 9-7-1951
actor: "Lux Radio Theatre"
06-06-1918 - Martin Esslin - Budapest, Austria-Hungary - d. 2-24-2002
Head of radio drama for the BBC
06-06-1918 - Peter Donald - Bristol, England - d. 4-30-1979
actor, emcee: Ajax Cassidy "Fred Allen Show"; "Can You Top This?"
06-06-1918 - William Cayton - Chevy Chase, MD - d. 10-4-2003
copywriter: Radio and Television Packagers, Inc.
06-06-1920 - Jan Rubes - Volyne, Czechoslovakia - d. 6-29-2009
opera singer: "Songs of My People"
06-06-1922 - Carol Richards - Harvard, IL - d. 3-16-2007
singer: "New Edgar Bergen Hour"; "Bing Crosby Show"
06-06-1923 - Beverly Styles - Richmond, VA - d. 1-3-2005
violinist, pianist, drummer vocalist
06-06-1926 - Jame Dukas - Portsmouth, OH
actor: "CBS Radio Mystery Theatre"
06-06-1927 - Alan Seymour - Fremantle, Australia
writer: "Swamp Creature"
06-06-1928- Rodney D. Wingfield - London, England - d. 7-31-2007
author: "Frost at Christmas"
06-06-1931 - Lloyd Lindroth - d. 6-9-1994
harpist: "Unites States Army Band"
06-06-1932 - Billie Whitelaw - Coventry, Warwickshire, England
actor: Maddy Rooney "All That Fall"
06-06-1940 - Richard Paul - Los Angeles, CA - d. 12-25-1998
actor: "Empire of the Air"
June 6th deaths
01-01-1895 - Art Gillham - St. Louis, MO - d. 6-6-1961
piano playing vocalist: (Whispering Pianist) Plugged songs to sell
sheet music
01-01-1904 - George Landen Dann - Brisbane, Australia - d. 6-6-1977
writer: "Funerals for Field Mice"
01-23-1920 - Jack Coleman - Denver, CO - d. 6-6-1985
singer: (Avon Comedy Four) "Old Fashioned Revival Hour"
01-28-1911 - William Palmer - d. 6-6-1996
co-creator of the Palmer-Mullin tape deck first used by Bing Crosby
02-06-1911 - John Allen Wolfe - Louisville, KY - d. 6-6-1996
announcer: "Capitol Family Hour"; "Our Gal Sunday"; "Woman of Courage"
03-07-1913 - Smokey Montgomery - Rinard, IA - d. 6-6-2001
banjo picker: (Member of the Light Crust Dough Boys) "Columbia's
Country Caravan"
03-13-1878 - Katherine Emmett - San Francisco, CA - d. 6-6-1960
actor: Agatha Anthone "The Romance of Helen Trent"
04-25-1899 - Guinn (Big Boy) Williams - Decatur, TX - d. 6-6-1962
actor: "Biography In Sound"
08-10-1899 - Jack Haley - Boston, MA - d. 6-6-1979
comedian: "Log Cabin"; "Wonder Show"; "Sealtest Village Store"
08-29-1912 - Barry Sullivan - NYC - d. 6-6-1994
actor: Steve Canyon "Steve Canyon"; Simon Templar "The Saint"
09-03-1938 - Glyn Worsnip - Highnam, England - d. 6-6-1996
host: "Breakfast Time"; "Press Gang"
09-17-1931 - Anne Bancroft - The Bronx, NY - d. 6-6-2005
actor: "Image Minorities"
10-05-1927 - Anne Haddy - Quorn, South Australia - d. 6-6-1999
actor: ABC Radio Adelaide
10-24-1924 - Mary Lee - Centralia, IL - d. 6-6-1996
singer: "Ted Weems and His Orchestra"; "Spotlight Bands"
11-11-1883 - Wilbur C. Tuttle - Missouri - d. 6-6-1969
writer: "Hashkdnife Hartley"
11-20-1925 - Bobby Kennedy - Brookline, MA - d. 6-6-1968
[removed] senator: "Meet the Press"
12-03-1900 - Lester Matthews - Nottingham, England - d. 6-6-1975
actor: "Lux Radio Theatre"
12-14-1903 - Harry Birrell - d. 6-6-1995
disk jockey: WBVP Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania
Ron
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Date: Sun, 6 Jun 2010 17:03:58 -0400
From: Doug Douglass <dougdouglass@[removed];
To: OTR Digest <[removed]@[removed];
Subject: Himan Brown dies at 99
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