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                            The Old-Time Radio Digest!
                              Volume 2012 : Issue 39
                         A Part of the [removed]!
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                                 ISSN: 1533-9289


                                 Today's Topics:

  Racism/sexism/ageism on OTR           [ "kclarke5@[removed]" <kclarke5@juno. ]
  2-25 births/deaths                    [ Ron Sayles <bogusotr@[removed]; ]
  This week in radio history 26 Februa  [ Joe Mackey <joemackey108@[removed] ]
  Lone Ranger                           [ Mary Poehler <MoCelt@[removed]; ]
  William Conrad book                   [ OTR MP3 <goldenotrmp3@[removed]; ]
  2-26 births/deaths                    [ Ron Sayles <bogusotr@[removed]; ]
  Name etiquette                        [ mchone@[removed] ]

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Date: Thu, 1 Mar 2012 13:17:05 -0500
From: "kclarke5@[removed]" <kclarke5@[removed];
To: [removed]@[removed]
Subject:  Racism/sexism/ageism on OTR
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        I believe that every entertainment medium has faced the issues of
racism/
sexism/ageism somewhere along the line. Wild Bill's Wild West Show faced it
when he wanted to hire Annie Oakley, because the public thought only
a man could be a good sharpshooter. There were these issues related to
vaudeville, OTR, and television at one time or another.
        What about the exceptions to the rule? Charlie Chan and Mr. Moto were
oriental characters and were detectives. This was quite unlike other oriental
roles such as Ming the Merciless.
        What about the roles usually accepted at the time to be exclusively
male roles?
Candy Matson was a detective (when detectives on radio were either British or
American males) and Martha Ellis Bryant was a defense attorney (when
attorneys
on OTR were usually played by men). Both of these programs were very popular
on radio
in their day and both went against what was considered to be the norm. When it
came
to wealthy, yet mysterious, crimefighters there were the Green Hornet and the
Shadow.
But what about the mysterious "Lady In Blue"?
        Ageism was an issue, too. For many years, OTR portrayed older
characters as
nothing short of senile (remember the Old Timer on "Fibber McGee and Molly"
and "Lum and Abner"?). But then, there was also Mister Keen who was often
described
as the kindly tracer of lost persons.
        There are probably many other examples of stereotypical roles as well
as roles
which were exceptions to the rule regarding OTR. After each one, OTR responded
and
provided more roles which were more modern and 'forward thinking'.     Kenneth
Clarke

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Date: Thu, 1 Mar 2012 13:17:11 -0500
From: Ron Sayles <bogusotr@[removed];
To: Olde Tyme Radio Digest Digest <[removed]@[removed];
Subject:  2-25 births/deaths

February 25th births

02-25-1879 - Frank McIntyre - Ann Arbor, MI - d. 6-8-1949
actor: Captain Barney "Maxwell House Showboat"; Captain Henry "Showboat"
02-25-1895 - George Schuyler - Providence, RI - d. 8-31-1977
host: "The Negro World"
02-25-1896 - John Parrish - Lindenhurst, NY - d. 4-18-1988
actor: "Alias Jimmy Valentine"; "Life Can Be Beautiful"
02-25-1896 - Victor Bay - Lodz, Poland - d. 10-12-1988
orchestra leader on the CBS network
02-25-1899 - Wini Shaw - San Francisco, CA - d. 5-2-1982
actor: Air Trailers "Good News of 1935 and In Caliente"
02-25-1901 - Zeppo Marx - NYC  - d. 11-30-1979
comedian: (Marx Brothers) "American Review"
02-25-1904 - Adelle Davis - Lizton, IN - d. 5-31-1974
nutritionist, author: "Edgar Bergen/Charlie McCarthy"
02-25-1904 - Marion Claire - Chicago, IL - d. 2-24-1988
singer: "Chicago Theatre of the Air"
02-25-1904 - Warren Parker - Alton, IL - d. 7-31-1976
actor: Jesus Christ "The Greatest Story Ever Told"
02-25-1906 - Warren Hymer - NYC - d. 3-25-1948
actor: "Screen Guild Theatre"
02-25-1908 - George Duning - Richmond, IN - d. 2-27-2000
composer: "Bud's Bandwagon"
02-25-1909 - Berkley Mather - Gloucester, North Wales - d. 4-7-1996
author: "Bird's Eye View"; "Southern Channel"
02-25-1912 - David Roberts - Jacksonville, FL - d. 12-24-1996
NBC staff announcer
02-25-1912 - Richard Wattis - Wednesbury, England - d. 2-1-1975
actor: "Brothers In Law"
02-25-1912 - Wally Ausley - d. 12-19-1994
play-by-play for the North Carolina State Wolfpack
02-25-1913 - Jim Backus - Cleveland, OH - d. 7-3-1989
comedian: Hubert Updike "Alan Young Show"; Chester Fenwick "Sad Sack"
02-25-1914 - John Arlott - Basingstoke, England - d. 12-14-1991
BBC radio cricket commentator
02-25-1914 - Mamie Delzell - Georgetown County, SC - d. 3-16-2010
host: Town Crier "Hello Ladies"
02-25-1915 - Brenda Joyce - Excelsior Springs, MO - d. 7-13-2009
actor: "Good News of 1940"; "Stars Over Hollywood"; "AmericanShowcase"
02-25-1917 - Michael Morris - Russia - d. 6-20-2003
writer: "Mr. and Mrs. North"; "Hollywood Story"
02-25-1918 - Bobby Riggs - Los Angeles, CA - d. 10-25-1995
overbearing tennis player: "National Guard Show"
02-25-1921 - Andy Pafko - Boyceville, WI
baseball player: "Quiz Kids"
02-25-1921 - John Wainwright - d. 9-xx-1995
writer: "Death in a Sleeping City"
02-25-1921 - Patricia Ryan - London, England - d. 2-15-1949
actor: Amy March "Little Women"; Claudia Naughton "Claudia and David"
02-25-1925 - Lisa Kirk - Charleroi, PA - d. 11-11-1990
vocalist: "The Henry Morgan Show"
02-25-1927 - Dickie Jones - Snyder, TX
actor: Henry Aldrich "The Aldrich Family"
02-25-1928 - Larry Gelbart - Chicago, IL - d. 9-11-2009
writer: "Bob Hope Show"; "Duffy's Tavern"; "Jack Parr Show"
02-25-1932 - Faron Young - Shreveport, LA - d. 12-10-1996
country singer: "Grand Ole Opry"; "Country Style [removed]"
02-25-1937 - Bob Schieffer - Austin, TX
news correspondent: "CBS News Twentieth Century Roundup"
02-25-1938 - Diane Baker - Hollywood, CA
actor: "CBS Radio Mystery Theatre"
02-25-1940 - Ron Santo - Seattle, WA - d. 12-2-2010
color commentator for the Chicago Cubs
02-25-1951 - Don Poier - d. 1-21-2005
sports announcer

February 25th deaths

02-20-1914 - John Charles Daly - Johannesburg, South Africa - d.
2-25-1991
newscaster, emcee: "What's My Line"; "CBS Is There"; "Columbia Workshop"
02-24-1923 - David Soyer - Philadelphia, PA - d. 2-25-2010
cellist: "NBC Symphony Orchestra"; "Guauner Quartet"
03-13-1919 - William Ormond Mitchell - Weyburn, Canada - d. 2-25-1998
radio dramatist: "Jake and the Kid"
03-17-1884 - Frank Buck - Gainesville, TX - d. 2-25-1950
wild animal hunter: "Bring 'em Back Alive"
03-21-1908 - Vincent Pelletier - Minneapolis, MN - d. 2-25-1994
actor: Victor Powell "This is Life"; Robin "Calling All Detectives"
03-26-1911 - Tennessee Williams - Columbus, TN - d. 2-25-1983
author: "Drama Critics Award"; "Lux Radio Theatre"
04-09-1916 - Julian Dash - Charleston, SC - d. 2-25-1974
saxophonist: "Erskine Hawkins and His Orchestra"
04-15-1931 - Florian Zabach - Chicago, IL - d. 2-25-2006
violinist: "Arthur Godfrey and His Talent Scouts"; "Here's to Veterans"
05-15-1917 - Wade Barnes - Alliance, OH - d. 2-25-1999
announcer/pianist: WHBC Canton, Ohio
05-24-1905 - Joe Lindwurm - d. 2-25-1992
musician: "The Ipana Troubadors"
06-14-1930 - David Leeson - d. 2-25-1971
writer: "Young Doctor Malone"
07-15-1900 - Ernest Batchelor - d. 2-25-1976
disk jockey: WDAX McRae, Georgia
07-23-1909 - Helen Martin - St. Louis, MO - d. 2-25-2000
actor: "Sears Radio Theatre"
07-31-1904 - Billy Hillpot - Red Bank, NJ - d. 2-25-1985
singer: Trade "Smith Brothers: Trade and Mark"; "Camel Pleasure Hour"
08-08-1885 - Gene Buck - Detroit, MI - d. 2-25-1957
president of ascap: "World's Fair Concert"
08-25-1943 - Bill Holm - nr: Minneota, MN - d. 2-25-2009
writer: "Prairie Home Companion"
09-08-1908 - John Griggs - Chesterfield, SC - d. 2-25-1967
actor: Capt. Randy Claymore of the Confederacy "Roses and Drums"
09-14-1925 - Bill Christy - Seattle, WA - d. 2-25-1946
actor: Franklin Dexter "Meet Corliss Archer"
09-19-1930 - Derek Nimmo - Liverpool, England - d. 2-25-1999
comic actor: "The Dales"
09-23-1907 - Rudd Weatherwax - Engel, Sierra County, NM - d. 2-25-1985
dog trainer: "Lassie"
10-03-1908 - Johnny Burke - Antioch, CA - d. 2-25-1964
composer: "Amos 'n' Andy"; "Kraft Music Hall"; "The Big Show"
11-20-1890 - Otto Tolischus - d. 2-25-1967
correspondent: "Information Please"
12-01-1880 - William Arndt - Mayville, WI - d. 2-25-1957
professor: conducted Bible classes on WFUO St. Louis
12-04-1887 - Louise Ballman - d. 2-25-1970
violinist on experimental station 5ACW Fort Smith, Arkansas
12-09-1903 - Matty Malneck - Newark, NJ - d. 2-25-1981
bandleader: "Campana Serenade"; "Duffy's Tavern"
12-26-1911 - Hal Bourne - Chicago, IL - d. 2-25-2000
musical director: "A Date with Judy"

Ron

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Date: Thu, 1 Mar 2012 13:17:17 -0500
From: Joe Mackey <joemackey108@[removed];
To: otr-digest <[removed]@[removed];
Subject:  This week in radio history 26 February to 3 March

 From Those Were The Days

2/27

1922   Commerce Secretary Herbert Hoover convened the first National
Radio Conference in Washington, DC. There, industry regulations were
widely discussed.

3/1

1932   Radio's greatest effort of on the spot news coverage began as NBC
and CBS rushed to Hopewell, NJ to cover the kidnapping of the Charles
and Anne Lindbergh baby.

1941    Commercial FM broadcasting began in the [removed] when station W47NV
in Nashville, TN started operations on this day.

1941   Duffy's Tavern debuted on CBS.

3/2

1945   Mystery fans remember this day when they gathered around the
radio set to listen to the Mutual Broadcasting System as Superman
encountered Batman and Robin for the first time.

1952   Whispering Streets debuted on ABC, remaining on the air until 1960.

Joe

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Date: Thu, 1 Mar 2012 13:17:36 -0500
From: Mary Poehler <MoCelt@[removed];
To: [removed]@[removed]
Subject:  Lone Ranger

If you are interested, the podcast of 2/13/12 of the Stuff You Missed In
History Class podcast is entitled, Who was the real Lone Ranger?

Mary

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Date: Thu, 1 Mar 2012 13:17:48 -0500
From: OTR MP3 <goldenotrmp3@[removed];
To: <[removed]@[removed];
Subject:  William Conrad book
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Look forward to coming book on Conrad - Chris Lembisis (spelling) did a long
interview with Conrad in early 70s. A friend of mine, Bob Wiley was using
Conrad in some commercials at time. I introduced Chris to Bob, and after
getting permission from Conrad, Chris did the interview on Bob's paid studio
time. There is some good info in it

Conrad is known for his colorful language, as all of us know that met and
visited with him!! Being an ex Marine, he out cussed me!!

Best to you, GM

OTR IN MP3 BY GL MERCER

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Date: Thu, 1 Mar 2012 13:56:06 -0500
From: Ron Sayles <bogusotr@[removed];
To: Olde Tyme Radio Digest Digest <[removed]@[removed];
Subject:  2-26 births/deaths

February 26th births

02-26-1875 - Emma Dunn - Cheshire, England - d. 12-14-1966
actor: "The Eveready Hour"
02-26-1887 - William Frawley - Burlington, IA - d. 3-3-1966
comedian: Fred Mertz "I Love Lucy", "Hallmark Playhouse"; "Hollywood
Hotel"
02-26-1888 - William Lynn - Providence, RI - d. 1-5-1952
actor: Casper Milquestoast "The Timid Soul"; Mac "Tillie the Toiler"
02-26-1891 - Alan Bridge - Pennsylvania - d. 12-27-1957
actor: "The Eddie Bracken Show"
02-26-1891 - Josef Bonime - Vilna, Poland - d. 11-8-1959
conductor: "Death Valley Days"; "Echoes of New York"
02-26-1898 - Fiddlin' Sid Harkreader - Wilson County, TN - d. 3-19-1988
fiddler: "Grand Ole Opry"
02-26-1900 - Jean Negulesco - Craiova, Rumaina - d. 7-18-1993
film director, screenwriter: "Screen Director's Playhouse"; "Lux Radio
Theatre"
02-26-1903 - Donald Baker - Ontario, Canada - d. 6-26-1989
organist: WOR Newark, New Jersey
02-26-1906 - Madeleine Carroll - West Bromwich, England - d. 10-2-1987
actor: "The Circle"; "NBC Radio Theatre"; "Stage Door Canteen"
02-26-1907 - Hal Fimberg - d. 4-6-1974
writer, director, producer: "Abbott and Costello"; "Spike Jones"
02-26-1911 - Warren M. Lewis - d. 3-28-1997
producer: "Silver Theatre"; "Stars Over Hollywood"
02-26-1912 - Dane Clark - Brooklyn, NY - d. 9-11-1998
actor: Perry 'Quiz' Quisinberry "Passport for Adams
02-26-1914 - Robert Alda - NYC - d. 5-3-1986
singer: "Rudy Vallee Presents the Drene Show"
02-26-1914 - Roy Maypole - d. 7-4-1976
creator, writer: "Heart's Desire"; "Stepmother"
02-26-1915 - Eddie Gallaher - Washington, [removed] - d. 11-26-2003
disc jockey: "Moon Dial"; "On a Sunday Afternoon"
02-26-1916 - Dick Dunham - NYC - d. 11-24-1989
announcer: "Strange Romance of Evelyn Winters"
02-26-1916 - Jackie Gleason - Brooklyn, NY - d. 6-24-1987
comedian: "Jackie Gleason-Les Tremayne Show"
02-26-1916 - Peter Brough - West London, England - d. 6-3-1999
ventriloquist: "Educating Archie"; "Navy Mixture"
02-26-1918 - Theodore Sturgeon - Staten Island, NY - d. 5-12-1985
science fiction writer: "Beyond Tomorrow"; "X Minus One"; "Future Tense"
02-26-1919 - Mason Adams - NYC - d. 4-26-2005
actor: Larry 'Pepper' Young "Pepper Young's Family" Ned Scott "Jones
and I"
02-26-1920 - Antony Kearey - London, England - d. 9-16-1997
producer: "The Shetland Wildcat"
02-26-1920 - Michael Pate - Sydney, Australia - d. 9-1-2008
actor: "Lux Radio Theatre"
02-26-1920 - Tony Randall - Tulsa, OK - d. 5-17-2004
actor: Reggie York "I Love A Mystery"
02-26-1921 - Betty Hutton - Battle Creek, MI - d. 3-11-2007
singer: "Radio Almanac"; "Radio Hall of Fame"; "[removed] Steel Hour"
02-26-1921 - Clarice Blackburn - San Francisco, CA - d. 8-5-1995
actor: "CBS Radio Mystery Theatre"
02-26-1922 - Margaret Leighton - Barnt Green, England - d. 1-13-1976
actor: "Variety Playhouse"; "Pocket Theatre"
02-26-1926 - David Frankham - Kent, England
actor: Andy Barbour "One Man's Family"
02-26-1928 - Fats Domino - New Orleans, LA
singer: "Guest Star"
02-26-1928 - John Ewart - Melbourne, Australia - d. 3-8-1994
actor: "Snow White"
02-26-1932 - Johnny Cash - Kingsland, AR - d. 9-12-2003
singer: "Grand Ole Opry"; "Louisiana Hayride"
02-26-1933 - Godfrey Cambridge - NYC - d. 11-29-1976
actor: "Voices of Vista"

February 26th deaths

01-09-1920 - Betty Roche - Wilmington, DE - d. 2-26-1999
singer: "Duke Ellington and His Orchestra"; "Spotlight Bands"
02-20-1900 - Paul Conlan - Indiana - d. 2-26-1980
writer, director: "Abbott and Costello Show"; "The Signal Carnival"
02-21-1903 - Roland MacLane - d. 2-26-1984
writer: "Edgar Bergen/Charlie McCarthy Show"; "My Friend Irma"
03-15-1919 - Lawrence Tierney - Brooklyn, NY - d. 2-26-2002
actor: "Lux Radio Theatre"
03-28-1915 - Joel Murcott - d. 2-26-1978
writer, director: "Tales of the Texas Rangers"; "Yours Truly, Johnny
Dollar"
04-29-1896 - Harry McNaughton - Surbiton, England - d. 2-26-1967
actor, panelist: Higgins "It's Higgins. Sir"; "It Pays to Be Ignorant"
07-05-1903 - Hester Sondergaard - Minnesota - d. 2-26-1994
actor: (Sister of Gale Sondergaard) "Columbia Presents Corwin";
"Studio One"
07-20-1943 - Wendy Richard - Middlesbrough, England - d. 2-26-2009
actor: Anne Marie Rat "Cat's Whiskers"; "Dad's Army"
08-14-1870 - Harry Lauder - Edinburgh, Scotland - d. 2-26-1950
singer: "Sir Harry Lauder"; "The Fourth Christmas"
08-28-1908 - Genevieve Rowe - Freemont, OH - d. 2-26-1995
singer: "Gay Nineties Revue"; "Songs America Loves"; "An Evening with
Romberg"
10-28-1896 - Howard Hanson - Wahoo, NE - d. 2-26-1981
conductor, composer: "New York Philharmonic"; "ASCAP World's Fair
Concert"
11-29-1913 - Harry Bartell - New Orleans, LA - d. 2-26-2004
actor: Archie Goodwin "Advs. of Nero Wolfe"; "Adv of Sherlock Holmes";
"Gunsmoke"
12-10-1889 - Arthur Vinton - Brooklyn, NY - d. 2-26-1963
actor: Killer Kane "Buck Rogers"; Commissioner Weston "The Shadow"
12-26-1900 - Charles Perry - NYC - d. 2-26-1967
producer, sports announcer: WHN New York
xx-xx-1855 - Adelaide Fitz-Allen - d. 2-26-1935
actor: Old Nancy, the witch of Salem "The Witch's Tale"

Ron

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Date: Thu, 1 Mar 2012 13:56:37 -0500
From: mchone@[removed]
To: [removed]@[removed]
Subject:  Name etiquette

Rick Keating wrote about sexism vs. manners.  I am glad he said it, it is not
considered politically correct to tell the truth about a lot of things, but
he did.
Different times, different manners and ways of communicating.
I get irritated with young people who I don't know and have never seen before
addressing me by my first name.  Most of the time they mispronounce it
anyway. Of
course I usually don't call them down about it to avoid any hard feelings or
embarrassment.  My 27 year old daughter, Nora, works in retail and with
customers
all
the time-she told me that they are told to call the customers by their
christian
names because management feels that it is more friendly and makes the
customer feel
more
at home.  Balderdash!  I hate it when a 20 year old refers to me by my first
name,
I am a sexagenarian and feel I have earned being addressed by my genderic
title.

Roby McHone
Fairbanks, Alaska

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