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Date: 9/10/2002 4:56 PM
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                            The Old-Time Radio Digest!
                              Volume 2002 : Issue 354
                         A Part of the [removed]!
                                 ISSN: 1533-9289


                                 Today's Topics:

  Today in radio history                [ Joe Mackey <joemackey108@[removed] ]
  lewoliwa!                             [ BryanH362@[removed] ]
  Re: Struts &Frets                     [ Taylor401306@[removed] ]
  Serious feuds                         [ "rcg" <revrcg@[removed]; ]
  Terminology                           [ "Stephen A Kallis, Jr." <skallisjr@ ]
  Attitudes toward Germans              [ "Brian Johnson" <CHYRONOP@worldnet. ]
  searching for Ausie OTR shows         [ "Jamie Kelly" <[removed]@[removed] ]
  Famous Feuds                          [ Dennis W Crow <DCrow3@[removed] ]
  Sambo's Restaurants                   [ LSMFTnolonger@[removed] ]
  Strut and fret                        [ "B. J. Watkins" <kinseyfan@hotmail. ]
  Thanks to Harry Bartell               [ "Doug Leary" <doug@[removed]; ]
  Re: Martin and Lewis                  [ "Philip Chavin" <philchav@[removed] ]
  Jackie Kelk                           [ John Henley <jhenley@[removed] ]
  Jackie Kelk passes                    [ "Thomas Mason" <batz34@[removed] ]
  LEWOLIWA                              [ Alan R Logan <arla2@[removed]; ]
  Harry Bartell's "Struts & Frets"      [ "David Kindred" <david@[removed] ]
  Kilgallen/Sinatra "Feud"              [ Dennis W Crow <DCrow3@[removed] ]
  Japanese Internment, etc.             [ badaxley@[removed] ]
  McFarland                             [ JJLjackson@[removed] ]
  Carol Richards no vitals on IMDB      [ "Ed Kindred" <kindred@[removed]; ]

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Date: Mon, 9 Sep 2002 20:45:13 -0400
From: Joe Mackey <joemackey108@[removed];
To: otr-net <[removed]@[removed];
Subject:  Today in radio history

 From Those Were The Days -- 9/9 --

1926 - The National Broadcasting Company (NBC) was organized as a
broadcasting service of the Radio Corporation of America.

1946 - Ben Alexander hosted Heart's Desire for the first time.  Heart's
Desire was a giveaway contest program on the Mutual Broadcasting System.

  Joe

--
Visit my home page:
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Date: Mon, 9 Sep 2002 22:01:02 -0400
From: BryanH362@[removed]
To: [removed]@[removed]
Subject:  lewoliwa!
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<<Well, I thought I'd ask the group if they could recall
who used the following expression:
         "It's a lewoliwa!">>

Fred Allen as  One long pan ?  01-03-1948 with James Mason as guest?
Just my initial guess.

-Bryan

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Date: Mon, 9 Sep 2002 22:13:05 -0400
From: Taylor401306@[removed]
To: [removed]@[removed]
Subject:  Re: Struts &Frets
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In a message dated 9/9/2002 8:52:03 PM Eastern Standard Time,
[removed]@[removed] writes:

But why "Struts & Frets" as the title ? Do tell ! Is it meant to indicate a
jobbing radio actor, strutting when he's got a job, and fretting when he's
not, or is it a reference to guitars ? Or something else ?

The reference is most likely from Shakespeare's Macbeth- "Life is but a poor
player, who struts & frets his hour upon the stage & then is heard no more."

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Date: Mon, 9 Sep 2002 22:12:17 -0400
From: "rcg" <revrcg@[removed];
To: <[removed]@[removed];
Subject:  Serious feuds

Here's a short list of a few radio/early TV feuds that were not contrived.
These were dead serious and threats of lawsuits abounded. In no particular
order they [removed]

Jack Paar and Dorothy Kilgallen
Jack Paar and Ed Sullivan
Jack Paar and Walter Winchell

Do you see a common denominator here?

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Date: Mon, 9 Sep 2002 22:24:50 -0400
From: "Stephen A Kallis, Jr." <skallisjr@[removed];
To: [removed]@[removed]
Subject:  Terminology

On the whole business of racial slurs and the like, Michael Berger notes,

in 1941, and before, and after,  the  ugly term "Jap" was used in
newspapers, on radio, in conversation,  and  in  the  White  House.

The point being that in the times, the word wasn't ugly, just
descriptive.  And this leads to an associated thought: ethnic terms and
ethnic humor have changed significantly over time.  As one of the standup
comics of the 1970s pointed out, only people of a specific ethnicity can
tell ethnic jokes -- but only of their own ethnicity.  While in reality
this isn't completely true, it is mostly so.   I doubt that today anyone
could do a Life With Luigi type of show: too many people would complain
of racial or ethnic stereotyping.

Ethnic stereotyping is a slippery slope.  The ultra-thrifty Scot, the
whiskey-loving Irishman, the "Frito Bandito" Mexican, and the like, were
humorous stereotypes, but by extension could be considered negative
deviations from the cultural norm.

But the reverse is also true: Political Correctness is also a slippery
slope.  Taken to extremes, it results in total sterility, both in humor
and language.  Striving to keep from offending people sometimes reaches
offensive proportions.  Not so long ago, here in Florida, a Seminole
chief was asked on a local radio interview his opinion of the term
"native American."  He laughed and said, "Anyone born in this country is
a native American'"  He was then asked whether he didn't find the term
"Indian" offensive.  His response was, "No.  There was never an umbrella
term among our languages for all the different tribes. 'Indian' is such a
term.  We like it."  (It's worth pointing out that technically, the
United States is still at war with the Seminole Nation -- there was never
a peace treaty between the Seminoles and the [removed] government.  So one
can't say that it's a matter of trying to shine up to the Feds.)   Now I
doubt that the chief spoke for all Amerinds (to use a sociological term),
but I have met individuals of that race who are irritated by the term (an
Osage acquaintence once said, "Among my friends, we refer to ourselves as
'skins."  I doubt that that's universal, either).

IMHO, terms that may cause discomfort to some have to be viewed in
context.  Reading some Mark Twain stories nowadays will have terminology
that might upset some, but the literature shouldn't be bowdlerized.

Stephen A. Kallis, Jr.

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Date: Tue, 10 Sep 2002 00:26:02 -0400
From: "Brian Johnson" <CHYRONOP@[removed];
To: <[removed]@[removed];
Subject:  Attitudes toward Germans

Remember the "America First Committee?" This organization was formed by
Sears head Robert E. Wood to keep the US out of the Second World War in
Europe. And one of their major arguments was expounded by a prominent member
of the AFC, Charles Lindbergh:

"These wars in Europe are not wars in which our civilization is defending
itself against some Asiatic intruder. There is no Ghengis Khan or Xerxes
marching against our Western nations. This is simply one more of those age
old struggles within our own family of nations. If we enter fighting for
democracy abroad we may end by losing it at home."

See, in his mind, as well as many others, Germans were "like us," their
heritage and culture was intermingled with our own. And, more importantly,
by the spring of 1941 Lindbergh was convinced that England would soon
succumb and be occupied. Worse yet, he believed the war itself was England's
fault.

"We know that in the desperation of war England promised to all those
nations armed assistance that she could not send," he said in a speech in
New York on April 23rd. "We know that she misinformed them, as she has
misinformed us, concerning her state of preparation, her military strength,
and the progress of the war.

"When England asks us to enter this war, she is considering her own future
and that of her Empire. In making our reply, I believe we should consider
the future of the United States and that of the Western Hemisphere."

What would dog Lindbergh until his death in 1974 was that he was a Nazi
sympathizer and an anti-Semite. He didn't help himself by writing an article
for Reader's Digest that declared, "...our civilization depends on a Western
wall of race and arms which can hold [removed] the infiltration of inferior
blood."
And in a speech in Des Moines, Iowa, Lindbergh decided to "name names," as
he put it, to identify exactly who was dragging America into war. "The three
most important [removed]  are the British, the Jewish and the Roosevelt
Administration."

To learn more, there's an excellent PBS/WGBH website:
[removed]

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Date: Tue, 10 Sep 2002 02:50:24 -0400
From: "Jamie Kelly" <[removed]@[removed];
To: <[removed]@[removed];
Subject:  searching for Ausie OTR shows

Greetings from downunder!

I'm trying to locate a copy of an Australian George Edwards radio serial,
"the hunch back of notre-dame" in 52 x15 minute episodes recorded in the
late 1930's. I know Gerry Handiage lists a copy on his OTR Site however I
had no success in trying to buy a copy from him. If anyone can suggest where
else I could purchase or trade for a copy, I don't mind what format. I would
appreciate it very much.

Also any clues on where I could get hold of a full set of episodes of
"Imperial Leader" This was an Australian series produced in Melbourne by
Legionnaire recording studios and is the life story of winston Churchill in
52 x15 minute episodes and syndicated in the US on the Harry S. Goodman
label.

any help on this would be greatly appreciated.

Jamie Kelly

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Date: Tue, 10 Sep 2002 03:00:24 -0400
From: Dennis W Crow <DCrow3@[removed];
To: OTR Digest <[removed]@[removed];
Subject:  Famous Feuds

In our "Famous Feuds" discussion, if Laura Leff can mention Joan Crawford
and Bette Davis, I can mention Olivia DeHavilland and her sister,  Joan
Fontaine.

And what about Ed Sullivan and Jack Paar?    ( Both started on the radio by
the way, but we remember them mainly from television.)

Dennis Crow

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Date: Tue, 10 Sep 2002 02:50:48 -0400
From: LSMFTnolonger@[removed]
To: [removed]@[removed]
Subject:  Sambo's Restaurants

I remember well the original Sambo's in Santa Barbara when I was a
little boy. It had paintings of Little Black Sambo on its walls. When I
returned there in the 1970's, all the wall paintings had been retouched
and Sambo's skin was now so light he almost looked white. I guess the
owners were terrified about protests by black groups.

Greg Jackson, Jr.

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Date: Tue, 10 Sep 2002 02:51:02 -0400
From: "B. J. Watkins" <kinseyfan@[removed];
To: [removed]@[removed]
Subject:  Strut and fret

Phil Watson from England asked, referring to Harry Bartell's most
interesting article:

But why "Struts & Frets" as the title ?

Phil, I think you need look no further than your own countryman for the
answer. At least I assume it is from Shakespeare's line, something like
"strut and fret your hour upon the stage" (it's been a long time since I
read that!) I thought it was quite a clever title, Harry!

Barbara

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Date: Tue, 10 Sep 2002 11:30:30 -0400
From: "Doug Leary" <doug@[removed];
To: <[removed]@[removed];
Subject:  Thanks to Harry Bartell

Many thanks for that wonderful article about radio acting and working day to
day in the OTR world. I especially enjoyed the information about the actual
production process, and the personal notes about the environment at the
different networks.

Doug Leary

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Date: Tue, 10 Sep 2002 11:55:38 -0400
From: "Philip Chavin" <philchav@[removed];
To: [removed]@[removed]
Subject:  Re: Martin and Lewis

    As a teenager in November 1952 I sat in the audience in an NBC-Hollywood
radio studio and watched the Martin and Lewis Show being recorded for later
broadcast.

    According to my diary, it was held in compact Studio A and Dean and
Jerry fooled around and ad-libbed copiously on the small stage.  The guest
was actor William Holden.  The show was broadcast on Nov. 18th.

    But about the only specific thing I can remember is (strangely enough):
  As soon as they'd finished the show, Dean Martin said to us in the studio
audience something like this:  "G'night, folks."  Then, very solemnly:  "And
please remember: if you're driving home, please be very sure you have a
car."  Long-term memory fascinates me:  I wonder why I remember that line of
Dean's!

    If anyone happens to have a recording of that 18 Nov. 1952/William
Holden-guested  Martin and Lewis Show broadcast, could you please, please
let me/us know?  Many thanks.

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Date: Tue, 10 Sep 2002 12:20:48 -0400
From: John Henley <jhenley@[removed];
To: [removed]@[removed]
Subject:  Jackie Kelk

Phil Watson informed us,
Actor Jack Kelk, best known as Homer Brown in
the TV series "The Aldrich Family," died Thursday of a lung infection. He
was 81.

Sad news - Kelk was very funny as Homer, and gave Aldrich
Family some continuity during the war years when the role
of Henry seemed to have what we'd now call 'turnover'.....
John Henley

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Date: Tue, 10 Sep 2002 12:20:29 -0400
From: "Thomas Mason" <batz34@[removed];
To: <[removed]@[removed];
Subject:  Jackie Kelk passes

The following obituary was in the Los Angeles Times this [removed]

JACK KELK, 81; RADIO, TV ACTOR KNOWN FOR ROLE IN "ALRICH FAMILY"
Jack Kelk, 81, an actor best-known for playing teenager Henry Aldrich's best
friend Homer Brown on the radio and television versions of "The Aldrich
Family" died of a lung infection Thursday at Eisenhower Medical Center in
Ranch Mirage, Calif.
Born in Broooklyn, [removed], Kelk began his acting career on Broadway as a
child. Billed as Jackie Kelk, he appeared on many radio programs including,
"Coast to Coast on the Bus," "The Children's Hour," "The Gumps", "Dick
Tracy" and "Let's Pretend."
Kelk who appeared as Homer Brown in the 1949-1951 seasons of the television
version of the long running radio situation comedy : "The Aldrich Family,"
once recalled undergoing his change of voice on the air. "It scared me to
death so much I cried, but I just kept on as if nothing had happened."
Kelk continued working in television, appearing in programs such as "The
Donna Reed Show," and "Leave It to Beaver."
He also appeared in "Born to BE Bad," "Somebody Up There Likes Me," and
other movies.

What the LA times left out was that he appeared as Jimmy Olsen for seven
years on the much remembered Superman Radio Show.
Tom Mason

[ADMINISTRIVIA: When posting obituaries, I'd _really_ prefer posting a link
to the on-line version than posting the copyrighted material itself. There's
some ambiguity about free use, and I'm way too old to get locked up now.
--cfs3]

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Date: Tue, 10 Sep 2002 12:22:53 -0400
From: Alan R Logan <arla2@[removed];
To: Old Time Radio <[removed]@[removed];
Subject:  LEWOLIWA

"It's a lewoliwa!"
Fred Allen in his Chinese Detective role
Al Logan
Tallahassee FL

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Date: Tue, 10 Sep 2002 15:27:01 -0400
From: "David Kindred" <david@[removed];
To: <[removed]@[removed];
Subject:  Harry Bartell's "Struts & Frets"

Dear Mr. Bartell,

Thank you for your first column; I enjoyed it immensely. It was wonderfully
written and quite insightful. I'm very much looking forward to subsequent
issues.

Gee, I wonder if Hal writes as well? Wonder if Hal writes at all? My guess
is that he dictates to Dorothy. Guess I'll find out when I get my
pre-ordered coloring book. (We love ya, Hal.)

--David, aka "Tooth" [removed]

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Date: Tue, 10 Sep 2002 15:27:40 -0400
From: Dennis W Crow <DCrow3@[removed];
To: OTR Digest <[removed]@[removed];
Subject:  Kilgallen/Sinatra "Feud"

Robert Sheldon is absolutely right.  The "feud" between "Old Blue Eyes" and
Kilgallen certainly rose to a higher level of disagreement than mere
feuding.

>From the floor of the Sands Hotel in Las Vegas, Sinatra interrupted his own
[removed]"to tell the people what an ugly broad he thought Dorothy was.  He
likened her face to a chipmunk's. And, as far as such a  thing is
determinable, he had the distinction of coining the term 'the chinless
wonder.' "  [KILGALLEN: Delacourte, 1979, p. 284).

Author Lee Israel writes poignantly about how Kilgallen was shattered by
this cruel remark. "Word got back to Dorothy, and she was shattered.
Friends did not have the heart to broach the subject with [removed]" (Ibid.,
p. 285)

Sinatra was upset over a statement written by Kilgallen in a front page
series penned for Dorothy's home newspaper, The New York Journal American.
She began, "Success hasn't changed Frank Sinatra. When he was unappreciated
and obscure, he was hot-tempered, egotistical, extravagant, and moody. Now
that he is rich and famous,  with the world on  a string, and sapphires in
his cufflinks, he is still hot-tempered, egotistical, extravagant, and
moody." (Ibid, p. 284)

Dennis Crow

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Date: Tue, 10 Sep 2002 18:01:55 -0400
From: badaxley@[removed]
To: [removed]@[removed]
Subject:  Japanese Internment, etc.

Having read all the "to do" over the subject internment
as well as South bashing over the past few days,  I feel
I must respond to say that this is an OTR newsletter and
not a political forum.  If people know their history,
they will remember that Abraham Lincoln suspended habeas
corpus at the beginning of the Civil War and had a
number of people imprisoned in some very bad places just
for having Southern sympathies.  If you weren't there at
the time the events occurred, you have no idea of what
the public opinion was.  So let's get back to OTR.
Along those lines, ain't it great to read the wonderful
input from Harry Bartell?  I know I'm enjoying it.
Thank you very much Harry for sharing yourself with us!
Bob Axley

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Date: Tue, 10 Sep 2002 18:30:33 -0400
From: JJLjackson@[removed]
To: [removed]@[removed]
Subject:  McFarland

Yes, McFarland publishes books that are pricy. And sometimes the price is too
high for me. But they focus on books that you can't get anywhere else.
Eventually I had to bite the bullet and shell out for the Gunsmoke book, and
CBS Mystery Theatre.

The reason the books are that expensive is that they are "library-bindings."
That means that the spine of each book is sewn, the top of the spine has a
cloth swatch glued on top for extra strength, and the book is cloth-covered.
This is expensive to do, and takes time, but it makes the book hold up for
hard usage in the library.

Most books (best sellers, etc) and all paperbacks, are "perfect
binding"--meaning that each page is glued to its brothers into a block. This
isn't perfect, really, because after being opened one or two times, the pages
start to fall out. Most paperbacks get 3-4 circulations in a public library
before they have to be discarded, because the pages are loose.

So buying from McFarland does insure you that your book will be around, and
readable, for many years.

I am not part of McFarland--I'm just completing 30 years in the public
library sector.

Joy Jackson
Radio Enthusiasts of Puget Sound

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Date: Tue, 10 Sep 2002 18:52:58 -0400
From: "Ed Kindred" <kindred@[removed];
To: [removed]@[removed]
Subject:  Carol Richards  no vitals on IMDB

I have heard more Carol Richards than I had thought. I only knew her from
the soundtrack recording of The Robe
for which she did receive credit. It looks like a very compressed movie
career (1951-1957 and one tv credit for 1990).
I think the movie musical was on its way out by this time. there were a few
more blockbusters but the grim reaper was
in the wings.

[removed] Stockings (1957) (singing voice: Cyd Charisse) (uncredited)
[removed]'s Always Fair Weather (1955) (singing voice: Cyd Charisse) (uncredited)
[removed] in My Heart (1954) (singing voice: Cyd Charisse) (uncredited)
[removed] (1954) (singing voice: Cyd Charisse) (uncredited)
[removed], The (1953) (singing voice: Betta [removed]) (uncredited)
[removed] Me Madam (1953) (singing voice: Vera-Ellen) (uncredited)

Filmography as: Miscellaneous crew, Actress, Notable TV guest appearances

Actress - filmography (1990s) (1950s)

[removed] Dreams (1990) .... Dean's Neighbor on Stoop
  ... aka Backstreet Strays (1990)
[removed] of Pitcairn Island, The (1957) (voice).... Title Theme Singer
3."Bob Crosby Show, The" (1953) TV Series ....Regular (1956-1957)
4."RCA Victor Show, The" (1951) TV Series ....Marian (1953-54)
  ... aka "Ezio Pinza Show, The" (1951)
  ... aka "RCA Victor Show Starring Ezio Pinza, The" (1951)

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