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The Old-Time Radio Digest!
Volume 2010 : Issue 84
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ISSN: 1533-9289
Today's Topics:
5-7 births/deaths [ Ron Sayles <bogusotr@[removed]; ]
Oboler and Sherlock -- Oops! [ "Ted Kneebone" <tkneebone1@[removed] ]
Adventures of Sam Spade: The Kandy T [ SIrvinProd@[removed] ]
Fibber & Molly book, Abbott & Costel [ Jordan Young <jordanyoung50@sbcglob ]
5-8 births/deaths [ Ron Sayles <bogusotr@[removed]; ]
Subject: Play By Play I Saw It On Th [ Herb Harrison <[removed]@yahoo. ]
This week in radio history 9-15 May [ Joe Mackey <joemackey108@[removed] ]
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Date: Sat, 8 May 2010 19:04:38 -0400
From: Ron Sayles <bogusotr@[removed];
To: Olde Tyme Radio Digest Digest <[removed]@[removed];
Subject: 5-7 births/deaths
May 7th births
05-07-1840 - Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky - St. Petersburg, Russis - d.
11-6-1893
composer: Many of his compositions were used as themes
05-07-1884 - Gloria Gordon - d. 11-21-1962
actor: (Mother of Gale Gordon) Mrs. O'Reilly "My Friend Irma"
05-07-1885 - George "Gabby" Hayes - Wellsville, NY - d. 2-9-1969
actor: "Andrews Sisters' Eight-to-the-Bar Ranch"; "Roy Rogers Show"
05-07-1890 - Billy House - Mankato, MN - d. 9-23-1961
actor, comedian: "Al Pearce and His Gang"; "The Laugh Liner"
05-07-1892 - Archibald MacLeish - Glencoe, IL - d. 4-20-1982
writer: "Columbia Workshop"
05-07-1895 - Thomas Darcy, Jr. - Vancouver, WA - d. 5-19-1968
conducted the United States Army Band on CBS during the 1938 season
05-07-1896 - Gale Binkley - d. 4-24-1979
banjoist: (Binkley Brothers Dixie Clodhoppers" WSM Nashville, TN
05-07-1900 - Ralph Truman - London, England - d. 10-15-1977
actor: John H Watson "BBC Home Theatre"
05-07-1901 - Gary Cooper - Helena, MT - d. 5-14-1961
actor: "Family Theatre"; "Screen Guild Theatre"; 'Lux Radio Theatre"
05-07-1903 - Samuel Herbert Herman - Bronxwood, NY - d. 4-23-1995
xylophone player: Staff musician for NBC
05-07-1905 - George E. Stoll - Minneapolis, MN - d. 1-18-1985
orchestra: "Jack Oakie's College"; "Bing Crosby Show"; "Eddie Cantor
Show"
05-07-1906 - Irving Reis - NYC - d. 7-3-1953
director: "The Free Company"; "Columbia Workshop"; "Brave New World"
05-07-1906 - Jack Johnstone - NYC - d. 11-16-1991
writer, producer, director: "Buck Rogers"; "CBS Radio Workshop"; "Six
Shooter"
05-07-1908 - Edmund MacDonald - Massachusetts - d. 9-2-1951
actor: Tommy Hughes "Big Town"; Inspector Burke "Murder Will Out" s
05-07-1915 - Win Elliot - Chelsea, MA - d. 9-17-1998
sportscaster, emcee: "Fish Pond"; "County Fair"; "Quick as a Flash"
05-07-1919 - Eva Peron - Los Toldos, Argentina - d. 7-26-1952
actor, hostess: "Radio Argentina"; "Radio Belgrano"
05-07-1921 - Gale Robbins - Chicago, IL - d. 2-12-1980
singer: "Ben Bernie, the Old Maestro"; "The Hoagy Carmichael Show"
05-07-1923 - Anne Baxter - Michigan City, IN - d. 12-12-1985
actor: "Lux Radio Theatre"
05-07-1927 - Jim Lowe - Springfield, MO
disc jockey, host: (King of Trivia) WNEW New York
05-07-1931 - Teresa Brewer - Toledo, OH - d. 10-17-2007
singer: "Steve Allen Show"; "Major Bowes Amatuer Hour"
May 7th deaths
02-24-1943 - Richard Carleton - Bowral, Australia - d. 5-7-2006
correspondent for 2GB radio
03-20-1913 - Judith Evelyn - Seneca, SD - d. 5-7-1967
actor: Grace Marshall "Helpmate"; Kay Miniver "Mrs. Miniver"
03-29-1891 - Warner Baxter - Columbus, OH - d. 5-7-1951
actor: "Lux Radio Theatre"
05-18-1922 - Kai Winding - Aarhus, Denmark - d. 5-7-1983
musician: "Stan Kenton and His Orchestra"; "One Night Stand"; "Jubilee"
06-18-1910 - Ray McKinley - Fort Worth, TX - d. 5-7-1995
bandleader, vocalist: Co-leader of the Glen Miller Band
07-13-1934 - Dennis Crosby - California - d. 5-7-1991
actor: "Bing Crosby Show"
07-14-1902 - Harlan Ware - d. 5-7-1967
writer: "The Bartons"; "One Man's Family"
08-30-1914 - Frank Latourette - d. 5-7-1985
creator of "Hollywood Byline"
11-13-1913 - Blue Lu Barker - New Orleans, LA - d. 5-7-1998
singer: "This Is Jazz"
11-20-1910 - Frank Goss - Washington, [removed] - d. 5-7-1962
announcer: "Hallmark Playhouse"; "Escape"; "Stars Over Hollywood"
11-21-1894 - Max Miller - Brighton, England - d. 5-7-1963
stand-up comic: "Cheeky Chappie" Spotty BBC career due to blue material
11-24-1884 - Jack Jones - Merthyr Tydfil, Wales - d. 5-7-1970
author of radio scripts
12-09-1909 - Douglas Fairbanks, Jr. - NYC - d. 5-7-2000
actor: "Silent Men"; "This Is War"; "We Care"
12-23-1907 - Don McNeill - Galena, IL - d. 5-7-1996
host: "Breakfast Club"
Ron
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Date: Sat, 8 May 2010 19:04:49 -0400
From: "Ted Kneebone" <tkneebone1@[removed];
To: "Old Time Radio Digest" <[removed]@[removed];
Subject: Oboler and Sherlock -- Oops!
I just read my post regarding the Rathbone/Bruce "Hound of the
Baskervilles." Sorry, I had the wrong date. Ratbone was not on Sherlock
Holmes in 1930-31. The recording I am looking for was broadcast in 1940 or
1941. Someone on the Digest sent me 17:00 of episode 5. So I am still
looking for the rest of the "Hound." I have a friend who is looking for the
entire "Hound" as done by Rathbone and Bruce.
Ted Kneebone. 1528 S. Grant St., Aberdeen, SD 57401. Phone: 605-226-3344.
Old Time Radio: [removed]
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Date: Sat, 8 May 2010 19:05:14 -0400
From: SIrvinProd@[removed]
To: [removed]@[removed]
Subject: Adventures of Sam Spade: The Kandy Tooth Caper
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For research purposes, I am trying to track down the "Adventures of Sam
Spade" broadcasts of "The Kandy Tooth Caper," a two-part episode that aired
on November 24 and December 1, 1946 (30 minutes each).
I already have the 1948 version of "The Kandy Tooth Caper" that was
performed for a one-hour episode of Suspense on January 10, 1948.
According to Martin Grams' terrific book, "The Radio Adventures of Sam
Spade," the scripts were largely the same (with only minor differences), but
aside from Howard Duff and Lorene Tuttle, the supporting casts were
completely different.
I need to hear the specific performances of the 1946 version. If anyone has
it or knows someone who does (Martin Grams, perhaps???), I would be
extremely grateful to hear from you.
Thank you very much!
Sam Irvin
_sirvinprod@[removed]_ (mailto:sirvinprod@[removed])
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Date: Sat, 8 May 2010 19:05:36 -0400
From: Jordan Young <jordanyoung50@[removed];
To: [removed]@[removed]
Subject: Fibber & Molly book, Abbott & Costello DVD
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There's a write-up in my column today about "How Fibber McGee and
Molly Won World War II," and a new Abbott & Costello DVD that
includes their radio & TV shows:
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Jordan R. Young
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Date: Sat, 8 May 2010 19:05:41 -0400
From: Ron Sayles <bogusotr@[removed];
To: Olde Tyme Radio Digest Digest <[removed]@[removed];
Subject: 5-8 births/deaths
May 8th births
05-08-1884 - Harry S Truman - Lamar, MO - d. 12-26-1972
[removed] president: "Milestones on the Road to Peace"; "World Food Crisis"
05-08-1895 - Bishop Fulton J. Sheen - El Paso, IL - d. 12-10-1979
preacher: "Catholic Hour"
05-08-1897 - Philip La Follette - Madison, WI - d. 8-18-1965
governor of wisconsin: "Wake Up America"
05-08-1899 - Arthur Q. Bryan - Brooklyn, NY - d. 11-30-1959
actor: George 'Doc' Gamble "Fibber McGee and Molly"
05-08-1901 - Katherine Raht - Chattanooga, TN - d. 12-2-1983
actor: Alice Aldrich "Aldrich Family"; Margaret Allen "Against the
Storm"
05-08-1905 - Red Nichols - Ogden, UT - d. 6-28-1965
music: (Red Nichols and His Five Pennies) "Bob Hope Show"; "Ipana
Troubadors"
05-08-1908 - Cecil Broadhurst - Winnipeg, Canada - d. 12-16-1981
actor, singer, writer: "The Vanishing Island"
05-08-1908 - Ted Corday - d. 7-23-1966
director: "A Brighter Tomorrow"; "The Brighter Day"
05-08-1909 - Gustavo Agrait - d. 10-18-1998
sportscaster: WIPR San Juan, Puerto Rico
05-08-1910 - Mary Lou Williams - Atlanta, GA - d. 5-28-1981
jazz pianist, composer: "Mildred Bailey Show"; "Andy Kirk and His
Clouds of Joy"
05-08-1910 - Nathan Van Cleave - Bayfield, WI - d. 7-2-1970
music: "The Man Behind the Gun"; "This Is Your FBI"
05-08-1913 - Sid James - Newcastle, Natal, South Africa - d. 4-26-1976
comedian: "Hancock's Half Hour"
05-08-1914 - Carmen Matthews - Philadelphia, PA - d. 8-31-1995
actor: "There Is No Light"; "CBS Radio Mystery Theatre"
05-08-1915 - John Archer (Ralph Bowman) - Lincoln, NE - d. 12-5-1999
actor: Lamont Cranston/Shadow "The Shadow"; "Gateway to Hollywood"
05-08-1915 - Nan Wynn - Wheeling, WV - d. 3-21-1971
singer: "Ceiling Unlimited"
05-08-1919 - Lex Barker - Rye, NY - d. 5-11-1973
actor: "MGM Theatre of the Air"
05-08-1921 - Sy Shaffer - d. 12-1-2005
trombonist: "Arthur Godfrey time"
05-08-1922 - Lew Anderson - Kirkman, IA - d. 5-14-2006
musician: (The Honey Dreamers) "Airtime"; "The Bobby Doyle Show"
05-08-1926 - Don Rickles - NYC
announcer: "NBC University Theatre of the Air"
05-08-1928 - Benny Martin - Sparta, TN - d. 3-12-2001
country singer: "Country Music Time"
05-08-1928 - John Bennett - London, England - d. 4-11-2005
actor: "John Bennett Programme"
05-08-1929 - Miyoshi Umeki - Otaru, Hokkaido, Japan - d. 8-28-2007
singer: "Arthur Godfrey and His Friends"
05-08-1929 - Wendy Drew
actor: Ellen Brown "Young Widder Brown"
05-08-1934 - Ron Lackman - NYC
actor: Bud "Pepper Young's Family"
05-08-1940 - Ricky Nelson - Teaneck, NJ - d. 12-31-1985
actor: "Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet"
May 8th deaths
02-19-1921 - Chris Gampel - Montreal, Canada - d. 5-8-2008
actor: "The Eternal Light"; "CBS Radio Mystery Theatre"
03-24-1928 - Sue Bennett - Indianapolis, IN - d. 5-8-2001
vocalist: "Your Hit Parade"
03-28-1903 - Rudolf Serkin - Eger, Bohemia - d. 5-8-1991
pianist: "Concert Hall"; "New York Philharmonic"
03-28-1921 - Dirk Bogarde - London, England - d. 5-8-1999
actor: "A Christmas Carol"
04-15-1909 - Dave Driscoll - Maplewood, NJ - d. 5-8-1981
news and sport commentator for the mutual network
05-15-1918 - Eddy Arnold - Henderson, TN - d. 5-8-2008
singer: (Tennessee Plowboy) "Grand Ole Opry"; "Eddy Arnold Show"
06-15-1918 - Richard Derr - Norristown, PA - d. 5-8-1992
actor: "Crime Does Not Pay"
06-26-1945 - Steven Keats - The Bronx - d. 5-8-1994
actor: "Sears Radio Theatre"
07-06-1915 - Laverne Andrews - Minneapolis, MN - d. 5-8-1967
singer: (The Andrews Sisters) "Andrews Sisters Revue:
07-07-1907 - Robert Heinlein - Butler, MO - d. 5-8-1988
science fiction writer: "Beyond Tomorrow"; "Dimension X"; "X Minus One"
08-16-1897 - Margery Barnard - Ashfield, Australia - d. 5-8-1987
writer: "The Watch on the Headland"
09-05-1912 - Sally Payne - Chicago, IL - d. 5-8-1999
actor: "Lux Radio Theatre"
09-19-1910 - Margaret Lindsay - Dubuque, IA - d. 5-8-1981
actor: "Screen Guild Theatre"; "Silver Theatre"
09-28-1892 - Elmer Rice - NYC - d. 5-8-1967
writer: "The Free Company"
10-01-1926 - George Peppard - Detroit, MI - d. 5-8-1994
actor: "MGM Air View"
10-09-1918 - Skip Farrell - Illinois - d. 5-8-1962
actor, singer: "National Barn Dance"
11-16-1927 - Barbara Payton - Cloquet, MN - d. 5-8-1967
actor: "Pepsodent Show starring Bob Hope"
Ron
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Date: Sat, 8 May 2010 19:05:50 -0400
From: Herb Harrison <[removed]@[removed];
To: [removed]@[removed]
Subject: Subject: Play By Play I Saw It On The [removed]
Ah, [removed]
That video brought back memories of sitting on the porch in the summer with
my uncle, listening to Bob Prince shouting, "Going, going - you can kiss it
goodbye!" as the Pirates notched another of their (too few) home runs in
Forbes Field. It was on that same porch that I heard Bob describe a Pirate
triple play - the only one I ever heard on the radio - and there was nobody
around that I could tell it to.
That was in the "good old days", before cable TV & Internet, when TV coverage
was "blacked out" for baseball home games.
Thanks for the link.
By the way, if your browser is Firefox, you can download the video with an
add-on called 'DownloadHelper'.
Herb Harrison
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Date: Sat, 8 May 2010 19:05:58 -0400
From: Joe Mackey <joemackey108@[removed];
To: otr-digest <[removed]@[removed];
Subject: This week in radio history 9-15 May
From Those Were The Days
5/9
1936 Edgar Bergen and Charlie McCarthy started their own radio show on
NBC only months after they had debuted on Rudy Vallee's program. [removed]
Fields, Don Ameche and Dorothy Lamour were a few of the stars that
helped Bergen and the little blockhead, McCarthy, jump to the top of
radio's hit parade.
5/10
1927 The Hotel Statler in Boston, MA. became the first hotel to
install radio headsets in each of its 1,300 rooms.
5/11
1946 - Jack Barry hosted "Juvenile Jury" on WOR radio in New York City.
The show was such a hit after five weeks on the air that it debuted on
the Mutual Broadcasting System coast to coast.
5/14
1945 - "The Sparrow and the Hawk", a serial for kids, was first
broadcast over CBS radio.
1945 - "Tennessee Jed" made his debut on ABC radio. Johnny Thomas played
the part of Tennessee Jed Sloan.
5/15
1933 - Irna Phillips, an NBC Blue network program-features writer,
starred in the role of Mother Moran in the radio program, "Today's
Children", which was heard for the first time this day.
Joe
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