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The Old-Time Radio Digest!
Volume 2012 : Issue 161
A Part of the [removed]!
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ISSN: 1533-9289
Today's Topics:
PULP FICTION NYOTR AND MY NEW GIG [ PURKASZ@[removed] ]
10-6 births/deaths [ Ron Sayles <bogusotr@[removed]; ]
This week in radio history 7-13 Octo [ Joe Mackey <joemackey108@[removed] ]
10-7 births/deaths [ Ron Sayles <bogusotr@[removed]; ]
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Date: Sat, 6 Oct 2012 22:13:00 -0400
From: PURKASZ@[removed]
To: [removed]@[removed]
Subject: PULP FICTION NYOTR AND MY NEW GIG
Dear Ones:
Hope Charlie won't mind but I just had to share news about my new gig.
Aside from being involved in the new [removed] next weekend I have a new
and very exciting gig, reading PULP FICTION from my home studio!!
Tom Brown of [removed] contacted me and we worked out a deal
to bring our love of this purple prose to life.
I've reached a point in my life where I now have a new acting job [removed] I
don't even have to leave the house [removed]!!
No make-up.
No hair.
No getting up at five to hit the set.
I am having the time of my life bringing the purple prose of pulp fiction
to life with the very magazines I used to collect as a kid.
Check their site and go to newsletter to see my first project.
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All the great pulps are there!
A special thanks to Ron Marx who instigated this whole thing and to
whom I now owe a lunch at Art's Deli in Studio City!
Enjoy,
M
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Date: Sat, 6 Oct 2012 22:13:05 -0400
From: Ron Sayles <bogusotr@[removed];
To: Olde Tyme Radio Digest Digest <[removed]@[removed];
Subject: 10-6 births/deaths
October 6th births
10-06-1866 - Dr. Reginald Fessenden - Milton, Canada - d. 6-22-1932
made world's first radio voice broadcast (Decmeber 24, 1906)
10-06-1887 - Maria Jeritza - Brunn, Austria-Hungary - d. 7-10-1982
singer: "General Motors Concerts"
10-06-1893 - Milton Ager - Chicago, IL - d. 5-6-1979
composer of many songs broadcast on radio
10-06-1897 - Jerome Cowan - NYC - d. 1-24-1972
actor: "Best Plays"; "Philip Morris Playhouse"; "Suspense"
10-06-1898 - Cliff Burwell - New Haven, CT - d. 10-9-1976
pianist: "Fleischmann's Yeast Hour"
10-06-1899 - Mitchell Leisen - Menominee, MI - d. 10-28-1972
director: Lux Radio Theatre
10-06-1901 - Leslie Arliss - London, England - d. 12-30-1987
actor: "CBS Radio Mystery Theatre"
10-06-1905 - Clinton C. Balmer - d. 2-8-1988
news commentator: WLVA Lynchberg, Virginia
10-06-1905 - Helen Wills Moody - Centerville, CA - d. 1-1-1998
tennis playeer: "Information Please"
10-06-1906 - Janet Gaynor - Philadelphia, PA, - d. 9-14-1984
hostess, actor: "Hollywood Showcase: Stars Over Hollywood"; "Lux Radio
Theatre"
10-06-1907 - Owen Davis, Jr. - NYC - d. 5-21-1949
actor: Allen McCrea "Those We Love"
10-06-1908 - Carole Lombard - Fort Wayne, IN - d. 1-16-1942
actor: "The Circle"; "Hollywood Hotel"
10-06-1910 - Lawrence Langner - Swansea, South Wales - d. 4-2-2002
theatre guild supervisor: "Theatre Guild on the Air"
10-06-1912 - Mel Dinelli - d. 11-28-1991
writer: "Advs. of Philip Marlowe"
10-06-1914 - Randolph Carter - Lexington, NE - d. 10-12-1998
writer: "Florence Nightingale"
10-06-1914 - Thor Heyerdahl - Larvik, Norway - d. 4-18-2002
archaeologist: "London Column"
10-06-1917 - Rosella Qualey - Donnelly, MN - d. 2-18-2007
home economist: KWLM-FM Willmar, Minnesota
10-06-1921 - Cliff White - d. 4-2-1998
guitarist: (Mills Brothers) "Jubilee"; "Radio Hall of Fame", "Mail Call"
10-06-1925 - Shana Alexander - NYC - d. 6-23-2005
writer and commentary
10-06-1926 - Alan Copeland - Los Angeles, CA
singer: (The Modernaires) "Jan Garber and His Orchestra"; "Monitor"
10-06-1937 - Dawn Bender
actor: Margaret Herbert Murray "One Man's Family"; Suzie Sample
"Cousin Willie"
10-06-1941 - Tom Carroll - NYC - d. 3-18-2001
narrator: "Monitor"
October 6th deaths
01-06-1917 - Dan Cubberly - Colorado - d. 10-6-1991
announcer: "Rocky Jordan"; "Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar"
01-25-1916 - Les Crutchfield - d. 10-6-1966
writer: "Escape"; "Fort Laramie"; "Gunsmoke"
02-07-1924 - Hattie Jacques - Sandgate, Kent, England - d. 10-6-1980
actor: Sophie Tuckshop "It's That Man Again"; Agatha Dangelbody
"Educating Archie"
02-27-1954 - Douglas Campbell - Glasgow, Scotland - d. 10-6-2009
actor/director: Saturday Night "Appointment with Venus"
03-07-1907 - George Beck - NYC - d. 10-6-1999
screenwriter: "Good News of 1939"; "Harold Lloyd Comedy Theatre"
03-30-1895 - Amos Binkley - d. 10-6-1985
banjoist: (Binkley Brothers Dixie Clodhoppers" WSM Nashville, TN
04-05-1908 - Bette Davis - Lowell, MA - d. 10-6-1989
actor: "Cresta Blanca Hollywood Players"; "Prudential Family Hour of
Stars"
05-14-1910 - Bill Danch - Hammond, IN - d. 10-6-2004
writer: "Baby Snooks Show"; "Honest Harold"; "Tommy Riggs and Betty Lou"
05-25-1918 - Henry Calvin - Dallas, TX - d. 10-6-1975
actor: Joshua Sharpe "Big Guy"
05-31-1922 - Denholm Elliott - London, England - d. 10-6-1992
actor: 'Michael and His Lost Angel"
08-06-1915 - Pamela Blake - Oakland, CA - d. 10-6-2009
actor: "Sears Radio Theatre"
08-17-1914 - Walter Herlihy - Massachusetts - d. 10-6-1956
announcer: (Brother of Ed) "Dorothy Kilgallen's Dairy"; "Police Woman"
09-04-1937 - Red Shipley - Johnson City, TN - d. 10-6-2007
host: "Stained Glass Bluegrass"; "Orange & Blue Review"
09-13-1897 - David Rubinoff - Grodno, Poland - d. 10-6-1986
violinist, conductor: "Chase & Sanborn Hour"; "Rubinoff and His Violin"
09-19-1888 - Porter Hall - Cincinnati, OH - d. 10-6-1953
actor: "March of Time"
09-22-1885 - George Gaul - Philadelphia, PA - d. 10-6-1939
actor: Jeb Stuart "Roses and Drums"; "Grits and Gravy"
10-04-1894 - Cliff Hall - Brooklyn, NY - d. 10-6-1972
comedian: Sharlie "Baron and the Bee, Jack Pearl Show"
10-23-1901 - Arthur Jacobson - NYC - d. 10-6-1993
actor: Kirk Harding "Woman in White"; Anthony J. Marleybone "Affairs
of Anthony"
11-05-1893 - Theodore von Eltz - New Haven, CT - d. 10-6-1964
actor: Inspector Fernak "The Saint"
12-01-1900 - Ted Hammerstein - d. 10-6-1973
emcee: "The Hammerstein Music Hall"
Ron
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Date: Sat, 6 Oct 2012 22:13:11 -0400
From: Joe Mackey <joemackey108@[removed];
To: otr-digest <[removed]@[removed];
Subject: This week in radio history 7-13 October
From Those Were The Days
10/7
1922 The first radio network, of sorts, debuted. It was a network of
just two stations. WJZ in Newark, NJ teamed with WGY in Schenectady, NY
to bring the World Series game direct from the Polo Grounds in New York.
Columnist Grantland Rice was behind the microphone for that broadcast.
1939 Kate Hopkins, Angel of Mercy was heard for the first time on CBS
radio. Tom Hopkins, Kate's husband, was played by eventual Beat the
Clock host Clayton 'Bud' Collyer. The 15 minute radio drama was written
by Chester McCraken and Gertrude Berg (writer and Emmy Award winning
actress of The Goldbergs, a popular radio and TV series in the 1940s &
1950s). The announcer for the four year run of Angel of Mercy was Ralph
Edwards of future This is Your Life fame. And the sponsor was Maxwell
House of coffee fame.
1940 Portia Faces Life debuted on the NBC Red network. This radio soap
opera centered around the life of Portia Blake Manning, an attorney and
a widow with a young son. Portia Faces Life was extremely popular, and
therefore, had many sponsors none of which were soap. The sponsors
included Post Toasties, Grape Nuts Flakes, Grape Nuts Wheat Meal,
Maxwell House coffee, Jell O desserts and La France bleach.
10/8
1935 The O'Neills debuted on CBS. The theme song, Londonderry Air,
opened the 15 minute soap opera. The O'Neills aired Mondays, Wednesdays
and Fridays at 7:30 [removed] In 1936 it moved to daytime where it stayed
until 1943 on NBC's Red and Blue networks and on CBS, too. One of
radio's original soaps, it was sponsored appropriately by Silver Dust,
Ivory soap and Ivory soap flakes.
1935 Wedding bells pealed for a singer and a bandleader who tied the
knot, making radio history together. The bandleader was Ozzie Nelson and
the singer was Harriet Hilliard. They would make the history pages again
on this very day nine years later.
1944 The first broadcast of The Adventures of Ozzie & Harriet was
heard on the CBS network.
10/9
1935 Cavalcade of America was first broadcast this very day. The CBS
show featured some of Hollywood and Broadway's most famous stars in
leading roles in the half hour dramas. Thomas Chalmers narrated the
stories about obscure incidents and people in American history. The
orchestra was led by Donald Voorhees. The show aired from 1935 to 1953,
changing from CBS to NBC in 1939; with one sponsor for its entire
duration. The DuPont Company introduced its slogan on Cavalcade of
America ... "Better things for better living through [removed]"
1943 ABC presented Land of the Lost. The opening phrase for the show
was, "In that wonderful kingdom at the bottom of the [removed]" This
children's adventure fantasy serial took the audience underwater where
the main characters, Isabel and Jimmy, were guided by their friend, a
red fish named Red Lantern and played at first by Junius Matthews and
later, by Art Carney. Land of the Lost found a large audience and
remained on the air until 1948.
10/10
1932 Two of radio's earliest efforts at soap operas were heard for the
first time. Judy and Jane, sponsored by Folger's Coffee, and Betty and
Bob, sponsored by General Mills, had listeners glued to their radios
into the early 1940s.
1933 Dreft, the first synthetic detergent, went on sale. Ten years
later, Dreft was the sponsor of The Dreft Star Playhouse.
1937 The Mutual Broadcasting System debuted Thirty Minutes in
Hollywood. 48 sponsors shared the cost of the program that aired in 72
cities nationwide. It was the first Mutual co op radio show. George
Jessel and Norma Talmadge starred. Music was provided by the Tommy
Tucker Orchestra.
10/11
1936 Professor Quiz aired for the first time. It was the first
national quiz show on radio and lasted until 1948. Guests asked
Professor Quiz (Dr. Craig Earl) questions. If they were able to stump
the prof, they collected a $25 prize, ($400 in 2011). Professor Quiz
announcers were Robert Trout and Arthur Godfrey. Sponsors included
Kelvinator refrigerators, Teel Shampoo and Velvet pipe tobacco.
1948 One of radio's last premiering soap operas, The Brighter Day,
happened this day in Three Rivers. The show centered around the Dennis=
and their extended family. It's interesting to take a look at the cast
and see which names are still recognizable, like Hal Holbrook and
William Redfield. Some of the sponsors are still around, too: Ivory Soap
flakes, Blue Cheer detergent and Hazel Bishop lipstick. The soap opera
lasted for six years on radio.
10/12
1937 The longest running detective show debuted. Mr. Keen, Tracer of
Lost Persons lasted until 1955. Three different actors played the title
role, Bennett Kilpack was Mr. Keen the longest, and Arthur Hughes saw
the final show. Phil Clark also played the part. There were many more
than three sponsors Anacin, Kolynos (a toothpaste), BiSoDol antacid
mints, Hill's cold tablets, Heet liniment, Dentyne, Aerowax, RCA Victor
and Chesterfield cigarettes. Some are long gone, some are still around,
some don't advertise on radio anymore, and some are not allowed to.
1930
13 Oct Groucho Marx made his radio debut introducing Heywood Broun on
WABC, the New York affiliate of CBS.
Joe
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Date: Sat, 6 Oct 2012 22:13:17 -0400
From: Ron Sayles <bogusotr@[removed];
To: Olde Tyme Radio Digest Digest <[removed]@[removed];
Subject: 10-7 births/deaths
October 7th births
10-07-1853 - James Whitcomb Riley - Greenfield, IN - d. 7-22-1916
writer: "Way Down Home" a musical tribute drama based on Riley's life
10-07-1870 - "Uncle Dave" Macon - Smart Station, TN - d. 3-22-1952
banjo player: "Grand Ole Opry"
10-07-1888 - Henry Wallace - Adair County, IA - d. 11-18-1965
vice president: "Free World Theatre"
10-07-1889 - Clarence Muse - Baltimore , MD - d. 10-13-1979
singer: "Paducah Plantation"
10-07-1890 - Marion Bernstein Bearman - d. 4-xx-1985
singer: WLAG Minneapolis, Minnesota
10-07-1896 - Phil Ohman - New Britain, CT - d. 8-8-1954
pianist: "Names of Tomorrow Finding Stardom Today in Hollywood"
10-07-1898 - Alfred Wallenstein - Chicago, IL - d. 2-8-1983
conductor: "Virtuosos"; "Voice of Firestone"
10-07-1900 - Heinrich Himmler - Munich, Germany - d. 5-23-1945
nazi leader: "This is a Chapter of Glory"
10-07-1905 - Andy Devine - Flagstaff, Arizona Territory - d. 2-20-1977
actor: Jingles P. Jones "Wild Bill Hickok"; Mose Muich "Lum and
Abner"; "Jack Benny Program"
10-07-1905 - Jean Ellyn - NYC - d. 11-23-1989
actor: Margie 'Cookie' Cook "Valiant Lady"; Dr. Watson "Strange Dr.
Karnac"
10-07-1908 - Richard Caldicot - London, England - d. 10-16-1995
actor: "The Navy Lark"
10-07-1910 - Wayne Ackley - d. 10-3-1988
newscaster: Des Moines, Iowa
10-07-1911 - Vaughn Monroe - Akron, OH - d. 5-21-1973
singer, bandleader: "Penthouse Party"; "Vaughn Monroe Show"
10-07-1912 - Sally Vass - Greenville, SC - d. 11-10-1990
singer: (The Vass Family) "The Lady Next Door"; "Kraft Phoenix Program"
10-07-1913 - Elizabeth Janeway - Brooklyn, NY - d. 1-15-2005
writer: "Information Please"
10-07-1914 - Alfred Drake - The Bronx, NY - d. 7-25-1992
singer: "Best Plays"; Broadway Matinee"; "Ford Festival of American
Music"
10-07-1914 - Sarah Churchill - London, England - d. 9-24-1982
actor: (Daughter of Winston Churchill) "Romance"
10-07-1915 - Francis Hunt - Buffalo, NY - d. 2-6-1993
vocalist: (Lou Bring Orchestra) "Kraft Music Hall"
10-07-1916 - Palmer Williams - Tenafly, NJ - d. 1-1-1996
producer: "Hear It Now"
10-07-1917 - Helmut Dantine - Vienna, Austria - d. 5-2-1982
actor: "Crime Does Not Pay"; "Silver Theatre"; "Theatre of Romance";
"Suspense"
10-07-1917 - June Allyson - The Bronx, NY - d. 7-8-2006
actor: "Hallmark Playhouse"; "NBC Star Playhouse"; "Harold Lloyd
Comedy Theatre"
10-07-1922 - Martha Stewart - Bardwell, KY
vocalist: "Your All-Time Hit Parade"
10-07-1925 - Fred Collins - Fort Wayne, IN - d. 8-5-2006
announcer: "Dimension X"; "X-Minus One"; "The Chase"
10-07-1926 - Diana Lynn - Los Angeles, CA - d. 12-18-1971
actor: "Theatre Guild On the Air"
10-07-1927 - Al Martino - Philadelphia, PA - d. 10-14-2009
singer: "The Steve Lawrence Show"; "Here's to Veterans"
10-07-1927 - Don Rickles - Portland, OR - d. 2-19-1985
announcer: "Nightbeat"; The Whisperer"; "The Whistler"
10-07-1931 - Gordon Terry - Decatur, AL - d. 4-9-2006
fiddler: "Country Music Time"; "Country Style [removed]"
October 7th deaths
01-10-1914 - Polly Rowles - Philadelphia, PA - d. 10-7-2001
actor: Nita's Aunt "Lone Journey"
01-19-1809 - Edgar Allan Poe - Boston, MA - d. 10-7-1849
author: Several of his works adapted for radio
01-31-1921 - Mario Lanza - Philadelphia, PA - d. 10-7-1959
singer: "Mario Lanza Show"
04-01-1931 - George Baker - Varna, Bulgaria - d. 10-7-2011
actor: "Saturday Night Theatre"
05-28-1911 - Lynn Biggler - d. 10-7-2003
newscaster: KWFT Witchita Falls, Texas
06-01-1921 - Nelson Riddle - Oradell, NJ - d. 10-7-1985
composer, conductor: "On a Sunday Afternoon"; "Sears Radio Theatre"
07-27-1905 - Leo Durocher - West Springfield, MA - d. 10-7-1991
baseball legend: "baseball announcer"; "Double Play with Durocher and
Day"
08-16-1890 - Myron "Grim" Natwick - Wisconsin Rapids, WI - d. 10-7-1990
creator of Betty Boop
11-02-1911 - Johnny Richards - Schenectady, NY - d. 10-7-1968
orchestra leader: "The Jack Carson Show"
11-17-1898 - "Quin" Ryan - d. 10-7-1978
announcer, actor: "Quin Ryan Reports"; "Uncle Quin"; "Uncle Quin's
Scalawags"
11-26-1910 - Cyril Cusack - Durban, South Africa - d. 10-7-1993
actor: "Great Expectations"
Ron
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