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                            The Old-Time Radio Digest!
                              Volume 2008 : Issue 274
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                                 ISSN: 1533-9289


                                 Today's Topics:

  11-29 births/deaths                   [ Ron Sayles <bogusotr@[removed]; ]
  11-30 births/deaths                   [ Ron Sayles <bogusotr@[removed]; ]

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Date: Sun, 30 Nov 2008 18:39:18 -0500
From: Ron Sayles <bogusotr@[removed];
To: Olde Tyme Radio Digest Digest <[removed]@[removed];
Subject:  11-29 births/deaths

November 29th births

11-29-1876 - Joseph E. Davies - Watertown, WI - d. 5-9-1958
ambassador to the soviet union: "Information Please"
11-29-1894 - H. Leslie Atlass - d. 11-18-1960
Chicago radio pioneer, CBS executive
11-29-1895 - Busby Berkeley - Los Angeles, CA - d. 3-14-1976
choreographer: "Gulf Screen Theatre"; "Whatever Became Of . . . ?"
11-29-1895 - Yakima Canutt - Colfax, WA - d. 5-24-1986
actor, stuntman: "Daredevils of Hollywood"; "Hollywood Rodea"
11-29-1898 - [removed] Lewis - Belfast, Northern Ireland - d. 11-22-1963
author, lecturer: "Right and Wrong"; "Christian Behavior"
11-29-1900 - Mildred "Axis Sally" Gillars - Portland, ME - d. 6-25-1988
propagandist: Radio Berlin "Vision of an Invasion"
11-29-1905 - Chester Erskine - Hudson, NY - d. 4-7-1986
film director: "Lux Radio Theatre"
11-29-1905 - Mario Braggiotti - Florence, Italy - d. 5-18-1996
pianist, composer: "Fray and Braggiotti"
11-29-1906 - Luis Van Rooten - Mexico City, Mexico - d. 6-17-1973
actor: George Priestly "County Seat"; John Perry "John's Other Wife";
Nero Wolfe "Nero Wolfe"
11-29-1909 - Ann Corio - Hartford, CT - d. 3-1-1999
burlesque queen: "G. I. Jive", "Advs. of Ellery Queen"
11-29-1909 - Frank Waldecker - d. 1-13-1995
announcer: "A Date with Judy"; "The Eddie Duchin Show"
11-29-1910 - Al Schwartz - Passaic, NJ - d. 3-25-1988
writer: "Phil Harris/Alice Faye Show"; "Bob Hope Show"
11-29-1912 - Alan Courtney - NYC - d. 9-16-1978
host: "Calling All Girls"; "Korn Kobblers"
11-29-1913 - Harry Bartell - New Orleans, LA - d. 2-26-2004
actor: Archie Goodwin "Advs. of Nero Wolfe"; "Adv of Sherlock Holmes";
"Gunsmoke"
11-29-1914 - Hal McIntyre - Cromwell, CT - d. 5-5-1959
bandleader: "Hal McIntyre and His Orchestra"
11-29-1915 - J. G. Weightman - Callerton, Englans - d. 8-14-2004
translator and announcer in French for the BBC
11-29-1917 - George Walsh - Cleveland, OH - d. 12-5-2005
announcer: "Gunsmoke"; "Music 'Til Dawn"
11-29-1917 - Merle Travis - Muhlenberg County, KY - d. 10-20-1983
singer, guitarist: "Hollywood Barn Dance"
11-29-1918 - Michael O'Duffy - Derry, Ireland - d. 4-19-2003
lyric tenor: "Metropolitan Opera"
11-29-1921 - Virginia Egnor "Dagmar" - Huntington, WV - d. 10-9-2001
dumb blonde: "Stars On Parade"; "Says Who?"
11-29-1926 - Naomi Stevens - Trenton, NJ
actor: Irene Franklin "One Man's Family"; Daphne Royce "Brenthouse"
11-29-1927 - Vin Scully - The Bronx, NY
sportscaster (Baseball's Poet Laurate) Play-by Play announcer for the
Dodgers
11-29-1932 - John Gary - Watertown, NY - d. 1-4-1998
singer: "Christmas Music - Spots for the National Guard"

November 29th deaths

01-18-1904 - Cary Grant - Bristol, England - d. 11-29-1986
actor: Jim Blandings "Mr. and Mrs. Blandings"
01-31-1902 - Leo Corday - NYC - d. 11-29-1985
writer of special material: "War Manpower Comn."
02-17-1889 - H. L. Hunt - near Vandalia, IL - d. 11-29-1974
established Facts Forum which produced radio programs
02-24-1943 - George Harrison - Liverpool, England - d. 11-29-2001
singer: (The Beatles) "Here We Go Again"
02-26-1933 - Godfrey Cambridge - NYC - d. 11-29-1976
actor: "Voices of Vista"
03-18-1930 - Peter Kenna - Balmain, Australia - d. 11-29-1987
writer: "A Hard God"
04-28-1896 - Edith Evanson - Tacoma, WA - d. 11-29-1980
actor: Helmi "Myrt and Marge"
05-03-1899 - George H. Combs - Lee's Summit, MO - d. 11-29-1977
congressman, commentator: "Now You Decide"; "Spotlight, New York"
05-29-1897 - Erich Wolfgang Korngold - Brno, Czechoslovakia - d.
11-29-1957
"composer: "Contemporary Composers Concerts"; "Railroad Hour"
05-30-1904 - Carol Goodner - Katonah, NY - d. 11-29-2001
actor: "Keep It Dark"; "Advs. of the Red Feather Man"
06-05-1910 - Herb Vigran - Fort Wayne, IN - d. 11-29-1986
actor: Sad Sack "Sad Sack"; Hector Smith "Father Knows Best"
06-17-1904 - Ralph Bellamy - Chicago, IL - d. 11-29-1991
actor: "These Are Our Men"
07-19-1912 - Frank Kane - d. 11-29-1968
writer: "The Shadow"
07-20-1938 - Natalie Wood - San Francisco, CA - d. 11-29-1981
actor: "Lux Radio Theatre"
07-27-1890 - Judith Lowry - Fort Sill, Oklahoma Territory - d.
11-29-1976
actor: Emma 'Stevie' Stevens "Valiant Lady"; Emmy Fergusson "Welcome
Valley"
08-07-1913 - George Van Eps - Plainfield, NJ - d. 11-29-1998
guitarist: "Pete Kelly's Blues"; "Guest Star"; "Just Jazz"
09-05-1916 - Frank Yerby - Augusta, GA - d. 11-29-1991
author: "Best Seller"
09-06-1917 - John Berry - The Bronx, NY - d. 11-29-1999
director: "Screen Director's Playhouse"
09-17-1934 - Robin Ray - North London, England - d. 11-29-1998
actor, musician: "Robin Ray's Record Review"
09-20-1869 - George Robey - London, England - d. 11-29-1954
music hall singer: "Music Hall"
10-04-1900 - Robert Shayne - Yonkers, NY - d. 11-29-1992
actor: Walter Manning "Portia Faces Life"
10-27-1915 - Albert Albinger - d. 11-29-1982
newscaster: WKWK Wheeling, West Virginia
11-03-1909 - George Wells - NYC - d. 11-29-2000
screenwriter: "Lux Radio Theatre"
11-14-1919 - DeWitt Samuel Copp - Connecticut - d. 11-29-1999
writer: "Hallmark Hall of Fame"; "Bell Telephone Hour"
11-24-1917 - John Justin - London, England - d. 11-29-2002
actor: "The Hobbit"
12-22-1917 - Gene Rayburn - Christopher, IL - d. 11-29-1999
announcer, comedian: "Rayburn and Finch"
12-26-1902 - Irene Handl - London, England - d. 11-29-1987
actor: "Hello Playmates"

Ron

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Date: Sun, 30 Nov 2008 19:01:00 -0500
From: Ron Sayles <bogusotr@[removed];
To: Olde Tyme Radio Digest Digest <[removed]@[removed];
Subject:  11-30 births/deaths

November 30th births

11-30-1667 - Jonathan Swift - Dublin, Ireland - d. 10-19-1745
writer: "The Columbia Workshop"
11-30-1873 - Frederic William Wile - La Porte, IN - d. 4-7-1941
commentator: "Political Situation in Washington"
11-30-1874 - Winston Churchill - Oxfordshire, England - d. 1-24-1965
british prime minister: War time broadcasts
11-30-1884 - Rev. Dr. Daniel A. Poling - Portland, OR - d. 2-7-1968
clergyman: "The National Youth Conference"
11-30-1885 - Charles West - Pittsburgh, PA - d. 10-10-1943
actor: "Dramas of Youth"
11-30-1889 - Vito Pellettieri - d. 4-14-1977
stage manager: "Grand Ole Opry"
11-30-1890 - Ramsey Hill - Georgetown, Guyana - d. 2-3-1976
actor: "Escape"; "NBC University Theatre"
11-30-1894 - Donald Ogden Stewart - Columbus, OH - d. 8-2-1980
writer: "Information Please"
11-30-1900 - Geoffrey Household - Briston, England - d. 10-4-1988
writer: "NBC Presents: Short Story"
11-30-1903 - Frank Worth - Debrezin, Hungary - d. 5-3-1990
orchestra leader: "Richard Diamond, Private Detective"; Those Websters"
11-30-1904 - Fred "Papa" Calhoun - d. 7-4-1987
piano: "The Musical Brownies"
11-30-1906 - John Dickson Carr - Uniontown, PA - d. 2-27-1977
writer: "Suspense"; "Cabin B-13"; "Murder by Experts"
11-30-1907 - Happy Felton - Bellevue, PA - d. 10-21-1964
actor: "Pot 'O Gold"; "Finders Keepers"; "Stop the Music"
11-30-1907 - Jack Brinkley - Oxford, NC - d. 8-8-1972
announcer, actor: "Aunt Jemima"; "Couple Next Door"
11-30-1913 - John K. M. McCaffrey - Moscow, ID - d. 10-3-1983
newscaster: "Author Meets the Critics"; "What Makes You Tick?"
11-30-1914 - Charles Hawtrey - Hounslow, Middlesex, England - d.
10-27-1988
actor, comedian: Hubert Lane "Just William"
11-30-1915 - Brownie McGhee - Knoxville, TN - d. 2-16-1996
blues guitarist, singer: "New World A' Coming"; "This Is Jazz)
11-30-1917 - William Ash - Dallas, TX
Senior script editor for the BBC radio drama department
11-30-1918 - Efrem Zimbalist, Jr. - NYC
actor: "Lux Radio Theatre"
11-30-1919 - Joe Cabbibo - d. 10-xx-1973
sound effects: "Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar"; "Tennessee Jed".
"Counterspy"
11-30-1920 - Virginia Mayo - St. Louis, MO - d. 1-17-2005
actor: "Lux Radio Theatre"
11-30-1926 - Dick Crenna - Los Angeles, CA - d. 1-18-2003
actor: Oogie Pringle, "A Date with Judy"; "Walter Denton, "Our Miss
Brooks"
11-30-1929 - Dick Clark - Mount Vernon, NY
host: "March of Dimes March of Stars"; "Tribute to Murray the K"
11-30-1931 - Teddy Wilburn - Hardy, MO - d. 11-25-2003
country singer: "Grand Ole Opry"; "Country Style [removed]"
11-30-1947 - David Mamet - Chicago, IL
writer: "Earplay"
11-30-1952 - Mandy Patinkin - Chicago, IL
actor: "CBS Radio Mystery Theatre"

November 30th deaths

01-11-1908 - Lionel Stander - The Bronx, NY - d. 11-30-1994
actor: J. Riley Farnsworth "Life of Riley"; Hoolihan "Grapevine Rancho"
01-27-1916 - Merrill Mueller - NYC - d. 11-30-1980
reporter: "NBC Stands By"; "Morning News Roundup"; "The Navy Hour"
01-28-1892 - Ernst Lubitsch - Berlin Germany - d. 11-30-1947
film director: Intermission Guest "Lux Radio Theatre"
02-10-1910 - Joyce Grenfell - London, England - d. 11-30-1979
writer, actor: "How"; "A Note with Music"; "We Beg to Differ"
02-25-1901 - Zeppo Marx - NYC  - d. 11-30-1979
comedian: (Marx Brothers) "American Review"
03-20-1890 - Gigli Beniamino - Recanti, Italy - d. 11-30-1957
operatic tenor: "Atwater Kent Hour"
04-07-1878 - Bert Swor - Paris, TN - d. 11-30-1943
comedian: "Modern Mistrels"; "Bicycle Party"
04-08-1900 - Bert "Mad Russian" Gordon - NYC - d. 11-30-1974
comedian: "Eddie Cantor Show"; Yasha "Duffy's Tavern"
04-27-1927 - Connie Kay - NYC - d. 11-30-1994
jazz drummer: "The Modern Jazz Quartet"; "Guest Star"
04-28-1900 - Val Gielgud - London England - d. 11-30-1981
writer: (Brother of John Gielgud) "The Columbia Workshop"
05-08-1899 - Arthur Q. Bryan - Brooklyn, NY - d. 11-30-1959
actor: George 'Doc' Gamble "Fibber McGee and Molly"
05-10-1884 - Olga Petrova - Tur Brook, England - d. 11-30-1977
actor, writer: "Mary Margaret McBride"
05-12-1901 - Harold "Scrappy" Lambert - New Brunswick, NJ - d.
11-30-1987
singer: Mark "Smith Brothers: Trade and Mark"; "Town Hall Tonight"
06-23-1894 - Laurie York Erskine - England - d. 11-30-1976
author: "Renfrew of the Mounted"; "Adventure Story"; "National
Children's Week"
07-12-1920 - Pierre Berton - Whitehorse, Canada - d. 11-30-2004
author: "Klondike"
07-29-1900 - Don Redman - Piedmont, WV - d. 11-30-1964
bandleader: "Don Redman and His Orchestra"; "Chipso Radio Program"
08-11-1915 - Jean Parker - Deer Lodge, MT - d. 11-30-2005
actor: "Lux Radio Theatre"
08-15-1910 - Johnny Roventini - Brooklyn, NY - d. 11-30-1998
commercial announcer: (Call for Phil-lip Mor-ress) "Ferde Grofe Show";
"Johnny Presents"
08-26-1896 - Phil Baker - Philadelphia, PA - d. 11-30-1963
comedian, emcee: "Honolulu Bound"; "Take It or Leave It"
08-30-1903 - Jack Bundy - Milwaukee, WI - d. 11-30-1973
bandleader: "Heinie and the Grenadiers"
09-12-1901 - Sam Bittel - d. 11-30-1994
orchestra leader: WBZ-WBZA Boston-Springfield, Massachusetts
10-09-1922 - Phil Sterling - NYC - d. 11-30-1998
actor: "Radio City Playhouse"; "Hilltop House"
10-16-1854 - Oscar Wilde - Dublin, Ireland - d. 11-30-1900
writer: "The Columbia Workshop"
11-11-1906 - Victor Bell - d. 11-30-1976
newscaster: KUTA Salt Lake City, Utah
12-04-1889 - Buck Jones - Vincennes, IN - d. 11-30-1942
actor: "Hoofbeats"
12-08-1906 - Richard Llewellyn - St. David's, Wales - d. 11-30-1983
author: "Lux Radio Theatre"; "NBC University Theatre"
12-30-1939 - Glyn Dean - d. 11-30-1997
actor: "Jennings at School"; "Children's Hour"; "Mrs. Dale's Diary"
xx-xx-1927 - Jim Brown - d. 11-30-2004
announcer: "Give and Take"

Ron

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