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                            The Old-Time Radio Digest!
                              Volume 2012 : Issue 180
                         A Part of the [removed]!
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                                 ISSN: 1533-9289


                                 Today's Topics:

  OLDE TYME RADIO NETWORK               [ Jerry Haendiges <Jerry@[removed]; ]
  Lucille Bliss, RIP                    [ jack and cathy french <otrpiano@ver ]
  11-19 births/deaths                   [ Ron Sayles <bogusotr@[removed]; ]

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Date: Mon, 19 Nov 2012 13:16:04 -0400
From: Jerry Haendiges <Jerry@[removed];
To: Old Time Radio Digest <[removed]@[removed];
Subject:  OLDE TYME RADIO NETWORK

Hi Friends,

Here is this week's schedule for my Olde Tyme Radio Network. Here you
may listen to high-quality broadcasts with Tom Heathwood's "Heritage
Radio Theatre," John and Larry Gassman's "Same Time Station," Duane
Keilstrup's "Classics and Curios," Charlie St George's "Make Believe
Ballroom Time" and my own "Old Time Radio Classics."  Streamed in
high-quality audio, on demand, 24/7 at
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OLD TIME RADIO CLASSICS

*Thanksgiving Special*

AMOS AND ANDY
Episode 7    11-19-43    "Turkey Trouble"
Guest Star: Spring Byington
NBC Rinso Fridays 10:00 - 10:30pm
STARS: Freman Gosden and Charles Correlln Ernestine Wade, Amanda
Randolph, Harriett Widmar, Elinor Harriot, Terry Howard, Madeline Lee,
Lou Lubin, Eddie Green, Johnny Lee

CASEY, CRIME PHOTOGRAPHER
Episode 37    11-27-47   "After the Turkey, The Bill!"
CBS Anchor-Hocking Glass Thursdays 9:30 - 10:00 pm
Stars: Stats Cotsworth
Producer/Director: John Dietz
Music: Al Bleyer Orchestra, Lew White Organist

FAMILY THEATER
Episode 42    11-27-47    "Home For Thanksgiving"
Host: Charles Boyer
Stars: Paul Henreid and Joan Leslie
Announcer: Tony La Frano
Created By: Father Patrick Peyton

OUR MISS BROOKS
Episode 106    11-19-50    "Thanksgiving Turkey"
Connie Brooks: Eve Arden
Philip Boynton: Jeff Chandler
Walter Denton: Dick Crenna
Stretch Snodgrass: Leonard Smith
Mrs. Davis: Jane Morgan
Harriet Conklin: Gloria McMillan
Osgood Conklin: Gale Gordon
Director/Writer: Al Lewis
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HERITAGE RADIO THEATRE

*Thanksgiving Special*

MARK TRAIL
(MBS) 11/22/50 Kellogg's Corn Flakes presents Matt Crowley in "Jim
Pilgrim's Prized Turkeys" Jackson Beck narrates.

THE LIFE OF RILEY
(NBC) 11/29/47 Starring William Bendix. Thanksgiving Day plans go amiss
when there's no turkey. With: Paula Winslow and John Brown.

LUM AND ABNER
(ABC) 1/23/44 Lum has nowhere to go for Thanksgiving Dinner. Chester
Lauk & Norris Goff.
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SAME TIME, SAME STATION

Our performer for the month is announcer Harlow Wilcox.
This week we'll hear him as the announcer on
THE N K MUSICAL SHOWROOM
starring the Andrews Sisters from 11/28/45 Episode (09) with guests
Abbott and Costello.

The Andrews had just moved the show from New York to Hollywood. Harlow
Wilcox was the new announcer. Prior to this, they had Andre Baruch while
in New York.

Recently at the SPERDVAC convention we saw several examples of radio
show recreations where no audio recordings exist.

Fortunately, this program does exist and we hear it as originally broadcast.
NERO WOLFE
from 01/19/51 Episode (14) The Case Of The Calculated Risk.

On 11/04/2012 Larry Gassman, John Gassman, and Walden Hughes recorded an
interview with both Patty and Chris Costello. Both grew up with Lou
Costello as their Father.

So, Sit back and enjoy these delightful ladies as they look back on
their memories of growing up with their Dad.

They keep the memories of Abbot And Costello alive with a monthly
newsletter and a very active web site.

For more information, go to:
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CLASSICS & CURIOS

"Echoes of Songs and Laughter"

Episode 54

"TURN YOUR RADIO ON" FOR A CLASSICS & CURIOS BIG BAND THANKSGIVING!

Welcome to a Big Band Thanksgiving. If you're thankful for great
recordings from all the way back to 1929, this is a show for you. Andy
Griffith begins the show by asking you to "Turn Your Radio On" as we
"tune" into God, the generous Giver of our blessings. We'll first jump
back to the 1940's as we listen to Evelyn Knight and the Stardusters
perform "Powder Your Face with Sunshine." This recording was on "Your
Hit Parade" for 15 weeks in 1948-1949, 2 weeks at number 1. Evelyn had a
bunch of top 40 hits and was a pioneer in early TV, appearing on shows
such as "The Ed Sullivan Show," "The Colgate Comedy Hour" and "Abbott
and Costello."

Peggy Lee blessed us with many songs, including one back in 1947 with
the title "It's a Good Day." This is a song that will pick up your
spirits and inspire you to sing right along with Peggy, who incidentally
wrote the lyrics. Not surprisingly it was on the "Hit Parade" for 11
weeks. Peggy hit the big time with Benny Goodman, taking Helen Forrest's
place in 1941. Her first million seller was "Why Don't You Do Right" in
1943, and she went on to have top 10 hits in 3 consecutive decades. She
had success on radio ("Chesterfield Supper Club," "Jimmy Durante Show"),
wrote several song hits, and even mentored artists such as Judy Garland
and Frank Sinatra in the art of jazz singing.

Another feel good tune takes us into the snow season and gets us looking
not only at Thanksgiving but also toward Christmas. One of my favorite
bands had a really great instrumental version of it: Les Brown's 1946
recording of Irving Berlin's "I've Got My Love to Keep Me Warm," and Les
sent the tune on a "Hit Parade" sleigh ride serenade for 7 weeks. It
first appeared in the film "On the Avenue" with Dick Powell and Alice
Faye and was recorded first by the Mills Brothers in 1938. Later Les and
his band of renown performed the song on Bob Hope's show, and the
reaction was so great that Les' recording company, Columbia, asked him
to record it. His response was to tell Columbia to check its vault of
recordings because it was already there and had never been released. The
Lloyd "Skip" Martin arrangement made it a true classic, and the song was
one of the last great big band instrumental hits. Later in 1949-1950 the
amazing Mills Brothers put the song back on the "Hit Parade" for 11 more
weeks.

The Mills Brothers give us cause to give thanks for their countless
hits, many radio performances, and films. We hear them get softly
sentimental with a tune called "Put Another Chair at the Table." A loved
one coming home is a special heartfelt blessing, and the Mills Brothers
make the most of it, first, as a ballad and, then, in their upbeat
swing-touched style making us feel the joy of anticipation of reunited
loved ones, as when soldiers return home from war. No group could sing
better, ever!

Fred Waring was known as "the man who taught America how to sing" and
"America's singing master." President Reagan appropriately awarded him
the "Congressional Gold Medal" for his musical contributions to American
society. His Fred Waring Banjo Orchestra in the 1920's eventually became
Fred Waring and His Pennsylvanians. His band performed "You Gotta Be a
Football Hero" on radio in 1933 to great acclaim, and he went on to sell
millions of records in the 1940's and 1950's. I especially enjoy his
early band recordings, and also his popular later choral works like "The
Battle Hymn of the Republic." One of my Mother's favorite songs was one
that she would often hum in the kitchen, and to her it told of her deep
love for her family. That beautiful song: "I'll Always Be in Love with
You." She first heard Fred Waring performing it on his 1929 recording.
Now she sings it in the Lord's heavenly choir, and the message is still
true.

As Thomas Carlyle said, "Music is well said to be the speech of angels."
So it follows that through good music angels often remind us of precious
blessings and of future blessings together. Appropriately Andy Griffith
sings "Precious Memories" to end our show as we briefly celebrate
Thanksgivings past and present with some of God's blessings in music. My
Thanksgiving wish for you, in the words of Meredith Willson's song
title: "May the Good Lord Bless and Keep You."
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Make Believe Ballroom Time

Episode 5

In December 1946 Tommy Dorsey was one of eight big band leaders who shut
down their bands for good. They believed the big band era had come to a
close. Two tears later, Tommy Dorsey began a come-back aimed at "the
kids of America who deserved a chance to dance to the big bands again".
This program starts with the Dorsey band of 1946 with Tommy broadcasting
from Los Angeles with his special [removed] Ellington. The program
goes on to 1953 with the Dorsey band "alive and well" in New York City
broadcasting from The Stattler Hotel on NBC. You'll find all this with
facts about Tommy and stats about the year [removed] you know the
microwave oven was introduced at that time? Check us out on " It's Make
Believe Ballroom Time"
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If you have any questions or request, please feel free to contact me.

      Jerry Haendiges

      Jerry@[removed]  562-696-4387
      The Vintage Radio Place   [removed]
      Largest source of Old Time Radio Logs, Articles and programs on
the Net

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Date: Mon, 19 Nov 2012 13:16:11 -0400
From: jack and cathy french <otrpiano@[removed];
To: OTRBB <[removed]@[removed];
Subject:  Lucille Bliss, RIP

The last surviving member of the supporting cast of  "Candy Matson, YU
2-8209" died November 8, 2012. Lucille Bliss was 96 years old and passed away
at an assisted living center in Costa Mesa, CA.

She grew up in San Francisco, working in radio as a teen-ager. By the time
"Candy Matson" ended in 1951, Lucille had relocated to Los Angeles area where
she concentrated on voice overs and animated cartoons. She was the voice of
"Crusader Rabbit", the first childrens' cartoon series produced for
television (NBC, early 50s.) She was also the voice for Anastasia in Disney's
1950 film, "Cinderella."

In the 60s, she was the first to voice "Elroy" in the television cartoon hit,
"The Jetsons." She continued working in voice overs and animated cartoons and
portrayed "Smurfette" in the popular 80s television cartoons series, "The
Smurfs." She never retired and as of last month, was still working at her
chosen profession.

Cause of death and names of survivors were not in the press release I found.

Jack French
Editor: RADIO RECALL
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child

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Date: Mon, 19 Nov 2012 13:16:19 -0400
From: Ron Sayles <bogusotr@[removed];
To: Olde Tyme Radio Digest Digest <[removed]@[removed];
Subject:  11-19 births/deaths

November 19th births

11-19-1863 - Billy Sunday - Ames, IA - d. 11-6-1935
preacher: "Back Home Hour"
11-19-1864 - Geroge Barbier - Philadelphia, PA - d. 7-19-1945
actor: "Song of the Islands"
11-19-1883 - Ned Sparks - Guelph, Canada - d. 4-3-1957
actor: "The Grouch Club"; "The Texaco Star Theatre"
11-19-1885 - Erskine Sanford - Trinidad, CO - d. 7-7-1969
actor: "The Free Company"; "Mercury Theatre on the Air"; "Orson Welles
Theatre"
11-19-1889 - Clifton Webb - Indianapolis, IN - d. 10-13-1966
actor: "Lux Radio Theatre"
11-19-1890 - Charme Allen - Dayton, OH - d. 10-4-1980
actor: Aunt Polly "David Harum"; Ma Owen "Into the Light"
11-19-1897 - Bud Green - Austria - d. 1-2-1981
lyricist: "Great Moments to Music"
11-19-1900 - Algernon Black - d. 5-9-1993
newscaster: WQXR New York, New York
11-19-1901 - Charles Webster - England - d. 2-xx-1965
actor: Dr. Kimball "Life Can Be Beautiful"; Tom Bryson "Backstage Wife"
11-19-1905 - Eleanor Audley - NYC - d. 11-25-1991
actor: Elizabeth Smith "Father Knows Best"
11-19-1905 - Tommy Dorsey - Shenandoah, PA - d. 11-26-1956
bandleader: "Jack Pearl Program"; "Fame and Fortune"; "Tommy Dorsey
Show"
11-19-1913 - Blue Barron - Cleveland, OH - d. 7-16-2005
bandleader: "Blue Barron and His Orchestra"; "One Night Stand"
11-19-1918 - Spiro Agnew - Towson, MD - d. 9-17-1996
[removed] vice president: "Meet the Press"
11-19-1919 - Alan Young - North Shields, England
comedian: "Alan Young Show"; "Tony Martin Show"; "Jimmy Durante Show"
11-19-1921 - Roy Campenella - Philadelphia, PA - d. 6-26-1993
sports news: "Campy's Corner"
11-19-1922 - Dick Wesson - Maine - d. 4-25-1996
announcer: "Space Patrol"; "Hollywood Open House"
11-19-1923 - Eugenie Baird - d. 6-12-1988
vocalist: "Kraft Music Hall"; "Forever Top"; "Sing It Again"
11-19-1923 - Frank Reynolds - East Chicago, IN - d. 7-20-1983
newscaster: Chicago radio
11-19-1924 - J. D. Sumner - Lakeland, FL - d. 11-15-1998
singer: (Blackwood Brothers Quartet) "Songs of the Gospel"
11-19-1933 - Larry King - Brooklyn, NY
talk show host: "WOR Diamond Julilee"; "Rambling with Gambling"
11-19-1936 - Dick Cavett - Gibbon, NE
talk show host: "Jean Shepherd Show"
11-19-1939 - Garrick Utley - Chicago, IL
news correspondent: "Second Sunday"
11-19-1940 - Roger Hume - London, England - d. 8-24-1996
actor: Bert Fry "The Archers"
11-19-1941 - Tommy Thompson - Elroy, WI
wisconsin governor: Response to Bill Clinton
11-19-1954 - Kathleen Quinlan - Pasadena, CA
actor: "CBS Radio Mystery Theatre"
11-19-1956 - Glynnis O'Connor - NYC
actor: "CBS Radio Mystery Theatre"

November 19th deaths

01-06-1903 - Francis L. Sullivan - London, England - d. 11-19-1956
actor: "[removed] Steel Hour"
03-01-1896 - George Frame Brown - d. 11-19-1979
actor: Gus "Tony and Gus"
05-01-1888 - Anna Appel - Bucharest, Romania - d. 11-19-1963
actor: Mrs. Cohen "Abie's Irish Rose"
05-11-1895 - Maurice Joachim - d. 11-19-1980
actor: Omar "Omar, the Mystic"; "Unseen Friend "Your Unseen Friend"
05-11-1919 - John Michael Hayes - Worcester, MA - d. 11-19-2008
writer: "Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar"; "Twelve Players"; "Sam Spade"
05-20-1926 - John Lucarotti - England - d. 11-19-1994
writer: "Doctor Who"
05-30-1902 - Stepin Fetchit - Key West, FL - d. 11-19-1985
comedian: "Hollywood Hotel"
05-30-1912 - Julian Symons - London, England - d. 11-19-1994
crime writer: "Night Driver to Dover"; "Affection Unlimited"
07-01-1907 - Bill Stern - Rochester, NY - d. 11-19-1971
sportscaster: "Carnival of Champions"; "Colgate Sports Newsreel"
07-02-1928 - John Timpson - Harrow, England - d. 11-19-2005
presenter: "Today"
07-30-1916 - Dick Wilson - Preston, Lancashire, England - d. 11-19-2007
actor: "Family Theatre" Mr. Whipple in Charmin commercials
09-01-1912 - Victor Zembruski - d. 11-19-1976
orchestra leader: "The Victor Zembruski Polish Eagle Show"
09-05-1887 - Vera Barstow - d. 11-19-1962
violinists: KHJ Los Angeles, California
09-10-1900 - Francis Craig - Dickson, IN - d. 11-19-1966
bandleader: "Spotlight Revue"
11-02-1906 - Joseph Ruscoll - d. 11-19-1956
writer: "The Molle Mystery Theatre"; "Murder at Midnight"
12-29-1930 - Doris Chillcott - Vancouver, Canada - d. 11-19-2006
performer on radio in her native Canada

Ron

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