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The Old-Time Radio Digest!
Volume 2010 : Issue 119
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ISSN: 1533-9289
Today's Topics:
This week in radio history 4-10 July [ Joe Mackey <joemackey108@[removed] ]
Ginny Sims radio recordings sought [ rand@[removed] ]
7-4 births/deaths [ Ron Sayles <bogusotr@[removed]; ]
Christmas card from Elizabeth [ Keith Houdeshell <khowdy@[removed] ]
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Date: Sun, 4 Jul 2010 13:23:16 -0400
From: Joe Mackey <joemackey108@[removed];
To: otr-digest <[removed]@[removed];
Subject: This week in radio history 4-10 July
From Those Were The Days -
7/4
1943 The Rhythm Boys, Bing Crosby, Al Rinker and Harry Barris, were
reunited for the first time since the 1930s on Paul Whiteman Presents on
NBC.
1951 Jack Webb, along with Dragnet, also did a summer show that of
Pete Kelly. Pete Kelly's Blues, a crime drama, was the summer
replacement on NBC for Halls of Ivy (with Ronald Colman and Benita Hume).
7/5
1943 The Adventures of Nero Wolfe debuted on the NBC Blue network.
Nero Wolfe was "the detective genius who rates the knife and fork the
greatest tools ever invented by man." The 'gargantuan gourmet' continued
on the air until 1951.
1948 My Favorite Husband, with Lucille Ball, became the gifted
redhead's first regular radio program on CBS. Richard Denning
co-starred with Lucy as "two people who live together and like it."
1951 The Silver Eagle debuted on ABC as a entry into radio's action
adventure lineup. Jim Ameche starred as Jim West.
7/6
1943 Judy Canova, the 'Queen of the Hillbillies', began a weekly
comedy show on CBS.
1947 A hidden microphone eavesdropped on unsuspecting people for the
first time this night, as Candid Microphone hit the ABC airwaves.
7/7
1927 Christopher Stone becomes the first British 'disc jockey' when
he plays records for the BBC.
From Those Were The Days
1920 A device known as the radio compass was used for the first time
on a [removed] Navy airplane near Norfolk, Virginia.
1943 Flashgun Casey was heard on radio. Not much later, the name of
the program was altered to Casey, Crime Reporter, and became much more
popular.
7/8
1950 Joel McCrea appeared in the lead role of Tales of the Texas
Rangers on NBC.
Joe
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Date: Sun, 4 Jul 2010 13:23:27 -0400
From: rand@[removed]
To: [removed]@[removed]
Subject: Ginny Sims radio recordings sought
On my blog, I was contacted by a researcher in Germany who is looking for
copies of original broadcasts by Ginny Sims - please contact him directly
if you know of any leads. Thanks.
rand
Lars Schinnerling
lschinnerling@[removed]
Hello Rand,
My name's Lars and I'm writing to you from far away Germany. Despite being
born and raised over here, I am simply wild about American pop music from
the mid-30s to the early 50s. I guess it was inevitable that I eventually
started collecting transcriptions as well. It is an expensive hobby as
just the postage costs and arm and a leg to Germany. But that is sometimes
the only means getting a rare recording- as you well know. Of particular
interest for me is the singer GINNY SIMMS. When I recently discovered your
site, I thought that you MAY have some transcriptions by her or could
perhaps direct me to someone who may.
A friend of mine and I put up a website for Ginny. If you like to take a
look, the address is [removed]
As you can see, the Radio Section isn't quite finished yet and ends in
early 1946 for the time being.
Would be fantastic if you have anything by her.
All the best,
Lars
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Date: Sun, 4 Jul 2010 13:24:06 -0400
From: Ron Sayles <bogusotr@[removed];
To: Olde Tyme Radio Digest Digest <[removed]@[removed];
Subject: 7-4 births/deaths
July 4th births
07-04-1883 - Rube Goldberg - San Francisco, CA - d. 12-7-1970
cartoonist: "Famous Comic Artists"; "The Shell Show"; "Biography in
Sound"
07-04-1884 - George Trendle - Norwalk, OH - d. 5-22-1972
executive: WXYZ Detroit; Original idea for "The Lone Ranger"
07-04-1885 - Louis B. Mayer - Minsk, Byelorussia, Russian Empire - d.
10-29-1957
film executive: "Good News of 1938/39"; "Songs By Sinatra"; "Lux Radio
Theatre"
07-04-1888 - Henry Armetta - Palermo, Italy - d. 10-21-1945
actor: "Fleischmann's Yeast Hour"
07-04-1888 - Otto Rauhut - San Francisco, CA - d. 12-27-1986
director: "Otto Rauhut Violin Ensemble" KPO San Francisco, California
07-04-1895 - Irving Caesar - NYC - d. 12-17-1996
lyricist: "Biography In Sound"; "Perspective"
07-04-1898 - Johnny Lee - Los Angeles, CA - d. 12-12-1965
actor: Algonquin J. Calhoune "Amos 'n' Andy"
07-04-1900 - Gertrude Lawrence - London, England - d. 9-6-1952
singer, actor: "Royal Gelatin Hour"; "Campbell Playhouse"; "Radio
Reader's Digest"
07-04-1900 - Robert S. Allen - Latonia, KY - d. 7-17-1978
news commentory: "Listen America"; "News of the World"
07-04-1901 - Adelaide Klein - NYC - d. 3-18-1983
actor: Mrs. S. Kent Wentworth "Life Can Be Beautiful"; Dragon Lady
"Terry and the Pirates"
07-04-1902 - George Murphy - New Haven, CT - d. 5-3-1992
actor, emcee: "Let's Talk Hollywood"; "Hollywood Calling"
07-04-1902 - Vince Barnett - Pittsburgh, PA - d. 8-10-1977
actor: "Shell Chateau"; "Rudy Vallee Sealtest Show"
07-04-1907 - Tommy Carr - Philadelphia, PA - d. 4-23-1997
actor: Jerry Hall "Magic Island"
07-04-1908 - Harold John Adonis - d. 7-xx-1981
singer, announcer: New York City and Jersey City
07-04-1909 - Al Jarvis - Winnipeg, Canada - d. 5-6-1970
disc jockey, songwriter: "Make-Believe Ballroom"
07-04-1909 - Alec Templeton - Cardiff, South Wales - d. 3-28-1963
pianist, satirist: "You Shall Have Music"; "Universal Rhythm"; "Alec
Templeton Time"
07-04-1909 - Fielden Farrington - Michigan - d. 7-xx-1977
announcer: "Green Hornet"; "Just Plain Bill"; "Romance of Helen Trent"
07-04-1910 - Gloria Stuart - Santa Monica, CA
actor: "Suspense"
07-04-1911 - Dwight Hauser - Idaho - d. 1-18-1969
producer, director: "Defense Attorney"; "I Fly Anything"; "Man from
Homicide"
07-04-1911 - Mitch Miller - Rochester, NY
bandleader: "Here's to Veterans"
07-04-1911 - Olga Druce - d. 4-18-2004
director: "House of Mystery"; "When a Girl Marries"
07-04-1912 - Virginia Graham - Chicago, IL - d. 12-22-1998
talk show host: "Cancer Can Be Cured"; "Weekday Theatre"
07-04-1913 - Barbara Weeks - Boston, MA - d. 6-24-2003
actor: "Pulitzer Prize Plays"; "Inner Sanctum Mysteries"; "Romance"
07-04-1915 - Timmie Rogers - Detroit, MI - d. 12-17-2006
actor: "Jubilee"
07-04-1916 - Iva Toguri d'Aquino "Tokyo Rose" - Los Angeles, CA - d.
9-26-2006
disc jockey, american patriot: (Little Orphan Ann) Zero Hour NHK
Tokyo, Japan
07-04-1918 - Abaigail Van Buren - Sioux City, IA
advice columnist: "Dear Abby"
07-04-1919 - Shirley Eder - NYC - d. 5-28-2005
entertainment reporter: "Monitor"; "Composite"
07-04-1921 - Betty Underwood - Rockford, IL - d. 7-17-2009
script writer: Oregon Public Broadcasting
07-04-1921 - Russ Carlyle - Cleveland, OH
vocalist, bandleader: "Tommy Flynn Orchestra"; "Big Band Remotes"
07-04-1923 - Thelma Holland - Waukesha, WI - d. 3-11-2008
guitarist: "Hank and Thelma"
07-04-1924 - Eva Marie Saint - Newark, NJ
actor: "As Easy as [removed]"; John Steele, Adventurer
07-04-1926 - Mary Stuart - Miami, FL - d. 2-28-2002
actor: "Doctor Christian"; "Advs. of Maisie"; "Lux Radio Theatre"
07-04-1927 - Neil Simon - The Bronx, NY
writer: (Brother of Danny) "The Milton Berle Show"
July 4th deaths
01-27-1895 - Violet Heming - Leeds, Yorkshire, England - d. 7-4-1981
actor: Connie Wakefield "Right to Happiness"
01-29-1911 - Bryan Coleman - London, England - d. 7-4-2005
actor: John H. Watson "BBC Light Programme"
02-11-1919 - Eva Gabor - Budapest, Hungary - d. 7-4-1995
disc jockey: "Little Night Music"
02-14-1912 - Tyler McVey - Bay City, MI - d. 7-4-2003
actor: Elwood Giddings "One Man's Family"; Tyler "Glamour Manor"
02-26-1914 - Roy Maypole - d. 7-4-1976
creator, writer: "Heart's Desire"; "Stepmother"
02-27-1914 - S. Carl Mark - NYC - d. 7-4-2000
host: "Mutual Goes Calling"
03-26-1908 - Hank Sylvern - Brooklyn, NY - d. 7-4-1964
orchestra leader: "Beyond Tomorrow"
04-17-1918 - Anne Shirley - NYC - d. 7-4-1993
actor: "Lux Radio Theatre"
04-26-1916 - Vic Perrin - Menomonee Falls, WI - d. 7-4-1989
actor: Ross Farnsworth "One Man's Family"; Sergeant Gorce "Fort Laramie"
05-15-1915 - Jack Watson - Thorney, England - d. 7-4-1999
actor: "Biggles"
05-xx-1931 - Frankie Desmond - d. 7-4-2005
writer for the BBC
06-03-1919 - Charles F. McCarthy - d. 7-4-1988
newscaster: "Charles F. McCarthy and the News"
06-10-1903 - Ernest Chappell - Syracuse, NY - d. 7-4-1983
announcer: "Fabulous Dr. Tweedy"; "Quiet Please"; "Big Story"
06-10-1926 - June Haver - Rock Island, IL - d. 7-4-2005
vocalist: (Fio Rito Orchestra) "Hollywood Hotel"
08-15-1925 - Bill Pinkney - Dalzell, SC - d. 7-4-2007
singer: (Drifters) "Grand Ole Opry"; "Camel Rock and Roll Dance Party"
09-06-1902 - Morgan Beatty - Little Rock, AR - d. 7-4-1975
newscaster: "News of the World"
09-10-1934 - Charles Kuralt - Wilmington, NC - d. 7-4-1997
sportscaster: "Junior Sports Parade"; "Sports Final"
10-09 1933 - Judy Tyler - Milwaukee, WI - d. 7-4-1957
actor: Princess Summer-Fall-Winter-Spring "Howdy Doody"
10-12-1912 - Robert Mitchell - Los Angeles, CA - d. 7-4-2009
organist: "Jump-Jump of Holiday House"; "Midnight Matinee"
10-31-1901 - Eric Hatch - d. 7-4-1973
commentator: "Cresta Blanca Carnival of Music"
11-05-1917 - Claus Adam - Sumatra, Indonesia - d. 7-4-1983
first cellist: WOR New York
11-20-1919 - Evelyn Keyes - Port Arthur, TX - d. 7-4-2008
actor: "Lux Radio Theatre"
11-30-1904 - Fred "Papa" Calhoun - d. 7-4-1987
piano: "The Musical Brownies"
12-15-1907 - Bob Hawk - Creston, IA - d. 7-4-1989
quizmaster: "Take It or Leave It"; "Thanks to the Yanks"; "Bob Hawk
Show"
12-21-1911 - Grant Richards - Raleigh, NC - d. 7-4-1963
actor: Charles Dobbs "This Is Nora Drake"; Hal Thomas "Against the
Storm"
12-27-1916 - Johnny Frigo - Chicago, IL - d. 7-4-2007
violin, bass: "National Barn Dance"
xx-xx-1907 - Marjorie Irving - d. 7-4-2005
actor: Australian radio
xx-xx-1912 - Roland Graham - Hamilton, Scotland - d. 7-4-1950
actor, singer: "Blue Monday Jamboree"; "Broadway Matinee"
Ron
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Date: Sun, 4 Jul 2010 13:24:14 -0400
From: Keith Houdeshell <khowdy@[removed];
To: [removed]@[removed]
Subject: Christmas card from Elizabeth
The Fibber McGee & Molly episode titled ' a Christmas card from
Elizabeth' was broadcast on Dec. 12st 1948. Its one of my favorite
Christmas episodes.
I'll be shopping at the Bon Ton at 14th and Oak Keith
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