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                            The Old-Time Radio Digest!
                              Volume 2004 : Issue 382
                         A Part of the [removed]!
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                                 ISSN: 1533-9289


                                 Today's Topics:

  12-1 births/deaths                    [ Ron Sayles <bogusotr@[removed]; ]
  Snapshot: A Soviet OTR script in the  [ "HOWARD BLUE" <khovard@[removed]; ]
  Golden Age of TV Meets Golden Age of  [ Art Chimes <[removed]@[removed]; ]
  Blood on the Cat - ILAM               [ Chargous@[removed] ]
  #OldRadio IRC Chat this Thursday Nig  [ charlie@[removed] ]
  WTIC's Golden Age of Radio            [ "Bob Scherago" <rscherago@[removed]; ]
  The Couple Next Door                  [ "Rodney W Bowcock" <[removed]@ ]
  WSJ Article on Peter Sellers          [ seandd@[removed] ]

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Date: Tue, 30 Nov 2004 15:35:42 -0500
From: Ron Sayles <bogusotr@[removed];
To: Olde Tyme Radio List <[removed]@[removed];
Subject:  12-1 births/deaths

December 1st births

12-01-1886 - Rex Stout - Noblesville, IN - d. 10-27-1975
author: Debunker of Axis Propaganda "Our Secret Weapon"
12-01-1896 - Ethel Shutta - NYC - d. 2-5-1976
singer-comedienne: "Jack Benny Program"
12-01-1896 - Ray Henderson - Buffalo, NY - d. 12-31-1970
composer: "Music for Millions"; "Cue Magazine Salutes ASCAP"
12-01-1898 - Cyril Ritchard - Syndey, Australia - d. 12-18-1977
actor: "Best Plays"; "United States Steel Hour"; "NBC Star Playhouse"
12-01-1911 - Walter Alston - Venice, OH - d. 10-1-1984
baseball manager: "Tops In Sports"
12-01-1913 - Mary Martin - Weatherford, TX - d. 11-4-1990
singer: "Lifebouy Health Soap Program"; "Good News of 1940"; "Kraft Music Hall"
12-01-1914 - Johnny Johnston - St. Louis, MO - d. 1-6-1996
singer: "Breakfast Club"; "Club Matinee"; "Duffy's Tavern"; "Rhapsody in
Rhythm"
12-01-1917 - William Tracy - Pittsburgh, PA - d. 6-18-1967
actor: Roosty "Roosty of the AAF"
12-01-1918 - Thomas Hayward - Kansas City, MO - d. 2-1-1995
singer: "Serenade to America"; "Name Speaks"
12-01-1920 - Mary Wells - Omaha, NE - d. 8-14-2000
actress: "John Steele, Adventurer"
12-01-1939 - Dianne Lennon - Los Angeles, CA
singer: (The Lennon Sisters) "Music on Deck"; "Voices of Vista"; "Guest Star"

December 1st deaths

02-03-1895 - Nick Kenny - Astoria, NY - d. 12-1-1975
columnist, songwriter: Reader of inspirational verse
05-21-1901 - Horace Heidt - Alameda, CA - d. 12-1-1986
bandleader: "Horace Heidt Brigadiers"; "Pot o' Gold"; "Treasure Chest"
06-09-1908 - Robert Cummings - Joplin, MO - d. 12-1-1990
actor: David Adair "Those We Love"; "Cavalcade of America"
08-24-1896 - Phil Baker - Philadelphia, PA - d. 12-1-1963
comedian, emcee: "Honolulu Bound"; "Take It or Leave It"
09-16-1925 - Charlie Byrd - Chuckatuck, VA - d. 12-1-1999
jazz guitarist: "Voices of Vista"
--
Ron Sayles
Milwaukee, Wisconsin

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Date: Tue, 30 Nov 2004 19:04:23 -0500
From: "HOWARD BLUE" <khovard@[removed];
To: <[removed]@[removed];
Subject:  Snapshot: A Soviet OTR script in the hand was
 not worth two in the bush

In retrospect, my second attempt to get some Soviet OTR scripts sounds like
something out of a spy novel.

It was a warm July day in 1996 in Moscow. I was sitting on a bench in front
of the Bolshoi Theater talking intently with an attractive blonde. Her name
was Svetlana and she was an archivist. Svetlana was in a rush, hence the
choice of venue. She had several Soviet era radio scripts with her. It was
our second meeting; the first one a year or two earlier had been in her flat
in a part of Moscow that was new to me.

I had originally been put in contact with Svetlana by an elderly scholar, a
most charming gentleman, whom I had met in a publisher's office. A filmmaker
to whom a friend had referred me to him.

During Svetlana's and my first meeting, I had proposed a book collaboration
to her. I was in the early stages of working on my book WORDS AT WAR
(Scarecrow Press) which is about American World War II era radio
programming. But at the time I had a a far too ambitious conception of the
book, one whereby I would deal with Soviet, German, British AND American war
related radio shows of the World War II era.

As an archivist of quite some importance, Svetlana held out the promise of
locating the Soviet scripts that I was after. It was a promise that she
fulfilled. For now, during this meeting in front of the Bolshoi, she placed
two or three scripts in my hands. Having waited several years for this, I
felt a certain excitement. I knew from my own somewhat intense research in
the US that although German World War II scripts were available in the US,
the likelihood was that there were no Soviet ones at all.

"Of course, you understand that we must have a contract before I can give
you copies of these," Svetlana explained. My heart sank. At the time I just
assumed that she meant a contract with a publisher and I did not yet have
one. It meant that my entire trip to Moscow which had been focused on
getting the scripts was more or less for naught. There was no bargaining
with her. Times were tough-as always-in Russia. I was a "rich" American and
she was a Russian, like so many of her countrymen, quite poor by comparison.

Svetlana and I parted amicably. I hoped that somehow I would get a contract
soon and manage through an intermediary to get copies of the scripts once I
got a contract. But as things turned out, I changed the very nature of the
book and the Soviet scripts became irrelevant. This May, however, thanks to
the miles accumulated on my credit card, I will return to Moscow after a
vacation in Italy and try once more to get copies of some of the scripts.

Oh, did I mention that my former student met with Svetlana last year. She is
editing a book. What kind of book? An anthology of Soviet war related World
War II era radio plays!

Howard Blue

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Date: Tue, 30 Nov 2004 23:14:32 -0500
From: Art Chimes <[removed]@[removed];
To: [removed]@[removed]
Subject:  Golden Age of TV Meets Golden Age of Radio

With the indulgence of the moderator, I would like to propose, as the
show that ushered out the Golden Age of Television, a program with
considerable nexus to the Golden Age of Radio.

That Was The Week That Was, or TW3, was, like all good Golden Age TV
shows, broadcast live from New York.

In a hallmark of Golden Age programs, it was in black and white -- at
least for its first (1964) season. It's transition to color for its
second season (1964-65) was emblematic of its place at the crossroads of
Golden Age and modern television.

But most important to this forum, and like many other Golden Age
telecasts, TW3 featured quite a number a number of familar names from
the radio world.

Elliott Reid, whose radio work includes The Cavalcade of America, was
among the most frequent performers on the show. Henry Morgan, radio's
"bad boy," was a first season regular who gave TW3 much of its
personality during that period. After Dick Noel left TW3, he was
announcer for Lowell Thomas, a radio newscaster since 1930. Buck Henry
(no known OTR connection) once introduced a skit with a cathedral-style
radio and the "Love for Three Oranges" theme to "The FBI in Peace and
War." Henry Fonda, who hosted the pilot, had made numerous appearances
on Cavalcade, Suspense, Lux, etc.

I wonder if there are collectors who specialize in appearances on film
or television by talent from the OTR era.

~Art

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Date: Wed, 1 Dec 2004 08:02:55 -0500
From: Chargous@[removed]
To: [removed]@[removed]
Subject:  Blood on the Cat - ILAM

Hi,

Can anyone confirm that the mp3 encodes of I Love A Mystery listed as
"Blood on the Cat" are indeed mislabeled?  I've seen it listed on various
mp3 CDs for sale, but I would be quite surprised if it is indeed a genuine
episode.  I strongly suspect that it's a mislabeled "Girl in the Gilded Cage".

Thanks.

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Date: Wed, 1 Dec 2004 08:06:28 -0500
From: charlie@[removed]
To: [removed]@[removed]
Subject:  #OldRadio IRC Chat this Thursday Night!

A weekly [removed]

For the best in OTR Chat, join IRC (Internet Relay Chat), StarLink-IRC
Network, the channel name is #OldRadio.  We meet Thursdays at 8 PM Eastern
and go on, and on! The oldest OTR Chat Channel, it has been in existence
over six years, same time, same channel! Started by Lois Culver, widow
of actor Howard Culver, this is the place to be on Thursday night for
real-time OTR talk!

Our "regulars" include OTR actors, soundmen, collectors, listeners, and
others interested in enjoying OTR from points all over the world. Discussions
range from favorite shows to almost anything else under the sun (sometimes
it's hard for us to stay on-topic)...but even if it isn't always focused,
it's always a good time!

For more info, contact charlie@[removed]. We hope to see you there, this
week and every week!

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Date: Wed, 1 Dec 2004 08:31:21 -0500
From: "Bob Scherago" <rscherago@[removed];
To: "Old Time Radio" <[removed]@[removed];
Subject:  WTIC's Golden Age of Radio

I'm happy to announce that the website for WTIC's
"Golden Age of Radio" with Dick Bertel and Ed
Corcoran is again up and running - I hope the bugs
have been worked out. You can hear the current
program, for the next week or so: Program 3 -
June, 1970; the guest is Jack Bishop, Network
Radio research writer and creator of Mr. District
Attorney.

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In the 1970's Dick Bertel created the program for
WTIC in Hartford, CT. The idea came  to  Dick
after he interviewed radio collector-historian Ed
Corcoran a few times. It was  first broadcast in April,
1970; Ed was his co-host.

For the next seven years the program featured interviews
with radio actors, writers, producers, engineers and
musicians from radio's early days. In addition, each
show featured excerpts from Ed's collection.

Bob Scherago
Department of Redundancy Department
The Voice of America
Washington, DC

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Date: Wed, 1 Dec 2004 10:56:40 -0500
From: "Rodney W Bowcock" <[removed]@[removed];
To: [removed]@[removed]
Subject:  The Couple Next Door

I've been enjoying Peg Lynch's wonderfully creative series, The Couple Next
Door.  Can anyone verify the availability of the following gaps in my
collection.  My Hickerson guide is pretty old, and I understand that this
show has only been put into circulation within the last few years.

16, 56, 72, 86, 127, 129-142, 144, 146-166, 170-172, 174, 176-185, 192,
195-203, 205, 206, 208-210, 212-228, 234-236

Thanks for the help, and I really do recommend this show.

Rodney Bowcock

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Date: Wed, 1 Dec 2004 14:40:53 -0500
From: seandd@[removed]
To: [removed]@[removed]
Subject:  WSJ Article on Peter Sellers

Today's Wall Street Journal features an article on Peter Sellers of The Goon
Show by Tom Nolan, who worked with him in a film as a teenage actor.

Most of the article is about making that film ("Kiss Me Stupid") but it does
provide some kind of window into how Sellers approached his craft.  It also
mentions that Nolan worked with Jack Benny - I wonder if he'd want to be an
FOTR guest some year.  He has a book coming out called "The Couple Next Door:
the Collected Short Mysteriers by Margaret Millar."  It doesn't seem to be
about Peg Lynch.

The text online is for subscribers only but the article is on page D11 of
today's paper.

Sean Dougherty
SeanDD@[removed]

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