Subject: [removed] Digest V2005 #400
From: [removed]@[removed]
Date: 12/29/2005 1:37 PM
To: [removed]@[removed]

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                            The Old-Time Radio Digest!
                              Volume 2005 : Issue 400
                         A Part of the [removed]!
                             [removed]
                                 ISSN: 1533-9289


                                 Today's Topics:

  Wall Street Journal Article on Charl  [ seandd@[removed] ]
  Benny stamp                           [ "Laura Leff" <president@[removed] ]
  Marx Bros on BBC                      [ Steve Salaba <dangerdanger@sbcgloba ]
  More Stamp Campaign Coverage          [ seandd@[removed] ]
  12-29 births/deaths                   [ Ron Sayles <bogusotr@[removed]; ]
  Shepherd and Rhymer                   [ "karl tiedemann" <karltiedemann@hot ]
  The Goldbergs                         [ "David Kindred" <david@[removed] ]

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Date: Wed, 28 Dec 2005 15:04:04 -0500
From: seandd@[removed]
To: [removed]@[removed]
Subject:  Wall Street Journal Article on Charles Lane

I'm posting this article on 101-year-old character actor Charles Lane from
today's Wall Street Journal because it mentions several OTR stars he worked
with -- including Gracie Allen who he redundantly calls "the most gifted
female comedienne of her generation."

The article makes no mention of radio credits - does anyone know if he has any?

Sean Dougherty
SeanDD@[removed]

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Date: Wed, 28 Dec 2005 15:04:09 -0500
From: "Laura Leff" <president@[removed];
To: <[removed]@[removed];
Subject:  Benny stamp

Mark Kinsler asks:

This might have been addressed earlier, but I heard an ad on KQV radio in
Pittsburgh campaigning for the Jack Benny stamp.  KQV runs an OTR show.  I
thought of Ms Leff, Jack Benny's greatest champion, and wondered if the
spot
was run for a reduced rate.

Let's just say that there are some very good people at KQV who heartily
support our stamp effort.  They've also been instrumental in helping us
connect with some folks in Congress, which you'll see in our upcoming
announcement.  Stay tuned!

--Laura Leff
President, IJBFC
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Date: Wed, 28 Dec 2005 19:18:58 -0500
From: Steve Salaba <dangerdanger@[removed];
To: [removed]@[removed]
Subject:  Marx Bros on BBC

If it works, here is a link to another BBC archive of  a story on
"Flywheel, Shyster and Flywheel".

[removed]?
/radio/[removed]"
--
Steve Salaba

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Date: Wed, 28 Dec 2005 19:19:12 -0500
From: seandd@[removed]
To: [removed]@[removed]
Subject:  More Stamp Campaign Coverage

Frankly, I don't know where this paper is located - but it is on board with
the Jack Benny 39-cent stamp campaign.

Sean Dougherty
SeanDD@[removed]

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Date: Wed, 28 Dec 2005 20:04:48 -0500
From: Ron Sayles <bogusotr@[removed];
To: Olde Tyme Radio Digest Digest <[removed]@[removed];
Subject:  12-29 births/deaths

December 29th births

12-29-1879 - Billy Mitchell - Nice, France (R: Wisconsin) - d. 2-19-1936
aviator: "The World's Most Honored Flights"
12-29-1892 - Emory Parnell - St. Paul, MN - d. 6-22-1979
actor: Grouch "Grouch Club"; "Eddie Bracken Show"; "Lux Radio Theatre"
12-29-1894 - Harry Lang - New York, NY - d. 8-3-1953
actor: Mr. Fuddle "Blondie"; Pan Pancho "Cisco Kid"
12-29-1898 - Jules Bledsoe - d. 7-14-1943
baritone: "Jubilee"; "Amalgamated Broadcasting System Inaugural Program"
12-29-1898 - Pat Padgett - Atlanta, GA - d. 2-6-1990
comedian: January "Show Boat"; Pat "Model Minstrels"
12-29-1903 - Clyde McCoy - Ashland, KY - d. 6-11-1990
bandleader: "Clyde McCoy and His Orchestra"
12-29-1904 - Wendell Niles - Twin Valley, MN - d. 3-28-1994
announcer: "Bob Hope Show"; "Man Called X"; "Hollywood Star Playhouse"
12-29-1915 - Robert Ruark - Wilmington, NC - d. 7-1-1965
novelist: "Who Said That?"
12-29-1920 - Viveca Lindfors - Uppsala, Sweden - d. 10-25-1995
actress: "[removed] Steel Hour"
xx-xx-1927 - William Boyett - d. 12-29-2004
actor: Freelance in younger years

December 29th deaths

01-15-1909 - Gloria Grafton - Yakima, WA - d. 12-29-1994
actress: Mickey Considine "The Jumbo Fire Chief Program"
02-12-1902 - Tom Waring - Tyrone, PA - d. 12-29-1960
composer: (Brother of Fred) "The Fred Waring Show"
03-28-1890 - Paul Whiteman - Denver, CO - d. 12-29-1967
conductor: "Kraft Music Hall"; "George Burns and Gracie Allen Show"
04-19-1897 - Vivienne Segal - Philadelphia, PA - d. 12-29-1992
actress: "Jantzen Radio Program"
06-27-1892 - Robert Ellis - Brooklyn, NY - d. 12-29-1974
actor: Del Tremaine "Arnold Grimm's Daughter"
09-13-1913 - Roy Engel - Missouri - d. 12-29-1980
actor:Schuyler 'Sky' King "Sky King" "NBC University Theatre"
12-13-1920 - Don Taylor - Freeport, PA - d. 12-29-1998
actor: "Indiana School of the Sky"; "Family Theatre"; "Hollywood Star
Preview"
12-14-1894 - Theo Goetz - d. 12-29-1972
actor: Papa Bauer "The Guiding Light"
12-18-1897 - Fletcher Henderson - Cuthbert, GA - d. 12-29-1952
jazz orchestra leader: "Jubilee"; "Magic Carpet"

Ron Sayles

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Date: Thu, 29 Dec 2005 00:17:19 -0500
From: "karl tiedemann" <karltiedemann@[removed];
To: [removed]@[removed]
Subject:  Shepherd and Rhymer

Hello, all.  Concerning Kathy's comment that "i never saw a thank you to the
late paul rhymer for [Jean] Shepherd's lifting  of his work either," I have
to admit that I personally don't recall a precise occasion on which Shep
expressed gratitude for having been able to appropriate this or that from
Rhymer (though I have vague recollections that it happened-- and certainly
his frequent use of the name "Mr. Gumpox" functioned as a sort of secret
handshake to V. & S. fans).  But I think he did [removed] proud when he wrote the
introduction to the second poublished collection of VIC AND SADE scripts,
ca., 1976.

For those who haven't read this professional love letter, herewith some
extracts:
There is just no one to compare him with.  As far as I know, no one working
in the mass media has ever created such a complete and flawless world,
peopled with characters so fully realized.
... [VIC AND SADE] [removed] cast among the quicksand shoals of the world of
Soap Opera.  It's as though "Death of a Salesman" or "Our Town" had debuted
on a typical Wednesday afternoon between "As the World Turns" and "Against
the Storm", followed by "The Hollywood Squares".
... Paul Rhymer created TRUE humor.  He did not deal in jokes, but human
beings observed by a sardonic, biting, yet loving mind.
Rhymer READS better than any of the so-called "serious" writers of his era.
The 'Vic & Sade' scripts are not only still fresh and funny, but are
absolutely recognizable as an authentic picture of American life which
persists in millions of homes today.
- ----------------
Another thing that amazes me is rhymer's wild and subtle imagination.  Wild
in the sense of being totally unpredictable, and subtle in that he touched
at all times on the faint vein of madness that runs through all of us.  He
rarely went for the obvious; hence he preceded the Theater of the Absurd by
decades.  In fact, it is my opinion that in some ways he is far closer to
Ionesco in spirit than he was to Thornton [removed]
Great reputations exist in the theater or the novel on far less profound and
effective work than Rhymer's. In fact, he probably wrote more funny lines in
one month of daily scripts than the combined output of five of the leading
playwrights of modern times. Not only that his characters were truer, more
consistent, and far better realized.
He never ridiculed or put down people merely because they are what they are.
However, he is razor-sharp when it comes to blasting the fraudulent and the
inane.

And there was [removed]  Not "thank you" exactly-- but not too bad!

Karl Tiedemann

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Date: Thu, 29 Dec 2005 15:22:30 -0500
From: "David Kindred" <david@[removed];
To: [removed]@[removed]
Subject:  The Goldbergs

Howdy, fellow digesters.

Can anyone tell me if any books have been written on "The Goldbergs"? I
picked up a couple of CD's full of MP3's at FOTR, and have been wending my
way through the episodes. I had no familiarity with the show, prior to this,
other than knowing the title. They're absolutely wonderful to listen to, and
the sound effects are surprisingly well done. It's really easy to think that
you're eavesdropping on conversations with this series. Gertrude Berg was
quite a gifted lady.

Anyway, I'd love to know more about the series. If anyone is aware of
resources about the show, I'd appreciate hearing.

Much thanks to all, and Happy New Year!

--David

[removed] Hi, Stuart, L.!

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