Subject: [removed] Digest V2012 #200
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Date: 12/31/2012 7:08 AM

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                                The Old-Time Radio Digest!
                                  Volume 2012 : Issue 200
                             A Part of the [removed]!
                                 [removed]
                                     ISSN: 1533-9289

                                     Today's Topics:

      12-29 births/deaths                   [ Ron Sayles <bogusotr@[removed]; ]
      This week in radio history 30 Decemb  [ Joe Mackey <joemackey108@[removed] ]
      12-30 births/deaths                   [ Ron Sayles <bogusotr@[removed]; ]
      The Return of SummersTime!            [ charlie@[removed] ]
      Re Jack Benny Tenors                  [ K & J Hammel <haml@[removed]; ]
      Admitted Lurker                       [ StepToons@[removed] ]
      12-31 births/deaths                   [ Ron Sayles <bogusotr@[removed]; ]
      Re: Thanks, Ron Sayles                [ Joe Mackey <joemackey108@[removed] ]

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    Date: Sun, 30 Dec 2012 12:00:50 -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 - 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 - NYC - d. 8-3-1953
    actor: Mr. Fuddle "Blondie"; Pan Pancho "Cisco Kid"
    12-29-1898 - Jules Bledsoe - Waco, TX - d. 7-14-1943
    baritone: "Jubilee"; "The Theatre Magazine"
    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"
    12-29-1907 - Milton Geiger - NYC - d. 9-28-1971
    radio script writer: "Phillip Marlowe"; "Four Star Playhouse"; "Shorty
    Bell"
    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
    actor: "[removed] Steel Hour"
    12-29-1921 - Robert Latting - Michigan - d. 9-29-1983
    announcer: "The Cavalcade of America"; "Woman in White"
    12-29-1930 - Doris Chillcott - Vancouver, Canada - d. 11-19-2006
    performer on radio in her native Canada
    12-29-1931 - Olgita DeCastro - d. 2-14-2000
    singer: (The DeCastro Sisters) "Steve Lawrence Show"; "Here's to
    Veterans"
    12-29-1938 - Don Chevrier - Toronto, Canada - d. 12-17-2007
    sports announcer: "Cassius Clay vs. George Chauvalo"

    December 29th deaths

    01-02-1928 - Howard Caine - Nashville, TN - d. 12-29-1993
    actor: "The Brighter Day"; "The Guiding Light"
    01-03-1927 - William Boyett - Akron, OH - d. 12-29-2004
    actor: Freelance in younger years
    01-15-1909 - Gloria Grafton - Yakima, WA - d. 12-29-1994
    actor: 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"
    02-14-1890 - John Vincent Lawless Hogan - Phildelphia, PA - d.
    12-29-1960
    chief laboratory assistant to Lee De Forest, invented single-dial tuning
    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
    actor: "Jantzen Radio Program"
    05-24-1877 - Robert Hood Bowers - Chambersburg, PA - d. 12-29-1941
    conductor: (The Home Harmonizers) "Home Harmony Time"
    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

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    Date: Sun, 30 Dec 2012 12:01:09 -0500
    From: Joe Mackey <joemackey108@[removed];
    To: otr-digest <[removed]@[removed];
    Subject:  This week in radio history 30 December to 5
     January

     From Those Were The Days

    12/30

    1936   The famous feud between Jack Benny and Fred Allen was ignited.
    After a 10 year old performer finished a violin solo on The Fred Allen
    Show.  Allen's comment on the East Coast broadcast was, "What do you
    know, Murray? A little fella in the fifth grade at school and already he
    plays better than Jack Benny."  This got four seconds of laughter, and
    the show moved on.  It didn't take long for Mr. Benny to respond. The
    humorous feud lasted until Allen's death in 1956.

    1942   Mr. and Mrs. North debuted on NBC. Joseph Curtin played Jerry
    North and Alice Frost played Pam. A typical Mr. and Mrs. North episode
    would find Pam leading Jerry on what seemed to be a wild goose chase as
    they tracked down criminals. Pam always ended up being right and leading
    police to the criminals. The theme song for the show was The Way You
    Look Tonight. Sponsors included Woodbury soap, Jergens lotion and Halo
    shampoo.

     From This Day in History --

    1929 - Guy Lombardo and his Royal Canadians' first New Year's Eve
    broadcast from the Roosevelt Grill in New York City, which became an
    annual event, was heard over the CBS network.

     From Those Were The Days

    1940   As a result of a dispute between the radio networks and ASCAP
    (the American Society of Composers and Publishers), the radio industry
    was prevented from playing any ASCAP licensed music. The ban lasted for
    ten months. An ASCAP competitor, BMI (Broadcast Music Incorporated) made
    giant strides, expanding to include 36,000 copyrights. Many radio
    stations had to resort to playing public domain songs, such as marches
    and operas, to keep their stations on the air. Even kids songs were
    played over and over again until the ban was lifted. One of the most
    popular songs to be played was Happy Birthday to You; which was
    performed in many different languages just to get past the ban. The
    original song is now, in fact, a copyrighted piece of music, though it
    wasn't at the time.

    1947   Roy Rogers, 'the King of the Cowboys', and Dale Evans were
    hitched in marriage. They rode off into that sunset together for over
    fifty years.

    1/1

    1923   The very first radio broadcast of the Rose Bowl was beamed in Los
    Angeles over KHJ.

    1925   Lucrezia Bori and John McCormack of the famous Metropolitan Opera
    in New York City made their singing debuts on radio this day. The
    broadcast over WEAF encouraged others to sing on radio.

    1927   The very first coast to coast network radio broadcast of the Rose
    Bowl was made. Graham McNamee provided the play by play on NBC.

    1930   The Cuckoo Hour, was heard for the first time on the NBC Blue
    network.

    1/2

    1921   The first religious broadcast on radio was heard, as Dr. [removed] Van
    Etten of Calvary Episcopal Church preached on KDKA radio in Pittsburgh,
    Pennsylvania.

    1959   CBS dropped the curtain on four soap operas. Our Gal Sunday, This
    is Nora Drake, Backstage Wife and Road of Life all hit the road for good.

    1/4

    1928   NBC debuted one of radio's first variety shows. The Dodge Victory
    Hour starred Will Rogers, Paul Whiteman and his orchestra and singer Al
    Jolson. The cost to produce this one show was $67,600 ($852,320 in 2010
    dollars).

    1932   NBC Red presented The Carnation Contented Hour. The show
    continued on network radio for 19 years as a showcase for top singers
    and musicians.

    1935   Bob Hope was first heard on network radio as part of The Intimate
    Revue with Jane Froman, James Melton and the Al Goodman Orchestra.

    1/5

    1935   We proudly remind you that Phil Spitalny's All Girl Orchestra was
    featured on CBS this day on the program, The Hour of Charm.  (ed  And
    who can ever forget Evelyn and her magic violin?)

    1940   The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) got its very first
    demonstration of FM radio. The new medium, free of interference, static,
    and noise in thunderstorms, was developed by Major [removed] Armstrong. The
    first FM transmitter was put in operation in 1941.

    Joe

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    Date: Sun, 30 Dec 2012 12:01:15 -0500
    From: Ron Sayles <bogusotr@[removed];
    To: Olde Tyme Radio Digest Digest <[removed]@[removed];
    Subject:  12-30 births/deaths

    December 30th births

    12-30-1873 - Al Smith - NYC - d. 10-4-1944
    governor: "Information Please"
    12-30-1884 - Hideki Tojo - Tokyo, Japan - d. 12-23-1948
    prime minister: War Time Broadcasts
    12-30-1885 - Ed Jerome - NYC - d. 9-10-1959
    actor: Harry Blackstone "Blackstone, the Magic Detective"; Gregory
    Allen "Rich Man's Darling"
    12-30-1894 - Vincent Lopez - Brooklyn, NY - d. 9-20-1975
    bandleader: "Luncheon with Lopez"
    12-30-1899 - Michael Raffetto - Placerville, CA - d. 5-31-1990
    actor: Paul Barbour "One Man's Family"; Jack Packard "I Love A Mystery/
    Adventure"
    12-30-1903 - Owen Crump - d. 2-13-1998
    producer: " The Grouch Club"
    12-30-1911 - Jeanette Nolan - Los Angeles, CA - d. 6-5-1998
    actor: Nicolette Moore "One Man's Family"; Mrs. Hudson "Advs. of
    Sherlock Holmes"
    12-30-1912 - Hugh Griffith - Marianglas, Anglesey, North Wales - d.
    5-14-1980
    actor: "Under Milk Wood"
    12-30-1912 - Nancy Coleman - Everett, WA - d. 1-18-2000
    actor: Alice Hughes "Young Dr. Malone"
    12-30-1914 - Bert Parks - Atlanta, GA - d. 2-2-1992
    emcee, announcer: "Break the Bank"; "Stop the Music"; "Double or
    Nothing"
    12-30-1922 - Bert Holland - d. 3-8-1980
    actor: Emmett "Shorty Bell"
    12-30-1927 - Bernie Barrow - NYC - d. 8-4-1993
    actor: "Golden Door"
    12-30-1931 - Skeeter Davis - Dry Ridge, KY - d. 9-19-2004
    country/western singer: "Grand Ole Opry"
    12-30-1936 - Don Bishoff - Martinsburg, WV
    host: "Town Meeting"
    12-30-1936 - Sandy Koufax - Brooklyn, NY
    baseball legend: "Tops In Sports"
    12-30-1937 - Pat Shanahan - Milwaukee, WI - d. 3-10-2008
    disk jockey: Rocky Foxx WFOX Milwaukee, Wisconsin
    12-30-1939 - Glyn Dean - d. 11-30-1997
    actor: "Jennings at School"; "Children's Hour"; "Mrs. Dale's Diary"

    December 30th deaths

    01-05-1898 - Irene Kuhn - NYC - d. 12-30-1995
    commentator: "Irene Kuhn's Feature Page"
    04-07-1919 - Ralph Flanagan - Lorain, OH - d. 12-30-1995
    bandleader: "Chesterfield's ABC of Music"; "Let's Go Show"
    04-18-1914 - Ben Bezoff - d. 12-30-1979
    newscaster: WKY Oklahoma City, Oklahoma; KMYR Denver, Colorado
    05-23-1910 - Artie Shaw - NYC - d. 12-30-2004
    bandleader: "Melody and Madness"; "George Burns and Gracie Allen Show"
    06-28-1902 - Richard Rodgers - Long Island, NY - d. 12-30-1979
    composer: "ASCAP On Parade"; "Jumbo Fire Chief Program"; "Chase and
    Sanborn Hour"
    06-29-1935 - Keith Walker - St. Louis, MO - d. 12-30-1996
    writer: Hollywood Radio Theatre"
    07-21-1892 - Lenore Ulric - New Ulm, MN - d. 12-30-1970
    guest artist: "Watch the Fun Go By"
    08-13-1917 - Jay Bechtel - d. 12-30-2004
    sportscaster: WHOL, Allenton, Pennsylvania
    08-22-1909 - Julius J. Epstein - NYC - d. 12-30-2000
    screenwriter: "Lux Radio Theatre"
    09-26-1894 - Glenn Hunter - NYC - d. 12-30-1945
    actor: "Roses and Drums"
    09-27-1892 - Ed Tomlinson - Stockton, GA - d. 12-30-1973
    commentator: "The Other Americans"; "What's New in South American?"
    09-28-1906 - Jack Meakin - Salt Lake City, UT - d. 12-30-1982
    music: "Abbott and Cosetello Show"; "Great Gildersleeve"; "Honest
    Harold"
    10-06-1901 - Leslie Arliss - London, England - d. 12-30-1987
    actor: "CBS Radio Mystery Theatre"
    11-18-1900 - Don Quinn - Grand Rapids, MI - d. 12-30-1967
    writer: "Fibber McGee and Molly"; "Halls of Ivy"
    12-07-1905 - Charles Magnante - d. 12-30-1986
    accordionist: "Major Bowes Capitol Family"; "Singin' Sam"; "Tony and
    Gus"
    12-09-1902 - Joe Quillan - d. 12-30-1983
    writer: "The Eddie Cantor Show"; "Our Miss Brooks"
    12-14-1934 - Johnny Moore - d. 12-30-1998
    lead singer: (Member of The Drifters) "Camel Rock and Roll Party"
    12-24-1881 - Charles Wakefield Cadman - Johnston, PA - d. 12-30-1946
    Composed "At Dawning," used as theme for "The Brighter Day."
    12-28-1908 - Lew Ayres - Minneapolis, MN - d. 12-30-1996
    actor: Dr. James Kildare "Dr. Kildare"

    Ron

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    Date: Sun, 30 Dec 2012 12:58:57 -0500
    From: charlie@[removed]
    To: [removed]@[removed]
    Subject:  The Return of SummersTime!

    Folks;

       Like a bad penny, we keep turning up!

       In our return-from-vacation program, to say goodbye to the year 2012 Kate
    starts us off with a New Year's Eve (Arden) episode of Our Miss Brooks, I
    can't let go of Christmas and play a holiday-themed episode of The Minnesota
    School of the Air followed by a New Year's themed show of the same series,
    she counters with a funny episode of Fibber McGee and Molly, and I finish up
    with the New Year's Eve 1947 episode of Philco Radio Time starring Bing
    Crosby with guest Danny Thomas!

       You can hear the debut of this episode at 6:00 pm EST, 3:00 pm PST, and
    all points in-between on Radio Once More at [removed] -
    complete schedule posted there and at [removed]
    where we have program info and even some pics of us, Michael C. Gwynne,
    and even Cinders, our mascot! And don't forget the archived episodes
    posted to the Nostalgic Rumblings podcast at [removed] !

             Charlie

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    Date: Mon, 31 Dec 2012 09:06:20 -0500
    From: K & J Hammel <haml@[removed];
    To: <[removed]@[removed];
    Subject:  Re Jack Benny Tenors
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    My thanks to Tom Barnett for his wonderful retrospective of the tenors on the
    Jack Benny show.  My only question is:  What happened to Larry Stevens after
    he left his two year stint on the show?

    Kathy H.

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    Date: Mon, 31 Dec 2012 09:06:29 -0500
    From: StepToons@[removed]
    To: [removed]@[removed]
    Subject:  Admitted Lurker

    In a message dated 12/30/2012 12:01:11 [removed] Melanie Aultman  writes:
    "...perhaps the lurkers among us will step up to post  some
    interesting content."

    I admit it! I am a lurker!! I enjoy reading the OTR email and never feel I
    have enough to offer.

    I do thank you for this wonderful forum. I know it is a lot of work and it
    probably goes without enough thanks.

    Today I shall offer a little bit so I can feel as if I am peeking from  the
    shadows of Lurkerville.

    I was introduced to Old Time Radio in the 1960's when I was  about 6, I
    used to walk, or bike, by myself to visit my Grandparents. Often  playing on
    their old wooden radio were re-runs of famous OTR shows.
    I would sit in the middle of the room for hours listening to Fibber &
    Molly, The Shadow, The Lone Ranger, Suspense and the Green Hornet. This
    became
    a weekly event I really looked forward to. None of my friends seemed to
    know of this Old-time world. (Few seem to know anything about it  today.)

    I never stopped listening to OTR thanks to Cassette tapes,  reel-to-reels,
    33 1/3 RPM's and now MP3's or CD's.

    Something wonderful: My daughter is only 8. Finding my Old Wooden radio
    that plays cassettes and my giant collection of OTR tapes, she has developed
    her  own interest and has her favorite shows. Topping the list: The Great
    Gildersleeve. Hearing an 8 year old girl howl "Leeeerooooyyyyy!" is hilarious.
    I  often wonder if it is possible that an OTR gene was passed on to  her.

    We were watching an animated Holiday film (one of those Rankin Bass flicks)
     the other day and the character of the Whale had a very familiar voice. My
     daughter blurts out: "Hey, Daddy! It's Gildy!" There are those of you out
    there,  I know, who will understand the warmth of pride I felt at that
    moment.

    For the holidays we entertained at a local Senior home (I'm a
    musician/recording artist). Part of our visit involved some social activity
    with  the
    residents What a surprise it was when they found out my daughter knew so  much
    about the radio shows from their own youth. They could have talked with her
     for hours and hours. It really warmed my heart. These old shows bridged
    the gap  between generations and everyone couldn't wait to talk about their
    own favorite  shows. It was like an OTR convention!

    So, my sharing isn't so much about history or trivia. It's about
    appreciation.
    I appreciate these old shows, I appreciate this forum and I appreciate
    those who share this love for OTR.

    Thanks to all.
    Happy New Year!

    -Step the Lurker

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    Date: Mon, 31 Dec 2012 09:06:54 -0500
    From: Ron Sayles <bogusotr@[removed];
    To: Olde Tyme Radio Digest Digest <[removed]@[removed];
    Subject:  12-31 births/deaths

    December 31st births

    It has been a blast this last ten or so years. I hope that you enjoyed
    my efforts, meager as they were.

    For those who are interested, I will continue updating the list which
    can be found at:

    [removed]

    12-31-1884 - Georgette Harvey - St. Louis, MO - d. 2-17-1952
    female bass singer: "New World A' Coming"; "Free Company"
    12-31-1890 - Bradford Browne - North Adams, MA - d. 4-29-1975
    singer: "Brad and Al"; "Lux Radio Theatre"
    12-31-1892 - Jason Robards, Sr. - Hillsdale, MI - d. 4-4-1963
    actor: Chandu "Chandu, the Magician"
    12-31-1894 - Vance Archer - d. 12-8-1962
    sportscaster: KNEX McPherson, Kansas
    12-31-1897 - Orry-Kelly - Kiama, New South Wales, Australia - d.
    2-27-1964
    costume designer: Intermission Guest "Lux Radio Theatre"
    12-31-1897 - Paula Hemminghous - Columbus, OH - d. 11-22-1997
    singer: "Philco Hour"; "National Radio Pulpit"; "Highlights of the
    Bible"
    12-31-1901 - Everett Marshall - Lawrence, MA - d. 4-3-1965
    singer: "Broadway Vanities/Varieties"
    12-31-1904 - Buzz Adlam - Chelmsford, England - d. 11-9-1974
    orchestra leader: "Your Star Time"; "Guest Star"
    12-31-1904 - Nathan Milstein - Odessa, Russia - d. 12-21-1992
    violinist: "NBC Symphony Orchestra"; "Concert Hall"
    12-31-1905 - Dick Chevillat - NYC - d. 5-10-1984
    writer: "Phil Harris/Alice Faye Show"; "Rudy Vallee Show"
    12-31-1905 - Jule Styne - London, England - d. 9-28-1994
    songwriter: "I Don't Wan to Walk Without You"; "I've Heard That Song
    Before"
    12-31-1908 - John Kirby - Baltimore, MD - d. 6-14-1952
    jazz musician: "Duffy's Tavern"; "Flow Gently, Sweet Rhythm"
    12-31-1908 - Jonah Jones - Louisville, KY - d. 4-30-2000
    jazz trumpeter: "Eddie Condon's Jazz Concert"; "Army Bandstand";
    "Manhattan Melodies"
    12-31-1910 - Irvin Ashkenazy - NYC - d. 12-19-1982
    writer: "Nightbeat"
    12-31-1910 - Jerry Blaine - d. 3-14-1973
    orchestra leader: WOR Newark, New Jersey
    12-31-1910 - Richard Kollmar - Ridgewood, NJ - d. 1-7-1971
    actor: John Perry "John's Other Wife"; Boston Blackie "Boston Blackie"
    12-31-1913 - Ted Meyers - d. 11-25-1996
    announcer: "People Are Funny"; "Yarns for Yanks"; "Calling All Cars"
    12-31-1914 - Pat Brady - Toledo, OH - d. 2-27-1972
    sidekick, stooge: "Roy Rogers Show"
    12-31-1917 - Evelyn Knight - Reedville, VA - d. 9-28-2007
    singer: "Philco Summer Hour"; "Ed Wynn Show"
    12-31-1920 - Richard Hamilton - Illinois - d. 12-28-2004
    actor: "Dimension X; "X Minus One"; "Inheritance"
    12-31-1921 - Rex Allen - Wilcox, AZ - d. 12-17-1999
    country/western singer: "Country Music Time"; "Country Hoedown"
    12-31-1923 - Arthur Siegel - Lakewood, NJ - d. 9-13-1994
    pianist, composer: "New Faces"
    12-31-1928 - Euel Box
    music producer, major radio markets
    12-31-1930 - Odetta - Birmingham, AL - d. 12-2-2008
    singer: "Voices of Vista"

    December 31st deaths

    01-07-1900 - Mary Lewis - Hot Springs, AR - d. 12-31-1941
    soprano: "Metropolitan Opera"
    01-09-1908 - Richard Byron - NYC - d. 12-31-1969
    radio comedy writer
    01-12-1908 - Joan Burroughs - Chicago, IL - d. 12-31-1972
    actor: (Daughter of Edgar Rice Burroughs) Jane "Tarzan"
    01-23-1894 - Clara Acuff Adams - d. 12-31-1950
    soprano: KOA Denver, Colorado
    02-13-1912 - Art Rollini - d. 12-31-1993
    saxophone: (The Benny Goodman Orchestra) "Let's Dance"
    02-13-1927 - Jim McReynolds - Carfax, VA - d. 12-31-2002
    guitarist: (Jim and Jesse) "Grand Ole Opry"
    03-11-1887 - Raoul Walsh - NYC - d. 12-31-1980
    film director: "Jack Benny Program"
    03-29-1919 - Eileen Heckart - Columbus, OH - d. 12-31-2001
    actor: "Cloak and Dagger"; "CBS Radio Mystery Theatre"
    04-11-1910 - Jim Britt - San Francisco, CA - d. 12-31-1980
    sports commentator: "Dateline Boston"
    05-08-1940 - Ricky Nelson - Teaneck, NJ - d. 12-31-1985
    actor: "Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet"
    05-12-1927 - Suzanne Dalbert - Paris, France - d. 12-31-1970
    actor: "George Fisher Interviews the Stars"; "Command Performance"
    06-27-1907 - Valerie Cossart - London, England - d. 12-31-1994
    actor: "Theatre Guild On the Air"
    07-13-1919 - Dirk Fredericks - Brooklyn, NY - d. 12-31-1976
    announcer: "Music Tent"
    07-27-1919 - David Swift - Minneapolis, MN - d. 12-31-2001
    writer: "Opie Cates Show"
    08-04-1913 - Wesley Addy - Omaha, NB - d. 12-31-1996
    actor: "Theatre Guild On the Air"; "Cavalcade of America"; "Great Plays"
    08-16-1927 - Neil Strawser - Rittman, OH - d. 12-31-2005
    newscaster: "CBS World News Roundup"
    08-18-1934 - Roberto Clemente - Carolina, Puerto Rico - d. 12-31-1972
    baseball great: "Tops In Sport"
    08-21-1919 - Billy Idelson - Forest Park, IL - d. 12-31-2007
    actor: Rush Gook "Vic and Sade"; Henry Herbert Murray "One Man's Family"
    08-24-1905 - Don Douglas - Kinleyside, Scotland - d. 12-31-1945
    actor: "Good News of 1939"; "Cavalcade of America"; "Did Justice
    Triumph?"
    09-27-1921 - Carol Thurston - Forsyth, MT - d. 12-31-1969
    actor: "Lux Radio Theatre"
    10-14-1932 - Enrico Di Giuseppi - Philadelphia, PA - d. 12-31-2005
    operatic tenor: "Metropolitan Opera"
    10-20-1911 - Bobby Christian - Chicago, IL - d. 12-31-1991
    percussionist: "Destination Freedom"; "Roy Shield and Company"
    10-27-1933 - Floyd Cramer - Campti, LA - d. 12-31-1997
    country pianist: "Country Music Time"; "Country Style [removed]"
    11-05-1905 - Thomas Freebairn-Smith - Walton-on-Thames, England - d.
    12-31-1985
    writer, producer: "Jonathan Trimble, Esq."; "Al Pearce and His Gang"
    11-08-1891 - Clarence J. Ingram - Jersey City, NJ - d. 12-31-1955
    interviewer: "Stardust"
    12-01-1896 - Ray Henderson - Buffalo, NY - d. 12-31-1970
    composer: "Music for Millions"; "Cue Magazine Salutes ASCAP"

    Ron, signing off for the last time

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    Date: Mon, 31 Dec 2012 09:07:03 -0500
    From: Joe Mackey <joemackey108@[removed];
    To: otr-digest <[removed]@[removed];
    Subject:  Re: Thanks, Ron Sayles

       Please allow me to also thank Ron for all the hard work he has done
    over the years with his births/deaths column in the digest.
       They have been enlightening and entertaining as well.
       Joe

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