Subject: [removed] Digest V2009 #246
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Date: 12/23/2009 8:36 PM

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                                The Old-Time Radio Digest!
                                  Volume 2009 : Issue 246
                             A Part of the [removed]!
                                 [removed]
                                     ISSN: 1533-9289

                                     Today's Topics:

      OLDE TYME RADIO NETWORK               [ Jerry Haendiges <Jerry@[removed]; ]
      12-22 births/deaths                   [ Ron Sayles <bogusotr@[removed]; ]
      Arnold Stang dies at 91               [ "kclarke5@[removed]" <kclarke5@juno. ]
      L'affaire d'eagle, part 2             [ Robert Paine <ka3zci@[removed]; ]
      12-23 births/deaths                   [ Ron Sayles <bogusotr@[removed]; ]
      #OldRadio IRC Chat this Thursday Nig  [ charlie@[removed] ]
      Barrymore in 1938                     [ "Martin Grams, Jr." <mmargrajr@hotm ]
      A "Must Listen" Christmas Show        [ CMS Admin <rfmillerjr1@[removed]; ]

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        ADMINISTRIVIA:

    We take pleasure in answering at once and thus prominently the
    communication below, expressing at the same time our great
    gratification that its faithful author is numbered among the friends
    of The Sun:

    Dear Editor, I am 8 years old.
    Some of my little friends say there is no Santa Claus.
    Papa says "If you see it in The Sun it's so."
    Please tell me the truth. Is there a Santa Claus?
             Virginia O'Hanlon
             115 West Ninety-fifth St.

    VIRGINIA, Your little friends are wrong. They have been affected
    by the skepticism of a skeptical age. They do not believe except
    they see. They think that nothing can be which is not comprehensible
    by their little minds. All minds, Virginia, whether they be men's or
    children's, are little. In this great universe of ours man is a mere
    insect, an ant, in his intellect, as compared with the boundless world
    about him, as measured by the intelligence of grasping the whole of
    truth and knowledge

    Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa Claus. He exists as certainly as love
    and generosity and devotion exist, and you know that they abound and
    give to your life its highest beauty and joy. Alas! how dreary would
    be the world if there were no Santa Claus! It would be as dreary as
    if there were no Virginias. There would be no childlike faith then,
    no poetry, no romance to make tolerable this existence. We should
    have no enjoyment, except in sense and sight. The eternal light with
    which childhood fills the world would be extinguished.

    Not believe in Santa Claus! You might as well not believe in fairies!
    You might get your papa to hire men to watch in all the chimneys on
    Christmas Eve to catch Santa Claus, but even if they did not see Santa
    Claus coming down what would that prove? Nobody sees Santa Claus but
    that is no sign that there is no Santa Claus. The most real things
    in the world are those that neither children nor men can see. Did you
    ever see fairies dancing on the lawn? Of course not, but that's no
    proof that they are not there. Nobody can conceive or imagine all the
    wonders there are unseen and unseeable in the world.

    You tear apart the baby's rattle and see what makes the noise inside,
    but there is a veil covering the unseen world which not the strongest
    man, not even the united strength of all the strongest men that ever
    lived, could tear apart. Only faith, fancy, poetry, love, romance,
    can push aside that curtain and view and picture the supernal beauty
    and glory beyond. Is it all real? Ah, Virginia, in all this world
    there is nothing else real and abiding.

    No Santa Claus! Thank God! he lives, and he lives forever. A thousand
    years from now, Virginia, nay ten times ten thousand years from now,
    he will continue to make glad the heart of childhood.

       -- Editorial page of the New York Sun, September 21, 1897

     From our entire family to yours - Annie, Katie (who knows perfectly well
    there is a Santa Claus, since she's seen him - see
    [removed] ), and yours truly; no matter what you
    are celebrating at this truly amazing time of the year, Happy Holidays!

    ______________________________________________________________________

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    Date: Wed, 23 Dec 2009 01:08:47 -0500
    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," Bob Bro's "The Old Time Radio Show" and my own "Same
    Time, Same Station."  Streamed in high-quality audio, on demand, 24/7 at
    [removed]
    Check out our High-Quality mp3 catalog at:
    [removed]
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    SAME TIME, SAME STATION

    Merry Christmas
    Part 2

    THE MAN CALLED X
    Episode 11    12-23-50    "Thurston's Christmas Story"
    NBC Multi-Sponsored Saturdays 8:30 - 9:00 pm
    Stars: Herbert Marshall As Ken Thurston, Intelligence Agent
    With: Leon Belasco As Pagan Seldchmidt
    Announcer: Wendell Niles
    Director: Jack Johnstone

    AMOS AND ANDY
    Episode 400    12-19-54    "Annual Christmas Show"
    CBS Columbia Television Sundays 7:30 - 8:00 pm
    STARS: Freman Gosden and Charles Correlln Ernestine Wade, Amanda
    Randolph, Harriett Widmar, Elinor Harriot, Terry Howard, Madeline Lee,
    Lou Lubin, Eddie Green, Johnny Lee

    ARTHUR HOPKINS PRESENTS
    Episode 34 12-27-44 "The Bluebird"
    NBC SUSTAINED
    DIRECTOR: Berbert Rice
    Anthology Dramas very much on the order of BEST PLAYS
    ==================================

    HERITAGE RADIO THEATRE

    Christmas Special

    THE LISTENERS PLAYHOUSE
    (NBC) 12/21/40 "Christmas Eve At Crumps" An original and very moving
    Christmas Story written, directed and starring Parker Fennelly. One to
    remember !

    AUTHOR'S PLAYHOUSE
    (NBC) 12/2/41 "Christmas By Injunction" Famous short story by O'Henry

    "JACK BENNY PROGRAM"
    (NBC) 12/17/44 Wartime shopping episode with Jack and Mary [removed]
    ====================================

    THE OLD TIME RADIO SHOW

    Christmas Special

    The Burns and Allen Show - NBC
    Original Air Date: 1-9-47
    Episode Title: Last Year's Christmas Bills
    Sponsor: Maxwell House Coffee
    Stars: George Burns and Gracie Allen
    Announcer: Bill Goodwin

    Fibber McGee and Molly - NBC
    Original Air Date: 12-23-41
    Episode Title: The Christmas Show
    Sponsor: Johnson's Wax
    Stars: Jim and Marion Jordan
    Announcer: Harlow Wilcox

    The Lux Radio Theater - CBS
    Original Air Date: 12-17-45
    Title: I'll Be Seeing You
    Sponsor: Lux Soap
    Stars: Jimmy Stewart, Marsha Hunt
    Host: William Keighley
    Announcer: John Milton Kennedy
    ==================================

    THE GLOWING DIAL

    Fibber McGee and Molly - "Ringing In The Holidays"
    originally aired December 23, 1941 on NBC
    Starring: Jim and Marian Jordan, Isabel Randolph, Gale Gordon, Harold
    Peary, Martha Tilton, The King's Men, Billy Mills & His Orchestra,
    Harlow Wilcox announcing.
    Sponsor: Johnson's Wax & Johnson's Self-Polishing Glo-Coat

    Amos 'n' Andy - "Andy Plays Santa Claus / The Lord's Prayer"
    originally aired December 23, 1951 on CBS
    Starring: Freeman Gosden, Charles Correll, Jeff Alexander's Orchestra &
    Chorus, Harlow Wilcox announcing.
    Sponsor: Rexall

    Author's Playhouse - "Christmas By Injunction"
    originally aired December 21, 1941 on NBC Red
    Starring: Cliff Sabere, Curley Bradley, Sidney Ellstrom, Jerry Spellman,
    Fern Parsons, Harriet Allen, Eva Parnell, Hilda Graham, Dan Bowers,
    Clarence Hartzell, Percy Hemus, Carl Kronke, Michael Romano.
    Music by Roy (Leroy) Shield (Our Gang, Laurel & Hardy).
    Taken from the O. Henry (William Sydney Porter) story of the same name.
    Sustained

    Bob Hope Show - "Greetings From Bob 'Christmas Tree' Hope"
    originally aired December 23, 1941 on NBC
    Starring: Bob Hope, Jerry Colonna, Frances Langford, Six Hits and a
    Miss, Madeline Carroll, Skinnay Ennis, Ben Gage.
    Sponsor: Pepsodent

    CBS Radio Workshop - "All Is Bright" (The story of the song "Silent Night")
    originally aired December 23, 1956 on CBS
    Starring: Rudolph Weiss, Joe Julian, Herm Dinken, Bob Pfeiffer announcing.
    Sustained
    ==================================

    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: Wed, 23 Dec 2009 01:09:23 -0500
    From: Ron Sayles <bogusotr@[removed];
    To: Olde Tyme Radio Digest Digest <[removed]@[removed];
    Subject:  12-22 births/deaths

    December 22nd births

    12-22-1862 - Connie Mack - East Brookfield, MA - d. 2-8-1956
    baseball manager: "The Shell Show"; "A Tribute to Lou Gehrig"
    12-22-1885 - Deems Taylor - NYC - d. 7-3-1966
    commentator: "Deems Taylor Music Series"; "Prudential Family Hour";
    "RCA Victor Show"
    12-22-1889 - Anthony Caruso - Italy - d. 7-29-1973
    composer, clarinetist: WCAU and WIP Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
    12-22-1891 - Mc Kay Morris - Fort Sam Houston, TX - d. 10-3-1955
    actor: Abe Lincoln "The Abe Lincoln Story"; Gregory Ivanoff "Ma Perkins"
    12-22-1901 - Andre Kostelanetz - St. Petersburg, Russia - d. 1-13-1980
    conductor: "Chesterfield Hour"; "Light Up Time"; "Pause That Refreshes"
    12-22-1905 - Martha Bohlsen - Nebraska - d. 3-9-1984
    cooking show host: "Kitchen Club"
    12-22-1907 - Peggy Ashcroft - London, England - d. 6-14-1991
    actor: BBC "Queen Victoria"
    12-22-1908 - Elsa Buchanan - London, England - d. 1-17-2004
    actor: "Lux Radio Theatre"
    12-22-1909 - Patricia Hayes - London, England - d. 9-19-1998
    actor: Henry Bones, boy detective "Children's Hour"
    12-22-1909 - Robert Barr - Glasbow, Scotland - d. 1-30-1999
    radio writer: "To Tell You the Truth"
    12-22-1911 - Bob Guilbert - Wisconsin - d. 10-19-1990
    actor: Don Winslow "Don Winslow of the Navy"
    12-22-1911 - Milton E. Drentz - d. 1-8-2000
    seminary producer: "The Eternal Light"
    12-22-1912 - Lady Bird Johnson - Karnack, TX - d. 7-11-2007
    first lady: owner of radio station KTBC Austin, Texas
    12-22-1912 - Myron Barg - d. 1-11-1994
    disk jockey: WJBC Bloomington, Indiana
    12-22-1913 - Dudley Brooks - Los Angles, CA - d. 7-17-1989
    soloist: "On Target"
    12-22-1917 - Gene Rayburn - Christopher, IL - d. 11-29-1999
    announcer, comedian: "Rayburn and Finch"
    12-22-1918 - Frankie Darro - Chicago, IL - d. 12-25-1976
    actor: "Lux Radio Theatre"
    12-22-1921 - Hawkshaw Hawkins - Huntingdon, WV - d. 3-5-1963
    singer: "Country Style [removed]"; "Country Music Time"
    12-22-1933 - Ralph Titus - Winfield, KS
    one of educational broadcasters responsible for creation of "All
    Things Considered"
    12-22-1936 - Hector Elizondo - New York, NY
    actor: "We Hold These Truths"
    12-22-1944 - Meg Roberts - Adelaide, South Australia
    writer: "Frog's Paradise"
    12-22-1947 - Brian Daley - Rockleigh, NJ - d. 2-18-1996
    writer: "Star Wars"; "Empire Strikes Back"; "Return of the Jedi"
    12-22-1948 - Noel Edmonds - Ilford, England
    presenter: Weekday Breakfast Slot replacing Tony Blackburn
    12-22-1950 - Nick Enright - Maitland, Australia - d. 3-30-2003
    writer: "Watching Over Israel"

    December 22nd deaths

    01-08-1911 - Butterfly McQueen - Tampa, FL - d. 12-22-1995
    actor: Oriole "Beulah"; Butterfly "Jack Benny Program"
    01-14-1904 - George McCoy - d. 12-22-1976
    1930's broadcaster: (Pioneered the radio talk show)
    01-30-1862 - Walter Damrosch - Breslau, Silesia - d. 12-22-1950
    conductor, commentator: "Baulkite Hour"; "Music Appreciation Hour"
    02-15-1908 - William Janney - NYC - d. 12-22-1992
    actor: Gary Haven "We are Always Young"; Howie Wing "Howie Wing"
    02-17-1871 - Donald Brian - St. John's, Canada - d. 12-22-1948
    singer, actor: "The Philco Hour"
    03-07-1878 - Percy Hemus - Auckland, New Zealand - d. 12-22-1943
    actor: Dr. Winslow "Road of Life"; Old Wrangler "Tom Mix"
    03-21-1869 - Vivia Ogden - Ohio - d. 12-22-1952
    actor: Mrs. Manners "John's Other Wife"; Annie "Orphans of Divorce"
    03-25-1887 - Raymond Gram Swing - Cortland, NY - d. 12-22-1968
    commentator: "Voice of America"
    04-13-1906 - Samuel Beckett - Dublin, Ireland - d. 12-22-1989
    writer: "All That Fall"
    04-23-1931 - Tom Pettit - d. 12-22-1995
    nbc reporter: "Meet the Press"
    04-24-1928 - Ted McKay - Raised in North Avondale, OH - d. 12-22-2005
    talk show host: "Party Line"; Created first talk show on WKRC
    Cincinatti in 1955
    04-30-1886 - Dick Elliott - Boston, MA - d. 12-22-1961
    actor: "Lux Radio Theatre"
    05-03-1921 - Joe Ames - Malden, MA - d. 12-22-2007
    singer: (Ames Brothers) "Sing It Again"; "Robert Q. Lewis Show"
    05-03-1928 - Dave Dudley - Spencer, WI - d. 12-22-2003
    country singer: "Dave Dudley Trio"
    05-10-1914- Frank Martin - Oklahoma - d. 12-22-1994
    actor: Hashknife Hartley "Hashknife Hartley"
    05-24-1902 - Wilbur Hatch - Mokena, IL - d. 12-22-1969
    conductor: "Our Miss Brooks"; "Gateway to Hollywood"; "Screen Guild
    Theatre"
    05-25-1913 - Richard Dimbleby - Richmond onThames, England - d.
    12-22-1965
    BBC's first-ever radio news reporter: "Down Your Way"; "Twenty
    Questions"
    06-19-1902 - Ed Thorgerson - Elizabeth, NJ - d. 12-22-1997
    announcer/sportscaster: "A&P Gypsies"; "The Elgin Football Revue"
    07-04-1912 - Virginia Graham - Chicago, IL - d. 12-22-1998
    talk show host: "Cancer Can Be Cured"; "Weekday Theatre"
    07-05-1898 - Richard P. Condie - d. 12-22-1985
    director mormon tabernacle choir: "Music and the Spoken Word"
    08-20-1906 - Floyd Neal - Iowa - d. 12-22-1985
    announcer: "Uncle Don"; "Vienese Night"
    08-27-1901 - Al Ritz - Newark, NJ - d. 12-22-1965
    comedian: (The Ritz Brothers) "Hollywood Hotel"
    09-02-1894 - Emil Birnbaum - d. 12-22-1983
    orchestra leader, violinist: KOMO Seattle, Washington
    09-05-1902 - Darryl Zanuck - Wahoo, NE - d. 12-22-1979
    film director: "Jack Benny Program"; "Hollywood Hotel"; "Triburte to
    Irving Berlin"
    09-05-1907 - Jimmy Wallington - Rochester, NY - d. 12-22-1972
    announcer: "Chase & Sanborn Hour"; "Texaco Town/Star Theatre"; "Alan
    Young Show"
    09-22-1881 - Joe Parsons - Indianapolis, IN - d. 12-22-1947
    singer: Edelweiss Joe "The Sinclair Minstrels"; "The Yeast Foamers"
    10-11-1913 - Sherman H. Dryer - d. 12-22-1989
    producer, director: "Two Thousand Plus"; "Heritage"; "Exploring the
    Unknown"
    10-24-1901 - Gilda Gray - Cracow, Poland - d. 12-22-1959
    ziegfeld follies singer/dancer: WOO Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
    11-27-1898 - Eddie Kay - NYC - d. 12-22-1973
    composer, conductor: "Those We Love"
    12-17-1919 - Edward "Shrimp" Wragge - NYC - d. 12-22-1992
    actor: "Gold Spot Pal"

    Ron

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    Date: Wed, 23 Dec 2009 01:09:44 -0500
    From: "kclarke5@[removed]" <kclarke5@[removed];
    To: [removed]@[removed]
    Subject:  Arnold Stang dies at 91
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           I just read the AP report regarding the death of actor Arnold Stang.
    It
    reported that he was 91 years old when he died on Sunday of pneumonia.
    It also reported that he was a radio, as well as television and film,  actor.
    I believe most of the roles in which he played were those of the 'local nerd'
    or 'buddy to the main character' type.

           I remember him as part of the Milton Berle troupe and of course as the
    voice of  "Top Cat" (some of the most memorable times from my childhood).
    As I recall, he acted opposite Frank Sinatra in "The Man With The Golden
    Arm" (but I could be mistaken). He was primarily known for his comedic
    talents, but the more dramatic role he played in this film truly showed his
    flexibility as an actor.

           What were some of the radio roles he played and/or the radio programs
    on which he appeared? The AP report was rather vague on this point.

           So many of the actors/actresses from radio have passed away. There are
    probably precious few left. The loss of his talent will be missed.

    As always,

    Kenneth Clarke

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    Date: Wed, 23 Dec 2009 01:09:49 -0500
    From: Robert Paine <ka3zci@[removed];
    To: OTR Digest <[removed]@[removed];
    Subject:  L'affaire d'eagle, part 2

     Well, it was actually a hawk that somehow made its way into a Florida
    hardware store. The Capt. (was it?) Crenshaw's escaped eagle came to mind.
    The intruder was finally captured by a wildlife specialist.  It wasn't as
    dramatic - or funny - as the Fred Allen episode but I could imagine Mr. A
    describing the scene.
     As for me, I'm anticipating the joys of Tiny Tim Chestnuts - so round, so
    firm, so fully packed, so free and easy on the draw. Now available in a
    holiday design, bio-degradable package. And ladies, if you're into gardening,
    the shells can be ground up and mixed with your potting [removed], sorry -
    I'm having a Stan Freberg [removed]
     Merry Christmas, joyous holidays and a solvent New Year to everyone.

    Bob

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    Date: Wed, 23 Dec 2009 01:09:56 -0500
    From: Ron Sayles <bogusotr@[removed];
    To: Olde Tyme Radio Digest Digest <[removed]@[removed];
    Subject:  12-23 births/deaths

    December 23rd births

    12-23-1873 - Burns Mantle - Watertown, NY - d. 2-9-1948
    writer: "Best Plays" based on Mantle's theatrical yearbook
    12-23-1887 - John Cromwell - d. 9-26-1979
    actor: "Lux Radio Theatre"
    12-23-1893 - Anne O'Neal - St. Louis, MO - d. 11-24-1971
    actor: Cynthia Veryberry "Grapevine Rancho"
    12-23-1903 - Helen Troy - San Francisco, CA - d. 11-1-1942
    actor: Sally "Cecil and Sally"
    12-23-1903 - Milton Alfred - d. 9-11-1968
    sportscaster: WICA Ashtabula, Ohio
    12-23-1907 - Don McNeill - Galena, IL - d. 5-7-1996
    host: "Breakfast Club"
    12-23-1909 - Maurice Denham - Beckenham, England - d. 7-24-2002
    actor: "Return of Sherlock Holmes"
    12-23-1911 - James Gregory - The Bronx, NY - d. 9-16-2002
    actor: Captain Vincent Cronin "21st Precinct"
    12-23-1913 - Anton M. Leader - Boston, MA - d. 7-1-1988
    director: "Eternal Light"; "Murder at Midnight"; "Suspense"; "Words at
    War"
    12-23-1922 - Jack Lloyd - Duisburg, Germany - d. 5-21-1976
    actor: "Armstrong Theatre of Today"; "The Joan Davis Show"
    12-23-1922 - Ruth Roman - Boston, MA - d. 9-9-1999
    actor: "Lux Radio Theatre"; "Hollywood Sound Stage"
    12-23-1922 - Scott Vincent - d. 5-31-1979
    announcer: "The Jimmy Dean Show"
    12-23-1923 - Ray Kemper - Lankershim, CA
    sound effects: "Gunsmoke"; "Voyage of the Scarlet Queen"; "Fort Laramie"
    12-23-1924 - Floyd Kalber - Omaha, NE - d. 5-13-2004
    news correspondent: NBC; News Anchor for WMAQ and WLS in Chicago
    12-23-1931 - Kenneth Methold - Sussex, England
    writer: "Sweet Singing the Choir"; "All Suspect"
    12-23-1939 - Antonio Damarko - Chilie
    writer: "Funny Tragedies"
    12-23-1943 - Harry Shearer - Los Angeles, CA
    actor: Member of the Beavers "Jack Benny Program"

    December 23rd deaths

    01-03-1909 - Victor Borge - Copenhagen, Denmark - d. 12-23-2000
    comedian, pianist: "Victor Borge Show"; "Kraft Music Hall"
    01-04-1889 - Pat Kelly - North Queensland, Australia - d. 12-23-1967
    announcer: "Dog Heroes"; "Getting the Most Out of Life"
    01-20-1912 - Paula Stone - NYC - d. 12-23-1997
    moderator: "Leave It to the Girls"
    02-08-1886 - Charlie Ruggles - Los Angeles, CA - d. 12-23-1970
    comedian: "Texaco Star Theatre"; "Suspense"; "This Is My Best"
    04-02-1892 - Marjorie Child Husted - d. 12-23-1986
    First radio voice of Betty Crocker
    04-02-1920 - Jack Webb - Santa Monica, CA - d. 12-23-1982
    actor: Joe Friday "Dragnet"; Pete Kelly "Pete Kelly's Blues"
    04-06-1924 - Mimi Benzell - Bridgeport, CT - d. 12-23-1970
    singer: "Jack Pearl and Mimi Benzell"; "Railroad Hour"
    05-03-1905 - Sebastian Shaw - Holt, England - d. 12-23-1994
    actor: "For Elise"
    05-14-1890 - Carlton Brickert - Martinsville, IN - d. 12-23-1943
    actor: David Post "Story of Mary Marlin"; Howard Thurston "Thurston
    the Magician"
    07-01-1901 - Irna Phillips - Chicago, IL - d. 12-23-1973
    actor, writer: Mother Moran "Today's Children"; "The Guiding Light";
    "Road of Life"
    08-15-1925 - Oscar Peterson - Montreal, Canada - d. 12-23-2007
    jazz pianist: "Oscar Peterson and Art Tatum"
    10-25-1924 - Billy Barty - Millsboro, PA - d. 12-23-2000
    comedian: "Spike Jones Band", "James Melton Show"
    11-04-1901 - Helene Dumas - Brooklyn, NY - d. 12-23-1986
    actor: "Jane Arden"; "Eno Crime Club"; "Short Short Story"
    11-11-1911 - Patric Knowles - Horsforth, Yorkshire, England - d.
    12-23-1995
    actor: "Lux Radio Theatre"
    12-08-1892 - Dr. Jacob Tarshish - d. 12-23-1960
    rabbi: "The Lamplighter"
    12-30-1884 - Hideki Tojo - Tokyo, Japan - d. 12-23-1948
    prime minister: War Time Broadcasts

    Ron

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    Date: Wed, 23 Dec 2009 02:12:01 -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 nine 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, 23 Dec 2009 22:32:48 -0500
    From: "Martin Grams, Jr." <mmargrajr@[removed];
    To: <[removed]@[removed];
    Subject:  Barrymore in 1938

    Craig Wichman reminded me of the trivia. In 1938, the GOOD NEWS program
    featured an adaptation of "A Christmas Carol" with Reginald Owen, Gene
    Lockhart and Kathleen Lockhart. Obviously an attempt to cash in on the MGM
    motion picture of the same, since they were among the movie cast. Barrymore
    was originally slated to play the role for the movie, but due to illness,
    Owen did that role. Oddly, Barrymore does make an appearance on that show,
    which makes me wonder how ill he was. When Orson Welles did his version that
    same year, he comments that Barrymore was unable to do it, as he had done the
    previous for Campbell Soups, and promised they would have Barrymore next
    year. That GOOD NEWS broadcast exists and is in circulation.

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    Date: Wed, 23 Dec 2009 22:32:58 -0500
    From: CMS Admin <rfmillerjr1@[removed];
    To: [removed]@[removed]
    Subject:  A "Must Listen" Christmas Show

    A recent poster asked if there are any OTR Christmas programs which you just
    have to listen to, mine is the Dragnet "Big Baby Jesus".
    I enjoy the fact that it is so non-Dragnet, and the warm fuzzy feeling that I
    get when I listen to it.  My other reason is that it brings back fond
    memories of Harry Bartell.
    --Randy Miller

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