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                            The Old-Time Radio Digest!
                              Volume 2011 : Issue 138
                         A Part of the [removed]!
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                                 ISSN: 1533-9289


                                 Today's Topics:

  8-29 births/deaths                    [ Ron Sayles <bogusotr@[removed]; ]
  Speaking of Radio                     [ Chuck Schaden <otrguru@[removed]; ]
  Sportsman Quartet                     [ David Van Nostrand <[removed] ]
  8-30 births/deaths                    [ Ron Sayles <bogusotr@[removed]; ]

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Date: Mon, 29 Aug 2011 20:41:13 -0400
From: Ron Sayles <bogusotr@[removed];
To: Olde Tyme Radio Digest Digest <[removed]@[removed];
Subject:  8-29 births/deaths

August 29th births

08-29-1882 - Richard Legrand - Mount Tabor section near Portland, OR -
d. 6-29-1963
actor: Richard Q. Peavy "Great Gildersleeve"; Ole "Fibber McGee and
Molly"
08-29-1898 - Charlie Grimm - St. Louis, MO - d. 11-15-1983
Sportscaster:(Jolly Cholly) WBBM Chicago
08-29-1898 - Preston Sturges - Chicago, IL - d. 8-6-1959
film producer, writer, director: "Lux Radio Theatre"
08-29-1899 - George V. Denny, Jr. - Washington, [removed] - d. 11-11-1959
moderator: "America's Town Meeting of the Air"
08-29-1900 - Buell Kazee - Burton's Fork, KY - d. 8-31-1976
banjo-playing, singing Baptist minister: "Renfro Valley Barn Dance"
08-29-1904 - Ronald Watkins - Surrey, England - d. 2-16-2001
Reader of prose and poetry
08-29-1906 - Joe Sawyer - Guelph, Canada - d. 4-21-1982
actor: Sergant 'Biff' O'Hara "Rin-Tin-Tin"
08-29-1907 - Lurene Tuttle - Pleasant Lake, IN - d. 5-28-1986
actor: Effie Perrine "Advs. of Sam Spade"; Ellie Connors "Lum and Abner"
08-29-1910 - John Kane - Davenport, IA - d. 3-15-1910
actor: Tom Jones "Five Star Jones"; Scubby "Nick Carter"
08-29-1912 - Barry Sullivan - NYC - d. 6-6-1994
actor: Steve Canyon "Steve Canyon"; Simon Templar "The Saint"
08-29-1913 - Sylvia Fine - NYC - d. 10-28-1991
writer: (Wife of Danny Kaye) "Danny Kaye Show"; "Forecast"; "Bud's
Bandwagon"
08-29-1914 - Willard Waterman - Madison, WI - d. 2-2-1995
actor: Throckmorton P. Gildersleeve "Great Gildersleeve"; Roger Barton
"The Guiding Light"
08-29-1915 - Ingrid Bergman - Stockholm, Sweden - d. 8-29-1982
actor: "Everything for the Boys"; "Lux Radio Theatre"
08-29-1916 - George Montgomery - Brady, MT - d. 12-12-2000
actor: "Hollywood Star Time"; "NBC University Theatre of the Air"
08-29-1916 - Max Bice - d. 11-18-2002
newscaster: KMO Seattle, Washington
08-29-1916 - "Georgia Slim" Rutland - Tilton, GA - d. 6-17-1969
fiddler: "Three Fiddlers"
08-29-1917 - Eddie Hubbard - Baltimore, MD - d. 3-26-2007
disk jockey: "Music Unlimited"
08-29-1920 - Charlie Parker - Kansas City, MO - d. 3-12-1955
jazz musician: "This Is Jazz"
08-29-1922 - Arthur Anderson - Staten Island, NY
actor: "Let's Pretend"; Mark Davis "Lawyer Tucker"; Buddy "Tony and Gus"
08-29-1924 - Dinah Washington - Tuscaloosa, AL - d. 12-14-1963
blues singer: "Jubilee"; "Bob Hope Show"; "One Night Stand"
08-29-1927 - Marion Williams - Miami, FL - d. 7-2-1994
gospel singer: "Soundstage"
08-29-1928 - Thomas Stewart - San Saba, TX - d. 9-24-2006
operatic baritone: "Musicians Off Stage"

August 29th deaths

02-19-1924 - Lee Marvin - NYC - d. 8-29-1987
actor: "Dragnet"
02-20-1911 - Paul Tripp - NYC - d. 8-29-2002
actor: "CBS Radio Mystery Theatre"
03-04-1920 - Alan MacNaughtan - Bearsden, Scotland - d. 8-29-2002
actor: "Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy"
04-06-1892 - Lowell Thomas - Woodington, OH - d. 8-29-1981
newscaster, commentator: "Lowell Thomas and the News"; "Man with a
Question"
05-01-1906 - Rose Hobart - NYC - d. 8-29-2000
actor: "Nightbeat"
06-05-1912 - Dan Ocko - d. 8-29-1991
actor: Killer Kane "Buck Rogers of the 25th Century"; "Sergeant Muggin
"Inspector Thorne"
06-27-1911 - Collins Driggs - Manchester, CT - d. 8-29-1966
organist: Collins Driggs at the Hammond Organ"
07-06-1912 - Redd Evans - Meridian, MS - d. 8-29-1972
vocalist: "Charlie Barnet and His Orchestra"
08-03-1923 - Jean Hagen - Chicago, IL - d. 8-29-1977
actor: "Lux Radio Theatre"; "Stars in the Air"
08-29-1915 - Ingrid Bergman - Stockholm, Sweden - d. 8-29-1982
actor: "Everything for the Boys"; "Lux Radio Theatre"
09-06-1925 - Jimmy Reed - Dunleith, MS - d. 8-29-1976
blues singer, guitarist, harmonica playere: "One Night Stand"
10-01-1889 - Ralph W. Sockman - Mount Vernon, OH - d. 8-29-1970
preacher: "National Radio Pulpit"
10-27-1898 - Kathryn Cravens - Burkett, TX - d. 8-29-1991
newscaster: "News Through a Woman's Eye"
10-30-1898 - Arthur Kohl - Chicago, IL - d. 8-29-1983
actor: Fred Andrews "Archie Andrews"; Bob Graham "Bachelor's Children"
11-08-1927 - Chris Connor - Kansas City, MO - d. 8-29-2009
jazz singer: Claude Thorhill's Orchestra
12-05-1929 - Richard Beebe - Pasadena, CA - d. 8-29-1998
newsman: "The Credibility Gap"
12-25-1902 - Louis Jackobson - d. 8-29-1978
producer: "Mortimer Gooch"

Ron

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Date: Mon, 29 Aug 2011 20:46:13 -0400
From: Chuck Schaden <otrguru@[removed];
To: [removed]@[removed]
Subject:  Speaking of Radio
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In the Friday, August 26 OTR Digest (Vol. 2011, Issue 136), Conrad Binyon
reminisced wonderfully about his radio days as a child actor (Subject: Vague
OTR Memories).  I had the pleasure of interviewing Conrad some 20 years ago
for my Chicago radio program, Those Were The Days.

You may hear that 27-minute conversation from May 18, 1991 when you visit my
website [removed]   When you get to the Home Page, click on
"Interviews", scroll down to "Conrad Binyon" and enjoy additional memories
from a nice man.

Our conversation is one of some 200 we had with folks from the Golden Age of
Radio.  About 100 of them, are presently available for listening on demand and
a dozen or so are added every month.

Chuck Schaden

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[ADMINISTRIVIA: Mr. Schaden neglected to mention the generous donation of his
program collection to the Radio Hall of Fame, which publishes a selection of
these shows at its website, [removed] - take some time and
check it out!  --cfs3]

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Date: Mon, 29 Aug 2011 20:48:14 -0400
From: David Van Nostrand <[removed]@[removed];
To: <[removed]@[removed];
Subject:  Sportsman Quartet

Can anyone out there in the Old Time Radio land give me the names of who made
up the Sportsman Quartet from the Jack Benny Show.  One member I saw in a
recent clip looks very familiar.

Thanks

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Date: Mon, 29 Aug 2011 20:47:58 -0400
From: Ron Sayles <bogusotr@[removed];
To: Olde Tyme Radio Digest Digest <[removed]@[removed];
Subject:  8-30 births/deaths

August 30th births

08-30-1797 - Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley - London, England - d. 2-1-1851
creator of Frankenstein
08-30-1879 - Fritzi Scheff - Vienna, Austria - d. 4-8-1954
prima donna: "Lavender and Old Lace"; "The Philco Hour"
08-30-1887 - Eduardo Ciannelli - Island of Ischia, Italy - d. 10-8-1969
actor: "Hollywood Hotel"; "Lux Radio Theatre"
08-30-1896 - Raymond Massey - Toronto, Canada - d. 7-29-1983
actor, host: "Doctor Fights"; "Harvest of Stars"
08-30-1898 - Shirley Booth - NYC - d. 10-16-1992
actor: Miss Duffy "Duffy's Tavern"; "Hogan's Daughter"; "Strictly
Business"
08-30-1901 - John Gunther - Chicago, IL - d. 5-29-1970
writer: "Information, Please";"America's Town Meeting of the Air";
"Royal Gelatin Hour"
08-30-1902 - Ray Bloch - Alsace-Lorraine, France - d. 3-29-1982
conductor: "Milton Berle Show"; "Take It or Leave It"; "Johnny Presents"
08-30-1903 - Jack Bundy - Milwaukee, WI - d. 11-30-1973
bandleader: "Heinie and the Grenadiers"
08-30-1905 - Sarah Selby - St. Louis, MO - d. 1-7-1980
actor: Grace Graves "Junior Miss"; Wife "My Mother's Husband"
08-30-1906 - Joan Blondell - NYC - d. 12-25-1979
actor: Mary Vance "Miss Pinkerton, Inc."
08-30-1908 - Fred MacMurray - Kankakee, IL - d. 11-5-1991
actor: George Harvey "Bright Star"; "Lux Radio Theatre"
08-30-1908 - Willie Bryant - New Orleans, LA - d. 2-9-1964
host: "Night Life"
08-30-1910 - Elinor Herriot - Duluth, MN - d. 6-10-2000
actor: "Ruby Jones "Amos 'n' Andy"; Dorothy Wright "Couple Next Door"
08-30-1910 - Joseph Holland - Virginia - d. 12-28-1994
actor: "Royal Desserts Hour"; "Campbell Playhouse"
08-30-1914 - Frank Latourette - d. 5-7-1985
creator of "Hollywood Byline"
08-30-1914 - Julie Bishop - Denver, CO - d. 8-30-2001
actor: "Harold Lloyd Comedy Theatre"; "Lux Radio Theatre"
08-30-1916 - Herman Klurfeld - The Bronx, NY - d. 12-18-2006
ghostwriter for Walter Winchell
08-30-1917 - Dan Enright - d. 5-22-1992
producer: "Put Up or Shut Up"; "Brain Train"; "Juvenile Jury"; "Life
Begins at 80"
08-30-1918 - Ted Williams, San Diego, CA - d. 7-5-2002
baseball superstar: Several interview shows
08-30-1919 - Kitty Wells - Nashville, TN
singer: (Queen of Country Music) "Grand Ole Opry"
08-30-1924 - Ivor (Arthur) Wilson - Grimsby, England - d. 2-xx-2002
author: "Take Any Day"
08-30-1925 - Jack Bivans - Evanston, IL - d. 8-14-2009
actor: Chuck Ramsey "Captain Midnight"
08-30-1926 - Jeff Brown - NYC - d. 12-3-2003
actor: "Little Blue Playhouse"
08-30-1939 - John Peel - Heswall, England - d. 10-25-2004
disc jockey: "The Perfumed Garden"; "Top Gear"
08-30-1941 - Sue Mac Gregor - Oxford, England
announcer, producer: "The World at One"; "Woman's Hour"; "Today"; "PM"

August 30th deaths

01-23-1926 - Lyn Osborn - Wichita Falls, TX - d. 8-30-1958
actor: Cadet Happy "Space Patrol"
02-16-1926 - Vera-Ellen - Cincinnati, OH - d. 8-30-1981
actor: "Martin and Lewis Show"; "Tony Awards"; "Bud's Bandwagon"
03-09-1918 - Marguerite Chapman - Chatham, NY - d. 8-30-1999
actor: "Family Theatre"; "Silver Theatre"; "Screen Guild Theatre"
03-11-1903 - Dorothy Schiff - NYC- d. 8-30-1989
owner of several radio stations in Brooklyn, Los Angeles and San
Francisco
04-17-1923 - Lindsay Anderson - South India - d. 8-30-1994
film director: First person to udder the "F" word on the BBC
05-01-1916 - Glenn Ford - Quebec, Canada - d. 8-30-2006
actor: Christopher London "Advs. of Christopher London"
06-15-1909 - Joe DeSantis - NYC - d. 8-30-1989
actor: Jim Scott "Under Arrest"; "This Is Nora Drake"
06-17-1877 - Charles Coburn - Savannah, GA - d. 8-30-1961
actor: "Roses and Drums"; "Song of Liberty"
07-28-1935 - Simon Dee - Manchester, England - d. 8-30-2009
disk jockey "BBC Light Programme"
08-08-1913 - Axel Stordahl - Staten Island, NY  - d. 8-30-1963
conductor: "Songs by Sinatra/Frank Sinatra Show"; "Your Hit Parade";
"Coke Time"
08-30-1914 - Julie Bishop - Denver, CO - d. 8-30-2001
actor: "Harold Lloyd Comedy Theatre"; "Lux Radio Theatre"
11-11-1909 - Bill Demling - Chicago, IL - d. 8-30-1974
writer: "Mickey Mouse's Theatre of the Air"

Ron

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