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The Old-Time Radio Digest!
Volume 2005 : Issue 153
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ISSN: 1533-9289
Today's Topics:
RE: "Aw! Relax Hal, Relaxx" [ "Druian, Raymond B SPL" <[removed] ]
RE: John Brown [ "Druian, Raymond B SPL" <[removed] ]
Re: Jack Webb's "The Badge" [ "Michael J. Hayde" <michaelhayde@ea ]
Arizona Connections [ "RadioAZ@[removed]" <radioAZ@bas ]
Seal Test Ice Cream [ "rogers" <edrog@[removed]; ]
5-17 births/deaths [ Ron Sayles <bogusotr@[removed]; ]
Vocalist Lou Junod in WWII [ Bhob <bhob2@[removed]; ]
Archie Andrews, REPS Showcase [ Frank =?iso-8859-1?Q?Ros=EDn?= <fra ]
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Date: Mon, 16 May 2005 14:37:20 -0400
From: "Druian, Raymond B SPL" <[removed]@[removed];
To: <[removed]@[removed];
Subject: RE: "Aw! Relax Hal, Relaxx"
I'm beginning to wonder, are we being subjected to a Hal Stone/Ian Grieve
that will, in time, surpass the notorious Jack Benny/Fred Allen feud of yore?
What next, a Henry Aldrich/Archie Andrews feud?
Thanx,
B. Ray
W9KEE (ex W7KVW)
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Date: Mon, 16 May 2005 14:38:11 -0400
From: "Druian, Raymond B SPL" <[removed]@[removed];
To: <[removed]@[removed];
Subject: RE: John Brown
04-04-1904 - John Brown - Hull, England - d. 5-16-1957
actor: Digby "Digger" O'Dell "Life of Riley"; Melvyn Foster "A Date with >
Judy"
John Brown was one of my very favorites in the many supporting roles he
filled. So I can't help thinking that Ron Sayles gave him short shrift in
failing to mention that he was also "My Friend Irma's" boyfriend, Bill. He
also starred as "Broadway" in the "Damon Runyon Theater," and while I know
that he was an early Harry Morton on the Burns and Allen TV show, I don't
recall if he played the part on the radio too. And wasn't he Ozzie and
Harriet's neighbor, Thorny (Thornberry). Other than that, I believe he was
always doing guest shots all over the dial. I particularly remember that when
I heard an announcer saying that Irma's Bill was played by John Brown and
then that he played the part of Digby O'Dell on "Riley," I assumed they were
two different people. I had read somewhere, possibly on these pages, that his
career was ended by the blacklist. If so, it is all of us who were punished
by being deprived of many wonderful performances.
Thanx,
B. Ray
W9KEE (ex W7KVW)
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Date: Mon, 16 May 2005 19:19:30 -0400
From: "Michael J. Hayde" <michaelhayde@[removed];
To: [removed]@[removed]
Subject: Re: Jack Webb's "The Badge"
Concerning this topic, a certain OTR historian who specialises in bad puns on
this list wrote:
I do, however, have some doubts as to whether Mr. Webb
actually WROTE said [removed] Maybe there's a certain OTR historian who
specialises in "Dragnet" & "Superman" on this list who can hopefully shed
some light on the actual extent of JW's involvement with this project.
As I understand it, Webb did write the book - with a large assist from his
"Dragnet" writing team.
But Derek, there are some problems with your Webb-ian chronology, which
surprises me. Didn't you read "My Name's Friday"?
Let's face it: in 1958, JW was still doing the B&W TV version of "Dragnet,"
Technically, [removed] but on May 5, production on the final episode (which
wouldn't air until August 1959) wrapped.
producing and starring in movies like "The [removed]" and "--30--,"
No, sir. "The [removed]" was produced in the spring of 1957; "-30-" in the autumn
of 1959.
making love to and marrying beautiful women,
Just one: former Miss USA Jackie Loughery.
and recording concept LPs with spoken-word versions of songs like "Try a
Little Tenderness."
Again, just one - but yes, that was in 1958; a few weeks after wrapping
"Dragnet" and a couple of days after marrying Ms. Loughery.
One you missed was Webb's then-perennial project of turning "Pete Kelly's
Blues" into a TV series, which finally came to fruition by the start of 1959.
Too bad this misguided 13-episode series hasn't circulated on home video,
despite its public domain status. If you thought the color "Dragnet" was
[removed]!
Michael
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Date: Mon, 16 May 2005 19:19:49 -0400
From: "RadioAZ@[removed]" <radioAZ@[removed];
To: "OTR Digest" <[removed]@[removed];
Subject: Arizona Connections
Occassionally I am called on by various groups who are very hard up for
entertainment to talk on OTR. Trivial stuff--things that audiences seem to
like to hear.
One thing I would like to include in such discussions is connections to the
state of Arizona, where I am located.
Does anyone know of OTR stars, musicians, etc. who were from Arizona? I
already know about Andy Devine and Rex Allen. And I know Steve Allen had
his first radio job at KOY in Phoenix.
Any other people you know about?
Thanks.
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Date: Mon, 16 May 2005 19:30:15 -0400
From: "rogers" <edrog@[removed];
To: <[removed]@[removed];
Subject: Seal Test Ice Cream
Been listening to several shows that have Seal Test Ice Cream commercials,
including Seal Test theater. Since I have never seen this brand that I know
of, I am curious, does this brand still exist? was it a regional product? is
it now sold under a different name? I do not remember hearing the
commercials as a kid back when so if it existed in California I did not make
any connections with shows I listened to. But, then again, I probably was
not interested in those shows back then. Just [removed]
Ed Rogers
Paso Robles, CA
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Date: Tue, 17 May 2005 07:41:36 -0400
From: Ron Sayles <bogusotr@[removed];
To: Olde Tyme Radio List <[removed]@[removed];
Subject: 5-17 births/deaths
May 17th births
05-17-1890 - Philip James - Jersey City, NJ - d. 11-1-1975
conductor, composer: "Bamberger Little Symphony"; "Wellsprings of Music"
05-17-1902 - Fausto Cleva - Trieste, Italy - d. 8-6-1971
conductor: "NBC Symphony Orchestra"; "Metropolitan Opera Auditions"
05-17-1903 - Artie Auerbach - NYC - d. 10-3-1957
actor: Mr. Kitzel "Jack Benny Program"
05-17-1905 - John Patrick - Louisville, KY - d. 11-7-1995
writer: "Theatre Guild On the Air";"Lux Radio Theatre"
05-17-1906 - Carl McIntire - Ypsilanti, MI - d. 03-19-2002
evangelist: "Twentieth Century Reformation Hour"
05-17-1907 - Horace McMahon - South Norwalk, CT - d. 8-17-1971
actor: "Crime Does Not Pay"
05-17-1908 - Joe Grant - NYC - d. 5-6-2005
writer: "Lux Radio Theatre"
05-17-1911 - Maureen O'Sullivan - Boyle, Ireland - d. 6-23-1998
actress: "Dreft Star Playhouse"; "Family Theatre"
05-17-1920 - Harriet Van Horne - Syracuse, NY - d. 1-15-1998
newspaper columnist: "Advs. of Ellery Queen"
May 17th deaths
01-08-1903 - Roger Bower - NYC - d. 5-17-1979
announcer, emcee: "Can You Top This?"; "Stop Me If You Heard This One"
01-09-1886 - Arthur "Bugs" Baer - Philadelphia, PA - d. 5-17-1969
writer: "The Eveready Hour"
01-15-1922 - Thelma Carpenter - Brooklyn, NY - d. 5-17-1997
singer: "Eddie Cantor Show"
02-26-1920 - Tony Randall - Tulsa, OK - d. 5-17-2004
actor: Reggie York "I Love A Mystery"
03-11-1903 - Lawrence Welk - Strasburg, ND - d. 5-17-1992
bandleader: "Lawrence Welk Orchestra"
03-15-1877 - Montague Love - Portsmouth, England - d. 5-17-1943
actor: "Screen Guild Theatre"; "Suspense"
05-29-1897 - F. Hugh Herbert - Vienna, Austria - d. 5-17-1958
writer: "Meet Corliss Archer"; "Lux Radio Theatre"
07-06-1910 - Alexander Kendrick - d. 5-17-1991
correspondent: "Years In Crisis"; "As Europe Sees the Marshall Plan"
07-26-1921 - John de Lancie, Sr. - Berkeley, CA - d. 5-17-2002
principle oboist: "Phildelphia Symphony Orchestra"
12-06-1898 - Gunnar Myrdal - Gustafs, Sweden - d. 5-17-1987
1974 nobel prize winner in economics: "United Nations Today"
12-18-1910 - Abe Burrows - Brooklyn, NY - d. 5-17-1985
writer: "Abe Burrows Show"; "Danny Kaye Show"; "Duffy's Tavern"
12-28-1923 - Andrew Duggan - Franklin, IN - d. 5-17-1988
actor: "Hollywood Radio Theatre"; "Voice of the Army"; "Top Secret"
xx-xx-1916 - Gary Stevens - d. 5-17-2004
broadcast executive: Produced 20 Questions
--
Ron Sayles
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
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Date: Tue, 17 May 2005 11:38:56 -0400
From: Bhob <bhob2@[removed];
To: [removed]@[removed]
Subject: Vocalist Lou Junod in WWII
The current June issue of ESQUIRE has a lengthy illustrated article by
Tom Junod about his father, Lou Junod from Brooklyn, who sang with the
unofficial World War II group known as the Pied Pipers of France --
soldiers performing in 1944 for other soldiers. When those musicians,
singers and comedians finally got official recognition from the Army,
they were designated "Special Service Platoon Fifth Headquarters Ground
Forces Replacement Command Show 'For Men Only,'" or simply "For Men Only."
At the ESQUIRE website, you can hear two numbers ("Fascinating You," "I
Dream of You") as performed by Pfc. Lou Junod with the Bobby Day
Orchestra in Paris in November 1944:
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As Tom Junod describes it, the tunes come from a "broadcast on some
early version of Armed Forces Radio." Hal Boyle wrote an October 1944
Associated Press story ("GI's Give Jam Sessions For Belgian Jitterbugs")
about the group performing in a Liege nightclub "with tommy guns under
one arm and musical instruments under the other." For Men Only made
some 40 stops all over Europe, gave its last performance on 9 October
1945, and then was absorbed into a larger, slicker show called the
Rhythm Rations.
Django Reinhardt told Lou Junod he would make him a star if he stayed in
Paris, but Junod was homesick. Back in the [removed] after the war, Junod
sang briefly with the Dick Ballou Orchestra. Seven years ago, there was
a reunion of the surviving members of For Men Only. Junod, now 86, lives
outside Atlanta.
Bhob @ FUSEBOX VINTAGE NEWSPAPER COMIC STRIPS
@ [removed]
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Date: Tue, 17 May 2005 11:40:29 -0400
From: Frank =?iso-8859-1?Q?Ros=EDn?= <frankr@[removed];
To: [removed]@[removed]
Subject: Archie Andrews, REPS Showcase
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Radio Enthusiasts of Puget Sound Showcase
Hal Stone, Bob Hastings and Rosemary Rice, stars of the popular Archie
Andrews show, will be reunited at Showcase 2005, June 24-25 in Seattle,
presented by The Radio Enthusiasts of Puget Sound, (REPS).
They will be joined at the Good Ol' Days celebration by Bill Idelson,
Rush on Vic and Sade.
Hal Stone was correct in his posting last week, REPS will be
introducing 10+ 'new' Archie Andrews episodes at Showcase. Actually
Hal was conservative in his number, there will be 15 Archie Andrews and
1 Aldrich Family, 'new' in a limited edition of 30, 8 CD sets, all
include NBC chimes at end. This will be a one time opportunity to have
3 of the original cast members appearing in the episodes signed by all
3. Sets can be reserved by those attending Showcase or by contacting
Mike Sprague or [removed] below. $[removed]
The contents of the 8 CDs are:
Archie Andrews 5-11-46 Poison Candy
Archie Andrews 5-18-46 Jive Talk
Archie Andrews 6-8-46 The Elephant
Archie Andrews 6-8-46 A Story in Real Life
Archie Andrews 7-6-46 Masked Marvel
Archie Andrews 7-13-46 Lost on an Island
Archie Andrews 7-20-46 The Hammock
Archie Andrews 7-27-46 Ordering for a Party
Archie Andrews 8-3-46 No Rest for Fred Andrews
Archie Andrews 3-4-50 Archie is Missing
Archie Andrews 11-11-50 Mouse in the House
Archie Andrews 11-18-50 Charleston Contest
Archie Andrews 3-10-51 Mailing the Income Tax
Archie Andrews 3-17-51 Too Much Noise
Archie Andrews 5-3-51 Jalopy won't Start
Aldrich Family 3-31-49 Stuffed Dates
If someone wants to purchase one of the original ET transcription disks
two of them, framed and signed, will be available at the Showcase
silent auction.
The Good Ol' Days will be a relaxed and peaceful time with top
entertainment concentrated on Friday and Saturday only at the Seattle
Center complex.
And talking about originals in original roles here comes Art Gilmore,
announcing as he did in the Golden Age, The Adventures of Frank Race.
And one more original is Bob Hastings in a superb X Minus One.
There will be plenty of time to relax, mingle with your favorite stars
and join in as we are "just sittin' around and visiting" with them.
Additional favorite stars will be Gil Stratton Jr., Anne Whitfield
Phillips, Ray Erlenborn, Alice Backes, Frank Buxton, Larry Albert, and
Dick Beals.
Along with very funny and fresh episodes of Archie Andrews and Vic and
Sade, all of this talent will be seen and heard in Imagination Theater,
Escape, Lights Out and the Screen Directors Playhouse. Frank Buxton
will lead a company of experienced folks to bring you Improv Radio,
taking ideas from the audience and creating a show on the spot.
A new feature, Twosomes on Radio will visit with Ethel and Albert, The
Bickersons, Abbott and Costello plus Stone and Hastings as Bob and
Ray.
Great panels, interviews and vendors will all be a part of the
experience in Seattle. And, the Club will make calls to stars who
couldn't attend, such as Norma Jean Nilsson and Rhoda Williams. This
block of time, heard by all in the audience, is called Number Please.
The new Reps Board has emphasized many times that they have a driving
determination to be sure that this event is totally fun, relaxed for
all attendees, friendly and that the honorary members feel truly
honored.
FOR INFORMATION ON REGISTRATION, THE CLUB'S WEBSITE IS:
([removed]). OR YOU CAN CONTACT MIKE SPRAGUE AT:
(hrrmikes@[removed]).
Frank Rosmn
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