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The Old-Time Radio Digest!
Volume 2007 : Issue 254
A Part of the [removed]!
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ISSN: 1533-9289
Today's Topics:
Author panel [ "Martin Grams, Jr." <mmargrajr@hotm ]
9-3 births/deaths [ Ronald Sayles <bogusotr@[removed] ]
OLDE TYME RADIO NETWORK [ "Jerry Haendiges" <jerryhaendiges@c ]
Sweetheart soap [ "Pamela K. Gitta" <wjmtv@[removed] ]
Re: Theme Songs that Plugged the Spo [ John Mayer <mayer@[removed]; ]
Thanks-NBC Hollywood [ "Bob C" <rmc44@[removed]; ]
Nabisco [ <verotas@[removed]; ]
Golden Age of Radio [ "Bob Scherago" <rscherago@[removed] ]
Mushing radio? [ mchone@[removed] ]
Movie Serials and OTR [ "Bill Scherer" <bspro@[removed]; ]
Louella Parsons & Matt Cvetic [ Joseph Webb <drjoewebb@[removed]; ]
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Date: Sun, 2 Sep 2007 22:49:27 -0400
From: "Martin Grams, Jr." <mmargrajr@[removed];
To: [removed]@[removed]
Subject: Author panel
Dave Siegel, Mel Simons and I are going to be on the author's panel at FOTR.
I just talked to Jay and ONLY people who had a new book on old-time radio
show within the past year are invited to become a member of the panel. My
wife will be using her digital camera and projector to put covers of the
books up on the wall for display during the event (assuming authors are
bringing at least one copy of their book). Rather than holding up their
book for display on the table, the attendance, even those in the far back
seats, can see the book covers up on the wall easily. It's just the three
of us right now (Mel, Dave and I), so if anyone wrote an OTR book within the
past year and wants to participate on the panel, let me know by e-mail so we
can get a copy of the book cover into a digital file for the panel. It's a
cute novelty and don't want to overlook anyone.
Martin
mmargrajr@[removed]
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Date: Sun, 2 Sep 2007 22:49:39 -0400
From: Ronald Sayles <bogusotr@[removed];
To: Olde Tyme Radio Digest Digest <[removed]@[removed];
Subject: 9-3 births/deaths
September 3rd births
09-03-1876 - Dick Teela - Wisconsin - d. 3-xx-1971
singer: "The Breakfast Club"
09-03-1893 - Anthony Collins - Hastings, England - d. 12-11-1963
composer: "Ceiling Unlimited"
09-03-1897 - Sally Benson - St. Louis, MO - d. 7-19-1972
writer: "Junior Miss"
09-03-1899 - Ezra Taft Benson - Whitney, ID - d. 5-30-1994
[removed] secratary of agriculture: "Edgar Bergen/Charlie McCarthy Show"
09-03-1901 - Mantan Moreland - Monroe, LA - d. 9-28-1973
actor: "Rudy Vallee Presents the Drene Show"
09-03-1910 - Grace Matthews - Toronto, Canada - d. 5-15-1995
actor: Ruth Evans Wayne "Big Sister"; Margo Lane "The Shadow"
09-03-1910 - Kitty Carlisle - New Orleans, LA - d. 4-18-2007
singer: "Song Shop"; "RCA Magic Key"
09-03-1910 - Michael Eisenmenger - d. 3-14-2003
sound effects: "Captain Midnight"; "Backstage Wife"
09-03-1912 - Peter Capell - Berlin, Germany - d. 3-3-1986
actor:"Dimension X"; "Romance"; "Secret Missions"
09-03-1913 - Alan Ladd - Hot Springs, AR - d. 1-29-1964
actor: Dan Holliday "Box 13"; "Lux Radio Theatre"; "Proudly We Hail"
09-03-1918 - David Harmon - NYC - d. 8-28-2001
writer: "America in the Air"; "Now Hear This"
09-03-1918 - Donna King - Salt Lake City, UT
singer: (The King Sisters) "Horace Heidt and His Brigadiers"; "Al
Pearce and His Gang"
09-03-1918 - Tom Dillon - Brooklyn, NY - d. 3-14-2005
actor: "NBC University Theatre"
09-03-1920 - Jackson Weaver - d. 10-20-1992
actor: "A Bright Tomorrow"
09-03-1922 - Burt Kennedy - Muskegon MI - d. 2-15-2001
writer: Wrote for radio in late 1940s
09-03-1924 - Shirley Shea - Sudbury, Ontario, Canada
writer: "It Seems to Me"
09-03-1925 - Hank Thompson - Waco, TX
singer/guitarist: "Hank Thompson and His Brazos Valley Boys"
09-03-1926 - Bill Flemming - Chicago, IL - d. 7-21-2007
sports director: WUOM Ann Arbor, Michigan
09-03-1926 - Irene Pappas - Chiliomodion, Greece
actor: Greek Radio
September 3rd deaths
04-15-1900 - Eddie Garr - Philadelphia, PA - d. 9-3-1956
actor: (Father of Teri Garr) "Fleischmann's Yeast Hour"
05-18-1897 - Frank Capra - Bisacquino, Sicily - d. 9-3-1991
film director: "Gulf Screen Theatre"; "NBC Theatre"; "Lux Radio Theatre"
06-07-1903 - Joseph Kahn - NYC - d. 9-3-1998
pianist: "Voice of Firestone"; "Story of Mary Marlin"
06-19-1919 - Pauline Kael - Sonoma County, CA - d. 9-3-2001
film critic: Broadcast for Pacifica radio station
07-08-1889 - Eugene Pallette - Winfield, KS - d. 9-3-1954
actor: "Screen Guild Theatre"
09-27-1872 - Bentley D. Ackley - Spring Hill, PA - d. 9-3-1958
pianist for Billy Sunday: "Back Home Hour"
10-20-1905 - Frederic Dannay - NYC - d. 9-3-1982
writer: "Adventures of Ellery Queen"; "The Shadow"; "Ford Theatre"
11-04-1900 - Arthur Schwartz - Brooklyn, NY - d. 9-3-1984
composer: "The Gibson Family"
11-10-1909 - Johnny Marks - Mount Vernon, NY - d. 9-3-1985
songwriter, lyricist: "Great Moments in Music"
12-13-1917 - David Street - Los Angeles, CA - d. 9-3-1971
actor, singer: "Music Depreciation"
xx-xx-xxxx - Graham Harris - d. 9-3-1946
orchestra leader: "There Was a Woman"; "WPA Federal Music Concerts"
Ron Sayles
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
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Date: Mon, 3 Sep 2007 00:46:26 -0400
From: "Jerry Haendiges" <jerryhaendiges@[removed];
To: <[removed]@[removed];
Subject: OLDE TYME RADIO NETWORK
Hi Friends,
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SAME TIME, SAME STATION
Stephen Foster Tribute
WHITE FIRES OF INSPIRATION
10-10-38 "The Life of Stephen Foster"
CBS SUSTAINED
STARS: Howard McNear, Fred Shields
ANNOUNCER: Art Gilmore
MUSIC: Wilber Hatch
THE LIBERACE PROGRAM
Episode 25 1-12-55 "Stephen Foster Tribute"
Stars: Lee Liberace
Guest: Annette Warren
Music Director: George Liberace
Announcer: Bill Leyden
CAVALCADE OF AMERICA
Episode 182 4-9-40 "The Songs of Stephen Foster"
Narrator: Channing Pollock
FAMILY THEATER
Episode 190 10-4-50 "The Stephen Foster Story"
Hostess: Gale Storm
Stars: Stephen McNally
MUTUAL SUSTAINING
Announcer: Tony La Frano
Created By: Father Patrick Peyton
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HERITAGE RADIO THEATER
SPECIAL GUEST
Peter Muldavin talks with Tom about his new book, The Complete Guide to
Vintage Children's Records and shares some rare children's stories
originally published on 78 RPM records many years ago. Hear radio star:
Marvin Miller tell the tale of "Sparky & The Talking Train"; Enjoy the
original "Bozo, the Clown"; Don Wilson tells the famous story of "Little
Toot" and Bing Crosby sings "The Teddy Bear's Picnic." A very nostalgic 90
mins.
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THE GLOWING DIAL
STRANGE WILLS
Syndicated Episode 27 "The Silver Buckles"
DICK COLE
Syndicated Episode 7 1942 "Laura Gets Jealous"
BUNCO SQUAD
Audition 4-20-50 "The Case of the Bookworm"
THE HUNTERS
CBS Audition 11-29-48 "You Take Balistics"
COCA COLA TOP NOTCHERS
NBC 3-19-30 "Ty Cobb Interviewed"
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Date: Mon, 3 Sep 2007 02:32:08 -0400
From: "Pamela K. Gitta" <wjmtv@[removed];
To: <[removed]@[removed];
Subject: Sweetheart soap
In response to Jim Cox's post about "The Strange Romance of Evelyn Winters,"
I don't know about any other so well-chosen theme songs, but you were right
about Jeanette and Nelson: it's from the show "Maytime," which they filmed
in 1937. The song was called "Will You Remember," and it was originally a
Sigmund Romberg show in 1917.
Also, if anyone's interested in just what the heck Sweetheart soap is or
was, you can still buy it online at the world's greatest web shop: The
Vermont Country Store.
Pam G
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Date: Mon, 3 Sep 2007 02:31:52 -0400
From: John Mayer <mayer@[removed];
To: [removed]@[removed]
Subject: Re: Theme Songs that Plugged the Sponsors
Jim Cox <otrbuff@[removed]; wondered:
I've often wondered: were there other shows where the theme song named the
sponsor's product? (Not the jingle kind, mind you, but the actual existing
music selected.) I'd be interested in reading any responses. Perhaps
others would, too.
I can't think of any right off that slyly used public domain (or
original) themes that hinted at the product, but for many children's
programs I, and no doubt others, will ONLY be able to remember the
product's jingle; often there was no clear distinction. The tom-tom
Nabisco theme Jim mentioned ("a jingle theme dreamed up in some
advertiser's shop, like 'N-A-B-I-S-C-O, Nabisco is the name to know!
For a breakfast you can't [removed] Try Nabisco Shredded Wheat!' ") is
also the opening theme to Straight Arrow, whence comes its pseudo
Amerind cadence. The theme to _Let's Pretend_ quickly segues into the
Cream of Wheat theme; likewise the Smilin' Ed's Gang theme becomes
the Buster Brown Shoes theme within a couple of bars. I can't quite
remember if it was so blatant, but, as far as I can remember, the
Halo Shampoo song WAS the Mr. and Mrs. North theme. Not exactly what
Jim had in mind, I'm sure, but all I could come up with.
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Date: Mon, 3 Sep 2007 11:05:01 -0400
From: "Bob C" <rmc44@[removed];
To: <[removed]@[removed];
Subject: Thanks-NBC Hollywood
Thanks to Ken Greenwald, Ralph Titus and Ray (off-list) for their
information about NBC Hollywood studios.
Bob Cockrum
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Date: Mon, 3 Sep 2007 11:06:30 -0400
From: <verotas@[removed];
To: <[removed]@[removed];
Subject: Nabisco
Jim Cox recently referred to the Nabisco jingle. I wonder how many readers
here know that NaBisCo (for National Biscuit Company) was THE FIRST
nationally advertised brand? Not radio - this was years before, in print
media.
Some types of bakery products gained increasing popularity across the
country. The nature of the baking industry was such as to require bakeries
in every major city and region of the [removed] and so certain specific products
were being duplicated by independent firms. "Saltines", for instance. With
more and more national advertising media outlets, it became difficult for
them to advertise all these brands.
Nabisco was formed as a co-op firm jointly by bakers across the country, so
they could take advantage of the national brand advertising. The rest, as
they say, is history.
But oddly enough, during Arthur Godfrey's heyday in the 1950s, he was
sponsored for a time by Nabisco Sugar Honey Graham crackers. For some
unfathomable reason, they were marketed under a different name in some areas,
especially the west coast - I don't recall exactly. So every time Mr.
Godfrey mentioned the product, he either had to use both names, or - as was
definitely NOT his wont - they had pre-recorded commercials. Stations in
those "other name" regions were alerted to play THEIR recording while the
rest of the nation heard the commercial from New York. Ironic that all this
from Nabisco, the very organization that stopped just that kind of problem
years before with a different one of their products, and a different medium.
It drove Mr. Godfrey nuts, and he would tease the sponsor on the air just as
he would rib the network when it said that he should not mention Christmas on
Christmas Day, Thanksgiving on its Thursday (whichever it was), etc. That
was because of delayed airings of some of his programs, which could be aired
a week or more later than the original. So of course Mr. Godfrey had a
wonderful time amid laughter and applause from the studio audience, by
explaining the whole thing.
He loved to rib about such stuff, and the "network vice presidents", as did
other stars such as Fred Allen. One sponsor (can't think which at the
moment, there were so many - but it may have been Chesterfield) was concerned
that Mr. Godfrey wasn't spending enough air time discussing their product.
So they sent over a VP and an agency guy to sit in the booth to make sure all
was going the way they thought it should. Mr. Godfrey of course was told
that they were there, and why. He deliberately neglected to even once name
the sponsor's product or let Toiny Marvin do it either, all through their
quarter hour segment, until near the end he explained the situation to his
audience, and then clearly said the product's name - just the one- or
two-word name, followed by something like, "There, mister sponsor, happy
now?"
On the other hand, he could - and did - literally empty grocers' shelves
across the country of a certain product when he told listeners there might be
a shortage of such an item. So he told his housewives to go out that
afternoon and buy a half-dozen of his sponsor's product. Talk about
self-fulfillment! If there had not actually been any real shortage, there
was then!
On at least one occasion, a major sponsor (3M) threatened to withdraw at the
end of their current contract, as they felt they had gained what they had in
mind when they went on the Godfrey program. The Ol' Redhead (he hated that
nickname, which did NOT come from him or his staff) worked out a very clever
method of having his listeners prove his worth to the sponsor, by causing the
shelves to be stripped of all "Scotch Brand Cellophane Tape" within a few
hours, all across the country. This on the very last day in 3m's contract,
which I think was a Friday. There were a lot of frantic phone calls over
that weekend, and "Scotch" was still there the following Monday!
Happy Autumn! Lee Munsick
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Date: Mon, 3 Sep 2007 11:06:46 -0400
From: "Bob Scherago" <rscherago@[removed];
To: "Old Time Radio" <[removed]@[removed];
Subject: Golden Age of Radio
"The Golden Age of Radio," with Dick Bertel, can be
heard at [removed]. You can listen to
interviews with Vincent Price, Agnes Moorehead, Edgar
Bergen, [removed] Marshall, William Spier, Fran Allison, Jack
Benny, and many others, and hear excerpts from radio
shows in which they appeared. All of the 89 shows are
free for download, and there is no registration required.
Check it out.
You can also hear "A One Night Stand with the Big Bands"
with Arnold Dean and many of the top Big Band personnel
at [removed] as well
Listen to WTIC (Hartford) personality interview music makers
such as Artie Shaw, Harry James, Gene Krupa, Sammy Kaye,
Duke Ellington, Buddy Morrow - 43 one-hour shows in all at
one website.
In the 1970's WTIC decided that there was a market in
the evening for long-form shows that could be packaged
and sold to sponsors. Two of those shows were "The
Golden Age of Radio" and "A One Night Stand with the
Big Bands."
Dick Bertel had interviewed radio collector-historian
Ed Corcoran several times on his radio and TV shows,
and thought a regular monthly show featuring interviews
with actors, writers, producers, engineers and musicians
from radio's early days might be interesting. "The Golden
Age of Radio" was first broadcast in April, 1970; Ed was
Dick's co-host. It lasted seven years. "The Golden Age
of Radio" can also be heard Saturday nights on Walden
Hughes's program on Radio Yesteryear.
Arnold Dean began his love affair with the big band
era in his pre-teen years and his decision to study
the clarinet was inspired by the style of Artie Shaw.
When he joined WTIC in 1965 he hosted a daily program
of big band music. In 1971, encouraged by the success
of his daily program and "The Golden Age of Radio"
series, he began monthly shows featuring interviews
with the band leaders, sidemen, agents, jazz reporters,
etc. who made major contributions to one of the great
eras of music history.
Bob Scherago
Webmaster
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Date: Mon, 3 Sep 2007 14:54:49 -0400
From: mchone@[removed]
To: [removed]@[removed]
Subject: Mushing radio?
Elizabeth recently mentioned, in the digest, that no radio broadcasts from 1922
exist today. Does anyone know if there are any from 1925, specifically about the
diphtheria serum run from Nenana Alaska to Nome Alaska. In late January of 1925 a
diphtheria epidemic hit Nome which was, and still is a very isolated city. The
seas and rivers were frozen and the airplanes of the time could not fly in Alaska
in the cold winter time. Diphtheria serum was transported from Seward to Nenana on
the railroad and then was carried to Nome by a relay of 20 dog mushers in record
time to save Nome and the surrounding areas from almost certain death. They carried
the serum over 670 miles in temperatures as low as -62 in places and blizzard
conditions in others. From the start the news media in the US picked up the story
and it was front page news for a week or more, it was also reported over the
airwaves on that new [removed] Does anyone have or know of any of these
radio news reports?
Roby McHone
Fairbanks, Alaska
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Date: Mon, 3 Sep 2007 16:39:16 -0400
From: "Bill Scherer" <bspro@[removed];
To: ""old-time radio digest">" <[removed]@[removed];
Subject: Movie Serials and OTR
Hi all,
Just curious if there were any movie serials where the plot was also used on
radio, or for that metter, were
there any cliffhangers on radio used as plots for movie serials?
Bill
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Date: Mon, 3 Sep 2007 22:48:58 -0400
From: Joseph Webb <drjoewebb@[removed];
To: [removed]@[removed]
Subject: Louella Parsons & Matt Cvetic
I'm looking for the Louella Parsons show of 4/22/1951 where she interviews
Matt Cvetic, promoting the "I Was a Communist for the FBI" movie. Please
contact me if you have a copy of the program.
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