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                                The Old-Time Radio Digest!
                                  Volume 2006 : Issue 211
                             A Part of the [removed]!
                                 [removed]
                                     ISSN: 1533-9289

                                     Today's Topics:

      Ted Donaldson                         [ <otrbuff@[removed]; ]
      Old Time Radio CD's in store          [ "Andrew Godfrey" <niteowl049@[removed] ]
      Bob Hope in Ohio                      [ "Mark Kinsler" <kinsler33@[removed] ]
      Jack Beck AFRA                        [ Lee Munsick <damyankeeinva@earthlin ]
      Re: Date of Bob Hope Show             [ wboenig@[removed] ]
      Lanny Ross Memorabilia                [ wboenig@[removed] ]
      Date of Bob Hope Show                 [ Brightstar2761@[removed] ]
      in the last digest                    [ "Walden Hughes" <walden1@yesterdayu ]
      RE: Jack Webb (and Julie London)      [ "Druian, Raymond B SPL" <[removed] ]
      Eddie Carroll Show                    [ "Bill Knowlton" <udmacon1@[removed] ]
      Cancellation of Classic Radio on WFU  [ Max Schmid <mschmid@[removed]; ]
      Fibber's laundry                      [ "David Ballarotto" <balla@earthlink ]
      Schwarzkopfs                          [ "Derek Tague" <derek@[removed]; ]
      OTR books                             [ <vzeo0hfk@[removed]; ]
      Reply/Durabrand MP3                   [ "Joe Caramella" <packers2006@hotmai ]
      8-5 births/deaths                     [ Ronald Sayles <bogusotr@[removed] ]
      This week in radio history 6-12 Augu  [ Joe Mackey <joemackey108@[removed] ]

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    Date: Fri, 4 Aug 2006 09:52:17 -0400
    From: <otrbuff@[removed];
    To: <[removed]@[removed];
    Subject:  Ted Donaldson

    I'm attempting to track what became of Ted Donaldson who
    played Bud Anderson in the radio rendition of Father Knows
    Best (1949-54).  He earned significant credits in 19 films
    (1944-52) and on Broadway as early as 1941.  Born in New
    York to a couple of prominent musicians on August 20, 1933,
    after Father Knows Best left radio he retired from show
    business.  While he appeared with a couple of stage
    productions in the 1960s, and reportedly had employment in
    the late 1970s unrelated to entertainment, little else has
    surfaced.  Please contact me directly if you know what
    became of him in the years following 1954 to the present.
    Thanks.

    Jim Cox
    otrbuff@[removed]

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    Date: Fri, 4 Aug 2006 12:34:16 -0400
    From: "Andrew Godfrey" <niteowl049@[removed];
    To: [removed]@[removed]
    Subject:  Old Time Radio CD's in store

      Walgreens is selling oldtime radio CD's for a $1. The ones I have seen
    have 2 shows on a CD. These CD's play on regular CD players.
      Among the shows available are Amos N' Andy, Father Knows Best, Great
    Gildersleeve, Fibber McGee and Molly, Dimension X.
      Have no connection with [removed] wanted OTR fans to know these
    shows are available at such a reasonable price.
      Andrew Godfrey

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    Date: Fri, 4 Aug 2006 12:35:06 -0400
    From: "Mark Kinsler" <kinsler33@[removed];
    To: [removed]@[removed]
    Subject:  Bob Hope in Ohio

>     I was listening to a Bob Hope show and want to know it's broadcast
>     date.  The show was from Cleveland, with lots of local and Ohio
>     references. He mentions the Ohio Sesquicentennial Which would have
>     been 1953 , he also makes references to "the Lost Weekend" and [removed]
>     Fields which would place it in the late 40's.

    Well, I was in first grade at Coventry School in 1953, and we had to learn
    how to spell--or at least pronounce-- 'sesquicentennial.'  I would vote for
    1953.

    M Kinsler

    an early reader, but still.

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    Date: Fri, 4 Aug 2006 13:25:37 -0400
    From: Lee Munsick <damyankeeinva@[removed];
    To: [removed]@[removed]
    Subject:  Jack Beck AFRA

    So who was number 1?  And perhaps even run down the first ten or so?

    Bestus - Lee Munsick

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    Date: Fri, 4 Aug 2006 13:28:56 -0400
    From: wboenig@[removed]
    To: [removed]@[removed]
    Subject:  Re: Date of Bob Hope Show
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    Keith Houdeshell asked about the broadcast date for Bob Hope's Cleveland
    Sesquicentennial show.

    My personal log shows the date of this broadcast to be March 19, 1946.
    Should this prove to be wrong, I am prepared to deny under oath that I ever
    wrote this.

    Wayne Boenig

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    Date: Fri, 4 Aug 2006 13:29:36 -0400
    From: wboenig@[removed]
    To: [removed]@[removed]
    Subject:  Lanny Ross Memorabilia
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    Hello all -- I received the following inquiry today, and I thought I would
    solicit the input of this group.  Since the person making the original
    request is not a Digest subscriber, any responses may either be offered here
    or sent to me for forwarding.

    Wayne Boenig

    - ------- (original request follows) ---------

    I have a Sterling Silver tray that was presented to Lanny Ross by General
    Foods
    for his broadcasts on the Maxwell House Show Boat radio show.  Can you tell me
    if there is a museum or society that would be interested in purchasing this
    treasure?

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    Date: Fri, 4 Aug 2006 13:30:16 -0400
    From: Brightstar2761@[removed]
    To: [removed]@[removed]
    Subject:  Date of Bob Hope Show

    Keith Houdeshell  asks

>     I was listening to a Bob Hope show and want to know it's broadcast date.

    The Date is March 19 1946 and it can be found on Radio Spirit's "Old Time
    Radio's Greatest Shows" Collection

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    Date: Fri, 4 Aug 2006 14:03:48 -0400
    From: "Walden Hughes" <walden1@[removed];
    To: <[removed]@[removed];
    Subject:  in the last digest

    Hi Everybody,

    in the last digest two questions, I can help answers  are their any cast
    members from Melody Ranch show left?  Marilyn King of the King sister was a
    back up singer on the show and you can contact her at her web site at
    [removed], and the date of the Bob Hope show from Cleveland is
    3-19-46.  Take care,

    Walden Hughes

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    Date: Fri, 4 Aug 2006 14:09:38 -0400
    From: "Druian, Raymond B SPL" <[removed]@[removed];
    To: <[removed]@[removed];
    Subject:  RE: Jack Webb (and Julie London)

>     No one has mentioned that Jack was once married to singer Julie London, a
>     she could "Cry Me A River"' any time, and a very, very attractive woman and
>     with a sexy voice.

    Many years ago, there was an article in TV-Guide with a quote from Ms.
    London; this was after her marriage to Webb had ended, and his show (probably
    "Dragnet") was cancelled. She said something to the effect that "I wouldn't
    want to wish Jack anything bad, but any divorced woman would know how I
    feel." I don't know precisely what she meant, but it looked to me as though
    she wasn't exactly wishing him well. I found it interesting that later, as
    her career as a torch/lounge singer was waning, and she was remarried to
    Bobby Troup (writer of "Route 66"), Webb hired them both for his new show,
    "Emergency."

    Thanx,

     B. Ray

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    Date: Fri, 4 Aug 2006 14:52:35 -0400
    From: "Bill Knowlton" <udmacon1@[removed];
    To: [removed]@[removed]
    Subject:  Eddie Carroll Show

    I'll be at this one-man Jack Benny show here in Syracuse (Fayetteville NY)
    tonight!

    Maybe the producers can borrow the Maxwell down at the Norwich NY Auto
    Museum.

    Yikes!

    BILL KNOWLTON

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    Date: Fri, 4 Aug 2006 14:53:17 -0400
    From: Max Schmid <mschmid@[removed];
    To: [removed]@[removed]
    Subject:  Cancellation of Classic Radio on WFUV

    I guess The Golden Age of Radio is the only game left in town here in NYC.
    I was listening to the regular Sunday midnight Classic Radio show on WFUV,
    which is a Public Radio station run by Fordham University,
    and they announced at the end that it was the last program of the series.
    Here is the response I got from WFUV's Program Director.

    Anybody else want to do a show? Maybe there's an opening!

    - Thanks for your note.  Adrian Cosentini, the producer, has done a good job
    over the years.  We felt the show had run its course, since Adrian has
    only so many shows at his access.  Over the years we've received a lot of
    complaints about reruns and such.

    WFUV is also a music-focused station, so that was another factor.

    Best wishes,

    Chuck Singleton
    Program Director

     > I was sad to hear the message on Sunday that Classic Radio was being
     > discontinued. Can you offer any insight as to why this has happened?
     > Thanks, Max

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    Date: Fri, 4 Aug 2006 19:10:49 -0400
    From: "David Ballarotto" <balla@[removed];
    To: [removed]@[removed]
    Subject:  Fibber's laundry

    Matthew Bullis wondered about the episode where Fibber's laundry comes
    back. This is one of my all-time favorites.  You said, "I don't know why
    the audience laughed at the jokes."  I'm not sure which one you mean, if
    it's just the basis of the show or what?  It's a pretty good example of a
    WW2-era "Fibber McGee and Molly" in that the McGees are not only surprised
    by a war-time era laundry service returning all their clothes, but also the
    fact that war-time Americans, suddenly with more money in their pockets,
    were jamming nightclubs in record numbers. The McGees want to go to a
    restaurant, only to find it's impossible to get [removed] and when they
    can, discover the shortages take most good things off the menu. Finally,
    they're tipped off to a good location to host their [removed] and it's
    their own home.

    I don't know if that helps. I remember hearing that episode for the first
    time on WCAU-AM out of Philadelphia back in the early 80s and the writing
    and visualizations were so strong, I could almost see the steam coming off
    the McGees' coffee.

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    Date: Fri, 4 Aug 2006 23:19:10 -0400
    From: "Derek Tague" <derek@[removed];
    To: <[removed]@[removed];
    Subject:  Schwarzkopfs
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    Obituaries I have read for operatic soprano Elisabeth Schwarzkopf such as this
    one [removed]
    state that she was the aunt of General H. Norman Schwarzkopf of Operation:
    Desert Storm fame. Of course, Norman's father was also named H. Norman
    Schwarzkopf,
    one-time head of the New Jersey State Police (who led the investifation into
    the Lindbergh baby kidnapping in the 1930s) and sometimes host of
    "Gangbusters."

    So just what is the relationship between Mme. Schwarzkopf & Schwarzkopf-fils?.
    Would this mean that Elisabeth and Schwarzkopf-pere were siblings and that he
    might have been born in Germany or Austria?

    Speaking of opera,  here's something from "Duffy's Tavern."

    The Mad Russian: Say, bossy, you're writing an opera? I have the perfect title
    for it -- "The Barber of Seville>"
    Archie, the Manager: "Barber of Seville?"... Jascha, that's already been
    wrote.
    The Mad Russian: A city the size of Seville, there's only one barber?!

    That's my all-time favourite joke.

    "By proxy" in the ether,

    Derek Tague

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    Date: Fri, 4 Aug 2006 23:19:31 -0400
    From: <vzeo0hfk@[removed];
    To: [removed]@[removed]
    Subject:  OTR books

    Well Frank,

    If they're not succumbing to the heat or they're not spending these dog days
    under water, my OTR author colleagues Dave Siegel, Martin Gramm's Jr., Jim
    Cox, Stephen A. Kallis, Jr., Hal Stone among others, will respond to your
    query by telling you about their books which cover a wide range of topics.

    My contribution is WORDS AT WAR (Scarecrow Press, 2002) a book about radio's
    role in boosting morale during the World War II era. It's based in part on
    interviews with Norman Corwin, Arthur Miller, Eleanor Oboler, Art Carney and
    many others

    My website is [removed]

    Stay cool,

    Howard

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    Date: Fri, 4 Aug 2006 23:20:07 -0400
    From: "Joe Caramella" <packers2006@[removed];
    To: [removed]@[removed]
    Subject:  Reply/Durabrand MP3

>     I too have a newer (blue) Walmart Durabrand radio. I also had the older
>     (grey) model. Both play all the MP3 recordings I have. The new player is a
>     much better unit with a nice tone and loud volume if necessary.

    Thanks for the info and tips on using it Don. I think I will try to upgrade
    my Durabrand MP3 radio if possible and use the old one as a backup. At the
    rate I listen to OTR my old one may wear out soon.

    Joe

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    Date: Fri, 4 Aug 2006 23:20:17 -0400
    From: Ronald Sayles <bogusotr@[removed];
    To: Olde Tyme Radio Digest Digest <[removed]@[removed];
    Subject:  8-5 births/deaths

    August 5th births

    08-05-1882 - General Hugh S. Johnson - Ft. Scott, KS - d. 4-15-1942
    militarist (Old Ironpants) 15 minute commentary thrice weekly on NBC
    08-05-1887 - Reginald Owen - Wheathampton, England - d. 11-5-1972
    actor, writer: "Lux Radio Theatre"
    08-05-1890 - Al Goodman - Nikopol, Russia - d. 1-10-1972
    orchestra leader: "Fred Allen Show"; "Al Goodman's Musical Album";
    "Your Hit Parade"
    08-05-1905 - Wilbur Evans - Philadelphia, PA - d. 5-31-1987
    singer:"Vicks Open House"; "Stars from the Blue"
    08-05-1906 - John Huston - Nevada, MO - d. 8-28-1987
    actor, writer: "Lux Radio Theatre"
    08-05-1911 - Robert Taylor - Filley, NE - d. 6-8-1969
    host, actor: "Good News of 1938"; "Lux Radio Theatre"; "Plays for
    Americans"
    08-05-1912 - Lew Valentine - San Benito, TX - d. 6-xx-1976
    quizmaster: Mennen Jury Trials"; "Dr. [removed], the Mental Banker"
    08-05-1914 - Anita Colby - Washington, DC - d. 3-27-1992
    actor: "Radio Hall of Fame"
    08-05-1914 - David Brian - NYC - d. 7-15-1993
    actor: Mr. District Attorney "Mr. District Attorney"
    08-05-1914 - Parley Baer - Salt Lake City, UT - d. 11-22-2002
    actor: Chester Wesley Proudfoot "Gunsmoke"; Doc Clemmens "Rogers of
    the Gazette"
    08-05-1915 - Peter Lisagor - Keystone, WV - d. 12-10-1976
    chicago daily news [removed] bureau chief: "Meet the Press"
    08-05-1917 - Don Stanley - Stoughton, WI - d. 1-20-2003
    announcer: "Advs. of Nero Wolfe"; "Out of the Deep"; "The Saint"
    08-05-1918 - Tom Drake - Brooklyn, NY - d. 8-11-1982
    actor: "Harold Lloyd Comedy Theatre"; "Lux Radio Theatre"; "Proudly
    We Hail"
    08-05-1920 - Selma Diamond - London, Ontario, Canada - d. 5-14-1985
    writer: "Big Show"
    08-05-1924 - Eddie Brandt - Chicago, IL
    writer: "The Spike Jones Show"

    August 5th deaths

    02-03-1933 - Suzan Ball - Jamestown, NY - d. 8-5-1955
    actor: Intermission Guest "Lux Radio Theatre"
    02-09-1904 - Carmen Miranda - Lisbon, Portugal - d. 8-5-1955
    singer: "Hello Americans"
    02-15-1914 - Roland Kibbee - Monongahela, PA - d. 8-5-1984
    writer: "The Fred Allen Show"
    02-21-1893 - Ernest Whitman - Fort Smith, AR - d. 8-5-1954
    actor: Bill Jackson "Beulah"; Roustabout "Circus Days"
    04-02-1914 - Alec Guinness - London, England - d. 8-5-2000
    actor: "Kaleidoscope"
    06-01-1926 - Marilyn Monroe - Los Angeles, CA - d. 8-5-1962
    actor: "Hollywood Star Playhouse"; "Edgar Bergen/Charlie McCarthy Show"
    06-19-1901 - Frederic Tozere - d. 8-5-1972
    actor: Stephen Dallas "Stella Dallas"
    08-10-1910 - Sigmund Miller - d. 8-5-1998
    writer: "Inner Sanctum Mysteries"
    08-20-1881 - Edgar Guest - Birmingham, England - d. 8-5-1959
    poet: (Poet Laureate of Radio) "Edgar Guest in Welcome Valley"; "It
    Can Be Done"
    11-09-1899 - Mezz Mezzrow - Chicago, IL - d. 8-5-1972
    jazz clarinetist: "BBC Jazz Session"; "For Your Approval"; "Americana"
    11-10-1925 - Richard Burton - Pontrhydfen, South Wales - d. 8-5-1984
    actor: Readings of poetry, plays and school programmes for the BBC
    11-17-1916 - Frank Maxwell - The Bronx, NY - d. 8-5-2004
    actor: Uthas P. Garvey "Colonel Humphrey Slack"
    11-20-1916 - Judy Canova - Stark, FL - d. 8-5-1983
    comedienne: "Paul Whiteman's Musical; Varieties"; "Charlie McCarthy
    Show"; "Judy Canova Show"
    11-21-1920 - Ralph Meeker - Minneapolis, MN - d. 8-5-1988
    actor: "Crime Does Not Pay"
    11-27-1916 - Chick Hearn - Buda, IL - d. 8-5-2002
    sportscaster: "Pabst Blue Ribbon Bouts"; "Los Angeles Lakers play-by
    play"
    12-05-1912 - Hans Wolf - Hamburg, Germany - d. 8-5-2005
    conducted operas and symphonies for radio
    xx-xx-1879 - Talbot Munday - London, England - d. 8-5-1940
    writer: "Jack Armstrong, The All-American Boy"
    xx-xx-xxxx - Walter Gorman - d. 8-5-1972
    director: "Road of Life"; "Young Dr. Malone"

    Ron Sayles
    Milwaukee, Wisconsin
    Don Herbert "Mr. Wizard" attended La Crosse State Teachers College

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    Date: Sat, 5 Aug 2006 12:07:46 -0400
    From: Joe Mackey <joemackey108@[removed];
    To: otrd <[removed]@[removed];
    Subject:  This week in radio history 6-12 August

     From Those Were The Days --

    8/6

    1928 - One of radio's first serials, Real Folks, debuted on NBC.

    1939 - After becoming a success with Ben Bernie on network radio, Dinah
    Shore started her own show on the NBC Blue network. Dinah sang every
    Sunday evening.

    8/7

    1949 - Martin Kane, Private Eye was first heard on Mutual. William
    Gargan starred on the Sunday afternoon program.

    8/9

    1942 - CBS debuted Our Secret Weapon. The program featured Rex Stout,
    who countered lies being broadcast by the Axis powers through shortwave
    radio.

    8/11

    1909 -- The international distress call, SOS, which replaced CQD (All
    stations -- distress!), was first used by an American ship on this day,
    "The Arapahoe" out of Cape Hatteras, NC.

    8/12

    1937 - Comedian Red Skelton got his first taste of network radio as he
    appeared on the Rudy Vallee Show on NBC.

    Joe

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