Subject: [removed] Digest V2008 #220
From: [removed]@[removed]
Date: 9/18/2008 10:18 PM

To: [removed]@[removed]
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                                The Old-Time Radio Digest!
                                  Volume 2008 : Issue 220
                             A Part of the [removed]!
                                 [removed]
                                     ISSN: 1533-9289

                                     Today's Topics:

      Re: The Vanishing OTR Generation      [ <georgewagner@[removed]; ]
      Martin Grams' convention              [ Ben Ohmart <benohmart@[removed]; ]
      Re: Video Tape                        [ Fred Berney <fsberney@[removed]; ]
      Re: OTR on videotape                  [ "Jan Bach" <janbach@[removed]; ]
      Video Tape & OTR                      [ Frank McGurn <[removed]@sbcglobal. ]
      RE: When Bill Johnstone started as T  [ Michael Ogden <michaelo67@[removed] ]
      Supe eats soup?                       [ "David Kindred" <david@[removed] ]
      9-16 births/deaths                    [ Ronald Sayles <bogusotr@[removed] ]
      Wonderful Smith died                  [ "Mark Kratzner" <hollywoodhoosiers@ ]
      Norman Corwin                         [ <vzeo0hfk@[removed]; ]
      Re:Video Tape                         [ "Steve Jones" <stevpj@[removed]; ]
      Not sure of the name or the station   [ tony anglemyer <greywolf80@rocketma ]
      9-17 births/deaths                    [ Ronald Sayles <bogusotr@[removed] ]

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    Date: Wed, 17 Sep 2008 22:57:39 -0400
    From: <georgewagner@[removed];
    To: [removed]@[removed]
    Subject:  Re: The Vanishing OTR Generation

    Tom, although I am 28 (soon to be 29) years your senior I realize when where
    you are coming from. When I first began collecting big band music rock and
    roll was king. And when I first started looking around for old radio
    broadcasts, rock and roll had taken over radio too. I went for several years
    thinking that I might be the world's only "golden age" radio program
    collector!

         But if you look around at OTR conventions you'll likely discover that
    you're by no means the oldest person there. You'll see some attendees not
    much older than you were when you first discovered OTR. (The youngest person
    buying programs at the this year's Cincinnati OTR Convention was an
    ELEVEN-year-old girl.)

         And the "Modern Audio Dramas" which have been mushrooming all over the
    Net aren't intended for the elderly. I think it's almost entirely the other
    way 'round.

         Sincerely,

         George Wagner
         georgewagner@[removed]

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    Date: Wed, 17 Sep 2008 22:57:47 -0400
    From: Ben Ohmart <benohmart@[removed];
    To: [removed]@[removed]
    Subject:  Martin Grams' convention

    Hi all. Just a note to say that I'm on the road now, going to meet Martin
    Grams tonight. The wife and I and a carload of books are going to Martin's
    convention:

    [removed]

    and we'll be there Wed thru Sat, so we'd be pleased to meet you all there!
    It's gonna be a lot of fun!

    Ben Ohmart

    Old radio. Old movies. New books.
    [removed]

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    Date: Wed, 17 Sep 2008 23:00:06 -0400
    From: Fred Berney <fsberney@[removed];
    To: [removed]@[removed]
    Subject:  Re: Video Tape

    At 12:18 AM 9/15/2008, you wrote:

>     This is a question that could fall under the category of, "I just
>     want to know." Years ago as video tape became popular there was talk
>     of putting radio shows on that medium. How this was done I don't have
>     the slightest idea. Have any of you on this list tried that? If
>     someone has I was wondering how the recordings have held up over the
>     years. I guess at the time it seemed like a good idea.

>     Ron

    When VHS tape had hi-fi tracks, many people thought of using this
    medium for recording radio shows, since it would be of a higher
    recording format than a standard audio cassette or even reel to reel tape.

    I used this format to do some audio recordings of vocal groups I was
    recording. However, soon after that format came into being, the DAT
    format came about followed by the mini disc and I'm guessing that
    using the HI-FI tracks on a VHS tape just went by the way side.

    Personally, I never stored any radio shows on VHS tape. In theory,
    you could record at the slow speed, record on the HI-FI track and get
    at least 6 hours of material on a single tape. Today, you can do the
    same thing on a DVD which takes up a lot less storage space.

    Fred
    Check us out for old time radio & TV shows & Movie Serials
    [removed]

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    Date: Wed, 17 Sep 2008 22:59:51 -0400
    From: "Jan Bach" <janbach@[removed];
    To: <[removed]@[removed];
    Subject:  Re: OTR on videotape

    Hello again --

    In yesterday's OTR Digest, #218, Ronald Sayles writes:

    "Years ago as video tape became popular there was talk
    of putting radio shows on that medium. How this was done I don't have
    the slightest idea. Have any of you on this list tried that? If
    someone has I was wondering how the recordings have held up over the
    years."

    I can vouch for the permanence of this VCR method of preserving OTR; around
    1985 I purchased a Yamaha YV-1000 VCR for nearly a thousand dollars (!!!)
    and in addition to its fixed-level recording inputs, it had a "hi-fi" option
    that gave nearly CD quality; in fact, some of my music engineering students
    at Northern Illinois University at the time came to my house to transfer and
    preserve the quality of some of their DAT (digital audio tape) recordings
    before those tapes were erased for others to use in class. Despite VCRs
    being replaced by TVo and home CD-DVD recording formats, I have to say this
    unit of mine is still state of the art, with many bells and whistles no
    longer found on the currently available el cheapo VCRs. . . including
    separate audio only stereo and mike inputs, 24/14 programming, and the
    option of variable-level recording. I used the machine primarily to record a
    certain four-hour Saturday-afternoon OTR program from Chicago and then
    transfer its contents to cassettes I could play in my car radio. But I did
    preserve some two-hour Prairie Home Companion and NPR interview programs
    from around 1985 and they still have excellent sound.
    Of course, the primary reason I found this format unsuitable for the
    recording of OTR was the difficulty of finding a half-hour program in a tape
    that ran anywhere from two to six hours; for despite the high-end quality of
    my Yamaha VCR, its indexing feature, like most if not all of the VCRs twenty
    years ago, displayed only whole numbers and not minutes and seconds, making
    it extremely difficult to pinpoint where a new program began. I also was
    unable to carry the VCR in my car, where I did most of my OTR listening! But
    in the middle eighties it was certainly, IMHO, the best possible medium for
    archiving.

    yOurs TRuly,
    Jan Bach

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    Date: Wed, 17 Sep 2008 23:00:15 -0400
    From: Frank McGurn <[removed]@[removed];
    To: <[removed]@[removed];
    Subject:  Video Tape & OTR

    Ron Sayles asks if video tape can record OTR shows . YES! I have done it.

    In the early 90's my Reel to Reel recorder gave it and went to the junk
    pile. I was recording  Chuck Schaden's  "Those Were the Days a 4  hour
    FM program on Saturday afternoon. I didn't want to spend the money to
    buy a new one. A friend told me use your VCR it records sound of TV
    show. It's a matter of patch cords. Output from my radio tuner to the
    input of the VCR. I could the play the VCR back through TV and using
    patch cords to my Cassette player record what I wanted. If I wanted to
    store OTR on a VCR cassette it was simple connect a cassette player to
    the VCR and record. The quality was very good .What  really liked was I
    could set the VCR timer to start @  1:00PM and to turn off @ 5:00 PM. I
    forgot to mention that the VCR was set on an unused Channel.

    Frank McGurn

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    Date: Wed, 17 Sep 2008 23:00:28 -0400
    From: Michael Ogden <michaelo67@[removed];
    To: <[removed]@[removed];
    Subject:  RE: When Bill Johnstone started as The Shadow

    Rick Keating wrote:

>     When did Bill Johnstone start as the Shadow?...  I thought Orson Welles had
>     stopped portraying the Shadow      > _after_ the Oct. 30, 1938 _Mercury
>     Theatre_ "War of the Worlds" [removed] The makers of _The Shadow_
>     didn't want an actor to be associated with their star character. Is that
>     incorrect? Did Orson Welles actually leave> the role of the Shadow _before_
>     "War of the Worlds" made him a household name?

    I'm sure there'll be plenty of answers to this query. In a nutshell, this is
    one of the standard OTR "urban legends" that has been, in a manner of
    speaking, repeatedly repeated over the years: namely, that Welles had to
    leave THE SHADOW because he became famous/infamous from the "War of the
    Worlds" broadcast.

    The truth is: he was already gone from the show before the 1938-39 season
    began. He did the 1937-38 Blue Coal season and the Spring-Summer 1938
    Goodrich transcription series. But when he finished up the Goodrich recording
    sessions in mid-summer, that was the end of his involvement with the show.

    I think it would be accurate to say that by the summer of 1938 Welles no
    longer needed THE SHADOW. The combination of his fame from that show plus the
    success of his 1937-38 Mercury Theatre season on Broadway had brought him
    exactly what he had wanted: his very own radio series where he wasn't just
    the lead actor, he was producer-director also. Once he started doing THE
    MERCURY THEATRE ON THE AIR, he gave up all his other radio gigs: not just THE
    SHADOW but shows like THE MARCH OF TIME which he had been appearing in
    regularly since 1935.

    Oh, and addressing the other issue Rick mentioned: while Blue Coal/Ruthrauf
    liked the mystery angle on who or what was the voice of The Shadow, the fact
    that Welles was playing the part was NOT a well-kept secret. Broadway
    columnists were fond of leaking little flashes such as "Did you know that
    mysterious character The Shadow is played by Orson Welles, the Wonder Boy of
    the Great White Way?" Also, the very last Blue Coal show of the season ("The
    White Legion") introduced both Welles and Agnes Moorehead as themselves to
    the listening audience. So the "secret" was completely out in the open in
    March of '38.

    It was reported in the trade and fan journals in the autumn of 1938 that Bill
    Johnstone had been chosen as Welles' replacement from a group of over 50
    actors auditioning for the part. His first appearance as Cranston/Shadow came
    with the season opener, "Traffic in Death," on September 25.

    Mike Ogden

    PS. It might be noted also that Welles had decided not to continue with THE
    SHADOW even before CBS offered him the initial Mercury Theatre summer
    program. In the spring of '38 it was variously announced that he would do a
    Sherlock Holmes series in the fall, or that he would do a Mercury Theatre
    variety series for Mutual.

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    Date: Wed, 17 Sep 2008 23:00:37 -0400
    From: "David Kindred" <david@[removed];
    To: [removed]@[removed]
    Subject:  Supe eats soup?

    Ron Sayles asks,

>     Did Kal-El alias Clark Kent alias Superman have to eat?

    I recall a series of Superman episodes from the late 40s which, as I
    recall, involved Batman saving him when the bad guys tried to starve Supe.
    Supe, in his narrative, admits this is the only way he can be killed. I
    thought it was a pretty neat idea, because I'd never thought of that angle
    before. Up until then, I thought only Kryptonite could take the Man of
    Steel down.

    --David

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    Date: Wed, 17 Sep 2008 23:00:42 -0400
    From: Ronald Sayles <bogusotr@[removed];
    To: Olde Tyme Radio Digest Digest <[removed]@[removed];
    Subject:  9-16 births/deaths

    September 16th births

    09-16-1881 - Jack Harvey - Cleveland, OH - d. 11-9-1954
    writer: "Joan Davis Time"
    09-16-1893 - Alexander Korda - Pusztaturpaszto, Hungary - d. 1-23-1956
    director: "Lux Radio Theatre"
    09-16-1899 - Sam Spewack - Ukraine, Russia - d. 10-14-1971
    writer: "Theatre Guild On the Air"; "Lux Radio Theatre"
    09-16-1902 - Philip Reep - d. 1-23-1985
    singer: (Elm City Four) "The Gay Nineties Revue"
    09-16-1903 - Joe Venuti - Lecco, Italy - d. 8-14-1978
    jazz violinist: "Friendly Five Footnotes";"Paul Whiteman Show";
    "Jubilee"
    09-16-1908 - Neil Reagan - Tampico, IL - d. 12-11-1996
    director, announcer: (Brother of Ron) "Dr. Christian"; "Straight Arrow"
    09-16-1910 - Herta Glaz - Vienna, Austria -^ d. 1-28-2006
    mezzo soprano: "NBC Summer Symphony"; "Metropolitan Opera"
    09-16-1911 - Dorian St. George - d. 3-1-2004
    announcer: "Advs. of Charlie Chan"; "Candid Microphone"
    09-16-1911 - Paul Henning - Independence, MO - d. 3-25-2005
    writer: "Burns and Allen"
    09-16-1914 - Allen Funt - Brooklyn, NY - d. 9-5-1999
    host: "Candid Microphone"
    09-16-1915 - Cy Walter - Minneapolis, MN - d. 8-18-1968
    pianist: "Piano Playhouse"; "Songs by Sinatra"
    09-16-1919 - Andy Russell - Los Angeles, CA - d. 4-16-1992
    singer: "Your Hit Parade"
    09-16-1919 - Larry Dobkin - NYC - d. 10-28-2002
    actor: Archie Goodwin "Advs. of Nero Wolfe"; Ellery Queen "Advs. of
    Ellery Queen"
    09-16-1919 - Ralph Barco - d. 3-19-1993
    orchestra leader: WHK Cleveland, Ohio
    09-16-1921 - Korla Pandit (Juan Rolando) - St. Louis, MO- d. 10-1-1998
    organ: "Chandu the Magician", "Jubilee"
    09-16-1922 - Janis Paige - Tacoma, WA
    actor: "MGM Theatre of the Air"; "Theatre of Romance"
    09-16-1924 - Lauren Bacall - NYC
    actor: Sailor Duval "Bold Venture"
    09-16-1925 - [removed] King - Itta Bena, MS
    disc jockey: "Boogie for Breakfast"
    09-16-1925 - Charlie Byrd - Chuckatuck, VA - d. 12-1-1999
    jazz guitarist: "Voices of Vista"
    09-16-1926 - Tommy Bond - Dallas, TX - d. 9-24-2005
    actor: Randolph Foster "A Date With Judy"
    09-16-1927 - Jack Kelly - Astoria, NY - d. 11-7-1992
    actor: "Suspense"
    09-16-1930 - Anne Francis - Ossining, NY
    actor: Kathy Cameron "When a Girl Marries"

    September 16th deaths

    01-01-1905 - Richard Keith - NYC - d. 9-16-1976
    actor: Ray Hunt "Myrt and Marge"; Frank W. Brock "Special Investigator"
    01-18-1920 - Constance Moore - Sioux City, IA - d. 9-16-2005
    singer, actor: Gloria Dean "Hollywood Mystery Time"
    01-19-1910 - Jaime Del Valle - d. 9-16-1981
    producer, director: "Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar"; "Count of Monte
    Cristo"
    02-26-1920 - Antony Kearey - London, England - d. 9-16-1997
    producer: "The Shetland Wildcat"
    03-06-1942 - David Cleve - England - d. 9-16-2005
    actor: "Out of School"
    03-13-1914 - Glen Gordon - NYC - d. 9-16-1977
    actor: Dr. Fu Manchu "The Shadow of Fu Manchu"
    03-18-1902 - Doris Dalton - Sharon, MA - d. 9-16-1984
    actor: Voice of Romance "Romance"; "One Foot in Heaven"
    06-11-1906 - Frank Woodruff - Columbia, SC - d. 9-16-1983
    director: "Lux Radio Theatre"
    06-14-1884 - John McCormack - Athone, Ireland - d. 9-16-1945
    singer: "The Atwater-Kent Hour"; "The Vince Program"
    08-10-1901 - Josef Koestner - Wilmersdorf, Germany - d. 9-16-1990
    orchestra leader: "Ry-Krisp Show"; "Hoover Sentinels Serenade"
    09-07-1910 - Don Ried - d. 9-16-1996
    vocalist: "The Jack Kirkwood Show"
    09-28-1881 - Pedro de Cordoba - NYC - d. 9-16-1950
    actor: John Marshall "Those We Love"; Jose Alvarado "Romance of the
    Ranchos"
    11-05-1887 - Ralph Moody - St. Louis, MO - d. 9-16-1971
    actor: "Gunsmoke"; "Roy Rogers Show"; "Wild Bill Hickok"
    11-28-1906 - Helen Jepson - Titusville, PA - d. 9-16-1997
    singer: "Kraft Music Hall"; "Show Boat"
    11-29-1912 - Alan Courtney - NYC - d. 9-16-1978
    host: "Calling All Girls"; "Korn Kobblers"
    12-02-1923 - Maria Callas - NYC - d. 9-16-1977
    opera singer: "The Metropolitan Opera"
    12-23-1911 - James Gregory - The Bronx, NY - d. 9-16-2002
    actor: Captain Vincent Cronin "21st Precinct"

    Ron Sayles
    Milwaukee, Wisconsin

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    Date: Wed, 17 Sep 2008 23:00:51 -0400
    From: "Mark Kratzner" <hollywoodhoosiers@[removed];
    To: "[removed]" <[removed]@[removed];
    Subject:  Wonderful Smith died

    Just read about Wonderful Smith's death. Another part a Red Skelton's
    history is lost. I understand that he had a niece, Lois Johnson. It would
    be great to contact her. I hope that she would be willing to share some
    stories.

    Mark Kratzner
    Vincennes, IN 47591
    Hometown of Red Skelton

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    Date: Wed, 17 Sep 2008 23:07:45 -0400
    From: <vzeo0hfk@[removed];
    To: [removed]@[removed]
    Subject:  Norman Corwin

    Proposed Kennedy Center Honors for NORMAN CORWIN

    I certainly support Derek's suggestion. Some years ago I had a brief
    conversation with Walter Cronkite (about Corwin) who is one of Corwin's
    admirers.

    If you or anyone else has the time and energy to pursue this, Derek, you
    might write to Cronkite (c/o CBS?)and ask for his support.

    Howard Blue

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    Date: Wed, 17 Sep 2008 23:08:18 -0400
    From: "Steve Jones" <stevpj@[removed];
    To: <[removed]@[removed];
    Subject:  Re:Video Tape

>     Subject:  Video Tape

>     This is a question that could fall under the category of, "I just
>     want to know." Years ago as video tape became popular there was talk
>     of putting radio shows on that medium. How this was done I don't have
>     the slightest idea. Have any of you on this list tried that? If
>     someone has I was wondering how the recordings have held up over the
>     years. I guess at the time it seemed like a good idea.

>     Ron

    Well, I can probably tell you how it was done. Instead connecting the output
    of the studio to an audio tape recorder, it was connected to a videotape
    recorder. I guess a black vision signal would have been recorded, or the
    recording head disconnected so that no picture signal was recorded at all.
    On playback, it wouldn't matter what was on the picture track as only the
    sound would have been broadcast.

    I think this is all correct

    Steve

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    Date: Wed, 17 Sep 2008 23:08:24 -0400
    From: tony anglemyer <greywolf80@[removed];
    To: [removed]@[removed]
    Subject:  Not sure of the name or the station

    Hello every body. this is my first post so bare with me. I am lookinf for
    information about an OTR program that aired in the mid to late  70s in
    California It aired in the 11:00 to midnight slot. and was hosted by Tom
    Bosley. I remember one program was Dracula and the effects were so realistic
    that I was looking into the backseat of my car whenever I was stopped at a
    signal light or sign. any onfo would be most appreciated. Thanks.

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    Date: Wed, 17 Sep 2008 23:08:36 -0400
    From: Ronald Sayles <bogusotr@[removed];
    To: Olde Tyme Radio Digest Digest <[removed]@[removed];
    Subject:  9-17 births/deaths

    September 17th births

    09-17-1890 - Gabriel Heatter - NYC - d. 3-30-1972
    news, commentator: "News and Comment"; "We, the People"
    09-17-1897 - Charles L. Bates - Villisca, IA - d. 8-5-1937
    organized and accompanied the Rhythm Girls with Paul Whitemen
    09-17-1902 - Esther Ralston - Bar Harbor, ME - d. 1-14-1994
    actor: Martha Jackson "Woman of Courage"; Kathy Marsh "Portia Faces
    Life"
    09-17-1903 - Frank Barton - Chicago, IL - d. 1-11-1995
    announcer: "A Day in the Life of Dennis Day"; "One Man's Family"
    09-17-1904 - Jerry Colonna - Boston, MA - d. 11-21-1986
    comedian: "Bob Hope Show"
    09-17-1905 - Dolores Costello - Pittsburgh, PA - d. 3-1-1979
    actor: "Lux Radio Theatre"; "Suspense"; "Second Sunday"
    09-17-1907 - Alice Yourman - South Dakota - d. 10-28-2000
    actor: Mary Andrews "Archie Andrews"; [removed] Aldrich "Aldrich Family"
    09-17-1907 - Warren Burger - St. Paul, MN - d. 6-25-1995
    chief justice of the supreme court: "We Hold These Truths"
    09-17-1910 - Roberta Semple Salter - Hong Kong - d. 1-25-2007
    researcher: "Hobby Lobby"
    09-17-1914 - Charles Isaacs - Winnipeg, Canada - d. 12-13-2002
    witer: "Al Pearce and His Gang"; "The Texaco Star Theatre"
    09-17-1914 - Lindsay Hardy - Victor Harbor, South Australia - d.
    2-7-1994
    writer: "26 Hours"
    09-17-1915 - John Witty - Bristol, England - d. 1-14-1990
    Began radio broadcasting for the BBC in 1944
    09-17-1916 - Mary Stewart - Sunderland, Durham, England
    author: "Nine Coaches Waiting"
    09-17-1918 - Tom Moore - Meridian, MS - d. 3-31-2007
    executive: President ABC Radio and Television
    09-17-1923 - Hank Williams - Georgiana, AL - d. 1-1-1953
    singer: "Louisiana Hayride"; "Grand Ole Opry"; "Health and Happiness"
    09-17-1925 - Art Baer - NYC - d. 9-17-2006
    producer, director, creator: "The Funny Side Up"
    09-17-1928 - Roddy McDowall - London, England - d. 10-3-1998
    panelist: "Keep Up with the Kids"
    09-17-1929 - Patricia Crowley - Olyphant, PA
    actor: "Lux Radio Theatre"
    09-17-1931 - Anne Bancroft - The Bronx, NY - d. 6-6-2005
    actor: "Image Minorities"
    09-17-1934 - David McRobbie - Glasgow, Scotland
    writer: "Shops"
    09-17-1934 - Robin Ray - North London, England - d. 11-29-1998
    actor, musician: "Robin Ray's Record Review"
    09-17-1941 - Robert Takeo Matsui - Sacremento, CA - d. 1-1-2005
    congressman: Democratic response to President's radio address
    09-17-1943 - Beverly Aadland - Hollywood, CA
    actor: "Whatever Became of . . ."

    September 17th deaths

    01-16-1914 - Roger Wagner - Le Puy, France - d. 9-17-1992
    chorale director: "It's Time for Johnny Mercer"; "America Sings"
    01-25-1881 - Emil Judwig - Breslau, Selisia, Germany - d. 9-17-1948
    writer: "Information Please"
    02-03-1928 - Frankie Vaughan - Liverpool, England - d. 9-17-1999
    singer: "Al Jolson Centenary"
    02-13-1916 - James Griffith - Los Angeles, CA - d. 9-17-1993
    actor: "Gunsmoke"
    02-14-1920 - Jack Lesberg - Boston, MA - d. 9-17-2005
    jazz bassist: "Eddie Condon's Jazz Concert"
    02-16-1884 - Bert Kalmer - NYC - d. 9-17-1947
    lyricist: "You Bet Your Life"
    04-06-1887 - Max Montesole - London, England - d. 9-17-1942
    author of several radio plays
    04-23-1919 - Clifford Kendrick - d. 9-17-1996
    drums: "Bob Skyles and His Skyrockets"
    05-07-1915 - Win Elliot - Chelsea, MA - d. 9-17-1998
    sportscaster, emcee: "Fish Pond"; "County Fair"; "Quick as a Flash"
    05-12-1932 - Tom Aaker - d. 9-17-1999
    newscaster: Rochester, Minnesota
    05-29-1913 - Iris Adrian - Los Angeles, CA - d. 9-17-1994
    actor: Abbott and Costello Show"
    06-21-1922 - Wade Denning - Albermarle, NC - d. 9-17-2007
    composer, arranger: "Let's Go On With the Show"
    06-28-1908 - John W. Harrington - NYC - d. 9-17-1974
    announcer: "Just Plain Bill"
    07-18-1913 - Red Skelton - Vincennes, IN - d. 9-17-1997
    comedian: "Avalon Time"; "Red Skelton Show"
    08-09-1902 - Zino Francescatti - Marseilles, France - d. 9-17-1991
    violinist: "Encores from the Bell Telephone Hour"; "Concert Hall
    Program"
    08-15-1909 - Hugo Winterhalter - d. 9-17-1973
    pop-music conductor, arranger: "Johnny Desmond Program"; "Musical
    Showcase"
    08-31-1914 - Richard Basehart - Zanesville, OH - d. 9-17-1984
    actor: "Document A/777"; "Hollywood Star Preview"
    09-06-1918 - Jay Stewart - Summitville, IN - d. 9-17-1989
    announcer: "Great Gildersleeve"; "Hollywood Barn Dance"; "Spotlight
    on Music"
    09-13-1903 - Ken Trietsch - Arcadia, IN - d. 9-17-1987
    musician-singer: (Hoosier Hot Shots) "National Barn Dance"; "Uncle Ezra"
    09-17-1925 - Art Baer - NYC - d. 9-17-2006
    producer, director, creator: "The Funny Side Up"
    10-29-1901 - Akim Tamiroff - Baku, Russia - d. 9-17-1972
    actor: "Lux Radio Theatre"
    11-12-1911 - Claudia Morgan - Brooklyn, NY - d. 9-17-1974
    actor: Carolyn Allen Walker Kramer Nelson MacDonald; "Right to
    Happiness"
    11-14-1881 - Clayton Hamilton - NYC - d. 9-17-1946
    writer: "Radio Guild"; "Great Playe"; "Brownstone Theatre"
    11-19-1918 - Spiro Agnew - Towson, MD - d. 9-17-1996
    [removed] vice president: "Meet the Press"

    Ron Sayles
    Milwaukee, Wisconsin

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