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                                The Old-Time Radio Digest!
                                  Volume 2009 : Issue 184
                             A Part of the [removed]!
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                                     ISSN: 1533-9289

                                     Today's Topics:

      9-28 births/deaths                    [ Ron Sayles <bogusotr@[removed]; ]
      William Safire: The OTR connection    [ jack and cathy french <otrpiano@ver ]

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    Date: Mon, 28 Sep 2009 17:09:40 -0400
    From: Ron Sayles <bogusotr@[removed];
    To: Olde Tyme Radio Digest Digest <[removed]@[removed];
    Subject:  9-28 births/deaths

    September 28th births

    09-28-1881 - Pedro de Cordoba - NYC - d. 9-16-1950
    actor: John Marshall "Those We Love"; Jose Alvarado "Romance of the
    Ranchos"
    09-28-1887 - Tom Terriss - London, England - d. 2-8-1964
    actor/narrater: "Letters from Abroad"; "Vagabond Adverturer"
    09-28-1892 - Elmer Rice - NYC - d. 5-8-1967
    writer: "The Free Company"
    09-28-1901 - Ed Sullivan - NYC - d. 10-13-1974
    host: "Ed Sullivan Show"
    09-28-1901 - T. Inglis Moore - Camden, Australia - d. 7-23-1979
    writer: "We're Going Through"
    09-28-1901 - William S. Paley - Chicago, IL - d. 11-5-1990
    Founder and president of CBS
    09-28-1903 - Boake Carter - Baku, Russia - d. 11-16-1944
    news commentator: "Night newscast for CBS"
    09-28-1904 - [removed] Bathe - d. 11-15-1997
    announcer: WNAD Norman, Oklahoma
    09-28-1905 - Max Schmelling - Klein Luckow, Brandenburg, Germany - d.
    2-2-2005
    nazi propagnadist: Radio Berlin
    09-28-1906 - Jack Meakin - Salt Lake City, UT - d. 12-30-1982
    music: "Abbott and Cosetello Show"; "Great Gildersleeve"; "Honest
    Harold"
    09-28-1909 - Al Capp - New Haven, CT - d. 11-5-1979
    cartoonist: Creator of "Li'l Abner"; "Monitor"
    09-28-1913 - Alice Marble - Beckworth, CA - d. 12-13-1990
    tennis player: "Information Please"
    09-28-1913 - Ellis Peters - Horsehay, England - d. 10-14-1995
    author: Her "Brother Cadfael" novels were adapted for radio
    09-28-1914 - Lou Derman - d. 2-15-1976
    writer: "Life with Luigi"
    09-28-1916 - Peter Finch - London, England - d. 1-14-1977
    actor: Australian Radio
    09-28-1917 - Vernile Morgan - Oak Park, IL - d. 8-17-2006
    actor: "Curtain Time"
    09-28-1919 - Doris Singleton - NYC
    actor: Jean Gillespie "Alan Young Show"; Miss Duffy "Duffy's Tavern"
    09-28-1919 - Fred Robbins - Baltimore, MD - d. 7-23-1992
    disc jockey: New York
    09-28-1919 - Tom Harmon - Rensselar, IN - d. 3-17-1990
    sportscaster: "Here Comes Harmon"; "Jimmy Durante Show"
    09-28-1922 - Romeo Cascarino - Philadelphia, PA - d. 1-8-2002
    cheif arranger: Armed Forces Special Service Orchestraq
    09-28-1925 - Arnold Stang - Chelsea, MA
    actor: Joey Brewster "That Brewster Boy"; Seymour Fingerhood "Goldbergs"
    09-28-1926 - Jerry Clower - Amite County, MS - d. 8-24-1998
    comedian: "The Grand Ole Opry"
    09-28-1936 - Geoff Maslen - Echuca, Australia
    writer: "Louis de Rougemont: Australia's Only Cannibal Chief"
    09-28-1950 - John Sayles - Schenectady, NY
    writer: "Writers and Company"

    September 28th deaths

    02-05-1898 - Sidney Fields - d. 9-28-1975
    comic, comedy writer: "Abbott and Costello Show"; "It's Time to Smile"
    02-24-1885 - Bert Lytell - NYC - d. 9-28-1954
    actor: Jimmy Valentine "Alias Jimmy Valentine"; Jeb Stuart "Roses and
    Drums"
    03-07-1886 - Ray Largay - Wisconsin - d. 9-28-1974
    actor: Mr. Farnum "Ma Perkins"; Frederick Nelson "Young Widder Brown"
    04-02-1840 - Emile Zola - Paris, France - d. 9-28-1902
    author: Several of his works were adapted for radio
    05-10-1930 - Scott Muni - Wichita, KS - d. 9-28-2004
    disc jockey: "Scott Muni's World of Rock"; "Ticket to Ride"
    06-06-1905 - John Gart - Russia - d. 9-28-1989
    orchestra leader, organ: "Lawyer Tucker"; "Cloak and Dagger"; "Big Town"
    06-26-1894 - William Wirges - Buffalo, NY - d. 9-28-1971
    conductor: "Club Valspar"; "Arabesque"; "Gold Dust Twins"
    07-24-1901 - Mabel Albertson - Lynn, MA - d. 9-28-1982
    actor: (Sister of Jack Albertson) "The Phil Baker Show"
    08-01-1812 - Herman Melville - NYC - d. 9-28-1891
    author: Several of his works adapted for radio
    09-01-1915 - George Balzer - Erie, PA - d. 9-28-2006
    writer: "The Jack Benny Program"
    09-03-1901 - Mantan Moreland - Monroe, LA - d. 9-28-1973
    actor: "Rudy Vallee Presents the Drene Show"
    09-07-1909 - Elia Kazan - Constantinople, Turkey - d. 9-28-2003
    film director, actor: "Free Company"; "Philip Morris Playhouse"
    11-23-1888 - Harpo Marx - NYC - d. 9-28-1964
    comedian: (First Marx Brother to speak on radio) Occasional guest spots
    12-31-1905 - Jule Styne - London, England - d. 9-28-1994
    songwriter: "I Don't Wan to Walk Without You"; "I've Heard That Song
    Before"
    12-31-1917 - Evelyn Knight - Reedville, VA - d. 9-28-2007
    singer: "Philco Summer Hour"; "Ed Wynn Show"

    Ron

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    Date: Mon, 28 Sep 2009 17:10:20 -0400
    From: jack and cathy french <otrpiano@[removed];
    To: OTRBB <[removed]@[removed];
    Subject:  William Safire: The OTR connection

    The rapier-witted conservative columnist for the NY Times, William
    Safire, died Sept. 27th at the age of 79. The press will recall him
    as the Nixon speech-writer, an overseas correspondent, a Pulitzer
    Prize winner, the photographer of the Nixon-Khrushchev "kitchen
    debate," an author of four novels, and the erudite writer of
    countless articles for five decades.

    What they might miss is his OTR [removed]

      While still a teen-ager, he was a researcher for NY Herald Tribune
    columnist, Tex McCrary. Next he was an overseas correspondent for
    WNBC radio in Europe and the Middle East in the 40s. In the 50s, he
    rejoined McCrary and wife, Jinx Falkenburg, as the producer of their
    radio show, "Tex & Jinx" on NBC. Safire went on to also produce their
    television series.

    Safire was born William L Safir (he added the "e" later) in New York
    City on Dec. 17. 1929. Survivors include Helene, his wife of 47
    years, son Mark, daughter Annabelle, and one grandchild.

    Jack French
    Editor: RADIO RECALL
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