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                            The Old-Time Radio Digest!
                              Volume 2010 : Issue 163
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                                 ISSN: 1533-9289


                                 Today's Topics:

  9-17 births/deaths                    [ Ron Sayles <bogusotr@[removed]; ]
  9-18 births/deaths                    [ Ron Sayles <bogusotr@[removed]; ]

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Date: Fri, 17 Sep 2010 19:59:33 -0400
From: Ron 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 - d. 1-5-2010
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 Plays"; "Brownstone Theatre"
11-19-1918 - Spiro Agnew - Towson, MD - d. 9-17-1996
[removed] vice president: "Meet the Press"

Ron

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Date: Fri, 17 Sep 2010 19:59:43 -0400
From: Ron Sayles <bogusotr@[removed];
To: Olde Tyme Radio Digest Digest <[removed]@[removed];
Subject:  9-18 births/deaths

September 18th births

09-18-1873 - Charles K. Field - Montpelier, VT - d. 9-1-1948
host: (Cherrio) "Cherrio"; "Arco Birthday Party"
09-18-1881 - Wythe Williams - Meadville, PA - d. 7-13-1956
newscaster: "As the Clock Strikes"
09-18-1886 - Powel Crosley, Jr. - Cincinnati, OH - d. 3-28-1961
owner of WLW radio station in Cincinnati
09-18-1894 - Willard Robison - Shelbina, MO - d. 6-24-1968
orchestra leader: (Evangelist of Rhythm) "Plantation Echoes"
09-18-1905 - Eddie Anderson - Oakland, CA - d. 2-28-1977
actor: Rochester Van Jones "Jack Benny Program"
09-18-1905 - Greta Garbo - Stockholm, Sweden - d. 4-15-1990
actor: "Conquest"
09-18-1908 - Blair Walliser - Chicago, IL - d. 8-31-1996
writer, director: "Romance of Helen Trent"; "Backstage Wife"
09-18-1910 - Joe "Curley" Bradley - Coalgate, OK - d. 6-3-1985
actor, singer: Tom Mix "Tom Mix"; "Singing Marshall"
09-18-1916 - Samuel Badillo - d. 9-27-1992
newscaster: WIAC San Juan, PR
09-18-1917 - June Foray - Springfield, MA
actor: Junie "Smile Time" "Stan Freberg Show"; "It's a Great Life"
09-18-1919 - Diana Lewis - Asbury, NJ - d. 1-18-1997
actor: "G. I. Journal"; "Radio's Reader Digest"
09-18-1920 - Jack Warden - Newark, NJ - d. 7-19-2006
actor: "Stagestruck"
09-18-1929 - Phyllis Kirk - Syracuse, NY - d. 10-20-2006
actor: "MGM Musical Comedy Theatre"
09-18-1932 - Patricia Roe - NYC
actor: "CBS Radio Mystery Theatre"
09-18-1939 - Frankie Avalon, Philadelphia, PA
singer: "Frankie Avalon Show"
09-18-1948 - Ken Brett - Brooklyn, NY - d. 11-18-2003
part of the Los Angeles Dodgers broadcast team

September 18th deaths

01-07-1888 - Myrtle Vail Damerel - Joilet, IL - d. 9-18-1978
actor: Myrtle Spear "Myrt and Marge"
01-17-1917 - Sam Locke - Peabody, MA - d. 9-18-1998
scriptwriter: "Grand Central Station"; "Inner Sanctum Mysteries"
02-27-1905 - Franchot Tone - Niagara Falls, NY - d. 9-18-1968
actor: "Arch Oboler Plays"; "Free Company"; "Knickerbocker Playhouse"
03-03-1900 - Edna Best - Hove, East Sussex, England - d. 9-18-1974
director: "Sherlock Holmes"; "Silver Theatre"
05-15-1890 - Katherine Anne Porter - Indian Creek, TX - d. 9-18-1980
author: "NBC University Theatre"
05-31-1879 - Frances Alda - Christchurch, New Zealand - d. 9-18-1952
soprano: "Atwater Kent Hour"
06-01-1890 - Frank Morgan - NYC - d. 9-18-1949
actor: Thaddeus Q. Tweedy "Fabulous Dr. Tweedy"
07-08-1917 - Pamela Brown - London, England - d. 9-18-1975
actor: "Screen Guild Theatre"; "Theatre On the Air"
07-14-1904 - Annabella - La Varenne Hilaire, Val-de-Marne, France - d.
9-18-1996
actor: "Lux Radio Theatre"
08-08-1923 - Jimmy Witherspoon - Gurdon, AR - d. 9-18-1997
blues singer: (Jay McShann's Band) "Jubilee"
08-10-1902 - Franklyn Ferguson - Texas - d. 9-18-1969
announcer: "The Breakfast Club"; "Jack Armstrong, the All-American Boy"
08-10-1915 - Jack Lester - Oklahoma - d. 9-18-2004
actor: Sky King "Sky King"; ""Whistlin' Jimmy Steele"
08-14-1902 - Harriet Allyn - d. 9-18-1998
actor: Aggie Horn "In the Case of Aggie Horn"
08-23-1902 - Charles Paul - NYC - d. 9-18-1990
organist: "Kate Smith"; "As the Twig is Bent"
08-24-1896 - Cyril Armbrister - d. 9-18-1966
producer, director: "Chandu the Magician"; "Strange As It Seems";
"Terry and the Pirates"
09-04-1914 - Leonard Sterling - d. 9-18-1992
announcer: "The Brighter Day"; "We Are Always Young"
09-10-1917 - Jean Ruth Hay - Philadelphia, PA - d. 9-18-2004
disc jockey: "Reveille with Beverly"
09-27-1893 - Phil Cook - Coldwater, MI - d. 9-18-1958
comedian: "Radio Chief"; "Quaker Oats Man"; "Morning Almanac"

Ron

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