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[removed] Digest				Volume 96 : Issue 344

Table Of Contents: 

	 Richard Boone
	 Re: [removed] Digest V96 #340
	 Re: Alfred Bester
	 Canadian Sources
	 Re: Mechanical Recording Announcement
	 buck rogers
	 re:Paper Collectors
	 Barbour Family aka One Man's Family
	 Shadows of Alfred Bester
	 Shadow Sponsors
	 Mr. Petrillo
	 Re: "Barber family"
	 Re: Alfred and Rollie Bester
	 William Conrad
	 William Conrad and the Saint

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Date: Fri, 20 Sep 1996 23:43:24 -0500
From: vintage@[removed] (Andy Blatt)
To: [removed]@[removed]
Subject: Richard Boone
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Someone asked about Richard Boone a few Digests ago and although, yes it's
true he died a few years ago, he was busy both before and after the TV
version of HAVE GUN, WILL TRAVEL, which incidentally came to TV before the
radio show.
You may remember him in Medic as well as the star of Hec Ramsey, one of the
NBC Mystery Movies' alternating programs.  His character apparently had a
penchant
for using some "fads" as forensics, finger-printing, [removed] I recall,
Sherlock Holmes also was a pioneer in that area, based on the knowledge of
his creater
Dr. Arthur Conan Doyle.

Andy Blatt

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Date: Fri, 20 Sep 1996 23:35:32 -0400 (EDT)
From: "'A. Joseph Ross'" <lawyer@[removed]>
To: [removed]@[removed]
Subject: Re: [removed] Digest V96 #340
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> Date: 19 Sep 96
> From: DAVE@[removed] ( DAVID ALLAN   BOUCHER)
> From: LJNF40A@[removed]
> To: otr@[removed]
> Subject: Rembering [removed] Rose [removed]
> 
> I was surprised there wasn't more comment about last weekends episode of
> Remembering WENN.  

This was a rerun.  I think we commented on it more after the original
showing.

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A. Joseph Ross, [removed]                                      617/367-0468
15 Court Square                                   lawyer@[removed]
Boston, MA 02108-2573                    [removed]~lawyer/
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Date: Fri, 20 Sep 1996 23:07:17 -0700 (PDT)
From: Joseph Ward <jward@[removed]>
To: [removed]@[removed]
cc: [removed]@[removed]
Subject: Re: Alfred Bester
Message-ID: <[removed]@[removed]>
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Another of Bester's radio credits is a Shadow episode (one, at least) 
"The Man Who Dreamed Too Much" 11/19/44 (not positive about the date).  
Bester was a writer in the purest sense, seemingly able to write in any 
medium with success.

Joe Ward
jward@[removed]

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Date: Sat, 21 Sep 1996 00:49:35 -0600 (MDT)
From: dogfish@[removed]
To: [removed]@[removed]
Subject: Canadian Sources
Message-Id: <[removed]@[removed]>
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There has been an OTR club here in Edmonton since 1975, the Vintage 
Broadcast Collectors Club.  The club itself doesn't do much trading, but 
individual members do, and would be pleased to trade with other 
Canadian collectors.  All trades in reel-to-reel format only.  Interested?
Send me an E-Mail!

Brian Tucker

dogfish@[removed]
            or
dogfish@[removed]  

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Date: Sat, 21 Sep 1996 05:59:26 -0400
From: "Michael A. Carraher" <carraher@[removed]>
To: <[removed]@[removed]>
Subject: Re: Mechanical Recording Announcement
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bensmanm@[removed] (Marvin R. Bensman) wrote:

>However, when some stations such as independent WOR
>started early D. J. shows, such as "Make-Believe Ballroom" they got around
>the required announcement by saying such things as; "Now, here is one for
>the record," and other such phrases.


"Make Believe Ballroom" with Martin Block and later with William B.
Williams was broadcast by WNEW, New York.  WOR was the originating station
of the Mutual Broadcasting System and an independent only in the sense that
it was not owned and operated by the network (rather WOR, WGN, KHJ/Don Lee
Network and other Mutual stations jointly owned the network and provided
locally produced programs to the network for national broadcast).

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Date: Sat, 21 Sep 1996 06:34:21 -0500 (EST)
From: MORTN2HHC@[removed]
To: [removed]@[removed]
Subject: buck rogers
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Hi Gang,

There was a program called Buck Rogers of the 25th century. 
Among the episodes in that program was a series called "journey
to the center of the earth."  If any of you out there have it and
would like to trade, please email me.  If it is commercially
available, please let me know.

                              mort

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Date: Sat, 21 Sep 96 08:00:43 -0500
From: MartyD@[removed] (MartyD)
To: [removed]@[removed]
Subject: re:Paper Collectors
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In regards to Jay Rozgonyi's request on paper collectibles:

You may want to subscribe to a monthly magazine called "The Paper Collectors
Marketplace".  Their phone is (715)467-2379, fax (715)467-2243.  They have a
web page at [removed]  And you can e-mail them to:
pcmpaper@[removed] 

The only connection I have to them is that I'm a subscriber and throughly
enjoy their publication.

Marty Dzik
martyd@[removed]




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Date: Sat, 21 Sep 1996 08:45:54 -0700
From: [removed]@[removed] (Donald Dortmund)
To: [removed]@[removed]
Subject: Barbour Family aka One Man's Family
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   The Name of the series was "One Man's Family" running from 1931-1959. 
  Radio spirits (1-800-723-4648) used to have a 6 hours set. and the "MGM 
  OTR shop" here in Chicago, used to have some books and tapes, they have 
  an excellent catalog! 312-736-4133 (area code to change to 773).
  
   
  Lets see what I can remember
  the father was Henry Barbour, mom was Fanny, they had 5 kids and Pinky 
  was always in trouble. The episode whould   start with the announcer 
  saying "overheard in the Barbour house", then some of the actors read 
  their lines, then the announcer would say "so that's the way it is in 
  [removed]" 

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Date: Sat, 21 Sep 1996 08:47:19 -0700
From: [removed]@[removed] (Donald Dortmund)
To: [removed]@[removed]
Subject: Shadows of Alfred Bester
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  I have seen the name Alfred Bester listed as the author of about 100 of 
  the Shadow radio plays. Could this be the same guy?

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Date: Sat, 21 Sep 1996 08:54:53 -0700
From: [removed]@[removed] (Donald Dortmund)
To: [removed]@[removed], SanctumOTR@[removed]
Subject: Shadow Sponsors
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  I was wondering if there are any Shadow episodes that were transcribed to 
  disks with the four sponsors as mentioned by Anthony Tollin. What I mean 
  is the same episode on 4 different disks each disk with one of the 4 
  different sponsors. I would sure like to have those in my collection! 

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Date: Sat, 21 Sep 1996 08:57:02 -0700
From: [removed]@[removed] (Donald Dortmund)
To: [removed]@[removed]
Subject: Mr. Petrillo
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  Please Stand By, A history of Radio, episode #6 deals with the Union 
  musicians and the strike. Mr. Petrillo comes across as an Ogre, even to 
  his own people in this account. 

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Date: Sat, 21 Sep 1996 10:28:08 -0400
From: HET13@[removed]
To: [removed]@[removed]
Subject: Re: "Barber family"
Message-ID: <960921102808_314167071@[removed]>

In a message dated 96-09-20 23:34:34 EDT, you write:

<<  I was hoping that some of our great OTR crowd out there would be able  to
help me with a series that I am looking for. ... My postal  [removed] her
children up  listening to all the great OTR programs. She mentioned this one
 particular show that her son used to mock everytime someone would make him
do something he did not paricularly want to do. He would say " so thats how
it is with The Barber Family today!" >>

The show your post office person is talking about is the all time classic
"One Man's Family" by Carlton E. Morse who also did I Love A Mystery among
others.  By the way, the family name was BARBOUR.

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Date: Sat, 21 Sep 1996 10:57:40 -0400
From: SanctumOTR@[removed]
To: [removed]@[removed]
Subject: Re: Alfred and Rollie Bester
Message-ID: <960921105737_289900979@[removed]>

Green Lantern comic book scripter was recommended to CHARLIE CHAN director by
his wife, longtime radio actress Rollie Bester (who played the title role in
the 1954 SHADOW broadcast, "The Vengence of Angela Nolan," the only episode
surviving from Gertrude Warner's six seasons as Margot Lane and one of the
programs included in GAA's new collection, The Shadow Chronicles.   In
addition to his later duties as writer/producer of CHARLIE CHAN, Alfred
Bester wrote about 3 dozen Shadow scripts including "The House That Death
Built," "The Man Who Was Death," and the John Archer episodes, "The
Destroyer" and "The Little Man Who Wasn't There." -- Anthony Tollin  

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Date: Sat, 21 Sep 1996 11:25:09 -0400
From: JRayb71827@[removed]
To: otr@[removed]
Subject: William Conrad
Message-ID: <960921112507_314196768@[removed]>

  A posting was made asking for more extensive word on William Conrad's radio
activities.  Obviously, any list begins with "Gunsmoke" and "Escape" (on
which he both acted and narrated), but his work credits go on and on.
 Following are some examples.
   He had on-going roles on such shows as "Pete Kelly's Blues" with Jack
Webb; "Nightbeat" with Frank Lovejoy; "First Nighter"; "The Count of Monte
Cristo" (incidentally, Parley Baer was one of those who portrayed Rene on the
"Count"); "Damon Runyon Theater"; "Johnny Modero, Pier 23" (and, yes, you'll
also find that spelled "Madero"); "On Stage," which was produced by Elliott
and Cathy Lewis; and "The Voyage of the Scarlet Queen."  Conrad was also
announcer/narrator on the "CBS Radio Workshop."  One of the shows on
"Workshop" was "The Legend of Jimmy Blue Eyes," and Conrad did a magnificent
job of reading part of the story line in poetry with a jazz background.  One
of his jobs that makes me chuckle was his stint as sidekick Louis Dumont,
with French accent) to Macdonald Carey on "Jason and his Golden Fleece."
 Incidentally, that was written by Herb Ellis, who did a lot of work with
Jack Webb and who has directed many excellent re-creations at several OTR
conventions (one of the business' really nice guys).
   Here's one you might not run across when putting together Conrad's
credits.  In his younger days he was once one of the producers on "The
Hermit's Cave."  I don't know if he did any acting on it.

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Date: Sat, 21 Sep 1996 11:54:59 -0400
From: IDickerson@[removed]
To: [removed]@[removed]
Subject: William Conrad and the Saint
Message-ID: <960921115458_527088507@[removed]>

A search of the files reveals that William Conrad (or Bill Conrad, as he was
billed) helped and hindered the Saint in the following adventures;

17th July 1949     Murder for Buried Treasure (as Belsey and Escobar)
24th July 1949     Family Gun-Play (as Beaumont)
21st August 1949     A Political Frame-Up (as Brenner)
11th September 1949     Retribution (as Fox)
18th September 1949     A Schitzophrenic Psychiatrist (as Dr Norman)
25th September 1949     Political Intrigue (as Hayward)
9th October 1949     Hard Money (as Mendez, and as an unnamed voice)
23rd October 1949     The Second Case of the Chilly Corpse (as Butcher)
31st December 1950     The Grim Reaper (as Pearce)
25th March 1951     Formula for Death (as Roland P. Archibald)
15th July 1951     No, My Darling Daughter (as Bronson)
7th October 1951     The Big Shakedown (as Barrett)

All except the last two had Vincent Price as Templar; Tom Conway took over
the role in May 1951.

Best wishes,

Ian Dickerson,
Honorary Secretary, The Saint Club (and biographer of Bruce Taylor)




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