Subject: [removed] Digest V2010 #120
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Date: 7/7/2010 10:18 AM

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                                The Old-Time Radio Digest!
                                  Volume 2010 : Issue 120
                             A Part of the [removed]!
                                 [removed]
                                     ISSN: 1533-9289

                                     Today's Topics:

      7-5 births/deaths                     [ Ron Sayles <bogusotr@[removed]; ]
      Fibber McGee and Molly - proof!!      [ Mike <illoman@[removed]; ]
      Attention TCM [removed]              [ Bryan Wright <bryan@[removed]; ]
      7-6 births/deaths                     [ Ron Sayles <bogusotr@[removed]; ]
      hear Eddie Carroll as Jack Benny      [ "B. J. Watkins" <kinseyfan@hotmail. ]
      #OldRadio IRC Chat this Thursday Nig  [ charlie@[removed] ]

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    Date: Tue, 6 Jul 2010 12:05:55 -0400
    From: Ron Sayles <bogusotr@[removed];
    To: Olde Tyme Radio Digest Digest <[removed]@[removed];
    Subject:  7-5 births/deaths

    July 5th births

    07-05-1879 - Wanda Landowska - Warsaw, Poland - d. 8-16-1959
    harpsichordist: "New York Philharmonic"
    07-05-1898 - Richard P. Condie - d. 12-22-1985
    director mormon tabernacle choir: "Music and the Spoken Word"
    07-05-1899 - Tim Ryan - Bayonne, NJ - d. 10-22-1956
    actor: "Tim and Irene Show"
    07-05-1902 - Henry Cabot Lodge, Jr. - Nahant, MA - d. 2-27-1985
    [removed] senator: "Information Please"
    07-05-1903 - Hester Sondergaard - Minnesota - d. 2-26-1994
    actor: (Sister of Gale Sondergaard) "Columbia Presents Corwin";
    "Studio One"
    07-05-1904 - Don Goddard - Binghamton, NY - d. 3-20-1994
    news commentator: "The Goodyear Rubber Company's Farm Radio News"
    07-05-1905 - John Abbott - London, England - d. 5-24-1996
    actor: "Lux Radio Theatre"
    07-05-1908 - Don Dunphy - NYC - d. 7-22-1998
    boxing play-by-play broadcaster: "Joe Louis vs. Billy Conn 6-18-1941";
    "Navy Relief Program"
    07-05-1911 - Richard Newton - Vancouver, Canada - d. 1-13-2006
    actor: "Now Hear This"
    07-05-1921 - Mort Fega - d. 1-21-2005
    long time jazz disc jockey in New York
    07-05-1928 - Beverly Tyler - Scranton, PA - d. 11-23-2005
    actor: "Family Theatre"; "Lux Radio Theatre"
    07-05-1930 - Tommy Cook - Duluth, MN
    actor: Little Beaver "Red Ryder"; Alexander Busmtead "Blondie";
    Chester A. Riley, Jr. "Life of Riley"
    07-05-1934 - Katherine Helmond - Galveston, TX
    actor: [removed] Theatre Works "Night Mother"
    07-05-1935 - John Griffin - Hammond, Australia
    writer: "Santa Anna's Wooden Leg"
    07-05-1936 - Shirley Knight - Goessel, KS
    Sang with the Horace Heidt Orchestra on Wichita Radio at the age of 8
    07-05-1940 - Curcy H. (Bud) Andrews, Jr.
    musical director: KSEL Lubbock, TX

    July 5th deaths

    01-01-1919 - Carole Landis - Fairchild, WI - d. 7-5-1948
    actor: "Warner Brothers Academy Award"; "Command Performance"
    01-10-1919 - Amzie Strickland - Oklahoma City, OK - d. 7-5-2006
    actor: "The Fat Man"; "The Shadow"; "Brownstone Theatre"
    01-16-1924 - Katy Jurado - Guadalajara, Mexico - d. 7-5-2002
    actor: "George Fisher Interviews the Stars"
    01-19-1905 - Anne Hummert - Baltimore, MD - d. 7-5-1996
    producer: "Backstage Wife"; "American Album of Familiar Music"
    01-25-1901 - Mildred Dunnock - Baltimore, MD - d. 7-5-1991
    actor: "Theatre Guild On the Air"
    02-23-1927 - Regine Crespin - Marseille, France - d. 7-5-2007
    operatic soprano: "Voices"
    03-15-1916 - Harry James - Albany, GA - d. 7-5-1983
    bandleader: "Spotlight Bands"; "Call for Music"
    05-26-1911 - Ben Alexander - Goldfield, NV - d. 7-5-1969
    actor: Frank Smith "Dragnet"; Bashful Ben "Great Gildersleeve"
    06-02-1920 - Johnny Speight - London, England - d. 7-5-1998
    comedy writer: "Frankie Howerd Show"
    08-30-1918 - Ted Williams, San Diego, CA - d. 7-5-2002
    baseball superstar: Several interview shows
    10-03-1898 - Leo McCarey - Los Angeles, CA - d. 7-5-1969
    judge: "This Is My Story"
    12-08-1915 - Ernest Lehman - NYC - d. 7-5-2005
    writer: "Forecast"
    12-25-1914 - Peter Kalischer - NYC - d. 7-5-1991
    correspondent, writer: "CBS News"; "Cavalcade of America"

    Ron

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    Date: Tue, 6 Jul 2010 12:06:01 -0400
    From: Mike <illoman@[removed];
    To: [removed]@[removed]
    Subject:  Fibber McGee and Molly - proof!!
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     On the June 23, 1942 episode of Fibber McGee and Molly, Fibber locks the
    keys to his suitcase inside the suitcase. He ponders how to get it open, and
    suggests using dynamite. Molly replies, "Fibber McGee!" and chides him for
    considering using the explosive. This is one of the only times I'm aware of
    that she called him by his proper name.

    Mike

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    Date: Tue, 6 Jul 2010 12:06:08 -0400
    From: Bryan Wright <bryan@[removed];
    To: [removed]@[removed]
    Subject:  Attention TCM [removed]

    On Thursday afternoon at 4PM (Eastern time), Turner Classic Movies is
    showing "The Unsuspected," a highly enjoyable mystery film from 1947
    with Claude Rains. The story centers around a murder at the estate of
    the producer of a "true crime" radio drama. The entire film is
    excellent, but of particular interest to OTR fans are several scenes
    that take place in the studio where the live radio drama is being
    produced. I won't give away too much, but large 16-inch transcription
    discs figure in to the story as well! If you subscribe to TCM, it's
    well worth taking a look.

    Bryan W.

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    Date: Tue, 6 Jul 2010 12:06:13 -0400
    From: Ron Sayles <bogusotr@[removed];
    To: Olde Tyme Radio Digest Digest <[removed]@[removed];
    Subject:  7-6 births/deaths

    July 6th births

    07-06-1875 - Roger Babson - d. 3-5-1967
    economist: "Babson Reports"
    07-06-1882 - Ralph Morgan - NYC - d. 6-11-1956
    actor: "Lux Radio Theatre"
    07-06-1892 - Jack Yellen - Razcki, Poland - d. 4-17-1991
    lyricist: "Lux Radio Theatre"
    07-06-1894 - Myra Marsh - Maine - d. 10-29-1964
    actor: Dora Foster "A Date with Judy"; Mother "My Friend Irma"
    07-06-1894 - Shelly Lee Alley - Alleyton, Texas - d. 6-1-1964
    songwriter, musician, vocalist: WFAA Dallas, Texas
    07-06-1895 - Grete Stueckgold - d. 9-13-1977
    soloist: "The Chesterfield Show"; "Chesterfield Presents"
    07-06-1898 - Hans Eisler - Germany - d. 2-6-1962
    orchestra leader: "The Littlest Angel"; "Mr. Pickwick's Christmas"
    07-06-1904 - Marie Baumer - d. 7-31-1977
    writer: "Mr. Chameleon"
    07-06-1905 - Pauline Drake - Denver, CO - d. 2-5-1981
    actor: Bessie "Great Gildersleeve"; "Miss Duffy "Duffy's Tavern"
    07-06-1910 - Alexander Kendrick - d. 5-17-1991
    correspondent: "Years In Crisis"; "As Europe Sees the Marshall Plan"
    07-06-1910 - Dorothy Kirsten - Montclair, NJ - d. 11-18-1992
    singer: "Keepsakes"; "Kraft Music Hall"; "Light Up Time"
    07-06-1911 - Betty Worth - NYC - d. 7-xx-1993
    actor: Florence Weston "The Man I Married"; Andrea Reynolds "We Love
    and Learn"
    07-06-1912 - Redd Evans - Meridian, MS - d. 8-29-1972
    vocalist: "Charlie Barnet and His Orchestra"
    07-06-1915 - Laverne Andrews - Minneapolis, MN - d. 5-8-1967
    singer: (The Andrews Sisters) "Andrews Sisters Revue:
    07-06-1918 - Gaylord Avery - d. 3-11-1996
    announcer: "Gangbusters"; "My Son Jeep"
    07-06-1918 - Sebastian Cabot - London, England - d. 8-23-1977
    actor: Toussiant Charbonneau "Horizons West"; "Studio One"; "Lives of
    Harry Lime"
    07-06-1922 - William Schallert - Los Angeles, CA
    actor: "Sears Radio Theatre"
    07-06-1923 - Marie McDonald - Westchester, NY - d. 10-21-1965
    actor: "Duffy's Tavern"; "Maxwell House Coffee Time"; "Proudly We Hail"
    07-06-1924 - Billy Mauch - Peoria, IL - d. 9-29-2006
    actor: "Coast-to-Coast on a Bus"; "Let's Pretend"; "Robinson Crusoe,
    Jr."
    07-06-1924 - Bobby Mauch - Peoria, IL - d. 10-15-2007
    actor: "Coast-to-Coast on a Bus"; "Let's Pretend"; "Robinson Crusoe,
    Jr."
    07-06-1925 - Bill Haley, Jr. - Highland Park, MI - d. 2-9-1981
    rocker: "Camel Rock and Roll Party"; "Stars for Defense"
    07-06-1925 - Merv Griffin - San Mateo, CA - d. 8-12-2007
    singer: "San Francisco Sketchbook/Merv Griffin Show"
    07-06-1925 - Ruth Cracknell - Sydney, Australia - d. 4-14-2002
    actress for the BBC
    07-06-1927 - Alan "Fluff" Freeman - Melbourne, Australia - d. 11-27-2006
    announcer, singer: "Records Around Five"; "Pick of the Pops"
    07-06-1927 - Janet Leigh - Merced, CA - d. 10-3-2004
    actor: "Cresta Blanca Hollywood Players" - Radio Debut
    07-06-1929 - James Berwick - Dublin, Ireland - d. 8-17-2000
    actor: "Frankenstein"
    07-06-1931 - Della Reese - Detroit, MI
    singer-actor: "Manhattan Melodies"; "Camel Rock and Roll Party"
    07-06-1938 - Luana Patten - Long Beach, CA - d. 5-1-1996
    actor: "Martha Deane Show"; "Radio Reader's Digest"; "Hallmark
    Playhouse"
    07-06-1946 - George Walker Bush - New Haven, CT
    [removed] president: Saturday morning presidential broadcast

    July 6th deaths

    01-11-1923 - Tllfer Chastain - Borden, IN - d. 7-6-1986
    singer: Far East Armed Services Network, Japan
    03-17-1910 - Pat McVey - Fort Wayne, IN - d. 7-6-1973
    actor: "Cavalcade of America"
    04-02-1908 - Buddy Ebsen - Belleville, IL - d. 7-6-2003
    actor: "Hollywood Hotel"
    04-12-1904 - Berlyn Baylor - d. 7-6-1969
    leader of the Troubadours for WLBN Little Rock, Arkansas
    04-22-1887 - James Norman Hall - Colfax, IA - d. 7-6-1951
    writer: "Words at War"
    05-02-1961 - Lisa Bellear - Melbourne, Australia - d. 7-6-2006
    writer: "From a Tribute to Sir Ronald Wilson"
    05-04-1916 - Jean Carroll - Toledo, OH - d. 7-6-1990
    comedian: "The Sealtest Village Store"
    05-14-1885 - Otto Klemperer - Breslau, Germany - d. 7-6-1973
    conductor: "George Gershwin Memorial Program"
    06-01-1870 - Frank Cooley - Natchez, MS - d. 7-6-1941
    actor: Reverend McArthur/Fred Thompson "One Man's Family"
    06-20-1911 - Gail Patrick - Birmingham, AL - d. 7-6-1980
    actor: "The Dreft Star Playhouse"
    07-15-1889 - Marjorie Rambeau - San Francisco, CA - d. 7-6-1970
    actor: "Advs. of Ellery Queen"; "Lux Radio Theatre"
    07-28-1892 - Joe E. Brown - Holgate, OH - d. 7-6-1973
    comedian, quizmaster: "Ceiling Unlimited"; "Joe E. Brown Show"; "Stop
    or Go"
    08-02-1916 - Johnny Coons - d. 7-6-1975
    actor: Chuck Ramsey "Captain Midnight"; Clipper "Sky King"; "Vic and
    Sade"
    08-04-1901 - Louis Armstrong - New Orleans, LA - d. 7-6-1971
    trumpeter: "Pursuit of Happiness"; "Sealtest Village Store"; "Story of
    Swing"
    09-25-1897 - William Faulkner - New Albany, MS - d. 7-6-1962
    author: "Lux Radio Theatre"; "NBC University Theatre"; "Short Story"
    10-14-1906 - Russell Thorson - Eau Claire, WI - d. 7-6-1982
    actor: Jack Packard "I Love A Mystery"; Paul Barbour "One Man's Family"
    10-22-1915 - Frank Danzig - d. 7-6-1997
    producer: "The Mel Torme Show"; "Lone Wolf"
    11-04-1918 - Cameron Mitchell - Dallastown, PA - d. 7-6-1994
    actor: "Crime Does Not Pay"; "Lux Radio Theatre"
    11-05-1911 - Roy Rogers - Cincinnati, OH - d. 7-6-1998
    singer, actor: (King of the Cowboys) "Roy Rogers Show"; "Saturday Nite
    Round-Up"
    11-11-1891 - Rev. Dr. Walter Van Kirk - Cleveland, OH - d. 7-6-1956
    minister: "Religion in the News"
    12-06-1926 - Carroll Abbott - d. 7-6-1984
    sportscaster in Kerrville, Texas
    12-16-1918 - Paul Talbot - d. 7-6-2005
    actor: "It Happened to Me"; "Let's Playwright"
    xx-xx-xxxx - Arthur Elmer - New York - d. 7-6-1945
    actor: "The Jack Benny Program"; "The Fred Allen Show"

    Ron

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    Date: Tue, 6 Jul 2010 12:06:35 -0400
    From: "B. J. Watkins" <kinseyfan@[removed];
    To: oldtimeradio Digest <[removed]@[removed];
    Subject:  hear Eddie Carroll as Jack Benny

    If you'd like to hear Eddie Carroll starring in Jack Benny's role in The Horn
    Blows at Midnight, in my 30 Minutes to Curtain production of the show at the
    SPERDVAC 2004 convention, there are six days left to hear it online. Here's
    how:

    1.  Go to [removed]

    2.  On the left under
    MAIN MENU click on Audio Archives

    3.  Scroll down to
    Tuesday, May 4, 2010  12:01 am

    4.  Click on Play in the far right column

    5.  "The Horn Blows at
    Midnight" starts playing about 12 minutes into the show

    I believe that this was the first time that Eddie played Jack Benny in
    a radio show other than the Jack Benny Show. He was wonderful!

    Barbara

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    Date: Wed, 7 Jul 2010 02:12:01 -0400
    From: charlie@[removed]
    To: [removed]@[removed]
    Subject:  #OldRadio IRC Chat this Thursday Night!

    A weekly [removed]

    For the best in OTR Chat, join IRC (Internet Relay Chat), StarLink-IRC
    Network, the channel name is #OldRadio.  We meet Thursdays at 8 PM Eastern
    and go on, and on! The oldest OTR Chat Channel, it has been in existence
    over nine years, same time, same channel! Started by Lois Culver, widow
    of actor Howard Culver, this is the place to be on Thursday night for
    real-time OTR talk!

    Our "regulars" include OTR actors, soundmen, collectors, listeners, and
    others interested in enjoying OTR from points all over the world. Discussions
    range from favorite shows to almost anything else under the sun (sometimes
    it's hard for us to stay on-topic)...but even if it isn't always focused,
    it's always a good time!

    For more info, contact charlie@[removed]. We hope to see you there, this
    week and every week!

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