Subject: [removed] Digest V2004 #268
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Date: 8/15/2004 8:59 AM

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                                The Old-Time Radio Digest!
                                  Volume 2004 : Issue 268
                             A Part of the [removed]!
                                 [removed]
                                     ISSN: 1533-9289

                                     Today's Topics:

      Re: which show is this?               [ Jim Widner <jwidner@[removed]; ]
      Re: Which show is this?               [ "John Matthews" <glowingdial@wowway ]
      King Sisters                          [ "RBB" <oldradio@[removed]; ]
      Old recording literature              [ zbob@[removed] ]
      re: Which show is this?               [ Kermyt Anderson <kermyta@[removed]; ]
      This week in radio history 15-21 Aug  [ Joe Mackey <joemackey108@[removed] ]
      8-15 births/deaths                    [ Ron Sayles <bogusotr@[removed]; ]
      One Out of Seven                      [ "Michael J. Hayde" <michaelhayde@ea ]
      RE: Titles of radio shows             [ Osborneam@[removed] ]
      Re: Which show is this?               [ Twizoner@[removed] ]
      Stay-Level controls                   [ "A. Joseph Ross" <lawyer@attorneyro ]
      re: OTR Road Trips                    [ David <martindb@[removed]; ]
      8-16 births/deaths                    [ Ron Sayles <bogusotr@[removed]; ]

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    Date: Sat, 14 Aug 2004 11:14:43 -0400
    From: Jim Widner <jwidner@[removed];
    To: [removed]@[removed]
    Subject:  Re: which show is this?

    At 06:18 AM 8/14/2004, you wrote:

>     A few years ago I heard a program and am trying to identify what show it was

    >from and a title if it has one. Here's the basic plot: A couple goes up to

>     the top of a tall building (Empire State Building, I think, but might not
>     be). When they come down to street level, everyone else has vanished,
>     apparently leaving them as the last people on earth. Ringing any bells for
>     anyone?

    That is a story by Arch Oboler called "The Word."  It originally appeared
    on "Arch Oboler Plays" in 1939, but was later re-done on a short-lived
    series on ABC called "Think" or "ABC Radio Workshop" in 1953.  The latter
    story version starred John Lund as Michael and Joan Banks as "Eve."

    Jim Widner
    jwidner@[removed]

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    Date: Sat, 14 Aug 2004 11:15:40 -0400
    From: "John Matthews" <glowingdial@[removed];
    To: "OTR Digest" <[removed]@[removed];
    Subject:  Re: Which show is this?

    Hello folks, someone recently wrote in asking for identification of the
    following show:

>     Here's the basic plot: A couple goes up to
>     the top of a tall building (Empire State Building, I think, but might not
>     be). When they come down to street level, everyone else has vanished,
>     apparently leaving them as the last people on earth.

    I believe that one is called "The Word" and was written by Arch Oboler.  I
    think it ran on his Arch Oboler's Plays series and was re-done a few times,
    once with William Shatner, the only radio role I recall Shatner ever doing.

    John W. Matthews
    The Glowing Dial Page
    [removed]

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    Date: Sat, 14 Aug 2004 12:31:38 -0400
    From: "RBB" <oldradio@[removed];
    To: <[removed]@[removed];
    Subject:  King Sisters

    Just noticing the Ron Sayles post of "Birth and Death" announcement of two
    of the King Sisters:

    Alyce King was born on August 14th, which the same date that her sister,
    Louise King died ( August 14th ).  How often does that happen on the same
    date?  And, I think that Louise was married to band leader Alvino Rey.  They
    lived in Sandy, UT.

    =Russ Butler oldradio@[removed]

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    Date: Sat, 14 Aug 2004 12:31:55 -0400
    From: zbob@[removed]
    To: [removed]@[removed]
    Subject:  Old recording literature

    Where can I advertise some 30-year old articles about then-antique
    recordings,  that I'd like to dispose of???  Off-line response please     TIA

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    Date: Sat, 14 Aug 2004 16:56:01 -0400
    From: Kermyt Anderson <kermyta@[removed];
    To: [removed]@[removed]
    Subject:  re: Which show is this?

    sweetedit@[removed] asked about a show in which two
    people ascend the Empire State Building, and when they
    get to the top they realize everybody else in the
    world has been wiped out. I have a copy of "The Devil
    and Mr. O" from 10/8/871 with this plot line. It stars
    Mercedes McCambridge. No title is given in the show,
    but I've seen it alternatively titled "Where are you?"
    and "Are  you there?" Like everything else in that
    series, it's a rebroadcast of a much earlier show,
    with a new introduction by Arch Oboler. I'd guess it's
    from Arch Oboler's Plays, perhaps in 1939 or 1940. It
    clearly takes place when war is looming, or perhaps
    has broken out, in Europe, but hasn't yet reached the
    US. Of course, it could be Lights Out or another
    program, but somehow it seems to fit the tone more of
    Arch Oboler's Plays. Does anybody know the original
    broadcast date, the title and the original series for
    this episode?

    Kermyt

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    Date: Sat, 14 Aug 2004 16:56:07 -0400
    From: Joe Mackey <joemackey108@[removed];
    To: otrd <[removed]@[removed];
    Subject:  This week in radio history 15-21 August

     From Those Were The Days --

    8/15

    1911 - Procter & Gamble Company of Cincinnati, OH introduced Crisco
    hydrogenated shortening.  (Where would all those shows have been with
    Crisco as a sponsor?  And remember, its digestable! -ed)

    8/16

    1922 - WEAF began broadcasting from new studios atop the Western
    Electric Building in New York City.

    1939 - Lights Out, radio's "ultimate horror show," was heard for the
    last time on NBC. In 1942, Arch Obler brought the show back to life on
    CBS. The show's most familiar trademark, guaranteed to put you under the
    covers on a dark night was, "Lights out everybody!", followed by 12
    chimes of a clock.

    8/19

    In 1929, Amos and Andy, starring Freeman Gosden and Charles Correll,
    made its network debut on NBC.

    Joe

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    Date: Sat, 14 Aug 2004 16:56:13 -0400
    From: Ron Sayles <bogusotr@[removed];
    To: Olde Tyme Radio List <[removed]@[removed];
    Subject:  8-15 births/deaths

    August 15th births

    08-15-1879 - Ethel Barrymore - Philadelphia, PA - d. 6-18-1959
    actress: Hattie Thompson "Miss Hattie"
    08-15-1885 - Edna Ferber - Kalamazoo, MI - d. 4-16-1968
    author: "Cavalcade of America"; "Cables from Lisbon"; "Campbell Playhouse"
    08-15-1888 - Albert Spalding - Chicago, IL - d. 5-26-1952
    violinist: "Forecast"; "Pause That Refreshes . . . On the Air"
    08-15-1897 - Aben Kandel - d. 1-28-1993
    screenwriter: "Lux Radio Theatre"
    08-15-1898 - Monroe Upton - d. 8-6-1990
    announcer, writer, comedian: KFRC San Francisco
    08-15-1901 - Sam Perrin - d. 1-8-1998
    writer: "Jack Benny Program"; "Phil Baker Show"; "Tommy Riggs and Betty Lou"
    08-15-1910 - Johnny Roventini - Brooklyn, NY - d. 11-30-1998
    commercial announcer: (Call for Phil-lip Mor-ress) "Ferde Grofe Show";
    "Johnny Presents"
    08-15-1910 - Signe Hasso - Stockholm, Sweden - d. 6-7-2002
    actress: "Charlie McCarthy Show"; "Hollywood Star Time"; "Lux Radio Theatre"
    08-15-1912 - Wendy Hiller - Bramhall, Cheshire, England - d. 5-14-2003
    actress: Queen Vic "Original Dramatic Work"
    08-15-1919 - Huntz Hall - NYC - d. 1-30-1999
    comedian: (The Dead End Kids) "Texaco Star Playhouse"
    08-15-1921 - Florian Zabach - Chicago, IL
    violinist: "Aarthur Godfrey and His Talent Scouts"; "Here's to Veterans"
    08-15-1923 - Baby Rose Marie - Lower East Side, NYC
    singer: (Radio's first genuine child star) "Baby Rose Marie"
    08-15-1925 - Oscar Peterson - Montreal, Canada
    jazz pianist: "Oscar Peterson and Art Tatum"

    August 15th deaths

    04-04-1906 - John Cameron Swayze - Wichita, KS - d. 8-15-1995
    host. panelist: "Monitor"; "Who Said That?"
    05-03-1920 - Nina Bara - Buenos Aires, Argentina - d. 8-15-1990
    actress: Tonga "Space Patrol"
    05-26-1887 - Paul Lukas - Budapest, Austria-Hungary - d. 8-15-1971
    actor: Albert Einstein "Quick and the Dead"
    06-01-1909 - Ray Heatherton - Jersey City, NJ - d. 8-15-1997
    singer, host: "Old Gold Hour"; "Musical Cruise with Spearmint Crew"
    07-24-1911 - Raymond Edward Johnson - Kenosha, WI - d. 8-15-2001
    actor: Raymond your host "Inner Sanctum Mysteries"; Don Winslow "Don Winslow
    of the Navy"
    09-21-1907 - Jack Mather - d. 8-15-1966
    actor: Cisco Kid "Cisco Kid"
    10-23-1904 - Ford Bond - Louisville, KY - d. 8-15-1962
    announcer: "Cities Service Concert"; "Manhattan Merry-Go-Round"; Highways in
    Melody"
    11-04-1879 - Will Rogers, Sr. - Oolagah,  Oklahoma Territory - d. 8-15-1935
    humorist: (America's Greatest Humorist) "Gulf Headliners"
    --
    Ron Sayles
    Milwaukee, Wisconsin

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    Date: Sat, 14 Aug 2004 18:39:47 -0400
    From: "Michael J. Hayde" <michaelhayde@[removed];
    To: [removed]@[removed]
    Subject:  One Out of Seven

    Folks,

    I spoke with Herb Ellis a couple of nights ago.  He'd like to know if any of
    his episodes of "One Out of Seven" (KGO, [removed]) are in circulation, and if
    he could get copies.  I only know of one with Jack Webb.

    Anyone?

    Thanks,
    Michael

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    Date: Sat, 14 Aug 2004 18:40:26 -0400
    From: Osborneam@[removed]
    To: [removed]@[removed]
    Subject:  RE: Titles of radio shows

    Martin Grams writes:

>     For best results, when consulting a log or episode guide, verify where the
>     source was for the information, or make sure it's from a researcher who has
>     a reputation for being exact with their information.  This will help in the
>     long run.

    And don't rely on newspaper listings for accuracy.  We
    all know how well the media documents facts!  You will
    just collect erroneous information!

    Arlene Osborne

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    Date: Sat, 14 Aug 2004 21:30:13 -0400
    From: Twizoner@[removed]
    To: [removed]@[removed]
    Subject:  Re: Which show is this?
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    Sweetedit asked:

>     A couple goes up to the top of a tall building (Empire State Building, I think,
>     but might not be). When they come down to street level, everyone else has
>     vanished, apparently leaving them as the last people on earth. Ringing any bells
>     for anyone?

           This was an episode of "Lights Out" entitled "The Word".  I don't have
    the orignal air date.

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    Date: Sun, 15 Aug 2004 01:16:28 -0400
    From: "A. Joseph Ross" <lawyer@[removed];
    To: [removed]@[removed]
    Subject:  Stay-Level controls

>     This does had the advantage of eliminating the problem of having
>     different levels when you are in the car. It completely gets rid of
>     dynamic range.

    It also eliminated the problem of listening to the radio and having it suddenly get loud, then
    your mother comes in and yells at you "Turn that down!"  So you do, and a moment later,
    you can't hear it.  So you turn it up, and then it gets loud and your mother comes in and
    yells at you again, etc.

    --
    A. Joseph Ross, [removed]                           [removed]
     15 Court Square, Suite 210                 lawyer@[removed]
    Boston, MA 02108-2503           	         [removed]

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    Date: Sun, 15 Aug 2004 01:16:45 -0400
    From: David <martindb@[removed];
    To: [removed]@[removed]
    Subject:  re: OTR Road Trips

    I took a CD full of  "Information Please" mp3s on a week long trip to
    Colorado.  It was a fun way to pass the drive through  the mountains,
    although I found out how much I don't know, which is not a good ego
    builder!

    Also, do not listen to Jack Benny on a crowded freeway.  You may be
    laughing too hard to notice that you are about to crash into a beer
    truck!

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    Date: Sun, 15 Aug 2004 11:57:08 -0400
    From: Ron Sayles <bogusotr@[removed];
    To: Olde Tyme Radio List <[removed]@[removed];
    Subject:  8-16 births/deaths

    August 16th births

    08-16-1888 - Marion Sayle Taylor - Louisville, KY - d. 2-1-1942
    advisor: "Voice of Experience"
    08-16-1895 - Lucien Littlefield - San Antonio, TX - d. 6-4-1960
    actor: "Hollywood On the Air"
    08-16-1896 - Eddie Green - Baltimore, MD - d. 9-19-1950
    actor: Eddie the Waiter "Duffy's Tavern"; Jerry "Uncle Charlie's Tent Show"
    08-16-1899 - Glenn Strange - Weed, NM - d. 9-20-1973
    singer, actor: "Arizona Wranglers"
    08-16-1900 - Walter Kinsella - NY  - d. 5-11-1975
    actor: Pat Patton "Dick Tracy"; Sergeant Mullins "Mr. and Mrs. North"
    08-16-1907 - Mae Clark - Philadelphia, PA - d. 4-29-1992
    actress: "Family Theatre"; "This Is Your FBI"; "Lux Radio Theatre"
    08-16-1915 - Gloria Blondell - NYC - d. 3-25-1986
    actress: Gerry Booker "I Love A Mystery" Gloria Dean "Hollywood Mystery Time"
    08-16-1925 - Fess Parker - Fort Worth, TX
    actor: "Guest Star"; "We Hold These Truths"
    08-16-1928 - Ann Blyth - Mt. Kisco, NY
    actress: "Lux Radio Theatre"
    08-16-1930 - Frank Gifford - Santa Monica, CA
    sports announcer: "Sonny Liston Vs. Cassius Clay"
    08-16-1930 - Robert Culp - Oakland, CA
    actor: "Philip Morris Playhouse on Broadway"
    08-16-1931 - Lois Nettleton - Oak Park, IL
    actress: Patsy Dennis "Brighter Day"
    08-16-1932 - Eydie Gorme - The Bronx, NY
    vocalist: Tex Beneke Band
    08-16-1932 - Marianne Moylan - Southampten, NY - d. 7-25-1990
    singer: (The Moylan Sisters) (Angels of the Airwaves) "Moylan Sisters"
    08-16-1935 - Julie Newmar - Los Angeles, CA
    actress: "CBS Radio Mystery Theatre"

    August 16th deaths

    01-08-1935 - Elvis Presley - Tupelo, MS (Raised: Memphis, TN) - d. 8-16-1977
    singer: "Grand Ole Opry"
    02-06-1895 - George Herman 'Babe' Ruth - Baltimore, MD - d. 8-16-1948
    baseball legend: "Advs. of Babe Ruth"; "Here's Babe Ruth"
    02-20-1929 - Amanda Blake - Buffalo, NY - d. 8-16-1989
    actress: "Lux Radio Theatre"; "Escape"
    04-26-1916 - Frances Robinson - Fort Wandsworth, NY - d. 8-16-1971
    actress: Helen Asher "Richard Diamond"; Claire 'Brooksie' Brooks "Let George
    Do It"
    04-30-1980 - Orin Tovrov - Boston, MA - d. 8-16-1980
    writer: "The Brighter Day"; "Ma Perkins"; "Manhattan Mother"
    05-06-1913 - Stewart Granger - London, England - d. 8-16-1993
    actor: "Lux Radio Theatre"; "Screen Guild Theatre"
    08-10-1914 - Jeff Corey - NYC - d. 8-16-2002
    actor: "Nightbeat"; "Escape"; "NBC Presents: Short Story"
    10-20-1882 - Bela Lugosi - Lugos, Hungary - d. 8-16-1956
    actor: "Crime Does Not Pay"
    --
    Ron Sayles
    Milwaukee, Wisconsin

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