Subject: [removed] Digest V2007 #67
From: [removed]@[removed]
Date: 2/25/2007 1:31 PM
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                            The Old-Time Radio Digest!
                              Volume 2007 : Issue 67
                         A Part of the [removed]!
                             [removed]
                                 ISSN: 1533-9289


                                 Today's Topics:

  2-25 births/deaths                    [ Ronald Sayles <bogusotr@[removed] ]
  Hal Stone's Broadway/Theatre Credits  [ jameshburns@[removed] (Jim Burns) ]
  More thoughts on [removed]               [ Kermyt Anderson <kermyta@[removed]; ]
  Adventures by Morse                   [ "Martin Grams, Jr." <mmargrajr@hotm ]
  Why Sedona?                           [ "RadioAZ@[removed]" <radioAZ@bas ]
  Radio premiums classifiction          [ "Martin Grams, Jr." <mmargrajr@hotm ]
  XM                                    [ "Mark Kinsler" <kinsler33@[removed] ]
  Hal                                   [ "Walden Hughes" <walden1@yesterdayu ]
  Hal Stone                             [ ilamfan@[removed] (S Jansen) ]
  James Stewart Radio Shows Needed      [ beatlechas@[removed] ]
  More on Crear Channel                 [ Frank McGurn <[removed]@sbcglobal. ]
  Reader's Digest Radio Edition         [ "Don and Kathy Dean" <dxk@ezlinknet ]

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Date: Sat, 24 Feb 2007 23:06:05 -0500
From: Ronald Sayles <bogusotr@[removed];
To: Olde Tyme Radio Digest Digest <[removed]@[removed];
Subject:  2-25 births/deaths

February 25th births

02-25-1879 - Frank McIntyre - Ann Arbor, MI - d. 6-8-1949
actor: Captain Barney "Maxwell House Showboat"; Captain Henry "Showboat"
02-25-1896 - John Parrish - Lindenhurst, NY - d. 4-18-1988
actor: "Alias Jimmy Valentine"; "Life Can Be Beautiful"
02-25-1901 - Zeppo Marx - NYC  - d. 11-30-1979
comedian: (Marx Brothers) "American Review"
02-25-1904 - Adelle Davis - Lizton, IN - d. 5-31-1974
nutritionist, author: "Edgar Bergen/Charlie McCarthy"
02-25-1904 - Marion Claire - Chicago, IL - d. 2-24-1988
singer: "Chicago Theatre of the Air"
02-25-1904 - Warren Parker - Alton, IL - d. 7-31-1976
actor: Jesus Christ "The Greatest Story Ever Told"
02-25-1906 - Warren Hymer - NYC - d. 3-25-1948
actor: "Screen Guild Theatre"
02-25-1908 - George Duning - Richmond, IN - d. 2-27-2000
composer: "Bud's Bandwagon"
02-25-1910 - Wini Shaw - San Francisco, CA - d. 5-2-1982
actor: Air Trailers "Good News of 1935 and In Caliente"
02-25-1912 - Richard Wattis - Wednesbury, England - d. 2-1-1975
actor: "Brothers In Law"
02-25-1912 - Wally Ausley - d. 12-19-1994
play-by-play for the North Carolina State Wolfpack
02-25-1913 - Jim Backus - Cleveland, OH - d. 7-3-1989
comedian: Hubert Updike "Alan Young Show"; Chester Fenwick "Sad Sack"
02-25-1914 - John Arlott - Basingstoke, England - d. 12-14-1991
BBC radio cricket commentator
02-25-1915 - Brenda Joyce - Excelsior Springs, MO
actor: "Good News of 1940"; "Stars Over Hollywood"; "AmericanShowcase"
02-25-1921 - Andy Pafko - Boyceville, WI
baseball player: "Quiz Kids"
02-25-1921 - John Wainwright - d. 9-xx-1995
writer: "Death in a Sleeping City"
02-25-1921 - Patricia Ryan - London, England - d. 2-15-1949
actor: Amy March "Little Women"; Claudia Naughton "Claudia and David"
02-25-1925 - Lisa Kirk - Charleroi, PA - d. 11-11-1990
vocalist: "The Henry Morgan Show"
02-25-1927 - Dickie Jones - Snyder, TX
actor: Henry Aldrich "The Aldrich Family"
02-25-1928 - Larry Gelbart - Chicago, IL
writer: "Bob Hope Show"; "Duffy's Tavern"; "Jack Parr Show"
02-25-1932 - Faron Young - Shreveport, LA - d. 12-10-1996
country singer: "Town and Country Time"; "Country Style [removed]"
02-25-1938 - Diane Baker - Hollywood, CA
actor: "CBS Radio Mystery Theatre"
02-25-1951 - Don Poier - d. 1-21-2005
sports announcer

February 25th deaths

02-20-1914 - John Charles Daly - Johannesburg, South Africa - d.
2-25-1991
newscaster, emcee: "What's My Line"; "CBS Is There"; "Columbia Workshop"
03-17-1884 - Frank Buck - Gainesville, TX - d. 2-25-1950
wild animal hunter: "Bring 'em Back Alive"
03-21-1908 - Vincent Pelletier - Minneapolis, MN - d. 2-25-1994
actor: Victor Powell "This is Life"; Robin "Calling All Detectives"
03-26-1911 - Tennessee Williams - Columbus, TN - d. 2-25-1983
author: "Drama Critics Award"; "Lux Radio Theatre"
05-24-1905 - Joe Lindwurm - d. 2-25-1992
musician: "The Ipana Troubadors"
07-31-1904 - Billy Hillpot - Red Bank, NJ - d. 2-25-1985
singer: Trade "Smith Brothers: Trade and Mark"; "Camel Pleasure Hour"
09-14-1925 - Bill Christy - Seattle, WA - d. 2-25-1946
actor: Franklin Dexter "Meet Corliss Archer"
09-23-1907 - Rudd Weatherwax - Engel, Sierra County, NM - d. 2-25-1985
dog trainer: "Lassie"
12-01-1880 - William Arndt - Mayville, WI - d. 2-25-1957
professor: conducted Bible classes on WFUO St. Louis
12-09-1903 - Matty Malneck - Newark, NJ - d. 2-25-1981
bandleader: "Campana Serenade"; "Duffy's Tavern"
xx-xx-1909 - John Griggs - d. 2-25-1967
actor: Capt. Randy Claymore of the Confederacy "Roses and Drums"

Ron Sayles

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Date: Sat, 24 Feb 2007 23:06:33 -0500
From: jameshburns@[removed] (Jim Burns)
To: [removed]@[removed]
Subject:  Hal Stone's Broadway/Theatre [removed]

Does anyone have any idea of Hal Stone's actual New York theatre
credits?

I'd be happy to get some coverage out in the New York theatrical press,
but the IBDB--Internet Broadway Data Base--had no title listings.

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Date: Sat, 24 Feb 2007 23:07:38 -0500
From: Kermyt Anderson <kermyta@[removed];
To: [removed]@[removed]
Subject:  More thoughts on [removed]

Like everyone else on this list, I am very saddened by the new of Hal
Stone's death. I knew him primarily from the Digest, where his postings
demonstrated a wonderful combination of respectable wisdom from a
venerated elder, and the almost impish humor of a little boy. I loved
his book, and cherish my personalized inscription. I had the pleasure
of seeing him only once, at FOTR two years ago, but his performances
were extremely memorable. I had only the briefest of personal
interactions with him, in the hallway when he was clearly in a hurry to
return to a panel. I wish we'd had more time to chat.

There's another aspect to Hal's passing that I don't think anybody else
has commented on. Practically every month, another OTR performer dies,
another link to the past severed forever. Some of these passings stir
up more discussion than others, but Hal's death  has been particulary
poignant because so many of us felt that we knew him, even if we had
never seen him perform. He was one of the last original OTR performers
who was both still active at the conventions and very active here on
the Digest. It seems that most of the original performers who attend
the conventions do not post here. I can think of several other original
OTR actors who are active on this list, but I don't know how active
they are at the meetings. Few, if any, who have touched so many people
as Hal, especially for fans of the medium who cannot attend the annual
conventions. The last time I saw this outpouring of emotion over the
death of performer was when Harry Bartell died -- like Hal, an original
OTR performer who was active on the digest and at recreations. I guess
what I'm trying to say here is that, on top of the grief we all feel
over Hal's death, it's further sad that we (especially those of us
whose interaction with this hobby comes primarily over the Digest) will
have few opportunities to feel so close to one of the "old timers"
again. The fact that Hal was such a well loved and respected
personality makes our loss all the more difficult.

Kermyt

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Date: Sat, 24 Feb 2007 23:38:56 -0500
From: "Martin Grams, Jr." <mmargrajr@[removed];
To: [removed]@[removed]
Subject:  Adventures by Morse

Someone wrote:

I find it interesting when a thread starts about some unresolved bit of
info about a radio show plot.  The most recent and most frequent is the
lone ranger name example.  Others concern how a continuing plot theme ends
or not when a series ended abruptly without resolution.  Some concern some
bit of logical conflict about what some character does or says at one time
and conflicts with the same thing at another time period or some procedural
logic such as what dId superman do with his street clothing when in
superman garb. It seems to me the writers of a show never had in mind to tie
all the loose ends up logically.

One comes to mind that if my memory serves me correctly, was the serial
ADVENTURES BY MORSE which involved a mentally-challenged boy dressing up in
a skeleton or spook outfit and prowling the night.  If memory serves me
correctly, the title of that drama was "Dead Men Prowl"?  What ever became
of the uncle or old man what was featured in the first few chapters?  Did
Morse forget to continue writing him in the scripts?  He sort of vanished
and never came back on the air.

I read somewhere that a TV soap opera a few decades ago had a young boy who
was sent up to the attic to do his homework and the boy of about 8 or 9 was
never on the program after that.  Why he was overlooked and dropped out of
the storyline was never explained, but I am sure the poor lad to this day is
still up in the attic doing his homework . . .

Martin

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Date: Sat, 24 Feb 2007 23:39:47 -0500
From: "RadioAZ@[removed]" <radioAZ@[removed];
To: <[removed]@[removed];
Subject:  Why Sedona?

Stuart Lubin mentioned that he did not know why Hal Stone retired to Sedona,
AZ.  Then he goes on to say: "...but along with its many other
attributes as a beautiful [removed]"   And unknowingly answered his own
question.

A few years ago Hal spent a day showing me around Sedona.  He told me that m
any years back he was going to Sedona for some kind of meeting, or
convention or something.  He arrived in town at night.  When the lights of
his rental car hit the red rocks surrounding the town, he knew right then
and there that this is where he wanted to live.  Came the morning and he was
even more convinced this was the place for him.  It was, quite simply, the
beauty of the town and the area that attracted him.  He became a kind of one
man chambr of commerce.  He studied the history and culture of the town and
could expound on the subject for hours.

He was not only a painter but also a sculptor.  I saw several of is works at
his home that day.   He also had home building skills.  Almost from the
mooment he moved into his home he began an ongoing remodeling project.
Meticulous detail went into his work.  I'm only guessing, but I'll bet it
was never finished.

Ted

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Date: Sun, 25 Feb 2007 00:32:48 -0500
From: "Martin Grams, Jr." <mmargrajr@[removed];
To: [removed]@[removed]
Subject:  Radio premiums classifiction

Comeone asked:

I realize a discussion of radio premiums is far from the center of
interest in OTR, but it certainly has a place.  I've noticed in various
auctions on eBay and elsewhere, a significant percentage of radio
premiums are listed as toys.  But are they?

Ken Stockinger, Neal Ellis and I had a discussion on stage about that at
MANC during the nostalgia on eBay panel and it was brought up that no true
classification can be used to describe an item on that web-site because the
sellers are not always experts and do not always research an item before
posting it for sale.  A decoder ring could be listed under "American
Jewelry, 1940-1970" and most people looking for a specific decoder ring may
never find it by naoorwing down a search because they would be looking under
Toys, subcategory, collectibles, etc.  You get the idea.  Best advice when
searching for an item is to simply type it in the search box and then narrow
down the choices from there but don't be too selective.  People searching
for an item don't know exactly how to look for it and some listing items
don't always list it appropriately.

One small tip: mis-spell an item's name.  If you're looking for pulp
magazines of "The Shadow" or radio transcription discs, try "old-time radio
records" or "The Schadow" because people do mis-spell the names of items.  I
once bought 100+ issues of The Shadow, pulp magazine orginals, for $[removed]
plus postage and half of them from were from the 1930s - just because
someone mis-spelled the name of "Shadow".  I was apparently the only person
who found the auction or knew it even existed and got lucky with one minimum
bid.

Martin

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Date: Sun, 25 Feb 2007 00:33:18 -0500
From: "Mark Kinsler" <kinsler33@[removed];
To: [removed]@[removed]
Subject:  XM

Natalie got a new car with an XM radio in it, and for about the first time
since I've been posting on this here forvm (I use the Roman spelling) I'm
listening to some OTR.  I don't know who organizes 'turn back the dial
radio' as they call it, but it seems pretty good and in point of fact the
sound is quite remarkable.  My assumption is that the shows have been
digitally processed, and that the algorithms for distinguishing a record
scratch from a spoken sibiliant have progressed remarkably.

My other half Natalie was convinced that the shows would have been taped,
and I had to tell her that tape recorders were scarce when they performed
the Chase & Sanborn Hour in 1938; that the shows were performed live and
expected to stay that way and that only good fortune has preserved the big
disk recordings that someone made of them.

For what it's worth, would the Chase & Sanborn recordings used on XM have
come from C & S's advertising agency, or did NBC save them for some reason?

Mark Kinsler
512 E Mulberry St. Lancaster, Ohio USA 43130 740-687-6368 740-503-1973
[removed]
[removed]

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Date: Sun, 25 Feb 2007 00:54:23 -0500
From: "Walden Hughes" <walden1@[removed];
To: <[removed]@[removed];
Subject:  Hal

Hi Everybody,

like many of you I been thinking about Hal Stone over the last few days.  At
the last convention which  was at FOTR, Hal came over to sit with  me for a
few minutes on a Saturday afternoon.  He was very tired and he told me he
needed    to take a nap.  This was just after doing a dress rehearsal for
Mercury Theater.  That night the cast put on a great show.  Allso during the
day Hal grab me and took me over to meet Chuck McCann, he wanted me to ask
REPS to invite Chuck to REPS this year.  Hal wanted to do Bob and Ray with
Chuck, and Chuck wanted to do some Honey Mooners with Hal.  I will miss Hal
very much,

Walden

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Date: Sun, 25 Feb 2007 01:47:30 -0500
From: ilamfan@[removed] (S Jansen)
To: [removed]@[removed] (OTR Bulletin Board)
Subject:  Hal Stone

     So after reading the first batch of OTR Digest replies and reminiscences
about losing Hal Stone, I was not in the best of moods - felt a bit empty, to
tell the [removed] went out to pick up pizza for dinner, and kept thinking
about the great times I'd had hanging out with him a bit and working in the
recreations in Cincy with him.
     I get home with the pizzas and set them down for dinner.  "Something
wrong?" asks my sweetie, Joyce.
     "No." I reply.
     "What's the matter?"
     "Nothing." I said, in a manly way.
     "Are you okay?"
     "Sure." I said emotionlessly.
     "Well, what's the matter, then?"
     "...just a [removed], that's [removed]"
     "About your friend, Hal?" and she sees a bit of a tear well up in my
eye: "I'm sorry - I didn't realize that you were so [removed]"she says.
     "Neither did I!" and I blubbered uncontrollably for a few minutes, while
she gave me a big consoling hug.
     I felt a bit better afterward.  I ate some [removed] I still felt sort
of empty.

     Yeesh - I've been [removed] only saw the guy for maybe a few hours a
year for the past several years!  I barely knew him, except to know that he
was good to be around - you'd be guaranteed some good stories, some good
laughs, and generally have a better day after talking with him.
     I'll miss him a lot.  I can't imagine how hard it will be for those who
knew him better than I did.  My sincerest condolences to his family and
[removed] was only an acquaintance from an annual event, and he affected
me.

     I'll miss you, Hal.  Cincy just won't be the same without you -

(Sound of sniffles, nose being blown)

(Theme music up and out)

Stephen Jansen

--
Old Time Radio never dies - it just changes formats!

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Date: Sun, 25 Feb 2007 10:07:33 -0500
From: beatlechas@[removed]
To: [removed]@[removed]
Subject:  James Stewart Radio Shows Needed
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All Readers:

My wife and I are currently finishing work on a book dealing with the radio
career of actor Jimmy Stewart. We need copies of the following radio shows to
complete this work. We are hoping that someone reading this newsletter can
help us. The shows needed are:

Command Performance (4/13/47)
Hollywood Hotel - Born To Dance (11/13/36)
Hollywood Star Playhouse - Nor Gloom of Night (4/24/50)
Prudential Family Hour of Stars - The Short, Happy Life of Francis Macomber
(1/29/50)
Screen Guild Theater - It's a Wonderful Life (12/29/47, 12/29/49,
3/15/51)(The second two dates  may have been different performance, or simply
repeats of the original show)

If you can supply any of these shows, please contact us at
beatlechas@[removed].

Thank you,

Charles & Erna Reinhart

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Date: Sun, 25 Feb 2007 10:59:05 -0500
From: Frank McGurn <[removed]@[removed];
To: <[removed]@[removed];
Subject:  More on Crear Channel

I was surffing the web and came across Chicago's WLS (Worlds Largest
Store) web site. Lots of OTR history.

The web site is [removed]  there is a link to "History"   I  enjoyed it.

Frank McGurn

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Date: Sun, 25 Feb 2007 15:26:17 -0500
From: "Don and Kathy Dean" <dxk@[removed];
To: <[removed]@[removed];
Subject:  Reader's Digest Radio Edition

On the OTR Digest Volume 66, DDunfee made this comment:

On a radio spirits broadcast of 'crime photographer' the show ended with a
reminder to stay tuned for the 'readers digest' show.  What was this, did
they reenact articles from the print version or was it radio only
material?

What a coincidence. I am currently listening to some of those programs.
Radio's
Readers Digest was first broadcast over CBS in 1942. My reel to reel tape #
952
has 12 of these half hour shows beginning with 2/5/48 through 4/22/48. These
shows were sponsored by Hallmark Cards. The plays were based on stories
that appeared in Readers Digest. I'm not sure when it went off the air. Hope
that
answered your question.

Don Dean N8IOJ

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