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Date: 9/19/2006 10:18 PM

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                                The Old-Time Radio Digest!
                                  Volume 2006 : Issue 254
                             A Part of the [removed]!
                                 [removed]
                                     ISSN: 1533-9289

                                     Today's Topics:

      book sale                             [ "Bob C" <rmc44@[removed]; ]
      Stan Freberg/When Radio Was Program   [ "Ronald Reeland" <ronreeland@[removed] ]
      OTR on stage in upstate New York      [ Bill Jaker <bilj@[removed]; ]
      9-19 births/deaths                    [ Ronald Sayles <bogusotr@[removed] ]
      print threw                           [ "Walden Hughes" <walden1@yesterdayu ]
      Korla Pandit                          [ "Irene Heinstein" <IreneTH@[removed] ]
      My Favorite Husband                   [ James H Arva <wilditralian@[removed] ]
      Carolina Cotton                       [ "Bill Knowlton" <udmacon1@[removed] ]
      Wikipedia                             [ Rick Keating <pkeating89@[removed]; ]
      9-19 births/deaths                    [ Ronald Sayles <bogusotr@[removed] ]
      Broadcast dates for "Boston Blackie"  [ "kclarke5@[removed]" <kclarke5@juno. ]
      Radio Stars on IMDb                   [ "Joseph M. Ferrant" <jmferrt1@sbcgl ]
      Re: Organist Korla Pandit             [ Jim Stephenson <jestephenson@[removed] ]

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    Date: Mon, 18 Sep 2006 23:56:48 -0400
    From: "Bob C" <rmc44@[removed];
    To: <[removed]@[removed];
    Subject:  book sale

    For newcomers to the listening hobby (or those who have worn out
    their previous copy) Oxford University Press is having its annual
    sale of John Dunning's "On the Air" ... $19 sted of the usual
    $65. You'll find it online at
    [removed]
    gArts/?view=usa

    Also of possible interest because of the spillover to/from radio,
    a book called "Hollywood Cartoons - American Animation in Its
    Golden Age" ($11 vs. $[removed]) and "Show Tunes: The Songs, Shows
    and Careers of Broadway's Major Composers, Revised and Expanded"
    ($[removed] vs. $99).

    Usual disclaimers apply.

    Bob Cockrum

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    Date: Mon, 18 Sep 2006 23:54:48 -0400
    From: "Ronald Reeland" <ronreeland@[removed];
    To: [removed]@[removed]
    Subject:  Stan Freberg/When Radio Was  Program
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       Does anyone know why Stan Freberg is being replaced by Chuck Schaden
       on the syndicated program show"When Radio Was"?

       I listen to Stan almost daily and Chuck on Satudays. I enjoy both. I
       will miss Stan. I believe he just turned 80.(Chuck is 72) He has some
       great CD sets available with all of his early material. His book,"It
       only hurts when I laugh" is good reading, too.

       Regards,

       Ron

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    Date: Mon, 18 Sep 2006 23:57:21 -0400
    From: Bill Jaker <bilj@[removed];
    To: [removed]@[removed]
    Subject:  OTR on stage in upstate New York

        Now here's a reminder about a big night of Old Time Radio, live and
    on stage, in the Triple Cities area of upstate New York.

        This Saturday at 2:00 and 8:00 PM at the Endicott Performing Arts
    Center on Washington Avenue in Endicott enjoy re-creations of "Fibber
    McGee & Molly", "Abbott & Costello", "Dragnet", "Lights Out" and a
    "5-Minute Mystery".  The show is produced by Bob Huckabone, directed by
    Gladys Wasser, sound effects by Bart Curtis and music by Paula Bacorn.
    The casts feature some of the most notable broadcasters in the
    Binghamton area.

        Tickets are $15, to benefit Broadcast Alumni of the Southern Tier.
    For more information call EPAC at 607/785-8903.

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    Date: Mon, 18 Sep 2006 23:57:50 -0400
    From: Ronald Sayles <bogusotr@[removed];
    To: Olde Tyme Radio Digest Digest <[removed]@[removed];
    Subject:  9-19 births/deaths

    September 19th births

    09-19-1879 - Louis Joseph Vance - NYC - d. 12-16-1933
    writer: "The Lone Wolf"
    09-19-1888 - Porter Hall - Cincinnati, OH - d. 10-6-1953
    actor: "March of Time"
    09-19-1899 - Ricardo Cortez - Vienna, Austria-Hungary - d. 4-28-1977
    actor: "Shell Chateau"; "Fleischmann's Yeast Hour"; "Treasury Hour"
    09-19-1904 - Dr. Bergen Evans - Franklin, OH - d. 2-4-1978
    host: "Down You Go"; "Of Many Things"
    09-19-1904 - Elvia Allman - Concord, NC - d. 3-6-1992
    comedienne: Tootsie Sagwell "George Burns and Gracie Allen Show";
    Cora Dithers "Blondie"
    09-19-1905 - Betty Garde - Philadelphia, PA - d. 12-25-1989
    actor: Peggy O'Neill "O'Neills"; Kate Mason "Maudie's Diary"
    09-19-1910 - Arthur Mullard - London, England - d. 12-11-1995
    actor: Jack (Dad Porter) "Industrial Inaction"; "Brothers In Law"
    09-19-1910 - Dresser Dahlstead - d. 4-20-1998
    announcer: "I Deal in Crime"; "Death Valley Days"; "I Love a Mystery"
    09-19-1910 - Margaret Lindsay - Dubuque, IA - d. 5-8-1981
    actor: "Screen Guild Theatre"; "Silver Theatre"
    09-19-1913 - Frances Farmer - Seattle, WA - d. 8-1-1970
    actor: "Pursuit of Happiness"; "Hollywood Hotel"; "Suspense"; "Lux
    Radio Theatre"
    09-19-1926 - James Lipton - Detroit, MI
    actor: Dick Grant "The Guiding Light"; Dan Reid "The Lone Ranger"
    09-19-1931 - Ray Danton - NYC - d. 2-11-1992
    actor: "Hollywood Radio Theatre"

    September 19th deaths

    02-03-1903 - Martin Block - Los Angeles, CA - d. 9-19-1967
    announcer, disc jockey: "Make-Believe Ballroom"; "Chesterfield Supper
    Club"
    04-07-1899 - Robert Casasesus - Paris, France - d. 9-19-1972
    pianist: "Telephone Hour"; "Oklahoma City Symphony Orchestra"
    05-21-1901 - Fred Cole - Los Angeles, CA - d. 9-19-1964
    writer: "Double or Nothing"
    06-01-1900 - Werner Janssen - NYC - d. 9-19-1990
    music: "Edgar Bergen/Charlie McCarthy Show"
    06-17-1910 - Red Foley - Blue Lick, KY - d. 9-19-1968
    singer: "National Barn Dance"; "Grand Ole Opry"; "Red Foley Show"
    07-28-1911 - Ann Doran - Amarillo, TX - d. 9-19-2000
    actor: "Lux Radio Theatre"
    08-16-1896 - Eddie Green - Baltimore, MD - d. 9-19-1950
    actor: Eddie the Waiter "Duffy's Tavern"; Jerry "Uncle Charlie's Tent
    Show"
    10-20-1895 - Rex Ingram - Cairo, IL - d. 9-19-1965
    actor: "Free World Theatre"
    12-30-1931 - Skeeter Davis - Dry Ridge, KY - d. 9-19-2004
    country/western singer: "Grand Old Opry"

    Ron Sayles
    Milwaukee, Wisconsin

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    Date: Tue, 19 Sep 2006 07:43:16 -0400
    From: "Walden Hughes" <walden1@[removed];
    To: <[removed]@[removed];
    Subject:  print threw

    Hi Everybody,

    a friend of mine has a collection of great sounding reel to reel, of OTR,
    but they have print threw    on them.  Does any one have an idea how to fix
    them while he is transferring them on audio cds?  Take care,

    Walden Hughes

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    Date: Tue, 19 Sep 2006 07:43:53 -0400
    From: "Irene Heinstein" <IreneTH@[removed];
    To: "OTR" <[removed]@[removed];
    Subject:  Korla Pandit

    I replied off list to Stuart Lubin's questions about Korla Pandit with a
    link to the Korla Pandit website.   The obituary posted there gave personal
    information, real name, parents names, so my curiosity was piqued and given
    his age I hoped to find his family in the 1930 census, the last one released
    for public access, and the only one he'd be in since he was born in 1921.

    I found the Redd family in the 1930 Census living in  Hannibal, Missouri.

    This is a summary:

    Father:  Ernest G. Redd, age 47 [died in LA in 1966]
    Mother:  Doshia Redd, age 42 [died in LA in 1977]

    7 children:  3 girls, 4 boys ranging in age from 4 to 19. John Roland Redd
    aka Korla Pandit was 8, second [removed]

    Doshia Redd's mother was also living with the family.

    The entire family was born in Missouri.

    His father was a pastor.

    Then the surprise -- race for all family members was given as Negro.

    I then checked the 1920 census even though John Roland was not born yet to
    confirm the classification.

    On that census the race of the parents and 5 children was given as mulatto.

    The subject of his race is discussed in full including genealogical studies.
    Lots of interesting info.

    This is the first history page on the web site.

    [removed]

    Irene

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    Date: Tue, 19 Sep 2006 07:44:11 -0400
    From: James H Arva <wilditralian@[removed];
    To: [removed]@[removed]
    Subject:  My Favorite Husband

    09-19-06

    Walden Hughes asked for a copy of the 11-11-50 "My Favorite Husband"
    show.  I don't have that, but I do have the one from the following week,
    11-18-50 ... but I'm sure that this is one of those cases where a miss is
    as good as a mile.  In case there's anything that sequences into it, let
    me know and I'll send it to you.

    Regards,

    Jim Arva

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    Date: Tue, 19 Sep 2006 10:40:49 -0400
    From: "Bill Knowlton" <udmacon1@[removed];
    To: [removed]@[removed]
    Subject:  Carolina Cotton

    I've seen radio logs in which there was a 15 minute show named "Carolina
    Calling."

    Could that be the show you're looking for?

    Also, someone sent me a CD of Carolina's record output from the 40s. Nice to
    have these numbers back in circulation.

    BILL KNOWLTON

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    Date: Tue, 19 Sep 2006 11:11:42 -0400
    From: Rick Keating <pkeating89@[removed];
    To: [removed]@[removed]
    Subject:  Wikipedia

    Kermyt wrote:

>     I was reading the wikipedia entry about Bob Crosy
>     when I saw the following line:

>     "Crosby also appeared on Benny's short lived TV show
>     which ran for about 3 years in the early 50's."

>     Well!

    (SNIPPED)

>     Perhaps they Crosby authors meant to say that Bob
>     appeared on Jack's show for about 3 years in the early 50s?

    Perhaps. But let's keep in mind Wikipedia's inherent
    faults. _Anyone_ can edit or change an entry. And I'd
    be willing to bet that many people are relying on
    other Internet-based information when writing a
    Wikipedia entry. In my view, Wikipedia should never be
    used as a primary source of information. Nor
    secondary. It's fluidity makes it unreliable.

    But since anyone can correct an entry, did you correct
    the erroneous information about Jack Benny in the Bob
    Crosby entry?

    Rick

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    Date: Tue, 19 Sep 2006 12:27:24 -0400
    From: Ronald Sayles <bogusotr@[removed];
    To: Olde Tyme Radio Digest Digest <[removed]@[removed];
    Subject:  9-19 births/deaths

    September 19th births

    09-19-1879 - Louis Joseph Vance - NYC - d. 12-16-1933
    writer: "The Lone Wolf"
    09-19-1888 - Porter Hall - Cincinnati, OH - d. 10-6-1953
    actor: "March of Time"
    09-19-1899 - Ricardo Cortez - Vienna, Austria-Hungary - d. 4-28-1977
    actor: "Shell Chateau"; "Fleischmann's Yeast Hour"; "Treasury Hour"
    09-19-1904 - Dr. Bergen Evans - Franklin, OH - d. 2-4-1978
    host: "Down You Go"; "Of Many Things"
    09-19-1904 - Elvia Allman - Concord, NC - d. 3-6-1992
    comedienne: Tootsie Sagwell "George Burns and Gracie Allen Show";
    Cora Dithers "Blondie"
    09-19-1905 - Betty Garde - Philadelphia, PA - d. 12-25-1989
    actor: Peggy O'Neill "O'Neills"; Kate Mason "Maudie's Diary"
    09-19-1910 - Arthur Mullard - London, England - d. 12-11-1995
    actor: Jack (Dad Porter) "Industrial Inaction"; "Brothers In Law"
    09-19-1910 - Dresser Dahlstead - d. 4-20-1998
    announcer: "I Deal in Crime"; "Death Valley Days"; "I Love a Mystery"
    09-19-1910 - Margaret Lindsay - Dubuque, IA - d. 5-8-1981
    actor: "Screen Guild Theatre"; "Silver Theatre"
    09-19-1913 - Frances Farmer - Seattle, WA - d. 8-1-1970
    actor: "Pursuit of Happiness"; "Hollywood Hotel"; "Suspense"; "Lux
    Radio Theatre"
    09-19-1926 - James Lipton - Detroit, MI
    actor: Dick Grant "The Guiding Light"; Dan Reid "The Lone Ranger"
    09-19-1931 - Ray Danton - NYC - d. 2-11-1992
    actor: "Hollywood Radio Theatre"

    September 19th deaths

    02-03-1903 - Martin Block - Los Angeles, CA - d. 9-19-1967
    announcer, disc jockey: "Make-Believe Ballroom"; "Chesterfield Supper
    Club"
    04-07-1899 - Robert Casasesus - Paris, France - d. 9-19-1972
    pianist: "Telephone Hour"; "Oklahoma City Symphony Orchestra"
    05-21-1901 - Fred Cole - Los Angeles, CA - d. 9-19-1964
    writer: "Double or Nothing"
    06-01-1900 - Werner Janssen - NYC - d. 9-19-1990
    music: "Edgar Bergen/Charlie McCarthy Show"
    06-17-1910 - Red Foley - Blue Lick, KY - d. 9-19-1968
    singer: "National Barn Dance"; "Grand Ole Opry"; "Red Foley Show"
    07-28-1911 - Ann Doran - Amarillo, TX - d. 9-19-2000
    actor: "Lux Radio Theatre"
    08-16-1896 - Eddie Green - Baltimore, MD - d. 9-19-1950
    actor: Eddie the Waiter "Duffy's Tavern"; Jerry "Uncle Charlie's Tent
    Show"
    10-20-1895 - Rex Ingram - Cairo, IL - d. 9-19-1965
    actor: "Free World Theatre"
    12-30-1931 - Skeeter Davis - Dry Ridge, KY - d. 9-19-2004
    country/western singer: "Grand Old Opry"

    Ron Sayles
    Milwaukee, Wisconsin

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    Date: Tue, 19 Sep 2006 13:18:28 -0400
    From: "kclarke5@[removed]" <kclarke5@[removed];
    To: [removed]@[removed]
    Subject:  Broadcast dates for "Boston Blackie"
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           Help!  I need some broadcast dates for a couple of eps of the :Boston
    Blackie" series.  The eps titles are "The Lee Chow Murder Case" and "The
    Worthington Ghost".  All that I've been able to discover is that both of
    these
    eps were broadcast in the 1940's.  Does anyone know when these programs
    were initially broadcast?  If so, I'd appreciate the information.

    Another OTR Fan,

    Kenneth Clarke

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    Date: Tue, 19 Sep 2006 13:44:15 -0400
    From: "Joseph M. Ferrant" <jmferrt1@[removed];
    To: <[removed]@[removed];
    Subject:  Radio Stars on IMDb

    Is it just me, or am I noticing more actors, announcers, directors, etc.
    getting their just mention on the IMDb site?  Being now a couple of
    generations removed from radio's golden age, I think those in charge are
    simply are not aware of how many movie/TV people got their start in radio.

    Since the site does solicit input, seems perhaps some of our historians here
    have been doing a bit of guerilla updating/education.   True or not true?

    Joe

    "Where you sleep out every night
    And the only law is Right . . ."

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    Date: Tue, 19 Sep 2006 15:38:34 -0400
    From: Jim Stephenson <jestephenson@[removed];
    To: [removed]@[removed]
    Subject:  Re: Organist Korla Pandit

    Stuart asked for information regarding Korla Pandit. According to some
    recent research (excellently summarized on the Space Age Pop website,
    [removed]) his real name was John Roland
    Redd, and he was born in Columbia, Missouri. He was African-American,
    and not Indian (or Hispanic). The "Juan Rolando" pseudonym was one that
    he took before he settled on Korla Pandit.

    An example of the opening of Korla Pandit's TV show can be found on
    YouTube, right here: [removed]

    Jim Stephenson

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