Subject: [removed] Digest V2009 #214
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Date: 11/11/2009 9:18 AM

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                                The Old-Time Radio Digest!
                                  Volume 2009 : Issue 214
                             A Part of the [removed]!
                                 [removed]
                                     ISSN: 1533-9289

                                     Today's Topics:

      #OldRadio IRC Chat this Thursday Nig  [ charlie@[removed] ]
      BBC's My Music                        [ Kermyt Anderson <kermyta@[removed]; ]
      11-8 births/deaths                    [ Ron Sayles <bogusotr@[removed]; ]
      OLDE TYME RADIO NETWWORK              [ Jerry Haendiges <Jerry@[removed]; ]
      Lux Radio Theatre & This Is The Army  [ "howstean2@[removed]" <howstean ]
      Kay Thompson                          [ SIrvinProd@[removed] ]
      The Shadow - The Hypnotized Audience  [ Andrew Steinberg <otrdig2@[removed] ]
      Re: Drear Pooson                      [ <georgewagner@[removed]; ]
      11-9 births/deaths                    [ Ron Sayles <bogusotr@[removed]; ]
      Batten, Barton, Durstine & Osborn     [ "A. Joseph Ross" <joe@attorneyross. ]

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    Date: Wed, 11 Nov 2009 02:12:01 -0500
    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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    Date: Wed, 11 Nov 2009 11:12:48 -0500
    From: Kermyt Anderson <kermyta@[removed];
    To: [removed]@[removed]
    Subject:  BBC's My Music

    Fans of the long-running BBC radio comedy panel game My Music (1967-1994,
    itself a spin-off of sorts of the even longer running series My Word) might
    be interested to note that two of its stalwarts passed away this year. Steve
    Race, the moderator (and a composer in his own right), died in June. And Ian
    Wallace, who graced the show with his wonderful singing voice and his wit,
    died in October. Apparently over the programme's 520 episodes, neither Race
    nor Wallace missed a broadcast. I used to listen this syndicated on public
    radio in the early 1980s, along with My Word. The Golden Age of British Radio
    peaked a bit later than US Radio, but its icons are leaving us too.

    Kermyt

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    Date: Wed, 11 Nov 2009 11:13:03 -0500
    From: Ron Sayles <bogusotr@[removed];
    To: Olde Tyme Radio Digest Digest <[removed]@[removed];
    Subject:  11-8 births/deaths

    November 8th births

    11-08-1847 - Bram Stoker - Dublin, Ireland - d. 4-20-1912
    author: "Many of his works adapted for radio
    11-08-1865 - Tim Frawley - Washington, [removed] - d. 4-26-1936
    actor: Old Ranger "Death Valley Days"
    11-08-1891 - Clarence J. Ingram - Jersey City, NJ - d. 12-31-1955
    interviewer: "Stardust"
    11-08-1899 - Edmund "Tiny" Ruffner - Crawfordsville, IN - d. 2-23-1983
    announcer: "Show Boat"; "Captain Diamond's Adventure"; "Better Half"
    11-08-1900 - Franklin Parker - Filmore, MO - d. 6-12-1962
    actor: "Gene Autry's Melody Ranch"; "Big Town"
    11-08-1900 - Margaret Mitchell - Atlanta, GA - d. 8-16-1949
    author: "Gone with the Wind Premier"; "Gone with the Wind"
    11-08-1909 - Sam Balter - Detroit, MI - d. 8-8-1998
    sports, news commentator: "Inside of Sports"; "Sizing Up the News"
    11-08-1909 - Scotty Wiseman - Ingalls, NC - d. 1-31-1981
    singer: (Lulu Belle and Scotty) "National Barn Dance"; "Boone County
    Jamboree"
    11-08-1913 - June Havoc - Vancouver, Canada
    actor: "Advs. of Sam Spade"; "Theatre Guild On the Air"
    11-08-1913 - Robert Strauss - NYC - d. 2-20-1975
    actor: Doc Prouty "Advs. of Ellery Queen"; Pa Wiggs "Mrs. Wiggs of the
    Cabbage Patch"
    11-08-1914 - Norman Lloyd - Jersey City, NJ
    actor: "Columbia Presents Corwin"; "Words at War"
    11-08-1916 - Norman Macdonnell - Pasadena, CA - d. 11-28-1979
    producer, director: "Gunsmoke"
    11-08-1918 - Bob Schiller - San Francisco, CA
    writer: "Duffy's Tavern"
    11-08-1918 - Paul Barnes - Chicago, IL - d. 5-16-1983
    actor: Red Albright/Captain Midnight "Captain Midnight"
    11-08-1921 - Jerome Hines - Hollywood, CA - d. 2-4-2003
    singer: "Standard Hour"; "Voice of Firestone"
    11-08-1927 - Chris Connor - Kansas City, MO - d. 8-29-2009
    jazz singer: Claude Thorhill's Orchestra
    11-08-1927 - Patti Page - Claremore, OK
    singer: "One Night Stand"; "Bing Crosby Show"; "Your Rhythm Revue"
    11-08-1931 - Darla Hood - Leedey, OK - d. 6-13-1979
    actor: "Jack Benny Program"; "Bud's Bandwagon"
    11-08-1932 - Bernard Treister - Berlin, Germany
    writer: "Adventures in Judaism"

    November 8th deaths

    02-03-1894 - Norman Rockwell - NYC - d. 11-8-1978
    artist: "The Breakfast Club"
    02-09-1892 - Frank W. Asper - Salt Lake City, UT - d. 11-8-1973
    organist: "Music and the Spoken Word"
    02-14-1912 - Jack Brooks - Liverpool, England - d. 11-8-1971
    composer, lyricist: "Dick Tracy in B Flat"
    02-26-1891 - Josef Bonime - Vilna, Poland - d. 11-8-1959
    conductor: "Death Valley Days"; "Echoes of New York"
    03-20-1914 - Wendell Corey - Dracut, MA - d. 11-8-1968
    actor: Detective Dan McGarry "McGarry and His Mouse"
    04-21-1907 - Beatrice Kay - The Bronx, NY - d. 11-8-1986
    singer: "Gaslight Gayeties"; "Beatrice Kay Show"
    07-03-1913 - Dorothy Kilgallen - Chicago, IL - d. 11-8-1965
    commentator: "Voice of Broadway"; "Breakfast with Dorothy and Dick"
    09-11-1913 - Eugenia Rawls - Macon, GA - d. 11-8-2000
    actor: "We, The People"; "Molle Mystery Theatre"
    10-05-1914 - Kay St. Germaine - Portland, OR - d. 11-8-1994
    actor: Voice of Elsie the Cow
    10-20-1884 - Billy Baskette - Henderson, KY - d. 11-8-1949
    entertained in early radio
    10-30-1907 - Renzo Cesana - Rome, Italy - d. 11-8-1970
    creater: "The Steve Allen Show"
    11-21-1905 - Ted Ray - Wigan, Lanchashire, England - d. 11-8-1977
    comedian: "Ray's a Laugh"
    12-08-1914 - Mary Patton - Duluth, MN - d. 11-8-1982
    actor: Marie Martel "Arnold Grimm's Daughter"; Lila North "Fat Man"
    12-10-1907 - Rumer Godden - Eastbourne, England - d. 11-8-1998
    novelist: "Woman's Hour"

    Ron

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    Date: Wed, 11 Nov 2009 11:13:09 -0500
    From: Jerry Haendiges <Jerry@[removed];
    To: Old Time Radio Digest <[removed]@[removed];
    Subject:  OLDE TYME RADIO NETWWORK

    Hi Friends,

    Here is this week's schedule for my Olde Tyme Radio Network. Here you
    may listen to high-quality broadcasts with Tom Heathwood's "Heritage
    Radio Theatre," Big John Matthews and Steve "Archive" Urbaniak's "The
    Glowing Dial" and my own "Same Time, Same Station."  Streamed in
    high-quality audio, on demand, 24/7 at [removed]
    Check out our High-Quality mp3 catalog at:
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    =======================================

    SAME TIME, SAME STATION

    BLUEBERRY HILL
    3-24-43    Audition Show
    CBS Sustained
    Hattie McDanial, Shadrack & Mantan Morlan, Lou Mal Morgan trio, Ernest
    Whitman, The Charioteers, Benny Carter Orchestra.

    THE ADVENTURES OF FRANK MERRIWELL
    Episode 97    8-7-48    "The Mystery Of The Wax Museum"
    NBC Sustaining Saturdays 10:00 - 10:30 am
    Stars: Lawson Zerby, Hal Studer, Elaine Rost
    Announcer: Harlow Wilcox
    Music: John Winters
    Producer/Director: Joseph Mansfield
    Creator: Burt L. Standish

    CURTAIN CALLS
    5-29-38    "Curtain Calls For The Boys And Girls Of The Band"
    KFWB Los Angeles Sunset Patroleum
    Host: Lee Cooley
    Features: Christina Welsh, Alice King, The Gilbert Allen Singers, Paul
    Kleist
    Music: Leonardi And The Sunset Orchestra

    DAVE GARROWAY SHOW
    "Dial Dave Garroway"
    6-5-51    "The Syncopated Clock"
    Stars: Dave Garroway
    With: Connie Russell, Jack Haskell, The Art Van Damme Quintet
    NBC Dial Soap Mondays through Fridays
    ==================================

    HERITAGE RADIO THEATER

    CASEY, CRIME PHOTOGRAPHER
    (CBS) 1/13/54 "Road Angel" Staats Cotsworth/Jan Miner

    FATHER KNOWS BEST
    (NBC) 10/15/53 "Life of the Party" Bud overcomes his girl shyness.

    I LOVE A MYSTERY
    (CBS) 5/11/54 1st Episode of "The Million Dollar Curse" with "new" cast,
    Russell Thorson, Ben Wright and Parley Baer.
    ====================================

    THE GLOWING DIAL

    Forecast presents an audition for a proposed new series ...
    Suspense - "The Lodger"
    originally aired July 22, 1940 on CBS
    Starring: Herbert Marshall, Edmund Gwenn.
    Directed by Alfred Hitchcock
    Sustained

    Information Please - "special guest Alfred Hitchcock"
    originally aired January 22, 1943 on NBC
    Starring: Clifton Fadiman, Oscar Levant, John Kieran, Alfred Hitchcock.
    Sponsor: Lucky Strike

    The Screen Guild Players - "Rebecca"
    originally aired November 18, 1948 on NBC
    Starring: Loretta Young, John Lund, Verne Smith announcing.
    Sponsor: Camel Cigarettes

    Screen Director's Playhouse - "Spellbound"
    originally aired January 25, 1951 on NBC
    Starring: Joseph Cotton, Mercedes McCambridge, Herbert Butterfield, Bill
    Tracy, Jim Nusser, Howard McNear, Jimmy Wallington announcing.
    Dr. Samuel J. Hoffman performing on the Theremin.
    Sponsors: Anacin, RCA Victor
    ==================================

    If you have any questions or request, please feel free to contact me.

          Jerry Haendiges

          Jerry@[removed]  562-696-4387
          The Vintage Radio Place   [removed]
          Largest source of Old Time Radio Logs, Articles and programs on
    the Net

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    Date: Wed, 11 Nov 2009 11:13:14 -0500
    From: "howstean2@[removed]" <howstean2@[removed];
    To: [removed]@[removed]
    Subject:  Lux Radio Theatre & This Is The Army Mr. Jones
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    The BBC's Radio 4 programme "Archive On 4" next Saturday 14th features an
    hour-long documentary "Radio Hollywood" about the Lux Radio Theatre. It's
    presented by Professor Geoffrey Richards, who presented the BBC series "Radio
    Detectives" some years ago.

    It will be aired at 8pm UK time and can be heard on
    [removed] and for a week afterwards on
    [removed].

    This week's Archive On 4 featured a documentary "This Is The Army Mr. Jones"
    about the Irving Berlin London theatre show "This Is The Army" from 1943
    which was transmitted on "The Blue Network Company" in the US. It is
    available now at the iplayer URL above.

    Regards from England
    Phil

    Music for life! 50 downloads for you to keep at no cost with a 14 day trial -
    [removed]

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    Date: Wed, 11 Nov 2009 11:14:44 -0500
    From: SIrvinProd@[removed]
    To: [removed]@[removed]
    Subject:  Kay Thompson
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    Monday, November 9, 2009, is the centennial of Kay Thompson  (November 9,
    1909-July 2, 1998), and, to commemorate this day, I would like  to pay
    tribute to her memory with the following rundown of her  accomplishments:

    Obscured by the sands of time, Kay Thompson was enormously influential in
    radio, movies, and the world of entertainment in general. Kay was a major
    radio vocalist, vocal arranger, choral director, and comedian in the  1930s.

    Here is just a sampling of her many radio credits: She founded the HIT
    PARADE with Lennie Hayton in 1935 on NBC. She was a regular singer on THE
    BING
    CROSBY-WOODBURY SOAP SHOW in 1933-34 on CBS. She formed a large women's
    chorus  for THE FRED WARING-FORD DEALERS SHOW in 1935 on CBS. She and her
    Rhythm Singers  were the stars of THE CHESTERFIELD RADIO SHOW (CBS, 1936) and
    TUNE-UP TIME (CBS,  1939), both backed by Andre Kostelantetz and His
    Orchestra.
    She was the star of  IT'S CHESTERFIELD TIME (CBS, 1937) with Hal Kemp and
    His Orchestra. And, in  1941-42, she had her own show on CBS, KAY THOMPSON
    FESTIVAL (later called KAY  THOMPSON AND COMPANY).

    During the late-1930s, she was married to the great jazz trombonist Jack
    Jenney (of "Stardust" fame).

    During the 1940s, her second husband was Bill Spier, director-producer of
    the classic radio series SUSPENSE and THE ADVENTURES OF SAM SPADE. In  fact,
    it was Kay who championed Howard Duff to be cast as Spade. And, for
    SUSPENSE, she championed Ray Bradbury and helped pave the way for his very
    first
    radio adaptation for the series.

    She was known for her explosive jazz and swing arrangements which led to
    her job as the head of the vocal department at M-G-M in Hollywood (from
    1943-1947), where she coached and arranged for Judy Garland, Frank Sinatra,
    Lena
     Horne, and all the musical stars -- and did the vocal arrangements for
    such  films as THE HARVEY GIRLS, ZIEGFELD FOLLIES, TILL THE CLOUDS ROLL BY,
    IT
    HAPPENED IN BROOKLYN, and GOOD NEWS.

    She left M-G-M and Bill Spier in 1947 to form a nightclub act, "Kay
    Thompson and the Williams Brothers," featuring her 19-year-old protege, Andy
    Williams, and his three brothers (all of whom had been singing in her large
    M-G-M choir). From 1947-1953, they became the highest paid nightclub act in
    the
     world and held all-time records at such clubs as Ciro's and Mocambo in
    Hollywood, The Persian Room in New York, and Cafe de Paris in London.

    After the act broke up, Kay wrote the #5 bestselling book of  1956,
    "Eloise," about the little girl who lives at The Plaza Hotel in New York.  It
    spawned a Top 40 hit record, a Playhouse 90 adaptation seen by 25 million
    people, two "Wonderful World of Disney" TV-movies starring Julie Andrews as
    the
    girl's Nanny, several sequel books, and a merchandising machine  that is
    still going strong today. A new feature film, ELOISE IN PARIS,  is about to
    start production starring Uma Thurman as Nanny.

    In 1957, Kay starred in FUNNY FACE with Audrey Hepburn and Fred Astaire in
    which she played the flamboyant fashion magazine editor and sang the
    opening  number, "Think Pink!"

    Among the milestones of Kay's surprisingly varied career was  directing the
    All-Star Inaugural Gala for President John F. Kennedy.

    Additionally, Thompson mentored Andy Williams' rise to stardom as a solo
    singer and wrote many songs that he recorded. (They were also lovers for
    several  years -- which Andy discusses openly in his new memoir.)

    Kay was also the godmother of Liza Minnelli with whom she starred  in Otto
    Preminger's TELL ME THAT YOU LOVE ME, JUNIE MOON. She lived with  Liza the
    last 26 years of her life.

    Liza Minnelli just recreated the "Kay Thompson and the Williams  Brothers"
    nightclub act for her Broadway show, LIZA'S AT THE PALACE, that won  the
    2009 Tony Award for Best Special Theatrical Event. The show has been filmed
    for a PBS special, LIZA'S AT THE PALACE, that will air throughout the country
    in  late-November and December 2009.

    Please pardon the shameless plug, but for those who would like to hear
    Thompson in action, with the invaluable help of Michael Feinstein, I  have
    very
    proudly produced and written the liner notes for a  spectacular 3-CD
    retrospective, "Think Pink! A Kay Thompson Party,"  released by the UK label,
    Sepia Records, in September 2009. It has 75  tracks, many of which are rare
    radio performances.

    The CD set is available on [removed] at: (You can also sample free
    excerpts of each track!)

    _[removed]
    mpson-Party/dp/B002JIH8TM/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=music&qid=1251487055&sr=1-1_

    Or directly from Sepia Records at:

    _[removed]_

    We are very proud to have just gotten a very scholarly analysis (and rave)
    from All Music Guide (where you can also listen to free samples of each
    track):

    _[removed];sql=10:jzfqxzealdke_

    And, for those who are interested in reading more about Thompson, I am in
    the process of completing a massive, decade-in-the-making biography that
    will be published by Simon & Schuster in November 2010.

    So, on Monday, November 9, 2009, please raise a toast to the centennial of
    Miss Kay Thompson!

    [removed] I'm always looking for extra-rare Thompson radio performances, photos,
     or anything else. Please don't hesitate to e-mail me if you have anything
    of  interest.

    Cheers!
    Sam Irvin
    _sirvinprod@[removed]_ (mailto:sirvinprod@[removed])

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    Date: Wed, 11 Nov 2009 11:14:52 -0500
    From: Andrew Steinberg <otrdig2@[removed];
    To: [removed]@[removed]
    Subject:  The Shadow - The Hypnotized Audience

    There are some logs that show The Hypnotized Audience as airing June 5, 1938
    and some show March 27, 1938 with the subsequent shows following each date.
    Does anyone know why the discrepancy and if one date is more correct that the
    other?

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    Date: Wed, 11 Nov 2009 11:16:09 -0500
    From: <georgewagner@[removed];
    To: [removed]@[removed]
    Subject:  Re: Drear Pooson

    I also remember hearing Pearson referred to as "Drear POISON."

        And I'm also uncomfortably reminded that during the later 1930s
    "American" Fifth Columnist Anti-Semites used to describe Walter Winchell as
    "Vulture Vinchell."

         Sincerely,

         George Wagner
         georgewagner@[removed]

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    Date: Wed, 11 Nov 2009 11:16:18 -0500
    From: Ron Sayles <bogusotr@[removed];
    To: Olde Tyme Radio Digest Digest <[removed]@[removed];
    Subject:  11-9 births/deaths

    November 9th births

    11-09-1883 - Edna Mae Oliver - Malden, MA - d. 11-9-1942
    actor: Miss Tuttle "Remarkable Miss Tuttle"
    11-09-1886 - Ed Wynn - Philadelphia, PA,  - d. 6-19-1966
    comedian: (The Perfect Fool) Fire Chief "Ed Wynn Show"; King Bubbles
    "Happy Island"
    11-09-1891 - Dempsy Jones - Fountain Run, KY - d. 4-xx-1963
    tiple player: "Golden Melody Boys"
    11-09-1893 - John P. Medbury - New York - d. 6-29-1947
    writer: "Burns and Allen"; "Captain Flagg and Sergeant Quirt"
    11-09-1895 - George D. Hay - Attica, IN - d. 5-9-1968
    host: (The Solemn Old Judge) "Barn Dance"; "Grand Ole Opry"
    11-09-1895 - Lou Lubin - Pittsburgh, PA - d. 1-30-1973
    actor: Shorty "Amos 'n' Andy"
    11-09-1899 - Mezz Mezzrow - Chicago, IL - d. 8-5-1972
    jazz clarinetist: "BBC Jazz Session"; "For Your Approval"; "Americana"
    11-09-1906 - Muggsy Spanier - Chicago, IL - d. 2-12-1967
    cornet: "This Is Jazz"; "Eddie Condon's Jazz Concerts"
    11-09-1909 - Kay Thompson - St. Louis, MO - d. 7-2-1998
    singer: "Fred Waring Show"; "Your Hit Parade"; "Tune-Up Time"
    11-09-1909 - Robert Douglas - Fletchley, England - d. 1-11-1999
    actor: "Lux Radio Theatre"
    11-09-1911 - Dick Janaver - NYC - d. 2-8-1999
    actor: Lee Kirby "Myrt and Marge"; "Our Gal Sunday"; "Just Plain Bill"
    11-09-1913 - Hedy Lamarr - Vienna, Austria - d. 1-19-2000
    actor: "Lux Radio Theatre"
    11-09-1914 - Alan Caillou - d. 10-1-2006
    writer: "Sears Radio Theatre"
    11-09-1916 - Norwood Anderson - d. 5-6-2005
    disk jockey: "Town and Party Line" WFTC Kingston, North Carolina
    11-09-1922 - Dorothy Dandridge - Cleveland, OH - d. 9-8-1965
    actor, writer: "Beulah Show"
    11-09-1934 - Carl Sagan - NYC - d. 12-20-1996
    scientist: "Space Story"; "Is Anybody There?"
    11-09-1936 - Mary Travers - Louisville, KY - d. 9-16-2009
    singer: (Peter, Paul and Mary) "Voices of Vista", "Guard Session"
    11-09-1961 - Jill Dando - Somerset, England - d. 4-26-1999
    BBC radio newscaster, victim of a murder

    November 9th deaths

    01-01-1889 - Charles Bickford - Cambridge, MA - d. 11-9-1967
    actor: "Radio Hall of Fame"
    02-11-1920 - Billy Halop - NYC - d. 11-9-76
    actor: Bobby Benson "Bobby Benson Adventures"; Dick Kent "Home, Sweet
    Home"
    03-15-1898 - Everett Mitchell - Austin, IL - d. 11-9-1990
    annnouncer, host: "National Farm and Home Hour"; "Voice of the Farm"
    03-18-1869 - Neville Chamberlain - Birmingham, England - d. 11-9-1940
    inept british prime minister: "peace for our time"
    04-26-1890 - Edgar Kennedy - Monterey, CA - d. 11-9-48
    actor: "Screen Guild Theatre"; "Radio Reader's Digest"
    06-22-1941 - Ed Bradley - Philadelphia, PA - d. 11-9-2006
    newscaster: WBCS New York, New York
    07-07-1890 - Tom Powers - Owensboro, KY - d. 11-9-1955
    commentator: "Central City"
    07-29-1887 - Sigmund Romberg - Nagykanizsa, Austria-Hungary - d.
    11-9-1951
    composer, conductor: "An Evening with Romberg"; "Swift Hour"
    08-22-1915 - Hugh Paddick - Hoddeston, Hartfordshire, England - d.
    11-9-2000
    actor: "Beyond Our Ken"
    09-02-1909 - Adrienne Marden - Cleveland, OH - d. 11-9-1978
    actor: Patrica Jordan "Story of Bess Johnson"
    09-16-1881 - Jack Harvey - Cleveland, OH - d. 11-9-1954
    writer: "Joan Davis Time"
    09-27-1903 - Robert O. Cook - Manitowoc, WI - d. 11-9-1995
    Began his career as a sound man on a Hollywood radio station
    10-13-1921 - Yves Montand - Monsummano Alto, Tuscany, Italy - d.
    11-9-1991
    singer, actor: "Rendezvouz In Paris"
    10-15-1917 - Merrill Ash - d. 11-9-1999
    newscaster: KOMO Seattle, Washington
    10-27-1914 - Dylan Thomas - Uplands, Swansea, Wales - d. 11-9-1953
    writer: "Life of the Modern Poet"; "Modern Muse"
    10-29-1921 - Ed Kemmer - Reading, PA - d. 11-9-2004
    actor: Buzz Corey "Space Patrol"
    11-04-1918 - Art Carney - Mount Vernon, NY - d. 11-9-2003
    actor: Billy Oldham "Joe and Ethel Turp"; General Dwight D. Eisenhower
    "Living 1948"
    11-09-1883 - Edna Mae Oliver - Malden, MA - d. 11-9-1942
    actor: Miss Tuttle "Remarkable Miss Tuttle"
    12-07-1910 - Charles Baltin - d. 11-9-1992
    newscaster: WHOM Jersey City, New Jersey
    12-25-1932 - Mabel King - Charleston, SC - d. 11-9-1999
    actor: "Camel Rock and Roll Party"
    12-31-1904 - Buzz Adlam - Chelmsford, England - d. 11-9-1974
    orchestra leader: "Your Star Time"; "Guest Star"

    Ron

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    Date: Wed, 11 Nov 2009 11:18:11 -0500
    From: "A. Joseph Ross" <joe@[removed];
    To: [removed]@[removed]
    Subject:  Batten, Barton, Durstine & Osborn

>     Date: Sat, 7 Nov 2009 12:20:00 -0500
>     From: Frank McGurn <[removed]@[removed];

>     BBD&O was a real advertising firm that was probably the largest in the
>     world who's clients sponsored a great many of the top radio prpograms
>     check it out Wikipedia has good article on BBDO

    I don't know, but the name reminds me of FDR's frequent taunt about
    "Martin, Barton & Fish," referring to three isolationist and anti-New-
    Deal members of Congress, during his 1940 re-election campaign.  It
    strikes me that if Jack Benny or Fred Allen ever did refer to BBDO by
    its full name, it might have been intended to evoke FDR's line.

    --
    A. Joseph Ross, [removed]                           [removed]
     92 State Street, Suite 700                   Fax [removed]
    Boston, MA 02109-2004           	         [removed]

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