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                                The Old-Time Radio Digest!
                                  Volume 2009 : Issue 65
                             A Part of the [removed]!
                                 [removed]
                                     ISSN: 1533-9289

                                     Today's Topics:

      Saving on royalties?                  [ jack and cathy french <otrpiano@ver ]
      Those elusive OTR books               [ jack and cathy french <otrpiano@ver ]
      Fred Foy                              [ "kclarke5@[removed]" <kclarke5@juno. ]
      Re: OTR Books                         [ Don Shenbarger <donslistmail@sbcglo ]
      OTR Books/Public Library Availabilit  [ Ronald Reeland <ronreeland@[removed]; ]
      3-29 births/deaths                    [ Ron Sayles <bogusotr@[removed]; ]
      bing crosby/doris day                 [ "larry" <lfw48@[removed]; ]
      Fred Allen                            [ "A. Joseph Ross" <joe@attorneyross. ]
      Colgate-Palmolive-Peet                [ "Joe" <jpostove@[removed]; ]
      OLDE TYME RADIO NETWORK               [ Jerry Haendiges <Jerry@[removed]; ]

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    Date: Sun, 29 Mar 2009 23:06:35 -0400
    From: jack and cathy french <otrpiano@[removed];
    To: OTRBB <[removed]@[removed];
    Subject:  Saving on royalties?

    Jim Cox has just posted about the frugality of the Hummerts' in using
    theme songs which were in public domain. While the classics and the
    folk tunes they used were in public domain at the time, not all of
    their themes were, including the one Jim mentions for Mr. Keen,
    "Someday I'll Find You."

    This song was composed by Noel Coward for his 1930 play, "Private
    Lives," and was certainly still under copyright when Mr. Keen took to
    the network in 1937.  However the Hummerts probably felt safe
    stealing Coward's song since [removed] and European copyright law at that
    time provided protection only in the country of the originator. So
    [removed] radio stations and producers felt no guilt or fear in theft of
    music from Europeans.  WXYZ was notorious in this regard.

    Jack French
    Editor: RADIO RECALL
    <[removed]>

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    Date: Sun, 29 Mar 2009 23:07:20 -0400
    From: jack and cathy french <otrpiano@[removed];
    To: [removed]@[removed]
    Subject:  Those elusive OTR books

    Frank McGurn in downtown McHenry, IL laments on the Digest that he
    cannot read the newer OTR books because they are too expensive for
    him to purchase and he can't find them in his local library. He
    further inquires why his library doesn't have copies.

    There are a couple of solutions to his problem. As to why his local
    library doesn't acquire these OTR reference books, I will leave a
    more detailed answer to regular Digester (and professional librarian)
    Melanie Aultman who can explain how to exert pressure on local
    libraries for specific purchases. (And we authors would appreciate
    that also.)

    As for most OTR books, including mine "Private Eyelashes: Radio's
    Lady Detectives," they can be accessed through the Inter-Library
    System in which virtually all libraries participate. I would suggest
    Frank check with his local library on this method of him reading
    books held by other libraries anywhere in the US.

    Secondly, most OTR clubs have large libraries specializing in these
    types of books which are accessible to their members for a very
    modest rental. My own local club, Metro Washington OTR Club, has over
    300 volumes, magazines and scripts which can be rented for two bucks
    for a month. Membership for MWOTRC is less than $20 bucks a year for
    most folks in the hitherland so assuming Frank is a fast reader, he
    could peruse 24 books a year through his membership.  Details at our
    website.

    Finally, as has been  pointed out in a recent Digest posting, the
    shelf life on these OTR books is not lengthy so many end up in the
    "remainder bin" of internet book companies, including Edward R.
    Hamilton firm in CT. It currently has several Bear Manor Media titles
    (including books by Martin Grams, Jr. and yours truly) for bargain
    basement prices that Frank can easily afford.

    Jack French
    Metro Washington OTR Club
    <[removed]>

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    Date: Sun, 29 Mar 2009 23:07:36 -0400
    From: "kclarke5@[removed]" <kclarke5@[removed];
    To: [removed]@[removed]
    Subject:  Fred Foy
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           Was Fred Foy related to the famous performer Eddie Foy or was this
    just a coincidence that the last names were similar?

    As always,

    Kenneth Clarke

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    Date: Sun, 29 Mar 2009 23:07:58 -0400
    From: Don Shenbarger <donslistmail@[removed];
    To: [removed]@[removed]
    Subject:  Re: OTR Books

    On 3/27/2009 Frank McGurn wrote:

>     I read the OTR Digest about books written by many of the experts who
>     contribute their knowledge to digest and refer to books they have had
>     published. I would love to read these books, but the library in my area
>     don't  have any  of the titles I read about.

    Most of those books are available on loan from other libraries, even
    those not within your library's local inter-library loan area. I
    frequently get books from our small library that they find and order
    from university libraries around the country. In the past three weeks
    I have received two McFarland published books on Andy Griffith and
    Mayberry RFD and am currently reading an obscure technical book on
    WW-2 radar history, all came from college libraries. You just have to
    ask for them to try finding a book outside their normal lending system.

    Don

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    Date: Sun, 29 Mar 2009 23:16:50 -0400
    From: Ronald Reeland <ronreeland@[removed];
    To: OTR FORUM CHARLIE SUMMERS <[removed]@[removed];
    Subject:  OTR Books/Public Library Availability
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    Frank McGurn lamented that he cannot find OTR books at his library. I suggest
    he create a list of four or five titles and authors that he would like and
    hand it to one of the librarians. He should write his name clearly. And make
    sure you have a current library card. The libraries take these suggestions
    seriously and I bet that at least some of the selections will be ordered and
    added to the libraries collection. Follow up with another list in a few
    months.

    Also, most libraries belong to an organization of lending libraries and you
    can use your library card to search the computer for books you desire that are
    available at the organizations member libraries.

    I work at my local library(Peru Public Library, Peru,IL) and frequently see
    such requests.

    Good Luck,

    Ron Reeland

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    Date: Sun, 29 Mar 2009 23:16:53 -0400
    From: Ron Sayles <bogusotr@[removed];
    To: Olde Tyme Radio Digest Digest <[removed]@[removed];
    Subject:  3-29 births/deaths

    March 29th births

    03-29-1867 - Cy Young - Gilmore, OH - d. 11-4-1955
    baseball pitching great: "Feature Project: This Game of Baseball"
    03-29-1878 - Frank Tinney - Philadelphia, PA - d. 11-28-1940
    comedian, monologist: WWJ and WJR Detroit, Michigan
    03-29-1888 - Earle Ross - Illinois - d. 5-21-1961
    actor: Judge Horace Hooker "Great Gildersleeve"; J. R. Boone, Sr.
    "Meet Millie"
    03-29-1889 - Howard Lindsay - Waterford, NY - d. 2-11-1968
    writer, host: "The Ford Theatre"
    03-29-1890 - Joe Cook - Evansville, IN - d. 5-16-1959
    comedian: "House Party"; "Shell Chateau"
    03-29-1891 - Warner Baxter - Columbus, OH - d. 5-7-1951
    actor: "Lux Radio Theatre"
    03-29-1898 - Cecil Lewis - Birkenhead, England - d. 1-27-1997
    pioneer in British broadcasting instrumental in creation of the BBC
    03-29-1899 - Clifford Goldsmith - Aurora, NY - d. 7-11-1971
    writer: Created "The Aldrich Family"
    03-29-1902 - Onslow Stevens - Los Angeles, CA - d. 1-5-1977
    actor: "Great Plays"
    03-29-1905 - Philip Ahn - Los Angeles, CA - d. 2-28-1978
    actor: "Lux Radio Theatre"
    03-29-1906 - E. Power Biggs - West Cliff, England - d. 3-10-1977
    organist: "Organ Program"
    03-29-1907 - Abe Lincoln - Lancaster, PA - d. 6-8-2000
    trombonist: "Guest Star"
    03-29-1908 - Dennis O'Keefe - Fort Madison, IA - d. 8-31-1968
    actor: Treasure Agent Larsen "T-Man"
    03-29-1912 - Fred Brady - NYC - d. 11-11-1961
    actor: Himself "The Fred Brady Show"
    03-29-1912 - Nancy Douglass - Bloomington, IL
    actor: "My True Story"; "Brave Tomorrow"
    03-29-1914 - Phil Foster - NYC - d. 7-8-1985
    actor: "What's With Hubert"; "Baseball Round Table"; "Big Show"
    03-29-1916 - Eugene McCarthy - Watkins, MN - d. 12-10-2005
    [removed] senator: "Meet the Press"
    03-29-1918 - Pearl Bailey - Newport News, VA - d. 8-17-1990
    singer: "Kraft Music Hall "; "Tribute to Glenn Miller"
    03-29-1919 - Eileen Heckart - Columbus, OH - d. 12-31-2001
    actor: "Cloak and Dagger"; "CBS Radio Mystery Theatre"
    03-29-1919 - Robert Enders - Pennsylvania - d. 9-7-2007
    producer: "Our Land Be Right"
    03-29-1923 - Bob Stanton - White Plains, NY - d. 1-28-1989
    vocalist: (Brother of Dick Haymes) "The Sealtest Village Store"
    03-29-1923 - Remo Palmieri - The Bronx, NY - d. 2-2-2002
    guitartist: "Music 'Til Midnight"; "Arthur Godfrey Show"
    03-29-1924 - Ginger Dinning - Braman, KY
    singer: (Dinning Sisters) "Dinning Sisters-Songs"; "Eddy Arnold Show"
    03-29-1924 - Jackie Vernon - NYC - d. 11-10-1987
    comedian: "Bill Stern Show"
    03-29-1924 - Jean Dinning - Braman, KY
    singer: (Dinning Sisters) "Dinning Sisters-Songs"; "Eddy Arnold Show"
    03-29-1962 - Earl Root - Raised Edina, MN - d. 5-23-2008
    disk jockey: "Root of All Evil"

    March 29th deaths

    01-10-1908 - Paul Henreid - Trieste - d. 3-29-1992
    actor: "Suspense"; "Lux Radio Theatre"
    02-03-1916 - Andy White - d. 3-29-1999
    writer: "The Great Gildersleeve", "Fred Waring Show"
    05-03-1920 - John Lewis - LaGrange, IL - d. 3-29-2001
    co-founder of "Modern Jazz Quartet": :Modern Jazz Quartet";
    "Listener's Digest"
    05-22-1906 - Harry Ritz - Newark, NJ - d. 3-29-1986
    comedian: (The Ritz Brothers) "Hollywood Hotel"
    06-15-1918 - Hal Roach, Jr. - Los Angeles, CA - d. 3-29-1972
    producer, director: "My Little Margie"
    06-21-1910 - Clive Sansom - London, England - d. 3-29-1981
    writer: "The Pardoner's Tale"
    06-29-1903 - Ellen Pollock - Heidelberg, Germany - d. 3-29-1997
    actor: "The Lady of Lyons"
    08-06-1888 - Arthur Fields - Philadelphia, PA - d. 3-29-1953
    singer: "Old Man of the Mountains"; "Pipe Smoking Time"
    08-30-1902 - Ray Bloch - Alsace-Lorraine, France - d. 3-29-1982
    conductor: "Milton Berle Show"; "Take It or Leave It"; "Johnny Presents"
    10-03-1897 - Vincent Sorey - Turin, Italy - d. 3-29-1977
    conductor/violinist: Musical director for WOR New York
    11-01-1908 - Harry Ellis Dickson - Cambridge, MA - d. 3-29-2003
    first violinist: "Boston Symphony Orchestra"; "Boston Symphony
    Rehearsal"
    11-05-1905 - Annunzio Paolo Mantovani - Venice, Italy - d. 3-29-1980
    orchestra leader: "Music In the Air"; "Of These We Sing"
    11-24-1906 - Willard P. Farnum - Mankato, MN - d. 3-29-1994
    actor: Harold Teen "Harold Teen"; John Adams "Woman in White"
    12-12-1918 - Joe Williams - Codele, GA - d. 3-29-1999
    blues singer: "Count Basie and His Orchestra"; "Stars for Defense"

    Ron

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    Date: Sun, 29 Mar 2009 23:16:55 -0400
    From: "larry" <lfw48@[removed];
    To: <[removed]@[removed];
    Subject:  bing crosby/doris day
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    Does anyone know if there are any broadcasts of Doris Day and Bing Crosby
    singing together. As she spent some time as the girl singer on the Bob Hope
    show and he was a frequent guest, I would think at some point they sang
    together although I am unable to find any record of this.

    Larry Waldman

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    Date: Sun, 29 Mar 2009 23:16:57 -0400
    From: "A. Joseph Ross" <joe@[removed];
    To: [removed]@[removed]
    Subject:  Fred Allen

>     Date: Fri, 27 Mar 2009 00:56:18 -0400
>     From: Rentingnow@[removed]

>     I have read I think all of the books that Fred  Allen wrote and paid
>     respectful homage at his grave.

    Where is his grave?  Is it anywhere around Boston?

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

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    Date: Sun, 29 Mar 2009 23:17:00 -0400
    From: "Joe" <jpostove@[removed];
    To: <[removed]@[removed];
    Subject:  Colgate-Palmolive-Peet

    In the Digest from 3/26/09 our own Jim Cox referred to
    Colgate-Palmolive-Peet. And surely housewives around the world remember and
    continue today to use their wonderful [removed] Peet? Who was she, and
    where has she gone, as Colgate-Palmolive continues to shine us, clean us and
    pamper us?

    Where in the world is Peet!

    Joe Postove

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    Date: Sun, 29 Mar 2009 23:18:03 -0400
    From: Jerry Haendiges <Jerry@[removed];
    To: Old Time Radio Digest <[removed]@[removed];
    Subject:  OLDE TYME RADIO NETWORK

    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

    THE FIRE CHIEF PROGRAM
    Episode 75    3-09-38   "A Day At Eddie's Radio School"
    Stars: Eddie Cantor, Deanna Durbin
    CBS Texaco Gasoline (The Texas Company) Wednesdays 8:30 - 9:00pm
    Announcer: Jimmy Wallington
    Music: Jacques Renard's Orchestra

    FLASHGUN CASEY
    Episode 1    7-7-43   "The Case Of The Switched Plates"
    Stars: Matt Crowley
    CBS Sustaining Wednesdays 11:30 -12:00 Mid
    Producer/Director: John Dietz
    Music: Archie Bleyer Orchestra, Lew White Organist

    CASEY, PRESS PHOTOGRAPHER
    Episode 4    2-26-44    "The Clue In The Clouds"
    Stars" Staats Cotsworth
    CBS Sustaining Satuirdays 11:30 -12:00 Mid
    Producer/Director: John Dietz
    Music: Archie Bleyer Orchestra, Lew White Organist

    CASEY, CRIME PHOTOGRAPHER
    Episode 4    11-16-50    "The Upholsterer"
    Stars: Staats Cotsworth
    CBS Sustained Thursdays 9:30 - 10:00 Pm
    Producer/Director: John Dietz
    Music: Archie Bleyer Orchestra, Lew White Organist
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    HERITAGE RADIO THEATER

    ARCH OBOLER'S PLAYS
    (NBC) 4/15/39 (3) Stories - with Bill Johnstone, Jackie Kelk, Ray
    Collins, and Raymond Edward Johnson. A remarkable show.

    HOPALONG CASSIDY
    (Syndicated/MBS) 1/1/50 "The Dead Man's Hand" with Bill Boyd and Andy Clyde.

    BUCK ROGERS IN THE 25th CENTURY
    (MBS) 4/21/39 Buck & Wilma head for Dr. Huer's laboratory.
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    THE GLOWING DIAL

    The Phil Harris / Alice Faye Show - "The Courtship Of Elliott Lewis"
    originally aired September 25, 1953 on NBC
    Starring: Phil Harris, Alice Faye, Elliott Lewis, Jeanine Roose, Anne
    Whitfield, Walter Tetley, John Hubbard, The Sportsmen, Jacqueline
    Fontaine, Bill Forman announcing.
    Sponsor: RCA

    The Phil Harris / Alice Faye Show - "Little Alice's First Date"
    originally aired October 9, 1953 on NBC
    Starring: Phil Harris, Alice Faye, Elliott Lewis, Jeanine Roose, Anne
    Whitfield, Walter Tetley, John Hubbard, The Sportsmen, Gil Stratton Jr.,
    Bill Forman announcing.
    Sponsor: RCA

    The Phil Harris / Alice Faye Show - "A Night With Phil Harris"
    originally aired December 4, 1953 on NBC
    Starring: Phil Harris, Alice Faye, Elliott Lewis, Jeanine Roose, Anne
    Whitfield, Walter Tetley, John Hubbard, The Sportsmen, Bill Forman
    announcing.
    Sponsor: RCA

    The Phil Harris / Alice Faye Show - "A Trip To The Moon"
    originally aired November 13, 1953 on NBC
    Starring: Phil Harris, Alice Faye, Elliott Lewis, Jeanine Roose, Anne
    Whitfield, Walter Tetley, John Hubbard, The Sportsmen, Bill Thompson, Ed
    Kemmer, Lyn Osborne,  Bill Forman announcing.
    Sponsor: RCA
    ==================================

    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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