Subject: [removed] Digest V2004 #295
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Date: 9/9/2004 10:18 PM
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                            The Old-Time Radio Digest!
                              Volume 2004 : Issue 295
                         A Part of the [removed]!
                             [removed]
                                 ISSN: 1533-9289


                                 Today's Topics:

  Lost radio shows available on CD      [ "Martin Grams, Jr." <mmargrajr@hotm ]
  Candy Matson                          [ Jack & Cathy French <otrpiano@erols ]
  Walden Hughes 09/10-11-12             [ BryanH362@[removed] ]
  Beryl Davis at the SPERDVAC conventi  [ "Walden Hughes" <hughes1@[removed]; ]
  Fred Howard                           [ <whhsa@[removed]; ]
  Tonight Show                          [ "A. Joseph Ross" <lawyer@attorneyro ]
  Fibber and Molly Question - Wanted t  [ David <martindb@[removed]; ]
  Information Please - Post 1945?       [ David <martindb@[removed]; ]
  Re "Information Please" and "Gracie   [ David <martindb@[removed]; ]
  Sgt. Preston                          [ "Derek Tague" <derek@[removed]; ]
  Jack Benny and Ben Franklin           [ JackBenny@[removed] ]
  I'm Blushing                          [ hal stone <dualxtwo@[removed]; ]
  9-10 births/deaths                    [ Ron Sayles <bogusotr@[removed]; ]
                                        [ "bobb lynes" <iairotr@[removed]; ]

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Date: Wed, 8 Sep 2004 22:54:16 -0400
From: "Martin Grams, Jr." <mmargrajr@[removed];
To: [removed]@[removed]
Subject:  Lost radio shows available on CD

For those that might be interested, Audio Classics Archive has just released
some new broadcasts that have been "lost" recordings until recently.  ACA
holds thousands of uncirculated shows and among this month's releases is the
missing Luke Slaughter broadcast # 6, 42 broadcasts of Unit 99 (no shows
circulating that I can find), and a uncirculated Lux Radio Theatre
(11/27/50).  I heard from a first-generation source that if collectors show
an interest in these, other uncirculated shows might follow.  Their site is
[removed]

Martin Grams, Jr.

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Date: Wed, 8 Sep 2004 22:54:48 -0400
From: Jack & Cathy French <otrpiano@[removed];
To: OTRBB <[removed]@[removed];
Subject:  Candy Matson

Kenneth Clarke asks about radio's best lady sleuth, Candy Matson, and
whether her series ever made it to television or movies.

The answer is no.

The radio series debuted on NBC from San Francisco on June 30, 1949.
It would remain on the network until May 12, 1951 when it ended, after
a run of 94 episodes. Although the show was done live, Monty Masters
had an airchecks made of every show for two reasons: he hoped to
syndicate the series in Canada later (this did not materialize) and NBC
shipped one disk to Hawaii each week to be aired on their network
affiliate one week later.

Over the years, most of these disks have been lost or broken so only 12
remain. This dozen, plus the audition show of April 4, 1949 and an
attempted reprise of 9-21-52 ("The Fortune Teller."), constitute the 14
in circulation. Candy never made it to television or the silver screen.
However all 94 radio scripts are in the Special Collection of Thousand
Oaks Library, near Los Angeles.

I gave Candy Matson an entire chapter in my book, "PRIVATE EYELASHES:
Radio's Lady Detectives" if anyone wishes to learn what happened to the
cast and crew members after the series ended.

Jack French
[removed]

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Date: Wed, 8 Sep 2004 22:55:21 -0400
From: BryanH362@[removed]
To: [removed]@[removed]
Subject:  Walden Hughes 09/10-11-12

Just a reminder of Walden Hughes weekend  program heard Friday , Saturday and
Sunday
at  10:30 pm   EDT/ 7:30 PDT.   In general the show runs about 5 1/2  hours
each night.
It can be heard via the internet at [removed]  .

Highlights heard this weekend are:

Friday

A.  Frank Bresee interviews  interviews Jack Bailey former host of  " Queen
for a day ".
B.  Frank  also interviews  Red Baker.
C.  a mix of OTR

 Saturday
 A.  Classic Interviews:  John Dunning interviews  Elliot Lewis.
 B.  Classic Interviews part 2: Richard Lamparski interviews Jimmy Fiddler
 C.  YUSA interview with James Arness (heard previously )
 D.  through out the evening a mix of OTR

Sunday

A.  Michael Biels talk (topic unannounced) .
B.  Laura Leff presents  Jack Benny !  This week its the Bob Hope show from
     12-6-49 . Benny was the guest.
C.  a mix of OTR including  Fred Allen,  Fibber McGee and Molly,
     Great Gildersleeve,  Lux Radio Theater and One Man Family
 D. More Classic Interviews: Richard Lamparski  with the superman radio cast .
     Clayton  Budd Collyer, and Joan Alexander.

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Date: Wed, 8 Sep 2004 22:55:33 -0400
From: "Walden Hughes" <hughes1@[removed];
To: <[removed]@[removed];
Subject:  Beryl Davis at the SPERDVAC convention

Hi Everybody,

Beryl Davis will be one of my guest at the SPERDVAC convention  on Friday
11-12-04 afternoon panel starting at 3-30 PM.  Beryl was the daughter of a
big band leader from England.  At 13 years old she was the singer with
George Sharing that travel in France before England went to war with
Germany.  She has many stories about working on the BBC during the war plus
working in theatres that was being bomb by the Germany.  Beryl was Glenn
miller last singer on his finial show on 12-12-44.  She was the only English
civilian to be assign to the US Army to travel with the miller band.  Bob
Hope brought her to the USA to make guest shots on his radio show.  Beryl
became Frank Sinatra co-star of Your Hit Parade from 12-6-47 until November
of 1948.  She took over for Doris Day.  Beryl along with Connie Haines,
Rhonda Fleming, and Jane Russell had a gold record with the song Do Lord.
Beryl, Connie and Jane travel around the world for 35 years.  Connie Haines
will join us via telephone on the Friday panel.  Connie was the singer with
Tommy Dorsey, and the Abbott and costello show.  I hope to announce soon
with some more guests for this panel.  This
sPERDVAC convention should be one to attend.  Go to [removed] to
print out order form.  Take care,

Walden Hughes

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Date: Thu, 9 Sep 2004 01:22:31 -0400
From: <whhsa@[removed];
To: <[removed]@[removed];
Subject:  Fred Howard

Dear Folks;
Peace.
The search is intensifying. I am learning about Gwen Delano, Ted Robertson,
Milton Charles, plus others that made Straight Arrow such a memorable radio
show through the kindness of OTR fans, especially in California. But I
cannot find any substantiating info on Fred Howard. I know that Fred and Nat
Vincent made up The Happy Chappies and wrote songs, one being When the Bloom
is on the Sage (Round up time in Texas) from which the music for the
Ralston's Tom Mix radio theme song was derived. From all indications Fred
was a Californian. Parley Baer told me years ago his real name was Fred
Wright, but as there was already a personality with the same name Fred
decide to use Howard as his last name I would like to learn more about this
talented man. Any little information is helpful.
Manituwah
Bill

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Date: Thu, 9 Sep 2004 01:22:57 -0400
From: "A. Joseph Ross" <lawyer@[removed];
To: [removed]@[removed]
Subject:  Tonight Show

Date: Tue, 7 Sep 2004 13:05:09 -0400
From: "Michael J. Hayde" <michaelhayde@[removed];

The complete sequence is: Tonight Show with Steve Allen until January
1957, then "Tonight: America After Dark" for six months, then Jack Paar
until Spring 1962, then Johnny Carson in October with several guest hosts
filling in the months between.
 
"Tonight: America After Dark" was hosted by Jack Lescouli.  The multiple guest hosts during 
the interregnum between Jack Paar and Johnny Carson included Groucho Marx.  I wish I'd 
been able to see that!

-- A. Joseph Ross, [removed] [removed] 15 Court Square, Suite 210 lawyer@[removed] Boston, MA 02108-2503 [removed] ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 9 Sep 2004 08:22:22 -0400 From: David <martindb@[removed]; To: [removed]@[removed] Subject: Fibber and Molly Question - Wanted to make TV F&M show? I have read that Jim and Marion Jordan were reluctant to make a TV version of the F&M show due to their dislike of the visual medium. However4, when I saw them in "Now we're talking", they appear to be at ease with the camera and much better actors than Edgar Bergan. So, what is the truth behind the TV F&M? I know that by the 50s, Marion was not well, so was this a factor? Thanks ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 9 Sep 2004 08:22:32 -0400 From: David <martindb@[removed]; To: [removed]@[removed] Subject: Information Please - Post 1945? I read tat Information Please lasted into the 1950s, but have only seen recording of the show from 1938-1944. Are the post 1945 shows available? Would love to listen to them if I can find them! Thanks ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 9 Sep 2004 08:22:52 -0400 From: David <martindb@[removed]; To: [removed]@[removed] Subject: Re "Information Please" and "Gracie Allen" I have observed the "Gracie Allen " shows on usenet. I have also listened to them and they are OK. She walks a fine line between her character and a woman of average intelligence. Even the moderator questions when she will get back into character! ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 9 Sep 2004 08:24:00 -0400 From: "Derek Tague" <derek@[removed]; To: <[removed]@[removed]; Subject: Sgt. Preston X-Converted-To-Plain-Text: from multipart/alternative X-Converted-To-Plain-Text: Alternative section used was text/plain Wed, 8 Sep 2004, my pal Martin Grams, Jr. wrote:
In 1980  [Don] Sherwood brought another old radio character to life on the
comic pages, Sgt. Preston of the Yukon, illustrated by Sherwood for the
Wrather Corp., then presently owners of the Lone Ranger Television, Inc.,
which ran in newspapers throughout the United States.

This reminds me of a funny joke Anthony Tollin told at last year's FOTR (the
joke had been one of his journalist father Gale Tollin's favourites):

"I'll have you know I happen to be the King in my family!...Have you met my
wife Sergeant Preston?"

Bah-dum-bump!

Sniffing too much ether,

Derek Tague

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Date: Thu, 9 Sep 2004 13:19:19 -0400
From: JackBenny@[removed]
To: [removed]@[removed]
Subject:  Jack Benny and Ben Franklin

[removed] intoned in his well-known fashion:
Well, there was a TV episode in which Don Wilson was Ben
Franklin.  Jack was Alexander Hamilton (and I think Dennis
Day was Aaron Burr).

And there was also a show where a guest star (can't remember who at the
moment) observed the similarities between Jack and Ben Franklin, and had
stagehands dress up Jack in requisite 18th century clothing and powdered wig.

--
Laura Leff
President, IJBFC
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Date: Thu, 9 Sep 2004 13:22:08 -0400
From: hal stone <dualxtwo@[removed];
To: <[removed]@[removed];
Subject:  I'm Blushing

Wow! What extremely generous comments regarding my book that were just made
by Al Girard and Steven Thompson.

I was under the impression that the book had sold out long ago. I don't
understand why there are still copies available, but since there are, I want
to let the list know how much I enjoyed my copy.  It's a wonderful read,
(SNIP) If you enjoy books about OTR, you won't find a more enjoyable book.

My sincere thanks Al. Then Steven [removed]

please allow me as a totally and completely disinterested party to add  that
it was the single most entertaining book I've read all year (and I manage a
bookstore!) and one of the most genuinely informative OTR books to come along
in ages (and I have an entire bookcase of OTR books!)

I wonder if you folks realize how meaningful it is for one's creative
efforts to be singled out for such high praise. My deepest gratitude to all
who have told me that they enjoyed reading it. More about that in a moment.
But first, to respond to Al's comment about the fact that there are still
copies available, here's the straight scoop. Of the 1,000 copies printed,
about 50%  were sold to subscribers of the Digest, and about 40% at various
FOTR Conventions. Quite a few copies were sold to Hastings (Archie),
Rosemary (Betty) and Jane Webb (Veronica). I guess they liked the fact that
I had nothing but good to say about them, so they purchased them for family
and friends. :) There are actually about 60 copies remaining, and I'll be
taking a bunch with me to the upcoming FOTR Convention in NY/NJ.

But in case you won't be going there, and want to get your own inscribed and
autographed copy, here's the address again to obtain the ordering info.

[removed]

Now, getting back to my sincere appreciation for the compliments and praise.

Growing up as a kid actor in show business, I appeared in quite a few stage
plays (Broadway and in touring companies). I learned at a very early age,
during curtain calls, just how much "applause" could mean to a performer.
It's pretty heady stuff, and possibly quite addictive. When, as a teenager,
I got the part of "Jughead" on "Archie Andrews" on NBC, the "Applause" kept
coming. We were fortunate to perform our broadcasts in front of fairly large
studio audiences, and we enjoyed their applause, knowing that our work gave
people (youngsters primarily) entertainment and pleasure.

However, going into TV production following my Radio career, audience
applause became a thing of the past, (with no great loss) since it was
supplanted by very nice financial rewards. Obviously, a far more tangible
form of recognition and appreciation.

When I happily retired from "Show Business" at age 50, and dropped out of
sight in Florida, I still pursued creative activities and concentrated on my
long standing interest in Art, primarily painting and Sculpting. Quite
honestly, I gave little thought to what I had achieved as a performer in my
past life, and didn't miss hearing the applause. That is, until one day, Bob
Hastings told Jay Hickerson (of FOTR fame) where I could be found.

To make a long story short, I was "rediscovered", and became a "celebrity"
of sorts once again. As least as far as all you wonderful people in the OTR
hobby are concerned. And you know something? It was fun hearing "applause"
again following our various recreations. I was eventually invited to all the
other major OTR Conventions, and am having a ball. Although the pay for
performing is lousy (Zero) the rewards are substantial. The "Applause" and
appreciation from the OTR fans is compensation that this old actor
thoroughly enjoys. That, and meeting and making lots of new friends.

As I stated before, I did not set out to write a book about my early
performing career. I was in the process of writing a book (an expose of
sorts) of my years directing TV commercials, and about the idiots from the
advertising agencies that were my "clients". Not to mention the strange
group of performers and Show Business "Stars" that I worked with.

Coincidentally, around that same time, I joined the ranks of OTR Digest
subscribers.  When Charlie Summers and I became friends, he asked to see
some of the drafts I had written about the TV years. He followed that up by
practically insisting that I should include stories about my earlier career
as a Radio Performer. I politely declined, saying that I felt reverential
about my years as a radio performer, and totally sarcastic and extremely
negative about the insanity of my TV Commercial production experiences. Two
totally different literary approaches and/or styles of writing.

But with encouragement from quite a few OTR fans, the TV book was set aside,
and to show my appreciation for how nice the people in the OTR Hobby have
been to me, I wrote "Aw!!! Relax [removed]". The reason was not so
much for any material gain, but for what I hoped would bring these die hard
OTR fans some pleasure, enjoyment, and the inside scoop about performing on
Radio. Based on the positive "reviews", I seem to have succeeded in that
creative effort, and nice comments are as good as "applause" any day of the
year. I know I succeeded as an actor and as a TV director. It's gratifying
to discover that I seem to have also succeeded as an author. :)

Hal(Harlan)Stone
Jughead

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Date: Thu, 9 Sep 2004 15:36:03 -0400
From: Ron Sayles <bogusotr@[removed];
To: Olde Tyme Radio List <[removed]@[removed];
Subject:  9-10 births/deaths

Sepember 10th births

09-10-1898 - Adele Astaire - Omaha, NB - d. 1-25-1981
dancer, actress: (Fred's Sister) "Magic Key"; "Savings Bond Campaign"
09-10-1904 - Emery Deutsch - Budapest, Hungary - d. 4-16-1997
conductor: "Arabesque"; "Let's Pretend"
09-10-1907 - Alvin Childress - Meridian, MS - d. 4-19-1986
actor: "New World A-Coming"
09-10-1907 - Fay Wray - Alberta, Canada - d. 8-8-2004
actress: Rosemary "Keeping Up with Rosemary"
09-10-1909 - Raymond Scott - Brooklyn, NY - d. 2-8-1994
conductor, composer: "Your Hit Parade"; "Chicago Theatre of the Air"
09-10-1915 - Edmund O'Brien - Brooklyn, NY - d. 5-9-1985
actor: Johnny Dollar "Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar"
09-10-1920 - Vivian Block - Brooklyn, NY
actress: "Let's Pretend"; Ann Weston "Wilderness Road"; "Coast to Coast on a
Bus"
09-10-1934 - Charles Kuralt - Wilmington, NC - d. 7-4-1997
sportscaster: "Junior Sports Parade"; "Sports Final"

September 10th deaths

01-31-1923 - Joanne Dru - Logan, WV - d. 9-10-1996
actress: (Sister of Peter Marshall) "Lux Radio Theatre"
04-01-1923 - Bobby Jordan - NYC - d. 9-10-1965
actor: (The Dead End Kids) "Texaco Star Playhouse"; "Wheatenaville Sketches"
06-19-1932 - Pier Angeli - Cagliaru, Saradinia - d. 9-10-1971
actress: "Louella Parsons Show"
08-06-1881 - Leo Carrillo - Los Angeles, CA - d. 9-10-1961
actor: Pedro "Grapevine Rancho"; "Four Frightened People"; "Good News of 1939"
10-02-1914 - Charles Drake - Bayside, NYC - d. 9-10-1994
actor: "Lux Radio Theatre"; "Screen Director's Playhouse"
12-09-1905 - Dalton Trumbo - Montrose, CO - d. 9-10-1976
writer: (member of infamous Hollywood Ten); "Arch Oboler's Plays"
12-30-1885 - Ed Jerome - NYC - d. 9-10-1959
actor: Harry Blackstone "Blackstone, the Magic Detective"; Gregory Allen "Rich
Man's Darling"
--
Ron Sayles
Milwaukee, Wisconsin

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Date: Thu, 9 Sep 2004 19:21:39 -0400
From: "bobb lynes" <iairotr@[removed];
To: [removed]@[removed]
Subject:  

Hi, folks,
Whew!  How many more unsolicited praises of Jug's book are we going to have
to endure?
Seriously, it is a GREAT memoir (well worth the high price he's charging).
Which reminds me, I've still got copies of Frank Bresee & my self-published
book "Radio's Golden Years" for sale at $20 each (autographed, postpaid).

Bobb

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