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Volume 2012 : Issue 27
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ISSN: 1533-9289
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2-12 births/deaths [ Ron Sayles <bogusotr@[removed]; ]
2-13 births/deaths [ Ron Sayles <bogusotr@[removed]; ]
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Date: Sun, 12 Feb 2012 18:44:21 -0500
From: Ron Sayles <bogusotr@[removed];
To: Olde Tyme Radio Digest Digest <[removed]@[removed];
Subject: 2-12 births/deaths
February 12th births
02-12-1809 - Abraham Lincoln - Hardin County, KY - d. 4-15-1865
[removed] president: Many works on radio dedicated to his life
02-12-1867 - Joe E. Howard - NYC - d. 5-19-1961
singer, composer: "Gay Nineties Revue"
02-12-1880 - John L. Lewis - Lucas, IA - d. 6-11-1969
union leader: "Meet the Press"
02-12-1884 - Alice Roosevelt Longworth - NYC - d. 2-20-1980
daughter of Theodore Roosevelt: "Information, Please"
02-12-1884 - Bessie McCammon - Cincinnati, OH - d. 3-2-1964
actor: Jessie King "Lone Journey"; Olivia McEvoy "Young Widder Brown"
02-12-1888 - Victor Kolar - Budapest, Hungary - d. 1-16-1957
conductor: "Ford Sunday Evening Hour"
02-12-1893 - Omar Bradley - Clark, MO - d. 4-8-1981
general of the army: "What Are We Fighting For?"; "[removed] Campaign"
02-12-1898 - Charles Brendler - d. 7-29-1965
music director: "The Navy Hour"
02-12-1898 - Curt Peterson - Albert Lea, MN - d. 4-23-1980
announcer: "Jones and Hare"; "The Pure Oil Band"
02-12-1898 - Roy Harris - Lincoln County, Oklahoma Territory - d.
10-1-1979
composer: "New York Philharmonic"; "Comtemporary Composers Concerts"
02-12-1898 - Wallace Ford - Batton, England - d. 6-11-1966
actor: "Hollywood on the Air"; "Royal Gelatin Hour"
02-12-1899 - Ray Knight - Salem, MA - d. 2-12-1953
actor: Ambrose J. Weems "Cuckoo Hour"; shopkeeper "House in the Country"
02-12-1902 - Tom Waring - Tyrone, PA - d. 12-29-1960
composer: (Brother of Fred) "The Fred Waring Show"
02-12-1903 - Todd Duncan - Danville, IL - d. 2-28-1998
baritone: "NY Philharmonic Symphony"; "First American Opera"
02-12-1904 - Joseph Kearns - Salt Lake City, UT - d. 2-17-1962
actor, host: Melvyn Foster "A Date with Judy"; Man in Black "Suspense"
02-12-1904 - Ted Mack - Greeley, CO - d. 7-12-1976
emcee: "Original Amateur Hour"
02-12-1905 - Harry Bellaver (Belaver) - Hillsboro, IL - d. 8-8-1993
actor: "Cavalcade of America"; "CBS Radio Mystery Theatre"
02-12-1910 - Ken Roberts - The Bronx, NY - d. 6-19-2009
actor, announcer: Commissioner Weston "The Shadow"; "Easy Aces"
02-12-1912 - Kylie Tennant - Manly, Australia - d. 2-29-1988
writer: "Tether a Dragon"
02-12-1912 - Stan Kenton - Wichita, KS - d. 8-25-1979
bandleader: "Bob Hope Show"; "Stan Kenton Concerts"
02-12-1914 - Tex Beneke - Fort Worth, TX - d. 5-30-2000
tenor sax, singer, bandleader: "Glenn Miller and His Orchestra";
"Sunset Serenade"
02-12-1915 - Lorne Greene - Ottowa, Canada - d. 9-11-1987
host Western Night: "Sears Radio Theatre"
02-12-1916 - Max Geldray - Amsterdam, Netherlands - d. 12-5-2004
vocalist: "The Goon Show"
02-12-1919 - Forrest Tucker - Plainfield, IN - d. 10-25-1986
actor: "Lux Radio Theatre"
02-12-1920 - Shirley Yamaguchi - Manchuria, China
actor: "New Edgar Bergen Hour"; "Geroge Fisher Interviews the Stars"
02-12-1923 - Mel Powell - NYC - d. 4-24-1998
pianist, composer: "Jam"; "I Sustain These Wings"; "Grand Roundup"
02-12-1926 - Joe Garagiola - St. Louis, MO
sportscaster
02-12-1927 - Ann Gillis - Little Rock, AR
actor: Judy Foster "A Date with Judy"
02-12-1927 - Bobby Winkler - Chicago, IL - d. 12-28-1989
actor: Newsboy "Big Town"
02-12-1928 - William Edward Olvis - Hollywood, CA - d. 11-27-1998
opera singer: "Metropolitan Opera"
02-12-1929 - Diana Olsson - London, England - d. 10-11-2003
actor: "Phillip O'Dell Mysteries"; "Doomsday Book"
February 12th deaths
01-01-1904 - Lou Kosloff - Chicago, IL - d. 2-12-1986
orchestra leader: "Blondie"; "Sad Sack"; "Sherlock Holmes"
01-14-1896 - Seymour Simons - Detroit, MI - d. 2-12-1949
orchestra leader: "Romantic Rhythm"
01-16-1916 - Joe McMichael - Minneapolis, MN - d. 2-12-1944
singer: (The Merry Macs) "Bing Crosby Show"; "Fred Allen Show"
01-17-1905 - Peggy Gilbert - Sioux City, IA - d. 2-12-2007
saxophonist: "The Early Girls and the Three Chirps"
01-31-1929 - Joe Jack Cain - Philadelphia, PA - d. 2-12-2007
musician for NBC and CBS
02-07-1883 - Eubie Blake - Baltimore, MD - d. 2-12-1983
jazz pianist: "Ragtime"; "White House Jazz Festival"
02-12-1899 - Ray Knight - Salem, MA - d. 2-12-1953
actor: Ambrose J. Weems "Cuckoo Hour"; shopkeeper "House in the Country"
02-14-1931 - Brian Kelly - Detroit, MI - d. 2-12-2005
actor: Started career doing radio commercials in Detroit
02-22-1922 - Newt Arnold - Palo Alto, CA - d. 2-12-2000
actor: "Railroad Hour"; "This Is Your FBI"
03-04-1896 - George Shelton - NYC - d. 2-12-1972
comedian: "Sunday Night Party"; "It Pays to Be Ignorant"
04-19-1888 - William Axt - d. 2-12-1959
musical director: "Major Bowes Capitol Family Program"
04-21-1905 - Ted Osborne - Grand Rapids, MI - d. 2-12-1987
actor: Dr. Carough "Dr. Kildare"; Professor Whiz the Owl "Cinnamon Bear"
04-23-1884 - Edwin C. Hill - Aurora, IN - d. 2-12-1957
news commentator: "Human Side of the News"; "Your News Parade"
04-28-1874 - Sidney Toler - Warrensburg, MO - d. 2-12-1947
actor: "Southern California WPA Symphony Orchestra"; "It's Time to
Smile"
05-07-1921 - Gale Robbins - Chicago, IL - d. 2-12-1980
singer: "Ben Bernie, the Old Maestro"; "The Hoagy Carmichael Show"
05-23-1919 - Betty Garrett - St. Joseph, MO - d. 2-12-2011
singer-actor: "Savings Bond Show"; "Guest Star"; "Showtime"
06-25-1898 - Jack Roth - d. 2-12-1980
drummer: (Memphis Five) "The Jimmy Durante Show"
06-28-1895 - George R. Holmes - Tippecanoe County, IN - d. 2-12-1939
news commentator: "Back of the News in Washington"
07-22-1903 - Betty Roland - Kaniva, Australia - d. 2-12-1996
writer: "New Day"
10-10-1925 - Richard Thorne - Chicago, IL - d. 2-12-2007
announcer, producer, director: "Hall of Fantasy"
10-13-1917 - Lou Cook - d. 2-12-1993
host: "Religion on the Line"
11-09-1906 - Muggsy Spanier - Chicago, IL - d. 2-12-1967
cornet: "This Is Jazz"; "Eddie Condon's Jazz Concerts"
12-02-1913 - Morton Wishengrad - d. 2-12-1963
writer: "The Cavalcade of America"; "The Eternal Light"
Ron
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Date: Sun, 12 Feb 2012 18:46:51 -0500
From: Ron Sayles <bogusotr@[removed];
To: Olde Tyme Radio Digest Digest <[removed]@[removed];
Subject: 2-13 births/deaths
February 13th births
02-13-1877 - Sidney Smith - d. 10-20-1935
comic strip writer: "The Gumps" based on his comic strip
02-13-1900 - Wingy Manone - New Orleans, LA - d. 7-9-1982
orchestra leader: "Saturday Night Swing Club"; "Young Man with a Band"
02-13-1904 - Erwin D. Canham - Auburn, ME - d. 1-3-1982
news commentator: "Christian Science Monitor Views the News"
02-13-1905 - Fred Jeske - Ferguson, MO - d. 11-24-1957
actor: Uncle Remus "Uncle Remus"
02-13-1905 - Michael Durso - Brooklyn, NY - d. 12-25-1975
trombonist: "Eddie Cantor Show"; "Rudy Vallee Show"
02-13-1908 - Lennie Hayton - NYC - d. 4-24-1971
conductor: "Your Hit Parade"; "Ipana Troubadors"
02-13-1908 - Pauline Frederick - Gallitzin, PA - d. 5-9-1990
newscaster: "News of Tomorrow"; "Pauline Frederick News"; "Second
Sunday"
02-13-1911 - Jean Muir - NYC - d. 7-23-1996
actor: "Great Plays"; "The Magic Key"
02-13-1912 - Art Rollini - d. 12-31-1993
saxophone: (The Benny Goodman Orchestra) "Let's Dance"
02-13-1912 - Margaretta Scott - London, England - d. 4-15-2005
actor: "The Merchant of Venice"
02-13-1913 - Frank Phares - d. 12-24-1968
writer: "This Is Your FBI"
02-13-1915 - Lyle Bettger - Philadelphia, PA - d. 9-24-2003
actor: "Lux Radio Theatre"; "Family Theatre"
02-13-1916 - Albert Harris - London, England - d. 1-14-2005
conductor, composer: "Four-Star Playhouse"; "NBC University Theatre"
02-13-1916 - James Griffith - Los Angeles, CA - d. 9-17-1993
actor: "Gunsmoke"
02-13-1916 - Ruth Batcheller - d. 7-15-1990
woman's program on WACE Massachusetts
02-13-1917 - Clara Antonetti - d. 10-27-1995
broadcaster on WTSA Brattleboro, Vermont
02-13-1919 - Janet Logan - Eldon, MO - d. 10-23-1965
actor: Stella Moore "Girl Alone"; Clara Blake "Romance of Helen Trent"
02-13-1919 - Joan Edwards - NYC - d. 8-27-1981
singer: "Chesterfield Presents"; "Your Hit Parade"
02-13-1919 - "Tennessee" Ernie Ford - Bristol, TN - d. 10-17-1991
singer: "Tennessee Ernie Ford Show"
02-13-1920 - Eileen Farrell - Willimantic, CT - d. 3-23-2002
singer: "Eileen Farrell Sings"; "Prudential Family Hour"
02-13-1923 - Gene Ames - Malden, MA - d. 4-26-1997
singer,: (Ames Brothers) "Sing It Again"; "Robert Q. Lewis Show"
02-13-1927 - Jim McReynolds - Carfax, VA - d. 12-31-2002
guitarist: (Jim and Jesse) "Grand Ole Opry"
02-13-1930 - Frank Buxton - Wellesley, MA
author: "Golden Age of Radio"; "KIRO Mystery Playhouse"
02-13-1932 - Susan Oliver - NYC - d. 5-10-1990
actor: "Zero Hour"
02-13-1933 - Kim Novak - Chicago, IL
actor: "Bud's Bandwagon"
February 13th deaths
01-11-1937 - Chiemi Eri - Tokyo, Japan - d. 2-13-1982
enka singer: "Kohaku Uta Gassen"
03-11-1934 - Dilys Laye - London, England - d. 2-13-2009
actor: "One Corpse Too Many"
04-03-1918 - Sixten Ehrling - Malmo Skane Ian, Sweden - d. 2-13-2005
conductor: "Metropolitan Opera"
04-12-1898 - Lily Pons - Draguignan, France - d. 2-13-1976
singer: "Telephone Hour"; "Voice of Firestone"
05-09-1912 - George T. Simon - NYC - d. 2-13-2001
jazz critic
05-29-1914 - Stacy Keach, Sr. - Milwaukee, WI - d. 2-13-2003
producer-director: "Tales of the Texas Rangers"
06-04-1900 - Dan Golenpaul - NYC - d. 2-13-1974
producer: "Information, Please"
06-04-1923 - Elizabeth Jolley - Birmingham, England - d. 2-13-2007
writer: "Little Lewis Has Had a Lovely Sleep"
06-23-1889 - Kajetan Attl - d. 2-13-1976
harpist: KPO, San Francisco, California
07-15-1910 - Ken Lynch - Cleveland, OH - d. 2-13-1990
actor: Lt. Matt King "Twenty-First Precinct"; Christopher Gard "Cafe
Istanbul"
08-20-1912 - Gerald Dickler - NYC - d. 2-13-1999
first legal counsel to the radio's union
08-22-1917 - Joe Connelly - NYC - d. 2-13-2003
writer: "Harry Von Zell Show"; "Amos 'n' Andy"; "Frank Morgan Show"
09-01-1886 - Regina Wallace - Trenton, NJ - d. 2-13-1978
actor: Alice Aldrich "Aldrich Family"
09-07-1929 - [removed] McKenna - Mullagh, Ireland - d. 2-13-2011
actor: "Ballylenon"
10-09-1911 - Michael Allman - Cincinnati, OH - d. 2-13-1989
arranger for such bands as Mitchell Ayres, Freddy Martin and Harry James
10-29-1908 - Robert K. Adams - d. 2-13-1981
actor: "Dr. Susan"; Hilltop House"; Your Family and Mine"
11-04-1919 - Martin Balsam - NYC - d. 2-13-1996
actor: "Cloak and Dagger"
12-24-1910 - John Bagni - NYC - d. 2-13-1954
writer: Suspense"; "Family Theatre"; "Escape"
12-25-1908 - Helen Twelvetrees - Brooklyn, NY - d. 2-13-1958
actor: "The Campbell Playhouse"
12-30-1903 - Owen Crump - d. 2-13-1998
producer: " The Grouch Club"
Ron
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