Subject: [removed] Digest V2005 #252
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Date: 8/20/2005 4:19 PM

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                                The Old-Time Radio Digest!
                                  Volume 2005 : Issue 252
                             A Part of the [removed]!
                                 [removed]
                                     ISSN: 1533-9289

                                     Today's Topics:

      Edward R. Murrow and Joe McCarthy     [ Jim Widner <widnerj@[removed]; ]
      school related shows                  [ "[removed]" <[removed]@[removed] ]
      John Grant - A. & C. writer           [ "karl tiedemann" <karltiedemann@hot ]
      A. & C. routines                      [ "karl tiedemann" <karltiedemann@hot ]
      Re: Maggie and Jiggs                  [ Anthony Tollin <sanctumotr@earthlin ]
      8-20 births/deaths                    [ Ron Sayles <bogusotr@[removed]; ]
      Gotham Players Get Mentioned in NY D  [ Sean Dougherty <seandd@[removed] ]

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    Date: Fri, 19 Aug 2005 16:01:46 -0400
    From: Jim Widner <widnerj@[removed];
    To: OTR Digest <[removed]@[removed];
    Subject:  Edward R. Murrow and Joe McCarthy

    Though not technical radio, for news junkies like myself, I just
    received an advance notice on the October 7th release of "Good Night,
    And, Good Luck" the new film starring George Clooney as Fred Friendly
    and David Strathairn as Ed Murrow. The film "chronicles the real-life
    conflict between television newsman Edward R. Murrow and Senator Joseph
    McCarthy and the House Un-American Activities Committee."

    The screenplay was co-authored by Clooney and Grant Heslov, who along
    with Clooney co-produced the HBO series "K Street."

    I do have a portion of the classic ending from that "See It Now"
    broadcast on my Ed Murrow page: [removed]

    Jim Widner

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    Date: Fri, 19 Aug 2005 16:47:31 -0400
    From: "[removed]" <[removed]@[removed];
    To: <[removed]@[removed];
    Subject:  school related shows

    For school related shows, I can't believe no one has yet mentioned one of my
    personal favorite series: The Halls of Ivy.  I don't have a log in front of
    me, so I can't recommend specific episodes.  They're all good, though.  Just
    grab one.

    -chris holm

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    Date: Fri, 19 Aug 2005 20:30:14 -0400
    From: "karl tiedemann" <karltiedemann@[removed];
    To: [removed]@[removed]
    Subject:  John Grant  -  A. & C. writer

    For copious information on all things Bud and Lou, I don't think one can do
    better than the book ABBOTT AND COSTELLO IN HOLLYWOOD (1991) by Bob Furmanek
    and Ron Palumbo, a very detailed and well-researched volume.  (B. Furmanek
    waqs archivist for the A. & C. estate and did a similar job for Jerry Lewis
    as well.)  I see that Alibris has it on hand for $22.

    Karl Tiedemann

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    Date: Fri, 19 Aug 2005 22:41:47 -0400
    From: "karl tiedemann" <karltiedemann@[removed];
    To: [removed]@[removed]
    Subject:  A. & C. routines

>     So, everyone, how can we arrange to obtain a recording of "Who's on first",
>     "Mudder", "Loafer" and any other similar routines?...

>     Lee Munsick

    Abbott and Costello's filmed TV show-- which has been issued in VHS and
    DVD--  contains good versions of most of their staple routines.  You just
    need to know which episodes feature which content ([removed], "Getting a Job"
    contains "Loafing" and "Pflugel St.", "Jail" has "Slowly I Turned", "The
    Actor's Home" has "Who's On First" and so forth).  The book I just sent a
    message about-- ABBOTT AND COSTELLO IN HOLLYWOOD-- gives details on which
    films and TV shows offer which [removed]  And don't overlook their live
    work on THE COLGATE COMEDY HOUR either.  In addition to the individual
    episodes of this that are available, two compilations were released years
    ago:  THE BEST OF ABBOTT AND COSTELLO LIVE and ABBOTT AND COSTELLO-- LIVE
    AND [removed]  One interesting aspect of all of this is that you can
    take a stock routine like the army drill bit and watch four different and
    varied versions of it (once in a movie, once on filmed TV and twice on live
    TV).  Costello never did anything quite the same way twice.

    Karl Tiedemann

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    Date: Fri, 19 Aug 2005 22:42:13 -0400
    From: Anthony Tollin <sanctumotr@[removed];
    To: <[removed]@[removed];
    Subject:  Re: Maggie and Jiggs

    on 8/19/05 11:18 AM, Tom Bewley asked:

>     I am interested in learning if a radio program existed starring Jiggs and
>     Maggie.

    The comic strip that featured Jiggs and Maggie was BRINGING UP FATHER,
    launched by creator George McManus on January 12, 1913 and later continued
    by Vernon Greene, the artist of the early 1940s SHADOW newspaper strip.  And
    yes, there was a shortlived BRINGING UP FATHER radio series.  It aired from
    July 1, 1941 through September 30, 1941 as a Blue network summer series,
    taking over the former timeslot of GRAND CENTRAL STATION.  Agnes Moorehead
    and Mark Smith (and also Neil O'Malley) starred as Maggie and Jiggs.  BTW,
    the BRINGING UP FATHER comic strip continued to appear in newspapers until
    May 28, 2000. --Anthony Tollin

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    Date: Sat, 20 Aug 2005 11:37:58 -0400
    From: Ron Sayles <bogusotr@[removed];
    To: Olde Tyme Radio List <[removed]@[removed];
    Subject:  8-20 births/deaths

    August 20th births

    08-20-1881 - Edgar Guest - Birmingham, England - d. 8-5-1959
    poet: (Poet Laureate of Radio) "Edgar Guest in Welcome Valley"; "It Can Be
    Done"
    08-20-1905 - Jack Teagarden - Vernon, TX - d. 1-15-1964
    trombonist: (Glenn Miller Orchestra) "Chesterfield Time" aka "Moonlight
    Serenade"
    08-20-1907 - Alan Reed (aka Teddy Bergman) - New York City, NY - d. 6-14-1977
    actor: Falstaff Openshaw "Fred Allen Show"; Pasquale "Life with Luigi"
    08-20-1908 - Andre Baruch - Paris, France - d. 9-15-1991
    announcer, disc jockey: "Your Hit Parade"; "Kate Smith Program"; "Myrt and
    Marge"
    08-20-1911 - Robert Riley Crutcher - Missouri - d. 8-10-1974
    writer: "Fabulous Dr. Tweedy"; "Eddie Bracken Show"
    08-20-1918 - Henry Leff - New York City, NY
    actor: Ray Mallard "Candy Matson, YU2-8209"
    08-20-1918 - Jacqueline Susann - Philadelphis, PA - d. 9-21-1974
    actress: Lola the Cigarette Girl "Morey Amsterdam Show"
    08-20-1923 - Jim Reeves - nr. Galloway, Panola County, TX - d. 7-31-1964
    country singer: "Jim Reeves Show"; "Grand Old Opry"; "Country Style [removed]"
    08-20-1929 - Frank Breese - Los Angeles, CA
    actor: Little Beaver "Red Ryder"
    08-20-1933 - Ted Donaldson - New York City, NY
    actor: "Screen Guild Theatre"

    August 20th deaths

    01-16-1901 - Sid Silvers - Brooklyn, NY - d. 8-20-1976
    actor: Beetle "Phil Baker Show"; "Jack Benny Program"
    03-12-1908 - William Lally - New York - d. 8-20-1956
    actor: "The NBC University Theatre"
    03-16-1916 - Walter Reed - Fort Ward, Bainbridge Island, WA - d. 8-20-2001
    actor: "The Bombadier"; "Lux Radio Theatre"
    06-16-1912 - Ilona Massey - Budapest, Hungary - d. 8-20-1974
    actress: Mata Hari-style operative in World War II "Top Secret"; "Screen
    Guild Theatre"
    --
    Ron Sayles
    Milwaukee, Wisconsin

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    Date: Sat, 20 Aug 2005 11:38:17 -0400
    From: Sean Dougherty <seandd@[removed];
    To: [removed]@[removed]
    Subject:  Gotham Players Get Mentioned in NY Daily News

    The Gotham Players' two performances this afternoon at Lincoln Center in
    Manhattan get a mention in today's New York Daily News.

    Sean Dougherty
    SeanDD@[removed]

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