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The Old-Time Radio Digest!
Volume 2007 : Issue 343
A Part of the [removed]!
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ISSN: 1533-9289
Today's Topics:
My OTR Christmas list for [removed] [ "Bob Watson" <crw934@[removed]; ]
Hopalong [ Jim Harmon <jimharmonotr@[removed] ]
Johnny's Call [ Radioclass <radioclass@[removed] ]
The Fourth Wise Man [ Karen Lerner <kareneflerner@[removed] ]
Radio interviews about new OTR book [ David Siegel <otrdsiegel@[removed] ]
1st Broadcast of "The Cinnamon Bear" [ crow8164@[removed] (Dennis Crow) ]
12-7 births/deaths [ Ronald Sayles <bogusotr@[removed] ]
Finding The Ranger [ "thomas heathwood" <HeritageRadio@m ]
Colgate-Palmolive-Peet [ "A. Joseph Ross" <joe@attorneyross. ]
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Date: Thu, 6 Dec 2007 13:36:09 -0500
From: "Bob Watson" <crw934@[removed];
To: <[removed]@[removed];
Subject: My OTR Christmas list for [removed]
It's around this time of year that I wish for things that are impossible to
find or, at best, very rare finds. This year, I would like to find under my
Christmas tree:
1. A Southern Atlantic edtiion of Radio Guide for the week including Dec
7th, 1941. Actually, while having the issue in my hot little hands would be
great, I would be perfectly happy if there was a website with said issue on
the internet that I could access at will. I'm still having a ball reading
the ones posted on OTRRG, which does include a few Southern Atlantic issues.
2. CD's, or mp3's of complete broadcast days of important historical
days, such as the first few days of Sept 1939, [removed] 1941, (NBC coverage
already exists of this, but would love to have CBS and Mutual), and the days
just prior to and after the end of WW2.
3. The lost Mutual episodes of Superman, including the first appearance
of Kryptonite and the complete story arc with the first appearance of Batman
and Robin.
4. And finally, and this isn't exactly OTR related, but I am going to
include it anyway. I wish someone would open up an airtight container
somewhere out west and discover that it is the lost Thorpe footage from the
first few weeks of filming of The Wizard of Oz.
Happy Holidays, everybody!
Bob
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Date: Thu, 6 Dec 2007 13:36:28 -0500
From: Jim Harmon <jimharmonotr@[removed];
To: [removed]@[removed]
Subject: Hopalong
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Hopalong Cassidy in its earliest TV program incarnation did contain original
narration by William Boyd, and re-editing to cut the one hour-plus theatrical
movies into a thirty minute format, allowing time for commercials. My opinion
is that this would constitute an original program. So the radio series would
have come to broadcasting AFTER the first TV series. -- JIM HARMON
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Date: Thu, 6 Dec 2007 20:49:36 -0500
From: Radioclass <radioclass@[removed];
To: [removed]@[removed]
Subject: Johnny's Call
Grant asked what the last word was in Johnny's call
for Philip Morris. Not sure to what he is referring.
Per an old time radio commercials web site the phrase
is:
"Call For Philip
MMMMMooooorrrrr-rrrraaaaaiiiiisssss!!!!!"
You can listen to Johnny's page here:
[removed]
Anne
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Date: Thu, 6 Dec 2007 20:49:59 -0500
From: Karen Lerner <kareneflerner@[removed];
To: [removed]@[removed]
Subject: The Fourth Wise Man
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Have any of you ever heard of a Christmas broadcast called The Fourth Wise
Man. Someone mentioned it to me the other day and I remember having seen a
made for TV movie with that title, but have never heard of a radio broadcast
with that title. If anyone has any thoughts it would put my mind to rest!
Karen Lerner
Radio Spirits
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Date: Thu, 6 Dec 2007 20:50:29 -0500
From: David Siegel <otrdsiegel@[removed];
To: OTR DIGEST <[removed]@[removed];
Subject: Radio interviews about new OTR book
Anyone wanting to learn more about the new OTR book, "Radio and the
Jews :The Untold Story of How Radio Influenced America's Image of
Jews, 1920s-1950s" by David and Susan Siegel may wish to tune in
this Saturday, December 8th to two taped interviews.
XM Satellite Radio
Interviewed by Greg Bell, host of the Radio Classics program
4pm ET, XM Radio Channel 108
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Interviewed by Walden Hughes, host of Thanks for the Memories program
11:15pm ET
(see the web site for instructions on how to listen to the program)
Both interviews cover the wide range of programs discussed in the
book, from comedy and drama, to soap opera, religious programs,
children's series, World War II programs and many post-war mainstream
programs that had Jewish themes on specific episodes, [removed],. Suspense,
Studio One, Mr. District Attorney, Dr. [removed]
Susan Siegel
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Date: Thu, 6 Dec 2007 20:51:42 -0500
From: crow8164@[removed] (Dennis Crow)
To: [removed]@[removed] (Old Time Radio Digest)
Subject: 1st Broadcast of "The Cinnamon Bear"; Buddy
Duncan
It is Christmas season and many of us are enjoying "The Cinnamon Bear."
The first broadcast of "The Cinnamon Bear" occurred on Friday, November 26,
1937, in most markets. It ran daily except Sunday until Christmas Day
(Saturday, December 25, 1937). This was the recommended timeline for the
initial year of the series. The program continues to be aired somewhere in
the United States and Canada every Christmas. An actual survey was made in
1991, fifty-four years after the program was introduced, and at the time,
ninety-two radio stations carried the show. All of the major radio markets
were covered, including Chicago and Portland, Oregon, where "The Cinnamon
Bear" has run the most often. It is safe to say that the golden age of
dramatic radio will never die as long as Paddy O'Cinnamon revives his search
for the silver star. It is arguably the last program of its kind still
running.
That we still have recordings of golden age radio at all is largely due to
preservationists like Seattle-based First Generation Radio Archives, a
non-profit organization dedicated to locating old radio disks and
re-engineering them in near perfect sound. Their website tells about how
"The Cinnamon Bear" enjoyed a second life due to a striking discovery. It is
located at [removed]
Paddy O'Cinnamon was four inches high; the actor who played him stood four
feet, eleven inches, and had appeared in 135 one reel slapstick comedies by
1919.
Bud Duncan, known as "Buddy" by fans of "The Cinnamon Bear," was one-half of
the "Ham and Bud" team, the other half being the more famous silent screen
star, Lloyd Hamilton. Together, they have an impressive filmography as
detailed by the Internet Movie Data Base (IMDb).
This year, Buddy's most famous character, Paddy O'Cinnamon, has turned 70!
As we salute Paddy by continuing to enjoy his Maybeland adventure, may we
remember Mr. Duncan, who died on November 25, 1960, at age 77.
Dennis Crow
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Date: Thu, 6 Dec 2007 22:43:18 -0500
From: Ronald Sayles <bogusotr@[removed];
To: Olde Tyme Radio Digest Digest <[removed]@[removed];
Subject: 12-7 births/deaths
December 7th births
12-07-1879 - Rudolf Friml - Prague, Bohemia - d. 11-12-1972
operetta composer: "Railroad Hour"; "Chicago Theatre of the Air"
12-07-1888 - Heywood Broun - Brooklyn, NY - d. 12-18-1939
theatre critic: "Author, Author"; "Fleischmann's Yeast Hour"
12-07-1892 - Fay Bainter - Los Angeles, CA, - d. 4-16-1968
actor: "Nobody's Children"; "Cavalcade of America"
12-07-1904 - Bob Brown - NYC - d. 2-14-1988
announcer: "Vic and Sade"; "Quicksilver"; "This Amazing America"
12-07-1905 - Charles Magnante - d. 12-30-1986
accordionist: "Major Bowes Capitol Family"; "Singin' Sam"; "Tony and
Gus"
12-07-1906 - Fred Stewart - Atlanta, GA - d. 12-5-1970
actor: "The Columbia Workshop"
12-07-1908 - Beatrice Churchill - d. 12-13-2006
actor: Betty Drake "Betty and Bob"
12-07-1909 - Arch Oboler - Chicago, IL - d. 3-19-1987
writer: 'Lights Out"; "Adam and Eve skit on Bergen/McCarthy"
12-07-1910 - Charles Baltin - d. 11-9-1992
newscaster: WHOM Jersey City, New Jersey
12-07-1910 - Rod Cameron - Calgary, Alberta, Canada - d. 12-21-1983
actor: "Screen Guild Theatre"
12-07-1912 - Louis Prima - New Orleans,LA - d. 8-24-1978
jazz trumpeter: "You Can't Have Everything"; "Songs by Sinatra"; "The
Navy Swings"
12-07-1915 - Eli Wallach - Brooklyn, NY
actor: "Eternal Light"
12-07-1918 - Hurd Hatfield - NYC - d. 12-25-1998
actor: "Best Plays"; "Crime Does Not Pay"
12-07-1918 - Randy Atcher - d. 10-9-2002
disk jockey: WKLO Louisville, Kentucky
12-07-1920 - Frances Gifford - Long Beach, CA - d. 1-22-1994
actor: "Lux Radio Theatre"
December 7th deaths
01-12-1916 - Jay McShann - Muskogee, OK - d. 12-7-2006
jazz pianist and bandleader: "Jubilee"; "Jazz Alive"
02-27-1910 - Joan Bennett - Palisades, NJ - d. 12-7-1990
actor: "Ford Theatre"; "MGM Theatre of the Air"; "Skippy Hollywood
Theatre"
03-06-1904 - Hugh Williams - Bexhill-on-Sea, England - d. 12-7-1969
actor: "Theatre Guild On the Air"
03-25-1919 - Jeanne Cagney - NYC - d. 12-7-1984
actor: (Sister of James Cagney) "Movietone Radio Theatre"; "Suspense"
04-01-1884 - Laurette Taylor - NYC - d. 12-7-1946
actor: "The Everedy Hour"
04-17-1897 - Thornton Wilder - Madison, WI - d. 12-7-1975
writer: "This Is My Best"
06-07-1891 - Alois Havrilla - Pressov, Hungary - d. 12-7-1952
announcer: "Campbell Soup Orchestra"; "Jack Benny Program"
06-23-1914 - Nat Hiken - Chicago, IL - d. 12-7-1968
creator, director, writer: "Magnificent Montague"; "Texaco Star Theatre"
07-01-1913 - Dolph Nelson - d. 12-7-1981
actor, director: "Captain Midnight"; "Art Linkletter's House Party"
07-04-1883 - Rube Goldberg - San Francisco, CA - d. 12-7-1970
cartoonist: "Famous Comic Artists"; "The Shell Show"; "Biography in
Sound"
07-12-1895 - Kirsten Flagstad - Hamar, Norway - d. 12-7-1962
opera singer: "General Motors Concerts"; "Metropolitan Opera"
08-07-1904 - Dr. Ralph Bunche - Detroit, MI - d. 12-7-1971
activist: "The Big Show"
09-27-1918 - Barclay Allen - d. 12-7-1966
pianist/composer: "Freddy Martin, His Singing Saxophone and His
Orchestra"
09-29-1910 - Bill Boyd - Fannin County, Texas - d. 12-7-1977
singer: (Cowboy Ramblers) WRR Dallas, Texas
09-30-1911 - Jerry Scoggins - Mount Pleasant, TX - d. 12-7-2004
singer: (Member of the Cass County Boys) "Gene Autry's Melody Ranch"
12-15-1901 - Gail Bonney - Columbus, OH - d. 12-7-1984
actor: "Family Theatre"; "Joan Davis Time"; "NBC University Theatre"
Ron Sayles
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
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Date: Fri, 7 Dec 2007 01:11:10 -0500
From: "thomas heathwood" <HeritageRadio@[removed];
To: "[removed]" <[removed]@[removed];
Subject: Finding The Ranger
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Wonder if anyone has information on a LONE RANGER episode I am searching for.
Story is of phony indians
who rob a stage coach. I would appreciate the date of this episode.
Tom Heathwood - Heritage Radio Theatre / The Olde Tyme Radio Network
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Date: Fri, 7 Dec 2007 10:04:08 -0500
From: "A. Joseph Ross" <joe@[removed];
To: [removed]@[removed]
Subject: Colgate-Palmolive-Peet
Date: Wed, 5 Dec 2007 16:56:48 -0500
From: <otrbuff@[removed];
Both series, plus a third -- a weekly primetime effort telecast
from July 4, 1951 to Jan. 12, 1955 on NBC-TV -- were underwritten
completely by Colgate-Palmolive-Peet, by then primarily for its
newest innovations: mar-vel-ous Vel dishwashing powder and
fab-ulous Fab laundry detergent.
Ah, yes. I remember Colgate toothpaste and Palmolive soap, but I
always wondered what "Peet" was.
And I remember one episode of the Colgate Comedy Hour back in the
1950s, where a representative of the sponsor was asking Dean Martin
and Jerry Lewis whether they used the sponsor's products. And Jerry
Lewis replied, "Oh yes. Every five minutes we brush our teeth with
Fab."
--
A. Joseph Ross, [removed] [removed]
92 State Street, Suite 700 Fax [removed]
Boston, MA 02109-2004 [removed]
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