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Date: 12/19/2009 10:18 AM

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                                The Old-Time Radio Digest!
                                  Volume 2009 : Issue 244
                             A Part of the [removed]!
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                                     ISSN: 1533-9289

                                     Today's Topics:

      Flywheel, Shyster & Flywheel          [ "A. Joseph Ross" <joe@attorneyross. ]
      Gildersleeve Comics!                  [ booksteve@[removed] ]
      Favorite Christmas Comedy             [ <radioaz@[removed]; ]
      Christmas Shows                       [ "Bob Scherago" <rscherago@[removed] ]
      FWD: Grandfather in Radio             [ Charlie Summers <charlie@[removed] ]
      Lone Ranger and William Tell          [ IreneTH@[removed] ]
      Re: a question about ILAM             [ "Rick Roberts" <sipseywilderness@hu ]
      12-19 births/deaths                   [ Ron Sayles <bogusotr@[removed]; ]
      Lionel Barrymore in A Christmas Caro  [ "Jim Hilliker" <jimhilliker@sbcglob ]

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    Date: Fri, 18 Dec 2009 11:29:54 -0500
    From: "A. Joseph Ross" <joe@[removed];
    To: [removed]@[removed]
    Subject:  Flywheel, Shyster & Flywheel

>     Date: Sat, 28 Nov 2009 22:35:42 -0500
>     From: Frank McGurn <[removed]@[removed];

>     Grouch & Chico Marx may have first appeared on radio in 1930, But they
>     did have  series from 11/28/32 until 5/22/33 that was called Flywheel,
>     Shyster & Flywheel (Name of the law firm)

    Both Harpo and Arthur Marx report that the show, or the law firm, was
    originally "Beagle, Shyster & Beagle."  A real-life attorney Beagle
    threatened to sue, with the result that the name was changed to
    "Flywheel, Shyster & Flywheel."  According to Harpo, they explained
    the change by having a secretary tell someone on the phone that her
    boss had gotten a divorce and resumed his maiden name.

    This was some years before Groucho's role as "Wolf J. Flywheel,
    Attorney at Law" in "At the Circus."

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

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    Date: Fri, 18 Dec 2009 11:30:20 -0500
    From: booksteve@[removed]
    To: [removed]@[removed]
    Subject:  Gildersleeve Comics!
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    Here's a link to a blog piece I just posted that reprints a rare 1944 GREAT
    GILDERSLEEVE comic book story guest-starring FIBBER MCGEE AND MOLLY! Thought
    you folks of all people might find it interesting!
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    Date: Fri, 18 Dec 2009 11:30:33 -0500
    From: <radioaz@[removed];
    To: "OTR Digest" <[removed]@[removed];
    Subject:  Favorite Christmas Comedy

    My favorite is also a Fibber McGee & Molly show, but the one about wanting a
    white Christmas tree.  The exchange between the McGee's and Mrs. Uppington
    is the highlight for me--and it isn't even about Christmas.  It's about
    hunting dogs.

    Ted

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    Date: Fri, 18 Dec 2009 11:30:52 -0500
    From: "Bob Scherago" <rscherago@[removed];
    To: "Old Time Radio" <[removed]@[removed];
    Subject:  Christmas Shows

    It's that time again - when we old time radio fans reminisce about radio
    shows of the past that had Christmas themes.

    In the 60s and 70s, WTIC in Hartford, CT, had two nostalgic hours each
    month - "The Golden Age of Radio," with Dick Bertel, and "A One Night Stand
    with the Big Bands," with Arnold Dean. At our Website,
    [removed] , you can find all the Golden Age shows and most of
    the One Night Stands. Three of the Golden Age shows are Christmas-themed,
    and include excerpts from "Grand Central Station," "The Couple Next Door,"
    and Fred Allen's Christmas show about Santa's elves going on strike, among
    many others. Check them out, and happy holidays to all.

    --
    Bob Scherago
    Webmaster, and former engineer
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    Date: Fri, 18 Dec 2009 11:34:50 -0500
    From: Charlie Summers <charlie@[removed];
    To: [removed]@[removed]
    Subject:  FWD: Grandfather in Radio

       Received this request for help in the [removed] you can help, feel free
    to send copies to the Digest as well.

             Charlie

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    From: Blue Dog Framers & Studo Gallery <bluedogframers@[removed];
    Subject: Grandfather in Radio

    I was referred by [removed] to find out if you have any
    information about a gentleman named Alex or Alexander Frazer.
    He was my Grandfather and have been told he was in radio probably on
    the east coast of Canada and possibly in New York from late 30's into
    the 40's.  He moved to Hollywood in 1946-47 to become an actor. I
    have his film credits but wanted to maybe hear his radio programs.
    Thank you in advance for any information you may be able to find.

    Jan Humphrey

    -- end forwarded text

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    Date: Fri, 18 Dec 2009 17:15:12 -0500
    From: IreneTH@[removed]
    To: old time radio <[removed]@[removed];
    Subject:  Lone Ranger and William Tell
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    Joe Martelle beat me to [removed] B  B I have a whole bunch of Lone Ranger programs
    including a group with an extended version ofB the theme music at both ends,
    can't remember if anything went on in the [removed]  B B  Listening to the
    firstB oneB I enjoyed the "William Tell Overture";B  after theB 4th or 5th I
    hoped never to hear it [removed]  :))B B

    ~Irene

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    Date: Fri, 18 Dec 2009 19:58:55 -0500
    From: "Rick Roberts" <sipseywilderness@[removed];
    To: <[removed]@[removed];
    Subject:  Re: a question about ILAM
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    Check [removed] is where I look once a day.

    Rick Roberts

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    Date: Fri, 18 Dec 2009 19:59:04 -0500
    From: Ron Sayles <bogusotr@[removed];
    To: Olde Tyme Radio Digest Digest <[removed]@[removed];
    Subject:  12-19 births/deaths

    December 19th births

    12-19-1882 - Bronislaw Huberman - Czestochowa, Poland - d. 6-17-1947
    violinist: "A Tribute to . . . ."
    12-19-1888 - Fritz Reiner - Budapest, Hungary - d. 11-15-1963
    conductor: "Curtis Institute Musicale"; "Ford Sunday Evening Hour"
    12-19-1888 - Mabel Brownell - Cincinnati, OH - d. 1-26-1972
    actor: "Polly witha Past"
    12-19-1894 - Ford Frick - Wawaka, IN - d. 4-8-1978
    baseball comissioner: "Baseball: An Action History"; "Play Ball";
    "Tribute to Babe Ruth"
    12-19-1894 - Tess Gardella - Wilkes-Barre, PA - d. 1-3-1950
    actor: Aunt Jemina "Aunt Jemina"
    12-19-1900 - George T. Bird - Fayette, OH - d. 2-10-1979
    trumpeter, arranger: Jimmy and Tommy Dorsey Orchestra
    12-19-1902 - Mary Michael - Denver, CO - d. 11-6-1980
    actor: Ma Fogart "Big Sister"; Mrs. Kelly "Stepmother"
    12-19-1902 - Ralph Richardson - Cheltenham, England - d. 10-10-1983
    actor: Doctor John H. Watson, "Advs. of Sherlock Holmes"
    12-19-1907 - Ray Noble - Brighton, England - d. 4-3-1978
    bandleader: "George Burns and Gracie Allen Show"; "Chase & Sanborn Hour"
    12-19-1908 - Bill Carlisle - Wakefield, KY - d. 3-17-2003
    performer: "Grand Ole Opry"
    12-19-1908 - Paul Luther - Aylesburg, Canada - d. 11-xx-1978
    actor, announcer: "The Man Behind the Gun"; "Inside Story"
    12-19-1909 - Ed Auxer - d. 8-21-2004
    disk jockey: WSBT South Bend, Indiana
    12-19-1910 - Thelma Bernstein - NYC - d. 5-27-2006
    singer: (Wife of Harry Einstein) Sang on radio
    12-19-1911 - Clark Dennis - Roscommon, MI - d. 11-15-1992
    singer: "Breakfast Club"; "Fibber McGee and Molly"; "Chesterfield
    Presents"
    12-19-1912 - Frank Holliday - San Francisco, CA - d. 8-3-1948
    singer: (The Rockaway Four) "The Gay Nineties Revue"
    12-19-1915 - Edith Piaf - Paris, France - d. 10-11-1963
    singer: "The Big Show"
    12-19-1916 - Owen Babbe - Council Bluffs, IA - d. 6-25-1996
    announcer: "Advs. of Sherlock Holmes"
    12-19-1919 - Benedict Freedman - NYC
    writer: "The Red Skelton Show"
    12-19-1919 - Lewis Greifer - London, England - d. 3-18-2003
    writer of comedy sketches: "Take It from Here"; "The Goon Show"
    12-19-1923 - Gordon Jackson - Glasgow, Scotland - d. 1-15-1990
    Freelance actor for the BBC
    12-19-1924 - Rex Barney - Omaha, NE - d. 8-11-1997
    baseball color man: "Game of the Day"
    12-19-1925 - Lillian Clark - Scranton, PA - d. 8-20-1996
    singer: (Clark Sisters) "Jack Smith Show"; "Spotlight Revue"
    12-19-1933 - Cicely Tyson - NYC
    host: "Sears Radio Theatre"; Thursday, Love and Hate Night

    December 19th deaths

    01-12-1912 - Sara Berner - Albany, NY - d. 12-19-1969
    actor: Mable Flapsaddle "Jack Benny Program"
    02-01-1922 - Renata Tebaldi - Pesaro, Italy - d. 12-19-2004
    lyric soprano: "Bell Telephone Hour"; "Metropolitan Opera
    02-24-1895 - May Singhi Breen - NYC - d. 12-19-1970
    singer: (The Ukulele Lady) "Sweethearts of the Air"
    02-25-1912 - Wally Ausley - d. 12-19-1994
    play-by-play for the North Carolina State Wolfpack
    04-16-1913 - Les Tremayne - London, England - d. 12-19-2003
    actor: Nick Charles "Advs. of the Thin Man"; Michael Waring "The Falcon"
    05-21-1894 - Kenyon Nicholson - Crawfordsville, IN - d. 12-19-1986
    writer: "Theatre Guild on the Air"
    06-01-1901 - John Van Druten - London, England - d. 12-19-1957
    writer: "Radio Guild"; "Chase and Sanborn Hour"; "Theatre Guild On the
    Air"
    06-03-1924 - Jimmy Rogers - Ruleville, MS - d. 12-19-1997
    blues singer: "Stars for Defense"; "Here's to Veterans"; "Guest Star"
    06-23-1910 - Milt Hinton - Vicksburg, MS - d. 12-19-2000
    jazz bassist: "Town Hall Concert"; "Monsanto Night: Benny Goodman"
    06-27-1912 - Audrey Christie - Chicago, IL - d. 12-19-1989
    actor: Assistant to Peter Standish "Peter Standish, Medical Examiner"
    07-31-1902 - Robert E. Griffin - Hutchinson, KS - d. 12-19-1960
    actor: Wilbur Ramage "Story of Holly Sloan"; Michael West "Bright
    Horizon"
    09-12-1914 - Desmond Llewelyn - Newport, South Wales - d. 12-19-1999
    actor: Archdeacon Erabazori "Nemesis"
    09-25-1875 - Clyde Fillmore - McConnelsville, OH - d. 12-19-1946
    actor: Sam Aldrich "The Aldrich Family"
    10-02-1900 - Barton Yarborough - Goldthwaite, TX - d. 12-19-1951
    actor: Ben Romero "Dragnet"; Doc Long "I Love A Mystery/Adventure"
    10-11-1918 - Linda Hayes - Sac City, IA - d. 12-19-1995
    actor: "Special Assignment"; "[removed] Jive"
    11-10-1915 - Bob Shepard - NYC - d. 12-19-1993
    announcer: "Pot O' Gold"; "Counterspy"; "Break the Bank"; "You Can"t
    Take it with You"
    11-24-1921 - John V. Lindsay - NYC - d. 12-19-2000
    mayor of new york city: "Meet the Press"; "Apollo 11"
    12-06-1919 - Bob Blagg - d. 12-19-1998
    disk jockey: WDNE Elkins, West Virginia

    Ron

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    Date: Fri, 18 Dec 2009 19:59:36 -0500
    From: "Jim Hilliker" <jimhilliker@[removed];
    To: <[removed]@[removed];
    Subject:  Lionel Barrymore in A Christmas Carol

    How did Lionel Barrymore get started doing the annual broadcasts playing
    Scrooge in A Christmas Carol on radio, and how many years did he perform
    that role on radio?

    Jim Hilliker
    Monterey, CA

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