Subject: [removed] Digest V2007 #73
From: [removed]@[removed]
Date: 3/4/2007 4:18 AM

To: [removed]@[removed]

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                                The Old-Time Radio Digest!
                                  Volume 2007 : Issue 73
                             A Part of the [removed]!
                                 [removed]
                                     ISSN: 1533-9289

                                     Today's Topics:

      Easy Ace: A Journal of Classic Radio  [ "Andrew Godfrey" <niteowl049@[removed] ]
      Roger Hill                            [ "B. J. Watkins" <kinseyfan@hotmail. ]
      3-3 births/deaths                     [ Ronald Sayles <bogusotr@[removed] ]
      Re: Burns and Allen Logs              [ wboenig@[removed] ]
      Paul Temple                           [ "david rogers" <david_rogers@hotmai ]
      burns and allen                       [ "W. Gary W." <wgaryw@[removed]; ]
      Burns&Allen dates and Eric Blore      [ Ken Greenwald <radio@[removed]; ]
      This week in radio history 4-10 Marc  [ Joe Mackey <joemackey108@[removed] ]
      In Memoriam: Hal Stone                [ LSMFTnolonger@[removed] ]
      OTR Donations                         [ jack and cathy french <otrpiano@ver ]
      3-4 births/deaths                     [ Ronald Sayles <bogusotr@[removed] ]

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    Date: Sat, 3 Mar 2007 04:11:03 -0500
    From: "Andrew Godfrey" <niteowl049@[removed];
    To: [removed]@[removed]
    Subject:  Easy Ace: A Journal of Classic Radio

      Jeff Kallman of Huntington Beach, California has a very interesting old
    time radio blog called Easy Ace: A Journal of Classic Radio.

       He has writeups of shows and includes links to hear that show within the
    writeup plus has a list of shows that can be listened to on the sidebar.

       The site can be found at [removed]

       This site may have been mentioned before at the Digest but deserves being
    mentioned again.

        Andrew Godfrey

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    Date: Sat, 3 Mar 2007 04:17:35 -0500
    From: "B. J. Watkins" <kinseyfan@[removed];
    To: [removed]@[removed]
    Subject:  Roger Hill

    I don't think I've seen this mentioned here before. According to the latest
    issue of Classic Images long-time radio fan Roger Hill passed away on
    February 2. Roger used to be very active in NARA (North American Radio
    Archives) and also ran a nostalgia store called Nothing's New, south of San
    Francisco.

    Barbara

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    Date: Sat, 3 Mar 2007 04:17:52 -0500
    From: Ronald Sayles <bogusotr@[removed];
    To: Olde Tyme Radio Digest Digest <[removed]@[removed];
    Subject:  3-3 births/deaths

    March 3rd births

    03-03-1890 - Edmund Lowe - San Jose, CA - d. 4-21-1971
    actor: Sergeant Quirt "Captain Flagg and Sergeant Quirt"
    03-03-1896 - Willie Fung - Canton, China - d. 4-16-1945
    actor: "Edgar Bergen/Charlie McCarthy Show"
    03-03-1900 - Edna Best - Hove, East Sussex, England - d. 9-18-1974
    producer: "Sherlock Holmes"; "Silver Theatre"
    03-03-1902 - Ruby Dandridge - Memphis, TN  - d. 10-17-1987
    actor: Mammy Brown "Gallant Heart"; Geranium "Judy Canova Show"
    03-03-1906 - Donald Novis - Hastings, England - d. 7-23-1966
    actor: Matt Mulligan "Jumbo Fire Chief Program"
    03-03-1906 - Kenny Sargent - Centralia, IL - d. 12-20-1969
    vocalist/saxophonist: "The Camel Caravan"
    03-03-1907 - Canada Lee - NYC - d. 5-9-1952
    actor: "New World A' Coming"; "Lest We Forger"; "The Free Company"
    03-03-1911 - Henry Gladstone - Boston, MA - d. 1-22-1995
    announcer: "White Owl Reporter"
    03-03-1911 - Jean Harlow - Kansas City, MO - d. 6-7-1937
    actor: "Lux Radio Theatre"
    03-03-1914 - Donald Gray - Fort Beaufort, South Africa - d. 4-7-1978
    BBC actor from 1947 to 1951
    03-03-1915 - John Nelson - d. 11-3-1976
    emcee: "Bride and Groom"; "Know Your NBC's"; "Live Like a Millionaire"
    03-03-1919 - Enzo Stuarti - Rome, Italy - d. 12-16-2005
    operatic singer: "Stars for Defense"
    03-03-1920 - James Doohan - Vancouver, Canada - d. 7-20-2005
    actor: "You Never Had It So Good"; "The Investigator"
    03-03-1920 - Jimmy Edwards - Barns, Surrey, England - d. 7-7-1988
    actor: Pa Glum "Take It from Here"
    03-03-1921 - Diana Barrymore - NYC - d. 1-25-1960
    actor: "Crime Does Not Pay"
    03-03-1924 - Barbara Jean Wong - Los Angeles, CA - d. 11-13-1999
    actor: Judy Barton "Cinnamon Bear"
    03-03-1924 - Cathy Downs - Port Jefferson, Long Island, NY - d.
    12-8-1976
    actor: "Your Movietown Radio Theatre"; "Lux Radio Theatre"; "Mail Call"
    03-03-1937 - Bobby Driscoll - Cedar Rapids, IA - d. 3-20-1968 (body
    found)
    actor: "A Day in the Life of Dennis Day"; "Family Theatre"
    03-03-1939 - Sam Chu Lin - Mississippi - d. 3-5-2006
    newscaster, actor: "Empire of the Air"
    03-03-1948 - Byron MacGregor - Alberta, Canada - d. 1-3-1995
    CKLW radio newsman, recorded narrative "The Americans"

    March 3rd deaths

    01-15-1923 - Ivor Cutler - Glasgow, Scotland - d. 3-3-2006
    poet: BBC's Home Service
    01-18-1913 - Danny Kaye - Brooklyn, NY - d. 3-3-1987
    comedian: "Danny Kaye Show"
    01-31-1908 - Connie Desmond - Ohio - d. 3-3-1983
    sportscaster: play-by-play for the Brooklyn Dodgers
    02-08-1902 - Lyle Talbot - Pittsburgh, PA - d. 3-3-1996
    actor: "Your Hollywood Informer"; "Calling All Cars"; "The Unexpected"
    02-26-1887 - William Frawley - Burlington, IA - d. 3-3-1966
    comedian: Fred Mertz "I Love Lucy", "Hallmark Playhouse"; "Hollywood
    Hotel"
    03-06-1906 - Lou Costello - Paterson, NJ - d. 3-3-1959
    comedian: "Chase & Sanborn Hour"; "Abbott and Costello Show"
    03-13-1907 - Frank Wilcox - DeSoto, MO - d. 3-3-1974
    actor: Father "Central City"
    03-19-1889 - George L. "Doc" Rockwell - Providence, RI - d. 3-3-1978
    comedian: "Camel Pleasure Hour"
    04-04-1895 - Arthur Murray - NYC - d. 3-3-1991
    dance master: "Natural Bridge Dancing Class"
    04-05-1919 - Ted Liss - d. 3-3-1992
    actor: "Destination Freedom"
    09-03-1912 - Peter Capell - Berlin, Germany - d. 3-3-1986
    actor:"Dimension X"; "Romance"; "Secret Missions"
    10-09-1909 - Robert Beatty - Hamilton, Ontario, Canada - d. 3-3-1992
    announcer: BBC Radio Newsreel"; "London Column"
    10-16-1917 - Alice Pearce - NYC - d. 3-3-1966
    actor: Daphne "Henry Morgan Show"
    10-30-1915 - Fred Friendly - NYC - d. 3-3-1998
    writer, director: "Hear It Now"; "Who Said That?"; "Quick and the Dead"
    12-02-1918 - Ezra Stone - New Bedford, MA - d. 3-3-1994
    actor: Henry Aldrich "Aldrich Family"
    12-12-1907 - Allen Massey - Midland, TX - d. 3-3-1983
    singer: (Louise Massey and the Westerners) "National Barn Dance";
    "Show Boat"
    xx-xx-xxxx - Tobe Reed - d. 3-3-1988
    announcer: "The Bickersons"; "Burns and Allen"; "Frances Langford Show"

    Ron Sayles

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    Date: Sat, 3 Mar 2007 04:18:03 -0500
    From: wboenig@[removed]
    To: [removed]@[removed]
    Subject:  Re: Burns and Allen Logs
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    Frank McGurn asked about the existence of a complete episode log for Burns &
    Allen.

    Frank, check the online used book stores for "George Burns And Gracie Allen:
    A Bio-Bibliography" by Cynthia Clements and Sandra Weber.  It has a complete
    log of both the radio and television series, with as much as a full paragraph
    description of many episodes to remove any ambiguity.

    If you have a list of that handful of episodes that you cannot properly date,
    feel free to e-mail them to me off-list, since I have probably done that
    research already.

    Wayne Boenig

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    Date: Sat, 3 Mar 2007 04:19:16 -0500
    From: "david rogers" <david_rogers@[removed];
    To: [removed]@[removed]
    Subject:  Paul Temple
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       Thanks to the people that responded to my question about Paul Temple.
       I have all (I think) of the dramatisations that have been played on
       BBC 7 and also some of the readings.  I have read that there are
       several of the adventures that have been "lost" by the BBC.  The
       recreation of the Sullivan Mystery seems to have been an attempt to
       recapture at least one of the stories and so I wondered if anyone knew
       if there were plans for any others.

         By the way, I am not an expert but the recreation sounds first rate
       to me.  The documentary I heard was how they used mono recording
       methods etc to try to make it sound like an old recording.  If any one
       here has not heard "Paul Temple and the Sullivan Mystery" I really
       reccomend it, both as a recreation and as a good mystery.

       Ian, I did not know that there was an Australian production of Paul
       Temple.  (Takes a deep breath) Are there any recordings of the
       Australian production available?

       By the way as a completely seperate issue.  I use hotmail which has
       recently converted to a "rich text format."  I got my last e-mail
       returned from Charlie saying it was in html format and appeared as an
       attachment.  The e-mail asked me to use plain text.  Does anyone that
       uses hotmail know how to turn off the rich text and go back to plain
       text?

       Thanks a lot.

       Love, David Rogers
       Love as always, David Rogers

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    Date: Sat, 3 Mar 2007 10:34:20 -0500
    From: "W. Gary W." <wgaryw@[removed];
    To: OTR Digest <[removed]@[removed];
    Subject:  burns and allen

    frank mcgurn posted about the burns and allen radio show and the lack of good
    logs available.

    first off, i want to point out that there actually is an excellent,
    thoroughly researched log available in the book "george burns and gracie
    allen: a bio-bibliography" by cynthia clements and sandra weber.  the book is
    a scholarly work, not a casual read, that not only has a complete log,
    including episode synopses, for the entire radio series, but also chronicles
    just about every public appearance by either george or gracie, including
    george's entire solo career after gracie retired in 1958,  more than i would
    ever have hoped for. . . the radio log alone was indispensable in verifying
    dates.  unfortunately, being a scholarly work, it's hard to find and
    unbelievably expensive even if you can find it.  amazon has the book
    avaiilable for something on the order of $80. (usual disclaimer that i'm not
    associated in any way with [removed], nor the authors of the book).

    i also wanted to mention that the radio show was really not a sitcom at all
    until the start of the 1941-42 season.  prior to that, george and gracie did
    not play a married couple, but rather presented variations on their
    vaudeville style, which was a boy-girl flirtation act.  it's rather
    disconcerting to hear these pre-1941 episodes for the first time, gracie
    flirting with pretty much every male character on the program except george.
    . . and george's general attitude toward gracie was extreme annoyance, not
    the endearingly bemused patience he displayed more and more often as the
    years rolled by.  (by the time they were on television, you practically NEVER
    saw george get angry at gracie.  he became practically unflappable.)

    additionally, these pre-1941 shows were not in circulation at all until a few
    years back, when a slew of "gracie for president" episodes and most of their
    run for hormel spam appeared.  so it's not surprising that, outside of a
    research work like the bio-bibliography, practically no information is
    otherwise available on burns and allen radio shows from 1932 to 1941.  i
    recall a while back reading somewhere on the digest that martin grams (who
    posts here fairly regularly) was working on a burns and allen log, but i
    haven't heard anything about it since and never found the time to try to get
    in touch with him and find out more.  real life interferes too often.  :)

    but back to your real question-- rather than try to identify the dates of the
    programs you listed based on scanty program information, i'd be happy to
    share the burns and allen radio shows i've managed to find over the years.
    being a certified obsessive-compulsive lunatic, i've verified the dates in my
    collection pretty meticulously, using the bio-bibliography as the major
    source of information.  i've managed to find 234 episodes, as well as a lot
    of "extras" (with a great deal of help from internet friends, and a great
    deal of money spent on cassettes from commercial vendors pre-internet),  feel
    free to drop me a line off list if you're interested.

    --wgw

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    Date: Sat, 3 Mar 2007 10:34:54 -0500
    From: Ken Greenwald <radio@[removed];
    To: [removed]@[removed]
    Subject:  Burns&Allen dates and Eric Blore

    Frank McGurn mentioned his interest in obtaining dates for some B&A
    radio shows.
    May I suggest, Frank, that you try and contact the University of
    Southern California Radio Archives and ask them if they have a list
    of their radio shows? I do believe that USC has the most complete
    collection of Burns and Allen shows in existence. I don't have the
    phone numbers, email or address for the University, but you might try
    411 or, on the internet, try typing in [removed] or even Google about
    USC. Something will surely come up so you have some leads. Good luck,
    Frank.

    Eric Blore was far more versatile than most people suspect. Once he
    arrived in America he found his "niche" by assuming a particular
    character trait, with his facial takes, his amusing sing-song voice
    and the consistent roles he assumed. He was easily identifiable from
    film to film. What few people know is that, long before he came to
    America, he was well known in the British Music Hall (during the
    1920s) as a very funny comedian and, later, as a partner in a comedy
    team. His popularity was what led him to come to America and
    establish himself in films. And, because he appeared in a number of
    Fred Astaire/Ginger Rogers film, he will always be remembered, far
    longer than other comic actors who did NOT appear opposite Astaire
    and Rogers.
    Ken Greenwald

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    Date: Sat, 3 Mar 2007 10:35:03 -0500
    From: Joe Mackey <joemackey108@[removed];
    To: otrd <[removed]@[removed];
    Subject:  This week in radio history 4-10 March

     From Those Were The Days --

    3/4

    1877 -- Emile Berliner came up with something called the microphone.

    1925 - Calvin Coolidge took the oath of office in Washington DC. The
    presidential inauguration was broadcast on radio for the first time.

    1930 - 'The Redhead', Red Barber, began his radio career this day.
    Barber broadcast on WRUF at the University of Florida in Gainsville. He
    soon became one of the best known sports voices in America.

    1942 - Shirley Temple had a starring role in Junior Miss on CBS. The
    show, heard for the first time, cost $12,000 a week to produce and
    stayed on the airwaves until 1954. ($158755 in 2006).

    1951 - Sir John Gielgud, starring as Hamlet, was heard on The [removed] Steel
    Hour on the NBC.

    1952 - President Harry Truman dedicated the Courier, the first seagoing
    radio broadcasting station, in ceremonies in Washington, DC.

    4/6

    1948 - Ralph Edwards created a quiz on Truth or Consequences called The
    Walking Man. After ten weeks of guesses by contestants playing the game,
    it was finally revealed that Jack Benny was The Walking Man.

    3/7

    1933 - CBS debuted Marie the Little French Princess which had a run of
    two years.

    1944 - Norman Corwin hosted a program titled, Columbia Presents Corwin
    on the CBS network this day.

    3/8

    1925 - Bernard McFadden was a physical culturist who had a radio show in
    New York City. But not for long. McFadden failed to show up for his
    daily morning program, causing a young, studio engineer, John Gambling,
    to ad-lib on the air for a solid hour. As a result, the station (WOR)
    decided to give Gambling the morning announcer's job. John Gambling
    stayed at WOR for many years, then turned the mike over to his son, who,
    finally, turned the program over to his son ... all named John. Mr.
    Gambling's Rambling with Gambling program attracted tri-state (New York,
    New Jersey, Connecticut) audiences in record numbers for over 70 years
    on the 50,000 watt talk-radio powerhouse at 710 AM on your radio dial
    from New York each morning.

    3/9

    1945 - Those Websters debuted on CBS. Willard Waterman starred as George
    Webster.

    3/10

    1922 - Variety magazine greeted readers with the front-page headline
    that read, "Radio Sweeping Country - 1,000,000 Sets in Use."

    1955 - The last broadcast of The Silver Eagle was heard.

    Joe

    --
    Visit my homepage: [removed]~[removed]

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    Date: Sat, 3 Mar 2007 10:37:46 -0500
    From: LSMFTnolonger@[removed]
    To: [removed]@[removed]
    Subject:  In Memoriam: Hal Stone

    Scoop is a weekly e-newsletter devoted to the comic book industry.

    The latest issue features an annoucement by Archie Comics about the
    death of Hal Stone.

    You can read it here:

    [removed];si=121

    Gregory R. Jackson, Jr.

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    Date: Sat, 3 Mar 2007 14:01:45 -0500
    From: jack and cathy french <otrpiano@[removed];
    To: [removed]@[removed]
    Subject:  OTR Donations

    On Friday, March 2, 2007, at 06:18 PM, Joe Riesselman wrote:

>     I am donating my entire collection of old radio programs on reel to
>     reel tape to a university. Does anyone know what value to put on
>     an individal reel (for tax purposes)?

    It's not just the value you need to determine. IRS is really tightening
    the screws on all non-cash donations after 8-17-06.  You will want to
    check with a good tax accountant on your options regarding this
    donation. Non-cash donations claimed over $ 500 require extensive
    documentation and separate tax forms. IRS has recently instituted
    certain percentages which severely limit what you can claim on these
    type of donations, particularly used merchandise.

    Of course, you could eliminate most of this red tape if you were able
    to sell your collection and give a check to your favorite charity. But
    even that method is subject to certain percentages, depending on the
    charity chosen.

    DISCLAIMER:  I am not a tax attorney, nor a tax accountant, but I do
    employ the services of both.

    Jack French
    Editor: RADIO RECALL
    <[removed]>

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    Date: Sat, 3 Mar 2007 22:46:23 -0500
    From: Ronald Sayles <bogusotr@[removed];
    To: Olde Tyme Radio Digest Digest <[removed]@[removed];
    Subject:  3-4 births/deaths

    March 4th births

    03-04-1888 - Fred Smith - Clarksburg, IN - d. 8-15-1976
    announcer: (America's first Ambassador of the Radio) "Newsacting"
    03-04-1888 - Knute Rockne - Voss, Norway - d. 3-31-1931
    football coach: "Biography in Sound"
    03-04-1892 - Helen Van Tuyl - Iowa - d. 8-22-1964
    actor: Ellen Collins "Bachelor's Children"
    03-04-1896 - George Shelton - NYC - d. 2-12-1971
    comedian: "Sunday Night Party"; "It Pays to Be Ignorant"
    03-04-1904 - Dorothy Page - Northampton, PA - d. 3-26-1961
    vocalist: "Paducah Plantation"
    03-04-1904 - Joseph Schmidt - Davideny, Bukovina, Austria-Hungary -
    d. 11-16-1942
    singer: "General Motors Concerts"
    03-04-1907 - Edgar Barrier - NYC - d. 6-20-1964
    actor: Simon Templar "The Saint"
    03-04-1907 - Pat McGeehan - Steelton, PA - d. 1-3-1988
    announcer, actor: "Abbott and Costello"; "The Red Skelton Show"
    03-04-1908 - Lee Allman - d. 10-8-1989
    actor: (Sister of James Jewell) Lenore 'Casey' Case "The Green Hornet"
    03-04-1909 - Harry Elders - d. 11-25-1993
    actor: Dr. Bill Evans "Road of Life"; David Houseman "Stepmother"
    03-04-1913 - John Garfield - NYC - d. 5-21-1952
    actor: "Cresta Blanca Hollywood Players"; "Free Company"; "Treasury
    Star Parade"
    03-04-1914 - Ward Kimball - Minneapolis, MN - d. 7-8-2002
    disney animator: "Here's to Veterans"
    03-04-1916 - William Alland - Delmare, DE - d. 11-10-1997
    actor: "Mercury Theatre"; "Doorway to Life"; "Frontier Gentleman"
    03-04-1921 - Joan Greenwood - London, England - d. 2-28-1987
    actor: "Stagestruck"
    03-04-1922 - Martha O'Driscoll - Tulsa, OK - d. 11-3-1998
    actor: "Your Blind Date"
    03-04-1934 - Barbara McNair - Racine, WI - d. 2-4-2007
    singer/actor: "America Swings"
    03-04-1934 - John Dunn - Glasgow, Scotland - d. 11-28-2004
    announcer, newsreader: "Roundabout"; "Housewive's Choice"; "Breadfast
    Special"

    March 4th deaths

    04-13-1907 - Harold E. Stassen - West St. Paul, MN - d. 3-4-2001
    presidential candidate: "Meet the Press"; "The People's Platform"
    04-21-1911 - Leonard Warren - The Bronx, NY - d. 3-4-1960
    singer: "Voice of Firestone"; "Telephone Hour"
    05-18-1900 - Lew White - Philadelphia, PA - d. 3-4-1955
    organist: "Lucky Strike Dance Orchestra"; "Break the Bank"; "Betty
    Moore"
    07-09-1907 - Eddie Dean - Posey, TX - d. 3-4-1999
    actor: Larry Burton "Modern Cinderella"
    08-05-1908 - Don Albert - d. 3-4-1980
    orchestra leader: WGN Chicago, Illinois 1935
    10-08-1891 - Florence Malone - d. 3-4-1956
    actor: Christy Allen "Against the Storm"; Mrs. Diamond "Advs. of
    Captain Diamond"
    10-25-1912 - Minnie Pearl - Centerville, TN - d. 3-4-1996
    comedienne: (Queen of Country Comedy) "Grand Ole Opry"
    11-14-1904 - Art Hodes - Nikoliev, Russia - d. 3-4-1993
    jazz pianist: "Eddie Condon's Jazz Concert"; "This Is Jazz"; "WNYC
    Jazz Festival"
    11-15-1909 - Sydney Smith - d. 3-4-1978
    actor: Abie Levy "Abie's Irish Rose"; Ellery Queen "Advs. of Ellery
    Queen"
    11-20-1883 - Edwin August - d. 3-4-1964
    drama critic on KFI Los Angeles, California
    12-03-1873 - Atwater Kent - Burlington, VT - d. 3-4-1949
    inventer and radio manufacturer: Maker of Atwater Kent radios
    12-11-1905 - Pare Lorentz - Clarksburg, WV - d. 3-4-1992
    writer: "Columbia Workshop"
    12-17-1911 - Richard Sale - NYC - d. 3-4-1993
    screenwriter: "Lux Radio Theatre"

    Ron Sayles

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