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The Old-Time Radio Digest!
Volume 2005 : Issue 324
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ISSN: 1533-9289
Today's Topics:
Morley Safer and Jack Benny [ Dan Hughes <danhughes@[removed]; ]
mystery in the air [ "Kurt E. Yount" <blsmass@[removed]; ]
10-21 births/deaths [ Ron Sayles <bogusotr@[removed]; ]
Friends of Old Time Radio in Wall St [ Sean Dougherty <seandd@[removed] ]
ILAM Blood on the Cat and other mp3s [ Rutledge Mann <cliff_marsland@yahoo ]
"Golden Age of Radio" with Dick Bert [ "Bob Scherago" <rscherago@[removed]; ]
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Date: Fri, 21 Oct 2005 15:40:23 +0000
From: Dan Hughes <danhughes@[removed];
To: <[removed]@[removed];
Subject: Morley Safer and Jack Benny
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I subscribe to ShopTalk, a daily internet digest about modern-day
television news. Here's a clip that caught my eye - how often do you
hear Jack Benny mentioned in today's world?
"Morley Safer, 74, of "60 Minutes" delivered a most erudite Clemens
lecture Monday night at the Mark Twain House, followed by a conversation
with Twain director John Boyer. But some names and comments were amusing
as well as [removed]
Boyer asked Safer: "Tell us, what you do like about the president." Safer
said: "As Jack Benny would say ..." (He then folded his arms tightly
across his chest and pressed his lips together.)"
I've probably told you before - when I ask my college students every year
if they recognize the name Jack Benny, I get no response whatsoever any
more. When I started teaching (25 years ago) everybody knew the name.
But each year, the number of hands raised grew smaller. How sad.
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Date: Fri, 21 Oct 2005 15:40:45 +0000
From: "Kurt E. Yount" <blsmass@[removed];
To: <[removed]@[removed];
Subject: mystery in the air
I was listening to When Radio Was, Mystery in the Air, from 1947 they
said. Freeberg said it started in 1945 and that Peter Lorre was on the
show in 1947. From the commercials I didn't think the eight shows we
have were from 1947, since they were giving cigarettes to hospitals and
sounded like they were closer to the end of the war than a couple years
later. If this is true, why haven't we heard about the other shows, and
what were they? Thanks. Kurt
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Date: Fri, 21 Oct 2005 15:42:39 +0000
From: Ron Sayles <bogusotr@[removed];
To: <[removed]@[removed];
Subject: 10-21 births/deaths
October 21st births
10-21-1892 - Gummo Marx - New York, NY - d. 4-21-1977
comedian: (Marx Brothers) "American Review"
10-21-1905 - Carleton Young - New York, NY - d. 11-7-1994
actor: Dick Grosvenor "Stella Dallas"; Ellery Queen "Advs of Ellery Queen"
10-21-1908 - Tommy Riggs - Pittsburgh, PA - d. 5-21-1967
comedian: "Fleischmann Hour"; "Quaker Party with Tommy Riggs"; "Tommy Riggs
and Betty Lou"
10-21-1913 - Jack McElroy - Kansas - d. 3-2-1959
announcer, host: "Bride and Groom"; "Breakfast at Sardi"s"
10-21-1917 - Dizzy Gillespie - Cherow, SC - d. 1-6-1993
musician: "This Is Jazz"
10-21-1920 - Hy Averback - Minneapolis, MN - d. 10-14-1997
announcer, actor: "Sealtest Village Store"; "Bob Hope Show"; "Take It or
Leave It"
10-21-1923 - Jean Gillespie - Boston, MA
actress: Martha Piper "Tales of Willie Piper"; Inza Burrage "Advs. of Frank
Merriwell"
10-21-1924 - Julie Wilson - Omaha, NE
vocalist: "Hollywood Showcase"
10-21-1927 - Ray Brenner - California - d. 6-5-1995
writer: "The Phil Harris/Alice Faye Show"
October 21st deaths
01-03-1918 - Maxene Andrews - Minneapolis, MN - d. 10-21-1995
singer: (Andrews Sisters) "Glenn Miller Orchestra"; "Andrews Sisters Revue"
04-25-1900 - Gloria Ann Simpson - Cleveland, OH - d. 10-21-1956
actress: "The NBC University Theatre"
05-03-1910 - Curt Massey - Midland, TX - d. 10-21-1991
singer: "Show Boat"; "Curt Massey Show"
07-04-1888 - Henry Armetta - Palermo, Italy - d. 10-21-1945
actor: "Fleischmann's Yeast Hour"
07-06-1923 - Marie McDonald - Westchester, NY - d. 10-21-1965
actress: "Duffy's Tavern"; "Maxwell House Coffee Time"; "Proudly We Hail"
07-07-1887 - Raymond Hatton - Red Oak, IA - d. 10-21-1971
actor: Football Coach "Jack Oakie's College"
08-14-1897 - Lal Chand Mehra - Amritsar, India - d. 10-21-1980
actor: "I Love A Mystery"; "I Love Adventure"
11-04-1911 - Jack Rose - Warsaw, Russian Empire - d. 10-21-1995
writer: "The Bob Hope Show"
11-25-1893 - Jack Frost - Boston, MA - d. 10-21-1959
producer: "The National Barn Dance"
12-06-1904 - Elissa Landi - Venice, Italy - d. 10-21-1948
actress: "I'm An American"; "Lux Radio Theatre"
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Ron Sayles
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
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Date: Fri, 21 Oct 2005 15:42:48 +0000
From: Sean Dougherty
<seandd@[removed];
To:
<[removed]@[removed];
Subject: Friends of Old Time Radio in Wall Street
Journal
There is a feature story on old time radio fandom on the front page of The
Wall Street Journal in today's (October 21) edition.
The story is not availble online except to subscribers. It quotes several
FOTR 2005 guests, including Fred Foy, William Herz and Noel Neill, as well
as several committee members such as Brian Gari, Anthony Tollin and (ulp!)
Sean Dougherty. Arthur Anderson and the late Raymond Edward Johnson are
mentioned as well.
While the article's focus in on the passing era of our heroes, it does call
to attention the thriving fan community and highlights our 30th convention
in style!
Take a look if you get a chance,
Sean Dougherty
SeanDD@[removed]
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Date: Fri, 21 Oct 2005 15:44:18 +0000
From: Rutledge Mann
<cliff_marsland@[removed];
To:
<[removed]@[removed];
Subject: ILAM Blood on the Cat and other mp3s
confirmed false
This is not a big surprise, but a lot of ILAM files
are misnamed. I have confirmed that "Blood on the
Cat" (I've read the scripts to it, great story) mp3 is
really a sped-up Pirate Loot, and other
not-known-to-exist ILAMs are similarly false. Just to
let you know, as I noticed them on sale from one or
more mp3 vendors.
By the way, I love I Love A Mystery, and if you have
any ILAM scripts please contact me!
Trav
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Date: Fri, 21 Oct 2005 16:05:45 +0000
From: "Bob Scherago"
<rscherago@[removed];
To:
<[removed]@[removed];
Subject: "Golden Age of Radio" with Dick Bertel
and Ed Corcoran
The latest "Golden Age of Radio" programs with Dick Bertel
and Ed Corcoran, can be heard at
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This week we present three complete shows in MP3 format
for your listening pleasure or for downloading. We present
new shows every week or so. These three shows will be
available on line at least until the morning of October 28th.
Program 77 - August, 1976 - Elliott Lewis
Elliott Lewis was one of the most popular radio actors in Los
Angeles, who portrayed Remley on the "Phil Harris Alice Faye"
program. He was also a well-known producer and director.
"In one week I did 20 shows. I was doing the Harris show as an
actor, I was producing and directing Suspense, I was producing,
directing, editing, writing openings and closings, and co-starring
in On Stage. I was producing and directing Broadway's My Beat
and I was producing, directing and writing the openings and
closings and editing Crime Classics."
Program 78 - September, 1976 - Radio Quiz Shows
A history of the radio quiz shows. Before television, the radio
quiz shows were "reality" entertainment. Cheap and easy to
produce, quiz shows offered escapist programs, offering cash
prizes (from "10 Silver Dollars" to "64 dollars!") to their
contestants.
Our offering this week includes excerpts from "Dr. IQ," "20
Questions," "The answer Man," and "Information Please."
Program 79 - October, 1976 - Radio Collector Jay Hickerson
A discussion of the hobby of collecting old time radio programs
with collector Jay Hickerson, author of "Ultimate History of
Network Radio Programming and Guide to ALL Circulating Shows"
and editor of "Hello Again," a newsletter pertaining to the hobby.
This program coincided with a convention in Connecticut of old-
time radio collectors, and excerpts from "Counterspy," "The Green
Hornet," "Theater Five," and "Your Family and Mine," all of which
starred radio actors who were scheduled to be guests at the
convention.
In the 1970's Dick Bertel created the program for WTIC in
Hartford, CT. The idea came to Dick after he interviewed radio
collector-historian Ed Corcoran a few times on his radio and
TV shows. "The Golden Age of Radio was first broadcast in
April, 1970; Ed was Dick's co-host.
For the next seven years the program featured interviews with
actors, writers, producers, engineers and musicians from radio's
early days. Each show featured excerpts from Ed's collection.
"WTIC's Golden Age of Radio" can also be heard Saturday nights
on Walden Hughes's program on Radio Yesteryear.
Bob Scherago
Webmaster
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