Subject: [removed] Digest V2005 #194
From: [removed]@[removed]
Date: 6/26/2005 10:18 PM

To: [removed]@[removed]

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                                The Old-Time Radio Digest!
                                  Volume 2005 : Issue 194
                             A Part of the [removed]!
                                 [removed]
                                     ISSN: 1533-9289

                                     Today's Topics:

      Happy Johnny and Handsome Bob         [ Don Polite <hawkeye8347@[removed]; ]
      Paul Winchell Departs Us              [ Conrad Binyon <conradab@[removed] ]
      Re: Arlene Francis                    [ Philip Chavin <pchavin@[removed]; ]
      Woody Guthrie                         [ JayHick@[removed] ]
      6-26 births/deaths                    [ Ron Sayles <bogusotr@[removed]; ]
      This week in radio history 26 June 2  [ Joe Mackey <joemackey108@[removed] ]
      Winchell Factor                       [ "Derek Tague" <derek@[removed]; ]

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    Date: Sat, 25 Jun 2005 23:49:43 -0400
    From: Don Polite <hawkeye8347@[removed];
    To: <[removed]@[removed];
    Subject:  Happy Johnny and Handsome Bob

          Recently at a flea market, I found an old booklet
    which was put together by a duo called Happy Johnny
    and Handsome Bob.  There was a date of March 8, 1937
    written inside the booklet.  From what I can piece
    together, they were the hosts of an old radio variety
    show which was probably (again from what I can piece
    together) transmitted from York, Pa., or somewhere
    near there.  Does anyone remember or know anything
    about this old radio team?  Better yet, are there any
    OTR recordings of their show circulating?

                                           Don Polite
                                           Lewes, Delaware

    [ADMINISTRIVIA: As someone born and raised in York, PA, I would surely
    love to have more information on this program, [removed]  --cfs3]

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    Date: Sun, 26 Jun 2005 10:18:34 +0000
    From: Conrad Binyon <conradab@[removed];
    To: <[removed]@[removed];
    Subject:  Paul Winchell Departs Us

    --- [removed]@[removed] wrote:

      jameshburns@[removed] (Jim Burns) reveals

       Paul Winchell, [removed]

    Sad to hear that of one of my favorites.

    [removed]

    CAB

    ---
    conradab@[removed] (Conrad A. Binyon)
    Encino, CA
    Home of the Stars who loved Ranches and Farms

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    Date: Sun, 26 Jun 2005 10:19:12 +0000
    From: Philip Chavin <pchavin@[removed];
    To: <[removed]@[removed];
    Subject:  Re: Arlene Francis

    Jack French posted the following:

     > I've been looking for audio copies of Arlene's
     > "Affairs of Ann Scotland"
     > for many years, but this series probably has no
     > surviving copies. (About
     > now I'd settle for copies of the scripts.)

    I can say the exact same thing about Arlene's "Fun For
    All"! (1952-53, mostly Saturday afternoons on CBS
    radio, co-hosted by Bill Cullen.)  But I'd not only
    settle for a copy of a script, I'd be thrilled to see
    one.

    -- Phil C.

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    Date: Sun, 26 Jun 2005 10:19:31 +0000
    From: JayHick@[removed]
    To: <[removed]@[removed];
    Subject:  Woody Guthrie

    Does anyone know of any other radio programs Woody appeared on.  If you do,
    contact my brother, Joe Hickerson <jhick@[removed];

    Programs Woody Guthrie appeared on:

    The Pursuit Of Happiness. April 21, 1940. CBS net.

    The Pursuit Of Happiness. May 5, 1940. CBS net, WABC,

    Forecast. August 19, 1940. Program #10. CBS net. "Back Where

    I Come from"

    The Cavalcade Of America. November 6, 1940. Red net. "Wild

    Bill Hickok: The Last Of Two Gun Justice".

    The Cavalcade Of America. December 25, 1944. Red net.

    "America For Christmas". Sponsored by: DuPont.

    Hootenanny. March 10, 1947. CBS net.

      Did't he have a "Lone Wolf" show of some sort?

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    Date: Sun, 26 Jun 2005 10:19:41 +0000
    From: Ron Sayles <bogusotr@[removed];
    To: <[removed]@[removed];
    Subject:  6-26 births/deaths

    June 26th births

    06-26-1891 - Octavus Roy Cohen - Charleston, SC - d. 1-6-1959
    writer: "Amos 'n' Andy"; "The Personal Column of the Air"
    06-26-1892 - Pearl S. Buck - Hillsboro, WV - d. 3-6-1973
    author: "America's Town Meeting of the Air"; "Pacific Story"
    06-26-1894 - William Wirges - Buffalo, NY - d. 9-28-1971
    conductor: "Club Valspar"; "Arabesque"; "Gold Dust Twins"
    06-26-1900 - Richard Crooks - Trenton, NJ - d. 10-1-1972
    singer: "Voice of Firestone"
    06-26-1902 - Bruce Evans - d. 2-9-1978
    actor: Trapeze Artist "Circus Days"
    06-26-1904 - Peter Lorre - Rozsahegy, Hungary - d. 3-23-1964
    actor: [removed] Moto "Mr. Moto"; "Creeps By Night"; "; "Mystery in the Air"
    06-26-1907 - Ynez Seabury - Oregon - d. 4-11-1973
    actress: Libby Collins "Lux Radio Theatre"
    06-26-1913 - Jack Moyles - d. 1-16-1973
    actor: Major Daggett "Fort Laramie"; Rocky Jordan "A Man Named Jordan/Rocky
    Jordan"
    06-26-1914 - Babe Didrikson Zaharias - Port Arthur, TX - d. 9-27-1956
    all-around athlete: "Babe Didrikson Zaharia Sports Show"
    06-26-1916 - Alex Dreier - Honolulu, Hawaii Territory - d. 3-12-2000
    reporter: "Morning News Roundup"; "NBC D-Day Coverage"; "Weekly War Journal"
    06-26-1922 - Eleanor Parker - Cedarville, OH
    actress: "Screen Guild Theatre"; "Hollywood Sound Stage"
    06-26-1924 - Bob Maxwell - Custer, KY - d. 12-24-2002
    actor: "The Lone Ranger"

    June 26th deaths

    01-20-1900 - Colin Clive - [removed], France - d. 6-26-1937
    actor: "Hollywood Hotel"
    05-20-1899 - Stan Lomax - Pittsburgh, PA - d. 6-26-1987
    sportscaster: "Evening Journal Sports"
    06-04-1891 - Erno Rapee - Budapest, Hungary - d. 6-26-1945
    conductor: "Roxy's Gang"; "General Motors Concert"
    06-07-1924 - Dolores Gray - Chicago, IL - d. 6-26-2002
    musical actress: "Chamber Music Society of Lower Basin Street"; "Jack Smith
    Show"
    08-18-1900 - Walter O'Keefe - Hartford, CT - d. 6-26-1983
    comedian, emcee: "Camel Caravan"; "Town Hall Tonight"; "Double or Nothing"
    11-19-1921 - Roy Campenella - Philadelphia, PA - d. 6-26-1993
    sports news: "Campy's Corner"
    12-09-1897 - Herb Lytton - d. 6-26-1981
    actor: Bill Johnson "Gallant Heart"
    --
    Ron Sayles
    Milwaukee, Wisconsin

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    Date: Sun, 26 Jun 2005 10:19:56 +0000
    From: Joe Mackey <joemackey108@[removed];
    To: <[removed]@[removed];
    Subject:  This week in radio history 26 June 2 July

     From Those Were The Days --

    6/26

    1933 - The Kraft Music Hall debuted.

    1949 - Fred Allen had his final program, though he continued for several
    years to guest on other shows.

    6/27

    1940 - As a summer replacement for blind, piano virtuoso Alec Templeton,
    The Quiz Kids was first heard. The show continued on NBC until 1953.

    1943 - The Dreft Star Playhouse debuted on NBC. Jane Wyman starred in the
    first broadcast, titled Bachelor Mother.

    1944 - The Alan Young Show debuted on NBC. It was a summer replacement for
    the popular Eddie Cantor. The show became a regular in the fall NBC lineup.

    6/29

    1932 - Vic and Sade debuted on the NBC Blue network this day.

    1947 - Radio's show with a heart made its debut. Strike It Rich became a
    favorite on CBS. Todd Russell was the original host. Warren Hull took over
    a few years later.

    1951 - Bill Stern did his last 15-minute program of sports features for
    NBC. Stern had been with NBC for 14 years. He later moved to the Mutual
    Broadcasting System to finish out an illustrious sportscasting career.

    6/30

    1921 - Documents were signed forming the Radio Corporation of America,
    better known as RCA. RCA soon rivaled its main competitor, General Electric
    (GE).

    7/1

    1934 - The Federal Communications Commission, as mandated in the
    Communications Act of 1934, replaced the Federal Radio Commission as the
    regulator of broadcasting in the United States.

    7/2

    1939 - The Aldrich Family debuted on NBC.

    1946 - CBS signed Arthur Godfrey to do a weekly nighttime show.

    1951 - NBC presented Bob and Ray (Bob Elliott and Ray Goulding) on a
    network show.

       Joe

    --
    Visit my home page: [removed]~[removed]

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    Date: Sun, 26 Jun 2005 21:40:33 -0400
    From: "Derek Tague" <derek@[removed];
    To: <[removed]@[removed];
    Subject:  Winchell Factor
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    MY fellow NYPL/Performing Arts frequeneter James Burns posted:

     >One of the heroes, and delights, of my childhood.

    And a genius.

    Here! Here! I always thought Paul Winchell was the best ventriloquist
    ever--and not a bad cardiologist either from
    what I hear.  I don't ever remember seeing Winchell's lips move.  On the other
    hand, I never unserstood why the great
    Edgar Bergen always seemed to be moving his lips while working Charlie
    [removed] Maybe after attaining a certain degree
    of star-quality, Bergen probably was able to "get away with it."

    About a year ago, I had the honour of doing some research for Mr. Winchell at
    one of my favourite haunts, the Billy
    Rose Theatre collection at the aforementioned NYPL for the Performing Arts at
    Lincoln Center.  Altho' it was  a third-
    party job & I never had any dealings w/ [removed] personally & the job was a
    "no-brainer" of simply getting the contents
    of his file folder Xeroxed, I had a lot of funsifting through the extant
    clippings.

    If anybody ever wants to research this giant of a performer, I can heartily
    recommend  the file folder on him at "Billy
    Rose" which  is a  veritable "Paul Winchell sandwich." Lots good stuff.
    There'seven a file folder on "Mahoney, Jerry
    (ventriloquist dummy)."

    On a personal note, does anybody out there in the ether have a recording of
    the song "Run Little Rabbit">  It's
    a hunting song Jerry, Knucklehead, & Tessie used to sing on "The
    Winchell-Mahoney Show." I really
    dug this song as a kid.

    "[removed]!"

    Derek Tague

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