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Happy Birthday, Richard Kollmar!

Posted by Ivan G. Shreve, Jr. on Dec 31st 2017

From 1941 to 1949, Columbia Pictures entertained devoted moviegoers with a series of films based on a character created by

Posted by Ivan G. Shreve, Jr. on Dec 20th 2017

Irene Dunne is acknowledged by many classic movie fans to be the greatest actress who never won an Academy Award. It wasn’

Posted by Ivan G. Shreve, Jr. on Dec 17th 2017

On this date in 1936, The Royal Gelatin Hour’s Rudy Vallee introduced a very unusual guest:Why—people have been asking me f

Posted by Ivan G. Shreve, Jr. on Dec 13th 2017

In 1975, actor Jay Jostyn related an amusing anecdote to author Chuck Schaden (Speaking of Radio) about an event held at Ne

Posted by Ivan G. Shreve, Jr. on Nov 25th 2017

The domestic comedy The Private Lives of Ethel and Albert had its official network radio premiere on May 29, 1944 over NBC

Posted by Ivan G. Shreve, Jr. on Nov 22nd 2017

In 1950, actor-announcer Frank Graham was at the peak of his radio career. He was the star of Jeff Regan, Investigator—a