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Happy Birthday, Jimmy Durante!

Posted by Ivan G. Shreve, Jr. on Feb 10th 2017

From the 1920s and onward, James Francis Durante—born in Manhattan on this date in 1893—was the entertainer who advised aud

Posted by Ivan G. Shreve, Jr. on Feb 3rd 2017

The Detroit, Michigan station known as WXYZ—“the last word in radio”—was already responsible for introducing two dramatic p

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

The only scriptwriter to receive sole credit on two of the Marx Brothers’ classic feature film comedies was Irving Brecher,

Posted by Ivan G. Shreve, Jr. on Jan 9th 2017

“The family that prays together stays together.” It’s a sentiment that we’re all very much familiar with, even if the prog

Posted by Ivan G. Shreve, Jr. on Jan 1st 2017

Author Carl Rollyson’s 2012 biography of actor Dana Andrews—born Carver Dana Andrews on this date in 1909—is titled Hollywo

Posted by Ivan G. Shreve, Jr. on Dec 30th 2016

On this date in 1957, listeners who had not completely abandoned radio for television received a nice surprise when the Pip