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“M-O-L-L-É…”

Posted by Ivan G. Shreve, Jr. on Sep 7th 2015

It is interesting to note that one of radio’s most popular mystery anthologies—The Mollé Mystery Theatre, which debuted ove

Posted by Ivan G. Shreve, Jr. on Aug 30th 2015

There’s an oft-repeated observation that purportedly came from Oscar-winning actress Hattie McDaniel on the controversial t

Posted by Ivan G. Shreve, Jr. on Aug 16th 2015

If Gloria Blondell—born in Manhattan, NY on this date in 1910—ever resented living in the shadow of older sister Joan, she

Posted by Ivan G. Shreve, Jr. on Aug 6th 2015

One hundred and four years ago on this date in Jamestown, NY, the woman who would become virtually synonymous with televisi

Posted by Ivan G. Shreve. Jr. on Aug 3rd 2015

I’d never be able to prove it in a court of law…but I’d be willing to gamble that when the need arose for an actress to pla

Posted by Ivan G. Shreve, Jr. on Jul 20th 2015

Radio’s resident “crime buster” was inarguably director-producer-writer Philips H. Lord, who gravitated to creating crime-t