Happy Birthday, Cary Grant!
Posted by Ivan G. Shreve, Jr. on Jan 18th 2015
For those of you disappointed in
the Academy Award nominations announced this past Thursday, here’s a little
something to c
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What a revoltin’ anniversary this is!
Posted by Ivan G. Shreve, Jr. on Jan 16th 2015
This
past Monday, January 14th, marked the 107th birthday of actor William
Bendix…who graced the silver screen during the 1
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Happy Birthday, Steve Dunne!
Posted by Ivan G. Shreve, Jr. on Jan 13th 2015
Certified
couch potatoes have seen today’s birthday boy guest star in a number of TV
classics: Alfred Hitchcock Presents, B
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“You’re durn tootin’, Hoppy!”
Posted by Ivan G. Shreve, Jr. on Jan 1st 2015
The August 11, 1941 broadcast of
CBS’ Forecast marked
the first time the character of Hopalong Cassidy was offered up to ra
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“Look out, Jerry—he’s got a gun!”
Posted by Ivan G. Shreve, Jr. on Dec 30th 2014
For
Nick and Nora Charles, the famed imbibing couple created by Dashiell Hammett in
the 1934 novel The Thin Man, sleuthing
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Review: Boston Blackie and the Law (1946)
Posted by Ivan G. Shreve, Jr. on Dec 22nd 2014
Previously
on the Radio Spirits blog, I discussed Alias Boston Blackie (1942),
the third entry in the popular Columbia Pict
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