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Happy Birthday, Marie Wilson!

Posted by Ivan G. Shreve, Jr. on Aug 19th 2014

The actress born Katherine Elizabeth (Marie) Wilson on this date ninety-eight years ago in Anaheim, California is an exampl

Posted by Ivan G. Shreve, Jr. on Aug 5th 2014

Simply put, the actor born in 1914 on this date in Salt Lake City, Utah possessed one of the most distinctive voices in the

Posted by Ivan G. Shreve, Jr. on Jul 28th 2014

There are announcers…and there are personality announcers. The latter were integral to the success of any comedy program du

Posted by Ivan G. Shreve, Jr. on Jul 25th 2014

It costs only a dollar—1/100th of a C-note—to gaze at a display of precious gems at the Carleton Plaza Hotel, an event that

Posted by Ivan G. Shreve, Jr. on Jul 23rd 2014

Though he personally considered himself foremost an actor, radio veteran Jackson Beck—born in New York City on this date in

Posted by Ivan G. Shreve, Jr. on Jul 18th 2014

If actress-singer Harriet Hilliard—born on this date in 1909—had kept her birth name of Peggy Louise Snyder…do you think an