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Happy Birthday, Herb Butterfield!

Posted by Ivan G. Shreve, Jr. on Oct 28th 2013

Today’s birthday celebrant—born in Providence, Rhode Island on this date in 1895—may not possess the cachet of other charact

Posted by Ivan G. Shreve, Jr. on Oct 23rd 2013

Comedian Fred Allen had worked himself up through the vaudeville ranks (he started out as “The World’s Worst Juggler” befor

Posted by Ivan G. Shreve, Jr. on Oct 16th 2013

Sixty-nine years ago on this date, Mutual-Don Lee West Coast listeners got their first taste of Brett Halliday’s sleuthing

Posted by Ivan G. Shreve, Jr. on Sep 27th 2013

John William Cahn, Jr. was born on this date in 1920 in Lexington, Kentucky. He’s better known by his stage name, William

Posted by Ivan G. Shreve, Jr. on Sep 26th 2013

The actress fondly remembered by classic television and old-time radio fans for portraying the female half of the sleuthing

Posted by Ivan G. Shreve, Jr. on Sep 18th 2013

On this date in 1905, one of radio and television’s most prized sidekicks was born in Oakland, CA to a family of show busine