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So This is New York (1948): “Shucks and Friday!”

Posted by Ivan G. Shreve, Jr. on Jul 3rd 2012

Playwright George S. Kaufman once observed: “Satire is what closes on Saturday night.” Perhaps this famous quote might be

Posted by Ivan G. Shreve, Jr. on Jun 28th 2012

The recurring character of Caroline Appleby, rival/nemesis of housewife Lucy Ricardo on the classic television sitcom I Lov

Posted by Ivan G. Shreve, Jr. on Jun 18th 2012

One of the joys that results from an immersion into the world of old-time radio involves discovering little-known or forgotte

Posted by Ivan G. Shreve, Jr. on Jun 13th 2012

It was her recurring role in M-G-M’s series of Andy Hardy films that firmly cemented Ann Rutherford’s onscreen “girl next doo

Posted by Ivan G. Shreve, Jr. on Jun 12th 2012

Bucolic was the watchword for many TV sitcoms during the 1960s: a trend that had actually started earlier (back in 1957) with

Posted by Ivan G. Shreve, Jr. on Jun 9th 2012

The small town of Tyrone, Pennsylvania added Fredrick Malcolm Waring to its population on this date in 1909—of course, Fredri