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Happy Anniversary, George & Gracie!

Posted by Ivan G. Shreve, Jr. on Jan 7th 2023

By 1922, entertainer George Burns was a vaudeville “veteran.” He knew enough about show business to understand what would w

Posted by Ivan G. Shreve, Jr. on Nov 30th 2022

“Whatta hunk of woman!” That was Desi Arnaz’s initial reaction upon spotting future wife Lucille Ball at R-K-O in 1940, whe

Posted by Ivan G. Shreve, Jr. on Oct 8th 2022

On this date in 1935, bandleader Oswald George Nelson (we know him as “Ozzie Nelson”) tied the knot with Peggy Sue Snyder (

Posted by Ivan G. Shreve, Jr. on Sep 30th 2022

One of the more charming features of the radio sitcom The Halls of Ivy was college president William Todhunter Hall’s (Rona

Posted by Ivan G. Shreve, Jr. on Sep 6th 2022

An old-time radio website asks the ($64) question: “What if Old Mr. Potter, the meanest man in town, was actually the Mayor

Posted by Ivan G. Shreve, Jr. on Sep 2nd 2022

With the introduction of Gunsmoke to audiences in April of 1952, the “adult western” soon began to come into fashion on rad