Birthday - Posts - Page 45

Happy Birthday, Jack Kruschen!

Posted by Ivan G. Shreve, Jr. on Mar 20th 2014

Character great Jack Joseph Kruschen was born in Winnipeg, Manitoba on this date in 1922. A dues-paying member of the “Hey

Posted by Ivan G. Shreve, Jr. on Mar 8th 2014

The birth of one of radio’s most prolific and celebrated writers occurred on this date one hundred and two years ago. Davi

Posted by Ivan D. Shreve, Jr. on Jan 27th 2014

In the fictional town of Mayberry, North Carolina—as seen on the popular situation comedy The Andy Griffith Show—the locus

Posted by Ivan G. Shreve, Jr. on Jan 20th 2014

He’s acknowledged by many to have been one of the finest straight men in comedy—if not the finest. This, however, does Geo

Posted by Ivan G. Shreve, Jr. on Jan 10th 2014

One of radio’s most prolific character actresses was born in Oklahoma City on this date in 1919: Amzie Strickland. That fi

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

When radio actress Cathy Lewis—born on this date in Spokane, Washington in 1916—married actor-director-producer Elliott Lew