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“Somewhere along the line a murderer makes a mistake—it’s my job to find that mistake.”

Posted by Ivan G. Shreve, Jr. on Jul 5th 2020

“Philo Vance/Needs a kick in the pance” Ogden Nash once rhymed in a memorable couplet. Nash’s editorial comment was addres

Posted by Ivan G. Shreve, Jr. on Jun 18th 2020

In the Golden Age of Radio, actors were often called upon to play “meek” individuals—or whatever nickname you prefer: wimp,

Posted by Ivan G. Shreve, Jr. on Jun 4th 2020

The actor born Donald Alan Diamond in Brooklyn, NY on this date in 1921 was in real life a rather nondescript individual…bu

Posted by Ivan G. Shreve, Jr. on Apr 20th 2020

George Allen took over as director of the West Coast radio mystery anthology The Whistler beginning in the mid-40s, and one

Posted by Ivan G. Shreve, Jr. on Apr 11th 2020

The Golden Age of Radio was always welcoming to dizzy women who marched to the beat of a different drummer—Gracie Allen (wi

Posted by Ivan G. Shreve, Jr. on Apr 3rd 2020

During the Golden Age of Radio, it was standard practice for the comedians headlining the most popular programs to work 39