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Leave Us Not Forget This Anniversary

Leave Us Not Forget This Anniversary

Posted by Ivan G. Shreve, Jr. on Mar 1st 2023

On this date in 1941, radio audiences made their first visit to a dingy, dank East Side watering hole affectionately known a
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Happy Birthday, Edward Arnold!

Happy Birthday, Edward Arnold!

Posted by Ivan G. Shreve, Jr. on Feb 18th 2023

Here’s a tidbit of interesting trivia for classic movie fans: you know character great Edward Arnold as the personification
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Happy Birthday, Truman Bradley!

Happy Birthday, Truman Bradley!

Posted by Ivan G. Shreve, Jr. on Feb 8th 2023

Automobile magnate Henry Ford was anxious to locate an announcer for his Sunday evening symphony program, known to radio li
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Happy Birthday, Margaret O’Brien!

Happy Birthday, Margaret O’Brien!

Posted by Ivan G. Shreve, Jr. on Jan 15th 2023

At Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, the motion picture studio where she was employed, child star Margaret O’Brien and her fellow MGM st
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Happy Birthday, Ray Bolger!

Happy Birthday, Ray Bolger!

Posted by Ivan G. Shreve, Jr. on Jan 10th 2023

Of the artist born Raymond Wallace Bolger on this date in 1904 in Dorchester, Massachusetts, authors Ephraim Katz and Ronald
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Happy Anniversary, George & Gracie!

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
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