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Happy Birthday, Irene Dunne!

Posted by Ivan G. Shreve, Jr. on Dec 20th 2017

Irene Dunne is acknowledged by many classic movie fans to be the greatest actress who never won an Academy Award. It wasn’

Posted by Ivan G. Shreve, Jr. on Dec 17th 2017

On this date in 1936, The Royal Gelatin Hour’s Rudy Vallee introduced a very unusual guest:Why—people have been asking me f

Posted by Ivan G. Shreve, Jr. on Dec 13th 2017

In 1975, actor Jay Jostyn related an amusing anecdote to author Chuck Schaden (Speaking of Radio) about an event held at Ne

Posted by Ivan G. Shreve, Jr. on Nov 22nd 2017

In 1950, actor-announcer Frank Graham was at the peak of his radio career. He was the star of Jeff Regan, Investigator—a

Posted by Ivan G. Shreve, Jr. on Nov 16th 2017

During my formative nostalgia years, my sisters and I rarely went to the movies unless there was a “G” rating attached and

Posted by Ivan G. Shreve, Jr. on Nov 4th 2017

No one could have possibly seen it coming. On the night of April 8, 1975, as the live telecast of the 47th Academy Awards