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Happy Birthday, Leslie Charteris!

Posted by Ivan G. Shreve, Jr. on May 12th 2022

Before becoming the creator of one of the literary world’s most famous sleuths, Leslie Charteris—born in Singapore (at the

Posted by Ivan G. Shreve, Jr. on May 4th 2022

Though its radio run was brief (from July 3, 1947 to February 14, 1948), The Voyage of the Scarlet Queen has rightfully ear

Posted by Ivan G. Shreve, Jr. on Apr 28th 2022

It’s become a true holiday tradition, spending time with Lionel Barrymore–who was born Lionel Herbert Blythe in Philadelphia

Posted by Ivan G. Shreve, Jr. on Apr 10th 2022

Writer Parke Levy, who became a millionaire with the creation of the TV sitcom December Bride, liked to take credit for giv

Posted by Ivan G. Shreve, Jr. on Apr 3rd 2022

After a lengthy career that encompassed radio, motion pictures, and many, many million-selling records as one of the 20th ce

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

The infamous poaching of radio stars from NBC—known to old-time radio fans as the “talent raids”—was perpetrated by rival CB