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Happy Birthday, Harold Peary!

Posted by Ivan G. Shreve, Jr. on Jul 25th 2023

Fans of old-time radio might get a kick out of watching an old Perry Mason rerun, “The Case of the Lover’s Gamble,” which t

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

The town of Vincennes, Indiana welcomed Richard Bernard “Red” Skelton into their midst on this date in 1913…and got the bes

Posted by Ivan G. Shreve, Jr. on Jun 12th 2023

Character actor Junius Conyers Matthews—born in Chicago, Illinois on this date in 1890—would achieve his show business immor

Posted by Ivan G. Shreve, Jr. on Jun 11th 2023

Actor Gerald Mohr—born in New York City on this date in 1914—might have gone through life more formally addressed as “Dr. Ge

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

“The Big Easy” (New Orleans, Louisiana) welcomed actress Mary Lansing on this date in 1911. From 1933 until 1970, Lansing w

Posted by Ivan G. Shreve, Jr. on May 9th 2023

On this date in 1937, a program that would soon become the number one radio show in the nation premiered over the Red networ