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Happy Birthday, Clayton “Bud” Collyer!

Happy Birthday, Clayton “Bud” Collyer!

Posted by Ivan G. Shreve, Jr. on Jun 18th 2019

“I never try to force people into impossible situations on the shows,” observed Clayton “Bud” Collyer to Radio Mirror in Ju
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Happy Birthday, Joseph Julian!

Happy Birthday, Joseph Julian!

Posted by Ivan G. Shreve, Jr. on Jun 9th 2019

At the time I borrowed Joseph Julian’s This Was Radio from my hometown public library as a kid, I wasn’t all that familiar
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“The story of your police force in action.”

“The story of your police force in action.”

Posted by Ivan G. Shreve, Jr. on Jun 3rd 2019

Joe Friday: Room 5. That was the title of the script for a proposed TV pilot, written by Herb Ellis and Jack Webb, as 1948
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Happy Birthday, Herbert Marshall!

Happy Birthday, Herbert Marshall!

Posted by Ivan G. Shreve, Jr. on May 23rd 2019

The man born Herbert Brough Falcon Marshall on this date in 1890 is revered by classic movie mavens as one of the premiere
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A (Birth)Day in the Life of Dennis Day

A (Birth)Day in the Life of Dennis Day

Posted by Ivan G. Shreve, Jr. on May 21st 2019

Shortly after its premiere in 1932, The Jack Benny Program started a tradition of featuring tenor vocalists to entertain du
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Happy Birthday, Frances Robinson!

Happy Birthday, Frances Robinson!

Posted by Ivan G. Shreve, Jr. on Apr 26th 2019

“Danger’s my stock-in-trade,” observed George Valentine weekly on the popular Mutual crime drama Let George Do It. For act
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