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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 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 25th 2017

The domestic comedy The Private Lives of Ethel and Albert had its official network radio premiere on May 29, 1944 over NBC

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

Posted by Ivan G. Shreve, Jr. on Oct 31st 2017

On January 14, 1953, TV’s This is Your Life paid tribute to “The King of the Cowboys”—none other than Roy Rogers himself.