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“…the courage, the devotion, the adventure of love…all strung on the bright thread of…Romance!”

Posted by Ivan G. Shreve, Jr. on Apr 19th 2021

On the subject of the Golden Age of Radio, one word frequently comes to mind: versatility. Its dramatic shows often present

Posted by Ivan G. Shreve, Jr. on Apr 16th 2021

In 1938, aspiring actress Joan Alexander found herself in Vienna after a lengthy tour of major cities in North America, Lat

Posted by Ivan G. Shreve, Jr. on Feb 28th 2021

In 1947, when the dramatic anthology The First Nighter Program moved from its long-time Chicago home to Hollywood, leading

Posted by Ivan G. Shreve, Jr. on Feb 24th 2021

In the 1945 Warner Bros. cartoon Ain’t That Ducky, Daffy Duck encounters a most unusual hunter: a sportsman who looks and so

Posted by Ivan G. Shreve, Jr. on Feb 21st 2021

In Tinsel Town, she was known as “The Oomph Girl.” Ann Sheridan—born on this date in 1915—loathed the nickname. “Just bei

Posted by Ivan G. Shreve, Jr. on Feb 1st 2021

In Hollywood, he was reverentially referred to as “The King.” William Clark Gable, born in Cadiz, OH on this date in 1901,