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Happy Birthday, Eddie Green!

Happy Birthday, Eddie Green!

Posted by Ivan G. Shreve, Jr. on Aug 16th 2016

If what I’m hearing are the familiar strains of “When Irish Eyes Are Smiling”—then we’ve apparently stumbled into old-time
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Happy Birthday, Bert Lahr!

Happy Birthday, Bert Lahr!

Posted by Ivan G. Shreve, Jr. on Aug 13th 2016

In his indispensable reference book The Great Movie Shorts, film historian Leonard Maltin made this observation of Leon Err
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Happy Birthday, Gracie Allen!

Happy Birthday, Gracie Allen!

Posted by Ivan G. Shreve, Jr. on Jul 26th 2016

She was born Grace Ethel Cecile Rosalie Allen on this date in 1895, in “the city by the bay” (San Francisco, CA). Fortunat
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Happy Birthday, Basil Rathbone!

Happy Birthday, Basil Rathbone!

Posted by Ivan G. Shreve, Jr. on Jun 13th 2016

Basil Rathbone was born on this date in 1892—and I’ll come clean right from the get-go: I am a tremendous fan of the actor’
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Happy Birthday, Norris Goff!

Happy Birthday, Norris Goff!

Posted by Ivan G. Shreve, Jr. on May 30th 2016

One-half of the comedy team that served as my introduction to old-time radio was born one hundred and ten years ago on this
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