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Happy Birthday, Arthur Q. Bryan!

Posted by Ivan G. Shreve, Jr. on May 8th 2016

A doorbell rings at a residence in the Midwest, and the all-too-trusting couple that resides inside welcomes their visitor

Posted by Ivan G. Shreve, Jr. on May 5th 2016

During the 1930s and early 1940s, actress-singer Alice Faye—born in New York City on this date in 1915—was one of 20th Cent

Posted by Ivan G. Shreve, Jr. on Apr 2nd 2016

In his invaluable reference book The Great Radio Soap Operas, author Jim Cox opines that Gertrude “Trudy” Warner—born in Ha

Posted by Ivan G. Shreve, Jr. on Mar 27th 2016

Today’s birthday celebrant was once dubbed “the Canadian Orson Welles”…and after leaving The Great White North in 1946, Fle

Posted by Ivan G. Shreve, Jr. on Mar 25th 2016

If you were to ask character actor Edward James Begley—born in Hartford, Connecticut on this date in 1901—about the highlig

Posted by Ivan G. Shreve, Jr. on Mar 5th 2016

The legendary Fred Allen had words of high praise in his book Treadmill to Oblivion for long-time Fred Allen Show regular