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Happy Centennial Birthday, Parley Baer!

Happy Centennial Birthday, Parley Baer!

Posted by Ivan G. Shreve, Jr. on Aug 5th 2014

Simply put, the actor born in 1914 on this date in Salt Lake City, Utah possessed one of the most distinctive voices in the
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Happy Birthday, Bill Goodwin!

Happy Birthday, Bill Goodwin!

Posted by Ivan G. Shreve, Jr. on Jul 28th 2014

There are announcers…and there are personality announcers. The latter were integral to the success of any comedy program du
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Happy Birthday, Jackson Beck!

Happy Birthday, Jackson Beck!

Posted by Ivan G. Shreve, Jr. on Jul 23rd 2014

Though he personally considered himself foremost an actor, radio veteran Jackson Beck—born in New York City on this date in
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Happy Birthday, Harriet Hilliard!

Happy Birthday, Harriet Hilliard!

Posted by Ivan G. Shreve, Jr. on Jul 18th 2014

If actress-singer Harriet Hilliard—born on this date in 1909—had kept her birth name of Peggy Louise Snyder…do you think an
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Happy Birthday, Mary Livingstone!

Happy Birthday, Mary Livingstone!

Posted by Ivan G. Shreve, Jr. on Jun 23rd 2014

Today’s birthday girl was born Sadye Marks 109 years ago on this date in Seattle, Washington—the daughter of newly arrived
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Review: Radio City Revels (1938)

Review: Radio City Revels (1938)

Posted by Ivan G. Shreve, Jr. on May 9th 2014

Aspiring songwriter Harry Miller (Jack Oakie) is long on ambition…and short on talent. With his piano-playing partner Tedd
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