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Happy Birthday, Pat McGeehan!

Happy Birthday, Pat McGeehan!

Posted by Ivan G. Shreve, Jr. on Mar 4th 2018

Patrick Joseph McGeehan—born in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania on this date in 1907—enjoyed a long and fruitful association with
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Happy Birthday, Barbara Jean Wong!

Happy Birthday, Barbara Jean Wong!

Posted by Ivan G. Shreve, Jr. on Mar 3rd 2018

It became one of old-time radio’s most cherished traditions. The annual Christmas broadcast of Amos ‘n’ Andy, in which&nbs
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Happy Birthday, Louise Erickson!

Happy Birthday, Louise Erickson!

Posted by Ivan G. Shreve, Jr. on Feb 28th 2018

Actress Louise Erickson—born in Oakland, California on this date in 1928—becomes a nonagenarian today…and we at Radio Spiri
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Happy Birthday, William Johnstone!

Happy Birthday, William Johnstone!

Posted by Ivan G. Shreve, Jr. on Feb 7th 2018

Old-time radio fans know that when Orson Welles made the decision to abandon his role as Lamont Cranston (aka The Shadow) a
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Happy Birthday, Dan Duryea!

Happy Birthday, Dan Duryea!

Posted by Ivan G. Shreve, Jr. on Jan 23rd 2018

“He was Dark City’s most enchanting villain,” writes author/Turner Classic Movies personality Eddie Muller in his essential
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Happy Birthday, Richard Kollmar!

Happy Birthday, Richard Kollmar!

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

From 1941 to 1949, Columbia Pictures entertained devoted moviegoers with a series of films based on a character created by
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