Radio crime and mystery - Posts - Page 39

Happy Birthday, Cathy Lewis!

Posted by Ivan G. Shreve, Jr. on Dec 27th 2013

When radio actress Cathy Lewis—born on this date in Spokane, Washington in 1916—married actor-director-producer Elliott Lew

Posted by Ivan G. Shreve, Jr. on Dec 17th 2013

When radio’s popular family sitcom The Aldrich Family came to television in the fall of 1949, it soon established a reputat

Posted by Ivan G. Shreve, Jr. on Dec 5th 2013

The man who brought listeners “radio’s outstanding theatre of thrills” (Suspense!) and “the greatest private detective of t

Posted by Ivan G. Shreve, Jr. on Nov 27th 2013

While two of the radio programs based on characters created by author Dashiell Hammett—The Adventures of the Thin Man and T

Posted by Ivan G. Shreve, Jr. on Nov 23rd 2013

Born on this date in 1887, William Henry Pratt no doubt had little inkling that he was destined to become a horror film ico

Posted by Ivan G. Shreve, Jr. on Nov 14th 2013

Born in Arkansas on this date in 1904, the man christened Richard Ewing Powell would prove to be one of show business’ true