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Happy Birthday, Ben Alexander!

Happy Birthday, Ben Alexander!

Posted by Ivan G. Shreve, Jr. on May 26th 2017

With the death of Barton Yarborough in December of 1951, Jack Webb was anxious to find a replacement for the actor who had
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“From the far horizons of the unknown…”

“From the far horizons of the unknown…”

Posted by Ivan G. Shreve, Jr. on Apr 24th 2017

NBC Radio’s dramatic anthology Dimension X—which was inspired by a renewed interest in science-fiction following the relea
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“From the far horizons of the unknown…”

“From the far horizons of the unknown…”

Posted by Ivan G. Shreve, Jr. on Apr 24th 2017

NBC Radio’s dramatic anthology Dimension X—which was inspired by a renewed interest in science-fiction following the relea
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Happy Birthday, Frances Langford!

Happy Birthday, Frances Langford!

Posted by Ivan G. Shreve, Jr. on Apr 4th 2017

“Just play it like a nagging wife” was comedy writer Philip Rapp’s suggestion to actress-singer Frances Langford, who was a
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Happy Birthday, Les Damon!

Happy Birthday, Les Damon!

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

Lester Joseph Damon—born in Providence, RI on this date in 1908—was memorably described by my Radio Spirits colleague Eliza
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Happy Birthday, Fred Foy!

Happy Birthday, Fred Foy!

Posted by Ivan G. Shreve, Jr. on Mar 27th 2017

Old-time radio historian Jim Harmon minced no words in his book Radio Mystery and Adventure and Its Appearances in Film, Te
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