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Happy Birthday, Dana Andrews!

Happy Birthday, Dana Andrews!

Posted by Ivan G. Shreve, Jr. on Jan 1st 2017

Author Carl Rollyson’s 2012 biography of actor Dana Andrews—born Carver Dana Andrews on this date in 1909—is titled Hollywo
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Happy Birthday, Sydney Greenstreet!

Happy Birthday, Sydney Greenstreet!

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

Despite appearances in only two dozen films in an eight-year time span, Sydney Hughes Greenstreet—born on this date in 1879
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Happy Birthday, Howard Duff!

Happy Birthday, Howard Duff!

Posted by Ivan G. Shreve, Jr. on Nov 24th 2016

Have you ever wondered why a lot of the announcers from the AFRS versions of your radio favorites sound like Howard Duff?
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“Extra, extra—get your Illustrated Press!”

“Extra, extra—get your Illustrated Press!”

Posted by Ivan G. Shreve, Jr. on Oct 19th 2016

The Golden Age of Radio—and this may be a good or bad thing, depending upon your opinion of the Fourth Estate—was a regular
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Happy Birthday, Jan Miner!

Happy Birthday, Jan Miner!

Posted by Ivan G. Shreve, Jr. on Oct 15th 2016

On radio, one of the rare daytime dramas to stand out from its weepy brethren and sistren was Hilltop House—a series that t
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Happy Birthday, William N. Robson!

Happy Birthday, William N. Robson!

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

Though September 30, 1962 is often acknowledged as the date when The Golden Age of Radio ended, director-producer-writer Wi
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