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Happy Birthday, Jack Carson!

Happy Birthday, Jack Carson!

Posted by Ivan G. Shreve, Jr. on Oct 27th 2022

If you’re familiar with the career of the comic actor born John Elmer Carson on this date in 1910, you’ve no doubt heard Ja
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Happy Anniversary, Ronald and Benita Colman!

Happy Anniversary, Ronald and Benita Colman!

Posted by Ivan G. Shreve, Jr. on Sep 30th 2022

One of the more charming features of the radio sitcom The Halls of Ivy was college president William Todhunter Hall’s (Rona
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Happy Birthday, Dick Haymes!

Happy Birthday, Dick Haymes!

Posted by Ivan G. Shreve, Jr. on Sep 13th 2022

The man born Richard Benjamin Haymes in Buenos Aires, Argentina on this date in 1918 was at one time a serious rival to Bin
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“Evening, friends…welcome to Springdale…”

“Evening, friends…welcome to Springdale…”

Posted by Ivan G. Shreve, Jr. on Sep 6th 2022

An old-time radio website asks the ($64) question: “What if Old Mr. Potter, the meanest man in town, was actually the Mayor
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