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Happy Birthday, Bea Benaderet!

Happy Birthday, Bea Benaderet!

Posted by Ivan G. Shreve, Jr. on Apr 4th 2013

On this date in New York City in 1906, Samuel and Margaret Benaderet welcomed one of radio and TV’s finest supporting comedi
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Happy Birthday, Mercedes McCambridge!

Happy Birthday, Mercedes McCambridge!

Posted by Ivan G. Shreve, Jr. on Mar 16th 2013

On this date in 1916, the performer that would win a Best Supporting Actress Oscar for her very first feature film was born
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Happy Birthday, Georgia Ellis!

Happy Birthday, Georgia Ellis!

Posted by Ivan G. Shreve, Jr. on Mar 12th 2013

Georgia Ellis, the actress who co-starred on what is fondly remembered by legions of old-time radio fans as the definitive
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Happy birthday, Gale Gordon!

Happy birthday, Gale Gordon!

Posted by Ivan G. Shreve, Jr. on Feb 20th 2013

If you were to go to a dictionary to look up the meaning of the term “foil” as it relates to comedy—dollars to donuts says
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Happy birthday, Janet Waldo!

Happy birthday, Janet Waldo!

Posted by Ivan G. Shreve, Jr. on Feb 4th 2013

One of old-time radio’s true blue veterans—not to mention one of the preeminent voice artists of any generation—celebrates
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The Men From Laramie

The Men From Laramie

Posted by Ivan G. Shreve, Jr. on Jan 22nd 2013

Before actor Raymond Burr stepped into his first courtroom in the fall of 1957 as TV’s Perry Mason, he was known primarily
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