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Happy Birthday, John McIntire!

Posted by Ivan G. Shreve, Jr. on Jun 27th 2021

In the mid-1930s, actor-announcer John Herrick McIntire—born in Spokane, Washington on this date in 1907—decided, along wit

Posted by Ivan G. Shreve, Jr. on Jun 7th 2021

When actor Walter Paterson committed suicide in 1942, One Man’s Family creator Carlton E. Morse made the decision to elimi

Posted by Ivan G. Shreve, Jr. on Apr 26th 2021

Old-time radio fans remember actor Victor Herbert Perrin—born in Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin on this date in 1916—as a membe

Posted by Ivan G. Shreve, Jr. on Apr 16th 2021

In 1938, aspiring actress Joan Alexander found herself in Vienna after a lengthy tour of major cities in North America, Lat

Posted by Ivan G. Shreve, Jr. on Mar 20th 2021

In her 1968 autobiography Tune in Tomorrow: Or, How I Found the Right to Happiness with Our Gal Sunday, Stella Dallas, John

Posted by Ivan G. Shreve, Jr. on Oct 16th 2020

Berry Kroeger’s initial show business ambition was to become a concert pianist. Kroeger didn’t lack for talent, you unders