Happy Birthday, Irene Dunne!
Posted by Ivan G. Shreve, Jr. on Dec 20th 2017
Irene Dunne is acknowledged by many
classic movie fans to be the greatest actress who never won an Academy
Award. It wasn’
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A ventriloquist…on the radio?
Posted by Ivan G. Shreve, Jr. on Dec 17th 2017
On
this date in 1936, The Royal Gelatin Hour’s Rudy
Vallee introduced a very unusual guest:Why—people have been asking me f
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Happy Birthday, Jay Jostyn!
Posted by Ivan G. Shreve, Jr. on Dec 13th 2017
In
1975, actor Jay Jostyn related an amusing anecdote to author Chuck Schaden (Speaking
of Radio) about an event held at Ne
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Happy Birthday, Frank Graham!
Posted by Ivan G. Shreve, Jr. on Nov 22nd 2017
In
1950, actor-announcer Frank Graham was at the peak of his radio
career. He was the star of Jeff Regan, Investigator—a
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Happy Birthday, Art Carney!
Posted by Ivan G. Shreve, Jr. on Nov 4th 2017
No
one could have possibly seen it coming. On the night of April 8, 1975, as
the live telecast of the 47th Academy Awards
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Happy Birthday, Dale Evans!
Posted by Ivan G. Shreve, Jr. on Oct 31st 2017
On
January 14, 1953, TV’s This is Your Life paid tribute
to “The King of the Cowboys”—none other than Roy Rogers himself.
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