Happy Birthday, Frank Nelson!
Posted by Ivan G. Shreve, Jr. on May 6th 2015
It never fails…every time I tune
into an episode of The
Jack Benny Program (be it on radio or TV) and Jack
needs help from
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Happy Birthday, John Brown!
Posted by Ivan G. Shreve, Jr. on Apr 4th 2015
In the 1949 film The Life of Riley—based
on the successful radio situation comedy created by Irving Brecher (who also
direc
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Happy Birthday, Philip Rapp!
Posted by Ivan G. Shreve, Jr. on Mar 26th 2015
Comedy writer Phil Rapp was born on
this date in 1907, and during his long show business career he would probably
become be
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Happy Birthday, Virginia Gregg!
Posted by Ivan G. Shreve, Jr. on Mar 6th 2015
In our natal anniversary spotlight
today is one of old-time radio’s indisputable veterans. She would get a special
nod for
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Happy Birthday, W.C. Fields!
Posted by Ivan G. Shreve, Jr. on Jan 29th 2015
One of the funniest men to ever
walk this planet was born one hundred and thirty-five years ago on this date;
his birth nam
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Happy Birthday, Cary Grant!
Posted by Ivan G. Shreve, Jr. on Jan 18th 2015
For those of you disappointed in
the Academy Award nominations announced this past Thursday, here’s a little
something to c
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