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Happy Birthday, Anne Whitfield!

Posted by Ivan G. Shreve, Jr. on Aug 27th 2014

At the height of The Phil Harris-Alice Faye Show’s popularity, radio audiences were often curious to know whether the child

Posted by Ivan G. Shreve, Jr. on Aug 5th 2014

Simply put, the actor born in 1914 on this date in Salt Lake City, Utah possessed one of the most distinctive voices in the

Posted by Ivan G. Shreve, Jr. on Jul 28th 2014

There are announcers…and there are personality announcers. The latter were integral to the success of any comedy program du

Posted by Ivan G. Shreve, Jr. on Jul 23rd 2014

Though he personally considered himself foremost an actor, radio veteran Jackson Beck—born in New York City on this date in

Posted by Ivan G. Shreve, Jr. on Jul 18th 2014

If actress-singer Harriet Hilliard—born on this date in 1909—had kept her birth name of Peggy Louise Snyder…do you think an

Posted by Ivan G. Shreve, Jr. on Jun 23rd 2014

Today’s birthday girl was born Sadye Marks 109 years ago on this date in Seattle, Washington—the daughter of newly arrived