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Happy Birthday, Joan Banks!

Posted by Ivan G. Shreve, Jr. on Oct 30th 2017

In 1949, at the height of the success of radio’s My Friend Irma, actress Cathy Lewis—who originated the character of roomma

Posted by Ivan G. Shreve, Jr. on Oct 11th 2017

Universal Pictures brought a live-action version of the classic TV cartoon series The Flintstones to the big screen in 1994

Posted by Ivan G. Shreve, Jr. on Jul 19th 2017

It seems odd that an actor who claimed to have emoted on over 10,000 radio broadcasts and provided voiceovers for 700 comme

Posted by Ivan G. Shreve, Jr. on Jul 7th 2017

On this date in 1947, the CBS Radio Network decided to complement its celebrated “outstanding theatre of thrills” with an

Posted by Ivan G. Shreve, Jr. on Jun 22nd 2017

“Paul Frees is EVERYWHERE!” A cartoonist of my acquaintance adopted that statement as both a personal mantra and a tribute

Posted by Ivan G. Shreve, Jr. on Jun 4th 2017

In the summer of 1949, with CBS working on the idea for what would eventually become Gunsmoke, an audition was recorded (“M