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Happy Birthday, William Johnstone!

Happy Birthday, William Johnstone!

Posted by Ivan G. Shreve, Jr. on Feb 7th 2016

Old-time radio fans know that when Orson Welles made the decision to abandon his role as Lamont Cranston (aka The Shadow) a
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Happy Birthday, Wyllis Cooper!

Happy Birthday, Wyllis Cooper!

Posted by Ivan G. Shreve, Jr. on Jan 26th 2016

Radio writer and playwright Arch Oboler once had these words of praise for the man he would eventually replace as the mind
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Happy Birthday, Herb Ellis!

Happy Birthday, Herb Ellis!

Posted by Ivan G. Shreve, Jr. on Jan 17th 2016

It’s not often that we here at the Radio Spirits blog get an opportunity to blow a noisemaker and celebrate the natal anniv
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Happy Birthday, Harry Bartell!

Happy Birthday, Harry Bartell!

Posted by Ivan G. Shreve, Jr. on Nov 29th 2015

On the radio western Fort Laramie, actor Harry Bartell—born in New Orleans, LA on this date in 1913—played the part of Lieu
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Happy Centennial Birthday, John Dehner!

Happy Centennial Birthday, John Dehner!

Posted by Ivan G. Shreve, Jr. on Nov 23rd 2015

For an actor who once set out purposely not to be typecast in Western roles, John Dehner—born John Forkum one hundred years
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Happy Birthday, Irene Tedrow!

Happy Birthday, Irene Tedrow!

Posted by Ivan G. Shreve. Jr. on Aug 3rd 2015

I’d never be able to prove it in a court of law…but I’d be willing to gamble that when the need arose for an actress to pla
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