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Happy Birthday, Francis “Dink” Trout!

Posted by Ivan G. Shreve, Jr. on Jun 18th 2020

In the Golden Age of Radio, actors were often called upon to play “meek” individuals—or whatever nickname you prefer: wimp,

Posted by Ivan G. Shreve, Jr. on Jun 4th 2020

The actor born Donald Alan Diamond in Brooklyn, NY on this date in 1921 was in real life a rather nondescript individual…bu

Posted by Ivan G. Shreve, Jr. on Apr 20th 2020

George Allen took over as director of the West Coast radio mystery anthology The Whistler beginning in the mid-40s, and one

Posted by Ivan G. Shreve, Jr. on Feb 15th 2020

Actress Mary Lee Robb’s first professional radio job in 1947 was a small one. She was hired to play Pearl, the daughter of

Posted by Ivan G. Shreve, Jr. on Nov 19th 2019

The epitaph on the headstone adorning the final resting place of actress Eleanor Audley reads: “A Kind Friend to All.” And

Posted by Ivan G. Shreve, Jr. on Jul 20th 2019

It’s a bit of a stretch but try to imagine Verna Felton—the actress who appeared on Jack Benny’s radio/TV show as Dennis Da