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Queen For A Day
''Queen for a Day'' is an American radio and television game show that helped to usher in American listeners' and viewers' fascination with big-prize giveaway shows. ''Queen for a Day'' originated on the Mutual Radio Network on April 30, 1945, in New York City before moving to Los Angeles a few months later and ran until 1957. The show then ran on NBC Television from 1956 to 1960 and on ABC Television from 1960 to 1964.''The New York Times Encyclopedia of Television'' by Les Brown (Times Books, a division of Quadrangle/The New York Times Book Company, Inc., 1977), , p. 348 The show became popular enough that NBC increased its running time from 30 to 45 minutes to sell more commercials, at a then-premium rate of $4,000 per minute. Format The show opened with host Jack Bailey asking the audience—mostly women—"Would YOU like to be Queen for a day?" After this, the contestants were introduced and interviewed, one at a time, with commercials and fashion commentary interspers ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ken Murray (entertainer)
Ken Murray (born Kenneth Abner Doncourt, July 14, 1903 – October 12, 1988) was an American comedian, actor, radio and television personality and author. Early life Murray was born in New York City to a family of vaudeville performers. Many sources incorrectly give his birth name as Don Court. He was raised believing he had an older brother, Joseph. According to Murray's autobiography, ''Life on a Pogo Stick'', as a teenager he learned that Joseph was actually his father and the couple who he thought were his parents were in fact his grandparents. The family withheld the truth from Murray because Joseph, who was also a vaudevillian, did not want the public to know that he had a young son. Joseph had divorced Murray's mother and decided that his parents would provide a more stable life than he was able to as a traveling performer. Murray also wrote of his quest to find his mother in his later years. Career Vaudeville and stage Murray got his start in show business on the stag ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Suzanne Alexander
Suzanne Alexander (born Gwendolyn (or Gwendolynne) Ann White; September 8, 1931 – September 21, 1975) was a Canadian actress and model. Early life Alexander was the daughter of William James "Will" White (1887–1980) and Gwendolyn Haynes (1896–1978). Her father was a conductor and bandleader, while her mother was an actress who played Miss Canada in the film ''Victory's Call to Canada'' (1917). She had a brother named Will J. White, who became an actor as well. After studying at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts, Alexander was crowned Miss Studio City and Miss San Fernando Valley of 1949. Career Aged 19, she starred in the stage production of ''Detective Story'' alongside Frank Fiumara on June 4, 1951, at the Ivar Theater. This followed with starring roles in '' Cat-Women of the Moon'' (1953) as Beta and '' Down Three Dark Streets'' (1954) as Brenda Ralles. She appeared in various television series including ''Crossroads'', ''Public Defender'', and ''Racket Squad''. She ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vaudeville
Vaudeville (; ) is a theatrical genre of variety entertainment which began in France in the middle of the 19th century. A ''vaudeville'' was originally a comedy without psychological or moral intentions, based on a comical situation: a dramatic composition or light poetry, interspersed with songs and dances. Vaudeville became popular in the United States and Canada from the early 1880s until the early 1930s, while changing over time. In some ways analogous to music hall from Victorian Britain, a typical North American vaudeville performance was made up of a series of separate, unrelated acts grouped together on a common bill. Types of acts have included popular and classical musicians, singers, dancers, comedians, trained animals, magicians, ventriloquists, strongmen, female and male impersonators, acrobats, clowns, illustrated songs, jugglers, one-act plays or scenes from plays, athletes, lecturing celebrities, minstrels, and films. A vaudeville performer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Radio Network
There are two types of radio network currently in use around the world: the one-to-many (simplex communication) broadcast network commonly used for public information and mass media, mass-media entertainment, and the two-way radio (Duplex (telecommunications), duplex communication) type used more commonly for public safety and public services such as police, fire, taxicabs, and delivery services. Cell phones are able to send and receive simultaneously by using two different frequencies at the same time. Many of the same components and much of the same basic technology applies to all three. The two-way type of radio network shares many of the same technologies and components as the broadcast-type radio network but is generally set up with fixed broadcast points (transmitters) with co-located receivers and mobile receivers/transmitters or transceivers. In this way both the fixed and mobile radio units can communicate with each other over broad geographic regions ranging in size from ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Don Lee Network
The Don Lee Network, sometimes called the Don Lee Broadcasting System, was an American regional network of radio stations in the old-time radio era. Origin Don Lee made a fortune as the exclusive West Coast distributor of Cadillac automobiles. He expanded into broadcasting by purchasing radio stations KFRC in San Francisco in 1926 and KHJ in Los Angeles in 1927. The stations were connected by telephone circuits and in December 1928 the Don Lee Broadcasting System was formed. Within a month, KMJ in Fresno, California; KWG in Stockton, California; and KFBK in Sacramento, California, had joined the network. By 1938, 28 stations were affiliated with the Don Lee network. Lee died in 1934, leaving his son, Thomas S. Lee, to oversee the network's operation. Relationships with other networks In 1929, Don Lee Network and CBS entered into an agreement that created the Don Lee-Columbia Network, making the Lee stations the West Coast affiliates for CBS. The joint operation was launche ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mutual Network
The Mutual Broadcasting System (commonly referred to simply as Mutual; sometimes referred to as MBS, Mutual Radio or the Mutual Radio Network) was an American commercial radio network in operation from 1934 to 1999. In the Golden Age of Radio, golden age of U.S. radio drama, Mutual was best known as the original network home of ''Lone Ranger#Original radio series, The Lone Ranger'' and ''The Adventures of Superman (radio series), The Adventures of Superman'' and as the long-time radio residence of ''The Shadow''. For many years, it was a national broadcaster for Major League Baseball on Mutual, Major League Baseball (including the Major League Baseball All-Star Game, All-Star Game and World Series), the National Football League, and Notre Dame Fighting Irish football. From the 1930s until the network's dissolution in 1999, Mutual ran a respected news service along with a variety of lauded news and commentary programs. In the 1970s, Mutual pioneered the nationwide late night call- ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mark Evanier
Mark Stephen Evanier (; born March 2, 1952) is an American comic book and television writer, known for his work on the animated TV series '' Garfield and Friends'' and on the comic book '' Groo the Wanderer''. He is also known for his columns and blog News from ME, and for his work as a historian and biographer of the comics industry, such as his award-winning Jack Kirby biography, '' Kirby: King of Comics''. Early life Evanier identifies as Jewish. His father was Jewish and his mother was Catholic. He chose to be a writer after witnessing the misery his father felt from working for the Internal Revenue Service and contrasting that with the portrayal of a writer's life on '' The Dick Van Dyke Show''. He graduated from University High School in 1969. Evanier attended UCLA but left before graduating. Career Evanier was president of a Los Angeles comic book club from 1966 to 1969. In 1967, he suggested the titles of the officers of the Merry Marvel Marching Society. He made his f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
June Kirby
June Shirley Kirby (January 5, 1928 – March 6, 2022) was an American actress and model, who spent most of her career as a wardrobe mistress in Hollywood productions' costume departments. She was a showgirl at The Diamond Horseshoe in the late forties and was spotted by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer which offered her a couple of film parts as a Goldwyn Girl such as in Vincente Minnelli's ''Kismet'' (1955) and Joseph L. Mankiewicz's ''Guys and Dolls'' (1955) featured opposite Marlon Brando, Larri Thomas and Pat Sheehan. Kirby also performed on Broadway in ''As the Girls Go'' (1948-1950), and '' Gentlemen Prefer Blondes''. Early years Born in Bay Ridge, Brooklyn, Kirby was raised in Jersey City, New Jersey and earned a diploma at James J. Ferris High School in Jersey City. She later attended Kingston University where she studied fashion. Career Kirby worked as a model. In 1946, she was named "posture queen of America" by the National Chiropractic Association. She was in ''Famous Mod ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anna-Lisa
Anna-Lisa (born Anna Lisa Ruud; 30 March 1933 – 21 March 2018) was a Norwegian-born actress who appeared primarily in American films and television series, until she returned to Norway in the early 1970s, where she became a puppeteer. Early life Anna-Lisa was born in Oslo, Norway as Anna Lisa Ruud, and worked there at the Central Theater. In 1954, she travelled to the United States to visit her brother, a travel agent in Hollywood. Career In the late 1950s, she guest-starred in the Western television series ''Sugarfoot'', '' Maverick'', and ''Bronco'', all of which were aired by ABC/Warner Bros. She guest-starred on the 1960 series, '' The Islanders'', an adventure/drama set in the South Pacific, and on ''Bonanza'' (episode: "The Savage") and ''Gunsmoke'' (episode: "The Blacksmith"). She won a recurring role as Nora Travers in the ABC Western series ''Black Saddle'', with Peter Breck and Russell Johnson. Her success in ''Black Saddle'' resulted in roles in two spacefligh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jean Spangler
Jean Elizabeth Spangler (September 2, 1923 – disappeared October 7, 1949) was an American actress who appeared in bit parts in several Hollywood films in the late 1940s. She garnered public attention for her mysterious disappearance in late 1949. Born in Seattle, Washington, Spangler attended high school in Los Angeles, California, before beginning a career in film in 1948, appearing as a dancer in several uncredited roles, including in Walter Lang's '' When My Baby Smiles at Me'' (1948), the comedy '' Chicken Every Sunday'' (1949), and the musical drama '' Young Man with a Horn'' (1950). On the evening of October 7, 1949, Spangler left her home in Los Angeles, telling her sister-in-law that she was going to meet with her ex-husband before going to work as an extra on a film set. She was last seen alive at a grocery store several blocks from her home at approximately 6:00 p.m. Two days later, Spangler's tattered purse was discovered in a remote area of Griffith P ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dolores Fuller
Dolores Agnes Fuller ( Eble, later Chamberlin; March 10, 1923 – May 9, 2011) was an American actress and songwriter. Beginning her career as a child actress, she made her acting debut in the romantic comedy film ''It Happened One Night'' (1934). Nearly two decades later, she had lead and supporting roles in films such as '' Glen or Glenda'' (1953), '' Jail Bait'' (1954), and '' Bride of the Monster'' (1955), all of which were written and directed by her then-boyfriend Ed Wood. After Fuller ended her relationship with Wood in 1955, she began a successful career as a songwriter, in which many of her songs were performed and recorded by Elvis Presley. Film career Her first screen appearance was at the age of 10, when she appeared briefly in Frank Capra's ''It Happened One Night''. According to Fuller, the female lead in '' Bride of the Monster'' was written for her but Wood gave it to Loretta King instead. In August 1954, Fuller was cast in Wood's ''The Vampire's Tomb'', intend ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Suzanne Ames
Suzanne may refer to: People * Suzanne (given name), a feminine given name (including a list of people with the name) * S. U. Zanne, pen name of August Vandekerkhove (1838–1923), Belgian writer and inventor * Suzanne, pen name of Renée Méndez Capote (1901–1989), Cuban writer * Suzanne (television personality) (born 1986), Japanese variety ''tarento'', actress, and singer * Suzanne Lynch (born 1951), New Zealand singer who performed as "Suzanne" Places * Suzanne, Ardennes, France, a commune * Suzanne, Somme, France, a commune Films * ''Suzanne'' (1932 film), a French film * ''Suzanne'' (1980 film), a Canadian film * ''Suzanne'' (2013 film), a French film * '' Suzanne, Suzanne'', a 1982 documentary film Music * "Suzanne" (Leonard Cohen song), a 1966 poem and 1967 song, recorded by numerous singers * "Suzanne" (Creeper song), a 2016 song by English band Creeper * "Suzanne" (VOF de Kunst song), 1983 * "Suzanne" a song from ''Raised on Radio'' by Journey * "Suzanne ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
