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Valiant Lady (radio Program)
''Valiant Lady'' is an American radio soap opera that was broadcast on ABC, CBS, and NBC at various times from March 7, 1938, through August 23, 1946, and later between October 8, 1951, and February 19, 1952.Dunning, John. (1998). ''On the Air: The Encyclopedia of Old-Time Radio''. Oxford University Press. . Pp. 692-694. Characteristics Episodes of ''Valiant Lady'' were introduced with the summary: "... the story of a woman and her brilliant but unstable husband -- the story of her struggle to keep his feet firmly planted on the pathway to success." The main character was "an actress who relinquishes her career to marry Truman Scott, a noted plastic surgeon."Terrace, Vincent (1999). ''Radio Programs, 1924-1984: A Catalog of More Than 1800 Shows''. McFarland & Company, Inc. . P. 346. Because "Truman was extremely jealous and unstable," the story centered on "efforts to guide his life." A 1946 article in the trade publication ''Broadcasting'' noted: Joan Blaine, the program's st ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
WGN (AM)
WGN (720 kHz) is a commercial AM radio station in Chicago, Illinois, with studios on the 18th floor of 303 East Wacker Drive in the Chicago Loop. WGN has a news/talk format, along with broadcasts of Chicago Blackhawks hockey and Northwestern University football and basketball. WGN is the only radio station owned by Nexstar Media Group, which primarily owns television stations. From 1924 to 2014, WGN was owned by Tribune Media, which also owned the ''Chicago Tribune'', whose "World's Greatest Newspaper" slogan served as the basis for the WGN call sign. WGN is a clear channel, Class A station, broadcasting at the maximum power of 50,000 watts, and using a non-directional antenna. The transmitter is on Martingdale Road in Elk Grove Village, near Interstate 290. During daytime hours, near-perfect ground conductivity gives WGN at least secondary coverage to almost two-thirds of Illinois (as far south as Springfield) as well as large slices of Wisconsin, Indiana, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
New York City
New York, often called New York City or NYC, is the most populous city in the United States. With a 2020 population of 8,804,190 distributed over , New York City is also the most densely populated major city in the United States, and is more than twice as populous as second-place Los Angeles. New York City lies at the southern tip of New York State, and constitutes the geographical and demographic center of both the Northeast megalopolis and the New York metropolitan area, the largest metropolitan area in the world by urban landmass. With over 20.1 million people in its metropolitan statistical area and 23.5 million in its combined statistical area as of 2020, New York is one of the world's most populous megacities, and over 58 million people live within of the city. New York City is a global cultural, financial, entertainment, and media center with a significant influence on commerce, health care and life sciences, research, technology, educa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jackie Kelk
John Daly "Jackie" Kelk (August 6, 1923 – September 5, 2002) was an American stage, radio, film, and television actor and stand-up comedian. He is best known for portraying the role of Homer Brown on the radio series ''The Aldrich Family'' and as the original voice of Jimmy Olsen on '' The Adventures of Superman''. Early years Kelk was born John Daly Kelk in Brooklyn, New York, the son of Mr. and Mrs. Willy Kelk. He attended St. Gregory's Academy before changing to Professional Children's School in New York. Career Kelk began his career as a child actor in the 1930s. He made his film debut Sam in the 1931 short ''Play Ball'', made by Warner Bros. In 1932, he was cast as a snobby bow-tied boy named "Georgie Bassett" in the ''Penrod'' Vitaphone comedy shorts. The shorts were similar to the popular and long running ''Our Gang'' shorts, and were based on books by Booth Tarkington. At age 10, Kelk appeared in the 1934 drama '' Born to Be Bad''. He also had roles in Broadway prod ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Luis Van Rooten
Luis d'Antin van Rooten (November 29, 1906 – June 17, 1973) was a Mexican-born American actor. He was sometimes credited as Louis Van Rooten. Van Rooten was born in Mexico City, Mexico, and emigrated to the United States with his parents when he was eight, growing up in Pennsylvania. He earned his BA at the University of Pennsylvania and worked as an architect before deciding to pursue film work in Hollywood during World War II. His facility with languages made van Rooten an in-demand military radio announcer during the war, and he conducted a variety of broadcasts in Italian, Spanish, and French. This led into film work, often in roles requiring an accent or skill with dialects. Film work Known for his villainous roles, he played Nazi ringleader Heinrich Himmler in ''The Hitler Gang'' (1944) and ''Operation Eichmann'' (1961). He played supporting roles with a number of film stars, including Alan Ladd in '' Two Years Before the Mast'' (1946) and ''Beyond Glory'' (1948), Char ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ethel Owen
Ethel Owen ( Ethel Marguerite Waite; March 30, 1893 – February 16, 1997) was an American actress with a lengthy career on stage as well as radio and television. In her early sixties, during the mid-1950s, she had a memorable recurring TV role on ''The Honeymooners'', playing Mrs. Gibson, Ralph Kramden's sharp-tongued, interfering mother-in-law. Early years, marriage and three daughters Born in Chicago, Ethel Marguerite Waite started performing around 1907, at age 14. Although she is credited with appearances on a number of vaudeville circuits, her primary venue was the legitimate stage, mostly as a member of regional touring theatre groups. Following marriage, in her early twenties, to Wisconsin veterinarian Raymond G. Owens on June 19, 1919, she had three daughters. Her eldest child, Mary, would later move to Texas, where in Fort Worth she worked professionally as a social worker; however, Ethel's younger girls, Virginia and Armilda Jane, followed their mother into show busi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sidney Slon
Sidney Slon (May 27, 1910, in Chicago – January 21, 1995) was an American radio and television writer and actor. In his lifetime, Slon had contributed to radio and television greatly, being the head writer of the famous radio show, The Shadow, as well as the radio show, Dick Tracy. He acted in the radio show, "The Goldberg's", and played the doctor. He also produced many television series that became great hits in the 1950s and 60s. Family and early life Sidney's father, originally Samuel Slonimsky, had emigrated to the United States from Russia around 1885 and worked handing glasses of water to theatre going patrons for tips. He was eight years old and this is how he learned English. Several years later, he worked in a large furniture store in Chicago as a salesman. The store had just installed a speaker and microphone, which to summon salesmen up to the desk. The manager asked Samuel Slonimsky if he could change his last name because, he said, it sounded too ethnic o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maurice Tarplin
Maurice Tarplin (April 1, 1911, Boston, Massachusetts – May 12, 1975) was a novelist and a radio actor best known as the narrator of ''The Mysterious Traveler'', employing a voice once described as "eerily sardonic." Radio Tarplin was a familiar voice as Dr. Weird on ''The Strange Dr. Weird'' and Inspector Faraday on ''Boston Blackie''. He was heard on numerous other shows, including ''Valiant Lady'',Buxton, Frank and Owen, Bill (1972). ''The Big Broadcast: 1920–1950''. The Viking Press. . p. 249. '' The Shadow'', ''Theater Five'', '' The March of Time'' (as Winston Churchill), ''Gangbusters ''Gang Busters'' is an American dramatic radio program heralded as "the only national program that brings you authentic police case histories." It premiered on January 15, 1936, and was broadcast over 21 years through November 27, 1957. Hist ...'' and various soap operas. He played Los Angeles District Attorney Richard Hanley on ''The Guiding Light''. On ''Myrt and Marge'' he play ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Raymond Edward Johnson
Raymond Edward Johnson (July 24, 1911 – August 15, 2001) was an American radio and stage actor best remembered for his work on ''Inner Sanctum Mysteries''. Early years Born in Kenosha, Wisconsin, Johnson started out as a bank teller, and later studied acting at the Goodman School of Drama in Chicago. Radio Johnson began his career in Chicago, some of his earliest work including a regular role on Edgar A. Guest's dramatic serial ''Welcome Valley'' (1932–1937) as Bill Sutter, and was featured on ''The National Farm and Home Hour'' in dramatic sketches as the Forest Ranger (a role also played by Don Ameche). Chicago to New York While in Chicago, Johnson began working with writer/director Arch Oboler, with roles on his ''Lights Out'' series. When both Oboler and Johnson relocated to New York City, the actor was featured in many episodes of '' Arch Oboler's Plays'', notably as the title role in "The Ugliest Man in the World" (repeated five times) and as Pyotr Ilyich Tchaik ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Parker Fennelly
Parker W. Fennelly (October 22, 1891 – January 22, 1988) was an American character actor who appeared in ten films, numerous television episodes and hundreds of radio programs. Early life The son of gardener Nathan Fennelly and Estelle Dolliver Fennelly, he was born and raised in Northeast Harbor, Maine, and studied classical acting in Boston, where he was a member of the Toy Theater company and participated in Chautauqua readings. He studied under the performing arts educator Leland T. Powers. Stage In 1915 and 1916, Fennelly toured on the Midland Chautauqua Circuit with the Maud Scheerer Shakespeare Players. In 1919, he traveled and acted with the Jack X. Lewis Stock Company. Fennelly and his wife, Catherine Reynolds Fennelly, formed the Parker Fennelly Duo, presenting short plays, readings and impersonations (1921–1923). Fennelly's performances on Broadway included roles in ''Mr. Pitt'' (1924), ''The Small Timers'' (1925), ''Florida Girl'' (1925), ''Babbling Brookes ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alan Reed
Alan Reed (born Herbert Theodore Bergman; August 20, 1907 – June 14, 1977) was an American actor, best known as the original voice of Fred Flintstone on ''The Flintstones'' and various spinoff series. He also appeared in many films, including '' Days of Glory'', ''The Tarnished Angels'', '' Breakfast at Tiffany's'', ''Viva Zapata!'' (as Pancho Villa), and ''Nob Hill'', and various television and radio series. Early years Alan Reed was born Herbert Theodore Bergman on August 20, 1907, in New York City to Jewish parents. His father was a Lithuanian-Jewish immigrant and his mother was born in the United States to Ukrainian-Jewish parents from Galicia."Fred Flintstone: A Stone Age Star With A Jewish Voice." ''Jewish Humor Central.com'', October 10, 2010. Retrie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Johnstone (actor)
William S. Johnstone (1908 – November 1, 1996) was an American radio and screen actor. He is best known for his voice work as the title character on '' The Shadow'' for five seasons from 19381943. Early years William S. Johnstone was born and raised in Brooklyn, New York City, to a Scottish-born father and a German-born mother. Some newspaper publicity said he was born in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland, and came to the United States at age three. He worked as a newspaper reporter before he became an actor. Career Johnstone acted on stage with the Theatre Guild at the beginning of his career, appearing in a number of bit parts. He had supporting roles in 1927 in ''Fog-Bound'' and ''The Manhatters''. In 1928, he played the title role in '' Him'', written by E.E. Cummings. Cummings later commented, "William Johnstone made a marvelously attractive unhero ..." He also appeared that year in a lead role in Kate Clugston's ''These Days.'' In 1938, he was selected over 45 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Richard Gordon (actor)
Richard Gordon was an American actor in vaudeville and films and on stage and radio. He was perhaps best known for portraying the title role in the radio version of ''The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes''. Early years A native of Bridgeport, Connecticut, Gordon worked as a reporter on a newspaper there before he moved to New York City and became a reporter for the ''New York World''. His earnings paid for his studies at Yale and the American Academy of Dramatic Arts. Radio In addition to his work in ''The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes'' from 1931 to 1933, Gordon's roles on old-time radio included those shown in the table below: Gordon also was heard on ''The Biblical Hour'' and in Shakespearean productions. Stage and film After he turned down a producer's offer of $35 per week for a minor part in a play, Gordon spent 10 years with a theatrical touring company. Films in which Gordon appeared included ''Birth of a Baby'', '' 13 Rue Madeleine'', ''Saint Benny the Dip'', and ' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
