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On to the weekly highlights:
Headlining this week our annual Poe Man’s Radio Special (the 19th!) as we celebrate the birthday of legendary 19th century poet and short story writer, Edgar Allan Poe. This year we’ll have radio productions of his following works among others: The Tell-Tale Heart, Murders In The Rue Morgue, The Purloined Letter, The Black Cat, Mystery Of Marie Roget and The Gold Bug.
This week we offer up double birthday tributes for two superstars: George Burns (Burns & Allen Show, Jack Benny Program) as well as Cary Grant (heard in radio versions of Mr. Lucky, Only Angels Have Wings, Shadow Of A Doubt, plus his appearances on Suspense’s On A Country Road and Black Path Of Fear).
We also celebrate the birthdays of Leonard “Bones” McCoy in the original Star Trek television series, Kelley will be heard in the 1957 Suspense production “Fleshpeddler”: plus movie stars Danny Kaye (Danny Kaye Show, Jack Benny Program, Suspense); Randolph Scott (Academy Award Theatre); Ann Sothern (Screen Guild Theatre, Suspense); and Dan Duryea (Man From Homicide, Suspense).
As well as offer up specials for writer Gwen Bagni (Night Beat, Escape, Suspense); J. Carrol Naish (Life With Luigi, Suspense); Tudor Owen (Jocko on Pat Novak For Hire); and Florence Halop (Miss Duffy on Duffy’s Tavern).
We also are marking the 75th anniversary of the radio debut of The Fat Man and the 65th anniversary of the launch of Fort Laramie.
Greg
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Edgar Allan Poe
Edgar Allan Poe
Cary Grant
Cary Grant
Cary Grant with wife, Betsy Drake
Cary Grant with wife, Betsy Drake
Danny Kaye and Cary Grant
Danny Kaye and Cary Grant
Cary Grant & Danny Kaye
Cary Grant & Danny Kaye
Danny Kaye
Danny Kaye
Danny Kaye on BBC Radio
Danny Kaye on BBC Radio
Ann Sothern
Ann Sothern
Ann Sothern in Private Secretary 1950s
Ann Sothern in Private Secretary 1950s
Irene Dunne with Cary Grant and Randolph Scott (My Favorite Wife 1940)
Irene Dunne with Cary Grant and Randolph Scott (My Favorite Wife 1940)
Claire Trevor and Randolph Scott Between Shots On The Desperadoes 1943
Claire Trevor and Randolph Scott Between Shots On The Desperadoes 1943
George Burns
George Burns
George Burns (with Gracie Allen)
George Burns (with Gracie Allen)
George Burns (R) with Jack Benny
George Burns (R) with Jack Benny
DeForest Kelley as Dr. McCoy (Star Trek)
DeForest Kelley as Dr. McCoy (Star Trek)
DeForest Kelley with Burt Lancaster (Gunfight At The O.K. Corral 1957)
DeForest Kelley with Burt Lancaster (Gunfight At The O.K. Corral 1957)
DeForest Kelley center with Leonard Nimoy, left and William Shatner recording voices for 1970s animated Star Trek
DeForest Kelley center with Leonard Nimoy, left and William Shatner recording voices for 1970s animated Star Trek
Florence Halop
Florence Halop
Florence Halop in Night Court
Florence Halop in Night Court
J. Carrol Naish
J. Carrol Naish
Tudor Owen
Tudor Owen
Dan Duryea 1948
Dan Duryea 1948
Dan Duryea and Shelley Winters
Dan Duryea and Shelley Winters
Fort Laramie Sign
Fort Laramie Sign
Raymond Burr and Vic Perrin (Fort Laramie)
Raymond Burr and Vic Perrin (Fort Laramie)
J. Scott Smart (The Fat Man)
J. Scott Smart (The Fat Man)
J. Scott Smart (from The Fat Man Movie) with Julie London
J. Scott Smart (from The Fat Man Movie) with Julie London
