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Richard Ewing Powell (November 14, 1904 – January 2, 1963) [1] was an American actor, singer, musician, producer, director, and studio head. Though he came to stardom as a musical comedy performer, he showed versatility and successfully transformed into a hardboiled leading man, starring in projects of a more dramatic nature.
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From April 29, 1939, "Dick Tracy" became a half-hour-long prime time radio serial, airing at 5:00 pm. When the USA got involved in the Second World War , the show was temporarily cancelled. [ 4 ] ABC Blue Network picked it up again from March 15, 1943 to July 16, 1948 and broadcast it on Saturdays.
28 July – Marie Dressler, 65, Canadian-born actress, [13] whose 1933 birthday party, hosted by MGM, was broadcast live 30 August – Don Lee , 54, pioneer California broadcasting mogul. 10 September – George Henschel , 84, singer and pianist (a few months after his first radio performance as a singer) [ 14 ]
Since the 1940s, NBC had broadcast coverage of New Year's festivities from Times Square anchored by Ben Grauer on both radio and television. Its coverage was later incorporated into special editions of the network's late-night talk show, The Tonight Show. [1] This tradition continued through Johnny Carson's tenure as host. [1]
Lux Radio Theatre was an American radio show that ran on the NBC Blue Network (1934–35), the CBS Radio network (Columbia Broadcasting System) (1935–54), and NBC Radio (1954–55). Every week they broadcast an hour-long adaptation of a popular film or Broadway play, often starring members of the original cast. [1] NOTE: First broadcast dates ...
Dick Powell starred in the Richard Diamond, Private Detective radio series as a wisecracking former police officer turned private detective. Episodes typically open with a client visiting or calling cash-strapped Diamond's office and agreeing to his fee of $100 a day plus expenses, or Diamond taking on a case at the behest of his friend and former partner, Lt. Walter Levinson.
Gabriel Heatter (September 17, 1890 – March 30, 1972) was an American radio commentator whose World War II-era sign-on, "There's good news tonight," became both his catchphrase and his caricature. [1]