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The Timid Soul was a 1941–1942 comedy based on cartoonist H. T. Webster's famed Caspar Milquetoast character, and Robert L. Ripley's Believe It or Not! was adapted to several different radio formats during the 1930s and 1940s. Conversely, some radio shows gave rise to spinoff comic strips, such as My Friend Irma starring Marie Wilson. [19]
Dangerous Crossing (1953), based on radio's Cabin B-13; A Date with Judy (1948), based on radio's A Date with Judy; Dr. Christian. Meet Dr. Christian (1939) Remedy for Riches (1940) The Courageous Dr. Christian (1940) Dr. Christian Meets the Women (1940) Melody for Three (1941) They Meet Again (1941) Duffy's Tavern (1945), based on Duffy's Tavern
CBS Radio Mystery Theater; Earplay; The Firesign Theatre; The Fourth Tower of Inverness; Further Adventures of Sherlock Holmes; The General Mills Radio Adventure Theater; Hollywood Theater of the Ear; Imagination Theater; NPR Playhouse; NPR's serialized adaptations of Star Wars, The Empire Strikes Back, and Return of the Jedi; A Prairie Home ...
Harry Babbitt; Jim Backus; Parley Baer; Bob Bailey; Jack Bailey; Eugenie Baird; Art Baker; Belle Baker; Kenny Baker; Lucille Ball; Edwin Balmer; Sam Balter; Tallulah ...
Radio broadcasting has been used in the United States since the early 1920s to distribute news and entertainment to a national audience. In 1923, 1 percent of U.S. households owned at least one radio receiver, while a majority did by 1931 and 75 percent did by 1937.
Radio Days is a 1987 American comedy-drama film written and directed by Woody Allen. It is a nostalgic look at the golden age of radio during the late 1930s and 1940s, focusing on a working-class family living in Rockaway Beach, New York. The film weaves together various vignettes, blending the lives of the family members with the radio ...
During the 1930s, [1] the United States was facing its longest and deepest economic downturn, the Great Depression. Spending money on entertainment was out of the question for most people. The United States put the nation back to work, including artists and entertainers in its assistance programs. [2] [3] [circular reference] [4] [circular ...
The Big Story (radio and TV series) Big Town; Bing Crosby on Armed Forces Radio in World War II; The Bishop and the Gargoyle; Blackstone, the Magic Detective; Blind Date (radio series) Blind Date (American game show) Blondie (radio series) Blue Ribbon Town; Bob Crosby; Bobby Benson and the B-Bar-B Riders; Boston Blackie; Boston Blackie (radio ...