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Hollywood On The Radio #25: Marlene Dietrich
Marlene Dietrich appeared frequently on radio in the 1930s, mostly in Lux Radio Theater adaptations of her films. During the war years, she actively raised funds during bond drives and entertained the troops in person and via radio. She appeared in…
Hollywood on the Radio #24: Breakfast in Hollywood
Breakfast in Hollywood aired on the Blue Network from 1941 to 1948. The show originated daily from Tom Brenneman's restaurant in Hollywood and featured Brenneman walking through the restaurant, chatting up the mostly female, and frequently tourist…
Hollywood on the Radio #23: Greer Garson
MGM star, and serial Academy Award nomineed (she won once) Greer Garson spent her radio career performing in adaptations of her own films for Lux Radio Theater. She was also active in on-air wartime fundraising, and performed on variety shows with…
Hollywood on the Radio #22: Rita Hayworth
The words Rita Hayworth and radio star don ât seem to quite fit together. Celebrated primarily for her beauty and glamour, Rita Hayworth electrified the motion picture screen. But did she have the personality for a medium without pictures, or even…
Hollywood on the Radio #21: Judy Garland, part 3
In the post-war years, Judy Garland appeared on many of the leading radio variety shows, including Bob Hope, Bing Crosby, and The Big Show. She also contributed her time and talnet to charitable and political causes. In this episode, however, we…
Hollywood on the Radio #20: Judy Garland, part 2
Judy Garland was among the most active film performers on radio during World War II. The war happened to coincide with the height of Garland's early film success, but she was also an enthusiastic participant in the war effort.On this episode, you'll …
Hollywood on the Radio #19: Judy Garland, part 1
Long before she made her first MGM film, Judy Garland was known to radio audiences. Shortly after signing with the studio in 1935 (at age 13) Judy began appearing on radio shows sponsored by the studio, and eventually landed regular roles on other…
Hollywood on the Radio #18: Command Performance
Command Performance was Hollywood's gift to the men and women serving overseas during World War II. Produced by the US War Department with 100 percent donated labor and facilites, the show featured appearances by performers as requested by…
Hollywood on the Radio #17: Lux bonus, Shane
In this bonus episode of my Lux Radio Theater series, I bring the saga to a close, with a show dated February 22, 1955. Starring Alan Ladd and Van Heflin in their film roles, Shane offers an excellent example of how the Lux program maintained its…
Hollywood on the Radio #16: Lux part 5, Broken Arrow
Today we hear Part 5 of a retrospective covering the history of Lux Radio Theater. Today's episode is Broken Arrow, which aired January 22, 1951, and starred Burt Lancaster, Jeff Chandler, and Deborah Paget. Chandler and Paget reprised their…
Hollywood on the Radio #15: Lux part 4, Body and Soul
In the fourth in our series of Lux Radio Theater programs, we move beyond the Cecil B. DeMille years, to the William Keighley era. DeMille left his position as host after nine years, following a dispute with the American Federation of Raio Artists…
Hollywood on the Radio #14: Lux part 3, The Unguarded Hour
In part 3 of our Lux Radio Theater series, we take a look at Lux during World War II. Like most other radio series of the time, Lux included its share of war stories and other patriotic plays, but never abandoned the series' focus on the glamorous,…
Hollywood on the Radio #13: Lux part 2, Dark Victory
Today we hear Lux episode 245, Dark Victory. It aired on January 8, 1940. The film version, starring Bette Davis and George Brent, had been released in April 1939, smack dab in the middle of Hollywood's greatest film year. Lux had presented another…
Hollywood on the Radio #12; Lux part 1, The Legionaire & the Lady
With this episode, I begin a five-part series highlighting Lux Radio Theater, the most succesful, longest-running radio drama series in history. We begin with the first Lux Radio Theater boradcast to originate from Hollywood. In The Legionaire…
Hollywood on the Radio #11; Academy Award Theater
Featuring two episodes of Academy Award Theater. First is Paul Muni in The Story of Louis Pasteur. He won an Oscar for his performance in the 1936 film. Ginger Rogers took home the 1940 Academy Award for her performance in Kitty Foyle, our second…
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