Archive for May 31st, 2013
TOOTH PASTE AD FROM 1946
EAST COUNTY NOSTALGIA ~ DEA’S IN & OUT
ON THIS DAY IN HISTORY
SHARON GLESS TURNED 70 TODAY
Actress Sharon Marguerite Gless is best known for her portrayal of
Sgt. Christine Cagney in the CBS television police drama Cagney &
Lacey (1982-1988). She also played Maggie Philbin in the tongue-in-
cheek detective series Switch on CBS (1975-1978). Gless briefly
worked as a secretary for advertising agencies before fame.
RADIO SHOW DEBUTED ON THIS DAY IN 1943
Archie Andrews was a long-running radio show, based on the comic book
series. It aired on the NBC Blue Network, switching to Mutual in 1944. It went
back to NBC in 1945 and ran till September 5, 1953. The original Archie was
played by Charles Mullen. Jughead was portrayed by Hal Stone (below) and
Cameron Andrews for the NBC run. Betty was played Rosemary Rice and
Gloria Mann was Veronica. The initial announcer was Kenneth Banghart.
Swift and Company sponsored the show during the 1947 to 1948 season
show that began on the NBC Blue Network on May 31, 1943, switched to Mutual
in 1944, and then continued on NBC from 1945 until September 5, 1953. The
program’s original announcer was Kenneth Banghart, later succeeded by Bob
Shepard (during the 1947-48 season, when Swift and Company sponsored the
program) and Dick Dudley. Archie was first played by Charles Mullen, Jack
Grimes and Burt Boyar, with Bob Hastings (below) as the title character during
the NBC years. Jughead was portrayed by Hal Stone and Cameron Andrews. For
the NBC run, Betty was portrayed by Rosemary Rice (below), and Veronica by
Gloria Mann.
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