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RADIO SERIES FIRST HEARD ON THIS DAY IN 1942

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Lurene Tuttle (left) and Rosalind Russell during the episode “The
Sisters” on Suspense in 1948

Suspense is a radio drama series broadcast on CBS Radio from 1942
through 1962.focused on thrillertype scripts, usually featuring leading
Hollywood actors of the era. Approximately 945 episodes of the show
were broadcast during its long run, and more than 900 are extant.

 

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Agnes Moorehead during the Suspense broadcast

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TV SITCOM DEBUTED ON THIS DAY IN 1952

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Gale Storm and co-star Charles Farrell

My Little Margie is sitcom starring Gale Storm and Charles Farrell that
alternated between CBS and NBC from 1952 to 1955. The series was
created by Frank Fox and produced in Los Angeles, California at Hal
Roach Studios
by Hal Roach, Jr. and Roland D. Reed.

My Little Margie premiered on CBS as the summer replacement for I
Love Lucy
on June 16, 1952, under the sponsorship of Philip Morris
cigarettes.When the series moved to NBC for its third season in the
fall of 1953, Scott Paper Company became the sponsor.    

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MARTHA HYER, DEAD AT 89

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Martha Hyer
(August 10, 1924 – May 31, 2014)

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M (AP) –  Martha Hyer, an Oscar-
nominated actress who starred alongside the likes of
Frank Sinatra and Humphrey Bogart, and later gained
notoriety for her extravagant lifestyle, has died. She
married producer Hal B. Wallis in 1966 and the couple
remained together until his death in 1986.

Raymond Lucero of Rivera Funeral Home told The
Associated Press that Hyer passed away May 31 in
Santa Fe, New Mexico,

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John Wayne with Martha Hyer in a scene from the
film "The Sons Of Katie Elder," 1965.

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REMEMBER THAT CERTAIN SKIN CONDITION?

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THE NEW AND IMPROVED FORD FOR 1940

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