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RADIO MYSTERY DEBUTED ON THIS DAY IN 1942
Mr. and Mrs. North was a radio mystery series that aired on CBS from Wednesday, December 30, 1942 to 1954. Alice Frost and Joseph Curtin (above) had the title
roles when the series debuted. The characters originated in 1930s vignettes written
by Richard Lockridge. The radio program eventually reached nearly 20 million faithful listeners.
DENZEL WASHINGTON IS 57 TODAY!
Denzel Washington, has received two Academy Awards, two
Golden Globe awards, and a Tony Award.
THE LAST ‘’SHADOW’’ AIRED ON THIS DAY IN 1954
It was Thursday night, July 31,1930 that radio listeners tuned to CBS hear the first appearance of "The Shadow" as James La Curto portrayed the part in the Detective Story Hour. Street and Smith publishers sponsored the initial show’s. The program shifted to Mutual on September 26, 1937 with a new voice for Lamont Cranston, the young and relatively new theater and radio personality: Orson Welles. Bret Morrison
was the voice of “The Shadow” for most of 1943, and John Archer took over near the end of 1944. Morrison returned in September, 1945, and remained the voice through 1954. After its run with various players, sponsors, and time slots, “The Shadow” remained on the Mutual network until the last episode, Murder by the Sea, was
aired on Sunday, December 26, 1954.
This is the opening of The Shadow, played by the legendary
Orson Welles. This episode is "The Circle of Death", which
originally aired November 28, 1937.
OSCAR FETCHES $861K AT AUCTION
Los Angeles (AP)- The Academy Award statuette that Orson Welles won for
the original screenplay of “Citizen Kane” was recently auctioned for more than
$861,000 in Los Angeles. The 1942 Oscar was thought to be lost for decades. It surfaced in 1994 when cinematographer Gary Graver tried to sell it. The sale
was stopped by Beatrice Welles, Orson’s youngest daughter and sole heir.
The auction house declined to release the highest bidder’s name. Welles, who
wrote the screenplay for "Citizen Kane" with Herman Mankiewicz, also directed
and starred in the film, considered by most critics to be one of the best of all
time.
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