Archive for the 'PROMOTIONS' Category

RADIO COMEDIANS ON THE SCREEN

look who's laughing poster
Released on November 21, 1941

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Clip from “Look Who’s Laughing”

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DICK DALE TO APPEAR AT LOCAL VENUE

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                   star theater

                   WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 28

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THE BIG GRAND OPENING CONTINUES !

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yaw's grand opening

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The Good guys will be giving away 91derful prizes tonight, Friday, between 6:30 & 8pm.

                yaw's ham and fries

     yaw's

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WILLIAM CONRAD WAS BORN ON THIS DAY IN 1920

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William Conrad (John William Cann Jr.)
(September 27, 1920 – February 11, 1994)

Conrad’s career spanned five decades in radio, film. and television as
a writer, actor, producer and director. He created the role of Marshall
Matt Dillon for the popular CBS radio series Gunsmoke (1952-1961)
and narrated the TV adventures of Rocky and Bullwinkle (1959-1964)
and The Fugitive (1963-1967).

Conrad found stardom as a detective in the CBS- TV series Cannon
(1971-1976), and in the crime drama Jake and the Fatman on CBS
from 1987 to 1992.

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BACK TO SCHOOL PROMOTION IN THE 1800’s

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A Victorian back to school Advertising Trade Card with store stamp. The
handwriting says, “Compliments of Fred B. Robbins”.

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