Claire Trevor (March 8, 1910– April 8, 2000)

Trevor was an Academy Award-winning actress who portrayed many
’’bad girl”roles in film noir and other black-and-white thrillers. She
appeared in over 60 films. Her acting career spanned more than
seven decades and included successes in stage, radio, television
and film.

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1939

1954

Marie, The Little French Princess, on CBS radio was the first daytime soap
opera. The serial was produced and directed by Himan Brown, one of the
most respected figures in radio history. He was inducted into the Radio
Hall of Fame in 1990.

Himan Brown (far right) is seen directing actors Betty Winkler
and Frank Lovejoy

The Dial-a-President radio program, featuring President Jimmy Carter (above)
and CBS news anchorman Walter Cronkite, aired for the first time. It was the
idea of both Cronkite and CBS, a test-run to see if a show of its nature could
be successful. Approximately 9 million calls flooded the CBS switchboard in
New York during the two-hour broadcast. Nerveless, the program never
aired again.

Walter Cronkite

Junior Miss was a situation comedy series heard on CBS from
March 4, 1942 to August 26, 1942. The show starred Shirley
Temple as Judy Graves and Pricilla Lyon played her friend,
Fuffy Adams. It aired on Wednesday evenings at a cost of
$12.000 a week to produce and was sponsored by Procter
& Gamble. 

Barbara Whiting was in the starring role when the Junior Miss
series returned on April 3, 1948 and ran until December 30,
1950, sponsored by Lever Brothers. 

Barbara Whiting

1947