Original radio air dates on CBS: October 18, 1943 to December 30, 1955

The actors portraying the main character switched frequently over the first
three years of the show’s run, starting with Bartlett Robinson, then followed
by Santos Ortega and Donald Briggs, before settling on John Larkin, who
played the famous attorney for the remainder of the broadcast. Della Street
was portrayed by radio soap queens; Gertrude Warner, Jan Miner, who was
Palmolive‘s "Madge" the Manicurist, and Joan Alexander who portrayed Lois 
Lane on radio’s Superman.

The series was adapted into Edge of Night which ran on television (CBS/ABC)
for an additional 30 years.

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John Larkin

Elizabeth Peña (September 23, 1959 – October 14, 2014)

LOS ANGELES (AP) –  Elizabeth Pena, the versatile actress who
shifted between dramatic roles in such films as "Lone Star" and
comedic parts in TV shows like "Modern Family," has died.

Pena’s manager, Gina Rugolo, said Wednesday the Cuban-
American actress died Tuesday in Los Angeles of natural causes
after a brief illness. No other details were provided. She was a
founding member of the Hispanic Organization of Latin Actors.

Pena in the 1987 film La Bamba

    
                                                                           Tim Maguire

Original television run on CBS: October 15, 1951  –  May 6, 1957

The show was the first scripted television program to be shot on 35 mm film 
in front of a studio audience. It won five Emmy Awards and received numerous nominations.

The Edsel Show is an hour-long television special broadcast live on CBS to
promote Ford Motor Company‘s new Edsel cars. It was a milestone in Bing
Crosby‘s career, and was notable as the first CBS entertainment program
to be recorded on videotape, for rebroadcasting in the western part of the
country after the show was performed live for the east.

The oldest known Quad Videotape of The Edsel Show, recorded at
CBS Television City in Hollywood.

       
         The Ampex VTR machine

Paul Frederic Simon is 73 years old today