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An Oscar 7Orartithr Q PROGRAMS for WEEK BEGINNING FEBRUARY 20th ' D Story on Page 3: Grandma Is a PillUp Girl John Loder J-éusband of Redj,' Lamarr r We Recommend: An Oscar 7orArtIthr Q. And Name Billing For Radio's Unsung Supporting Players www.americanradiohistory.com Long letter. sainting a perfect ,ontedian :nld a lug" on the second try, srlien Walter I. p- MPS, Wr,ght, 40 Magnolia Avenue. at- Beach. Cant. swell actor. Eddie Marr. Lots of success lots had the program; $5 on the fourth and happiness to you, Eddie. tempt on "Don't Be Personal," with Sain sirs, I lead a lot and the magazine I Pier and Art Baker. Planters Peanuts paid and look forward to most is Radio (Radio Life shares your options ,if read Eddie.) off next on "What's On Your Mind." Then I Life. It is an excellent magazine. Could became bold and hit the bull'seye with the you tell me where I can hear "Club Mat- first set of questions to "Dr. I. Q." fifty ins. and "Tommy Riggs and Betty Lou ?" bucks. Now all that was left was "Informa- -club .tfutinee" now has a new name, Miss Gloria Turner. 5711ií Lexington Ave tion Please." This took perseverance -- nine "The Blue Frolics." but is not heard over nue, Hollywood, Calif, or ten trys. Here again, my friends' reactions KHCA. Sirs: Since so many people have added were interesting. One group was Jubilant ti. "Tommy Biggs and Betty Lou" are off suggestions for additional features in your think that I was able to hit that ritzy pro- the air. at present. Mr. Riggs has a magazine, 1 also have one to add. A few gram at all. The,other -''Hut you didn't ,lretcher bracket factory here and weeks ago you announced the finals in a get the encyclopedia!" Oh. well! spend. much of his time there. contest for male singers. I think that if you raw an article about each one of them in the coming issues many people would Mrs. E. H. Harris, 716 South Berendo. Avenue. appreciate it. If you did not wish to de- Miss Jane R. Monroe. 65 Roswell vote articles to thoin I ant sure even the Los Angeles, Calif. Long Beach, Calif. portrait would satisfy our readers. Sirs: In about 1920, a yowìg man in Mi- --an- Will you be i,eiod enough 1.0 send sehawaka, Indiana, was quite popular be- .no the name of the program sponsored by cause of his beautiful voice and retiring ,n insurance company? Thank you very manner. He was married to a very déar Miss Baertsch, 6003411 Yucca. Holly- much I depend upon Radio Life for re- Cora beautiful wood. Calif, friend of mine and they had five - liable radio information. children. Later he Mined the famous evan- the Prudential Life Insurance Coin- Sirs: Anent the recent letter in Radio gelist, Rodeheaver, and toured the country /11111y sponsors "The Faintly Hour." Life, wherein the writer wonders out loud for many years and we saw little of him. heard on KNX at 2 :W) p.m. Sunday. whether or not judges on quiz programs His name was Arthur Shank. are on tip and up, the my first impulse A. month ago, I went to a broadcast and upon reading it was to write an article for the emcee was a Radio Life telling my observations. deduc- popular radio announcer. Drive. hair no longer black, exciting personality. Miss Shirley Burton, 3616 Somerset tions and conclusions as to why some of us -Arthur Shank in person, but professional- Angeles, I Los Calif. are successful while others are not. Then say. I was recalled some ly. Art Baker. Needless to Sirs. :u few weeks ago I went to a broad - reactions to my successes pleasantly 'urprised. ,ast at CBS and one of the actors on,the and changed my mind. Those reactions program was Eddie Marr. After the show. could be segregated into two distinct cate- by a I went into the lobby to wait until he put gories disinterested. impartial person. in an appearance and when he finally did. One category says in substance, "Swell. how we I asked for his autograph, with many will celebrate ?" The other, "What others also surrounding him. i talked with were your questions ?" Or. if they had Eastern- Columbia's him for a while and got up enough nerve heard the broadcast, "(live reasons as to to ask for a photograph. why I could wit or why they could nut." "NEWSICAL TIME" To win, I think It takes an alert, observ- w A feu days passed and no picture. I ing. 10 P. M. to 1 A. M. Every Hite -thought perhaps he had forgotten. After persevering individual. After all. can it's a game in which the best entries win. 3 hours of recorded light classics all. anyone throw away an envelope I have no personal and think nothing of Rut morning, friends or relatives NEWS FLASHES every half hour. it. this anywhere in radio I there in the mail box was a lovely photo - that know of. Rut I have letters, vouchers. - Center of your Dal" KFVD 4raph. perwnially autographed to me, from telegrams to prove 1020 Ke. that 1 did win: $S from Eddie Marr. It made me feel good all over. "Double or Soth- So. because he didn't forget, I write this Publisher. Carl M. Hiyshy; 11airaybiy THE Director. Culbreth. Sadler ; Business BROADWAY .Manager, Vinson Vaughan; Office SEND FOR 1TDIR Manager, Georgia F. Caywood; Editor. Evelyn Rigsby Art Director, Allen w Ht.i ,OS seiht SHOPS wir. COM.,INCt Ricks: Log Editor, Pearl Ralf; Editor - tn- the -Service, John F. Whitehead. 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Edi- your dealer for torial Offices, 1568 North Vine agreed, OF THE AIR sour free copy to- Hollywood 21a. Telephone HEmpatead day or send direct. Basin's'. and Advertising Offices, 1029 West Washington Blvd., Los Angeles. Telephone Rlchuaind 5262. Entered au Second Class Matter May 8, 1942, at the EVERY THURSDAY Postoffice of tus Angeles. California, AGGELER IJMUSSER und.r the Act of March 3, INTO. SEED COMPANY 9 :15 A. M. K H J 552 UCtio fiat!t lof Scutt, 21 .5 ai Page Two www.americanradiohistory.com "NANA" GRINS GAYLY and Rosemary De Camp smiles down proudly upon her pretty little one -year -old daughter. On the screen the By actress has been movie mother to a husky brood including James Cagney, Robert Alda and Sabu! Shirley Ronald Reagan, gay flower to match the lovely and ed by picture powers, some of our unusual patterns in earrings .which boys in navy blue and army khaki, Gordon she delights in wearing. recognizing a good camouflage job see have nominated Rosemary De when they one, Wednesday/. 8:30 p.m. Camp keeps people Rosemary their newest pin -up queen! CBS-K N X continually confused. Having been And the servicemen who have had seen on the screen during the past the pleasure of meeting the actress a YCLING along Sunset three years playing movie mother to personally like her especially for Boulevard with Rosemary a husky brood of full -grown actors De Camp, we wondered including James Cagney, Ronald (Please Turn to Page 26) what would ever make a Reagan and Robert Alda, she is vis- movie mogul so determined ualized by many as a matronly act- A MASK OF MOVIE MAKEUP care- to keep such youth and ress of middle age. Her actual ap- fully keeps concealed the beauty beauty as she possesses completely pearance is a delightful discovery, that has made radio's lovely Rosemary De concealed beneath a mask of old - since she is in reality young and gay Camp a favorite pin -up girl of our boys in age makeup. and very attractive. service. On this particular afternoon, Rose- Radio gives her the opportunity to mary had just returned from the act her age in the role of "Judy studio and still wore the gray wig Price," lovely young ingenue of and wrinkles used before the motion CBS' weekly Wednesday night "Dr. picture cameras to make her appear Christian" stories. as old as somebody's grandmother. But, disregarding the age that had IYa a Relief been added to her face by movie Rosemary exclaims: " 'Judy' is a makeup artists, she had shed her relief! After a grim siege of facing cinema costuming of padded and the movie cameras weighted down conservative clothing and was wear- with wrinkles, wigs and padded ing her favorite bright red slack suit, clothes, returning to my radio role pedaling merrily along on a bike, as 'Dr. Christian's secretary' is a looking like grandma on a spree.
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