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Horror: Once Upon a Midnight “Malice Aforethought” 5/11/45 ABC, Haunting Hour “A Corpse There Was” 1945 Syndicated.

Quiz: Break the Bank 10/5/49 NBC, You Bet Your Life 2/10/58 NBC.

True History: You Are There “Fort Sumter” 5/22/49 CBS, Hallmark Playhouse “Lincoln and the Baltimore Plot” 2/9/50 CBS.

Adventure: Dangerous Assignment “Road to Mandalay” 5/24/50 NBC, Voyage of the Scarlet Queen “Winchester Rifle and the Ambitious Groom” 2/25/48 CBS / AFRS.

Crime: Nick Harris, Detective “The Young Shoplifter” Part 1 7/1/38 Syndicated, Nick Harris, Detective “The Young Shoplifter” Part 2 7/8/38 Syndicated, Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar “The Fiddle Faddle Matter” 7/9/61 CBS.

Mystery: Weird Circle “The Murders in Rue Morgue” 1943 Syndicated, Screen Directors' Playhouse “The Spiral Staircase” 11/25/49 NBC.

Mystery: Weird Circle “The Murders in Rue Morgue” 1943 Syndicated, Screen Directors' Playhouse “The Spiral Staircase” 11/25/49 NBC.

Western: Hopalong Cassidy “Hoppy and the School Marm” 2/1/49 Syndicated, Have Gun, Will Travel “Sam Crow” 10/9/60 CBS.

Comedy: Martin and Lewis Show “Guest: Dorothy Kirsten” 10/14/49 NBC, Eddie Cantor Show “Guest: Alan Young” 6/13/45 NBC.

Horror: Hermit's Cave “The Castle by the Sea” 1942 Syndicated, Mysterious Traveler “Stranger in the House” 1/29/52 MBS.

Sitcom: My Friend Irma “The Psychiatrist” 4/2/51 CBS, A Date with Judy “The Lecture” 10/22/46 NBC

Romance: NBC University Theater “The Time of Man” 7/9/50 NBC.

Science Fiction: Lux Radio Theater “I'll Never Forget You” 9/22/52 CBS.

Drama: Radio Reader's Digest “The Master Swindle” 1/1/48 CBS, Philip Morris Playhouse “The Lady From the Sea” 3/11/49 CBS.

Variety: Mail Call #130 2/7/45 AFRS, Sealtest Variety Theater “Guests: Abbott and Costello” 10/21/48 NBC.

Crime: Counterspy “Cold Blooded Professor Part 1” 8/30/49 ABC, Counterspy “Cold Blooded Professor Part 2” 9/1/49 ABC.

Western: Gunsmoke “Solomon River” 4/17/60 CBS, Fort Laramie “The Galvanized Yankee” 10/7/56 CBS.

Horror: Witch's Tale “House of the Bridegroom” 6/26/33 Syndicated, Mysterious Traveler “The Visiting Corpse” 8/17/48 MBS.

Quiz: You Bet Your Life 1/6/56 NBC, Information, Please “Guest: Bill Tilton” 6/30/41 NBC.

Crime: I Was a Communist for the FBI “A Riot Made to Order” 6/1/52 Syndicated, Counterspy “Case of the Sweepstake Murder” 10/4/49 ABC.

Mystery: Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar “The Punctilious Firebug Matter” 5/25/54 CBS, Sherlock Holmes “The Great Gandolfo” 10/22/45 MBS.

Western: Dr. Sixgun 10/7/54 NBC / AFRS, Gunsmoke “Cover-Up” 6/12/54 CBS.

Comedy: Jimmy Durante Show “Guest: Victor Moore” 6/14/48 NBC, Henry Morgan Show 8/10/49 NBC.

Horror: Haunting Hour “Occupation Murder” 1945 NBC Syndication, Lights Out “Come to the Bank” 11/17/42 CBS / AFRS.

Sitcom: Aldrich Family “The Tuxedo” 1949 NBC, Our Miss Brooks 1/24/54 CBS.

Romance: Radio City Playhouse “The Unguarded Moment” 8/29/49 NBC, Romance “Cordoba” 7/10/54 CBS.

Science Fiction: The Case of the Flying Saucer with Edward R. Murrow 4/7/50 CBS, X Minus One “Death Wish” 10/10/57 NBC.

Drama: CBS Radio Workshop “The Endless Road” 3/17/57 CBS, On Stage “Public Furlough” 1/29/53 CBS.

Broadway: Theater Guild “The Last of Mrs. Cheyney” 11/3/46 ABC.

Sitcom: Halls of Ivy 6/11/52 CBS, Duffy's Tavern “Archie's Old Teacher” 12/14/51 NBC.

Romance: Romance “Isle to the Windward” 8/14/54 CBS, Screen Director's Playhouse “When My Baby Smiles at Me” 5/5/50 NBC.

Comedy: Jack Benny Program 1/16/44 NBC, Bob Hope Show “Guest: Anne Baxter” 10/16/53 NBC.

Crime: Gangbusters “The Case of the Ape Bandit” 11/1/40 NBC Blue, Dragnet “The Big Customer” 6/22/54 NBC / AFRS.

Mystery: Richard Diamond, Private Detective “Big Ed” 4/4/52 ABC, It's a Crime, Mr. Collins “Green Eyed Dragon” 1956 MBS.

Western: Screen Directors' Playhouse “The Gunfighter” 6/7/51 NBC.

Comedy: Texaco Star Theater 4/4/43 CBS, Jack Kirkwood Show 5/4/53 MBS.

Horror: Suspense “The Wax Work” 5/1/56 CBS, Inner Sanctum “The Death Deal” 4/18/49 AFRS.

Sitcom: Life with Luigi 2/2/52 CBS, Aldrich Family 5/13/48 NBC.

Romance: Hallmark Playhouse “Cimarron” 9/9/48 CBS, Damon Runyon Theater “Baseball Hattie” 6/26/49 Syndicated.

Science Fiction: X Minus One “A Pail of Air” 3/28/56 NBC, Lights Out “Revolt of the Worms” 10/13/42 CBS.

Drama: Theater of Romance “Casanova Brown” 11/13/45 CBS, Strange Wills “Black Interlude” 12/19/46 Syndicated.

Variety: Birds Eye Open House 4/25/46 NBC, Steve Allen Show 10/26/49 CBS / KNX.

Horror: Inner Sanctum “Only the Dead Die Twice” 3/23/49 CBS, Lights Out “Knock at the Door” 12/15/42 CBS.

Quiz: Quick as a Flash 3/16/47 MBS, You Bet Your Life 10/19/49 CBS.

Mystery: True Detective Mysteries “The Rattlesnake and the Barefoot Bride” 3/8/37 Syndicated, Let George Do It “Friendship Clubs” 5/31/48 MBS.

Western: NBC University Theater “Noon Wine” 8/20/48 NBC.

Crime: Black Museum “Bed Sheet” 1952 Syndicated, Crime Correspondent “The Chair For Dino” 11/4/49 CBS.

Mystery: Adventures of Maisie 10/4/51 Syndicated, New Adventures of Michael Shayne “Case of the Bayou Monster” 1948 Syndicated.

Western: Fort Laramie “Goodbye Willa” 8/19/56 CBS, Gunsmoke “Nina” 1/23/54 CBS.

Comedy: Edgar Bergen / Charlie McCarthy Show 11/24/46 NBC, Fibber McGee and Molly 12/5/39 NBC.