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Drama: NBC University Theater “Monsieur Vincent” 6/11/50 NBC.

Sitcom: Great Gildersleeve 6/28/42 NBC, Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet 10/28/49 ABC.

Mystery: Big Story “Case of the Unfinished Love Song” 12/1/47 NBC, Quiet, Please “Thirteen and Eight” 4/26/48 MBS.

Broadway: Lux Radio Theater “Mrs. Moonlight” 6/26/39 CBS.

True History, Memoirs of the Movies "The Film Factories” 1961 Syndicated, You Are There “Resolve of Patrick Henry” 1/17/54 CBS.

Crime: The Whisperer “Hippity Hop” 7/22/51 NBC, Pursuit “In Clinuet Mine” 3/4/52 CBS.

Western: Frontier Gentleman “The Librarian” 10/5/58 CBS, Six Shooter 10/11/53 NBC.

Romance: Lux Radio Theater “To Mary, With Love” 11/16/42 CBS.

Western: Wild Bill Hickok “Two Gun Justice” 1/7/53 MBS / AFRS, Six Shooter 9/20/53 NBC.

Comedy: Joan Davis Time 3/11/46 CBS, Milton Berle Show 1/27/48 NBC.

Horror: Weird Circle “The Tapestry Horse” 1944 Syndicated, Lights Out “Prelude to Murder” 6/15/43 NBC.

Science Fiction: Exploring Tomorrow “The Mimic” 3/19/58 MBS, X Minus One “One Thousand Dollars a Plate” 3/21/56 NBC.

Crime: Counterspy “The Case of the Murdering Messenger” 8/25/49 ABC, The Whistler “A Matter of Time” 2/24/52 CBS.

Adventure: Escape “The Fourth Man” 9/18/47 CBS, Suspense “Deep, Deep is My Love” 4/26/59 CBS.

Drama: Arch Oboler's Plays “Another World” 7/29/39 NBC, Mayor of the Town “The Rocking Chair” 7/13/46 CBS.

Sitcom: Life With Luigi 4/1/52 CBS, My Favorite Husband 4/1/49 CBS / AFRS.

Mystery: Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar “The Mickey McQueen Matter” 4/14/51 CBS, The Falcon “The Case of the Raw Deal” 12/10/50 NBC.

Broadway: Lady Esther Screen Guild Theater “Arsenic and Old Lace” 11/25/46 CBS, Academy Award Theater “Guest in the House” 9/25/46 CBS.

Broadway: Theater Guild “Street Scene” 12/11/49 ABC.

Comedy: Fibber McGee & Molly 1/2/40 NBC, Quaker Party 10/1/38 NBC.

Horror: Hermit's Cave “Reflected Image” 1944 Syndicated, Suspense “On a Country Road” 11/16/50 CBS.

Quiz: Twenty Questions “Guest: Eugene O'Neil” 12/13/47 MBS, Take it Or Leave It 7/4/48 CBS.

Western: Lux Radio Theater “Virginia City” 5/26/41 CBS.

Comedy: Bob Hope Show “On the Battleship South Dakota” 11/16/45 NBC, Jack Benny Program 1/2/38 NBC.

Horror: Murder at Midnight “The Black Swan” 12/13/46 Syndicated, Witch's Tale “The Entomologist” 7/11/32 Syndicated.

Science Fiction: Dimension X “Child's Play” 6/24/51 NBC, Murder at Midnight “Terror Out of Space” 2/24/47 Syndicated.

Adventure: High Adventure “Bottom of the Hill” 4/6/54 NBC, Clyde Beatty Show “Danger in the Deep” #28 1950-52 Syndicated.

Drama: NBC Star Playhouse “The Champion” 1/3/54 NBC.

Sitcom: A Date With Judy 9/24/46 NBC, Meet Corliss Archer “Life Insurance” mid 1950's CBS / AFRS.

Mystery: Suspense “A Vision of Death” 3/8/51 CBS, Sherlock Holmes “Dr. Watson Meets Sherlock Holmes” 1/2/55 NBC.

Broadway: Everything for the Boys “Berkley Square” 2/8/44 NBC, Texaco Star Theater “Green Grow the Lilacs” 10/25/39 CBS.

True History: Cavalcade of America “Port of Missing Men” 1/15/52 NBC, Encore Theater “Yellowjack” 6/18/46 CBS.

Mystery: Let George Do It “The Winters Murder Mystery” 5/14/46 MBS, Sherlock Holmes “Second Stain” 5/1/55 NBC.

Crime: Lux Radio Theater “The Woman in the Window” 6/25/45 CBS / AFRS.

Adventure: I Was a Communist for the FBI “I Walk Alone” 3/30/52 Syndicated, Cloak and Dagger “Operation Sell-Out” 9/22/50 NBC.

Drama: Stars Over Hollywood “Jury of My Peers” 3/27/54 CBS, Escape “From Autumn” 9/18/44 NBC.

Sitcom: Aldrich Family “Making a Jealous Girlfriend” 1944 NBC, Our Miss Brooks 10/31/48 CBS.

Mystery: Richard Diamond, Private Detective “Leon Jacoby” 11/19/49 NBC, Ellery Queen “Dead Man's Cavern” 4/13/44 CBS.

Broadway: Theater Guild “Call it a Day” 6/2/46 ABC.

Horror: Murder at Midnight “The Thirteenth Floor” 8/30/46 Syndicated, Quiet, Please “Camera Obscura” 10/13/47 MBS.

Broadway: Campbell Playhouse “Show Boat” 3/31/39 CBS.

Science Fiction: X Minus One “The Seventh Order” 5/8/56 CBS, Suspense “The Thirty-Second of December” 12/28/58 CBS.

True History: Skyblazers 6/26/40 CBS, Cavalcade of America “The Story of Nancy Hanks” 5/7/40 NBC Blue.

Western: Gunsmoke “Hound Dog” 12/30/56 CBS, Tales of the Texas Rangers “Death Shaft” 9/30/51 NBC.

Comedy: Edgar Bergen Hour “Guest: Jack Benny” 11/27/55 CBS.

Horror: Sealed Book “Devil Island” 4/8/45 MBS, Weird Circle “The Rope of Hair” 1944 Syndicated.

Science Fiction: X Minus One “Volpla” 8/29/57 NBC, Hallmark Playhouse “20,000 Leagues Under the Sea” 11/8/51 CBS.

Crime: Suspense “Rave Notice” 6/1/58 CBS, 21st Precinct 7/7/54 CBS / AFRS.

Adventure: Hollywood Star Playhouse “Of Night and the River” 10/9/50 CBS, John Steele, Adventurer “The Honorable Ones” 1950 MBS.

Drama: On Stage “Eddie” 3/19/53 CBS, Suspense “Celebration” 5/5/57 CBS.

Sitcom: Smiths of Hollywood 1/31/47 Syndicated, My Friend Irma “Irma's Accident” 1950's CBS.