Podcast appearances and mentions of shirley booth

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Our Miss Brooks 48-04-09 (000) Audition Show (Shirley Booth)

We wrap July with Barton Fink (1991); a film that was perhaps second only to Trust (1990) in it's influence on a teen Keithy.Turturro, Goodman, Buscemi, Mahoney, Shaloub -- there's lots to enjoy about this movie. Plus we talk: Holocaust/Nazi/WWII fetishism in the US, the Hollywood trap, and Cradle Will Rock (1999). Plus our reflection on this month's selections. Referenced materials: The Story Department | Screenwriting for SoundJessFlix | Why Barton Fink Terrifies MeEvery Frame A Painting | Shot/Reverse ShotCoens & Turturro on Dick Cavett, 1991 +++++ Outro: Marc Blitzstein & Shirley Booth performing I've Got the Tune Theme by Professor Ping available on Bandcamp --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/zandkmoviepod/support

Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 1215, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet. Round 1. Category: The Shirley Booth 1: Before the closing of the theaters in 1642, James Shirley wrote about 30 plays during the reign of this king. Charles I. 2: "We Have Always Lived in the Castle" is a Gothic novel by this author also known for her short stories. Shirley Jackson. 3: This Welsh singer sang the theme songs for 3 James Bond movies. Bassey. 4: In the miniseries "Mrs. America" about 1970s feminist wars, Uzo Aduba played this pioneering Black presidential candidate. Shirley Chisholm. 5: Post-Hollywood, Shirley Temple served as a U.S. ambassador and head of the office of this, diplomatic procedure. the office of protocol. Round 2. Category: Sleepy 1: This sleepy Pennsylvania town is often called "The Most Famous Small Town in America". Gettysburg. 2: In 2010 the sleepy Hudson River town of Rhinebeck, N.Y. hosted the nuptials of this first kid. Chelsea Clinton. 3: Big Arm, Bigfork, and Big Sky are all little towns in this state. Montana. 4: A 1920s query asked, "Will it play in" this Illinois town that experts considered a bellwether?. Peoria. 5: Tim McGraw called this Colorado ski resort city southwest of Aspen and Vail a "sleepy little town". Telluride. Round 3. Category: Major Generals 1: Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff from 1989 to 1993, he's now a member of Bush's cabinet. Colin Powell. 2: For sure he was a major general at Fort Sumter; that bit about inventing baseball.... Abner Doubleday. 3: Eisenhower, MacArthur and Marshall all got big promotions in December of this year. 1944. 4: Some generals got better nicknames than others -- Joseph Hooker was "Fighting Joe" and he was "Mad Anthony". Anthony Wayne. 5: Lincoln took the command of the Army of the Potomac away from this man -- twice. George McClellan. Round 4. Category: A Marriage In Ruins 1: Board the Hiram Bingham train in Cuzco and have your ceremony near these ruins with a shaman as your officiant. Machu Picchu. 2: There's an idea to turn the ruins of this old metropolis S. of Baghdad into a wedding venue, but you may want to wait for calm. Babylon. 3: Chichen Itza may be a good site for your nuptials; it's located in this Mexican state with the same name as a peninsula. the Yucatán. 4: Come clean with your bride at a wedding in Rome's baths of this emperor, opened in 216 A.D.. Caracalla. 5: Wed at the Talisay Ruins, once a sugar plantation on Negros Island, part of this Southeast Asian archipelago. the Philippines. Round 5. Category: To L With Science. With L in quotes 1: On average, this organ produces up to 2.5 pints of bile every day. liver. 2: A tree branch, or a solar flare seen at the edge of the Sun. a limb. 3: Any of a hydrophobic group of organic compounds, including fats and oils. lipids. 4: When you activate a light stick, the chemicals within react to produce this type of cold light. luminescence. 5: 5-letter term for a center of activity, or the position of a gene on a chromosome. a locus. Thanks for listening! Come back tomorrow for more exciting trivia!Special thanks to https://blog.feedspot.com/trivia_podcasts/ AI Voices used

Our Miss Brooks 48-04-09 (000) Audition Show (Shirley Booth)

Christmas 2023 at the IMMP wraps up with one of the weirdest of all Rankin/Bass Christmas specials: THE YEAR WITHOUT A SANTA CLAUS. Listen for tales of elemental magic with the Miser Brothers, the terrible power of Mother Nature, and speculation about the abyssal Lovecraftian horrors that lurk in Santa Claus' dreams.

Today we are talking all about the world of cinema, and one of the oldest and biggest award ceremonies surrounding it all... The Academy Awards, nicknamed 'The Oscars' after the little statue they hand out as awards to talented directors, actors, designers, and more. We discuss the history of the awards, their complete lack of diversity, and how they've been called out numerous times for consistently giving their awards to white, and predominately male professionals. We also dive into some of the historic moments and talk about this year's award moments and record-breakers. Episodes like this: Women who fashioned the Met Gala, History of the Grammy's, The Art of the Olympics, Shirley Booth, Lina Wertmuller, Hollywood Starlets Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Harvey Brownstone conducts an in-depth interview with Ron DeFore, Son of TV and Screen Star, Don DeFore About Harvey's guest: Today's special guest, Ron DeFore, is the son of one of Hollywood's most beloved and respected actors, Don DeFore, who appeared in dozens of great movies, including “A Guy Named Joe”, “30 Seconds Over Tokyo”, “The Male Animal”, “Ramrod”, “Romance on the High Seas”, “The Facts of Life”, and one of the great Christmas classics, “It Happened on 5th Avenue”.   He worked with everyone from Spencer Tracy and Lionel Barrymore to John Wayne, Henry Fonda, Robert Mitchum, Olivia de Havilland, Claudette Colbert, Lucille Ball, Judy Holiday – and that's just scratching the surface.   On television, he became a household name, first as “Mr. Thornberry”, or “Thorny”, the next-door neighbour on “The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet”, earning him a 1954 Emmy nomination for Best Supporting Actor.  And then, he became “Mr. Baxter”, affectionately referred to as “Mr. B.”, for 4 seasons, on the classic sitcom, “Hazel”, co-starring the wonderful Shirley Booth.    Don DeFore's acting was seamless, because he was projecting his genuine, regular-guy personality, that made him endearing, enduring and beloved by his millions of fans.   But there was much more to this man than his acting career.   He was a loving husband to big band singer Marion Holmes, and a devoted father to his 5 children.  He owned a popular BBQ restaurant at Disneyland.   He served on the Board of the Screen Actors Guild, and was President of the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences, and he orchestrated the first nationally televised Emmy Awards show in 1955.  In 1965 he co-authored a book with his sister Penny DeFore entitled, “With All My Love”, about her experiences working in a Korean orphanage.   He has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.   He was part of the US delegation to the 1969 International Film Festival in Moscow.  And after getting to know Ronald Reagan on the set of a movie they made together, he became heavily involved in President Reagan's political career, and was on the Presidential Advisory Committee to the Peace Corps.    And if that weren't enough, Don DeFore was a very gifted furniture maker.  Our guest has had a remarkable life himself.  He started out in the television industry and then moved on to an impressive career in Washington, first in the Peace Corps, then as part of President Reagan's administration, and then as co-founder of one of the largest and most respected public affairs firms in Washington.   He's here to talk about his wonderful book, “Growing Up in Disneyland:  Memoirs of Stage, TV and Movie Star Don DeFore, and His Son's Exciting Life in a Celebrity Family and Beyond”.  For more interviews and podcasts go to: https://www.harveybrownstoneinterviews.com/ https://www.defore.net/https://www.facebook.com/groups/DonDeForehttps://www.facebook.com/ron.deforehttps://www.facebook.com/groups/1180199459597906https://www.youtube.com/@rhd4444 #ron.defore   #harveybrownstoneinterviews

Vintage Classic Radio presents the weekly Sunday Night Playhouse, where we play classics from the golden age of radio from the 1930s to the 1960s. Description:  The 1947 radio adaptation of The Philadelphia Story by the Screen Guild Theater was an entertaining and well-crafted production that drew on the original story by Philip Barry. It featured a stellar cast of actors, including Cary Grant, Jean Adair, and Shirley Booth, who brought the characters to life with their skillful performances. The story follows Tracy Lord, a socialite who finds herself at the centre of a romantic drama involving her ex-husband, a tabloid reporter, and a penniless playboy. The production captures all the wit and charm of the original story, while adding a few delightful touches of its own. It is an engaging and delightful adaptation of an American classic that still captivates audiences today. Original release: March 17, 1947 Home station: CBS (until 1949) Notable Cast: Katharine Hepburn as Tracy Lord Cary Grant as C.K. Dexter Haven Jimmy Stewart as Mike Connor Marjorie Hoshelle as Liz Imbrie Bette Davis as Margaret Lord Richard Denning as George Kittredge Alan Reed as Macauley Charles Smith as Uncle Willie Martha Wentworth as Aunt Martha.

What do, the early adventures of Kris Kringle and his adoption of the Santa Claus title, and the story of the potentially final year of Christmas, have in common? This week on THE MOVIE CONNECTION: KC Watched: "THE YEAR WITHOUT A SANTA CLAUS" (5:51) (Directed by, Jules Bass & Arthur Rankin, Jr. Starring, Shirley Booth, Mickey Rooney, Dick Shawn...) Jacob Watched: "SANTA CLAUS IS COMIN' TO TOWN" (34:55) (Directed by, Jules Bass & Arthur Rankin, Jr. Starring, Mickey Rooney, Fred Astair, Keenan Wynn...) Talking points include: Catchy Christmas Songs Favorite Christmas Specials Favorite Christmas traditions and more!! Send us an email to let us know how we're doing: movieconnectionpodcast@gmail.com Follow us on Instagram Rate and Review on Apple Podcasts Check out more reviews from Jacob on Letterboxd Cover art by Austin Hillebrecht, Letters by KC Schwartz

As the march to Christmas draws to its inevitable close, we put a bow on the festivities by discussing two very special gifts of any holiday season, The Year Without a Santa Claus and It's a Wonderful Life. But before we dig under the tree and paw away at the goodies, this week's Blue Plate Special prompts a conversation on two new releases- The Fabelmans and Avatar: The Way of Water (leading to two new entrants into our hall of fame, the Immune)- and a rash of new trailers for movies awaiting audiences in the summer of 2023. Nevertheless, our two films this episode transport us back to days of yore: listen as we consider each of their historical contexts, survey the highs and lows of the Rankin-Bass canon, marvel at the homespun wisdom of Frank Capra, and generally celebrate two merry, worthwhile entertainments. Apropos of nothing, the memory of the 15th President of the United States, James Buchanan, may have been slandered along the way. This will be the very last edition of Overlapping Dialogue in 2022, concluding two nearly full years of podcasting. From the whole team at Huffman Brothers Productions (Kyle and Levi), we sincerely wish you the happiest of holiday seasons and an even happier new year!

Although she was one of the first recipients of the Triple Crown, the first actress ever to win a Tony and Oscar for the same role, and one of the most awarded Broadway actresses of all time, Shirley Booth is largely forgotten and often only remembered for her role on a sitcom. This week, Sadie reminds us of this award-winning actress whose life was not an easy one, being estranged early from her family and dealing with many of the complications of the early age of Hollywood, even lying about her age and pretending to be TEN years younger than she was, but nonetheless going on to be a Broadway legend. She also voiced Mrs. Claus in "The Year Without a Santa Claus."Episodes Like This One: Julie Andrews, Hollywood Starlets, Betty White, When Women Invented TelevisionFollow us on Instagram @morethanamuse.podcast

When it came time make the film of Arthur Laurents successful play The Time of the Cuckoo, the natural casting choice was Shirley Booth, who won a Tony for the Broadway production and had an Oscar for the 1952 film Come Back Little Sheba.  But producers felt she was too old and not enough of a box office draw.  Director David Lean was determined to get Katherine Hepburn and the star needed little convincing.  As her love interest, he cast Italian Rossano Brazzi. Future Night Stalker star and suffering Dad in A Christmas Story Darren McGavin made his film debut in the small role of a philandering artist. Dan and Vicky discuss the classic romance along with a lot of recently seen, including Idris Elba in Beast, Glass Onion, She Said, 1996's Eye for an Eye, and American Horror Story: NY.    Have a listen and leave us some feedback on all our socials! hotdatepod.com FB:  Hot Date Podcast Twitter: @HotDate726 Insta:  hotdatepod

"Miracle on Third Avenue" was the title of the "Duffy's Tavern" Christmas show on December 22, 1948. Starring Ed Gardner as Archie with guest star Jeff Chandler. Duffy's Tavern was located on 3rd Avenue and 23rd Street in NYC. (Factious address)... Archie destroys the English language with malaprops with almost every sentence that comes out of his mouth... so be sure to listen for them because the come fast and furious. Others heard in the show are Charlie Cantor as Clifton Finnegan, Alan Reed as Clancy the Cop, and Eddie Green as the waiter... Eddie. Miss Duffy is the tavern owner's daughter. I believe Shirley Booth plays that role. This show is a mixture of comedy and the Christmas spirit... that Archie is lacking at start of the show, but gets into it at the end. Nice Christmas show.

Book Vs. Movie: The Year Without a Santa ClausThe Rankin/Bass 1974 Classic Special Based on a Light Verse Book For many 70s kids, the Rankin/Bass specials with their catchy music and stop motion animation, were high art. From Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer to Santa Claus is Coming to Town, their specials garnered big ratings and helped popularize holiday music. One of their most iconic specials was based on a 1956 Phillis McGinley book, The Year Without a Santa Clause which told the story of a burnt-out Kris Kringle who wanted to take leave for one Christmas. McGinley (1905-1978) was a master of the “light verse” and used humor to describe everyday life. Throughout her writing career (as a poet and children's author) she loved to talk about humility and living a simple, suburban life. She was not aligned with Sylvia Plath or Betty Friedan who questioned the purpose of being a woman in the 20th Century. McGinley was a lonely child who married at 32 (late for the time) and lived a Mad Men kind of life in Larchmont, NY. The Year Without a Santa Claus was first printed in Good Housekeeping magazine and was later published as a book. Boris Karloff recorded a version for Capitol Records shortly before his death in 1969. In the story, Santa has a bad cold just before the holidays and feels like he is no longer important to kids. When the world's children learn this, they gladly send him their toys to finally give him the Christmas of his dreams. Knowing he is loved sends him back to his old Santa ways.The TV special adds elves Jingle & Jangle, who, along with reindeer Vixen, look for children who still care about Santa. They are shot down (!) by competing Snow & Heat Misers who want to control the weather. In the southern part of the United States, they get into all kinds of trouble with some incredibly catchy tunes and performances by Shirley Booth, Mickey Rooney, and Dick Shawn. Does the spirit of Christmas win out? Duh! So, which did we prefer between the original story and the classic TV special? In this ep the Margos discuss:The incredible career of Phyllis McGinleyThe holiday specials of the 1960s and 1970sStop-motion used a form of animation.  Starring: Shirley Booth (Mrs. Claus,) Mickey Rooney (Santa Claus,) Dick Shawn (Snow Miser), and George S. Irving as the Heat Miser.Clips used:Boris Karloff reads The Year Without a Santa ClauseThe Year Without a Santa Clause  trailerHeat MiserCold Miser Santa rescues the elvesMusic by Maury LawsBook Vs. Movie is part of the Frolic Podcast Network. Find more podcasts you will love Frolic.Media/podcasts. Join our Patreon page to help support the show! https://www.patreon.com/bookversusmovie Book Vs. Movie podcast https://www.facebook.com/bookversusmovie/Twitter @bookversusmovie www.bookversusmovie.comEmail us at bookversusmoviepodcast@gmail.comMargo D. @BrooklynFitChik www.brooklynfitchick.com brooklynfitchick@gmail.comMargo P. @ShesNachoMama https://coloniabook.weebly.com/ Our logo was designed by Madeleine Gainey/Studio 39 Marketing Follow on Instagram @Studio39Marketing & @musicalmadeleine 

Book Vs. Movie: The Year Without a Santa ClausThe Rankin/Bass 1974 Classic Special Based on a Light Verse Book For many 70s kids, the Rankin/Bass specials with their catchy music and stop motion animation, were high art. From Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer to Santa Claus is Coming to Town, their specials garnered big ratings and helped popularize holiday music. One of their most iconic specials was based on a 1956 Phillis McGinley book, The Year Without a Santa Clause which told the story of a burnt-out Kris Kringle who wanted to take leave for one Christmas. McGinley (1905-1978) was a master of the “light verse” and used humor to describe everyday life. Throughout her writing career (as a poet and children's author) she loved to talk about humility and living a simple, suburban life. She was not aligned with Sylvia Plath or Betty Friedan who questioned the purpose of being a woman in the 20th Century. McGinley was a lonely child who married at 32 (late for the time) and lived a Mad Men kind of life in Larchmont, NY. The Year Without a Santa Claus was first printed in Good Housekeeping magazine and was later published as a book. Boris Karloff recorded a version for Capitol Records shortly before his death in 1969. In the story, Santa has a bad cold just before the holidays and feels like he is no longer important to kids. When the world's children learn this, they gladly send him their toys to finally give him the Christmas of his dreams. Knowing he is loved sends him back to his old Santa ways.The TV special adds elves Jingle & Jangle, who, along with reindeer Vixen, look for children who still care about Santa. They are shot down (!) by competing Snow & Heat Misers who want to control the weather. In the southern part of the United States, they get into all kinds of trouble with some incredibly catchy tunes and performances by Shirley Booth, Mickey Rooney, and Dick Shawn. Does the spirit of Christmas win out? Duh! So, which did we prefer between the original story and the classic TV special? In this ep the Margos discuss:The incredible career of Phyllis McGinleyThe holiday specials of the 1960s and 1970sStop-motion used a form of animation.  Starring: Shirley Booth (Mrs. Claus,) Mickey Rooney (Santa Claus,) Dick Shawn (Snow Miser), and George S. Irving as the Heat Miser.Clips used:Boris Karloff reads The Year Without a Santa ClauseThe Year Without a Santa Clause  trailerHeat MiserCold Miser Santa rescues the elvesMusic by Maury LawsBook Vs. Movie is part of the Frolic Podcast Network. Find more podcasts you will love Frolic.Media/podcasts. Join our Patreon page to help support the show! https://www.patreon.com/bookversusmovie Book Vs. Movie podcast https://www.facebook.com/bookversusmovie/Twitter @bookversusmovie www.bookversusmovie.comEmail us at bookversusmoviepodcast@gmail.comMargo D. @BrooklynFitChik www.brooklynfitchick.com brooklynfitchick@gmail.comMargo P. @ShesNachoMama https://coloniabook.weebly.com/ Our logo was designed by Madeleine Gainey/Studio 39 Marketing Follow on Instagram @Studio39Marketing & @musicalmadeleine 

Lucy sits down with actress Shirley Booth to discuss her show "Hazel", accepting awards, and being a New Yorker. Let's Talk To Lucy is produced by SiriusXM.  Click here for a special SiriusXM subscription offer!https://www.siriusxm.com/offers/lets-talk-to-lucy

This week on And the Runner-Up Is, Kevin welcomes culture critic and film programmer Murtada Elfadl to discuss the 1952 Oscar race for Best Actress, where Shirley Booth won for her performance in "Come Back, Little Sheba," beating Joan Crawford in "Sudden Fear," Bette Davis in "The Star," Julie Harris in "The Member of the Wedding," and Susan Hayward in "With a Song in My Heart." We discuss all of these nominated performances and determine who we think was the runner-up to Booth. 0:00 - 13:33 - Introduction 13:34 - 37:06 - Joan Crawford 37:07 - 1:06:04 - Bette Davis 1:06:05 - 1:26:14 - Julie Harris 1:26:15 - 1:41:18 - Susan Hayward 1:41:19 - 2:03:27 - Shirley Booth 2:03:28 - 2:21:08 - Why Shirley Booth won / Twitter questions 2:21:09 - 2:27:09 - Who was the runner-up? Support And the Runner-Up Is on Patreon at patreon.com/andtherunnerupis! Follow Kevin Jacobsen on Twitter Follow Murtada Elfadl on Twitter Follow And the Runner-Up Is on Twitter and Instagram Theme/End Music: "Diamonds" by Iouri Sazonov Additional Music: "Storming Cinema Ident" by Edward Blakeley Artwork: Brian O'Meara

Since we don't talk about Bruno, this week we are talking about Juno, a musical set in Ireland during the Irish War of Independence. We've got some legendary people behind this one, so grab a Guiness and meet us at the Winter Garden Theatre! 

MY FAIR LADY COMPOSER: Frederick Loewe LYRICIST: Alan Jay Lerner BOOK: Alan Jay Lerner SOURCE: Pygmalion by George Bernard Shaw (1913) DIRECTOR: Moss Hart CHOREOGRAPHER: Hanya Holm PRINCIPLE CAST: Julie Andrews (Eliza), Rex Harrison (Higgins), Stanley Holloway (Doolittle) OPENING DATE: March 15th, 1956 CLOSING DATE: September 29th, 1962 PERFORMANCES: 2717 SYNOPSIS: Celebrated phonetician Henry Higgins makes a bet that he can pass lowly flowerseller Eliza Doolittle off as a Duchess through the simple means of teaching her how to speak correctly. Based on George Bernard Shaw's politically sharp drama, Pygmalion, My Fair Lady was a major musical success which helped cement Lerner and Loewe, as well as performers Julie Andrews and Rex Harrison, in American pop culture history. This chapter explores how character composition evolved with the casting of classically trained Rex Harrison, an actor who was not a singer. Filichia examines the importance of strong vocal technique in the Golden Age and how those with limited voices were often not successful in carrying a musical, as well as how the cementing of “speak-sing” trained audiences to forgive the singer to focus on their acting and how that opened the doors to non-musical artists such as Zero Mostel, Sid Cesar, Vivian Leigh and Shirley Booth. Peter Filichia has written about theater for The Star-Ledger, TheaterWeek; Playbill, Theatermania, Broadway Select, Encore and MasterworksBroadway. He's written six books on theater, including three editions of Let's Put on a Musical.  This four-term president of the Drama Desk Awards serves on its current nominating committee as well as those for the Lucille Lortel Awards and Theatre World Awards, whose ceremony he writes and emcees. He's a National Endowment for the Arts assessor, Cincinnati Conservatory of Music critic-in-residence, musical theater judge for ASCAP's awards, Broadway Radio commentator, and creator of his one-man show A Personal History of the American Theater.  FURTHER READING/VIEWING/LISTENING RESOURCES Dominic, McHugh. Loverly: the life and times of My fair lady. Oxford University Press. Keith Garebian. Making of My Fair Lady. ECW Press. Alan Jay Lerner. The Street Where I Live. W. W. Norton & Co. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

March 14th, 2022>Duffy's TavernGuests-Joan Davis & Newlywed Dinah Shore - from 1943(Armed Forces Radio) Often cast included Duffy's, Miss Duffy first played by Shirley Booth, Clifton Finnegan, Charlie Cantor,Eddie Green and Clancy the cop (Alan Reed).

It sure did look a lot like Christmas, we hope you enjoyed your holiday, and this week on the podcast we discuss The Year Without A Santa Claus (we know the irony not picking Santa Claus Is Coming' to Town) in our fourth and final week of our Santa Claus is coming to town month! All while drinking this month's cleverly named cocktail, The Old Saint Nick!!!  Look out for new episodes every Monday, follow @poppourreview for all updates, click around  our website www.poppourreview.com, and for drink recipes and exclusive content become a member of our Patreon at patreon.com/poppourreview !!! We do not own the rights to any audio clips used in the podcast.

Book Vs. Movie: The Year Without a Santa Clause The Rankin/Bass 1974 Classic Special Based on a Light Verse Book  For many 70s kids, the Rankin/Bass specials with their catchy music and stop motion animation were high art. From Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer to Santa Clause is Coming to Town their specials garnered big ratings and helped popularize holiday music. One of their most iconic specials was based on a 1956 Phillis McGinley book The Year Without a Santa Clause which told the story of a burnt-out Kris Kringle who wanted to take leave for one Christmas.  McGinley (1905-1978) was a master of the “light verse” and used humor to describe everyday life. Throughout her writing career (as a poet and children's author) she loved to talk about humility and living a simple, suburban life. She was not aligned with Sylvia Plath or Betty Friedan who questioned the purpose of being a woman in the 20th Century. McGinley was a lonely child who married at 32 (late for the time) and lived a Mad Men kind of life in Larchmont, NY.  The Year Without a Santa Claus was first printed in Good Housekeeping magazine and was later published as a book. Boris Karloff recorded a version for Capitol Records shortly before his death in 1969. In the story, Santa has a bad cold just before the holidays and feels as if he is not important to kids anymore. When the children of the world learn this, they gladly send him their toys to finally give him the Christmas of his dreams. Knowing he is loved sends him back to his old Santa ways. The TV special adds elves Jingle & Jangle who along with reindeer Vixen look for children who still care about Santa. They are shot down (!) by competing Snow & Heat Misers who want to control the weather. In the southern part of the United States, they get into all kinds of trouble with some incredibly catchy tunes and performances by Shirley Booth, Mickey Rooney, and Dick Shawn. Does the spirit of Christmas win out? Duh!  So, between the original story and the classic TV special--which did we prefer?  In this ep the Margos discuss: The incredible career of Phyllis McGinley The holiday specials of the 1960s and 1970s Stop-motion used a form of animation.   Starring: Shirley Booth (Mrs. Clause,) Mickey Rooney (Santa Klaus,) Dick Shawn (Snow Miser), and George S. Irving as the Heat Miser. Clips used: Boris Karloff reads The Year Without a Santa Clause The Year Without a Santa Clause  trailer Heat Miser Cold Miser  Santa rescues the elves Music by Maury Laws Book Vs. Movie is part of the Frolic Podcast Network. Find more podcasts you will love Frolic.Media/podcasts .  Join our Patreon page to help support the show! https://www.patreon.com/bookversusmovie  Book Vs. Movie podcast https://www.facebook.com/bookversusmovie/ Twitter @bookversusmovie www.bookversusmovie.com Email us at bookversusmoviepodcast@gmail.com Margo D. @BrooklynFitChik www.brooklynfitchick.com brooklynfitchick@gmail.com Margo P. @ShesNachoMama https://coloniabook.weebly.com/  Our logo was designed by Madeleine Gainey/Studio 39 Marketing Follow on Instagram @Studio39Marketing & @musicalmadeleine 

Book Vs. Movie: The Year Without a Santa Clause The Rankin/Bass 1974 Classic Special Based on a Light Verse Book  For many 70s kids, the Rankin/Bass specials with their catchy music and stop motion animation were high art. From Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer to Santa Clause is Coming to Town their specials garnered big ratings and helped popularize holiday music. One of their most iconic specials was based on a 1956 Phillis McGinley book The Year Without a Santa Clause which told the story of a burnt-out Kris Kringle who wanted to take leave for one Christmas.  McGinley (1905-1978) was a master of the “light verse” and used humor to describe everyday life. Throughout her writing career (as a poet and children's author) she loved to talk about humility and living a simple, suburban life. She was not aligned with Sylvia Plath or Betty Friedan who questioned the purpose of being a woman in the 20th Century. McGinley was a lonely child who married at 32 (late for the time) and lived a Mad Men kind of life in Larchmont, NY.  The Year Without a Santa Claus was first printed in Good Housekeeping magazine and was later published as a book. Boris Karloff recorded a version for Capitol Records shortly before his death in 1969. In the story, Santa has a bad cold just before the holidays and feels as if he is not important to kids anymore. When the children of the world learn this, they gladly send him their toys to finally give him the Christmas of his dreams. Knowing he is loved sends him back to his old Santa ways. The TV special adds elves Jingle & Jangle who along with reindeer Vixen look for children who still care about Santa. They are shot down (!) by competing Snow & Heat Misers who want to control the weather. In the southern part of the United States, they get into all kinds of trouble with some incredibly catchy tunes and performances by Shirley Booth, Mickey Rooney, and Dick Shawn. Does the spirit of Christmas win out? Duh!  So, between the original story and the classic TV special--which did we prefer?  In this ep the Margos discuss: The incredible career of Phyllis McGinley The holiday specials of the 1960s and 1970s Stop-motion used a form of animation.   Starring: Shirley Booth (Mrs. Clause,) Mickey Rooney (Santa Klaus,) Dick Shawn (Snow Miser), and George S. Irving as the Heat Miser. Clips used: Boris Karloff reads The Year Without a Santa Clause The Year Without a Santa Clause  trailer Heat Miser Cold Miser  Santa rescues the elves Music by Maury Laws Book Vs. Movie is part of the Frolic Podcast Network. Find more podcasts you will love Frolic.Media/podcasts .  Join our Patreon page to help support the show! https://www.patreon.com/bookversusmovie  Book Vs. Movie podcast https://www.facebook.com/bookversusmovie/ Twitter @bookversusmovie www.bookversusmovie.com Email us at bookversusmoviepodcast@gmail.com Margo D. @BrooklynFitChik www.brooklynfitchick.com brooklynfitchick@gmail.com Margo P. @ShesNachoMama https://coloniabook.weebly.com/  Our logo was designed by Madeleine Gainey/Studio 39 Marketing Follow on Instagram @Studio39Marketing & @musicalmadeleine 

In this episode we discuss the twenty-sixth Best Picture winner, From Here to Eternity, Shirley Booth's antics while presenting the Best Actor award, Montgomery Clift's heartbreak over losing to Wiliam Holden, and the Motion Picture Production Code's failed attempts to keep Burt Lancaster's steamy love scene out of the theaters! Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thanktheacademypodcast Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/thankacademypod Email us your thoughts: thanktheacademypod@gmail.com --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/thank-the-academy/support

Theater Guild on the Air "Ned McCobb's Daughter" December 09, 1945 ABC Starring Alfred Lunt and Shirley Booth

Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 115, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet. Round 1. Category: Heavenly Bodies 1: This fox from "Melrose Place" has joined Michael J. on "Spin City". Heather Locklear. 2: Now in her second year as "Jesse", she was Kelly Bundy for 11 seasons. Christina Applegate. 3: Albert Brooks cast her as "The Muse". Sharon Stone. 4: She was the first VJ to appear on both MTV and MTV Latino. Daisy Fuentes. 5: A TV Guide "You Sexy Thing!" poll pitted Jeri Ryan of "Star Trek: Voyager" against this show's Peta Wilson. La Femme Nikita. Round 2. Category: Fruit 1: The name of this Pacific island fruit of the genus Artocarpus implies that it's starchy. breadfruit. 2: This fruit that's named for a bird looks like a brown egg that's covered with fuzz. a kiwi. 3: In Colonial times this tropical fruit became a symbol of hospitality. pineapple. 4: It's a cross between the mandarin orange and the bitter orange. tangerine. 5: Elephant heart is a red-fleshed variety of this fruit. the plum. Round 3. Category: 1917 1: Impeached as governor of this big state in 1917, James Ferguson later got his wife to run and she won. Texas. 2: On Dec. 7 1 U.S. representative voted against declaring war on this dual monarchy. Austria-Hungary. 3: On Dec. 17 128 U.S. representatives voted against this number amendment prohibiting liquor. the 18th. 4: "Jerry of the Islands" by this "White Fang" author was published a year after his death. Jack London. 5: This revolutionary leader returned to Guangzhou to launch a new movement against the premier of China. Sun Yat-sen. Round 4. Category: Nutty Tv 1: From 1979 to 1983, Rev. Grady Nutt was a regular on this variety series, country music's answer to "Laugh-In". Hee Haw. 2: For 5 seasons Shirley Booth ran the Baxter household playing this maid whose name is the same as a nut. Hazel. 3: The first of the "Peanuts" specials, it originally aired on December 9, 1965. A Charlie Brown Christmas. 4: Walnut Grove, Minnesota was the setting for this drama of the American West. Little House on the Prairie. 5: He co-created "Get Smart", "When Things Were Rotten" and "The Nutt House", a short-lived series from 1989. Mel Brooks. Round 5. Category: Mouse Pads 1: To no surprise, Basil, "The Great Mouse Detective", resides on this London street. Baker Street. 2: In "Alice in Wonderland" this rodent is seen dozing at the tea party and is rudely awakened. the Dormouse. 3: In this "royal" 1987 movie, the "Rodents Of Unusual Size" are living it up big-time in the Fire Swamp. The Princess Bride. 4: A cat named Oil Can Harry was the nemesis of this rodent who was introduced in the 1940s and lived in Terrytown. Mighty Mouse. 5: "Better beans and bacon in peace than cakes and ale in fear" is from the tale of these 2 title Aesop rodents. The City Mouse and the Country Mouse. Thanks for listening! Come back tomorrow for more exciting trivia!

This is a beautiful conversation of faith, hope, and the love of God to help you stay on your own climb and not give up.   Book by Shawn Bolz: Breakthrough: Prophecies, Prayer, and Declarations. Don't forget to hit subscribe and please share this episode if you loved it and tag us both! 

I'm joined by Academy Award winner Louis Gossett, Jr. He discusses his recent Emmy nomination for his work on HBO's "Watchmen", his foundation - ERACISM, his recent film work, the future of our country & it's people, and his legendary career. His stories are EPIC. You'll love this episode! IN THIS EPISODE: 6:21 Lou talks about his foundation ERACISM 8:32 His wall of awards - Oscar, Emmy's, Golden Globes, People's Choice Awards, NAACP Image Awards...endless awards! 11:31 A Living Legend in more ways than one 14:43 His career started on Broadway, at the tender age of 17 22:37 Let's take responsibility 23:48 Talking about open systems & Nobel Prize winners, and what it means to what's happening today 25:11 Lou talks about all of the incredible contributions Africa and Black people have given The World. 28:06 Lou tells the story of Marilyn Monroe and Lifebuoy Soap & The Actor's Studio 29:38 "And you thought Chinese arithmetic was hard?!" 33:27 "We don't serve Black people" - How Academy Award winner Shirley Booth, righted a horrible racist wrong. 38:30 Lou gets the call from the King of Hollywood - Lou Wasserman - to "come to Hollywood" 42:22 Handcuffed to a tree by the Beverly Hills Police Department because he was a black man driving a brand new convertible...?? 49:57 How Lou met Ritchie Havens 52:56 The royalty check for "Lonesome Johnny" came the day he was getting kicked out of his apartment 55:41 Hollywood helped combat the racism that happened to Lou 58:46 Is there anyone Lou doesn't know?! 1:01:14 We talk about his Academy Award winning performance in "An Officer and a Gentleman" 1:08:41 We have to come together as a nation and a people 1:09:37 The ultimate virus that infects our country - We HAVE TO get it out of our system 1:13:35 We talk about our Jamaican ganga experiences LINKS MENTIONED: The Beverly Hills Hotel The Actors Studio An Officer and a Gentleman Susan Sarandon and Christopher Reeve presenting Louis Gossett, Jr. with the Best Supporting Actor Oscar® for his performance in "An Officer and a Gentleman" at the 55th Academy Awards® in 1983. Roots Handsome Johnny - the song Lou wrote with Ritchie Havens - Ritchie sang this at the legendary Woodstock Festival louisgossett.com Louis Gossett, Jr. ~~~~ YOUR FREE GIFT!! Centerpointe Research Institute creates neuro-audio tools like Holosync, and online personal development programs to help you become your happiest healthiest You. It's Centerpointe's 31st anniversary this year, and they're celebrating by giving away one of their most popular soundtracks. It's called "15 Minute Rescue and Renew" “15 Minute Rescue & Renew” will help you: Collect your emotionsReset your entire daySet a new pattern… …for handling stressful situations in the future. ​​Now you can totally reset your day in 15 minutes or less! ​15 Minute Rescue & Renew uses powerful Holosync technology (embedded beneath a soothing musical track with gentle ocean sounds) to alter brainwave states, bringing your brain down to… ​…a calm and tranquil “theta” state (feelings of deep relaxation and contentment). ​In addition, 15 Minute Rescue & Renew begins with a brief audible guide followed by powerful affirmations––recorded in Centerpointe's proprietary Autofonix™ encoding technology… …composed exclusively for this amazing soundtrack. (Just click HERE to receive your copy) This is exclusive to the listeners of The Art of Being Dar. ~~~ Music by Ritchie Havens & Louis Gossett, Jr. - Handsome Johnny - performed live at in Landover, MD on July 4th 1987 (Welcome Home benefit concert for Vietnam vets)

Phebe Berkowitz-Tanners grew up in the Central City Opera House. Her family made a second home in our magical, old western town during the summers of 1953-1963 when her father, Metropolitan Opera violist David Berkowitz, played the Festival season with the Central City Opera Orchestra. Now a dedicated supporter of the company, Phebe reminisces with CCO Director of Development Katie Nicholson about mounting backyard opera productions with other children of the Festival company (attended by famous singers and actors of the main stage!), experiencing the world premiere of The Ballad of Baby Doe from behind the scenes and the expansive and international Central City Opera community that she found throughout her career as an opera stage director and production professional. Guest host Katherine (Katie) Nicholson was recently featured on the Central City Opera blog, take a read get to know her better! Those of you watching the video version of this interview will notice the poster for Central City Opera’s Voice Your Dreams Endowment Campaign behind Katie. If you want to learn more and/or contribute to the Campaign to help our company endure long into the future, contact Katie at knicholson@centralcityopera.org or 303-331-7015! Special thanks to Central City Opera Office Administrator Wanda M. Larson who’s helped us keep in close contact with our guest, Phebe, throughout the years and continues to show her passion for unforgettable Central City Opera experiences and community. You’ll probably recognize her if you’ve been up to the summer Festival, she’s the Gift Shop Admin/Buyer, too! Historical preservation is a pillar of Central City Opera’s mission. Learn about the dozens of historic properties we own and maintain. Explore more Central City history, and even schedule a tour at www.gilpinhistory.org. “The famous ghost town” of Nevadaville is just up the street from Central City. Learn more about it at www.uncovercolorado.com. Like many patrons and visitors, Phebe mentions paranormal experiences in and around our properties. Have you encountered something ghostly in Central City? Phebe talks about many exciting moments and incredible figures from Central City Opera, including: Phebe spent her first summer at Central City Opera in 1953, the production was Bizet’s Carmen. She was 7 and her sister was 9. They fell in love with the music, sitting in on every rehearsal, and they began the tradition of performing their own versions of the season’s operas in their backyard with the other children of the Festival company. They’d string up a sheet to make a stage curtain, and star actors and singers would even come to see their shows! According to Phebe, these “parodies” and performances went on to inspire the tradition of our famous singing ushers. You’ll hear the famous Risë Stevens recording of Carmen that Phebe and her sister loved so much as background music during this podcast. Wonderful performers Phebe recalls knowing as a child—some of whom attended her backyard productions—were Julie Harris, Tammy Grimes, Shirley Booth, Arlene Saunders. One of Phebe’s favorite memories of Central City Opera was the world premiere of The Ballad of Baby Doe in 1956. She was 10 years old at the time, and she remembers all the excitement and artistry of composer Douglas Moore, librettist John La Touche, director and renowned choreographer Hanya Holm, director Edwin Levy and starring sopranos Dolores Wilson and Leyna Gabriele, all working together on this brand new opera. Read more about Baby Doe Tabor as a historical figure and the opera based on her life on the Central City Opera blog! Cyril Richard—perhaps best remembered as Captain Hook in the Mary Martin musical production of Peter Pan—played Don Andres in La Perichole at Central City Opera in 1958. Phebe talks about how he kindly reassured her little brother, who had made a loud mistake on stage while playing a non-singing role in the production. Over her summers at Central City Opera, Phebe memorized 17 operas along with the other children. “It was incredible musical education,” she says, “it was all about the music.” Phebe points out, “in those days all the operas [in Central City] were performed in English.” Throughout history it’s been common practice for operas to be adapted to the vernacular of the place they’re being performed. In recent years—especially in the United States—operas are more commonly performed in their original language. Wonder where the performance trends in this 400-year-old artform will take us next! Since various opera companies and orchestras perform during different times of the year, many musicians play in multiple ensembles like Phebe’s dad. For instance many orchestra members at Central City Opera also played with the Metropolitan Opera, and today our orchestra shares many musicians with the Colorado Symphony. The Berkowitz family stayed in a historic house that, during those years, was named after Gypsy Rose Lee (1911-1970). Famous for her burlesque act, Lee was also an actor, author, playwright and all-around fascinating figure that inspired and captured the kids’ imagination. As an adult, Phebe went on to build a career as an opera director and production professional, herself. Learn more about some of the figures and references she makes in this interview: She snagged a job as an intern in makeup and costumes with Hamburg State Opera as a young woman. As she was such a keen observer during rehearsals, Gian Carlo Menotti—the composer of the world-premiere production of Help, Help, the Globolinks! they were producing—asked her to call the light cues. Even with her very limited German vocabulary, she was up to the task! After that, Hamburg State Opera Artistic Director Rolf Liebermann hired her on as lighting stage manager. Later, he took Phebe with him as a stage director when he joined Paris Opera as Artistic Director. Phebe enjoyed many years as a part of the Metropolitan Opera Company, as an assistant stage director, director for revivals and Executive Stage Director (1974-2016). Her time with the Met Opera began when August Everding brought her along as his personal assistant for Tristan und Isolde (1971), which was Rudolf Bing’s last new production. Central City Opera Artistic Director Emeritus John Moriarty is also a close friend and mentor to Phebe. While they didn’t cross paths at CCO, he taught her to stage manage at Lake George Opera—now Opera Saratoga—where they worked together for three years. Read Phebe’s general bio at centralcityopera.org/opera-central Join Phebe in supporting the community and artistry of Central City Opera for many years to come. Find all kinds of ways to donate at centralcityopera.org/support-us Thanks for listening! Musical excerpts featured in this podcast: Carmen by Georges Bizet. Mezzo-soprano Risë Stevens (1913-2013) sings the Act 1 “Habanera.” Recording with the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra in approximately 1948 and conducted by Erich Leinsdorf. The Ballad of Baby Doe by Douglas Moore, Act 1, Scene 2 “Willow Song.” Recorded in 1959 at the New York City Opera Company with soprano Beverly Sills (1929 – 2007) as Baby Doe and Walter Cassel (1910-2000) as Horace Tabor. Conducted by Emerson Buckley (1916-1989). (Cassel and Buckley were part of the original 1956 production at Central City Opera in these same roles.) The Girl of the Golden West by Giacomo Puccini, Act 1 with soprano Eva-Maria Westbroek as Minnie and tenor Yusif Eyvazov as Dick Johnson. Recorded at the Metropolitan Opera and featured on PBS’s Great Performances.

Born on this Day: is a daily podcast hosted by Bil Antoniou, Amanda Barker & Marco Timpano. Celebrating the famous and sometimes infamous born on this day. Check out their other podcasts: Bad Gay Movies, Bitchy Gay Men Eat & Drink Every Place is the Same My Criterions The Insomnia Project Marco's book: 25 Things I Wish I Knew Before I Started My Podcast Celebrating birthday's on this day: Cameron Diaz, Elden Hanson, Michael Chiklis, Elizabeth Ashley, Warren Edward Buffett, Warren Buffett, Joan Blondell, David Paymer, Timothy Bottoms, Fred MacMurray, Shirley Booth, Raymond Massey, Andy Roddick, Lech Majewski, Lewis Black --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/born-on-this-day-podcast/message

In Breaking Walls episode 106, we join Eve Arden at Madison High School and find out why we all love Our Miss Brooks. —————————— Highlights: • Who is Eunice Quedens? • Eve the heroine with Elizabeth Arden cosmetics. • Starting out in Hollywood • Getting on the Radio • Teaming with Danny Kaye, Jack Haley, and Jack Carson • William Paley and his Packaged Program Initiative • My Friend Irma and Two New Proposed Female-driven Situation Comedies • Our Miss Booth—Not Happening • Eve Arden, meet Connie Brooks • Our Miss Brooks—The New Summer Hit • Colgate Signs on in the Fall of 1948 • Cast Camaraderie • Eve Arden—Radio’s Top Comedienne • Miss Brooks Gains Traction • Taking the Show into TV without Jeff Chandler • Winding down the Radio Show • Looking Ahead to October —————————— The WallBreakers: http://thewallbreakers.com Subscribe to Breaking Walls everywhere you get your podcasts. To support the show: http://patreon.com/TheWallBreakers —————————— The reading material used in today’s episode was: On the Air — By John Dunning Network Radio Ratings, 1932-53 — By Jim Ramsburg As well as articles from the archives of Broadcasting Magazine, Radio Daily, and Radio Mirror. —————————— On the interview front: Eve Arden, Gale Gordon, Jack Haley and Gloria McMillan were with Chuck Schaden. Hear their full chats at SpeakingofRadio.com. Eve Arden was also with John Dunning on July 25th, 1982 for 71KNUS Mary Jane Croft was with SPERDVAC on March 14th, 1992. For more information, please go to SPERDVAC.com. Shirley Booth was with Dick Cavett in 1971. And Ozzie and Harriet Nelson were on Johnny Carson’s Tonight Show on November 18th, 1969. —————————— Selected music featured in today’s episode was: • It’s Been a Long Long Time — By The Harry James Band • Easy Street — By June Christy • Living Without You — By George Winston • Hello Mary Lou — By Ricky Nelson —————————— Subscribe to Burning Gotham—the new audio drama set in 1835 New York City. It’s available everywhere you get your podcasts and at BurningGotham.com. —————————— Special thanks to our Sponsors: The Mysterious Old Radio Listening Society https://www.ghoulishdelights.com/series/themorls/ Twelve Chimes, It’s Midnight https://www.twelvechimesradio.com/ The Fireside Mystery Theatre https://www.firesidemysterytheatre.com/ —————————— A special thank you to Ted Davenport and Jerry Haendiges: two radio show collectors who helped supply material for this episode. They’re who the large retailers go to. Ted’s got a Facebook group - https://www.facebook.com/otrteddavenport/ For Jerry, please visit http://otrsite.com/ I’d also like to thank Walden Hughes and John and Larry Gassman of SPERDVAC - http://sperdvac.com/ —————————— A Special Thank you to: Tony Adams Steven Allmon Orson Orsen Chandler Briana Isaac Thomas M. Joyce Ryan Kramer Barry Nadler Christian Neuhaus Aimee Pavy —————————— WallBreakers Links: Patreon - patreon.com/thewallbreakers Social Media - @TheWallBreakers URL - thewallbreakers.com

On April 9th, 1948 actress Shirley Booth recorded an audition for a new show to be entitled, Our Miss Brooks. Booth turned the part down, feeling that the script wasn't funny enough. When the part was later offered to Eve Arden, Arden agreed. The pilot script Arden later recorded is an edited version of this Booth audition.

Our guest is author Ron DeFore who wrote Growing up in Disneyland about his magical childhood as the son of tv and film star Don DeFore. DeFore was in 35 movies, was co-star of the Ozzie & Harriet Show as Thorny, Mr Baxter of Hazel with Shirley Booth, and friend of Walt Disney and owned the Don DeFore Silver Banjo Restaurant in Disneyland. Ron also worked for Steve Allen and grew up as Hollywood royalty. A great, fun podcast about a nostalgic time. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/RickLertzman/support

Roscoe and Gary feel on the cusp of stardom and celebrity as they record Episode 48 in time for the holidays. Basking in the great feedback and listener response to our Charna Halpern interview on the last episode, the boys dream of Booth One seating at the great establishments of the world, particularly the Old Ebbett Grill in Washington, DC, where the shellfish is always fresh and the oysters are always briny and cold. We announce the winner of our Hamilton ticket raffle - that lucky someone who will accompany Gary and Roscoe to the Chicago production on Dec. 4. And the winner is......Fran Bernstein, long-time friend and fan of the show! Congratulations, Fran. We'll see you at the PrivateBank Theatre on the aisle! And don't forget we have the VIP Experience before curtain and at intermission. How Booth One of us.... Gary and Roscoe take a tour of the current Broadway season, noting that the aforementioned Hamilton grossed $3.3M last week, the most money ever made in a single week by a Broadway show. Natasha, Pierre and the Great Comet of 1812 also cleared the $1M mark (much to Roscoe's consternation), joining the ranks of The Lion King, Wicked and Aladdin. Another new Broadway show, Heisenberg, prompts Roscoe to share one of his great unpleasant theater-going experiences of all time. Hint: It involves a faulty hearing device and a Wednesday matinee crowd. And tickets for Sally Field in The Glass Menagerie appear to be selling briskly for a March opening. Lost footage of a filmed version of this play from the 1960's starring Shirley Booth of Hazel fame and Hal Holbrook will be aired on Turner Classic Movies during December. Gary went to the circus again. For the first time in 134 years without elephants. But it's still an experience not to be missed. Booth One tip: Sit as close as you can without being in the front row. It's worth it for the smell of the greasepaint and the roar of the crowd. As well as the snarling of the lions and tigers. Here's an image of Gary in his souvenir pachyderm hat! On a related note, Elephant Polo will now be disbanded in Nepal in the continuing and important efforts for elephant conservation and welfare. Though widely known for it's humane treatment of the animals since 1982, a spokesperson for the International Elephant Polo Championships said, "We've always been ahead of the game in the way we treat our elephants, but we prefer our elephants to remain as elephants, and elephant polo is hardly that." Live long and prosper, you great giants of the jungle. It's been a stellar season for great movies, but we rue the fact that many of the smaller films come and go so quickly in Chicago to make room for the holiday blockbusters. Some films we wish stayed around longer so we could see them are Moonlight, Loving, Birth of a Nation and Inferno. Roscoe mourns for Warren Beatty and his new film Rules Don't Apply, which received mixed notices but can only be seen at 10:00am at one theater in the city. And has per screen grosses in only the hundreds of dollars. Sad. It's A Wonderful Life has always been one of Gary's favorite films, and this holiday season he visited the Live in Chicago version presented by American Blues Theatre. It's a clever, well-produced, and highly entertaining piece of theatre, and Gary recommends it as a perennial must-see. To give our listeners a flavor of the presentation and the high quality of the actors involved, we've inserted a few excerpts from the production, courtesy of the American Blues Theatre publicist and friend of the show, Cathy Taylor. You'll hear George Bailey, Bert & Ernie, Mary Bailey, Mr. Potter, and the unique talents of a great Foley artist. If this doesn't put you in the holiday spirit, we don't know what will. Another installment of Remembering Roscoe highlights the life of Howard Johnson, graduate of Monticello High School in 1912. A true story of triumph of the human spirit. Inspiring, moving, and a story worth remembering.

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Duffy's Tavern. December 18, 1946. With ED "ARCHIE" GARDNER, SHIRLEY BOOTH, EDDIE GREEN, CHARLIE CANTOR, guest JOAN BENNETT, JIMMY WALLINGTON, MATTY MELNICK ORCHESTRA. Plot Summary: The prize in Archie's raffle for the poor people of 3rd Avenue at Christmas is a kiss from Joan Bennett. Running time: 28:29. TGRC 08 Duffy's Tavern.mp3

Duffy's Tavern, an American radio situation comedy (CBS, 1941-1942; NBC-Blue Network, 1942-1944; NBC, 1944-1952), often featured top-name stage and film guest stars but always hooked those around the misadventures, get-rich-quick-scheming, and romantic missteps of the title establishment's malaprop-prone, metaphor-mixing manager, Archie, played by the writer/actor who co-created the show, Ed Gardner. In the show's familiar opening, "When Irish Eyes Are Smiling," either solo on an old-sounding piano or by a larger orchestra, was interrupted by the ring of a telephone and Gardner's New Yorkese accent as he answered, "Duffy's Tavern, where the elite meet to eat. Archie the manager speakin'. Duffy ain't here — oh, hello, Duffy." Duffy, the owner, was never heard (or seen, when a film based on the show was made in 1945 or when a bid to bring the show to television was tried in 1954). But Archie always was — bantering with Duffy's man-crazy daughter, Miss Duffy (played by several actresses, beginning with Gardner's real-life first wife, Shirley Booth); with Eddie, the waiter/janitor (Eddie Green); and, especially, with Clifton Finnegan (Charlie Cantor), a likeable soul with several screws loose and a knack for falling for every other salesman's scam. THIS EPISODE: November 2, 1943. Program #25. Blue network origination, AFRS rebroadcast. Guest Charles Coburn is enticed into a poker game down at the tavern. Charles Coburn, Ed Gardner, Florence Halop, Peter Van Steeden and His Orchestra. 1/2 hour.

The Screen Guild Theater boasted some of the greatest all-star casts ever assembled for radio. Nearly every major film star lined up to perform in Screen Guild's half-hour movie adaptations because they knew it was for a good cause: All talent fees went to the Motion Picture Country House for aging and indigent film actors.EPISODE: Cary Grant Katharine HepburnJames Stewart The Philadelphia Story has become such a classic that even the musical remake High Society doesn't try to copy it, it just presents a softer musical alternative. But I'd kind of liked to have seen Hepburn do this with her original cast as well. Oscars were in the future for Van Heflin and Shirley Booth and Joseph Cotten the following year made his debut in the biggest film of all.

Duffy's Tavern, an American radio situation comedy (CBS, 1941-1942; NBC-Blue Network, 1942-1944; NBC, 1944-1952), often featured top-name stage and film guest stars but always hooked those around the misadventures, get-rich-quick-scheming, and romantic missteps of the title establishment's malaprop-prone, metaphor-mixing manager, Archie, played by the writer/actor who co-created the show, Ed Gardner. In the show's familiar opening, "When Irish Eyes Are Smiling," either solo on an old-sounding piano or by a larger orchestra, was interrupted by the ring of a telephone and Gardner's New Yorkese accent as he answered, "Duffy's Tavern, where the elite meet to eat. Archie the manager speakin'. Duffy ain't here â oh, hello, Duffy." Duffy, the owner, was never heard (or seen, when a film based on the show was made in 1945 or when a bid to bring the show to television was tried in 1954). But Archie always was â bantering with Duffy's man-crazy daughter, Miss Duffy (played by several actresses, beginning with Gardner's real-life first wife, Shirley Booth); with Eddie, the waiter/janitor (Eddie Green); and, especially, with Clifton Finnegan (Charlie Cantor), a likeable soul with several screws loose and a knack for falling for every other salesman's scam.

clickhere Visit the Radio America Store web site.Buy your 50 mp3 for &5.00 Affordable Web Hosting $5.99 A month Duffy's Tavern, an American radio situation comedy (CBS, 1941-1942; NBC-Blue Network, 1942-1944; NBC, 1944-1952), often featured top-name stage and film guest stars but always hooked those around the misadventures of the title establishment's malaprop-prone manager, Archie, played by the writer/actor who created the show, Ed Gardner. In the show's familiar opening, "When Irish Eyes Are Smiling," either solo on an old-sounding piano or by a larger orchestra, was interrupted by the ring of a telephone and Gardner's New Yorkese accent as he answered, "Duffy's Tavern, where the elite meet to eat. Archie the manager speakin'. Duffy ain't here---oh, hello, Duffy." Duffy, the owner, was never heard (or seen, when a film based on the show was made in 1945 or when a bid to bring the show to television was tried in 1954). But Archie always was---bantering with Duffy's man-crazy daughter, Miss Duffy (played by several actresses, beginning with Gardner's real-life first wife, Shirley Booth); with Eddie, the waiter/janitor (Eddie Green); and, especially, with Clifton Finnegan (Charlie Cantor), a likeable soul with several screws loose and a knack for falling for every other salesman's scam. The show featured many high-profile guest stars, including Fred Allen, Mel Allen, Nigel Bruce, Bing Crosby, Boris Karloff, Veronica Lake,Peter Lorre, Tony Martin, Gene Tierney, Arthur Treacher and Shelley Winters. As the series progressed, Archie sllipped in and out of a variety of quixotic, self-imploding plotlines---from writing an opera to faking a fortune to marry an heiress. Such situations mattered less than did the show's quietly clever depiction of earthbound-but-dreaming New York city life and its individualistic, often bizarre characters. COME CLICK THE BUTTON BELOW AND HERE RADIOAMERICA ON TALKSHOE type in id # 19082

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Duffy's Tavern was first heard in 1940 and became a regular feature. It was hailed from the start by critics and whole neighborhoods of working-class listeners alike…a duo that doesn't often see eye-to-eye! Duffy's Tavern was a place on Third Avenue and 23rd St. in New York City, where the "elite meet to eat, Duffy ain't here, Archie the Manager speakin'…" Anyone who loved old time radio probably knows that phone patter by heart! Ed Gardner played Archie, the manager of Duffy's Tavern, and he was as "real" sounding as any character on radio, as he had grown up in the Big Apple. His use and abuse of language was "exempulary" - the same type of local "parlese" that made The Damon Runyan Theater a favorite with New Yorkers everywhere. Gardner was a theatrical veteran, whose wife, Shirley Booth, well-known stage and screen actress, began on the show with him.

The Cine-Files' Steve Morris and John Rocha wrap up their special three day deep dive into the best of the Rankin/Bass Christmas Specials with 1974's THE YEAR WITHOUT A SANTA CLAUS. Directed by Jules Bass and Arthur Rankin Jr., the special is based on Phyllis McGinley's book and stars Shirley Booth as Mrs. Claus, Mickey Rooney reprising his role as Santa Claus, Dick Shawn as Cold Miser, and George S. Irving as Heat Miser. Steve and John go scene by scene thru this wonderful Christmas special and explore why it still endures as a Christmas classic all these years later.If you haven't seen this incredible film you can buy or stream it right here: http://tiny.cc/50q2001Don't forget to support The Cine-Files at https://www.patreon.com/TheCineFilesPurchase any film we feature at https://www.cine-files.netFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheCineFilesPod/?ref=bookmarksThis episode is sponsored by/brought to you by the following sponsors:BETTERHELP. Give online therapy a try at betterhelp.com/CINEFILES and get on your way to being your best self. Check out BetterHelp : betterhelp.com/CINEFILESROSETTA STONE: Rosetta Stone uses cloud-based solutions to help all types of learners read, write, and speak more than 30 languages, including several endangered languages. Select a new language and start speaking today: www.rosettastone.comEXPRESS VPN:Check out https://www.expressvpn.com/cinefilesFUJI WATER: Check out FIJI Water : www.wonderful.comBADLANDS RANCH: If you want to experience smoother digestion, a boost of energy, and an overall healthier body go to roundhouseprovisions.com/CINEFILES for up to 44% off your regular-priced order plus a 90-day, money-back guarantee! Check out Badlands Ranch: badlandsranch.com/CINEFILESUNCOMMON GOODS: Discover unique gifts created by independent makers at Uncommon Goods. You'll find something for everyone you love—including you. Check them out at www.uncommongoods.comFOLLOW:Follow John Rocha: @therochasaysFollow Steve Morris: @srmorrisFollow us on Twitter @cine_filesFollow us on Instagram @thecinefilespodcastAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy