Classic Radio Dramas, Comedies and Mysteries

Frances Langford began her life on April 4, 1913 in Lakeland, Florida. She grew up to become a force in radio and also had several film roles during her career.

Henry Morgan (born, Henry Lerner Van Ost, Jr. on March 31, 1915) was an American humorist who is best remembered on radio as a satirist and on television as a

Received from a friend of RUSC. My Mom used to cut chicken, chop eggs and spread mayo on the cutting board with the same knife and no bleach, but we

Born in Bisacquino, Sicily he emigrated with his family to the United States in 1903, where he lived a pretty poor existence in the ghettos of Los Angeles east side.

Peter Lorre was born on June 26, 1904, in Rozahegy, Austria-Hungary (now Ruzomberok, Slovakia) under the name, Laszlo Lowenstein, the son of Jewish parents. His family moved to Vienna, Austria

This February is an even busier month than usual, with Jack Benny's birthday, Valentine's Day, President's Day, and the subject of today's editorial, Chinese New Year, all falling within days

In celebration of the British Royal Wedding taking place on Friday 29th April 2011 between Prince William, second in line to the throne of England, and Kate Middleton we are

The sinking of the Essex was an experience that later inspired the great novel, Moby Dick. So, as the novel has always been a favorite of both Joy and I,

We rarely get an evening out together, so we were both very excited to see Shakespeare's comedy play, A Midsummer Night's Dream. I'll be the first to admit that I

Here's just one of the great messages we've received. I'm putting this one up because Ken reminds me so much of me, and I'm sure a lot of you too,

Bill Johnstone was an actor who enjoyed a long career in radio and later in television. His distinctive voice made him well known as Lamont Cranston – The Shadow –

It is easy to think that celebrity affairs are a recent phenomenon, but the truth is that these kinds of dalliances have been going on since Adam & Eve. Here's

A few years back I spent four wonderful days in Nashville, the home of country music. As soon as I arrived I asked the concierge in the hotel what he

Margaret O’Brien was a legendary child star and considered to be the greatest little actress of all time. She was an extremely gifted and talented performer who is best remembered

An American icon in the radio and television industry, Arthur Morton Godfrey was born in New York City on August 31st, 1903. A visionary and contributor of civil aviation, Arthur

Stan Freberg had a multi-faceted career in the entertainment industry. He was an author, voice-over actor, radio announcer, and comedian to name a few. Born in 1926 in Los Angeles,

He was born on November 14, 1904 in Mountain View, Arkansas and later attended Little Rock College. He began his career in entertainment when he joined the Charlie Davis Orchestra

Okay, so maybe you won't be a literary 'genius', but this challenge is going to give you an amazing literary perspective of the most famous novels written in the past

An American actor, born in Bronx, New York in 1912, Frank Lovejoy became a successful radio actor, appearing on the 1930s crime/drama series, Gangbusters, later becoming a narrator for This

Jimmy Durante - called Schnozzle or Schnozzola because of his oversized, bulbous nose - is considered by many as one of the most famous and lovable entertainers of the 20th