Word: barbour
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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Writer Carlton E. (for Errol) Morse, 49, sat in a Hollywood studio one day last week, blinking back a sentimental rush of tears. He was listening to Actor J. Anthony Smythe, the Father Barbour of One Man's Family (weekdays 7:45 p.m., NBC), thank the "great American listening audience for its wonderful and sincere loyalty" to the program over the past 19 years...
...surprising that Writer-Producer Morse was moved by the tribute. He had composed it himself in honor of the family he had first introduced to the U.S. in 1932. Then there were only Father and Mother Barbour and their five children. Today the clan totals 20, including twelve grandchildren, and six of the original cast have grown grey in the service of one of radio's oldest, best-known families...
Love, Marriage, Divorce. Unlike most of their 20 million listeners, the Barbours have always had plenty of money (Father is a retired broker worth "approximately $300,000"), and Morse strongly believes that the strength of the U.S. lies in "the Barbour type of family." But the Family's greatest appeal lies in the sobs, heartaches and all-around pluckiness of the Barbours in their encounters with love, marriage, divorce and sickness...
...Blue's Dick Barbour scored quickly in the first period but the Commuters followed soon after with a touchdown pass from Bill McMorrow to Herb Lewis. Al Blackburn made Timothy Dwight's second score...
...second period, Dudley's John Whittaker tied the game up at 12 to 12 on a long pass from McMorrow. Barbour then piled up Yale's lead with a snap pass to Hager for a touchdown...