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Late in 1932 WXYZ's President George Washington Trendle got the idea that what he and radio needed was a William S. Hart of the air. Scripter Francis Striker, who had been grinding out a series called Warner Lester, Manhunter, concocted a story about a mysterious and gallant cowboy who fought against injustice of all sorts on the late 19th-Century western frontier. Earle Graser, one of half a dozen actors to be tried out, had just the right voice for the part-strong, romantic and confidence-winning...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Radio: Death of the Ranger | 4/21/1941 | See Source »

...certainly above reproach, yet Billie just isn't the convincing singer she was a few years back. Columbia has been putting out a number of albums recently. Why don't they get up a Billie Holiday album which would include musicians like Benny Goodman, Toddy Wilson, Lester Young, Jo Jones, Buck Clayton, Cozy Cole, Frankie Newton, Elmond Hall, and many others. These dates produced some of the purest and most uninhibited jazz over recorded... Two noteworthy albums have been released this week. First is a collection of Dersey Brothers reissues which includes the original Gettin' Sentimental Over You, a much...

Author: By Charies Miller, | Title: SWING | 4/18/1941 | See Source »

...that Hollywood would do the unbelievable--make a picture of "Tobacco Road," worthy of the book, as great as the play, equal to the "Grapes of Wrath." John Ford was selected for director. Charley Grapewin, one of the finest character actors in films, was given the role of Jeeter Lester. Gene Tierney was selected for the sluttish Lester daughter after a far-flung talent search. The best photographers in Hollywood, superb make-up artists, perfectly realistic sets were assembled. Hollywood held its breath and Darryl F. Zanuck counted the Academy Awards...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: THE MOVIEGOER | 3/27/1941 | See Source »

...Richard S. Eustis Augustus Thorndike William W. Tyng Permanent Class Committee Arthur S. Bosworth, Jr. Eugene H. Nickerson Dan E. Flickinger Homer D. Peabody Joseph W. Gardell D. Donald Peddie Alfred J. Gilbert W. Bruce Pirnie David R. V. Golding Francis C. Powers Alan Gottlieb Gerald D. Roscoe Lester G. Hawkins, Jr. Roger S. Schafer George G. Haydock John P. Schwede David D. Henry G. Robert Stange Henry Hornblower, II Charles H. Stern John M. London Lonsdale F. Stowell Joseph P. Lyford Philip Thayer Class Day Committee Douglas L. Anderson Richard S. Hartwell Benjamin A. Barnes George H. Hanford...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: SENIOR OFFICE NOMINEES | 3/17/1941 | See Source »

SENIOR OFFICE NOMINEES Secretary Lincoln Clark Seth C. Crocker Richard S. Eustis Alfred Jaretzki Robert G. Paine, Jr. Augustus Thorndike William W. Tyng Permanent Class Committee Arthur S. Bosworth, Jr. Dan E. Flickinger Joseph W. Gardella Alfred J. Gilbert David R. V. Golding Alan Gottlieb Lester G. Hawkins, Jr. David D. Henry Henry Hornblower, II John M. London Joseph P. Lyford Eugene H. Nickerson Homer D. Peabody D. Donald Peddie W. Bruce Pirnie Francis C. Powers Gerald D. Roscoe Roger S. Schafer John P. Schwede G. Robert Stange Charles H. Stern Lonsdale F. Stowell Philip Thayer Class Day Committee Douglas...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: 56 Nominated for Senior Offices; Balloting for 14 to Start Monday | 3/11/1941 | See Source »

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