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Dustbin of History!

Thu, Jun 19, 2025 12:00 AM

JOSEPH COTTEN, EDMUND GWENN, JEAN SHEPHERD

This Wednesday overnight, June 18 into 19 from 12 to 2 am in THE DUSTBIN OF HISTORY, a fairly rare CREEPS BY NIGHT, an even more rare JOSEPH COTTEN AND COMPANY, and yet another lost episode of JEAN SHEPHERD from July 03, 1975 "The Non-Literate, WWII History Quiz.” The program is heard on WBAI-NY 99.5 FM and on the stream at wbai.org.


CREEPS BY NIGHT from the Blue network on May 23, 1944 #14 "The Strange Burial of Alexander Jordan" Hosted by "Dr. X." Edmund Gwenn guest stars, with Everett Sloane, Abbey Lewis, Gregory Morton, produced by Robert Maxwell, music composed by Paul Creston, conducted by Joseph Stopak, announcer George Gunn.


JOSEPH COTTEN AND COMPANY “Special Broadcast” written by Jack Finney, directed by Thomas Freebairn-Smith, Audition or unsold program produced in 1947. One of about six shows of different genres starring Cotten, featuring Irene Tedrow, June Foray, Harry Lang, Wally Maher, Cliff Ratchen? Jim Young, Fred Tozare, music by Richard Davis, produced by Stuart Ludlum and Joseph Cotten.


LOVE AND ROCKETS 1987 “Everybody Wants to Go To Heaven”


A lost episode of JEAN SHEPHERD from WOR-NY on Thursday July 03, 1975
“The Non-Literate, WWII History Quiz” from the Piletic Collection.
First line: 'course you know you gotta keep up appearances - ya know, style is all.
Starts with end of Lester Smith news into full theme (but only half theme?)
Note to NY old timers - remember when NY was known as Fun City? The slogan defeated Columbia riots! Mayor Beam needs to come up with a slogan!
NYC auction to raise funds. 10 tons of subway tokens!
NYC cabs
ID 12:28 Oh well, this is...
Joe - Eng
Slogans are the opposite of the truth!
14:15 Jimmy Breslin book "How the Good Guys Finally Won"
Bolshoi Opera at The Met
Norwegian Lines - George Plimpton - 17:08
Albert Payson Terhune - who is he?
Reading books for pleasure
The Literate and the Non-Literate
24:44 LI Newsday, Burry Blues, Operation Eichmann "House on Garibaldi Street" - 27:37
Literary Question - Who was Garibaldi??
28:20 Hilton Hotels, Guy Lombardi-Oklahoma at Jones Beach Theatre - 29:51
Adm Bull Halsey street. Bicentennial talk. (Jerry in the booth)
Shep rushes to the airport. Who is O'Hare??
38:02 French Connection 2 book -38:33
Pearl Harbor quiz
41:09 Village Voice - 41:40
More WWII quiz
tone @44:47, next Bicentennial Special
 

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