The Jimmy Stewart Museum has recently come into possession of a new and very unique interview tape. It was recorded on July 11, 1979, shortly after the death of one of Mr. Stewart’s friends, John Wayne. The interview was conducted at the Stewart’s home in Beverly Hills by “Pete” Martin, a long-time writer for The…
Monthly Archives: February 2018
Bob Hope Show (September 21, 1956)
The final new Bob Hope Show had been broadcast in April of 1955. NBC kept the show on its schedule for the new season beginning in September, 1956. However, these shows were repeats. The same regulars, Margaret Whiting and Les Brown and his Band of Renown, were used for these programs. Guests stars, some from…
Launch of Pennsylvania Week
This is a newly discovered radio appearance for Mr. Stewart. The following article from The Pittsburgh Press (October 12, 1947) says that Governor James Henderson Duff and Stewart would appear the following day, October 13th, to launch “Pennsylvania Week.” No audio for the broadcast appears to have survived. In 1952, Stewart recorded a one-minute spot…
We the People (December 22, 1946)
We have already documented Mr. Stewart’s appearance on the June 24, 1947, edition of We the People. Now, we have discovered that he also appeared on the show about six months previous to this date, on December 22, 1946. Here are several listings which confirm this fact. The first is from The Cincinnati Enquirer, Cincinnati,…
Stewart Talks with Junior Junction
Junior Junction was a half-hour Saturday morning program broadcast by ABC from 1946 until 1952. It was aimed at the teenage audience. We just recently uncovered the following photo and listing for the show in the February 9, 1952, issue of The Cincinnati Enquirer, Cincinnati, OH. Here is a typical listing for the show from…
