Although Stewart is listed as having been a guest on this Jinx Falkenburg program by Gerard Molyneaux in his excellent book, James Stewart A Bio-Bibliography, we have thus far been unable to confirm the appearance. Newspaper listings, like the one below from the New York Times, do not mention the names of any guests for…
Category Archives: Updated Information
Twenty Questions
Children had been playing this game for years before it made the airwaves. One child would think of something, and then the other(s) would ask questions to try to narrow down and finally guess what that person was thinking about. One of the first questions usually asked was “is it animal, vegetable or mineral?” Fred…
Jimmy Stewart for the United Jewish Appeal
Jimmy Stewart recorded a 60-seond spot for the 1960 United Jewish Appeal. His, and messages by Jack Benny, Burt Lancaster, Jean Simmons, Robert Ryan and Cornel Wilde, were issued to radio stations on a 7-inch, 45 RPM record. While a copy of the original record has thus far eluded us, we do have a copy…
The Six Shooter – The Double Seven
The Double Seven, also known as Ranchers vs. Sodbusters and Half-Way Creek, was broadcast on May 13, 1954. A short preview of the show was published in the Oakland Tribute, Oakland, CA, on the day of the broadcast. Joining Stewart in the cast were Lamont Johnson as Clint Sutton, Gerald Mohr as Gid Babscomb, Bob…
Nancy Craig Program
The Nancy Craig Program was broadcast by ABC from New York City weekdays at 1:45 p.m. eastern time. Mr. Stewart appeared on the show on May 11, 1949. The program is not available. This listing appeared in the New York Times on the day of the broadcast. Stewart’s latest film, The Stratton Story, was set…
Tusher in Hollywood
This program is not available and is known from a single listing which appeared in the May 11, 1952, edition of the Long Beach Press-Telegram, Long Beach, CA. The show was 15-minutes in length and was hosted by William Tusher, who also was a writer for the Daily Variety and the Hollywood Reporter. Tusher also…
Edgar Bergen-Charlie McCarthy Show – May 10, 1953
The newspaper listings took very little notice of Stewart’s guest appearance on this show, with most listings similar to the one below from the Independent Press-Telegram, Long Beach, CA: This show is not available, but since all of Stewart’s other appearances have been documented, this is most likely the program in which Jimmy and Mortimer…
NBC Theater – It’s a Wonderful Life
The NBC Theater was also known as Screen Directors’ Assignment and Screen Directors’ Playhouse. It was different from other dramatic series in that the director of the film, from which the story was adapted, was also a guest on the program. In this case, Frank Capra introduced the show and was part of the interview,…
Favorite Story
Favorite Story, hosted by Ronald Colman, was a program which was syndicated nationally by Frederic W. Ziv Syndication. Each week the favorite story of a celebrity was performed. The celebrity did not appear on the program. In Mr. Stewart’s case, we are told that his favorite story is The Little Minister, which had been a…
The Six Shooter – Anna Nordquist
Broadcast on May 6, 1954, Anna Nordquist is given as the title as the second act is introduced. Despite this, other titles, including Mail Order Bride, Swedish Bride and The Accused, are sometimes used as titles for this program. A short preview of the show appeared in the Tucson Daily Citizen, Tucson, AZ, on the…
