Marine Major William Hendrick and a group of Los Angeles Marine reservists began the Toys for Tots program in 1947. In civilian life, Hendrick was the Director of Public Relations for Warner Brothers Studio, so it wasn’t hard for him to get celebrities to record messages for the program, or to have Warner Brothers records…
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Suspense – Mission Completed
For Mr. Stewart’s third appearance on Suspense (December 1, 1949) a real psychological thriller was chosen. This preview from the San Antonio Express, San Antonio, TX, describes it very well. Stewart’s hometown newspaper, The Indiana Gazette, also announced the show to their readers. Joining Stewart in the cast were John Dehner as Dr. Benson, Herb…
House Party
Art Linkletter’s very popular House Party ran on radio from 1945 until 1967. It made the move to television in 1952 and remained a viewer favorite until 1969. Know best for his interviews of children, Linkletter also had stars on his program and interviewed them as well. One appearance by Jimmy Stewart has been confirmed…
The Six Shooter – Sheriff Billy
The lack of official titles for these stories leads to trouble once again as this show is know by at least four other names – Billy Riddle, New Sheriff, The Sheriff’s Old Man and Man and Boy. At least one newspaper, The Post-Standard, Syracuse, NY, ran a nice photo ad this week. As has become…
Voice of Democracy
In 1947, Stewart had been a part of the “I Speak for Democracy” contest disc. By 1949, the name of the contest had been changed to “Voice of Democracy.” Jimmy’s 1947 speech was edited and used again on this new recording (D9-QM-10597). The article below appeared in the September 12, 1949, edition of Broadcasting magazine…
A Moment for Thanksgiving
Presented this time is some updated information for the public service announcement Stewart recorded for the United Presbyterian Church disc, A Moment for Thanksgiving. The 10-inch, 33 1/3 RPM disc was issued in a special jacket: Mr. Stewart’s message was the first one on side two of the disc: The music heard on his spot…
Jimmy Stewart: It’s a Thankful Life
This special two hour program syndicated by the Mutual Network and Westwood One, was covered in detail in Jimmy Stewart on the Air, but no photos or audio could be included. We’ll add them here. The program was scheduled to air anytime between November 22 and 25, 1990. It was issued to participating radio stations…
Good News of 1938 (November 25, 1937)
According to an article in Variety (dated December 1, 1937), Jimmy Stewart was the guest on this show. Appearing along with him were Allan Jones (M.C.), Rosalind Russell, Fannie Brice, Betty Jayne, Doug McPhail, Helen Troy, Mickey Rooney, Judy Garland, Sigmund Romberg, C. Aubrey Smith, Ronald Sinclair, Meredith Willson’s Orchestra and Max Terr’s Chorus. No…
The Six Shooter – Gabriel Starbuck
This show is also sometimes known as Sheriff Gabe, Elderly Sheriff and Put Out to Pasture. It was broadcast on November 22, 1953. Again, thanks to The Fresno Bee, Fresno, CA, we have a short newspaper preview of the story line. Joining Stewart in the cast are Herb Vigran as Breezy, John Stephenson as Alf…
Theater of Romance
As outlined in Jimmy Stewart on the Air, Jimmy Stewart appeared on this program just one time – November 20, 1945. A preview from The Brooklyn Daily Eagle on the day of the broadcast made reference to Stewart’s recently completed military service: A display ad for the program appeared in many newspapers. The one below…
