Many people have imitated Jimmy Stewart through the years. Rich Little still does Jimmy perfectly. But did you know that Sammy Davis Jr. not only imitated Jimmy and many other actors and singers, but that a recording he made of this became a chart hit? The record was titled Because of You Parts 1 &…
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Katharine Hepburn on the Air Volume Four
Volume Four of this 5-CD set features Miss Hepburn (as Tracy Lord), Jimmy Stewart (as McCauley Connor) and Cary Grant (as C.K. Dexter Haven) starring in The Philadelphia Story, which was presented on The Lady Esther Screen Guild Theater March 17, 1947. The show was directed and produced by Bill Lawrence and Truman Bradley was…
Katharine Hepburn on the Air Volume Two
Volume Two of this 5-CD set features the July 20, 1942, broadcast of The Philadelphia Story on Victory Theatre. The production starred Miss Hepburn, Jimmy Stewart and Cary Grant. Click on the link below to see the original blog and listen to the program…
Starring Cary Grant
Released as part of a 10-CD set, this one features the July 20, 1942, premiere of Victory Theatre, the summer replacement for the Lux Radio Theatre. Presented was The Philadelphia Story, starring Grant, Stewart, Katharine Hepburn and Ruth Hussey. Click below to go to the original post to listen to the show and read more…
Lux Classics Presents the Best of Lux Radio Theatre
This 10-CD set was issued by Radio Spirits (40162) in 2006. Madame X, starring Jimmy Stewart and Ann Harding and originally broadcast on June 14, 1937, is one of the ten Lux presentations on the set. Others include Joan Crawford in Chained, Saturday’s Children starring Olivia de Havilland, Madame Butterfly with Cary Grant, Bette Davis…
I’m An Ant
In 2008, the artist known as I’m An Ant released an album titled What Have I Done? The fifth song on that album was called Jimmy Stewart. Keith Hopkin played drums on the track. The song mentions Audrey Hepburn, Kathy (Katharine Hepburn) and Cary Grant, as well as Jimmy Stewart…
Legends of Radio: The Bob Hope Show
The 20-CD set, featuring 40 episodes of The Bob Hope Show, was issued by Radio Spirits (40042) in 2002. Jimmy Stewart was the guest on several shows, but only the one of January 28, 1953, is included on the set. Other guests appearing on the set are: Penny Singleton (Blondie), Arthur Lake (Dagwood), Judy Garland,…
Screen Directors’ Playhouse (10-CD)
This set was issued in 2011 by Radio Spirits (44812). Just one Stewart show, Call Northside 777, is included on the set. It was broadcast on December 9, 1949. Other stars included on the set are: Fred Allen, Lucille Ball, Bette Davis, Kirk Douglas, Betty Grable, Cary Grant, Olivia de Havilland, Bob Hope and Barbara…
Victory Theatre – The Philadelphia Story
In 1942, The Office of War Information’s Office of Facts and Figures went to the broadcast networks to pitch the idea of their supplying blocks of airtime for getting war messages out the their listeners. The CBS answer to this plea was Victory Theatre. It aired just eight episodes, each one an extra performance of…
The Screen Guild Players (Cassette)
This single cassette was a very early release from Radio Spirits (#1366). The Philadelphia Story appears on the B-side of the cassette. You’ll notice that Jimmy and Katharine Hepburn don’t receive any credit on the cassette label. The show was originally broadcast on March 17, 1947…
