Jimmy Stewart made his third of six appearances on U.S. Steel’s Theatre Guild on the Air on September 26, 1948, in the play That’s Gratitude. According to the contract, Stewart was to be paid $2500 for his appearance: Many of the newspaper previews for the program featured Stewart’s photo. The first one is from the…
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Theater Guild on the Air – One Sunday Afternoon
Jimmy Stewart’s first appearance on the Theater Guild on the Air program was also the first show of the new 1947-1948 radio season. On September 7, 1947, he starred as Biff Grimes in their production of One Sunday Afternoon. He had previously starred as Grimes in the August 28, 1946, broadcast of Academy Award (Theater)…
Theater Guild on the Air – The Meanest Man in the World
Theater Guild on the Air was sponsored by U.S. Steel and was sometimes known as the U.S. Steel Hour. It was broadcast on Sunday evenings from 8:30-9:30 p.m. on the east coast. This particular program aired on February 17, 1952. It was advertised in a wide variety of ways. The following display ads are from,…
