Vera Vague

When Radio Ruled #140 – SoundScape 1939 part 16

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Curated clips of live broadcasts from popular radio shows of the day.

August 27 – September 5, 1939

History through the eyes of people as they lived it, reported by radio.

In today’s SoundScape:

Picking up Girls with Alan Mowbray!

The Most Fateful Broadcast in History!

On the Boat with Edgar and Charlie!

Nutrition with Vera Vague!

The Invasion of Poland!

And More!!

Featuring:

Dorothy Lamour

Don Ameche

Donald Dixon

Alan Mowbray

Robert Young

Meredith Wilson

Alice Faye

Louis B. Mayer

Fanny Brice

Hanley Stafford

John Steele

Charlie McCarthy

Edgar Bergen

Vera Vague

President Franklin Roosevelt

Fibber McGee and Molly And More!

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When Radio Ruled #139 – Vera Vague 1939

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Sometimes an actor playing a character becomes so popular with their audience that it becomes more than a character, it becomes a persona that the actor inhabits.

Such was the case with Vera Vague, a creation of actor/writer Babara Jo Allen.

Vera Vague was a constant presence on Old Time Radio, man-hungry, misinformed, and most amusing.

Guest Starring:

Edgar Bergen

Charlie McCarthy

Don Ameche

And

Rudy Vallee

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When Radio Ruled #138 – SoundScape 1939 part 15 July 30-August 13, 1939

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Curated clips of live broadcasts from popular radio shows of the day.

History through the eyes of people as they lived it, reported by radio.

In today’s SoundScape:

Donald Dixon Tries to Tell a Joke!

Charlie McCarthy Interior Decorator!

Charlie McCarthy Astronomer!

Charlie McCarthy Coin Collector!

Charlie McCarthy Boy Scout!

Charlie McCarthy Talent Agent!

And More!!

Featuring:

Don Ameche

Dorothy Lamour

Charlie McCarthy

Edgar Bergen

Donald Dixon

Kay Frances

Josephine Hutchinson

Mischa Auer

Beatrice Kay

Nelson Eddy

Vera Vague

Joan Blondell

And More!

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When Radio Ruled #136-SoundScape 1939 part 14

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Curated clips of live broadcasts from popular radio shows of the day.

History through the eyes of people as they lived it, reported by radio.

In today’s SoundScape:

Meet a Real English Butler!

Edgar Bergen Gets Airsick!

The Pie Eyed Piper of Hamlin!

And More!!

Featuring:

Cecil B Demille

Charlie McCarthy

Dorothy Lamour

Don Ameche

Edgar Bergen

Andrea Leeds

Donald Dixon

Vera Vague

Ida Lupino

And More!

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When Radio Ruled episode 125 – Charlie McCarthy and Guests 1939 part 1

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Charlie McCarthy is really Edgar Bergen. Or the other way around. It was a ventriloquist act.

On the radio.

Go figure.

But you can’t argue with success and the Charlie McCarthy show was more than a success, it was a cultural phenomenon.

The Kids loved Charlie McCarthy, so did the parents and Grandparents.

The biggest Movie stars didn’t have time to do radio.

Except for the Charlie McCarthy show.

They all wanted to do the Charlie McCarthy show.

Starring:

Charlie McCarthy

Edgar Bergen

Maureen O’Sullivan

Jackie Cooper

Kay Francis

Andrea Leeds

Tony Galento

Ida Lupino

And

Vera Vague

Also Appearing are:

Alan Mowbray

Don Ameche

Dorothy Lamour

and

Donald Dixon

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