The Glenn Miller Story – Australia

The album release of The Glenn Miller Story in Australia was very similar to the U.S. issue. An EP was also issued in Australia. There was one Australian release, however, which was different. It was a 10-inch, 78 RPM recording by Mantovani and His Orchestra (Decca Y6589). The recording was of Moonlight Serenade. Although released…

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Shirley Thomas Hollywood #2

Thomas was a Hollywood reporter for NBC Radio and had her own weekly radio show for many years. In Jimmy Stewart on the Air, we reported that Jimmy made an appearance on this show on February 13, 1954. Further research has shown us that this date was incorrect. The actual date was February 14, 1954…

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A Tribute to Glenn Miller

As discussed in Jimmy Stewart on the Air, Jack Cullen had a show on CKNW, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, called Sunday Special. The show was 90-minutes in length. On one Sunday in 1971, he dedicated the entire program to Glenn Miller. He played lots of Miller music and talked with people who had been involved…

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New York Close-Up (Tex and Jinx)

Like so many of the other Tex McCrary-Jinx Falkenburg programs, Mr. Stewart’s appearance on this show would have been very difficult to confirm from newspaper listings alone. Most, like the one below from the May 19, 1953, edition of New York Times, simply listed a title: Fortunately, this particular program is a part of the…

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Photoplay 11th Annual Gold Metal Awards Dinner

The Photoplay magazine awards ceremony was broadcast by ABC on February 10, 1955, from 9:30-9:55 p.m. It was hosted by Dick Powell and Sheila Graham. The Indiana Gazette, Stewart’s hometown newspaper, ran this story about the awards and the upcoming radio show in its January 29, 1955, edition.   On the day of the broadcast,…

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