Radio entertainers and announcers collection
1937-1945 (Bulk 1942-1943), inclusive
The documents in the collection are in English.
This collection features roughly 1, 500 publicity photographs of wartime radio personalities, including Fred Allen, Jack Benny, Edgar Bergen, and Abbott and Costello. The entertainers are often pictured promoting war conservation and recycling, or broadcasting from bases around the world. ABC, CBS, NBC, WOR-Mutual, and WEVD are among the networks represented. NBC "Helpmate" actors are pictured purchasing war bonds above their regular quotas; in the drive to sell war bonds, the actors bought bonds each time the Allies bombed Berlin. There is also a series of photographs showing radio employees picking up short wave communications at the "listening post," which were then transmitted to the News Room. Overall, this collection documents the impact not only of radio on troop morale but also of the war itself on home front entertainment.
People
Barton, Vera (Singer);
Benny, Jack, 1894-1974;
Bergen, Edgar, 1903-1978;
Borge, Victor;
Brice, Fanny;
Burns, George, 1896-1996;
Cantor, Eddie, 1892-1964;
Copland, Aaron, 1900-1990;
Costello, Lou;
Crosby, Bing, 1903-1977;
Dragonette, Jessica;
Durante, Jimmy;
Erickson, Louise;
Fitzgerald, Ella;
Francis, Arlene;
Gardner, Ed, 1901-1961;
Godfrey, Arthur, 1903-1983;
Goodman, Benny, 1909-1986;
Haenschen, W. Gus. (Walter Gustave), 1889-1980;
Hayes, Helen, 1900-1993;
Hersholt, Jean, 1886-1956;
Hope, Bob, 1903-2003;
Ives, Burl, 1909-1995;
Jessel, George, 1898-1981;
Jolson, Al, 1886-1950;
Kyser, Kay;
Lawrence, Marjorie, 1908-;
Loy, Myrna, 1905-1993;
McCambridge, Mercedes;
Oliver, Edna May, 1883-1942;
Pons, Lily, 1898-1976;
Roosevelt, Eleanor, 1884-1962;
Shore, Dinah, 1917-1994;
Skelton, Red, 1913-1997;
Smith, Kate, 1907-1986;
Stewart, James, 1908-1997;
Stone, Ezra, 1917-1994;
Waring, Fred, 1900-1984;
Welles, Orson, 1915-1985;
Zyne, Murray;
Allen, Fred, 1894-1956;
Allen, Gracie, 1902-1964;
Ameche, Don;
Aot, Bud
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Language: Description is in English.
New-York Historical Society
Entertainers and Announcers, Alphabetical List
Adams, Franklin - Astaire, Fred, 1942 Apr. 1-1943 Mar. 16
1, Folder: 1 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Abbott, Bud and Costello, Lou, 1942 Sep. 23-1942 Dec. 18
1, Folder: 2 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Ace Goodman and Jane, 1948 Oct.
1, Folder: 3 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Allen, Arthur, and Fennelly, Parker, 1942 Dec. 15-1943 Mar. 16
1, Folder: 4 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Allen, Fred, 1942, inclusive
1, Folder: 5 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Allen, Mel, 1942, inclusive
1, Folder: 6 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Ameche, Don, 1942, inclusive
1, Folder: 7 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Baker, Jack - Boland, Mary, 1942 Jun. 26-1943
1, Folder: 8 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Bonura, Zeke - Byrne, Barry, 1941-1943, inclusive
1, Folder: 9 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Barber, Red, 1942, inclusive
1, Folder: 10 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Barlow, Ernesta, 1942, inclusive
1, Folder: 11 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Barton, Vera, 1942, inclusive
1, Folder: 12 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Bauer, Charita, 1942, inclusive
1, Folder: 13 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Beck, Jackson, 1942-1943 Jan. 19, inclusive
1, Folder: 14 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Bellauer, Harry, 1942, inclusive
1, Folder: 15 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Benny, Jack, 1942 Mar. 11-1943 Jan. 26
1, Folder: 16 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Bergen, Edgar, 1942 Jan. 14-1943 Mar. 9
1, Folder: 17 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Bernie, Ben, 1941 Sep. 9-1942
1, Folder: 18 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Black, Frank, 1942-1943 Mar. 2, inclusive
1, Folder: 19 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Borge, Victor, 1942 Aug. 8-1943
1, Folder: 20 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Breneman, Tom, 1942-1943, inclusive
1, Folder: 21 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Brice, Fanny, 1940 Nov. 1-1942 Nov. 10
1, Folder: 22 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Burns, Bob, 1942 Oct.-1943 Mar. 23
1, Folder: 23 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Burns, George and Allen, Gracie, 1942-1943, inclusive
1, Folder: 24 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Byron, Ed, 1942, inclusive
1, Folder: 25 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Cabanne, Mimi - Coelho, Olga, 1942 Jul. 31-1943 Mar. 3
2, Folder: 26 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Colbert, Regina - Curtin, Joseph, 1942 Oct. 7-1943
2, Folder: 27 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Cantor, Eddie, 1942-1943 Mar. 30, inclusive
2, Folder: 28 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Close, Upton, 1942 Mar. 3-1942 Nov. 3
2, Folder: 29 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Copland, Aaron, 1942-1943, inclusive
2, Folder: 30 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Correll, Charles and Gosden, Freeman, 1942-1943, inclusive
2, Folder: 31 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Courtney, Diane, 1942 Sep. 21-1943
2, Folder: 32 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Crosby, Bing, 1942-1943, inclusive
2, Folder: 33 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Crosby, Bob, 1942, inclusive
2, Folder: 34 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Cugat, Xavier, 1942-1943, inclusive
2, Folder: 35 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Damon, Les - Dinsdale, Shirley, 1941 Mar. 6-1943 Feb. 23
2, Folder: 36 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Dodson, Jon - Dutton, Laura Deane, 1942 Mar. 3-1943 Mar. 16
2, Folder: 37 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Day, Dennis, 1942, inclusive
2, Folder: 38 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Dinning Sisters, The, 1942 Aug. 5-1943 Apr. 6
2, Folder: 39 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Donald, Peter, 1942, inclusive
2, Folder: 40 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Dragonette, Jessica, 1942, inclusive
2, Folder: 41 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Dudley, Paul, 1942-1943, inclusive
2, Folder: 42 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Eddy, Nelson - Everett, Harry, 1942 Jun. 26-1943 Mar. 23
2, Folder: 43 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Edwards, Ralph, 1942 Sep. 8-1943 Jan. 26
2, Folder: 44 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Ellis, Dellie, 1942, inclusive
2, Folder: 45 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Erickson, Louise, 1942, inclusive
2, Folder: 46 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Evans, Dale, 1942 Sep. 25-1942 Dec. 21
2, Folder: 47 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Farrell, Jimmy - Fuller, Barbara, 1942 Feb. 4-1943 Mar. 9
2, Folder: 48 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Fennelly, Parker, 1942-1943 Feb. 16, inclusive
2, Folder: 49 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Francis, Arlene, 1942-1943 Feb. 23, inclusive
2, Folder: 50 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Fridell, Vivian, 1942 Jul. 9-1943
2, Folder: 51 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Garbell, Rosemary-Gwenn, Edmund, 1942 Jun.-1943 Apr. 13
3, Folder: 52 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Gardner, Ed, 1942 Mar.-1943
3, Folder: 53 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Gerson, Betty Lou, 1942 Jul. 21-1943 Apr. 6
3, Folder: 54 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Godfrey, Arthur, 1943, inclusive
3, Folder: 55 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Godwin, Earl, 1942-1943, inclusive
3, Folder: 56 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Goodman, Al, 1942-1943, inclusive
3, Folder: 57 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Goodman, Benny, 1942, inclusive
3, Folder: 58 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Grey, Nan, 1942-1943 Jan., inclusive
3, Folder: 59 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Hackett, Bobby-Henry, Bill, 1942 Mar. 12-1943 Sep.
3, Folder: 60 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Hern, Art-Husing, Ted, 1941 May 19-1943
3, Folder: 61 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Haenschen, Gus, 1942 Jan.
3, Folder: 62 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Hawk, Bob, 1941 Dec. 31-1942 Jul. 1
3, Folder: 63 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Hayes, Helen, 1942 Jul.-1943 Sep.
3, Folder: 64 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Hershfield, Harry, 1942 Oct. 7-1943 Feb. 2
3, Folder: 65 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Hersholt, Jean, 1942, inclusive
3, Folder: 66 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Higby, Mary Jane, 1942 Dec. 15-1943 Mar. 22
3, Folder: 67 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Hill, Patricia, 1942-1943, inclusive
3, Folder: 68 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Hookey, Bobby, 1942-1943 Feb. 9, inclusive
3, Folder: 69 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Hope, Bob, 1942, inclusive
3, Folder: 70 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Houston, Josephine, 1942-1943, inclusive
3, Folder: 71 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Hulick, Budd, 1942-1943, inclusive
3, Folder: 72 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Ives, Burl, 1942, inclusive
3, Folder: 73 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Jagger, Dean-Jordan, Joyce, 1942 Jul. 21-1943 Mar. 22
3, Folder: 74 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
James, Harry, 1942, inclusive
3, Folder: 75 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Jessell, George, 1942 Jan.
3, Folder: 76 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Jolson, Al, 1942 Oct.-1943
3, Folder: 77 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Jordan, Jim and Marian, 1942 Feb. 2-1943 Feb. 23
3, Folder: 78 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Kallen, Kitty-Kilty, Jack, 1942 Apr. 6-1943 Mar. 22
4, Folder: 79 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
King, Pete-Kupfer, Kurt, 1942 Aug.-1943 May
4, Folder: 80 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Kaye, Sammy, 1942 Sep. 25-1943, Jan.
4, Folder: 81 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Kelk, Jackie, 1942 Apr. 25-1942 Aug.
4, Folder: 82 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Kilpack, Bennett, 1942 Oct.
4, Folder: 83 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Klowden, Nina, 1942 Dec. 28-1943 Feb. 16
4, Folder: 84 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Kummer, Eloise, 1942 Sep. 14-1943 Jan. 4
4, Folder: 85 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Kupperman, Joel, 1942-1943, inclusive
4, Folder: 86 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Kyser, Kay, 1942, inclusive
4, Folder: 87 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Lake, Arthur-Leinsdorf, Erich, 1941 May 15-1943 Apr. 20
4, Folder: 88 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Leonard, Lillian-Lyon, Priscilla, 1942 Jan. 7-1943 Aug.
4, Folder: 89 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Lawrence, Marjorie, 1943, inclusive
4, Folder: 90 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Leibert, Dick, 1942 Apr. 1-1942 Dec. 21
4, Folder: 91 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Lester, Jerry, 1942, inclusive
4, Folder: 92 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
MacCormack, Franklyn-Menser, C.L., 1942 Feb. 25-1943 Mar. 31
4, Folder: 93 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Michael, Mary-Music Maids and Phil, The, 1941 Jun. 9-1943 Mar. 2
4, Folder: 94 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
McCambridge, Mercedes, 1942 Sep. 16-1943 Mar. 2
4, Folder: 95 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
McClain, Jimmy, 1942 Sep. 8-1943 Jan. 19
4, Folder: 96 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
McEvoy, J.P., 1942, inclusive
4, Folder: 97 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
McLaughlin, Don, 1942-1943, inclusive
4, Folder: 98 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Melton, James, 1942 Mar.-1943 Apr.
4, Folder: 99 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Mercer, Mary Ann, 1942 Feb. 25-1942 Dec. 8
4, Folder: 100 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Merrick, Margaret, 1942-1943 Jan., inclusive
4, Folder: 101 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Millay, Edna St, Vincent, 1942 Sep. 30-1948 Dec. 28
4, Folder: 102 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Moore, Garry, 1942, inclusive
4, Folder: 103 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Moore, Grace, 1942 Jul. 1-1943 Sep.
4, Folder: 104 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Morgan, Frank, 1942, inclusive
4, Folder: 105 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Moylan Sisters, The, 1942, inclusive
4, Folder: 106 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Nash, Clarence-Novak, Frank J., 1942 Mar. 30-1943
5, Folder: 107 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Neil, Marcia, 1942 Oct. 14-1943 Apr. 20
5, Folder: 108 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Neumayer, Marilou, 1942-1943, inclusive
5, Folder: 109 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Obeler, Arch-Owens, Ruth, 1942 Oct. 7-1943 Feb. 16
5, Folder: 110 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
O'Keefe, Walter, 1942, inclusive
5, Folder: 111 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Oliver, Edna May, 1942, inclusive
5, Folder: 112 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Parker, Frank-Providnia, Zina, 1942 Mar. 10-1943 Mar. 16
5, Folder: 113 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Paige, Raymond, 1942-1943, inclusive
5, Folder: 114 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Palmer, Eileen, 1942 Jul. 29-1943 Feb. 2
5, Folder: 115 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Patton, Mary, 1942 Aug. 25-1943 Mar. 9
5, Folder: 116 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Peabody, Eddie, 1942-1943, inclusive
5, Folder: 117 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Peaker, Ada Beth, 1942 Mar. 3-1943 Mar. 23
5, Folder: 118 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Peary, Harold, 1941 Aug. 31-1943 Jan. 26
5, Folder: 119 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Persons, Fern, 1942 Oct. 27-1943 Mar. 30
5, Folder: 120 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Pons, Lily, 1942-1943, inclusive
5, Folder: 121 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Porter, Roy, 1942, inclusive
5, Folder: 122 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Putnam, George F., 1942-1943 Mar. 30, inclusive
5, Folder: 123 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Raffetto, Michael-Robb, Stuart, 1942 Jun. 22-1943 Apr. 20
5, Folder: 124 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Robinson, Edward G.-Ryder, Alfred, 1942 Jan.-1943 Mar. 16
5, Folder: 125 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Riggs, Tommy, 1942-1943 Mar. 23, inclusive
5, Folder: 126 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Robinson, Bartlett, 1943, inclusive
5, Folder: 127 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Ross, Lanny, 1942-1943, inclusive
5, Folder: 128 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Ryan, Patricia, 1942-1943, inclusive
5, Folder: 129 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Sacco, Charles-Smith, Viola, 1942 Feb. 25-1943 Apr. 13
5, Folder: 130 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Smolen, Vivian-Steele Sisters, The, 1942 Mar. 10-1943
5, Folder: 131 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Stevens, Julie-Swinney, Josephine, 1941-1943 Apr. 6, inclusive
5, Folder: 132 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Seymour, Anne, 1942 Jul. 29-1943 Jan. 19
5, Folder: 133 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Shaw, Hollace, 1942-1943 Mar. 18, inclusive
5, Folder: 134 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Shayon, Robert Louis, 1942 Jul.
5, Folder: 135 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Sherman, Ransom, 1942 Jan. 9-1943
5, Folder: 136 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Shore, Dinah, 1942-1943, inclusive
5, Folder: 137 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Simms, Ginny, 1942 Sep. 8-1943 Apr. 6
5, Folder: 138 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Singleton, Penny, 1942-1943, inclusive
5, Folder: 139 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Skelton, Red, 1942 Oct. 14-1943 Jan. 4
5, Folder: 140 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Smith, Kate, 1942-1943, inclusive
5, Folder: 141 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Stern, Bill, 1942-1943, inclusive
5, Folder: 142 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Stewart, Jimmy, 1942, inclusive
5, Folder: 143 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Stone, Ezra, 1942-1943, inclusive
5, Folder: 144 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Stoopnagle, Colonel, 1943, inclusive
5, Folder: 145 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Swarthout, Gladys, 1942-1943, inclusive
5, Folder: 146 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Tamiroff, Akim-Tuttle, Lurene, 1942 Feb. 25-1943 Mar. 23
6, Folder: 147 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Templeton, Alec, 1937 Jun. 19-1942
6, Folder: 148 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Terry, Renee, 1943 Apr.
6, Folder: 149 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Thomas, John Charles, 1942 Aug.-1943
6, Folder: 150 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Thompson, Bill, 1942, inclusive
6, Folder: 151 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Uncle Arnold-Unger, Stella, 1942-1943, inclusive
6, Folder: 152 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Valdes, Miguelito-Voorhees, Donald, 1942 Feb. 2-1943 Apr. 6
6, Folder: 153 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Walpole, Helen-Worth, Betty, 1942 Feb.-1943 Mar. 16
6, Folder: 154 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Waring, Fred, 1942-1943 Apr. 20, inclusive
6, Folder: 155 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Welles, Orson, 1941 Sep. 5-1942 Sep.
6, Folder: 156 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Widmark, Dick, 1942-1943, inclusive
6, Folder: 157 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Williams, Florence, 1942 Sep. 23-1943 Feb. 16
6, Folder: 158 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Willson, Meredith, 1942, inclusive
6, Folder: 159 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Winkler, Betty, 1942 Feb. 25-1943 Jan. 26
6, Folder: 160 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Wismer, Harry, 1942-1943, inclusive
6, Folder: 161 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Wood, Helen, 1942, inclusive
6, Folder: 162 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Woods, Lesley, 1942-1943, inclusive
6, Folder: 163 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Yates, Dorothy-Young, Russ, 1942 Mar. 11-1943
6, Folder: 164 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Zyne, Murray, 1942, inclusive
6, Folder: 165 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Subject List
Broadcasting Equipment and Technology, 1942, inclusive
6, Folder: 166 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
CBS Listening Post, 1942, inclusive
6, Folder: 167 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Goodwin's Gym, 1942, inclusive
6, Folder: 168 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Shows, 1942-1943, inclusive
6, Folder: 169 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Miscellaneous (captions, press releases), 1943 Feb. 10, undated
6, Folder: 170 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Unidentified, 1942-1943, inclusive
6, Folder: 171 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)