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RADIO STARS
TEN MOST UNUSUAL PEOPLE IN RADIO
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Phillips Lord developed his own showmanship on the air.
MIRIAM WOLFF:
Among other unusual personalities developed by radio has been a plethora of talented children. From Baby Rose Marie to Mary Ann Bock with the Spitalny program, many clever youngsters have sung, danced and acted before the mike. But perhaps one of the most unusual child performers of all, and certainly the least publicized, is Miriam Wolff, who plays, of all things, the part of Old Nancy, the cackling old witch who introduces the eerie, scary Witch's Tale program of Alonzo Deen Cole, one of the oldest serious dramatic programs in radio.
The original Old Nancy was Adelaide Fitz Allen, a veteran actress of 78 years. When Miss Fitz Allen died in February, 1935, the writer-actor-producer, Alonzo Deen Cole, auditioned nearly a hundred actresses for the part, finally selecting Miss Mildred Holland, another veteran of over seventy years, who had retired from the stage several years before. And, now, for the past two years, the part of Old Nancy has been played by thirteen-year-old Miriam Wolff — a little girl only eleven . when she began in the role. Mr. Cole has consistently refused to publicize the fact that Miss Wolff is a child; perhaps he feels that this would destroy the illusion when the hoarse, weird, cackling voice sounds eerily from the loudspeaker. Miss Wolff has done few other things in radio, but the talent of a child who can play, convincingly, an ancient crone deserves our nomination as one of the truly unusual personalities on the air.
And there they are — the ten most unusual radio people. That there are many more unusual and outstanding performers on the air cannot be denied. These have been selected, by consensus of opinion, not because they are the only ones, or even the best ones, but as the most representative of their various fields. We hope you agree !
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When Commander Donald B. MacMillan, Arctic explorer, sailed on his seventeenth voyage to the Arctic Circle, Lowell Thomas accompanied him as far as Bar Harbor. During the trip, Thomas tried his luck at salt water fishing and landed a nice string of pollock and mackerel. (Left to right) Author Richard Hallett, Lowell Thomas and Commander MacMillan.
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