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■ But upstairs in her barren room, she found strange comfort in writing, page after page.
THE TRUE STORY OF
WHO is Mary Marlin? You who listen so anxiously each day on the air know her as the central figure in your favorite radio drama, whose laughter and tears and courage somehow bring a finer meaning into each day.
But you see, I know another "Mary Marlin".
She's equally as courageous and just as proud. With her sensitive heart she's faced the world and its problems just as bravely, perhaps a little more so. For you see, my Mary Marlin really lives. Her name is Jane Crusinberry, and she is the woman who writes all the dramatic events that happen to Mary. Who gives Mary the words to express hei self.
Perhaps as you read this dramatic, real life story of a girl who had spunk enough to stand against the
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whole world for what she thought was right; who, in the course of a few brief years, was forced to run the gauntlet of almost every human emotion, you will know the spark which makes The Story of Mary Marlin so vivid and real. You will know that this program is basically a story from life, written by a person who has tasted all its bitterness and all its sweetness. Perhaps too, you will sense some of the things in store for your Mary Marlin of the air. This story of "The real Mary Marlin" starts when she was fifteen, and her family moved to the exclusive Gold Coast of Chicago. For it was then that Jane fully awoke to the realization that her life was her own, and that it was high time she did, something about it. Although she was young, she knew she had a
voice, and she was determined to do something about that too. So off she tramped one day down to Chicago's loop, with her curls, her short skirts, and a naive but determined faith in herself. All alone, and without her parents knowing anything about it, she walked bravely into the expensive offices of Mr. William Bard, one of Chicago's finest voice instructors. Boldly she approached the girl at the reception desk.
"Good morning," she said, "my name is Jane Crusinberry and I want to sing for Mr. Bard."
That was the way she did things. She wanted to sing for Mr. Bard, and the fact that perhaps he might be busy, that he might not even be interested, these things never even entered her little head. She was going to become a great singer, and knowing her first step was to study, she picked out the best, and
An overwhelming loneliness was the inspiration for this beloved serial.
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