Variety radio directory (1940)

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PROFESSIONAL RECORDS— Continued Chemical, CBS); Gilmore Circus, 193739 (Gilmore Oil, NBC Red); Amos 'n' Andy, 1938 (Campbell Soup, NBC Red); The Wonder Show-Jack Haley, 1938-39 (Continental Baking, CBS); Joe E. Brown, 1938-39 (General Foods, CBS); Woodbury's Hollywood Playhouse, 193839 (Jergens-Woodbury Sales, NBC Blue); Texaco Star Theatre, 1939 (Texas Co., CBS); Al Pearce & His Gang (as a member of the Merry Men), 1939-40 (Hawaiian Pineapple Co., 1939-40, CBS; R. J. Reynolds, 1940, CBS); others, including guest appearances and transcriptions. (F) Shorts and cartoons; RKO, 20th Century-Fox, Paramount, Leon Schlesinger, Walt Disney. (L) Student Prince, 1930; Anything Goes, 1935. (V) Rudolf Friml, Jr., and His Campus Colleagues, 1928-30. DEANE, BOBBE. Comedienne, ingenue, imitator of children's voices. Born July 29, 1905, Fort Collins, Colo.; h. 5 ft. 2 in.; w. 132; light brown hair, green eyes; e. Denver public schools and private instruction; m. Ted Maxwell, writer-actor. First radio appearance in 1927 via KGO, San Francisco. (R) Hawthorne House, 1936-40 (Wesson Oil & Snowdrift, NBC Red); My Secret Ambition (Durkee Famous Foods, CBS); network programs for Associated Oil, General Petroleum, Sperry Flour, Pacific Coast Borax, Wheatena and Ovaltine, since 1927. (L) Ziegfeld Follies, 1921; Sally, 1922-24; numerous others. DEANE, MARTHA (Mary Margaret McBride). Commentator. Born Paris, Mo., Nov. 16, 1899; h. 5 ft. 5 in.; w. 165; brown hair touched with gray, brown eyes; e. University of Missouri and Williams Woods College. Author of magazine articles for Cosmopolitan magazine; currently writing reminiscences of her childhood in Missouri to be titled How Dear to My Heart. First radio appearance May 3, 1934, when she was chosen from among 27 applicants for the WOR Woman's Hour Program. (R) Mary Margaret McBride, 1937-39 (General Foods Corp., CBS). (LS) Martha Deane 193440 (group of sponsors, WOR, New York). DE ANGELO, CARLO. Director; associated with Benton & Bowles, Inc., New York City. Born Rome, Italy, Aug. 12, 1895, son of Armando De Angelo, actormanager, and nephew of Ermete Novelli, Radio's Outstanding Showman -Conductor Josef CHERNIAVSKY In Charge of Music WLW • Cincinnati, Ohio Creator and Conductor "MUSICAL CAMERA" "MY LUCKY BREAK" "MUSICAL STEEPLECHASE" TED MacMURRAY NBC— Chicago Directing LONE JOURNEY' 916