Variety radio directory (1940)
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PROFESSIONAL RECORDS— Continued
RCA Victor, Columbia, Brunswick, Decca and others.
DUKE OF PADUCAH. See Whitey Ford.
DUMAS, HELENE. Actress. Born Brooklyn, N. Y., Nov. 4, 1910; h. 5 ft. 4V2 in.; w. 119; blonde hair, hazel eyes; e. Cathedral High and New York Training School for Teachers; not married. Originally played in stock; first radio appearance in 1931 as result of an NBC audition. (R) Easy Aces (Anacin, NBC Blue); Short, Short Story (Campbell Soup, CBS); Mr. District Attorney (Pepsodent, successively NBC Red and Blue); This Day is Ours, 1938-40 (P & G, successively CBS and NBC Blue); Ellen Randolph (Colgate-Palmolive-Peet, NBC Red); The Goldbergs (P & G CBS); Pretty Kitty Kelly (Continental Baking, CBS); Aunt Jenny's Real Life Stories (Lever Bros., CBS); Big Sister (Lever Bros., CBS); My Son and I, 1940 (General Foods, CBS); others. (L) Stock (leads).
DUMKE, RALPH. Comedian, singer. (R) Sisters of the Skillet (Procter & Gamble, NBC Blue); Armour Stars (Armour Co., NBC Blue); Knox Quality Twins (Knox Gelatine, CBS); others (with Ed East-East & Dumke); Life Begins, 1940 (Campbell Soup, CBS). (GA) National Barn Dance (Miles Laboratories, Inc.. NBC Blue, Feb. 12, 1938 and March 5, 1538). (F) Educational Pictures, 1937. (V) East & Dumke, The Mirthquakes, 1923-29.
DUNING, GEORGE W. Music production, arranging. Born Richmond, Ind., Feb. 25, 1908; son of Henrietta Duning, organist, and William Duning, choral conductor; h. 5 ft. 10% in.; w. .170; brown hair, blue eyes; e. University of Cincinnati and Cincinnati Conservatory of Music; m. Dorothy Hutchings. Entered radio as trumpeter and pianist. (R) Elgin Football Revue, 1936 (Elgin Watch, CBS); Kay Kyser's Surprise Party, 1937 (Willys Motors, Mutual); Kay Kyser's College of Musical Knowledge, 1938-40 (American Tobacco, NBC Red). (R) RKO; shorts. (V) Kay Kyser's College of Musical Knowledge, 1939-40. (PR) Columbia, Vocalion.
DUNLAP, PATRICIA. Actress. (R) Bachelor's Children 1935-40 (Cudahy Packing Co., Mutual, 1935-38; CBS, 1936-40); Manhattan Mother, 1938-39 (Procter & Gamble, CBS); Kitty Keene, Inc., currently (P & G, NBC Red).
DUNN, VIOLET, Actress. Born Toronto, Ont., May 28, 1912; h. 5 ft. 2% in.; dark
brown hair and eyes; e. public and high schools in Toronto. At the age of eight, when she won an annual public schools elocution contest, she attracted the attention of the leading lady of the Percy Haswell Stock Co. and was asked to join the company. Stage and film, as well as radio work followed. (R) The O'Neills (P & G, currently NBC Red). (L) The Whole Town's Talking; Broadway (London production). (F).
*DUNSTEDTER, EDDIE. Orchestra leader. (R) Packard Hour, 1930 (Packard Motors, NBC Blue); Gold Medal Fast Freight, 1930-33 (General Mills, CBS); It Happened in Hollywood, 1939-40 (George A. Hormel & Co., CBS). (F) M-G-M, United Artists (organ, Novachord). (V) Theatre appearances. (PR) Decca.
DYER, BRAVEN. Sports commentator. Born Chicago, 111., May 29, 1900; h. 5 ft. 10 in.; w. 180; grey-black hair, blue eyes; e. Stadium high, Tacoma, and Pomona College, Claremont, Calif.; m. Evalyn Dyer; two sons, Braven, Jr., and David P. Sports writer for the Los Angeles Times for 15 years; Football Annual's West Coast writer, 10 years; author of articles in the Saturday Evening Post, College Humor, Collier's and many newspapers. Started radio work in 1929 as sportscaster. (R) Sports Huddle, 193940 (Marvel Cigarettes, CBS Pacific Coast); local program via KEHE, Hollywood, for 13 weeks; others, not current.
EARL, CRAIG. M. C quiz program. (R) Professor Quiz, 1937 to Sept., 1938 (NashKelvinator Corp., CBS); Professor Quiz, 1938-39 (Noxzema Chemical Co., CBS); Professor Quiz, 1939-40 (P & G for Teel and Drene, CBS). (V) 1937.
EAST, ED. Comedian, singer, M.C. (R) Sisters of the Skillet (Procter & Gamble, NBC Blue); Armour Stars (Armour Co., NBC Blue); Knox Quality Twins (Knox Gelatine, CBS); others. (GA) National Barn Dance (Miles Laboratories, Inc., NBC Blue, Feb. 12, 1938 and March 5, 1938). (All of above were as East & Dumke with Ralph Dumke). (LS) singly: Participating programs and transcriptions, WHN, New York; American Beverage, WJZ, New York; currently: Ed East Pepsi-Cola Jingle (Pepsi-Cola, WJZ); Breakfast in Bedlum and Name It and Take It (sustaining, WJZ). (F)
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