Variety radio directory (1940)

PROFESSIONAL RECORDS— Continued poser. Born New York City, June 29, 1911; h. 5 ft. 10 in.; w. 158; brown hair, gray eyes; e. New York University, Juilliard Graduate School; m. Lucille Fletcher. First radio work in 1932 as orchestrator and conductor. (R) Pa & Ma, 1936-37 (Atlantic Refining Co., CBS); Campbell Playhouse, 1938-40 (Campbell Soup, CBS). (F) RKO. (L) Americana Revue (Shuberts). HERSHOLT, JEAN. Actor. Born Copenhagen, Denmark, July 12, 1886; h. 5 ft. 11 in.; w. 190; brown hair, blue eyes; parents were actors; e. grammar and high schools in Denmark; m.; one son, Allan, 25. Began stage career in Denmark in 1904, and made his first picture in Copenhagen on March 26, 1906. First radio appearances were guest shots on network programs. (R) Dr. Christian, 1937-40 (Chesebrough Mfg. Co. for Vaseline, CBS). (GA) Lux Radio Theatre (Lever Bros., CBS); Kate Smith Variety Hour (General Foods, CBS); Royal Desserts Program (Standard Brands, NBC Red); Gateway to Hollywood (Wm. Wrigley, Jr., Co., CBS); others. (F) Beginning with 1906 in Copenhagen; in Hollywood since 1913; D. W. Griffith, Columbia, Paramount, Universal, First National, United Artists, Warner Bros., RKO, M-G-M, 20th Century-Fox, etc.; (s, f). (L) In Denmark, 1904-12. (V) Theatre appearances. HEYNE, WILLIAM B. Choral conductor. Born Decatur, 111., Sept. 26, 1897; h. 5 ft. 9 in.; w. 150; dark hair, brown eyes; e. American Conservatory of Music (bachelor of music), U. of Illinois, Northwestern University; m. Vera Westphalen Heyne; two children, Jacquelyn, 9, William Robert, 6. Voice instructor St. Louis Institute of Music, choral conductor of Grace Lutheran Choir, St. Louis A Capella Choir, and Concordia Seminary chorus; first radio appearance in 1925 via KFUO, Clayton, Mo. (owned by the Luthern church). (R) Lutheran Hour, 1930-31 and 1935-40 (Lutheran Laymen's League, CBS, 1930-31; Mutual, 1935-40). HICKS, GEORGE FRANCIS. Announcer. Born Tacoma, Wash., Aug. 26, 1905; h. 5 ft. 11 in.; w. 165; brown hair, hazel eyes; e. University of Washington, College of Puget Sound, George Washington University, and Corcoran Art School; m. Anne Hicks; one son, Robert Ivan, 7. First radio work in 1928 via WRC, Washington, after an audition; he became a first-string NBC announcer in New York in November, 1929. (R) Death Valley Days, 1932-40 (Pacific Coast Borax Co., currently NBC Blue); Larry Clinton's Orchestra, 1937 (Radio Corp. of America, WEAF); New York City fight broadcasts with Clem McCarthy, 1938 (carried by NBC as sustaining; sponsored on eastern Blue network by Adam Hats); Seth Parker, 1938-39 (Vick Chemical Co., NBC Blue). (V) M. C, 1938. (Special events announcer, NBC.) HIESTAND, JOHN. Announcer, actor. Born Madison, Wis., Jan. 16, 1907; h. 6 ft. IV2 in.; w. 175; light hair, blue eyes; e. Stanford University (A.B. degree); m. Jeane Wood Hiestand; two daughters, Joan Louise, 9, and Judith Ellen, 1. Originally an actor with the Pasadena Playhouse group, he made his first radio appearance in 1933 via KHJ, Los Angeles, as the result of his theatrical experience. (R) Portraits in Harmony, 1936 (General Shoe Corp., NBC Blue); Hollywood in Person, 1937 (General Mills for Bisquick, CBS); Werner Janssen Orchestra, summer of 1937 (Standard Brands for Fleischmann's Yeast, NBC Red); Royal Gelatin Hour, 1937-38 (Standard Brands for Royal Gelatin, NBC Red); Seein' Stars, 1937-38 (Fleischmann's Yeast, NBC Blue); Mickey Mouse Theatre of the Air, 1938 (Pepsodent Co., NBC Red); It Happened in Hollywood, 1939-40 (Geo. A. Hormel & Co., CBS); Al Pearce and His Gang, 1939 (General Foods, NBC Red); Those We Love, 1939 (Lamont, Corliss, NBC Blue); Music by Malneck, 1939 (American Cigarette & Cigar, CBS); Silver Theatre, 1939 (International Silver, CBS); others. (F) Warner Bros.; M-G-M. (L) Stock. HIKEN, NAT. Writer. Born Chicago, 111., June 23, 1914; e. University of Wisconsin. Started in radio via a morning program in 1936. (R) Grouch Club, 1938-40 (General Mills for Corn Kix; CBS, Oct. 1938, to June, 1939; NBC Red, June, 1939, to Feb., 1940). (F) Warner Bros.; Grouch Club and other comedy shorts. HILL, ALICE. Dramatic actress. Born Chicago, 111., Feb. 4; daughter of Leone Bergeron, concert singer; h. 5 ft. 3 in; w. 115; brown hair, blue-green eyes; e. universities of Southern California and Wisconsin, Northwestern University and Goodman Theatre; m. Sumner W. D. Scott (college professor). Did experimental radio work while still in school; in 1932 Bernardine Flynn (Vic, of Vic & Sade) arranged an audition at CBS; first lead the following year impersonating film stars on Photoplay program via CBS. Also writes some radio dramas, delivers college lectures, and club readings. (R) We Are Four, 1938 (Libby, McNeil & Libby, Mutual); Wife vs. Sec 960