Oak Park Arms troupe recreates Thrilling Days of golden-age radio - Oak Park Leaves

Oak Park Arms troupe recreates Thrilling Days of golden-age radio
Oak Park Leaves
By Bruce Ingram Contributor May 16, 2012 7:38PM More: The two-part program includes a re-created “Life of Riley” comedy broadcast from November 1947, and one of the last shows of radio's golden age, the final episode of the “Jack Benny Program” in 1955 ...

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Eriksmoen: Peggy Lee's soft singing became her signature style - In-Forum

Eriksmoen: Peggy Lee's soft singing became her signature style
In-Forum
She developed this sound in 1940 while performing at a restaurant in Palm Springs, Calif., when Jack Benny and his radio entourage arrived. Peggy Lee developed her unique sound in 1940 while performing at a restaurant in Palm Springs, Calif.

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Marilyn Monroe's 'Happy Birthday' to President John F. Kennedy turns 50 - New York Daily News


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Marilyn Monroe's 'Happy Birthday' to President John F. Kennedy turns 50
New York Daily News
Though Kennedy's actual birthday was 10 days away, Jack Benny, Ella Fitzgerald, Bobby Darin and a host of other celebrities feted Kennedy at the Garden, which then stood between 50th and 51st Streets on Eighth Avenue in Manhattan.

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Here & Now - Lake County News Sun

Here & Now
Lake County News Sun
Details, (847) 360-4744 Reception: The Lake County Art League (LCAL) Spring Members' Show will culminate with a critique and reception May 21 at 7 pm at the Jack Benny Center for the Arts in Bowen Park, 39 Jack Benny Drive. The show offers 41 pieces of ...

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Radio: Tom Leykis shifts schedule for a day - Los Angeles Daily News

Radio: Tom Leykis shifts schedule for a day
Los Angeles Daily News
May 2 marked the 80th anniversary of the debut of Jack Benny's first radio program, "The Canada Dry Ginger Ale Program" on the NBC Blue Network. "Same Time Same Station," the old-time radio program hosted by John and Larry Gassman, played that episode ...

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Jackie Evancho to Film Second 'Great Performances' Special for PBS - Patch.com

Jackie Evancho to Film Second 'Great Performances' Special for PBS
Patch.com
"Since its February 15, 1926 opening, the Orpheum has played host to some of the most venerable names in show business—from burlesque queen Sally Rand, a young Judy Garland (as Francis Gumm) and comedian Jack Benny, to jazz greats like Lena Horne, ...

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Super Quiz: Test your knowledge - Albany Times Union

Super Quiz: Test your knowledge
Albany Times Union
He married actress Jennifer Garner in 2005. 5. Composer whose hits include "Blue Tango" and "Sleigh Ride." 6. Singer who portrayed Native American Mingo on TV's "Daniel Boone." 7. Comic whose best-known gag was his mock feud with comedian Jack Benny.

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