Spoiler : Bacher, William A. Born in Rummania 10/20/1897; died 4/20/1965 of a stroke in London, England (resident of California at the time). Dentist for ten years. Entered radio as a producer of Captain Henry's Showboat in 1929. Writer-director for Show Boat on NBC-Radio (1932-1938). Producer of radio programs including Hollywood Hotel on CBS (1934-1938); Maxwell House Coffee Time that started out as The Good News Of 1938 on NBC (1937-1940); Great Gunns on Mutual (1941); The Al Jolson Show on CBS (1942-1943). Director for radio programs including Hollywood Hotel on CBS (1937); The Texaco Star Theatre on CBS (1938-1940); The Chicago Theatre of the Air on Mutual-Radio (1940-1955); syndicated Treasury Department program, Treasury Star Parade (1942-1944). Producer-director for Great Gunns on Mutual- Radio (1941-1942).