+ Biography In Sound was a documentary series broadcast from 1954 to 1958 on NBC. Joseph Meyers, a NBC newsman, produced a documentary on Winston Churchill for his 80th birthday, November 30, 1954. It was an instant hit and highly praised by critics. Encouraged by the show's success, Meyers went on to produce another piece on the writer Ernest Hemingway, again to wide critical acclaim. After the third documentary on Gertrude Lawrence, the show was serialized and aired weekely for 60 minutes beginning in February, 1955. Click here to read more about Biography In Sound
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Please enjoy these 81 old time radio episodes:
| Air Date | Title | Synopsis | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10.24.1954 | sigmond romburg |
+ "A Salute To Sigmund Romberg". The first show of the series. Recorded examples of Mr. Romberg's ... | |
| 11.28.1954 | winston churchill |
+ "The Tumult and The Shouting: His Finest Hour". Sponsored by: Allis Chalmers. An audio biography ... | |
| 12.19.1954 | ernest hemingway | ||
| 01.16.1955 | show biz |
+ "Show Biz". A history of the past fifty years of show business, based on the book by Abel Green ... | |
| 01.23.1955 | gertrude lawrence |
+ "Meet Gertrude Lawrence". A repeat broadcast of a program originally heard January 23, 1955 and ... | |
| 02.20.1955 | carl sandburg |
+ "Meet Carl Sandburg". The system cue has been deleted. The program was rebroadcast on May 25, 19... | |
| 03.06.1955 | the actor |
+ "The Actor". The program was rebroadcast May 1, 1955. What is an actor? Why is he? | |
| 03.13.1955 | stan kenton |
+ "The Life and Times Of A Musician: The Kenton Era". an excellent, musically illustrated biograph... | |
| 03.20.1955 | ethel barrymore |
+ , AFRTS rebroadcast. "Meet Ethel Barrymore". A sound portrait of the famous actress. The program ... | |
| 03.27.1955 | george bernard shaw |
+ "They Knew Bernard Shaw". The program was repeated May 15, 1955 and July 24, 1956. This may be o... | |
| 04.03.1955 | ernest hemingway | ||
| 04.10.1955 | franklin delano roosevelt |
+ "They Knew President Franklin Delano Roosevelt". The story of the famous president, as a man. Th... | |
| 04.17.1955 | leo durocher |
+ "Leo The Lip". A sound portrait of Leo Durocher, the famous manager of the Brooklyn Dodgers. The... | |
| 05.15.1955 | george bernard shaw |
+ "They Knew Bernard Shaw". The program was repeated May 15, 1955 and July 24, 1956. This may be o... | |
| 05.29.1955 | carl sandburg | ||
| 06.05.1955 | stan kenton |
+ "The Life and Times Of A Musician: The Kenton Era". an excellent, musically illustrated biograph... | |
| 06.14.1955 | gertrude lawrence |
+ "Meet Gertrude Lawrence". A repeat broadcast of a program originally heard January 23, 1955 and ... | |
| 06.28.1955 | f scott fitzgerald |
+ "This Was F. Scott Fitzgerald". Everett Sloane reading from the works of Fitzgerald. Memories of... | |
| 07.05.1955 | george washington |
+ "George Washington, The Man Nobody Knows". A no-holds-barred portrait of the President's life an... | |
| 07.12.1955 | john l lewis |
+ "Labor's John L. Lewis". Labor journalists and coal miners tell the story of the head of the Uni... | |
| 07.26.1955 | biography in rhythm | ||
| 08.09.1955 | the atom |
+ "The Atom: Menace and Promise". A program to mark the tenth anniversary of atomic energy. The pr... | |
| 08.16.1955 | babe ruth |
+ "The Legend Of The Babe". The story of the famous baseball player, well told! Part of the progra... | |
| 08.30.1955 | the serious george gershwin |
+ "The Serious George Gershwin". Music by Gershwin, including several of his popular-but-serious c... | |
| 09.13.1955 | clarence darrow |
+ "Clarence Darrow For The Defense". People who knew Darrow remember the Scopes Trial, Eugene V. D... |
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