+ 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 04.17.1955 | leo durocher |
+ "Leo The Lip". A sound portrait of Leo Durocher, the famous manager of the Brooklyn Dodgers. The... | |
| 09.11.1956 | knute rockne | ||
| 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... | |
| 11.27.1956 | john golden | ||
| 01.24.1956 | john golden | ||
| 11.29.1955 | jerome kern |
+ "Jerome Kern: The Man and The Music". Sponsored by: RCA. The system cue has been deleted. | |
| 07.10.1956 | hl mencken | ||
| 10.20.1964 | herbert hoover | ||
| 04.09.1957 | grantland rice | ||
| 02.14.1956 | grantland rice | ||
| 03.12.1957 | grandma moses | ||
| 12.25.1956 | grandma moses | ||
| 09.04.1956 | grandma moses | ||
| 06.14.1955 | gertrude lawrence |
+ "Meet Gertrude Lawrence". A repeat broadcast of a program originally heard January 23, 1955 and ... | |
| 01.23.1955 | gertrude lawrence |
+ "Meet Gertrude Lawrence". A repeat broadcast of a program originally heard January 23, 1955 and ... | |
| 02.21.1956 | george washington |
+ "George Washington, The Man Nobody Knows". A no-holds-barred portrait of the President's life an... | |
| 07.05.1955 | george washington |
+ "George Washington, The Man Nobody Knows". A no-holds-barred portrait of the President's life an... | |
| 03.05.1957 | george m cohan | ||
| 03.20.1956 | george m cohan | ||
| 07.24.1956 | george bernard shaw | ||
| 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... | |
| 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... | |
| 12.18.1956 | fred allen | ||
| 01.29.1957 | franklin roosevelt | ||
| 08.28.1956 | franklin p adams |
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