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December 31, 1951: The Wild Bill Hickok airs for the last time on Mutual

  December 31, 1951: The Wild Bill Hickok Show  appeared for the last time on Mutual. The show starred Guy Madison as Wild Bill and Andy Devine as his assistant, Jingles P. Jones. Guy Madison played  Wild Bill Hickok   a true American folk hero. He was a scout, a gunman, and a lawman. His accounts were partially fictionalized, but the basis of the show was truth .

December 30: Happy Birthday Jeanette Nolan!

December 30: Happy Birthday Jeanette Nolan ! Born on this day in 1911, Jeanette Nolan was one of radio’s busiest stars, with regular appearances on Lux Radio Theater , Cavalcade of America , The Great Gildersleeve , Young Doctor Malone , Let George Do It , Yours Truly Johnny Dollar and Suspense .

December 27: Happy Birthday, Marlene Dietrich

We wish a Merry Christmas to all our readers, and, simultaneously, a happy birthday to the mysterious, urbane songstress, Marlene Dietrich .  As Marie Magdalene Dietrich , she entered the world on this day in 1901. While her icy stare may not have played well on the radio, her voice certainly did.  She turned in sensuous and beguiling performances in such episodes of Lux Radio Theater as "Song of Songs," "Manpower," and "The Legionnaire."  She also appeared on Martin and Lewis and Burns and Allen . An anti-Nazi voice and USO participant, Dietrich died in Paris at the age of 90.