New Years In Wartime – January 1, 1945
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Category: 1940’s
Clifford Odets: “The Artist Is Taking A Strange Place In America Today” 1963 – Past Daily Evening Gallimaufry
– Clifford Odets – Interview for Sum & Substance – Feb. 3, 1963 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – The name Clifford Odets may not ring any bells, unless you have spent time going through the history of Theatre and the Social commentary of 1930s Depression-era America. To many, Clifford
Dorothy Thompson, Carl Van Doren, Pearl S. Buck, Lin Yutang – 1939 World Congress Of Writers Dinner – Past Daily Evening Gallimaufry
– May 10, 1939 – World Congress Of Writers Dinner – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Unless you are an English Major or a Writer or reader with a voracious appetite, the above names may mean nothing to you. In 1939 they represented the vanguard of established writers in the
ASCAP: Star-Studded Protest – 1941 – Past Daily Evening Gallimaufry
– ASCAP Protest program Number 2 – 1941 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – A star-studded protest – all in the name of music and rights and royalties. This one happened in 1941 and was about the three major radio networks refusing to air music licensed by ASCAP because of
Nuremberg War Crimes Trials – Goering: “We Are Having An Extremely Difficult Week” – December 14, 1945
– December 14, 1945 – Nuremberg Trial reports – Arthur Gaith – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – December 14, 1945 – And the word from Nuremberg was pessimistic. The War Crimes Tribunal was forging ahead, and with each new day came more fresh horror to listen to and digest. During
Trouble With Rome – The Trouble With Earth – December 12, 1947
– NBC World News Roundup + News Of The World – December 12, 1947 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection Seemingly no end to trouble, discontent, upheaval and strife on this particular December 12th. 1947 was a year of change throughout the world, and much of it was painful. The countries
Nuremberg War Crimes Tribunal: ‘Supposedly Civilized Human Beings’ – December 11, 1945
The Nuremberg War Crimes Tribunal which started on November 20, 1945, continued this December 11th in 1945. As evidence continued to pile up, and revolting revelation after revolting revelation turned this investigation of War Crimes into a ghastly exposé of the sickness that was Nazi Germany during World War 2,
Politics And Inflation – Season Of Adjustment And Discontent – December 8, 1947
– News Of The World – December 8, 1947 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – This December 8 in 1947 saw the country battling Politics and Inflation, the Cold War unfolding and American cities squabbling for bragging rights. Politics and Inflation on Capitol Hill, the GOP was readying a plan
December 7, 1941 – As The Day Of Infamy Slowly Sank In . . .
news and bullets later on that day. Click on the link at the Past Daily site and listen to news reports and bulletins.
A Streetcar Named Desire – 1948 Drama Critics Award – Past Daily Evening Gallimaufry
– 1948 Drama Critics Award program – A Streetcar Named Desire – Mutual Special Features – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – A Streetcar Named Desire, as it was first performed with the original cast; Jessica Tandy, Kim Hunter, Karl Malden and Marlon Brando. A run which began in 1947 and