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Damon Runyon Theatre was broadcast on radio in the late 1940s. Actor John Brown had the role of Broadway, the narrator who often participated in the stories. Russell Hughes adapted Runyon's stories, including characters such as Harrigan, the Cop, Harry the Horse, Little Miss Marker, and Milk-Ear Willie. [2]
Brown had major roles in several popular radio shows: He was "John Doe" in the Texaco Star Theater's version of Fred Allen's Allen's Alley, [2] played Irma's love interest Al in My Friend Irma, [3] both "Gillis" and Digby "Digger" O'Dell in The Life of Riley, [4] (a role he reprised for the first incarnation of the television show), "Broadway" in The Damon Runyon Theatre, [5] and "Thorny" the ...
A Gentleman of Broadway: The Story of Damon Runyon. Boston: Little Brown. ISBN 978-1-199-45217-7; Mosedale, John (1981). The Men Who Invented Broadway: Damon Runyon, Walter Winchell & Their World. New York: Richard Marek Publishers. ISBN 978-0-399-90085-3; Runyon, Damon Jr (1953). Father's Footsteps: The Story of Damon Runyon by his Son. New ...
Guys and Dolls is a musical with music and lyrics by Frank Loesser and book by Jo Swerling and Abe Burrows.It is based on "The Idyll of Miss Sarah Brown" (1933) and "Blood Pressure", which are two short stories by Damon Runyon, [1] [2] and also borrows characters and plot elements from other Runyon stories, such as "Pick the Winner".
'78 William Loui (Brown)—assistant clinical professor for the University of Hawaii’s Cancer Center and John A. Burns School of Medicine [88] '79 Scott Oishi (Washington University in St. Louis)—professor of surgery at University of Texas Southwestern Medical School [89] '80 Elizabeth Blair [90] (Creighton)—professor of surgery at U ...
While studying at Harvard University, Jackson was paired up with actor Matt Damon in her drama class. The… Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson, who made history by becoming the first ...
Actor Role Edward G. Robinson: Remy Marco Jane Bryan: Mary Marco Allen Jenkins: Mike Ruth Donnelly: Nora Marco Willard Parker: Dick Whitewood John Litel: Mr. Post, banker Edward Brophy: Lefty Harold Huber: Giuseppe 'Gip' ("Guiseppe" in the film credits) Eric Stanley: Mr. Ritter, banker Paul Harvey: Mr. Whitewood Margaret Hamilton: Mrs. Cagle ...
Runyan Jr. said family and friends hit him up for "about 20 tickets," but he expects more in the stands Sunday showing support. For anyone he invited, there was one big concession they had to make ...