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Radio is a 2003 American biographical sports drama film directed by Mike Tollin.It was inspired by the 1996 Sports Illustrated article "Someone to Lean On" by Gary Smith. [1] [2] The article and the movie are based on the true story of T. L. Hanna High School football coach Harold Jones and a young man with an intellectual disability, James Robert "Radio" Kennedy (Cuba Gooding Jr.).
Harry Babbitt; Jim Backus; Parley Baer; Bob Bailey; Jack Bailey; Eugenie Baird; Art Baker; Belle Baker; Kenny Baker; Lucille Ball; Edwin Balmer; Sam Balter; Tallulah ...
On October 18, the first-ever Hollywood premiere was held at Grauman's Egyptian Theatre, for the release of Robin Hood. [38] The first colour feature film made in Hollywood, The Toll of the Sea, starring Anna May Wong. First feature film in 3D.
Empire of the Air: The Men Who Made Radio is a non-fiction book by Tom Lewis, which traces the early development of radio broadcasting in the United States, published by HarperCollins in 1991. [2] The book was adapted into both a 1992 documentary film by Ken Burns and a 1992 radio drama written and directed by David Ossman . [ 3 ]
Bing Crosby became the first major proponent of magnetic tape recording for radio, and he was the first to use it on network radio, after he did a demonstration program in 1947. [33] [35] Tape had several advantages over earlier recording methods. Running at a sufficiently high speed, it could achieve higher fidelity than both electrical ...
Many inventions improved the quality of radio, and amateurs experimented with uses of radio, thus planting the first seeds of broadcasting. Telefunken The company Telefunken was founded on May 27, 1903, as "Telefunken society for wireless telefon" of Siemens & Halske (S & H) and the Allgemeine Elektrizitäts-Gesellschaft ( General Electricity ...
Orvon Grover "Gene" Autry [2] (September 29, 1907 – October 2, 1998), [3] nicknamed the Singing Cowboy, was an American actor, musician, singer, composer, rodeo performer, and baseball team owner, who largely gained fame by singing in a crooning style on radio, in films, and on television for more than three decades, beginning in the early 1930s.
Joe was fascinated by the glitz and glamour of Manhattan, where the radio broadcasts were made. He visited the Radio City Music Hall, and described it as the most beautiful thing he ever saw. Joe collected stories of radio stars, including that of Sally White, whose dreams of becoming famous were hampered by her shrill voice and Brooklyn accent ...