Tag: Jay Novello
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MY FAVORITE HUSBAND ~ Season 2
July 2, 1949 – June 25, 1950 “My Favorite Husband” ~ Season two aired on CBS Radio from September 2, 1949 to June 25, 1950. There were 40 half hour episodes sponsored by Jell-O. Episodes were also aired on Armed Forces Radio & Television Service (AFTRS) without advertising. Regular Cast: Lucille Ball as Elizabeth ‘Liz’…
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HER HUSBAND’S AFFAIRS
May 22, 1949 Screen Directors Playhouse was a radio anthology series which brought leading Hollywood actors to the NBC microphones beginning in 1949. The radio program broadcast adaptations of films, and original directors of the films were sometimes involved, although their participation was usually limited to introducing the radio adaptations, and a brief “curtain call”…
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NUMEROLOGY
May 14, 1950 “Numerology” is episode #88 of the radio series MY FAVORITE HUSBAND broadcast on May 14, 1950. Synopsis ~ Mr. Curry, George and Liz’s landlord, is raising the rent, supposedly on instructions from his late wife, Bernice. Liz figures that she can fix things with a crooked Ouija Board. Notes: This program was a…
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THE SLEIGH RIDE
December 23, 1949 “The Sleigh Ride” (aka “Christmas Caroling In A Stolen Sleigh”) is episode #67 of the radio series MY FAVORITE HUSBAND broadcast on December 23, 1949. Synopsis ~ Liz is taken for a sleigh ride (figuratively and literally) when she and her neighbors borrow a milkman’s horse and make a jingle bell trip to…
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THE CHRISTMAS CARDS
December 16, 1950 “The Christmas Cards” (aka “Christmas Card Pictures”) is episode #110 of the radio series MY FAVORITE HUSBAND broadcast on December 16, 1950. This was the 12th episode of the third season of MY FAVORITE HUSBAND. There were 31 new episodes, with the season ending on March 31, 1951. Synopsis ~ Liz…
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LIZ THE MATCHMAKER
November 18, 1949 “Liz The Matchmaker” (aka “Katie and Mr. Negley”) is episode #63 of the radio series MY FAVORITE HUSBAND broadcast on November 18, 1949. Synopsis ~ After dating Mr. Negley the postman for three years, Katie feels that their relationship is not going anywhere, so she enlists Liz’s help! This was the 12th episode…
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TOO MANY TELEVISION SETS
October 14, 1949 “Too Many Television Sets” (aka “Liz and George Order a Television Set” aka “Television”) is episode #58 of the radio series MY FAVORITE HUSBAND broadcast on October 14, 1949. This was the sixth episode of the second season of MY FAVORITE HUSBAND. There were 43 new episodes, with the season ending on…
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JAY NOVELLO
August 22, 1904 Jay Novello was born Michael Romano in Chicago to Italaian-American parents. Novello began his 47-year acting career in the 1930s, performing on radio. Novello was limited mostly to bits in minor films, one of his notable being the officious Spanish consul in Frank Capra’s Pocketful of Miracles (1961). Novello’s first role as a…