William Donald MacLaughlin was an American actor. The son of a doctor, MacLaughlin was born November 24, 1906, in Webster, Iowa. He studied speech and English at Iowa Wesleyan University, Northwestern University, and the University of Arizona.
Arlene Harris was a Canadian-born American radio, film, and television actress. She was best known for her role as "the human chatterbox" on Al Pearce's radio program.
The Miss Missouri competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the U.S. state of Missouri in the Miss America pageant.
Barbara Luddy was an American actress best known for her voiceover work for Walt Disney Studios in the 1950s and 1970s.
Irene Tedrow was an American character actress in stage, film, television and radio.
Wilbur Higby was an American actor of the silent era. He appeared in more than 70 films between 1914 and 1934.
Duane Thompson was an American film actress during Hollywood's silent film era. When Talkies pushed silent films into the background, she worked in stock theater for a time before moving to radio drama. She was married twice, to comedian Buddy Wattles and to radio producer William T. Johnson.
When a Girl Marries is an American daytime radio drama that was broadcast on three major radio networks from 1939 to 1957. Created by Elaine Sterne Carrington, it was the highest rated soap opera during the mid-1940s.
Miss America 1923, the third Miss America pageant, was held at the Million Dollar Pier in Atlantic City, New Jersey on Friday, September 7, 1923. The incumbent, 17-year-old Mary Katherine Campbell, retained her title due primarily to her victory in the bathing suit competition exhibiting "an almost perfect figure."
Alice Frost was an American actress. An inaugural member of Orson Welles's Mercury Theatre on radio and the stage, she later performed the role of Pamela North on the radio series Mr. and Mrs. North for nearly 10 years.
Helen Claire was an actress on Broadway and in old-time radio.
Elspeth Thexton Eric was an American actress in old-time radio, "usually cast as the other woman in soaps and serials".
Catherine Virginia Verrill was a singer in the era of old-time radio and big bands. Her work included providing the off-screen singing voices for some female film stars.
Joan Edwards was an American singer in the old-time radio era. She was perhaps best known for her work on the radio version of Your Hit Parade. She also was a vocalist for Paul Whiteman and His Orchestra.
Claire Niesen was an American actress, primarily on radio.
Hollace Shaw was a coloratura soprano who performed on old-time radio and on the stage.
Joyce Jordan, M.D. is a radio soap opera in the United States. It was broadcast on ABC, CBS and NBC at various times during the era of old-time radio.
Louise A. Fitch was an American actress best known for her work in old-time radio.
Templeton Fox was an American actress best known for her work in old-time radio.
Ruth Emilissa Bailey was an American actress on stage and on old-time radio. After her acting years, she became a producer at a theater in Cincinnati.
