Mr. President (radio series)

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Mr. President
GenreDrama
Running time30 minutes
Country of originUnited States
Language(s)English
SyndicatesABC
StarringEdward Arnold
Created byRobert G. Jennings
Written byJean Holloway
Ira Marion
Directed byRobert G. Jennings
Produced byDick Woollen
Original releaseJune 26, 1947 – September 23, 1953

Mr. President was a radio series that ran on the ABC Network from June 26, 1947, [1] to September 23, 1953.

Radio Technology of using radio waves to carry information

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Contents

Format

Each half-hour episode was based on an incident in the life of one of the people who have held the office of President of the United States, but the dialogs were written in such a way as not to reveal the name of the President until the last line of dialog at the end of the program, when the President would be addressed by name. An advertisement for the program noted, "Each week the suspense mounts from his first question, 'Which one of our 32 Presidents am I?'" [2] The audience was thus encouraged to guess, from the plot of the episode, which President it was.

President of the United States Head of state and of government of the United States

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Personnel

The series was created by Robert G. Jennings [2] and written by a team that included Jean Holloway, Bernard Dougall and Ira Marion. A research staff made certain that the stories were accurate. It was produced and directed by Dick Woolen. [3]

The President each week was played by Edward Arnold, with supporting performances by Bea Benaderet, Gil Stratton, Hans Conreid, Lurene Tuttle, Nina Bara [4] and Herb Butterfield. The announcer was Owen James.

Edward Arnold (actor) American actor

Edward Arnold was an American actor.

Bea Benaderet American actress

Beatrice Benaderet was an American radio and television actress and voice actress. Born in New York City and raised in San Francisco, she began performing in Bay Area theatre and radio before embarking on a Hollywood career that spanned over three decades. Benaderet first specialized in voiceover work in the golden age of radio, appearing on numerous programs while working with comedians of the era such as Jack Benny, Burns and Allen, and Lucille Ball. Her expertise in dialect and characterization led to her becoming Warner Bros.' leading voice of female characters in their animated cartoons of the early 1940s through the mid-1950s.

Gil Stratton actor, sportscaster

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Award

In 1953, Mr. President received the Award of Merit from the Veterans of Foreign Wars organization. [5]

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References

  1. ↑ "Edward Arnold Is Often Called 'Mr. President' In Private Life". Denton Record-Chronicle. February 3, 1952. p. 14. Retrieved August 18, 2015– via Newspapers.com. Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg
  2. 1 2 "(advertisement)". Variety. February 25, 1948. p. 31. Retrieved 25 January 2016.
  3. ↑ Sies, Luther F. (2014). Encyclopedia of American Radio, 1920-1960, 2nd Edition, Volume 1. McFarland & Company, Inc. ISBN   978-0-7864-5149-4. P. 454.
  4. ↑ Staff, “Space Girl ‘Tonga’ to Appear At White-Barne Grand Opening,” The San Bernardino Daily Sun, San Bernardino, California, Wednesday 17 November 1954, Volume LXI, Number 67, page 8.
  5. ↑ "'Mr. President' Honored" (PDF). Broadcasting. May 4, 1953. p. 11. Retrieved 23 April 2015.

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