CBS RADIO MYSTERY THEATER |
From Radio Horror Hosts: "CBS Radio Mystery Theater" was a mystery anthology, with the occasional hint of the supernatural. It was advertised as "the fear you can hear." E.G. Marshall was very serious and somewhat disquieting. But Marshall grabbed our attention and held it though the breaks. It was not an easy task, considering the series was an hour long every night and competing with the eye candy of television. E.G. Marshall has been around a long time before and since the series, but for listeners of the CBS Radio Mystery Theater, it is almost impossible to see or hear him without reliving some of the chills he caused listening to his show.
When Marshall left, Tammy Grimes hosted the program. The series ran from 1974 until 30 December 1982. Himan Brown also hosted some of the shows for rebroadcast in 1998.
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E.G. Marshall was born Everett Eugene Grunz on 18 June 1914 in Minnesota, USA.
With over 150 Film and television appearances to his credit, E. G. Marshall was arguably most well known as the imperturbable Juror number 4 in the Sidney Lumet legal drama 12 Angry Men (1957).
Some of his stand-out performances are in Creepshow (1982), National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation (1989), and Nixon (1995). Marshall married three times and had seven children. He passed away on 24 August 1998 in Bedford, New York, USA. |
Tammy Lee Grimes was born on 30 January 1934 in Lynn, Massachusetts, USA and passed away on 30 October 2016 in Englewood, New Jersey, USA. She was an American actress and singer.
Grimes won two Tony Awards in her career, the first for originating the role of Molly Tobin in the musical "The Unsinkable Molly Brown" and the second for starring in a 1970 revival of "Private Lives" as Amanda Prynne. She originated the role of Diana in the Broadway production of "California Suite". Grimes played the role of Elmire in the 1978 Broadway and television production of "Tartuffe". She originated roles in several works by Noel Coward, including Elvira in "High Spirits" and Lulu in "Look After Lulu!" In 1966, she starred in her own television series, "The Tammy Grimes Show". Grimes was also known for her cabaret acts. In 2003, she was inducted into the American Theater Hall of Fame. |
Himan Brown was born on 21 July 1910 in Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA and passed away on 4 June 2010in New York City, New York, USA. He was a producer and writer, known for "Inner Sanctum" (1954), "That Night!" (1957) and "Inner Sanctum Mystery" (1941). He was married to Mildred Brown and later Shirley Goodman.
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CBS Radio Mystery Theater - episode from The Professor on Vimeo. |
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