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Scan 1312
Variety radio directory (1939-1940), 1939
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1PROFESSIONAL RECORDS—Continued
3ROY, MANNY. Singer, actor, KITE, Kansas City. (R) Also KMBC, Kansas City. (V) 1937.
5ROYAL, RUTH. Musical director, singer, organist and pianist, women's commentator, KCKN, Kansas City. (R) Also WREC and WMC, Memphis; KLRA, Little Rock. (L) Music Box, 1926-28; Band Box Revue, 1931-33. (V) Single act, Girl of a Thousand Songs, 1928-29.
7ROYCE, THAYNE. Singer, WOW, Omaha.
9*ROYLE, SELENA. Actress. (R) Central City (P & G, NBC Red); Billy & Betty (General Mills, NBC Red).
11ROYLE, WILLIAM H. Actor. (R) Rinso Program Starring Al Jolson (Lever Bros. Co., CBS); Dr. Christian (Chesebrough Manufacturing Co., CBS); Camel Caravan (R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Co., CBS); Hollywood Mardi Gras (Packard Motor Car Co., NBC Red); Jell-O Program Starring Jack Benny (General Foods Corp., NBC Red); Eddie Cantor (Texas Co., CBS); Lux Radio Theatre (Lever Bros. Co., CBS); Big Town (Lever Bros. Co., CBS); One Man's Family (Standard Brands, Inc., NBC Red); Vick's Open House (Vick Chemical Co., CBS); My Secret Ambition (Durkee Famous Foods, CBS). (F) Paramount, M-G-M, Universal, Columbia, United Artists; shorts. (L) Sleepy Valley Sally; Whistling in the Dark; others. (V) 6 years, mostly Pacific Coast circuits; theatre appearances.
13ROYSE, GERRY ANN. Singer, actress, WDAF, Kansas City. (L) 1933-38. (V) Lucas-Jenkins; Kemp Time; theatre and night club appearances.
15RUBIN, JACK. Producer, actor (dramatic, character). (R) The O'Neills, since 1935 (P & G for Ivory, NBC Red and Blue, CBS); Believe It or Not, 1937-38 (General Foods, NBC Red); Hilltop House (Colgate-Palmolive-Peet for Palmolive Soap, CBS); others. (F) Shorts. (V) Theatre appearances.
17RUBIN, MABEL. Commentator, KGDM, Stockton.
19RUBINOFF, DAVE. Violinist, conductor. (R) Chase & Sanborn Program, 1931-35 (Standard Brands for Chase & Sanborn Coffee, NBC Red); Eddie Cantor, 1935 (Lehn & Fink for Pebeo Toothpaste, CBS); Chevrolet Presents Rubinoff and His Violin, 1935-37 (Chevrolet Motor Co., NBC Red, CBS). (F) Shorts; 20th Century-Fox (f). (V) Rubinoff and His Violin; concert tours.
21*RUBY, BEVERLY. Actress. (R) The Woman in White, 1938-39 (Pillsbury Flour Mills, NBC Red).
23RUBY, HARRY. Writer. (R) Burns & Allen, 1938-39 (Liggett & Myers Tobacco for Chesterfield Cigarettes, CBS). (F) M-G-M, Warner Bros., Paramount, RKO, First National, 20th Century-Fox, Hal Roach Studios, as story, music and lyrics writer (principally in collaboration with Bert Kalmar, q.v.) (L) Five O'Clock Girl, The Rambler, Animal Crackers, Good Boy, Helen of Troy, N.Y. (Wrote titles for Three Little Words, Who's Sorry Now, I Wanna Be Loved by You, written by Bert Kalmar).
25RUDD, RUDY. Pianist, WDAY, Fargo.
27RUDELL, MARIE G. Singer, WJMS, Ironwood. (L) Concerts.
29RUFFNER, EDMUND B. ("Tiny"). Announcer, M. C. (R) Maxwell House Showboat (Maxwell House Coffee, NBC Red); Rinso Program Starring Al Jolson and Tuesday Night Party (Lever Bros. Co., CBS); The Park Avenue Penners (R. B. Davis Co. for Cocomalt, CBS); Big Town (Lever Bros. Co. for Rinso, CBS). (Vice-president, Ruthrauff & Ryan).
31*RUGGLES, CHARLES. Actor, comedian. (R) Texaco Star Theatre, 1938-39 (Texas Co., CBS). (F) Paramount, M-G-M, Warner Bros. (L) Stock; New York appearances.
33RUGH, VIC. Program director, supervisor of sports, news and special events, KTUL, Tulsa. (R) Also sports for Phillips Petroleum, General Mills and Socony-Vacuum over KFH, Wichita; various programs over KANS, Wichita; KMOX, St. Louis. (L) Stock (f). (Formerly sports and theatre editor).
35RUICK, MELVILLE H. Actor, announcer. (R) Lux Radio Theatre, 1935-39 (Lever Brothers Co. for Lux, CBS); Hollywood Hotel, 1934-38 (Campbell Soup Co., CBS); free lance on other shows. (F) M-G-M, Warner Bros., Republic Pictures (f); shorts. (L) Mrs. Bumpstead Leigh, with Mrs. Fiske, 1930; Leaning on Letty, with Charlotte Greenwood, 1935-36 (f); stock. (V) Theatre appearances as Master of Ceremonies and band leader.
37RUMSEY, LEO. Program director, KGMB-KHBC, Honolulu-Hilo.
39RUNNION, GUY. Actor, writer, announcer, WDAF, Kansas City. (R) Local shows and transcriptions. (L) 1935-38. (V) Theatre appearances.
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