75 Years Ago today in Radio History: Death Valley Days aired for the final time on the radio. After 21 years, Radio's first Western, "Death Valley Days" goes off the air: Death Valley Days introduced many radio Western troupes during its two-decade-long radio run but themed many episodes around the Twenty Mule brand. The show became even more popular on TV hosted by Ronald Reagan. The radio version went off the air after the September 14, 1951 episode.
90 Years Ago today in Radio History: Big Sister debuted on the radio today in 1936.
Soap Opera success almost depends upon sadness and tragedy, so if the show's premise is based on sadness and tragedy, so much the better! CBS's Big Sister, which debuted on September 4, 1936, had to be one of the saddest kitchen sink tear-fests. Ruth Evans has a decent shot at success/glamor/romance but tosses it all aside when her parents pass away so that she can care for her younger sister and crippled brother. There comes a change at renewed happiness when she falls for her brother's handsome doctor, but about that time a little old World War comes along and the good doctor leaves to do his duty (and winds up a POW). Amnesia, forbidden love, divorce, blindness, more illness, and more amnesia follow.
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Sponsored by Rinso, Big Sister stars Alice Frost as Ruth Evans. In this soap, Ruth is a modern day heroine, giving up her life and love to take care of her orphaned siblings
Now with double the number of episodes: "An echo of the past, an exciting past, a romantic past, the era of horse and carriage, gas lit streets, and free-for-all football games. The era of one of the most beloved heroes of American fiction, Frank Meriwell."
