June 11, 1939 – Jack first does a parody of gossip columnist Jimmy Fidler. He mentions a number of old Hollywood stars including youngsters like Mickey Rooney and Bobby Breen. Plus Jack Benny does his version of a radio gossip columnist, The Cisco Kid, Dr.Kildair, Charlie Chan and most of all Sherlock Holmes.
This day, from “Seein’ Stars” in the Sunday comics June 11, 1939 (below).
June 13, 1948 – The Jack Benny Show is #1! The Hooper Ratings listed the top rated radio shows based on millions of telephone interviews through the year. This episode is from Detroit and they mention a number of cars including the 1948 Cadillac, the vehicle to start the tail fin craze. Don Wilson’s weight is also discussed in this episode.
June 13, 1937 – Andy Devine is in this early Jack Benny episode talking about his upcoming movie with Bing Crosby. They also mention Fred MacMurray, Gary Cooper and Marlene Detrick. But the star is Mary Livingstone and her first (and possible last) movie “This Way Please”.
June 20, 1948 – From Cleveland with guests Bob Hope, Marilyn Maxwell and pitcher Bob Feller. It is an uproarious episode with a great crowd.
June 20, 1937 – This is the very first episode with Rochester! In the episode they mention Albert Einstein, WC Fields, and the Maxwell House Showboat.
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