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Title: The Cavalcade of America: "Feast From the Harvest"
Description: Written and narrated by Louis Bronfield. Features Bill Johnstone, Kenny Delmar, James McCallion Produced by Homer Fickett with music by Don Voorhees. Clayton Collyer, announcer. An original story about a wartime Thanksgiving.
Series: Entertainment -- Cavalcade of America
Subject: Cavalcade of America (Radio program); Historical Drama; Band Music; Thanksgiving day
Local Identifier: program_no:306
Type: Sound recordings
Physical Location: American University Library -- Special Collections
URI/handle: http://hdl.handle.net/1961/2041-101788
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Title: The Cavalcade of America: "Flight Nurse"
Description: Written by Peter Lyon and Charles Rabiner and co-stars Marsha Hunt and Majorie Reynolds. Features John McIntire and Howard McNear. Music by Robert Armbruster. Gayne Whitman, anncr. The story of how a transport crew and two plucky nurses brought their cargo of wounded through the dangers of Pacific storm.
Series: Entertainment -- Cavalcade of America
Subject: Cavalcade of America (Radio program); Historical Drama; Band Music
Local Identifier: program_no:424
Type: Sound recordings
Physical Location: American University Library -- Special Collections
URI/handle: http://hdl.handle.net/1961/2041-101789
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Title: The Cavalcade of America: "Francis Scott Key"
Description: Stories from the life of the man who wrote the words of our National Anthem and featuring the events leading up to its composition.
Series: Entertainment -- Cavalcade of America
Subject: Cavalcade of America (Radio program); Historical Drama; Band Music; Star-spangled banner (Song)
Local Identifier: program_no:120
Type: Sound recordings
Physical Location: American University Library -- Special Collections
URI/handle: http://hdl.handle.net/1961/2041-101568
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Title: The Cavalcade of America: "From Emporia, Kansas"
Description: Written by Peter Lyon and stars Frank Readick and Parker Fenneley. Music by Don Voorhees with production by Homer Fickett. Ted Pearson, Roland Winters, announcers. The story of a newspaperman William Allen White.
Series: Entertainment -- Cavalcade of America
Subject: Cavalcade of America (Radio program); Historical Drama; Band Music; White, William Allen, 1868-1944
Local Identifier: program_no:391
Type: Sound recordings
Physical Location: American University Library -- Special Collections
URI/handle: http://hdl.handle.net/1961/2041-101790
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Title: The Cavalcade of America: "George Gershwin"
Description: Thomas Chalmers, host. Basil Ruysdael, anncr. Music by Donald Voorhees. The life story of the great American composer from his days as a song plugger to his great musicals of the 1930's. Many of Gershwin's greatest songs are featured. With Bill Johnstone, Kenny Delmar, Ray Collins.
Series: Entertainment -- Cavalcade of America
Subject: Cavalcade of America (Radio program); Historical Drama; Band Music; Gershwin, George, 1898-1937
Local Identifier: program_no:154
Type: Sound recordings
Physical Location: American University Library -- Special Collections
URI/handle: http://hdl.handle.net/1961/2041-101652
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Title: The Cavalcade of America: "George Washington, Farmer"
Description: Features the Cavalcade players (Bill Johnstone, Ed Jerome, Ray Collins, Karl Swenson, others). Music by Donald Voorhees. As an overture, Voorhees plays "Here In My Arms" by Rodgers & Hart. Program dramatizes Washington's efforts as a scientific farmer.
Series: Entertainment -- Cavalcade of America
Subject: Cavalcade of America (Radio program); Historical Drama; Band Music; Washington, George, 1732-1799
Local Identifier: program_no:80
Type: Sound recordings
Physical Location: American University Library -- Special Collections
URI/handle: http://hdl.handle.net/1961/2041-101601
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Title: The Cavalcade of America: "Geronimo"
Description: Written by Peter Lyon and stars Kenny Delmar. Features Bill Johstone, John McIntire, Karl Swenson, Jeanette Nolan, Ed Jerome, Everett Sloane. Produced by Homer Fickett woith music by Don Voorhees. Bud Collyer, Dick Stark, anncrs. The story of the Apache chief Geronimo.
Series: Entertainment -- Cavalcade of America
Subject: Cavalcade of America (Radio program); Historical Drama; Band Music; Geronimo, 1829-1909
Local Identifier: program_no:243
Type: Sound recordings
Physical Location: American University Library -- Special Collections
URI/handle: http://hdl.handle.net/1961/2041-101793
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Title: The Cavalcade of America: "G.I. Valentine"
Description: Written by Frank Gabrielson and co-stars Frances Langford, June Lockhart and Tony Romano. Produced by Homer Fickett with music by Bob Armbruster. James Bannon, Gayne Whitman, announcers. The story of what one woman discovered about the country's fighting men-- their thoughts of home, wives, and sweethearts.
Series: Entertainment -- Cavalcade of America
Subject: Cavalcade of America (Radio program); Historical Drama; Band Music
Local Identifier: program_no:370
Type: Sound recordings
Physical Location: American University Library -- Special Collections
URI/handle: http://hdl.handle.net/1961/2041-101792
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Title: The Cavalcade of America: "G.I.Circuit"
Description: Written by Paul Peters and co-stars Ann Sothern and Joe. E Brown. Produced by Homer Fickett with music by Robert Armbruster. James Bannon, Gayne Whitman, announcers. The story of the small-time vaudevillians and performers who made up the largest percentage of personnel in the USO camp shows.
Series: Entertainment -- Cavalcade of America
Subject: Cavalcade of America (Radio program); Historical Drama; Band Music; United Service Organizations (U.S.)
Local Identifier: program_no:375
Type: Sound recordings
Physical Location: American University Library -- Special Collections
URI/handle: http://hdl.handle.net/1961/2041-101791
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Title: The Cavalcade of America: "Grandpa and The Statue"
Description: Stars Charles Laughton, John McIntire, Arthur Shields. Written by Arthur Miller. Music by Robert Armbruster. Gayne Whitman, anncr. The story of an old man's slow discovery of what the Statue of Liberty stands for in the hearts of all Americans.
Series: Entertainment -- Cavalcade of America
Subject: Cavalcade of America (Radio program); Historical Drama; Band Music; Statue of Liberty National Monument (N.Y. and N.J.)
Local Identifier: program_no:428
Type: Sound recordings
Physical Location: American University Library -- Special Collections
URI/handle: http://hdl.handle.net/1961/2041-101794
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Title: The Cavalcade of America: "Henry Bergh, Founder of the ASPCA"
Description: Written and narrated by Albert Payson Terhune. Stars Karl Swenson with John McIntyre, Ed Jerome, Bill Johnstone, Kenny Delmar, Agnes Moorehead. Produced by Homer Fickett with music by Donald Voorhees. Dick Stark, Bud Collyer, anncrs. This is the story of ASPCA founder, Henry Bergh.
Series: Entertainment -- Cavalcade of America
Subject: Cavalcade of America (Radio program); Historical Drama; Band Music; Bergh, Henry, 1811-1888
Local Identifier: program_no:223
Type: Sound recordings
Physical Location: American University Library -- Special Collections
URI/handle: http://hdl.handle.net/1961/2041-101717
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Title: The Cavalcade of America: "Henry Clay of Kentucky"
Description: Written by Garrett Porter and stars Ray Collins. Features Bill Johnstone, Karl Swenson, John McIntire. Music by Donald Voorhees with production by Homer Fickett. William Spargo, Clayton Collier, announcers. The story of Henry Clay's return from retirement to politics as an old man. Program dramatizes the Great Compromise of 1850, which preserved the Union from Civil War. Beginning of Lucky Strik's "Vox Pop" included.
Series: Entertainment -- Cavalcade of America
Subject: Cavalcade of America (Radio program); Historical Drama; Band Music; Clay, Henry, 1777-1852
Local Identifier: program_no:212
Type: Sound recordings
Physical Location: American University Library -- Special Collections
URI/handle: http://hdl.handle.net/1961/2041-101707
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Title: The Cavalcade of America: "Heroes of The Sea"
Description: Features the Cavalcade Players inc. Ray Collins, John McIntire, Bill Johnstone. As an overture, the orchestra offers a medley of sea songs. Two sea stories, how the clipper ship "Flying Cloud" reached San Francisco in 89 days, and the story of a sea rescue.
Series: Entertainment -- Cavalcade of America
Subject: Cavalcade of America (Radio program); Historical Drama; Band Music; Flying Cloud (Clipper-ship)
Local Identifier: program_no:21
Type: Sound recordings
Physical Location: American University Library -- Special Collections
URI/handle: http://hdl.handle.net/1961/2041-101587
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Title: The Cavalcade of America: "How to Build Paradise"
Description: Written by Phillip Lewis and stars Robert Young. Music by Robert Ambruster. Frank Graham, Gayne Whitman, announcers. Based on the book Mob 3 by Capt. Robert Parson, this is the story of the building of a modern hospital in the mire of the jungle to care for men wounded in the surrounding fighting areas.
Series: Entertainment -- Cavalcade of America
Subject: Cavalcade of America (Radio program); Historical Drama; Band Music; Hospital; United States. Navy. Medical Dept.
Local Identifier: program_no:436
Type: Sound recordings
Physical Location: American University Library -- Special Collections
URI/handle: http://hdl.handle.net/1961/2041-101795
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Title: The Cavalcade of America: "Hymn For The Night"
Description: Written by Robert Tallman and stars Rosiland Russell. Produced by Homer Fickett with music by Robert Armbruster. Features Howard McNear and John McIntire. Walter Huston, host. Gayne Whitman, anncr. With this broadcast, COA begins its 10th season on the air. Drama tells the story of Julia Ward Howe and her great Civil War poem, 'The Battle Hymn of the Republic."
Series: Entertainment -- Cavalcade of America
Subject: Cavalcade of America (Radio program); Historical Drama; Band Music; Howe, Julia Ward, 1819-1910; Battle hymn of the republic (Poem)
Local Identifier: program_no:401
Type: Sound recordings
Physical Location: American University Library -- Special Collections
URI/handle: http://hdl.handle.net/1961/2041-101796
Rights statement: Reproduction and copyright information regarding this recording is available from the American University Library -- Special Collections.

Title: The Cavalcade of America: "I Count the Days"
Description: Starring Signe Hasso and written by Bernard Dryer. With Elliott Lewis. Music by Robert Ambruster. Tom Collins, Gayne Whitman, announcers. The story of a Dutch refugee who found a reason for living in the rehabilitation work she was doing in Germany and in her love for an American officer.
Series: Entertainment -- Cavalcade of America
Subject: Cavalcade of America (Radio program); Historical Drama; Band Music
Local Identifier: program_no:454
Type: Sound recordings
Physical Location: American University Library -- Special Collections
URI/handle: http://hdl.handle.net/1961/2041-101797
Rights statement: Reproduction and copyright information regarding this recording is available from the American University Library -- Special Collections.

Title: The Cavalcade of America: "I, Mary Washington"
Description: The story of George Washington’s mother, Mary.
Series: Entertainment -- Cavalcade of America
Subject: Cavalcade of America (Radio program); Historical Drama; Band Music; Washington, Mary Ball, 1708-1789
Local Identifier: program_no:291
Type: Sound recordings
Physical Location: American University Library -- Special Collections
URI/handle: http://hdl.handle.net/1961/2041-101798
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Title: The Cavalcade of America: "I Sing a New World"
Description: Written by Robert Tallman and stars John McIntire. Features the Cavalcade Players. Produced by Homer Fickett with music by Donald Voorhees. Bud Collyer, Dick Stark, announcers. The story of Walt Whitman and how he infused Americans with his works.
Series: Entertainment -- Cavalcade of America
Subject: Cavalcade of America (Radio program); Historical Drama; Band Music; Whitman, Walt, 1819-1892
Local Identifier: program_no:218
Type: Sound recordings
Physical Location: American University Library -- Special Collections
URI/handle: http://hdl.handle.net/1961/2041-101713
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Title: The Cavalcade of America: "I Was Married on Bataan"
Description: Written by Arthur Miller. Produced and directed by Homer Fickett. Stars Madeleine Carroll and Kenny Delmar. Music composed by and conducted by Don Voorhees. Narrator/Announcer is Bud Collyer. The story of an Army nurse, Lt. Dorothea Engel, who served her country through the tragic and heroic days of the fall of Manila and through the horrors of Bataan and Corregidor.
Series: Entertainment -- Cavalcade of America
Subject: Cavalcade of America (Radio program); Historical Drama; Band Music; Bataan, Battle of, Philippines, 1942; Corregidor, Battle of, Philippines, 1945; Engel, Dorothea
Local Identifier: program_no:299
Type: Sound recordings
Physical Location: American University Library -- Special Collections
URI/handle: http://hdl.handle.net/1961/2041-101799
Rights statement: Reproduction and copyright information regarding this recording is available from the American University Library -- Special Collections.

Title: The Cavalcade of America: "Immortal Wife"
Description: Written by Halsted Welles and stars Ida Lupino. Host--Walter Huston. Features John McIntire, Frank Graham. Music by Robert Armbruster. Gayne Whitman, anncr. From the book of the same name by Irving Stone, this is the story of Jessie Benton Fremont. Wife of explorer, soldier and statesman John Fremont.
Series: Entertainment -- Cavalcade of America
Subject: Cavalcade of America (Radio program); Historical Drama; Band Music; Frémont, Jessie Benton, 1824-1902
Local Identifier: program_no:418
Type: Sound recordings
Physical Location: American University Library -- Special Collections
URI/handle: http://hdl.handle.net/1961/2041-101800
Rights statement: Reproduction and copyright information regarding this recording is available from the American University Library -- Special Collections.

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