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'''Brave Tomorrow''' is an [[old-time radio]] [[soap opera]] in the [[United States]]. It was broadcast on [[NBC]] October 11, 1943 - June 30, 1944.<ref name="dunningota">Dunning, John. (1998). ''On the Air: The Encyclopedia of Old-Time Radio''. Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-507678-3. P. 111.</ref>
'''''Brave Tomorrow''''' is an [[old-time radio]] [[soap opera]] in the [[United States]]. It was broadcast on [[NBC]] October 11, 1943 – June 30, 1944.<ref name="dunningota">{{cite book |last=Dunning |first=John |title=On the Air: The Encyclopedia of Old-Time Radio |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Fi5wPDBiGfMC&dq=%22Brave+Tomorrow,+soap+opera%22&pg=PA111 |year=1998 |publisher=Oxford University Press |location=New York, NY |isbn=978-0-19-507678-3 |page=111 |edition=Revised |accessdate=2019-08-08}}</ref>


==Format==
==Format==
''Brave Tomorrow'' focused on Hal and Louise Lambert and the challenges that they faced while raising daughters Jean and Marty during [[World War II]].<ref name=dunningota/> A continuing facet of the drama was the older daughter's marriage to a military man who was in training to serve overseas.<ref>{{cite book|last1=Cox|first1=Jim|title=The A to Z of American Radio Soap Operas|date=2009|publisher=Scarecrow Press|isbn=9780810863491|pages=47-48|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=mQiurxgEDkIC&pg=PA47&dq=%22Brave+Tomorrow%22+radio&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwivnbKL45TRAhUI4yYKHRkNCPgQ6AEIIjAB#v=onepage&q=%22Brave%20Tomorrow%22%20radio&f=false|accessdate=27 December 2016|language=en}}</ref>
''Brave Tomorrow'' focused on Hal and Louise Lambert and the challenges that they faced while raising daughters Jean and Marty during [[World War II]].<ref name=dunningota/> A continuing facet of the drama was the older daughter's marriage to a military man who was in training to serve overseas.<ref>{{cite book|last1=Cox|first1=Jim|title=The A to Z of American Radio Soap Operas|date=2009|publisher=Scarecrow Press|isbn=9780810863491|pages=47–48|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=mQiurxgEDkIC&dq=%22Brave+Tomorrow+The+account%22&pg=PA47|accessdate=27 December 2016|language=en}}</ref>


Ivory Snow sponsored the 15-minute program.<ref name=dunningota/>
Ivory Snow sponsored the 15-minute program.<ref name=dunningota/>
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! Character !! Actor
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| Hal Lambert || [[Raymond Edward Johnson]]<br>Roger DeKoven
| Hal Lambert || [[Raymond Edward Johnson]]<br>[[Roger De Koven|Roger DeKoven]]
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| Louise Lambert || Jeanette Dowling
| Louise Lambert || Jeanette Dowling
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| Jean Lambert || Nancy Douglass<br>Flora Campbell
| Jean Lambert || Nancy Douglass<br>[[Flora Campbell]]
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| Marty Lambert || Jone Allison<br>Andree Wallace
| Marty Lambert || Jone Allison<br>[[Andree Wallace]]
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| Brad Forbes || [[Frank Lovejoy]]
| Brad Forbes || [[Frank Lovejoy]]
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| Whit Davis || [[House Jameson]]
| Whit Davis || [[House Jameson]]
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| Mr. Brink || Percy Hemus<ref name="bb010144">{{cite news|title=Five-Way Pickup|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=wAwEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PT10&dq=%22Brave+Tomorrow%22+radio&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwivnbKL45TRAhUI4yYKHRkNCPgQ6AEIOjAF#v=onepage&q=%22Brave%20Tomorrow%22%20radio&f=false|accessdate=27 December 2016|work=Billboard|date=January 1, 1944|page=11}}</ref><br>G. Sayne Gordon<ref name=bb010144/>
| Mr. Brink || Percy Hemus<ref name="bb010144">{{cite magazine|title=Five-Way Pickup|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=wAwEAAAAMBAJ&dq=%22Brave+Tomorrow%22+radio&pg=PT10|accessdate=27 December 2016|magazine=Billboard|date=January 1, 1944|page=11}}</ref><br>G. Sayne Gordon<ref name=bb010144/>
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| Mrs. Brink || Ethel Wilson<ref name=bb010144/>
| Mrs. Brink || Ethel Wilson<ref name=bb010144/>
|-
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| Phil Barnes || Carl Eastman<ref>{{cite book|last1=Buxton|first1=Frank|last2=Owen|first2=Bill|title=The Big Broadcast: 1920-1950|date=1972|publisher=The Viking Press|page=38}}</ref>
| Phil Barnes || Carl Eastman<ref>{{cite book|last1=Buxton|first1=Frank|last2=Owen|first2=Bill|title=The Big Broadcast: 1920-1950|url=https://archive.org/details/bigbroadcast192100buxt|url-access=registration|date=1972|publisher=The Viking Press|page=[https://archive.org/details/bigbroadcast192100buxt/page/38 38]}}</ref>
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'''Source:''' ''Radio Programs, 1924-1984: A Catalog of More Than 1800 Shows''<ref name=rp>Terrace, Vincent (1999). ''Radio Programs, 1924-1984: A Catalog of More Than 1800 Shows''. McFarland & Company, Inc. ISBN 978-0-7864-4513-4. P. 50.</ref> except as noted.
'''Source:''' ''Radio Programs, 1924-1984: A Catalog of More Than 1800 Shows''<ref name="rp">{{cite book |last1=Terrace |first1=Vincent |title=Radio Programs, 1924-1984: A Catalog of More Than 1800 Shows |date=2 September 2015 |publisher=McFarland |isbn=978-1-4766-0528-9 |page=50 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=EhOBCgAAQBAJ&dq=%22Brave+Tomorrow%22+NBC&pg=PA50 |access-date=October 23, 2022 |language=en}}</ref> except as noted.


Others heard regularly on the program were Ginger Jones, Myra McCormick, Margaret MacDonald and [[Paul Stewart (actor)|Paul Stewart]]. [[Ed Herlihy]] was the announcer. William Meader provided the music.<ref name=rp/> The writer was Ruth Adams Knight.<ref name=dunningota/>
Others heard regularly on the program were Ginger Jones, Myra McCormick, Margaret MacDonald and [[Paul Stewart (actor)|Paul Stewart]]. [[Ed Herlihy]] was the announcer. William Meader provided the music.<ref name=rp/> The writer was Ruth Adams Knight.<ref name=dunningota/>
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Brave Tomorrow
Running time15 minutes
Country of originUnited States
Language(s)English
SyndicatesNBC
Written byRuth Adams Knight
Original releaseOctober 11, 1943 –
June 30, 1944
Sponsored byIvory Snow

Brave Tomorrow is an old-time radio soap opera in the United States. It was broadcast on NBC October 11, 1943 – June 30, 1944.[1]

Format

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Brave Tomorrow focused on Hal and Louise Lambert and the challenges that they faced while raising daughters Jean and Marty during World War II.[1] A continuing facet of the drama was the older daughter's marriage to a military man who was in training to serve overseas.[2]

Ivory Snow sponsored the 15-minute program.[1]

Personnel

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The characters on Brave Tomorrow and the actors who portrayed them are shown in the table below.

Character Actor
Hal Lambert Raymond Edward Johnson
Roger DeKoven
Louise Lambert Jeanette Dowling
Jean Lambert Nancy Douglass
Flora Campbell
Marty Lambert Jone Allison
Andree Wallace
Brad Forbes Frank Lovejoy
Whit Davis House Jameson
Mr. Brink Percy Hemus[3]
G. Sayne Gordon[3]
Mrs. Brink Ethel Wilson[3]
Phil Barnes Carl Eastman[4]

Source: Radio Programs, 1924-1984: A Catalog of More Than 1800 Shows[5] except as noted.

Others heard regularly on the program were Ginger Jones, Myra McCormick, Margaret MacDonald and Paul Stewart. Ed Herlihy was the announcer. William Meader provided the music.[5] The writer was Ruth Adams Knight.[1]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d Dunning, John (1998). On the Air: The Encyclopedia of Old-Time Radio (Revised ed.). New York, NY: Oxford University Press. p. 111. ISBN 978-0-19-507678-3. Retrieved 2019-08-08.
  2. ^ Cox, Jim (2009). The A to Z of American Radio Soap Operas. Scarecrow Press. pp. 47–48. ISBN 9780810863491. Retrieved 27 December 2016.
  3. ^ a b c "Five-Way Pickup". Billboard. January 1, 1944. p. 11. Retrieved 27 December 2016.
  4. ^ Buxton, Frank; Owen, Bill (1972). The Big Broadcast: 1920-1950. The Viking Press. p. 38.
  5. ^ a b Terrace, Vincent (2 September 2015). Radio Programs, 1924-1984: A Catalog of More Than 1800 Shows. McFarland. p. 50. ISBN 978-1-4766-0528-9. Retrieved October 23, 2022.


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