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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>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.


Others heard regularly on the program were Ginger Jones, Carl Eastman, Myra McCormick, Margaret MacDonald and [[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]]. [[Ed Herlihy]] was the announcer. William Meader provided the music.<ref name=rp/> The writer was Ruth Adams Knight.<ref name=dunningota/>


==See also==
==See also==

Revision as of 17:21, 27 December 2016

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

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

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

References

  1. ^ a b c d Dunning, John. (1998). On the Air: The Encyclopedia of Old-Time Radio. Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-507678-3. P. 111.
  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 (1999). Radio Programs, 1924-1984: A Catalog of More Than 1800 Shows. McFarland & Company, Inc. ISBN 978-0-7864-4513-4. P. 50.