A M E R I C A N N O V E L S
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1947
First Show: Jul 04, 1947 Last Show: Oct 03, 1947
Number Shows: 14 Audition Show: none
Show Description:
WORLD'S GREAT NOVELS was a series that brought some of the great
literary works to radio, often as multi-part serials. The series,
produced by the NBC University of the Air, originated in Chicago and
ran from 1944 through 1948. In 1948, it was re-titled NBC UNIVERSITY
THEATER and production was moved to Hollywood.
The series left the air in the Summer of 1947 but it's Summer
replacement was still produced by the NBC University of the Air but
offering only works by American authors. It was entitled AMERICAN
NOVELS. It continued to offer solid adaptations, closely following
the original work. Four 2-part adaptations were done. The remainder
were single shows.
The series aired Fridays on the NBC network and was sustained for the
full run.
List Comments:
According to information in J. David Goldin's OTR database, all shows
have survived but some may be incomplete. Trying to find them in
vendor's catalogs is difficult. Of all that I have access to, only
Ed Carr listed one and McCoy listed a few more (see references below).
Dick Judge offered all shows.
Chronological Log:
Date Num Title Avail
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Jul 04, 1947 1 "Moby Dick" yes
by Herman Melville
Jul 11, 1947 2 "The Scarlet Letter" yes
by Nathaniel Hawthorne
Jul 18, 1947 3 "Tom Sawyer" (Part 1 of 2) yes
by Mark Twain
Jul 25, 1947 4 "Tom Sawyer" (Part 2 of 2) yes
Aug 01, 1947 5 "The Pilot" yes
by James Fenimore Cooper
Aug 08, 1947 6 "The Luck of Roaring Camp" yes
by Bret Harte
Aug 15, 1947 7 "Ramona" (Part 1 of 2) yes
by Helen Hunt Jackson
Aug 22, 1947 8 "Ramona" (Part 2 of 2) yes
Aug 28, 1947 9 "Hoosier Schoolmaster" (Part 1 of 2) yes
by Edward Eggleston
Sep 05, 1947 10 "Hoosier Schoolmaster" (Part 2 of 2) yes
Sep 12, 1947 11 "Life On The Mississippi" yes
by Mark Twain
Sep 19, 1947 12 "The Legend Of Sleepy Hollow" yes
by Washington Irving
Sep 26, 1947 13 "Little Women" (Part 1 of 2) yes
by Louisa May Alcott
Oct 03, 1947 14 "Little Women" (Part 2 of 2) yes
List By Author:
Author Title Date
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Alcott, Louisa May "Little Women"
Part 1 Sep 26, 1947
Part 2 Oct 03, 1947
Cooper, James Fenimore "The Pilot" Aug 01, 1947
Eggleston, Edward "Hoosier Schoolmaster"
Part 1 Aug 28, 1947
Part 2 Sep 05, 1947
Harte, Bret "The Luck of Roaring Camp" Aug 08, 1947
Hawthorne, Nathaniel "The Scarlet Letter" Jul 11, 1947
Irving, Washington "The Legend Of Sleepy Hollow" Sep 19, 1947
Jackson, Helen Hunt "Ramona"
Part 1 Aug 15, 1947
Part 2 Aug 22, 1947
Melville, Herman "Moby Dick" Jul 04, 1947
Twain, Mark "Life On The Mississippi" Sep 12, 1947
"Tom Sawyer"
Part 1 Jul 18, 1947
Part 2 Jul 25, 1947
References:
* GOLDINdex database, J. David Goldin, Box 542, Newtown, CT 06470
(http://www.radiogoldindex.com)
* OTR club and vendor catalogs or web sites:
* Edward J. Carr, 216 Shaner St., Boyertown, PA 19512.
* McCoy's Recordings Inc., Pat McCoy, PO Box 1069, Richland, Wash.
99352
* Memories Of Radio, Dick Judge, PO Box 67800, Rochester NY 14617
Last Update: May 20, 2004
This log is informational only. It does not imply that I or my
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