Radio's Golden Days - The Red Skelton Show - People Who Brag - 12/05/1951

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DATE : Thu, 14 Feb 2008 22:00:00 -0500
Entered in Database : 2008-02-15 03:00:00
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Red Skelton first appeared on Radio in 1937 as a Guest on Rudy Vallee's "Fleischmann's Hour". Then he was on NBC's "Avalon Time" which featured Red Foley and Red's first wife Edna Stilwell. In 1941, Raleigh Cigarettes offered Red Skelton his own show and "The Red Skelton Show" premiered on NBC Radio. Ozzie Nelson was Red's orchestra leader and Harriet Hilliard (later Nelson) was the lead singer and Junior's mother. Soon listeners became avid fans of Red Skelton's first comedy characters. Red was drafted into the U.S. Army in March 1944, discharged in 1945 and returned to NBC and "The Red Skelton Show". In 1949 the show moved from NBC to CBS where the show aired until May 1953.

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