Wednesday, May 19, 2010
Show #27 The Adventures of Ellery Queen & Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar
Detective, author, anthologist, inspiration for a magazine, movie star, radio star...who else could we be talking about but the renowned Ellery Queen? Ellery Queen got his start in detective novels, as both the author (a pseudonym for 2 cousins) and detective in "The Roman Hat Mystery", published in 1929. From there, Queen's star shone, and continues to shine today. Yes, you can still subscribe to "The Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine".
We enjoy the exploits and famous deductive skills of Ellery Queen on "The Adventure of the Vanishing Magician" from November 4, 1943.
The Old Time Radio Express follows Mr. Queen with the climax to "The Flight Six Matter" on Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar. It's Part 5 of 5, from February 3, 1956. YTJD would continue on radio for another six years, ending as the last dramatic program on the air on the day radio died - September 30, 1962.
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Thank you for the shout out! My students DO love hearing the Ellery Queen show. They always ask me for more. It is the perfect mystery.
ReplyDeleteUsually one or two of them end up guessing the solution, but most of the students are stumped.
Great show!