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fanficrocks · 5 months ago
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It's Thursday Thursday, and time to tip our hats to Fred and Win.
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A policeman's lot is not a happy one, I'm told. But, the lot of a policeman's wife hardly gets a mention....
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Twenty-five years ago I got the best bit of luck any man ever had. The toast is, My Win.
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papermoonloveslucy · 4 years ago
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THE DARK CORNER
November 10, 1947
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Synopsis ~ A former San Francisco private eye, just in back New York after two years in prison (the victim of a frame-up), finds himself a target for another send-up and murder.
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Directed by Fred MacKaye with musical direction by Louis Silvers and sound effects by Charlie Forsyth
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Adapted for radio by Sanford Barnett from the screenplay by Jay Dratler and Bernard Schoenfeld based on the book by Leo Rosten.
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It was based on the 20th Century Fox motion picture of the same name released on May 8, 1946. 
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In later years, Lucille Ball was vocal about hating the experience of shooting The Dark Corner. Director Henry Hathaway's bullying reduced Ball to stuttering on set, at which point Hathaway accused her of being inebriated. At the time, Lucille Ball was suing to get out of her contract with MGM. As a result, MGM loaned her to Fox for this picture, which included a significant pay cut. 
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Lux Radio Theatre (1935-55) was a radio anthology series that adapted Broadway plays during its first two seasons before it began adapting films (”Lux Presents Hollywood”). These hour-long radio programs were performed live before studio audiences in Los Angeles. The series became the most popular dramatic anthology series on radio, broadcast for more than 20 years and continued on television as the Lux Video Theatre through most of the 1950s. The primary sponsor of the show was Unilever through its Lux Soap brand.
CAST
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Lucille Ball (Kathleen Stewart) was born on August 6, 1911 in Jamestown, New York. She began her screen career in 1933 and was known in Hollywood as ‘Queen of the B’s’ due to her many appearances in ‘B’ movies. “My Favorite Husband” eventually led to the creation of “I Love Lucy,” a television situation comedy in which she co-starred with her real-life husband, Latin bandleader Desi Arnaz. The program was phenomenally successful, allowing the couple to purchase what was once RKO Studios, re-naming it Desilu. When the show ended in 1960 (in an hour-long format known as “The Lucy-Desi Comedy Hour”) so did Lucy and Desi’s marriage. In 1962, hoping to keep Desilu financially solvent, Lucy returned to the sitcom format with “The Lucy Show,” which lasted six seasons. She followed that with a similar sitcom “Here’s Lucy” co-starring with her real-life children, Lucie and Desi Jr., as well as Gale Gordon, who had joined the cast of “The Lucy Show” during season two. Before her death in 1989, Lucy made one more attempt at a sitcom with “Life With Lucy,” also with Gordon.
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Mark Stevens (Bradford Galt) reprises his role from the film version of The Dark Corner (1946). He became a contract player for Warners at $100 a week in 1943 but they darkened and straightened his curly ginger-colored hair and covered his freckles. At first he was billed as Stephen Richards, he later changed it to Mark Stevens at the suggestion of Darryl F. Zanuck when he switched to 20th Century-Fox. He died in 1994 at age 77. 
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Joseph Kearns (Ralph Wickett) appeared on “I Love Lucy” as the psychiatrist in “The Kleptomaniac” (ILL S1;E27) and later played the theatre manager in “Lucy’s Night in Town” (S6;E22). His most famous role was as Mr. Wilson on TV’s “Dennis the Menace” (1959). When he passed away during the show’s final season, Lucy regular Gale Gordon took over for him, playing his brother.
In the film, the character was named Hardy Cathcart and was played by Clifton Webb. 
Norma Jean Nilsson (Little Girl at the Boarding House) was a child actress who left Hollywood at age 19 after appearing in 16 films and television shows.
In the film, the character carries a slide whistle, which is not used here. She was played by Colleen Alpaugh.
Wally Maher (Fred Foss aka Stauffer) was born on August 4, 1908 in Cincinnati, Ohio. He was known for Mystery Street (1950), The Reformer and the Redhead (1950) and Hollywood Hotel (1937). He was married to Molly Bruno. He died on December 27, 1951.
In the feature film, the role was played by William Bendix, who would go on to fame as the title character in TV’s “The Life of Riley.” 
Dan O'Herlihy (Anthony Jardine) was an Irish-born actor nominated for an Oscar in 1954 for Robinson Crusoe. In 1960 he made an appearance on Desilu’s “The Untouchables.” He was in two of the RoboCop movies. He died in 2005 at age 85. 
In the feature film, the role was played by German-born actor Kurt Krueger. 
Fay Baker (Mari Wickett) was born on January 31, 1917 in New York City as Fanita Baker Schwager. She was known for Notorious (1946), The House on Telegraph Hill (1951) and Deadline - U.S.A. (1952). She died on December 8, 1987.  
In the feature film, the role was taken by Cathy Downs, making her first credited screen appearance. 
ENSEMBLE
Trude Marson was seen in uncredited roles in four films from 1937 to 1947. 
Noreen Gammill started her screen career as the voice of Catty the Elephant in Disney’s Dumbo (1941). She made two background appearances on “The Andy Griffith Show” (1963 and 1964), filmed on the Desilu backlot. 
William Johnstone is probably best remembered as Judge Lowell on the long-running daytime drama “As The World Turns”.  Prior to that he worked extensively in radio and took over the role of Lamont Cranston on "The Shadow" playing opposite Agnes Moorehead when Orson Welles left the series.
Janet Scott was a regular background voice on “Lux Radio Theatre” with dozens of episodes to her credit from 1937 to 1955.
Lois Corbett  was married to Don Wilson of “The Jack Benny Program” and as such did more than a dozen episodes of the television shows with him from 1954 to 1964.  
Edward Marr was seen in The Affairs of Annabel with Lucille Ball in 1938.  He was also in two Bob Hope TV specials with Hope and Ball in 1966 and 1970.
Stanley Farrar was seen on “I Love Lucy” in “Home Movies” (ILL S3;E20) and “Staten Island Ferry” (ILL S5;E12). He on “The Lucy Show” in “Lucy and Arthur Godfrey” (TLS S3;E23) and “Lucy Meets Danny Kaye” (TLS S3;E15).
Herb Butterfield was born on October 28, 1895 in Providence, Rhode Island. He was known for The Halls of Ivy (1954), The House on Telegraph Hill (1951) and Shield for Murder (1954). On radio, he portrayed the Commissioner on NBC 's "Dangerous Assignment" (1949-53) and Clarence Wellman on "The Halls of Ivy" (1950-52). He died on May 2, 1957
Cliff Clark was seen with Lucille Ball in Her Husband’s Affairs (1947), Miss Grant Takes Richmond (1949), and The Fuller Brush Girl (1950).  
OTHERS
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William Keighley (Host and Producer) was the director of nearly 40 feature films between 1932 and 1953. His film The Adventures of Robin Hood (1938) was selected for the National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being culturally significant.
Dorothy Lovett (Commercial Spokeswoman as Libby Collins, Hollywood Reporter) appeared as Meta Bauer on radio’s “The Guiding Light" (1945-47) and as Toni Sherwood in "The Adventures of Rocky Jordan".  She did three films with Lucille Ball from 1939 to 1941. 
Betty Ann Lynn (Herself, Act Two Intermission Guest) is best known for playing Thelma Lou on “The Andy Griffith Show” (1961 to 1965) which was filmed on the Desilu back lot. 
John Milton Kennedy (Announcer) was the announcer of all 35 episodes of “The Loretta Young Show” from 1954 to 1955.  
ACT ONE
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William Keighley introduces the program, noting that many years earlier, director Fred Kohlmar saw a titian-haired young model who had great possibilities - Lucille Ball.  He later had the privilege of presenting her in the film version of The Dark Corner. After a mention of Lux Toilet Soap, the program begins. 
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The action opens in a New York City office building on a sultry summer afternoon. Police detective Reeves visits the Offices of Bradford Galt, Private Investigator and speaks to his secretary, Kathleen Stewart. 
Galt enters and Reeves wonders why Galt didn’t notify him that he moved offices after his prior unpleasantness.  Galt asks Kathleen to have dinner with him. After dinner, Galt asks her to go dancing but she’s wise to his advance. As they walk down the street, they realize that they are being followed. 
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Kathleen takes a cab back to the office, while Galt confronts the pursuer at gunpoint, taking him back to his office for questioning. He says his name is Fred Foss, and that he’s also a private detective. Galt doesn’t believe him and decides to beat the truth out of him. 
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After some roughing up, Fred discloses that he is being paid to tail Galt by Anthony Jardine. In the tussle, some ink spills on Foss’s white suit. He lets Foss leave. Kathleen was supposed to tail Foss after he left the office, but he tricked her and got away.  
Back at his rooming house, Foss uses the hall telephone to call art gallery owner Ralph Wickett, and his ink-stained suit is noticed by a Little Girl neighbor. 
At a party for his third wedding anniversary, Wickett hangs up and is greeted by Jardine, a lawyer. Mrs. Lucy Wilding takes Jardine aside pretending to ask legal advice, but it is revealed that he is blackmailing her. 
Meanwhile, Galt confides in Kathleen about his past. Jardine is trying to kill Galt because he was a former partner that Galt confronted about his blackmailing female clients. Now Jardine wants to finish the job. 
Mari Wickett, Ralph’s wife, is having an affair with Anthony Jardine. She wants to run away with him. At the same time, Galt is headed there to settle the score. 
End of Act One
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A Lux commercial break takes the form of a story from Libby Collins, Hollywood Reporter. She says she saw Universal’s The Lost Moment starring Robert Cummings and Susan Hayward. Libby says she was on location when they filmed the big fire scene, the biggest fire ever done on a sound stage.  She says that she and Susan Hayward washed the soot off their faces with Lux Toilet Soap! 
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At the time of the broadcast, The Lost Moment was still two weeks from being released. It opened in cinemas on November 27, 1947. The story is set in Italy, so the cast included Edward Ciannelli, who played pizzeria owner Mr. Martinelli in “Visitor from Italy” (ILL S6;E5) and Saverio LoMedico who played the Rome hotel bellboy in “Lucy’s Italian Movie” (ILL S5;E23).  The film was not a box office success. 
ACT TWO
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An hour has past since the end of Act One and Galt is at Jardine’s door. Galt threatens Jardine, who denies tailing him.The two fight  while Mari is hiding in the other room. After Galt leaves, she convinces him to run away with her. 
At the Gallery, Wickett is visited by Foss. It is clear Wickett is setting up Jardine to take the fall when he has Galt killed.  Foss calls Galt to betray Jardine for a price. Galt suggests a one-on-one meeting at his apartment - 904 West 52nd, apartment 307 at 8pm sharp. Wickett will send Jardine to Galt’s apartment at 7:30pm. 
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In reality, there is no such address. West 52nd Street in New York City ends at the the 600s block. This is similar to the Ricardo and Mertz apartment building. 623 East 68th Street, which, if real, would be in the East River!
Kathleen and Galt are supposed to meet at the movies, but he doesn’t show so he goes to his apartment at 8:30. Galt opens the door and reveals that Jardine is dead. Galt was ambushed with and knocked out with ether. He woke up to find Jardine’s body bludgeoned by the fireplace poker.  Galt realizes he was set up.
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Later, Galt meets Kathleen at her apartment. He couldn’t find Foss and doesn’t know where to look next. 
Wickett reminds Mari that they are due at the Kinsglsey’s that night, but she begs off. He strongly hints that he knows that Mari is stepping out on him and looking to run off. 
Galt suddenly realizes that Foss would have to have his white suit cleaned, so he is determined to search all the cleaners for the suit and get his address.
Foss phones Wickett, and the Little Girl is there to overhear his conversation. Foss makes a plan to meet Wickett on the 31st floor of the Grant building. 
Galt and Kathleen are about to give up on the search for the suit when a cleaner comes through. They get his address and trace Foss to the rooming house where he lives. His name turns out to be Stauffer, not Foss. The landlady reports that he moved out an hour ago and doesn’t know where he went. But the Little Girl does - and spills the beans for a quarter!  Galt and Kathleen head for the Grant Building. 
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End of Act Two
In the break, Keighley interviews Fox contract player Betty Ann Lynn, who saw filming of Daryl F. Zanuck’s Gentleman’s Agreement starring Gregory Peck and Dorothy McGuire in a “very unusual picture”.  
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Gentleman’s Agreement premiered on November 11, one day after this broadcast, in both New York City and Chicago. It dealt with anti-Semitism and went on to win three Oscars, including Best Picture. The cast included Lucycom alumni Mike Lally, Shep Houghton, Roy Roberts, and Amzie Strickland in uncredited roles. Betty Ann Lynn says that she also likes to watch the filming of a costume picture like The Foxes of Harrow starring Rex Harrison and Maureen O’Hara, who had 26 costumes made just for her.  She notes that O’Hara has a Lux complexion. 
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The Foxes of Harrow was released September 13, 1947. "Lux Radio Theater" broadcast a sixty minute radio adaptation of this movie on December 6, 1948, with Maureen O'Hara reprising her movie role. The movie was the screen debut of William Schallert, who did several episodes of “The Lucy Show.”  O’Hara and Lucille Ball became lifelong friends after their 1940 film Dance, Girl, Dance. Like Gentleman’s Agreement, The Foxes of Harrow also features Roy Roberts, who went on to play bank president Mr. Cheever on “The Lucy Show.”
ACT THREE
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Kathleen and Galt rush to the Grant Building, where Mr. Wickett is about to settle accounts on a remote fire escape. Foss / Stauffer brings proof that Jardine is dead but Wickett throws him from the fire escape to his death. 
Galt and Kathleen witness the whole incident from the street, as does the cab driver who was waiting for Foss / Stauffer. Thinking fast, Galt steals the cab which still contains Foss’s luggage. Later, we hear that the bags were only full of clothes. Kathleen urges him to keep thinking.   Kathleen suddenly remembers that the Little Girl mentioned galleries. They put the pieces together and all evidence leads them to the Wickett Galleries. Galt heads there and questions the clerk. Under the guise of buying a painting, Galt inquires about meeting Mr. Wickett, and the clerk departs. Mari comes in the side door, and Galt tells her that Anthony Jardine has been murdered. She faints. Wickett comes in and when Galt tells him the truth, Ralph locks him in the gallery vault. Mari has revived and overhears Ralph’s threats, holding a gun on him. She shoots her husband dead. 
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Kathleen has tipped off the police, who only want to charge him with stealing a taxi cab. Kathleen asks if he can be booked at another time because they have a date at the City Hall - to get married. 
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As a curtain call, Keighley chats with Lucille Ball and Mark Stevens. He congratulates Ball on the success of her stage show, Dream Girl, a play she says she will do again in San Francisco. When Keighley asks how Lucille’s busy schedule and that of her husband Desi Arnaz’s leave any time for a personal life, Ball says that they will be playing in San Francisco at the same time. 
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In June 1947, Lucille Ball performed at New Jersey’s McCarter Theatre in Dream Girl, a play by Elmer Rice. It also played Brooklyn, Detroit and Boston. 
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The San Francisco production opened just a week after this radio telecast. As Ball states, Desi Arnaz was also in San Francisco at the time, playing in the Rose Room of the Palace Hotel, a fact that was advertised in the Dream Girl program. During the Los Angeles engagement in January 1948, Ball fell ill and had to withdraw. Although she love performing on stage, her radio career and then television success did not allow her to return to the footlights until 1960.  
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Lucy notes that like many other busy stars, she owes her good complexion to Lux Soap! 
Turning to Mark Stevens, Lucille notes that he will play an FBI man in his next project at Fox, with Keighley as director. 
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Although the film’s title is not mentioned, they are referring to The Street With No Name, which won’t be released until June 1948. Stevens plays Gene Cordell aka George Manley, a covert FBI agent who infiltrates a ruthless gangster mob. "Lux Radio Theater" broadcast a 60-minute radio adaptation of the movie on January 31, 1949 with Mark Stevens reprising his film role. 
Keighley notes that next week “Lux Radio Theatre” will present Jane Wyman and Ronald Reagan in Nobody Lives Forever. 
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The Warner Brothers picture Nobody Lives Forever was released on November 1, 1946. It originally starred John Garfield and Geraldine Fitzgerald in roles taken on radio by Reagan and Wyman, who were husband and wife at the time. Of course, Reagan left Hollywood for a grander stage, first in California as Governor, then as President of the United States. He bestowed Lucille Ball with The Kennedy Center Honor in 1986.
A public service announcement asks housewives to salvage kitchen fats and turn them in at their local butcher for cash!  
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These were used to make supplies for wartime, such as ammunition and weapons. 
Announcer Kennedy notes that Mark Stevens appeared through the courtesy of 20th Century Fox, producers of Forever Amber. 
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Forever Amber is a 1944 romance novel by Kathleen Winsor set in 17th-century England. It was made into a film in 1947 starring Cornel Wilde, who appeared in “The Star Upstairs” (ILL S4;E25). When “Lucy Writes A Novel” (ILL S3;E24), Ethel jokes about finding Lucy’s hidden manuscript and burning it:  “We pulled down the kitchen blind and changed the name of your novel to 'Forever Ember.'” 
‘DARK’ TRIVIA
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In a September 1985 episode of “Remington Steele,” a character played by Stephen Dillane has the name Bradford Galt!  The stories, however, are not otherwise connected. 
In both the film and the radio show, Fred Foss gives his phone number as CH-elsea 4-43510. However, according to the Manhattan phone book for 1946, there were only CH-elsea 2 and CH-elsea 3 exchanges. Real phone numbers were rarely used in film or television. 
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When television began to supplant radio, “The Lux Video Theatre” was introduced. It was seen from 1950 to 1959. Initially, the show was a thirty-minute weekly show featuring live stage plays, but when it moved to NBC in August 1954, the show was extended to sixty minutes. As on radio, the programs were then primarily adaptations of motion pictures. The host would introduce each act, and would conduct an interview with the stars at the end of the play. Of the cast of this radio version of The Dark Corner:
William Keighley directed an episode in 1951. 
Mark Stevens did an episode in 1955. 
Dan O’Herlihy did five episodes. 
Joseph Kearns did three episodes. 
The character name Ralph Wickett replaced Hardy Cathcart for the radio show. It is likely that they could no longer get legal clearance to use the name Hardy Cathcart, necessitating the change. 
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The film featured Ellen Corby as a maid, a role not in the radio drama. Corby went on to be seen as Lucy Ricardo’s high school acting teacher and in several small roles on “The Lucy Show” before her best-loved role of Grandma on “The Waltons.” 
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The film also features background work by Sam Harris, who did 15 films with Lucille Ball, in addition to multiple episodes of “I Love Lucy” and “The Lucy Show” as well as Harold Miller, who did eight films with Lucy and two episodes of “I Love Lucy”. 
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The film is available on DVD complete with DVD commentary and original trailer. 
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sciencespies · 4 years ago
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A Smithsonian Curator Reflects on Chuck Yeager, a Pilot With the 'Right Stuff'
https://sciencespies.com/history/a-smithsonian-curator-reflects-on-chuck-yeager-a-pilot-with-the-right-stuff/
A Smithsonian Curator Reflects on Chuck Yeager, a Pilot With the 'Right Stuff'
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Smithsonian Voices National Air and Space Museum
Remembering Chuck Yeager, a Pilot with the Right Stuff
December 8th, 2020, 1:55PM / BY Bob van der Linden
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Chuck Yeager with Bell X-1.
The greatest pilot of the greatest generation has passed. Seventy-nine years to the day after the attack on Pearl Harbor, famed test pilot, World War II ace, and the first person to fly faster than the speed of sound, Brig. Gen. Charles “Chuck” Yeager, died at the age of 97.
On October 14, 1947, Yeager forever shattered the myth of the so-called “sound barrier” when he piloted his Bell X-1 Glamorous Glennis to 700 miles per hour (Mach 1.06) 43,000 feet above the southern California desert. The X-1 program contributed greatly to the understanding of the challenges of transonic and supersonic flight. Of great significance to the security and prosperity of the country, these lessons were directly applied to the next generation of military and commercial aircraft, keeping America in the forefront of aeronautical research.
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Pilot Chuck Yeager poses with the Bell X-1 Glamorous Glennis during a visit to the Museum in 2015. (Smithsonian’s National Air and Space Museum)
Born in Myra, West Virginia, on February 13, 1923, Yeager grew up in nearby Hamlin where he developed an innate understanding of all things mechanical. This ability held him in good stead in his military career as his knowledge of machines and his exceptional skills as a pilot would make him an ideal test pilot, despite his lack of a formal college education.
General Yeager began his aviation career in September 1941, enlisting in the Army Air Corps. In July 1942, he was accepted for pilot training in the flying sergeant program, earning his wings and his appointment as flight officer in March 1943.
Following the completion of advanced training, Yeager was assigned to the 357th Fighter Group of the 8th Air Force flying from England. While piloting his North American P-51 Mustang, Yeager destroyed 13 German aircraft in air-to-air combat, including five in one mission. Included in his remarkable tally is one Messerschmitt Me 262, the world’s first operational jet fighter. On March 5, 1944, he was shot down over France but escaped capture with the help of the French resistance which spirited him to safety in neutral Spain. He rejoined his unit soon thereafter, serving until February 1945 when he returned to the United States to serve as an instructor pilot. In July 1945, Yeager was assigned to Wright Field, Ohio, where he first engaged in experimental flight work. Following this assignment and until 1954, Yeager flew experimental aircraft from Muroc Army Air Force Base, later renamed Edwards Air Force Base, where, on October 14, 1947, he became the first person ever to fly faster than the speed of sound. His aircraft, a Bell X-1 Glamorous Glennis, named after his wife, is proudly displayed in the Boeing Milestones of Flight Hall at the Smithsonian’s National Air and Space Museum.
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Bell X-1 Glamorous Glennis on display in the Boeing Milestones of Flight Hall at the Museum in Washington, DC. (Smithsonian’s National Air and Space Museum)
Following this posting, General Yeager returned to Europe as Commander of the 417th Fighter Squadron and in 1957 was assigned to the 413th Fighter Wing at George Air Force Base, California. In 1958 he became commander of the 1st Fighter Squadron at Moron Base, Spain.
General Yeager graduated from the Air War College in June 1961, became Commandant of the Aerospace Research Pilot School in July 1962 and in 1966 assumed command of the 405th Fighter Wing at Clark Air Base, Philippines, during which time he flew 127 combat missions over Vietnam. Returning home in 1968, General Yeager took command of the 4th Tactical Fighter Wing at Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, North Carolina, and in 1969 advanced to Vice Commander, 17th Air Force based in Ramstein, Germany. In 1971 he became the United States’ Defense Representative to Pakistan, and in 1973 became the Director of the Air Force Inspection and Safety Center at Norton Air Force Base.
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Informal portrait of Brigadier General Charles E. ‘Chuck’ Yeager, standing on the cockpit ladder of a McDonnell Douglas F-15B Eagle at Edwards AFB, CA. Circa 1980s. (National Air and Space Museum Archives, Smithsonian Institution)
General Yeager received the Collier and MacKay Trophies for 1948 and the Harmon International Trophy for 1954. His awards included the Distinguished Service Medal, the Silver Star with one oak leaf cluster, the Legion of Honor with one oak leaf cluster, the Distinguished Flying Cross with two oak leaf clusters, the Bronze Star medal with “V” device, the Air Medal with 10 oak leaf clusters, the Air Force Commendation Medal, the Purple Heart, the Distinguished Unit Citation with one oak leaf cluster, and the Air Force Outstanding Unit Award Ribbon. He was a command pilot with over 10,000 hours in 155 types of aircraft.
Although a legend in the aeronautical community, Yeager’s accomplishments were not widely known until the publication of Tom Wolfe’s The Right Stuff and the subsequent movie highlighted Yeager’s career as a test pilot, making him an immensely popular public figure.
General Yeager was also a good friend to the Smithsonian. For decades he visited the National Air and Space Museum on or about the anniversary of his supersonic flight, each year regaling hundreds of enthralled visitors with stories of his extraordinary career. In 1997, during one of his visits, 50 years to the day after he broke the sound barrier for the first time, Deputy Director Donald Lopez, a friend of Yeager’s from their time together as test pilots, arranged for Yeager to climb in the cockpit of the X-1 high above the floor of the Boeing Milestones of Flight Hall. After that remarkable visit, Yeager generously donated his collection of personal items, including his flight jacket and other memorabilia.
A legend has passed.
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Chuck Yeager takes a photo in the cockpit of Bell X-1 Glamorous Glennis during a visit to the Museum in 1997 to celebrate the 50th anniversary of breaking the sound barrier for the first time. (Smithsonian’s National Air and Space Museum)
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Several ways to collect Walkers
Walking Liberty half dollars could still be found in change as late as 1966. The oldest half dollar I received in change was a 1943-D, still in nice condition. Once the Kennedy half dollar was introduced in 1964, half dollars all but disappeared from circulation. When clad coinage began, silver coins could still be found with regularity for a few more years.
The Walking Liberty half dollar is considered to be the most beautiful United States silver coin. Minted from 1916-1947, it was the last regular-issue coin to feature Miss Liberty. It’s a good-sized set, with different ways of collecting, including a short set (1941-1947) and proofs. At one time, it may have been possible to assemble a full set from circulation. But in later times, dedicated collectors have found ways to find these coins.
In 1916 and part of 1917, the mintmark on the Walking Liberty half dollar was placed under “In God We Trust” on the obverse. In 1917, the mintmark was moved to the reverse. It is to the left of the rocky crag and below the olive branch. The top coin is a 1916-D and the bottom a 1917-S.
A local coin shop had albums filled with different dates of half dollars, many in better grades, some with claims to Mint State. A good number of Walkers were displayed in these albums. Nearly all were World War II era coins, from 1941-1945 and a few later dates. I put together a short set this way.
The 1941-S half dollar, known for weak strikes, had a typical weakness on the obverse. The 1944-P was pretty, and so was the 1945-S.
Another dealer had an attractive group of Walkers to look through. Again, these were mostly dated 1941-45, but conditions were much better than average. Even a fussy type collector could have found a nice specimen for a set.
Proofs were struck from 1936-1942. The lovely design, with full details and mirror-like surfaces, really showed this coin to best advantage. During the 1960s, I heard stories of Walkers being polished with jeweler’s rouge to simulate a brilliant proof. Close study will show that these coins are not genuine proofs.
Browsing through an antique store can yield some surprising finds. I spotted a few well-worn half dollars in one store. And I had to look closer at one coin. Did I see a “1” in the date, as in 1921? I bought the coin for a few dollars, got it home, and examined it carefully. Not 1921, but 1941. This coin had seen heavy use and really did the job it was created to do. I’d never seen any coin from the 1940s that was so worn.
A few 1916 patterns are known to exist. These pieces have subtle differences in the design and positioning of the mottoes. One pattern illustrated in a guidebook shows extensive wear. I wonder how many of these patterns got out and circulated, passing through many hands, until pulled by a numismatist who recognized it. Maybe one or two of these were melted in the silver melt of 1980.
Walkers are plentiful at shows. I have seen displays of assorted dates to pick from, and they are not always the expected 1941-45 coins. No 1938-D in these hoards, but a good variety of dates, mintmarks, and conditions.
Once in a while, a full set is offered for sale. The lovely design is even more impressive in an album or holder with the other coins. I once saw a better-than-average circulated set at a show that was attractive and a nice buy for someone who admired the coin but couldn’t spend big bucks for super Mint State coins.
Collectors who appreciate this design have another collecting goal: a set of silver Eagles from 1986 to date. The obverse was brought back for this one-ounce silver piece. Don’t forget the gold restrike minted in 2016, to honor the 100th anniversary of this coin. It’s true to the original, down to the last detail.
This most beautiful silver coin can be collected in many different ways and can be a challenge for years to come. The days of finding a set, even a short set, out of circulation is long past. But looking through many of these coins, checking hoards and displays, and keeping a collector’s eyes open can bring great results.
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Several ways to collect Walkers
Walking Liberty half dollars could still be found in change as late as 1966. The oldest half dollar I received in change was a 1943-D, still in nice condition. Once the Kennedy half dollar was introduced in 1964, half dollars all but disappeared from circulation. When clad coinage began, silver coins could still be found with regularity for a few more years.
The Walking Liberty half dollar is considered to be the most beautiful United States silver coin. Minted from 1916-1947, it was the last regular-issue coin to feature Miss Liberty. It’s a good-sized set, with different ways of collecting, including a short set (1941-1947) and proofs. At one time, it may have been possible to assemble a full set from circulation. But in later times, dedicated collectors have found ways to find these coins.
In 1916 and part of 1917, the mintmark on the Walking Liberty half dollar was placed under “In God We Trust” on the obverse. In 1917, the mintmark was moved to the reverse. It is to the left of the rocky crag and below the olive branch. The top coin is a 1916-D and the bottom a 1917-S.
A local coin shop had albums filled with different dates of half dollars, many in better grades, some with claims to Mint State. A good number of Walkers were displayed in these albums. Nearly all were World War II era coins, from 1941-1945 and a few later dates. I put together a short set this way.
The 1941-S half dollar, known for weak strikes, had a typical weakness on the obverse. The 1944-P was pretty, and so was the 1945-S.
Another dealer had an attractive group of Walkers to look through. Again, these were mostly dated 1941-45, but conditions were much better than average. Even a fussy type collector could have found a nice specimen for a set.
Proofs were struck from 1936-1942. The lovely design, with full details and mirror-like surfaces, really showed this coin to best advantage. During the 1960s, I heard stories of Walkers being polished with jeweler’s rouge to simulate a brilliant proof. Close study will show that these coins are not genuine proofs.
Browsing through an antique store can yield some surprising finds. I spotted a few well-worn half dollars in one store. And I had to look closer at one coin. Did I see a “1” in the date, as in 1921? I bought the coin for a few dollars, got it home, and examined it carefully. Not 1921, but 1941. This coin had seen heavy use and really did the job it was created to do. I’d never seen any coin from the 1940s that was so worn.
A few 1916 patterns are known to exist. These pieces have subtle differences in the design and positioning of the mottoes. One pattern illustrated in a guidebook shows extensive wear. I wonder how many of these patterns got out and circulated, passing through many hands, until pulled by a numismatist who recognized it. Maybe one or two of these were melted in the silver melt of 1980.
Walkers are plentiful at shows. I have seen displays of assorted dates to pick from, and they are not always the expected 1941-45 coins. No 1938-D in these hoards, but a good variety of dates, mintmarks, and conditions.
Once in a while, a full set is offered for sale. The lovely design is even more impressive in an album or holder with the other coins. I once saw a better-than-average circulated set at a show that was attractive and a nice buy for someone who admired the coin but couldn’t spend big bucks for super Mint State coins.
Collectors who appreciate this design have another collecting goal: a set of silver Eagles from 1986 to date. The obverse was brought back for this one-ounce silver piece. Don’t forget the gold restrike minted in 2016, to honor the 100th anniversary of this coin. It’s true to the original, down to the last detail.
This most beautiful silver coin can be collected in many different ways and can be a challenge for years to come. The days of finding a set, even a short set, out of circulation is long past. But looking through many of these coins, checking hoards and displays, and keeping a collector’s eyes open can bring great results.
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Today has been like a special Win edition of Thursday Thursday! This is lovely! The screenshots you picked are perfect.
For those of us stuck with the international version of the soundtrack, the song they play for Win and Fred at the party is production music.
The lucky folks in the UK, however, get to hear You Were Made for Me performed by Freddie & The Dreamers.
Later at home they dance to the Glenn Miller Orchestra's Moonlight Serenade (more production music for the international folks).
It's Thursday Thursday, and time to tip our hats to Fred and Win.
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A policeman's lot is not a happy one, I'm told. But, the lot of a policeman's wife hardly gets a mention....
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Twenty-five years ago I got the best bit of luck any man ever had. The toast is, My Win.
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