01 Meet Ernest Hemingway
01 Meet Ernest Hemingway
02 Meet Gertrude Lawrence
02 Meet Gertrude Lawrence
04 Meet Carl Sandburg
04 Meet Carl Sandburg
06 The Actor
06 The Actor
07 The Kenton Era: Stan Kenton
07 The Kenton Era: Stan Kenton
08 Meet Ethel Barrymore
08 Meet Ethel Barrymore
09 They Knew Bernard Shaw: George Bernard Shaw
09 They Knew Bernard Shaw: George Bernard Shaw
11 They Knew Franklin Delano Roosevelt
11 They Knew Franklin Delano Roosevelt
12 Leo the Lip: Leo Durocher
12 Leo the Lip: Leo Durocher
20 This Was F. Scott Fitzgerald
20 This Was F. Scott Fitzgerald
21 George Washington: The Man Nobody Knew
21 George Washington: The Man Nobody Knew
22 Labor's John L. Lewis
22 Labor's John L. Lewis
23 The Legend of the Babe: Babe Ruth
23 The Legend of the Babe: Babe Ruth
24 The Serious Gershwin: George Gershwin
24 The Serious Gershwin: George Gershwin
26 Darrow: 100 Years Later - Clarence Darrow
26 Darrow: 100 Years Later - Clarence Darrow
28 F.P.A.: His Column and His Friends - Franklin P. Adams
28 F.P.A.: His Column and His Friends - Franklin P. Adams
30 They Knew Thomas Wolfe
30 They Knew Thomas Wolfe
31 Jerome Kern, the Man and His Music
31 Jerome Kern, the Man and His Music
32 A Portrait of Albert Schweitzer
32 A Portrait of Albert Schweitzer
34 Mister John: The Golden Story - John Golden
34 Mister John: The Golden Story - John Golden
37 They Knew Grantland Rice
37 They Knew Grantland Rice
39 The Magnificent Rogue: W.C. Fields
39 The Magnificent Rogue: W.C. Fields
40 They Knew George M Cohan
40 They Knew George M Cohan
41 Thornton Wilder, Keeper of the Time Capsule
41 Thornton Wilder, Keeper of the Time Capsule
42 Mr. Baseball - Connie Mack
42 Mr. Baseball - Connie Mack
43 They Knew Sinclair Lewis
43 They Knew Sinclair Lewis
44 The Wonderful World of Robert Benchley
44 The Wonderful World of Robert Benchley
45 Reccollections at 30 (Salute to radio for radio week)
45 Reccollections at 30 (Salute to radio for radio week)
46 A Portrait of Fred Allen
46 A Portrait of Fred Allen
49 Fiorello La Guardia: The Little Giant of Gotham
49 Fiorello La Guardia: The Little Giant of Gotham
51 H.L Mencken: The Bitter Byline
51 H.L Mencken: The Bitter Byline
53 Meet Frank Lloyd Wright
53 Meet Frank Lloyd Wright
55 America's Grandma: Grandma Moses
55 America's Grandma: Grandma Moses
56 They Knew Rockne: Knute Rockne
56 They Knew Rockne: Knute Rockne
59 Woodrow Wilson: Portrait of a Peacemaker
59 Woodrow Wilson: Portrait of a Peacemaker
60 Meet Mary Martin
60 Meet Mary Martin
61 An Impression of Alexander Woollcott
61 An Impression of Alexander Woollcott
64 Ticket to the Moon (A Tribute to Sci-Fi)
64 Ticket to the Moon (A Tribute to Sci-Fi)
70 Arturo Toscanini: The Man Behind the Legend
70 Arturo Toscanini: The Man Behind the Legend
72 Thornton WIlder, Keeper of the Time Capsule
72 Thornton WIlder, Keeper of the Time Capsule
82 An Impression of Alexander Woollcott
82 An Impression of Alexander Woollcott
83 The Life of Alben W. Barkley
83 The Life of Alben W. Barkley
84 A Visit Into the World of Danny Kaye
84 A Visit Into the World of Danny Kaye
85 They Knew Theodore Roosevelt
85 They Knew Theodore Roosevelt
86 Ernie Pyle: Typewriter in a Foxhole
86 Ernie Pyle: Typewriter in a Foxhole
87 Captain Eddie The Iron Eagle - Eddie Rickenbacker
87 Captain Eddie The Iron Eagle - Eddie Rickenbacker
97 A Tribute to Herbert Hoover
97 A Tribute to Herbert Hoover
This NBC program from the 1950’s paints portraits of the biggest and most accomplished people of the era and before. Every hour long episode of Biographies in Sound gives you personal reflections from people who knew the subject, critics who something about what they did, and plenty of historical recordings that together give a really intimate look into the life, accomplishments, and personality of each subject.
Truly a must listen. You can find more recordings here, and well documented info here.