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McNamee, Graham 1888-1942

Overview
Works:86 works in 91 publications in 1 language and 155 library holdings
Roles:Performer, Speaker, Host, Narrator, Reporter, Interviewer, Vocalist
Classifications:d756.5.n6, 940.53
Most widely held works by Graham McNamee
Great battles of World War II. From Normandy to Paris( visu )
1 edition published in 2003 in English and held by 17 libraries worldwide
Contemporary newsreels and combat footage give glimpses of the United States during World War II, with reports on military campaigns, war production, and life on the home front during 1940-1941.
World at war( visu )
1 edition published in 2003 in English and held by 13 libraries worldwide
Contemporary newsreels and combat footage give glimpses of the United States during World War II, with reports on military campaigns, war production, and life on the home front during 1940-1941.
America, the war years. Volume 1, 1941-1942( visu )
1 edition published in 2003 in English and held by 11 libraries worldwide
Contemporary newsreels and combat footage give glimpses of the United States during World War II, with reports on military campaigns, war production, and life on the home front during 1940-1941.
Great battles of World War II. The battle for North Africa( visu )
1 edition published in 2003 in English and held by 10 libraries worldwide
Contemporary newsreels and combat footage give glimpses of the United States during World War II, with reports on military campaigns, war production, and life on the home front during 1940-1941.
Great battles of World War II. The final battles( visu )
1 edition published in 2003 in English and held by 9 libraries worldwide
Contemporary newsreels and combat footage give glimpses of the United States during World War II, with reports on military campaigns, war production, and life on the home front during 1940-1941.
Great battles of World War II. From Pearl Harbor to Casablanca( visu )
1 edition published in 2003 in English and held by 8 libraries worldwide
Contemporary newsreels and combat footage give glimpses of the United States during World War II, with reports on military campaigns, war production, and life on the home front during 1940-1941.
America, the war years, 1941-1945( visu )
1 edition published in 2010 in English and held by 2 libraries worldwide
Contemporary newsreels and combat footage give glimpses of the United States during World War II, with reports on military campaigns, war production, and life on the home front during 1941-1945.
NBC's fifteenth anniversary party. 1941-11-15, part 10] [NBC's fifteenth anniversary party. 1941-11-15, part 12( Sound Recording )
1 edition published in 1941 in English and held by 2 libraries worldwide
Ed discusses animals( Sound Recording )
1 edition published in 1978 in English and held by 2 libraries worldwide
The Tennessee Tweetsie( visu )
3 editions published between 1939 and 2005 in English and held by 1 library worldwide
Documentary describing a ride on the "Tweetsie" railroad between Johnson City, Tennessee and Boone, North Carolina. Also describes a ride on the "Tweetsie" railroad in the 1950's as part of the Tweetsie Railroad amusement park.
Ed Wynn, WJZ. 1937-05-08( Sound Recording )
2 editions published in 1937 in English and held by 1 library worldwide
Wynn stars as the "Perfect fool" his best known characterization. Comic dialogue with McNamee (the straight man). Guest star is Sheila, an impersonator of voices. After talking with Wynn, she performs a story about a southern girl visiting the north for the first time. Wynn announces that he is leaving the air for a while after this show and says he hopes that everyone had a royal time during the past 26 weeks he has been on the air. Wynn says he hopes to be back next season. The orchestra plays a number of pieces including "The girl who couldn't be kissed" from "The singing Marine."
The treasury hour. 1941-10-21, A salute to "Navy Day"] [We the people. 1941-10-21, part 2( Sound Recording )
1 edition published in 1941 in English and held by 1 library worldwide
The treasury hour: Robert Montgomery speaks about Navy Day from London. The rhyme of The B.B. 66 by Herman Wouk is read by Frank Lovejoy. We the people: The host speaks with an engaged couple about the topic "marriage vs. career." The woman wants to be barber but her fiancé́́ objects to her cutting the hair of men and gives her an ultimatum to give up her career. Harry Flannery describes what it's like in wartime Germany.
Texaco program. 1932-07-25( Sound Recording )
1 edition published in 1932 in English and held by 1 library worldwide
Excerpts of a comedy broadcast, inspired by the vaudeville format, with a live audience. Former vaudevillian Ed Wynn (the Texaco Fire Chief), provides the jokes with Graham McNamee in the role of straight man. Donald Voorhees conducts his orchestra in musical selections.
Texaco program, WEAF. 1935-06-04( Sound Recording )
1 edition published in 1935 in English and held by 1 library worldwide
Ed Wynn tells jokes with straight man McNamee. Eddy Duchin and his orchestra performs a number of musical selections including "I got rhythm" and "Zing went the strings of my heart."
Texaco program, WEAF. 1934-10-16( Sound Recording )
1 edition published in 1934 in English and held by 1 library worldwide
Ed Wynn tells jokes with straight man McNamee. Eddy Duchin and his orchestra perform a number of musical selections including "Love in bloom."
Ed Wynn, WJZ. 1937-02-27( Sound Recording )
1 edition published in 1937 in English and held by 1 library worldwide
Ed Wynn tells jokes with straight man Graham McNamee. Fray and Braggiotti play "Dinah" on the piano. Fray and Braggiotti play an instrumental composition with Ed Wynn on the violin. Don Voorhees Orchestra performs several instrumentals.
Ed Wynn, WEAF. 1936-06-23( Sound Recording )
1 edition published in 1936 in English and held by 1 library worldwide
Comedy radio program, with format resembling a vaudeville show. Comic talk between Wynn and straight man (McNamee). The King's Men, a chorus of eight lovely girls, and Lennie Hayton and his orchestra perform several musical selections which include "You can't pull the wool over my eyes", "A little bit later on", and "I can't get started with you". Boxing referee, Arthur Donovan makes an appearance.
Ed Wynn, WJZ. 1937-04-17( Sound Recording )
1 edition published in 1937 in English and held by 1 library worldwide
Wynn stars as the "Perfect fool" his best known characterization. Comic dialogue with McNamee (the straight man). The guest star is Jackie Heller, a young singer from Pittsburg, who performs "Night And Day." Heller, accompanied by Wynn on piano, performs "When I grow too old to dream." Radio Stars Magazine's representative presents Ed Wynn with an award for distinguished service to radio.
Texaco program, WEAF. 1935-01-01( Sound Recording )
1 edition published in 1935 in English and held by 1 library worldwide
Comedy broadcast, inspired by the vaudeville format, with a live audience. Former vaudevillian Ed Wynn (the Texaco Fire Chief), provides the jokes with Graham McNamee in the role of straight man. Eddy Duchin and his orchestra play "Let's take a walk around the block", from "Life begins at eight forty", and a medley consisting of "Fair weather friend" and "La cucaracha."
Texaco program, WEAF. 1934-11-27( Sound Recording )
1 edition published in 1934 in English and held by 1 library worldwide
Comedy broadcast, inspired by the vaudeville format, with a live audience. Former vaudevillian Ed Wynn (the Texaco Fire Chief), provides the jokes with Graham McNamee in the role of straight man. Eddy Duchin conducts the orchestra in several pieces including "Blues in my heart", with Duchin featured on piano.
 
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America, the war years. Volume 1, 1941-1942
Languages
English (91)
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America, the war years, 1941-1945
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