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Meet Corliss Archer
Description
Meet Corliss Archer is a teenage comedy radio program centered on Corliss Archer and her family, broadcast across CBS, NBC, and ABC runs.
Meet Corliss Archer is an American radio program from radio's Golden Age that ran from January 7, 1943, to September 30, 1956. Although it was CBS's answer to NBC's A Date with Judy, it was also broadcast by NBC in 1948 as a summer replacement for The Bob Hope Show. From October 3, 1952, to June 26, 1953, it aired on ABC, finally returning to CBS. Despite the program's long run, fewer than 24 episodes are known to exist.
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Cast & Crew
B
DBud Heistand
Announcer
Del Sharbutt
Announcer
J
Jack Hartz
Announcer
J
Jack Narz
Announcer
K
WKenneth 'Ken' Carpenter
Announcer
Wendell Niles
Announcer
A
Arlene Becker
Cast
B
Bebe Young
Cast
D
Dolores Crane
Cast
E
Eddie Marr
Cast
Ken Christy
Cast
K
Kenny Godkin
Cast
L
Louise Erickson
Cast
Lurene Tuttle
Cast
Mary Jane Croft
Cast
M
Mary Wickes
Cast
S
Scotty Beckett
Cast
V
Virginia Sale
Cast
B
Bert Prager
Director
C
Charles 'Bud' Dant
Musician
F
Felix Mills
Musician
Lud Gluskin
Musician
WWilbur Hatch
Musician
BBarbara Whiting
Mildred
Bob Bailey
Harry Archer, Corliss' father
D
David Hughes
Dexter Franklin
F
F. Hugh Herbert
Creator
Fred Shields
Harry Archer, Corliss' father
H
Helen Mack
Janet Archer, Corliss' mother
Irene Tedrow
Janet Archer, Corliss' mother
I
Irwin Lee
Dexter Franklin, Joe Mason
Janet Waldo
Corliss Archer
L
Lugene Sanders
Corliss Archer
P
Priscilla Lyon
Corliss Archer
Sam Edwards
Dexter Franklin
TTommy Bernard
Raymond Archer
CCarroll Carroll
Writer
J
Jerry Adelman
Writer
Audio Clips
0m19s
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