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Forrest Barnes

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Forrest William Barnes was an American radio writer, producer and actor, a screenwriter, and a stage actor and director. Perhaps best known for John Barrymore's radio mini-series, Streamlined Shakespeare, Barnes also scripted shows such as Old Gold Hour, Stars Over Hollywood, The Man Behind the Gun, First Nighter, The Alex Templeton Show and Hollywood Playhouse, and as well as a series of historically themed short films produced by Warner Brothers, and the series premiere of the TV variety show, Ford Festival.

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Wed Feb 24 1943 Wed Oct 21 1942 Sun May 23 1943 Wed Oct 28 1942 Sat Jul 31 1943 Wed Jan 6 1943 Sun May 16 1943 Sun Apr 18 1943 Sat Mar 4 1944 Sat Nov 6 1943 Sun Nov 6 1938 Wed Nov 25 1942

Man Behind the Gun Streamlined Shakespeare Suspense The Silver Theater

Episode 21 US destroyers in convoy duty Road to Berlin, The Episode 4 Episode 44 Men Of The Royal Air Force Company Aid Man Flying Fort - Stormy Weather Pt 1 Last Episode Hollywood Legend Aunt Aggie (prowls the Pacific looking for Japs)Battleship X

Programs

Man Behind the Gun

Streamlined Shakespeare

The Silver Theater

Broadcasts

Man Behind the GunEpisode 21Wed Feb 24 1943 Man Behind the GunUS destroyers in convoy dutyWed Oct 21 1942 Man Behind the GunRoad to Berlin, TheSun May 23 1943 Man Behind the GunEpisode 4Wed Oct 28 1942 Man Behind the GunEpisode 44Sat Jul 31 1943 Man Behind the GunMen Of The Royal Air ForceWed Jan 6 1943 · 31:00 Man Behind the GunCompany Aid ManSun May 16 1943 · 29:00 Man Behind the GunFlying Fort - Stormy Weather Pt 1Sun Apr 18 1943 Man Behind the GunLast EpisodeSat Mar 4 1944 Man Behind the GunCompany Aid ManSat Nov 6 1943 · 29:00 The Silver TheaterHollywood LegendSun Nov 6 1938 · 31:00 Man Behind the GunAunt Aggie (prowls the Pacific looking for Japs)Wed Nov 25 1942 Man Behind the GunBattleship XSun May 30 1943 Man Behind the GunPrep Joe (Repeat Of May 1943 Program)Sat Feb 12 1944 · 29:00 Man Behind the GunDry Beach (escape of 4 American Rangers from behind German lines at Sidi Bou Zid, North Africa), TheSun Mar 14 1943 Man Behind the GunEpisode 6Wed Nov 11 1942 Man Behind the GunEpisode 48Sat Aug 28 1943 Man Behind the GunParatroopers who prepared way for invasion of SicilySat Sep 4 1943 Man Behind the GunIncident In The Pacific (Repeat Of May 1943 Program)Sat Feb 19 1944 · 29:00 Man Behind the GunThe USS Boise Pt 2 Ten Percent Is Not EnoughSun Mar 28 1943 · 29:00 Man Behind the GunEpisode 37Sun Jun 13 1943 Man Behind the GunBrass Hat, TheSat Nov 13 1943 Streamlined ShakespeareMuch Ado About NothingMon Jul 19 1937 · 1:01:00 Man Behind the GunAunt Aggie #2Wed Dec 9 1942 Man Behind the GunThe USS Boise Pt 1 The Gun PointerSun Mar 21 1943 · 30:00 Man Behind the GunEpisode 47Sat Aug 21 1943 Man Behind the GunAll-Navy salute to Navy DaySat Oct 23 1943 Man Behind the GunMarines at Guadalcanal -- Part 3Sat Jul 24 1943 Man Behind the GunMarines at Guadalcanal Pt 2, TheWed Jan 20 1943 Man Behind the GunEpisode 22Wed Mar 3 1943 Man Behind the GunEpisode 20Wed Feb 17 1943 Man Behind the GunEpisode 63Sat Dec 11 1943 Man Behind the GunPrep Joe (repeat of May, 1943 program)Sat Feb 5 1944 Man Behind the GunUSS BorieSat Nov 27 1943 Man Behind the GunU.K. Run (aboard a convoy to Britain), TheWed Oct 14 1942 Man Behind the GunEpisode 69Sat Jan 22 1944 Man Behind the GunTrainer Of War DogsSun Jun 6 1943 · 29:00 SuspenseThe Truth About Jerry BaxterThu Jun 14 1951 · 31:00 Man Behind the GunSea SearchSat Sep 11 1943 Man Behind the GunEpisode 46Sat Aug 14 1943 Man Behind the GunMarines at Guadalcanal -- Part 2Sat Jul 17 1943 Man Behind the GunSomething For The Girls (aka Man Behind The Gun Is A Woman)Sat Jan 29 1944 · 28:00 Man Behind the GunFlying Fort - Stormy Weather Pt 2Sun Apr 25 1943 Man Behind the GunIncident In The Pacific - (emergency appendectomy aboard a submarine)Sun Mar 7 1943 Man Behind the GunBattle of Midway Pt 1, TheSun May 2 1943 Man Behind the GunRanger CommandoSat Nov 20 1943 Man Behind the GunMarines at Guadalcanal Pt 1, TheWed Jan 13 1943 Man Behind the GunEpisode 66Sat Jan 1 1944 Man Behind the GunEpisode 12Wed Dec 23 1942 Man Behind the GunEpisode 68Sat Jan 15 1944 Man Behind the GunHombres From HellSun Jun 27 1943 Streamlined ShakespeareTwelfth NightMon Aug 30 1937 · 1:00:00 Man Behind the GunHow the US Army meets a bombing raidWed Nov 18 1942 Man Behind the GunTorpedoed gun crew spending Christmas on tiny raftSat Dec 18 1943 Man Behind the GunEpisode 45Sat Aug 7 1943 Streamlined ShakespeareThe Taming Of The ShrewMon Aug 2 1937 · 1:00:00 Man Behind the Gun100% GI - (the job of an airborne engineer)Sat Oct 16 1943 Man Behind the GunMarines at Guadalcanal -- Edison's RaidersSat Jul 10 1943 Man Behind the GunEpisode 13Wed Dec 30 1942 Man Behind the GunEpisode 18Wed Feb 3 1943