The Case of the Happy Yank
A summer show on NBC from 1945 that ran on the East Coast and was covered by the New York Times.
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NBC 1945 Summer series, East Coast (New York Times)
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Philo Vance is a fictional amateur detective originally featured in 12 crime novels by S. S. Van Dine in the 1920s and '30s. During that time, Vance was immensely popular in books, films, and radio. He was portrayed as a stylish—even foppish—dandy, a New York bon vivant possessing a highly intellectual bent. S. S. Van Dine was the pen name of Willard Huntington Wright, an art critic who initially sought to conceal his authorship of the novels. Van Dine was also a fictional character in the books, a sort of Dr. Watson figure who accompanied Vance and chronicled his exploits.
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“The Case of the Happy Yank.” Philo Vance. Radio broadcast, July 5, 1945.