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UNHAPPY BIRTHDAY (RADIO)

Summary

This special program aired on the first anniversary of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima. The program uses dramatization and speeches by prominent people to urge a world government which would prevent atomic war. Guests include Fannie Hurst, Merle Miller, James Carey, Sen. Charles Tobey, Dr. Allen E. Claxton, and Dr. Howard Curtis.

Details

  • NETWORK: ABC
  • DATE: August 6, 1946 Tuesday
  • RUNNING TIME: 0:30:00
  • COLOR/B&W: N/A
  • CATALOG ID: R77:0236
  • GENRE: Radio - Public affairs/Documentaries; Radio - Docudrama
  • SUBJECT HEADING: Atomic bomb; Hiroshima, Japan; Docudrama; U S - Officials - Talk/Interviews
  • SERIES RUN: ABC - Radio, 1946
  • COMMERCIALS: N/A

CREDITS

  • Martin Andrews … Director
  • Clifton Fadiman … Narrator
  • John Beal … Cast
  • Ethel Everett … Cast
  • George Petrie … Cast
  • Karl Malden … Cast
  • Jack Sloane … Cast
  • Laurence Mencken … Writer
  • Josh White … Writer
  • Robert Saudek … Producer
  • Merle Miller … Guest
  • Fannie Hurst … Guest
  • Charles Tobey … Guest
  • James Carey … Guest
  • Allen Claxton … Guest
  • Howard Curtis … Guest
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