Saturday, August 10, 2019

Saturday Night Radio Drama - Rex Stout's Nero Wolfe - An August Shellenberg Retrospective




A mob boss wants Wolfe to stop a blackmailer, and protect his daughter — who then dies.
Stars: Mavor Moore, Don Francks, Cec Linder, Frank Perry, Alfie Scott
Special Guest Stars: Jane Eastwood, August Shellenburg, Maria Loma
Music by: Don Gillis 


An heiress’s uncle returns to life — and then dies at her office!
Stars: Mavor Moore, Don Francks, Cec Linder, Frank Perry, Alfie Scott
Special Guest Stars: Lynn Griffin, Neil Monroe, Sandy Webster, August Shellenburg
Music by: Don Gillis


For some reason it came to my attention last week that the sixth anniversary of the passing of the great Canadian actor August Shellenberg is on the 15th.  He played roles in both of these, his unique, deep, dark voice is obvious.   I always liked his work, he hardly ever got the lead roles in movies and TV shows.   On stage it might have been different, I know one of the last things he did was to play the lead in King Lear in an all First Nations casting.  The great and too little appreciated actors Tantoo Cardinal and Lorne Cardinal were in that production, I have no idea if anyone had the idea of filming it or recording it.  I'd love to hear it.  


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