Friday, August 10, 2012

Colmans


One of the most cleverly-written of all the old radio shows was The Halls of Ivy, which starred the husband and wife team of Ronald and Benita (Hume) Colman. It basically was a comedy, with serious overtones, and it featured continual witty banter between the couple and several other regulars on the show.

               The Colmans were also well known on radio as Jack Benny’s neighbors. Some of the very funniest of the Benny shows featured them, including the time that Jack takes them and Mary Livingston (girlfriends on the show, real-life wife) to the Mocambo, and expensive nightclub, where Jack ends up in a fight with the waiter.

               Ronald Colman was, of course, a very skilled dramatic actor who won an Oscar and was nominated three other times, including twice in the same year.

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