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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