Post by Shonokin on Jun 7, 2010 12:17:14 GMT -8
www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5iECA_Ape0NlFrbiU08JQjcmlsFVwD9G6I7200
Himan Brown, radio storytelling star, dies in NYC
(AP) – 3 hours ago
NEW YORK — Himan Brown, the creator of some of the biggest hits from the golden age of radio, has died. He was 99.
Brown's family said Monday he died at his Manhattan apartment.
He created a number of radio programs that became immensely popular in the 1930s and '40s. Among his most well-known offerings was "Inner Sanctum Mysteries." The show opened with a signature sound effect of a creaking door.
He was also producer of the 1400 episode CBS Radio Mystery Theatre in the 1970s. -Dan
Ron Simon of the Paley Center for Media said Brown was "one of radio's great storytellers."
Brown died Friday. He is survived by two children, two grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.
Himan Brown, radio storytelling star, dies in NYC
(AP) – 3 hours ago
NEW YORK — Himan Brown, the creator of some of the biggest hits from the golden age of radio, has died. He was 99.
Brown's family said Monday he died at his Manhattan apartment.
He created a number of radio programs that became immensely popular in the 1930s and '40s. Among his most well-known offerings was "Inner Sanctum Mysteries." The show opened with a signature sound effect of a creaking door.
He was also producer of the 1400 episode CBS Radio Mystery Theatre in the 1970s. -Dan
Ron Simon of the Paley Center for Media said Brown was "one of radio's great storytellers."
Brown died Friday. He is survived by two children, two grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.