Posted 6 months ago
vintagelamp
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I was lucky enough to bid on and win many of the scripts from my cousin, Anne Nichol's radio show of the 1940s "Abie's Irish Rose." This radio show was based on her famous 1920's hit play "Abie's Irish Rose." Photo #1 shows the scripts that I was able to acquire. I tried to get them all, but there was another bidder who had to rain on my parade!!! I missed out on 3 volumes.
Photo #1 shows the binders full of the scripts and a photo of Anne Nichols. Photo #2 shows one of the scripts that happened to belong to the famous radio and television personality Bud Collyer. He played "Abie" in the radio show. Photo #3 shows Alford "Rip" Van Ronkel who collaborated with Anne Nichols on the program. Photo # 4 is one of many of Van Ronkel's scripts with which he followed along and edited. He even drew a little doodle at the top. As you can see in picture # 3, he liked to doodle and sent the Christmas card to my cousin. Also, I found the little business card from Gothams Deli in California as a bonus in one of the binders. On the back is a note to Anne Nichols dated November 22, 1945 from the producer, Jack Cohn, wishing her a "Happy Thanksgiving."
From the internet:
Bud Collyer (born Clayton Johnson Heermance Jr.; June 18, 1908 – September 8, 1969) was an American radio actor and announcer and game show host who became one of the nation's first major television game show stars. He is best remembered for his work as the first host of the TV game shows Beat the Clock and To Tell the Truth, but he was also famous in the roles of Clark Kent / Superman on radio and in animated cartoons, initially in theatrical short subjects and later on television.
Alford Van Ronkel was born on July 2, 1908 in Illinois, USA. He was a writer and actor, known for Destination Moon (1950), The High Cost of Loving (1958) and The Scarlet Hour (1956). He was married to Carol. He died on March 30, 1965 in Hollywood, California, USA.
He was also a character in the 2006 movie "Hollywoodland" Starring Ben Affleck about the death of Superman actor, George Reeves.
Jacob "Jack" Cohn (October 27, 1889 – December 8, 1956) known as Jack Cohn, was an American film producer and executive, who was the co-founder of Columbia Pictures Corporation.
The Gotham (see business card) opened in 1923 at 7050 Hollywood Blvd on the SW corner of Sycamore. It served breakfast, lunch, dinner, cocktails, and takeout, including the Gotham Special Sandwich, which it advertised as being big enough for two. One account I read said: “There was no food on the face of the earth better than Gotham’s. You could get everything there. The food was unequaled. It was just like it was a banquet.”
Gotham Deli was in the movie "Nocturne" starring George Raft (1946)
I guess Jack Cohn liked the place.








Talented lady, ur lucky to have acquired some of her scripts
Newfld,
Yes. I am very proud of her. There was almost nothing online about her until I started my research.
So good that someone in the family won those lots, congrat, wonder if the person who won the lots that you did not is related !~
PhilDMorris,
It is my guess that they wanted the Bud Collyer/ Alford Van Ronkel scripts. They got the majority of those.