January 25, 2008

75 years ago
1933

On the radio
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, starring Richard Gordon and Leigh Lovell, on NBC
Tonight's episode: The Adventure of the Missing Dancer

60 years ago
1948

On the radio
The New Adventures of Sherlock Holmes on MBS, starring John Stanley and Alfred Shirley
Tonight's episode: The Case of the Engineer's Thumb

20 years ago
1988

Died on this date
Colleen Moore, 87. U.S. actress. She was one of the best-known "flappers" of the 1920s, and was Hollywood's biggest box office draw in 1927. Among her best-known movies are Flaming Youth (1923); So Big (1924); Ella Cinders (1926); The Power and the Glory (1933); and her last film, The Scarlet Letter (1934). Miss Moore invested wisely, became a partner in Merrill Lynch, and wrote a book on investing. She was one of the people interviewed for Sidney D. Kirkpatrick's fascinating 1986 Hollywood true crime book A Cast of Killers.