Cladrite Radio

16/07/2025

Here are 10 things you should know about Barbara Stanwyck, born 118 years ago today. Widely beloved by her colleagues—from co-star to cameraman—she was, for our money, the finest actress of Hollywood's Golden Age.

14/07/2025

Have we mentioned we're on Substack? No? Well, consider it mentioned: We're on Substack.

Most of us are familiar with the term "Stage Door Johnnys," which refers to the men who hung around the stage doors of Broadway theatres back in the day to try to ...ahem, date the lovely chorus girls as they exited the theatre after the show.

14/07/2025

Here are 10 things you should know about Martha Mansfield, born 126 years ago today. She enjoyed success in the theatre, pictures and vaudeville before dying tragically young.

12/07/2025

Here are 10 things you should know about Tod Browning, born 145 years ago today. He worked as an actor, a writer and, most famously, a director in sideshows, circuses, vaudeville and pictures.

11/07/2025

Here are 10 things you should know about Thomas Mitchell, born 133 years ago today. He enjoyed success in the theatre, pictures, radio and television.

10/07/2025

Here are 10 things you should know about Robert Barrat, born 136 years ago today. He appeared in nearly 150 films over the course of a 35-year Hollywood career.

09/07/2025

Whether you're at the beach, on a road trip, or stuck in the steno pool at the office, Cladrite Radio's toe-tapping tunes of the 1920s, '30s and '40s are the perfect accompaniment to a swell summer. Why not tune in now? cladriteradio.com

08/07/2025

Here are 10 things you should know about Eugene Pallette, born 136 years ago today. He was in more than 260 features and shorts, nearly 150 of them silent, but his career came to a controversial end.

05/07/2025

Here are 10 things you should know about Gloria Stuart, born 115 years ago today. She enjoyed success in a wide variety of creative endeavors in addition to motion pictures and television.

We interviewed Ms. Stuart in 1999; you can read that interview here: https://cladriteradio.com/remembering-gloria-stuart/

03/07/2025

Here are 10 things you should know about Susan Peters, born 104 years ago today. Hers was a promising career on the rise before her life came to a tragic end.

01/07/2025

Here are 10 things you should know about Farley Granger, born 100 years ago today. He enjoyed success in pictures, television and the theatre.

01/07/2025

Cladrite Radio is pleased to welcome a new sponsor: Martin Turnbull, author of the Garden of Allah novels (and other terrific books). These novels, set in the Golden Age of Hollywood, feature cameos by Tinseltown greats (and near-greats) and are a must-read for any fan of old movies. To learn more, go to martinturnbull.com—and tell him Cladrite Radio sent you!

MARTIN TURNBULL - Author of "The Garden of Allah" series of novels set during the golden years of Hollywood