Our 50th ANNIVERSARY ISSUE, featuring highlights from our first five decades of publication; conversations with CAROL BURNETT, sportscasting legend JACK BRICKHOUSE and Golden Age radio veteran JACKSON BECK; memories of a father's gift, a modern-day miracle on 34th Street, KEN ALEXANDER's memories of a boyhood trip to Chicago, the great NORMAN CORWIN recalls his special radio show for the end of World War II; articles about JACK BENNY, LAUREL AND HARDY, the golden age of radio premiums, the Coon-Sanders Nighthawks, great lines from great movies; more!

A cover story about the funny, fearless and fashionable LUCILLE BALL; articles about the many lives of LASSIE; the LUX RADIO THEATER; Hollywood's "Man of a Thousand Faces," actor LON CHANEY; radio's first "True crime" program; country singer WANDA JACKSON talks about dating Elvis Presley and singing at the Grand Ole Opry; Nostalgia Digest founder CHUCK SCHADEN recalls growing up on Chicago's West side; memories of a teenage chicken plucker; more! FEWER THAN TEN COPIES IN STOCK!

A special cover story celebrating the 100th anniversary of METRO-GOLDWYN-MAYER; radio's "Bad Boy," the marvelous and mischievous HENRY MORGAN; the career of actress and flim noir legend MARIE WINDSOR; radio's first country music showcase, the National Barn Dance; the actor they called, "Cuddles," S.Z.SAKALL; the movie studio where LAUREL AND HARDY and OUR GANG learned to talk; memories of a teen-age radio actor; how a nation responded to the death of a president; more!

Nostalgia Digest begins its 50th year with a cover story about comedy legends JACK BENNY and GEORGE BURNS; a salute to television pioneer ERNIE KOVACS; articles about actor CLAUDE RAINS; the revival of radio drama in the 1960s; a memorable conversation with harmonica virtuoso LARRY ADLER; memories of weather-proofing the house for Winter; one engineer's recollections of working in live radio; more!

The story of how ALFRED HITCHCOCK became a television star; a 70th anniversary celebration of Disney's Peter Pan; radio's home folks, Vic and Sade; classic holiday movies, from Christmas in Connecticut to A Christmas Story; the career of actress SYLVIA SIDNEY; how Bette Davis and John Garfield launched the Hollywood Canteen in World War II; NANCY OLSON recalls how she was cast in Sunset Boulevard; memories of the wonders a child could buy for a penny; news about our new radio show, Radio's Golden Age; more!

Our sixth all-new, all-vintage SWIMSUIT ISSUE, with a full-color cover photo of RITA HAYWORTH and more than a dozen stars inside (from Joan Blondell to Greer Garson to Johnny Weissmuller to Phil Silvers) dressed for fun in the sun! Plus, articles about SHIRLEY TEMPLE; the career of actor BRODERICK CRAWFORD; the history of Cracker Jack; the life of musician JACK TEAGARDEN; the early stars of radio comedy--and their writers; the remarkable MICHAEL CURTIZ, the director who made Casablanca, White Christmas and Yankee Doodle Dandy; recollections of the world's shortest fireworks show; more!

From Shakespeare to Sherlock, the many lives of BASIL RATHBONE; radio's top ventriloquist act, EDGAR BERGEN & CHARLIE McCARTHY; the famous femme fatales of film noir; the real-life origins of The Green Hornet; the comedy legends who starred on television's Colgate Comedy Hour; the comic satire of L'il Abner; a look at radio's great holiday traditions, from Bing to Benny to Barrymore; more!

Celebrating the 80th anniversary of YANKEE DOODLE DANDY; how HOWDY DOODY became one of television's early hits; the delightful nonsense of novelty songs; the early career of BETTY HUTTON; a look at radio's gentleman detectives; the strange tale of how HELEN KELLER became a vaudeville star; the comical characters of DAMON RUNYON; memories of dish night at the movies; photos from Those Were the Days' Golden Anniversary event; more!

How pre-recording transformed the great BING CROSBY into a radio pioneer; the career of Hollywood's "Oomph Girl," ANN SHERIDAN; Burke's Law and the Golden Age of television detectives; the early career of GENE KELLY; the final days of radio's Suspense; the many voices of actor SANTOS ORTEGA; the story of television's first situation comedy; a few moments with LEONARD MALTIN; our Necrology for 2021; more!

How HUMPHREY BOGART became Hollywood's greatest gangster; CAROL BURNETT recalls her early days in television; MEL BLANC, the man of a thousand voices; what happened when Hollywood made movies about movie stars; songwriting legend JOHNNY MERCER; holiday traditions of television's Golden Age; the writer behind One Man's Family and I Love a Mystery, CARLTON E. MORSE; how Amos 'n' Andy changed the complexion of the toy industry; more!

A full-color cover story about BOB HOPE and World War II; articles about BUSTER CRABBE, king of the serials; the career of the legendary PETER LORRE; one writer's appreciate of Dragnet; why LURENE TUTTLE was known as "The First Lady of Radio"; memories of the Yo-Yo Man and Chicago's Clark Theatre; a few moments with actor/dancer GEORGE CHAKIRIS; more!

How ERNIE KOVACS changed the way people saw television; the remarkable CHARLES LAUGHTON; the early career of DOROTHY LAMOUR; famous (and not-so-famous) movie monsters of the 1950s; the hitting streak that made JOE DiMAGGIO a star; the history of Republic Pictures; the radio comedy of JOE PENNER; Ralph Edwards and This Is Your Life; more!

Remembering when GRACIE ALLEN ran for president; the unforgettable NAT "KING" COLE; the life and career of LLOYD BRIDGES; our NECROLOGY FOR 2020; Robert Young and Father Knows Best; the secret origins of Marvel's Fantastic Four; memories of drug store soda fountains; more!

We salute the remarkable life and career of OLIVIA de HAVILLAND; the screen partnership of NELSON EDDY & JEANETTE MacDONALD; the many voices of THE SHADOW; how a promise changed DANNY THOMAS' life; radio actors who became movie stars; FLOYD GIBBONS, radio's first globe-trotting newsman; memories of mimeograph machines; the way televisions used to be; the early career of ROBERT CUMMINGS; great toys and games from the past; more!

A special celebration of the 100th ANNIVERSARY OF RADIO; the Golden Age of radio horror; how ALAN LADD became a star by playing it cool; when Superman took on the Ku Klux Klan; the domestic comedy of THE COUPLE NEXT DOOR; the career of RAYMOND MASSEY; more!

Our SWIMSUIT ISSUE, starring BARBARA STANWYCK and more than a dozen stars of stage, screen and radio dressed for fun in the sun; celebrating 60 years of The Andy Griffith Show; the life and career of JAMES STEWART; The Golden Age of Movie Serials, part three; the voice of Baron Munchausen, comedian JACK PEARL; Baseball and World War II; a few moments with KEIR DULLEA; more!

Celebrating 50 years of radio's Those Were the Days; The life and career of RAYMOND BURR; The free spirit of actress JEAN ARTHUR; Tina Cole remembers life with My Three Sons; JOHN DALY, the newscaster turned quizmaster; part two of our look at the Golden Age of serials; our NECROLOGY for 2019; more!

How LUCILLE BALL and DESI ARNAZ transformed I Love Lucy; the beautiful mind of HEDY LAMARR; Jack Benny's favorite butler, EDDIE "ROCHESTER" ANDERSON; how GEORGE RAFT escaped New York to become a Hollywood hoodlum; a conversation with legendary dancer BEN VEREEN; visionary filmmaker GEORGE PAL; The Golden Age of Movie Serials, part one; memories of Sunday dinners at home; more!

The Autumn 2019 issue with an alternate cover, featuring the stars of The Wizard of Oz!

The remarkable careers of "The First Lady of Suspense," AGNES MOOREHEAD; one man's memories of the great MAE WEST--and a look at the show that got her banned from radio; Bing, Frank and the crooners that made America swoon; the early career of BURT LANCASTER; the thrilling exploits of TEDDY THE WONDER DOG; memories of baseball in Chicago; the books that made America laugh; a few moments with Our Miss Brooks' GLORIA McMILLAN; more!

The radio partnership of DEAN MARTIN & JERRY LEWIS; the career of actor JOHN GARFIELD; singer-turned-Bickerson FRANCES LANGFORD; a few moments with The Andy Griffith Show's BETTY LYNN; memories of Riverview Amusement Park; our NECROLOGY FOR 2018; more!

The story of how JACK BENNY and FRED ALLEN started radio's most famous feud; the making of Casablanca; the re-invention of actor JOHN BARRYMORE; film historian LEONARD MALTIN on the stars of the silent screen who moved to television; YAKIMA CANUTT, king of the Hollywood stunt riders; television's first musical comedy; memories of the rituals for keeping the house warm in winter; more!

The radio adventures of OZZIE & HARRIET! Plus, MARLENE DIETRICH and World War II; the story of STAN FREBERG's "Green Chri$tma$"; the career of actor JOHN CARRADINE; How Illinois actors conquered Hollywood; the comedy of OLSEN & JOHNSON; the saga of war-amputee-turned-Oscar winner HAROLD RUSSELL; a few moments with The Honeymooners' JOYCE RANDOLPH; more!

The radio career of JACK BENNY; an 85th anniversary celebration of KING KONG; the story of Get Smart, television's spy spoof; the life of actor FRANK LOVEJOY; how Lon Chaney Jr. entered THE INNER SANCTUM; the career of PAULETTE GODDARD; Hawaii Calls, the radio show that brought Hawaii to America; flying on the air with Uncle Ned's Squadron; a few moments with PEGGY KING; more!

The life and career of the "World's Greatest Entertainer," AL JOLSON! Plus, The creaking door of radio's Inner Sanctum; CHAPLIN, KEATON, FIELDS, ROGERS and the comedy stars of 1917; the films of OTTO PREMINGER; the man they called "Mr. Radio," ELLIOTT LEWIS; a tale of Chicago and World War II; CHUCK SCHADEN recalls his Memory Club Movie series; a few moments with TIPPI HEDREN; more!

 

The remarkable screen team of WILLIAM POWELL and MYRNA LOY, beyond The Thin Man; a salute to the incomparable DORIS DAY; the legendary low-key comedy of GEORGE GOBEL; the long crimefighting career of DICK TRACY; memories of home movies; the 1908 Chicago Cubs; our NECROLOGY FOR 2016; more!

EVE ARDEN and the people behind Our Miss Brooks; How William Powell and Myrna Loy made a star out of THE THIN MAN; the transformative voice of MARIAN ANDERSON; memories of being JACK BENNY's violin student; the radio career of EDGAR ALLAN POE; a few moments with actor WILLIAM DANIELS; more!

Celebrating the 100th birthday of KIRK DOUGLAS; the great DICK VAN DYKE goes home; the publisher who gave us NANCY DREW and THE HARDY BOYS; an in-depth look at radio on December 7, 1941; the energetic career of EDDIE CANTOR; a look at television in 1956; a few moments with CORKY HALE; more!

GEORGE BURNS and GRACIE ALLEN and the missing brother that made them famous; the gentleman gangster, EDWARD G. ROBINSON; the remarkable music of JOHNNY MERCER; the movie career of THE THREE MUSKETEERS; the career of actor CORNEL WILDE; memories of eating at the Automat; The WILDE TWINS and how they made their Hollywood dreams come true; a few moments with The Facts of Life actress CHARLOTTE RAE; more!

The man they called "Schnozzola," the great JIMMY DURANTE; the tumultuous life and career of INGRID BERGMAN; how JOHN WAYNE got his start; the history of Flexible Flyer sleds; TRUTH OR CONSEQUENCES on radio; CAPTAIN KANGAROO on television; a few moments with DICK CAVETT; memories of Chicago's Southtown Theatre; more!

The radio career of the great FRANK SINATRA; holiday traditions of movies and television, from It's a Wonderful Life to A Charlie Brown Christmas; how ABBOTT & COSTELLO met Frankenstein; when Hollywood actors went to war; the Golden Age of science-fiction magazines; memories of a Hollywood stunt rider; a few moments with MARGARET O'BRIEN; more!

When JAMES STEWART tried his hand at the small screen; the career of the tempestuous TALLULAH BANKHEAD; the great NORMAN LEAR recalls writing for Jack Haley and Martin & Lewis; the radio shows that brought the movies to life; photos from Those Were the Days' 45th anniversary event; remembering a generation of classic commercial jingles; memories of the Yanks in Britain during World War II; more!

Our 40TH ANNIVERSARY ISSUE, with a cover story about THE LONE RANGER; the radio career of the great MEL BLANC; the beauty and sadness of the legendary GENE TIERNEY; a look at Hollywood's first dog heroes; the life and career of singer and bandleader SKINNAY ENNIS; how 1928 was a great year for television; remembering Chicago baseball's original North Siders; a few moments with the Catwoman herself, JULIE NEWMAR; more!

The amazing life and many characters of JACKIE GLEASON; how GUNSMOKE changed Western drama—and radio drama; a look at the creation of THE QUIZ KIDS; the history of Soundies, the original music videos; WALT DISNEY and American folklore; the career of actress VIRGINIA O'BRIEN; Those Were the Days' KEN ALEXANDER looks back; more!

Remembering 1939, Hollywood's Greatest Year; radio's first family comedy, The Great Gildersleeve; the career of Eloise's best friend, KAY THOMPSON; the early career of LANA TURNER; our NECROLOGY FOR 2013; memories of the family grocery store and two submarines with a Chicago connection; more!

How BOB & RAY changed radio comedy; the voice of Betty Rubble and Gertrude Gearshift, the great BEA BENADERET; the movies of Hollywood legend FRANK CAPRA; how GEORGE RAFT became Hollywood's favorite hoodlum; a few moments with ALAN YOUNG; memories of old magazines and Marshall Field's at Christmas time; more!

A cover story about MARLENE DIETRICH and World War II; the radio career of the great DANNY KAYE; Orson Welles' production of "The War of the Worlds"; the television drama that made a "Comedian" out of MICKEY ROONEY; Chicago's Midway Airport; how Hollywood treated Charles Dickens; memories of monster movies and classic comic books; a few moments with the legendary CARL REINER; more!

It's our third all-vintage SWIMSUIT ISSUE, with a full-color cover photo of ANNETTE FUNICELLO and more than a dozen stars--from Jean Harlow to Grace Kelly to Jack Benny -- dressed for fun in the sun; THE LONE RANGER, radio's first superheroe; part two of our 100th anniversary celebration of RED SKELTON; remembering when radio's SUSPENSE moved to television; a look at radio in the fall of 1945; ART HELLYER, the madman of Chicago radio; one man's memories of working with ZASU PiTTS; more!

We begin a two-part celebration of the great RED SKELTON; Hollywood's best swashbuckler movies; when ANNIE OAKLEY became a television star; the remarkable career of RALPH EDWARDS, from Truth or Consequences to ; HUGH DOWNS remembers his early days in radio; our NECROLOGY FOR 2012; more!

PHIL HARRIS and ALICE FAYE and a marriage tailor-made for radio; when STAN LAUREL played a movie monster; the early career of RAY MILLAND; riding the range with BOBBY BENSON AND THE B-BAR-B RIDERS; superhero movies that might have been; radio's African-American pioneers; a few moments with actress PATTY McCORMACK; memories of family Christmas trees and Saturday afternoon matinees; more!