Radio Scripts, 1937-1954

This series contains scripts Mr. Hazam wrote and produced for radio. They include scripts for commercials, such as Fleischmann's Yeast and Lux Flakes for Lux Radio Theatre; scripts for radio series, such as: America Grows Up (NBC, 1938), Home Is What You Make It (NBC, 1945-48), Living (NBC, 1948-52), and scripts for plays and programs, such as: Let There Be Light, (1947), Flag Day ‘52 (1952), Cuba, Pearl of the Antilles, (1942); Johnny 100,000 (undated), One in a Million (1952), and Reba Resolves, or Girl Meets Culture (undated).

In the series, Home Is What You Make It, many famous actors appeared on the programs at one time or another. Included are: Art Carney, Melvyn Douglas and Douglas Fairbanks, Jr. According to Mr. Hazam, "Home is What You Make It was a women’s series on NBC in 1945-46 and was not succeeding when we took it over as a writer under contract to NBC. We were permitted change anything but the horrible title--and did. Indeed, the whole character of the show changed to dramatic documentary; sometimes pure drama." Home Is What You Make It was also broadcast as a series of the NBC University of the Air.

Living, which ran from 1948-1952 was the successor to Home Is What You Make It and was a weekly documentary series. "It was free of any duty to Home Economics subject matter and could scan the whole horizon of man's interest and problems." Ben Grauer was the narrator of many episodes and some scripts were co-authored with Wade Arnold.

A description of each script is as follows:

Lux Radio Theatre commercials, circa 1937-38. Eleven commercials for Lux Toilet Soap and Lux Flakes for hose, woolens, and other washables.

Visiting Nurse, radio program series, circa 1937-38. History, synopses, chronology, background materials and three scripts for series produced by McCann-Erickson.

The Adventures of the Little Tin Soldier, radio program series, 1938. One script for series produced by Lang-Worth. No attribution to Mr. Hazam.

Fleischmann's Yeast Program, radio program series, 1938. One script of program of February 28, 1938, which includes story #111 and two commercials.

America Grows Up, was a radio series Mr. Hazam wrote for the Horace Mann School of Columbia University and NBC in 1938. Included are lists of scripts completed, script ideas and six scripts for the series.

United States Department of the Interior, radio programs, created for the Radio Section of the Division of Information, 1939-1945. Seven scripts of which many have duplicate copies.

Building for Defense, radio program series, (undated) prepared for the Radio Division, Division of Information, of the National Defense Advisory Commission.

Fish and Wildlife Service, one script (2 copies) for program written for American Wildlife Institute and aired by the Mutual Broadcasting Service, June 30, 1949. “Narrator: Frank Blair” handwritten on script and broadcast from WOL in Washington, D.C..

Out Of This World, four variations of same script, one apparently written for “The Armstrong Theatre of Today”.

Home Is What You Make It, radio program series, NBC, 1945-1948, description and sixty-six scripts (episodes 47-166, some missing).

Living, radio documentary series, NBC, 1948-1952. Description and eighty-five scripts.

Let There Be Light, radio program series, 1947. One script (episode #70), produced by John M. Gunn, music by William Meeder for the Broadcasting and Film Commission, National Council of the Churches of Christ in the U.S.A.

World Security Workshop, radio program series, ABC, 1947. One script (#24), prepared for ABC and United World Federalists, Inc., directed by Clark Andrews, with music under the direction of Josef Stopak, and including a talk by Cass Canfield. Broadcast on WJZ, April 24, 1947.

Judgment Day, prepared by the Shannon Allen Associates for the National Education Association of the United States for use during American Education Week, November 9-15, 1947.

The Passing of the Hickory Stick, one script for the National Education Association.

My Eyes Have Seen, one script for the Citizen's Welfare Committee (undated).

The Endless Frontier, radio program series, NBC, 1952. One script (#2), produced by Wade Arnold and directed by Fred Weihe, for NBC and the Health Information Foundation. Broadcast on WNBC and NBC, February 2, 1952. Raymond Massey was the narrator.

Cuba, Pearl of the Antilles, radio program, NBC, April 12, 1952. Script of the play produced by Doris Corwith and directed by Fred Weihe.

Mission for Mother, radio program, MBS, May 11, 1952. Script for play produced by Dorothy A. Kemble, directed by Chick Vincent and featuring Agnes Moorehead. Revision copy and final revision copy.

Flag Day '52, radio program, ABC, June 14, 1952. Two copies of script for play presented by the Pubic Affairs Department of ABC with the American Legion Auxiliary.

Johnny 100,000, radio program, ABC (undated). Script for play presented by ABC in conjunction with the Muscular Dystrophy associations of America.

One In A Million, radio play, ABC, 1952. Script for play, based on life story of U.S. tennis star, Bill Talbert, presented by ABC in conjunction with the American Diabetes Association.

The 100,000, radio program, NBC, October 2, 1954. Script produced by Wade Arnold and directed by Harry Frazee for NBC with cooperation of the Smith, Kline and French Laboratories for National Pharmacy Week.