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eBook Category: Humor/Mainstream
eBook Description: Holiday Hilarity and History with the Great Gildersleeve - Radio's Most Lovable Windbag! The inimitable Harold Peary, with his melodious baritone voice and trademark warbling laugh, achieved stardom portraying Gildersleeve on the first ever 'spin-off' series in broadcast history! Here are two hilarious holiday shows that capture this beloved character at his best, as well as the anxiety of pre-World War II America in a 1941 episode ("Soldiers for Thanksgiving") and the soaring prices and spirits of the post-War era in a 1948 episode ("Christmas Eve at Gildersleeve's"). Peary's character was the all too familiar bane of many a small town picnic and official ceremony; the pompous, longwinded local official infatuated with the sound of his own voice. Full of bluster and braggadocio, (and blessed with one of the most pompous sounding character names in the history of Old Time Radio!), Throckmorton P. Gildersleeve is sure to dig himself in deep when his tongue runs away with him. Although he has a knack for rubbing people the wrong way, no one in Summerfield can hold a grudge long. For the difficulties, misunderstandings and personal squabbles which Gildersleeve frequently creates for himself rarely cause anyone as much discomfort as they do 'The Great Man' himself. And, underneath it all Gildy (as he was affectionately called) does have a heart of purest gold. Besides, Marjorie and Leroy, the niece and nephew who are his wards, or his risible cook, Birdy Lee, can always be counted on to ground Gildy's flights into pomposity with regular doses of good old 1940's reality! In the first show, Gildersleeve's radio plea to Summerfield citizens to invite a lonely soldier home for Thanksgiving dinner works too well. With an elaborate meal being prepared at his house, Gildy discovers the town's good citizens have indeed heeded his plea, and there's not a soldier left to be had! In the second program, Gildy has found himself guardian of an abandoned baby and plans a quiet family celebration that will make the infant's first Christmas "the best ever", but soon half the town has invited themselves over. Then the story turns on a dime from comedy to drama, ending with the Great Gildersleeve delivering one of the most touching Christmas speeches since Tiny Tim said, "God bless us every one!" Here is 'Golden Age' radio at its finest, plus informative commentary about the program and Harold Peary's life and career. Another in the #1 bestselling "Audio Archives" series from Bill Mills and REB Inc. Audio Books.

eBook Publisher: Renaissance E Books/REB Audio Books, Published: 2005
Fictionwise Release Date: November 2005

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Available eBook Formats [MP3 Audio - What's this?]: MP3 Audio - Standard Quality (MP3) [18.3 MB], MP3 Audio - High Quality (MP3) [55.1 MB]
Running Time: 1 hours, 17 minutes, 28 secs
All Other formats: Printing DISABLED, Read-aloud DISABLED

Sample Audio File: a_Mills-GGildersleeve-sa.mp3