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Thank you to SPERDVAC members Bobb Lynes, Barbara Watkins, archivist Jerry Williams, John Gassman, Larry Gassman, and Walden Hughes for their remembrances and images of their publication Radiogram about Bob Bailey. Many thanks to current president Corey Harker for the organization's permission to include them here.
This report was in SPERDVAC Radiogram July 1982.
The visitors were SPERDVAC president Bobb Lynes, Barbara Watkins, Chris Lembesis, John Gassman, and Larry Gassman
The location was Antelope Valley Convalescent Hospital, now known as Antelope Valley Care Center, in Lancaster, CA.
This photo has not been available for over 40 years
Bob Bailey is in the foreground.
Left to right: John Gassman, Chris Lembesis, Barbara Watkins, Bobb Lynes, Larry Gassman
The image may have appeared in a newspaper local to the facility, or in an internal document. It is not clear who took the photo, but it was likely someone on the staff.
The caption is as follows:
RADIO STAR — The private detective of the golden age of radio, "Johnny Dollar," alias Robert Bailey, a resident of the Antelope Valley Convalescent Hospital, was honored recently with a birthday party by the Society To Preserve and Encourage Radio Drama. At the party, Bailey was made an honorary member of the organization for his contributions to the field of radio. He played in a number of dramas such as the Lux Radio Theater, First Nighter, Stars Over Hollywood and Knickerbocker Playhouse. He also starred in several Laurel and Hardy movies. but is best known for his role as "Johnny Dollar."
Many thanks to Bobb Lynes and Barbara Watkins who diligently searched their archives for the photo and were determined we would have it in time for the MANC presentation.
The January 1983 Radiogram explained what the organization did in preparation for their visit to Bailey on December 18, 1982, what they delivered, and Bailey's happy response.
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