Frank Nelson has narrated 3 audiobooks on Listento.it by 4 authors. The most-rated is The Cinnamon Bear.
I Love Lucy: The Untold Story
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Your exclusive backstage pass to the creation of I Love Lucy: I Love Lucy: Behind the Scenes, by Jess Oppenheimer with Gregg Oppenheimer - Winner, Listen Up Awards Best Pop Culture Audiobook of the Year Full-cast performance of Gregg Oppenheimer's play I Love Lucy: The Untold Story 15-minute Bonus Track: never-before-released 1961 interview with Jess Oppenheimer about the creation of I Love Lucy All royalties from this edition benefit the Motion Picture & Television Fund - caring for those in the entertainment community who are in need. "A true genius. I owe so much to his creativity and friendship." (Lucille Ball) Jess Oppenheimer, "the brains" behind I Love Lucy, gives us an insider's view of this groundbreaking show, generously interspersed with recordings of classic Lucy radio and TV comedy performances - including her famous "Vitameatavegamin" routine. Oppenheimer weaves a wonderfully entertaining tale of the creation of this landmark series and its evolution from Lucy's hit radio sitcom, My Favorite Husband. Lucy aficionados will delight in his personal accounts of stars like Desi Arnaz, William Frawley, Vivian Vance, and of course, Lucille Ball. Narrated by three-time I Love Lucy veteran Larry Dobkin, and featuring comedy performances by Lucille Ball, Desi Arnaz, William Frawley, Vivian Vance, Gale Gordon, Bea Benaderet (Petticoat Junction, The Flintstones), Frank Nelson (The Jack Benny Program), and more! Oppenheimer's reminiscences come to life in his son Gregg's new radio play, I Love Lucy: The Untold Story. Recorded on I Love Lucy's 60th anniversary (10/15/11), starring such talents as Dick Van Patten (Eight Is Enough), Phil Proctor (Firesign Theatre), Amy Pietz (Caroline in the City), Richard Herd (Seinfeld), and I Love Lucy veterans Janet Waldo ( "Peggy Dawson", the bobby-soxer with a crush on Ricky Ricardo) and Shirley Mitchell (Lucy Ricardo's girlfriend "Marion Strong").
©2012 Gregg Oppenheimer (P)2012 Gregg Oppenheimer
Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar
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Johnny has a way with the ladies, but will his last date be with death? For free trips and a fat fee, Johnny Dollar descends into cases of missing money and missing men. But, what can he do when the bodies are walled up, washed up, and fallen down? When the jewels and the paintings are fake? And, when everything from trucks to trout to widows are on the loose? He'd better bring his gun. This collection features Bob Bailey in 27 half hour episodes, including three two-part storylines. John Dehner, Stacy Harris, Frank Nelson, Alan Reed, Virginia Gregg, Joe Kearns and many more are heard in these wayward matters. Episodes Include: "The Mad Hatter Matter", 01-27-57; "The Wayward Truck Matter", 05-26-57; "The Mason-Dixon Mismatch Matter", 06-09-57; "The Dixon Murder Matter", 06-16-57; "The Confederate Coinage Matter", 07-28-57; "The Wayward Widow Matter", 08-04-57; "The Diamond Dilemma Matter", 03-02-58; "The Wayward Moth Matter", 03-09-58; "The Salkoff Sequel Matter", 03-16-58; "The Killer's List Matter", 03-30-58; "The Wayward Money Matter", 04-13-58; "The Wayward Trout Matter", 04-20-58; "The Village of Virtue Matter", 04-27-58; "The Carson Arson Matter", 05-04-58; "The Wayward River Matter", 06-08-58; "The Ugly Pattern Matter", 06-29-58; "The Blinker Matter", 07-06-58; "The Mojave Red Matter - Part One", 07-13-58; "The Mojave Red Matter - Part Two", 07-20-58; "The Wayward Diamonds Matter", 09-14-58; "The Johnson Payroll Matter", 09-21-58; "The Gruesome Spectacle Matter", 09-28-58; "The Date with Death Matter", 02-08-59; "The Blue Madonna Matter", 02-22-59; "The Cautious Celibate Matter", 04-19-59; "The Winsome Widow Matter", 04-26-59; "The Cask of Death Matter", 05-24-59.
©2013 RSPT LLC (P)2013 RSPT LLC
The Cinnamon Bear
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The Cinnamon Bear is arguably the best holiday series ever developed for radio. First heard in1937, this wonderful Christmas fantasy adventure was created and written by Glanville Heisch (with the help of his wife, Elisabeth) for children of all ages. It all starts with twins Judy and Jimmy Barton just before Christmas. Someone - or something - has taken the "Silver Star" from the top of their Christmas tree. The very Irish teddy bear, Paddy O'Cinnamon, comes to their rescue and tells them that the Crazy Quilt Dragon has taken the star to Maybeland. The three venture off to find the Silver Star and come face-to-face with many fantastical characters in Maybeland, including a dragon, a witch, a whale, a queen, a rhyming rabbit, a magician, cowboys, a gentle giant, and even pirates. The adventure concludes with a trip to the North Pole to meet Santa Claus himself! Many well-known radio actors lent their voices to this popular series, including Howard McNear, Gale Gordon, Verna Felton, Frank Nelson, Elliott Lewis, Lou Merrill, and Joseph Kearns. Judy Barton was played by Barbara Jean Wong, Jimmy Barton by Tommy Carr, and Paddy O'Cinnamon by Buddy Duncan. Now, in collaboration with the Heisch estate, we bring you allt wenty-six episodes of The Cinnamon Bear,recorded directly from the original masters for superb sound quality.
©2014 Hollywood 360 (P)2014 Blackstone Audio, Inc.