A Date with Judy was a comedy radio series aimed at a teenage audience which had a long run from 1941 to 1950.
The show began as a summer replacement for Bob Hope's show, sponsored by Pepsodent and airing on NBC from June 24 to September 16, 1941, with 14-year-old Ann Gillis in the title role. Bob Hope, KBE KCSG ( May 29, 1903 &ndash July 27, 2003) was an American comedian and actor who appeared in Pepsodent is a brand of Toothpaste with a Wintergreen flavor It was formerly owned by Unilever (but since 2003 by Church and Dwight in USA Events 972 - Battle of Cedynia, the first documented victory of Polish forces takes place Events 1400 - Owain Glyndŵr is declared Prince of Wales by his followers Year 1941 ( MCMXLI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (the link will display 1941 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Dellie Ellis portrayed Judy when the series returned the next summer (June 23–September 15, 1942). Events 1180 - First Battle of Uji, starting the Genpei War in Japan 1305 - The Flemish Events 668 - Eastern Roman Emperor Constans II is assassinated in his bath at Syracuse Italy. Year 1942 ( MCMXLII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (the link will display the full 1942 calendar of the Gregorian calendar.
Louise Erickson took over the role the following summer (June 30–September 22, 1943) when the series, with Bristol Myers as its new sponsor, replaced The Eddie Cantor Show for the summer. Events 350 - Roman usurper Nepotianus, of the Constantinian dynasty, is defeated and killed by troops of the Usurper Events 66 - Emperor Nero creates the Legion I Italica. 1236 - The Lithuanians Year 1943 ( MCMXLIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (the link will display full 1943 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Eddie Cantor ( January 31, 1892 - October 10, 1964) was an American Comedian, Singer, Actor, Louise Erickson continued in the role of Judy over the next seven years as the series, sponsored by Tums, aired from January 18, 1944 to January 4, 1949. Events 350 - Generallus Magnentius deposes Roman Emperor Constans and proclaims himself Emperor Year 1944 ( MCMXLIV) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 46 BC - Titus Labienus defeats Julius Caesar in the Battle of Ruspina. Year 1949 ( MCMXLIX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Ford Motors and Revere Cameras were the sponsors for the final season of the radio series on ABC from October 13, 1949 to May 25, 1950. Events 54 - Nero ascends to the Roman throne 409 - Vandals and Alans crossed the Pyrenees Year 1949 ( MCMXLIX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1085 - Alfonso VI of Castile takes Toledo Spain back from the Moors. Year 1950 ( MCML) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar.
As the popularity of the radio series peaked, Jane Powell starred as Judy in the 1948 Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer movie A Date with Judy. Jane Powell (born April 1 1929) is an American Singer, dancer and actress. A Date With Judy is a 1948 musical film starring Wallace Beery, Jane Powell, and Elizabeth Taylor and directed by Richard Thorpe Elizabeth Taylor, Wallace Beery, Robert Stack and Carmen Miranda also headed the cast. Dame Elizabeth Rosemond Taylor, DBE (born 27 February 1932) is a two-time Academy Award -winning English-American actress Wallace Beery ( April 1, 1885 – April 15, 1949) was an American Academy Award -winning actor arguably best known Robert Langford Modini Stack ( January 13, 1919 &ndash May 14, 2003) was an Emmy Award -winning and Academy Award - nominated Carmen Miranda, pron. 'kaɾme͂j mi'rɐ͂dɐ (February 9 1909 – August 5 1955 birth name Maria do Carmo
A television version of the show ran on ABC on Saturdays during daytime hours beginning on June 2, 1951. Events 455 - The Vandals enter Rome, and plunder the city for two weeks Year 1951 ( MCMLI) was a Common year starting on Monday. Events of 1951 January It originally starred Pat Crowley as Judy. Patricia "Pat" Crowley (born 17 September 1929, Olyphant Pennsylvania) is an American Film and Television The series moved to prime time during the summer of 1952 and returned midway through the 1952-53 season. The series ended its run September 30, 1953. Events 1399 - Henry IV is proclaimed King of England. 1744 - France and Spain defeat the Year 1953 ( MCMLIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. This version featured Mary Linn Beller as Judy with John Gibson and Flora Campbell as her parents, Peter Avramo as her brother and Jimmy Sommers as boyfriend Oogie.
A Date with Judy also had a long-run as a comic book based on the radio and TV series. A comic book (often shortened to simply comic and sometimes called a comic paper or comic magazine) is a Magazine or Book of narrative It was published by National Periodical Publications from October-November 1947 to October-November 1960 for a total of 79 issues. DC Comics is an American comic book and related media company