Sunday, April 22, 2012

Fibber McGee and Molly
Episode: The Diamond Stick Pin (1/2/1945)

Fibber McGee and Molly is an American radio comedy series which maintained its popularity over decades. It premiered on NBC in 1935 and continued until its demise in 1959, long after radio had ceased to be the dominant form of entertainment in American popular culture.

Fibber McGee and Molly Fun Fact:
The husband and wife characters of Fibber and Molly McGee were played by Jim Jordan and Marian Driscoll. Were these two married in real life?

Yes. Jim and Marian both hailed from Peoria, Illinois where they met in church. The two were married in 1918. They remained married for forty-three years until Marian's death of cancer in 1961.




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