Lux Radio Theatre is an American radio anthology series, sponsored by Lux soap, that ran from 1934 to 1955, adapting popular Hollywood films into hour-long radio dramas, frequently reuniting the film's original stars to perform their roles for the broadcast. Hosted for much of its run by director Cecil B. DeMille, the series became one of the most prestigious and highly rated dramatic programs on American radio, and its close ties to the film studios helped establish radio adaptation as a standard promotional and creative practice for major releases. Lux Radio Theatre is widely regarded as the most popular dramatic anthology series in the history of American radio.
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Did Lux Radio Theatre win a Peabody Award?
Yes. It shared a 1943 Peabody Award for outstanding entertainment in drama with An Open Letter to the American People.
Yes. The Peabody board named Lux Radio Theatre a 1943 winner in the radio category for outstanding entertainment in drama. It shared a double award with another CBS presentation, An Open Letter to the American People. The board's citation says the Lux program, produced by Cecil B. DeMille, received more listening-post votes than any other program in that category.
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1. Encyclopedia Britannica
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Lux Radio Theatre is an American radio anthology series, sponsored by Lux soap, that ran from 1934 to 1955, adapting popular Hollywood films into hour-long radio dramas, frequently reuniting the film's original stars to perform their roles for the broadcast.
2. The Peabody Awards: Lux Radio Theatre - The Peabody Awards
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the Board voted a double award to Lux Radio Theatre and An Open Letter to the American People
Lux Radio Theatre (Wikipedia)
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Lux Radio Theatre, sometimes spelled Lux Radio Theater, a classic radio anthology series, was broadcast on the NBC Blue Network (1934-35) (owned by the National Broadcasting Company, later predecessor of American Broadcasting Company [ABC] in 1943-1945); CBS Radio network (Columbia Broadcasting System) (1935-54), and NBC Radio (1954-55).
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Lux Radio Theatre, sometimes spelled Lux Radio Theater, a classic radio anthology series, was broadcast on the NBC Blue Network (1934-35) (owned by the National Broadcasting Company, later predecessor of American Broadcasting Company [ABC] in 1943-1945); CBS Radio network (Columbia Broadcasting System) (1935-54), and NBC Radio (1954-55).
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