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Bright Star chronicles the happenings at the offices of The Hillsdale Morning Star, a small town newspaper owned and edited by Susan Armstrong. Played by Irene Dunne as a no-nonsense professional, Susan nevertheless has a sweet spot for her star reporter. George Harvey, played by Fred MacMurray as an energetic and competitive journalist, challenges, bothers and bewilders his boss at every turn.

From hardboiled to homespun, newspaper reporters were featured prominently as dramatic characters during the Golden Age of Radio in the 1940s and 1950s. Radio Spirits is pleased to bring together fifteen of these classic audio shows for your listening pleasure, all digitally remastered and restored.

Starring Irene Dunne - This classic radio play portrays the classic story of the English widow Anna Owens who accepts the job of teaching at the royal court of Siam. Upon her arrival the English culture clashes with that of the King in the city of Bangkok, and the story is told of his relationship with her as she becomes his confident and diplomatic adviser, to the horror of his courtiers. One of the classic Radio Theatre Productions you will want to listen to over and over again!

Irene Dunne, born Irene Marie Dunn in Louisville, Kentucky (December 20, 1898-September 4, 1990), was an American actress who appeared in 42 movies and was nominated five times for the Academy Award for Best Actress—for her performances in the western drama Cimarron (1931); the screwball comedies, Theodora Goes Wild (1936) and The Awful Truth (1937); the romance, Love Affair (1939); and the drama, I Remember Mama (1948). Dunne is considered one of the finest actresses never to have won an Academy Award.