# Bright Star

Heard 1952. 31 episodes.

BRIGHT STAR Bright Star, also called The Irene Dunne and Fred MacMurray Show, used big film stars to add to the appeal of the show and gain listeners. Best known for her films with Cary Grant, Irene Dunne left film action in 1952 to save her legacy as Hollywood’s First Lady. She had been nominated for five Academy awards in such films as The Awful Truth and Love Affair, but failed to win the award. Later President Eisenhower chose her to be the alternate U.N. delegate of the General Assembly in 1959. Though a prolific film actor through the 1930s and 1940s, Fred MacMurray is best known as Steve Douglas the patriarch on My Three Sons (1960-1972). A personal friend of Walt Disney, MacMurray starred in many Disney films including The Shaggy Dog, The Absent Minded Professor, and Son of Flubber. Lasting only one season, Bright Star is about Susan Armstrong (Dunne) the editor of a struggling newspaper the Hillsdale Morning Star. MacMurray plays George Harvey an idealist star reporter who often conflicts with his editor over stories. MacMurray and Dunne have a good rapport as both have excellent comedic timing. Overall, this is a charming show that will delight fans of both Fred MacMurray and Irene Dunne. This series synopsis is courtesy of www.otrcat.com. From the Old Time Radio Researchers Group. See "Notes" below for more information on the OTRR.

## Sets

- Bright Star - Single Episodes (Old Time Radio Researchers): CC BY-NC-ND 2.5, as its uploader states it at the Internet Archive. Source: https://archive.org/details/OTRR_Bright_Star_Singles

## Episodes, in broadcast order

1. [The Oil Swindle](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/radio-drama/series/bright-star/06d07b262289), aired 1952 (27 min): https://archive.org/download/OTRR_Bright_Star_Singles/BrightStar52-xx-xx01TheOilSwindle.mp3
1. [Susan Runs For Mayor](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/radio-drama/series/bright-star/06e7974a9b5e), aired 1952 (27 min): https://archive.org/download/OTRR_Bright_Star_Singles/BrightStar52-xx-xx02SusanRunsForMayor.mp3
1. [Hillsdale Becomes Mumdad](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/radio-drama/series/bright-star/69825727f9ed), aired 1952 (27 min): https://archive.org/download/OTRR_Bright_Star_Singles/BrightStar52-xx-xx03HillsdaleBecomesMumdad.mp3
1. [Miss America Visits](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/radio-drama/series/bright-star/779afa940b75), aired 1952 (27 min): https://archive.org/download/OTRR_Bright_Star_Singles/BrightStar52-xx-xx04MissAmericaVisits.mp3
1. [George The Informer](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/radio-drama/series/bright-star/838ac0f340b9), aired 1952 (27 min): https://archive.org/download/OTRR_Bright_Star_Singles/BrightStar52-xx-xx05GeorgeTheInformer.mp3
1. [The Crooked Carnival](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/radio-drama/series/bright-star/7c29498151a4), aired 1952 (27 min): https://archive.org/download/OTRR_Bright_Star_Singles/BrightStar52-xx-xx06TheCrookedCarnival.mp3
1. [The Boxer](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/radio-drama/series/bright-star/7209ecafbb9e), aired 1952 (27 min): https://archive.org/download/OTRR_Bright_Star_Singles/BrightStar52-xx-xx10TheBoxer.mp3
1. [Dramatic Lessons](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/radio-drama/series/bright-star/3eb0ff7e7adc), aired 1952 (27 min): https://archive.org/download/OTRR_Bright_Star_Singles/BrightStar52-xx-xx11DramaticLessons.mp3
1. [French Dress Designer](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/radio-drama/series/bright-star/8cde4294f8ca), aired 1952 (27 min): https://archive.org/download/OTRR_Bright_Star_Singles/BrightStar52-xx-xx12FrenchDressDesigner.mp3
1. [George Covers Hillsdale Fire](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/radio-drama/series/bright-star/fae1e7d2a2d3), aired 1952 (28 min): https://archive.org/download/OTRR_Bright_Star_Singles/BrightStar52-xx-xx17GeorgeCoversHillsdaleFire.mp3
1. [George Coaches Hillsdale High](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/radio-drama/series/bright-star/c995a097ad44), aired 1952 (28 min): https://archive.org/download/OTRR_Bright_Star_Singles/BrightStar52-xx-xx18GeorgeCoachesHillsdaleHigh.mp3
1. [The Haunted House](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/radio-drama/series/bright-star/fc359d393eaa), aired 1952 (27 min): https://archive.org/download/OTRR_Bright_Star_Singles/BrightStar52-xx-xx19TheHauntedHouse.mp3
1. [Rodeo Star](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/radio-drama/series/bright-star/b6d06d09ace2), aired 1952 (27 min): https://archive.org/download/OTRR_Bright_Star_Singles/BrightStar52-xx-xx20RodeoStar.mp3
1. [Scientific Living](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/radio-drama/series/bright-star/d95f38df174b), aired 1952 (27 min): https://archive.org/download/OTRR_Bright_Star_Singles/BrightStar52-xx-xx21ScientificLiving.mp3
1. [New Homemaker Page Editor](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/radio-drama/series/bright-star/e6a5aedf129a), aired 1952 (27 min): https://archive.org/download/OTRR_Bright_Star_Singles/BrightStar52-xx-xx22NewHomemakerPageEditor.mp3
1. [George's Old Flame](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/radio-drama/series/bright-star/e76c570e6156), aired 1952 (27 min): https://archive.org/download/OTRR_Bright_Star_Singles/BrightStar52-xx-xx23GeorgesOldFlame.mp3
1. [Aunt Sophia Plays Matchmaker](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/radio-drama/series/bright-star/711fce07ecd4), aired 1952 (27 min): https://archive.org/download/OTRR_Bright_Star_Singles/BrightStar52-xx-xx24AuntSophiaPlaysMatchmaker.mp3
1. [The Talking Parrot](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/radio-drama/series/bright-star/77d720a39a8b), aired 1952 (27 min): https://archive.org/download/OTRR_Bright_Star_Singles/BrightStar52-xx-xx25TheTalkingParrot.mp3
1. [Patience's Romance](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/radio-drama/series/bright-star/2c24039775f3), aired 1952 (27 min): https://archive.org/download/OTRR_Bright_Star_Singles/BrightStar52-xx-xx26PatiencesRomance.mp3
1. [Sammy And Shirley](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/radio-drama/series/bright-star/0af3f8b61b15), aired 1952 (27 min): https://archive.org/download/OTRR_Bright_Star_Singles/BrightStar52-xx-xx27SammyAndShirley.mp3
1. [Fight For Beaver Park](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/radio-drama/series/bright-star/8ee0cb183785), aired 1952 (27 min): https://archive.org/download/OTRR_Bright_Star_Singles/BrightStar52-xx-xx28FightForBeaverPark.mp3
1. [Susan's Cousin Emily](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/radio-drama/series/bright-star/c9d89239a4ad), aired 1952 (27 min): https://archive.org/download/OTRR_Bright_Star_Singles/BrightStar52-xx-xx29SusansCousinEmily.mp3
1. [Susan's Poetry](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/radio-drama/series/bright-star/cebc1f82717a), aired 1952 (27 min): https://archive.org/download/OTRR_Bright_Star_Singles/BrightStar52-xx-xx30SusansPoetry.mp3
1. [A Flower For Susan](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/radio-drama/series/bright-star/a317966c128b), aired 1952 (30 min): https://archive.org/download/OTRR_Bright_Star_Singles/BrightStar52-xx-xx31AFlowerForSusan.mp3
1. [Box Supper](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/radio-drama/series/bright-star/effc4cd52826), aired 1952 (27 min): https://archive.org/download/OTRR_Bright_Star_Singles/BrightStar52-xx-xx32BoxSupper.mp3
1. [The Chorus Girl](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/radio-drama/series/bright-star/c323e3573fe0), aired 1952 (27 min): https://archive.org/download/OTRR_Bright_Star_Singles/BrightStar52-xx-xx33TheChorusGirl.mp3
1. [The Society Burglar](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/radio-drama/series/bright-star/0719c9f9514f), aired 1952 (27 min): https://archive.org/download/OTRR_Bright_Star_Singles/BrightStar52-xx-xx34TheSocietyBurglar.mp3
1. [One Word Cablegram](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/radio-drama/series/bright-star/15d306a7bf90), aired 1952 (31 min): https://archive.org/download/OTRR_Bright_Star_Singles/BrightStar52-xx-xx35OneWordCablegram.mp3
1. [Missing Childhood Sweetheart](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/radio-drama/series/bright-star/5d1795cc3c83), aired 1952 (30 min): https://archive.org/download/OTRR_Bright_Star_Singles/BrightStar52-xx-xx36MissingChildhoodSweetheart.mp3
1. [George's Old Girlfriend](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/radio-drama/series/bright-star/2b87e47ca38b), aired 1952 (28 min): https://archive.org/download/OTRR_Bright_Star_Singles/BrightStar52-xx-xx51GeorgesOldGirlfriend.mp3
1. [Susan's Cousin, Emily (Last Show)](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/radio-drama/series/bright-star/c98a5da4f943), aired 1952 (27 min): https://archive.org/download/OTRR_Bright_Star_Singles/BrightStar52-xx-xx52SusansCousinEmilylastShow.mp3

A set by the Old Time Radio Researchers Group (otrr.org), at the Internet Archive's Old Time Radio collection.

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