On This Day, August 27: Aunt Mary and Winnie the Pooh
Also featured: Family Theater.
August 27 Update
This report documents the historical provenance, broadcast scheduling, commercial sponsorship, credited cast, production personnel, alternate circulating titles, and pure narrative synopses for broadcasts transmitting on August 27 across American network radio and syndication, Jane Morgan resolving family estate drama on Aunt Mary for Safeway, two classic A.A. Milne adaptations on Funtime (1947 Honey Tree, 1949 Piglet's tracks), Christopher Sholes's invention of the QWERTY typewriter on Adventures in Research for Westinghouse, and Edmond O'Brien & Gene Lockhart in Family Theater (1946–1952):
1. Broadcasts
| Title | Network, Airdate & Showtime | Sponsor & Commercial Ads | Credited Cast & Performers | Director, Writers & Crew | Genres | Story Synopsis |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| "Brett and the Proposed Changes in Ben's Will" | NBC West Coast 1947-08-27 3:45 PM EDT |
Safeway Stores Albers Cereals |
Jane Morgan (Aunt Mary), Fred Howard | Gil Doud (Writer) | ["Soap Opera", "Drama", "Rural", "Domestic", "Serial"] |
Aunt Mary consoles a distressed Brett after family attorney Barton reveals contentious proposed modifications to Uncle Ben's estate. |
| "Brett and the Proposed Changes in Ben's Will" | NBC West Coast 1947-08-27 3:45 PM EDT |
Safeway Stores Albers Cereals |
Jane Morgan (Aunt Mary) | Gil Doud (Writer) | ["Soap Opera", "Drama", "Rural", "Domestic", "Serial"] |
Aunt Mary consoles a distressed Brett after family attorney Barton reveals contentious proposed modifications to Uncle Ben's estate. |
| "Winnie the Pooh and the Honey Tree" | Syndicated Elec 1947-08-27 5:00 PM |
Sustaining Storytelling Broadcast |
Children's Storyteller Ensemble | A.A. Milne (Author) | ["Children", "Storytelling", "Classic Literature", "Fantasy", "Humor"] |
Pooh Bear uses a blue balloon to float up into a tall bee tree in search of honey, only to get thoroughly stuck in Rabbit's front door. |
| "Winnie the Pooh and Piglet's Discovery" | Syndicated Elec 1949-08-27 9:30 AM |
Sustaining Storytelling Broadcast |
Children's Storyteller Ensemble | A.A. Milne (Author) | ["Children", "Storytelling", "Classic Literature", "Fantasy", "Humor"] |
Winnie the Pooh and Piglet follow mysterious tracks in the snow around a spinney of larch trees, suspecting they are stalking a Woozle. |
| "Typewriter History" | Westinghouse (KDKA) 1946-08-27 7:30 PM |
Westinghouse Electric Institutional Science |
Dr. Phillips Thomas, Paul Shannon | Westinghouse Staff | ["Documentary", "Educational", "Science", "History", "Invention"] |
A scientific history of Christopher Latham Sholes inventing the commercial mechanical typewriter and designing the QWERTY keyboard layout. |
| "The People's Choice" | Mutual (WOR) 1952-08-27 9:30 PM EDT |
Sustaining Family Theater |
Edmond O'Brien, Gene Lockhart | Jaime del Valle, Patrick Peyton | ["Drama", "Inspirational", "Political", "Hollywood", "Anthology"] |
A principled small-town newspaper editor runs for mayor against an entrenched political boss to clean up municipal corruption. |