Harold Peary

Volume 4! The Great Gildersleeve is not only a fantastic comedy, but it's also a fascinating study in how a character can evolve. Originally, Gildy was...

The Great Gildersleeve, thanks to its writers and actress Lillian Randolph, did something that other shows either shied away from or could not do as...

Although best remembered as The Great Gildersleeve, Harold Peary was as much a singer by trade as an actor initially. One of his earliest radio roles was on...

While many radio comedies went for the convenient model of stringing one liners and gags together, and some did this quite successfully, The Great...

Many of the performers on The Great Gildersleeve would not ring any significant bells with anyone who wasn't an old time radio fan. A few actors, however,...

Volume 7! The Great Gildersleeve is not only a fantastic comedy, but it's also a fascinating study in how a character can evolve. Originally, Gildy was...

Although the title of the program was The Great Gildersleeve, as much of the charm of the show came from the supporting cast and townsfolk of Summerfield as...

Writing team Sam Moore and John Whedon left The Great Gildersleeve in 1947. Although a string of writers came behind them, the core of the show, the true...

According to an article in 1949, Hal Peary credited noted actor John Barrymore with being responsible for The Great Gildersleeve. Six months after Fibber...

Volume 3! The Great Gildersleeve is not only a fantastic comedy, but it's also a fascinating study in how a character can evolve. Originally, Gildy was...

Volume 9! The Great Gildersleeve is not only a fantastic comedy, but it's also a fascinating study in how a character can evolve. Originally, Gildy was...

Volume 6! The Great Gildersleeve is not only a fantastic comedy, but it's also a fascinating study in how a character can evolve. Originally, Gildy was...

The Great Gildersleeve had a sixteen-year run on the air. Unlike most comedies, this show changed and shifted in ways that allowed the audience to...

In its sixteen year run, The Great Gildersleeve not only grew from what was simply a two dimensional character into a fully realized show. It also...

Volume 8! The Great Gildersleeve is not only a fantastic comedy, but it's also a fascinating study in how a character can evolve. Originally, Gildy was...