The Beulah Show || 03 Beulah Finds A Wedding Ring | July 16, 1945Originally portrayed by a&nbsp;white&nbsp;male actor,&nbsp;Marlin Hurt, Beulah Brown first appeared in 1939 when Hurt introduced and played the character on the&nbsp;Hometown Incorporated&nbsp;radio series and in 1940 on NBC radio's&nbsp;Show Boat&nbsp;series. In 1943, Beulah moved over to&nbsp;That's Life&nbsp;and then became a supporting character on the popular&nbsp;Fibber McGee and Molly radio series in March 1944.On July 2, 1945, Beulah was spun off into her own radio show on CBS,&nbsp;The Marlin Hurt and Beulah Show, sponsored by&nbsp;Tums. Hurt was still in the role of Beulah, and also played the voice of Beulah's boyfriend, Bill Jackson. Beulah was employed as a housekeeper and cook for the Henderson family: father Harry, mother Alice and son Donnie. Rounding out the cast was Oriole Winston, the housekeeper for the family next door to the Hendersons.After Hurt died of a heart attack in 1946, he was replaced by another white actor, Bob Corley, and the series was retitled&nbsp;The Beulah Show, which ran on ABC as a&nbsp;sustaining program&nbsp;from February 24 to August 20, 1947.When African-American actress&nbsp;Hattie McDaniel&nbsp;took over the role on November 24, 1947, with the program returning to CBS. She earned $1,000 a week for the first season, doubled the ratings of the original series and pleased the&nbsp;NAACP&nbsp;which was elated to see a historic first: a black woman as the star of a network radio program.McDaniel continued in the role until she became ill in 1952 and was replaced by&nbsp;Lillian Randolph, who was in turn replaced for the 1953–54 radio season by her sister,&nbsp;Amanda Randolph.: : : : :My other podcast channels include: DRAMA X THEATER -- SCI FI x HORROR -- MYSTERY X SUSPENSE -- VARIETY X ARMED FORCES -- THE COMPLETE ORSON WELLESEnjoy my podcast? You can subscribe to receive new post notices. Also, if you have a moment, please give a 4-5 star rating and/or write a 1-2 sentence positive review on your preferred service -- that would help me a lot.Thank you for your support.<a href="https://otr.duane.media/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://otr.duane.media</a> | Instagram <a href="https://www.instagram.com/duane.otr/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@duane.otr</a>#comedyclassics #oldtimeradio #otr #radioclassics #jackbenny #fibbermcgeemolly #bobhope #lucilleball #martinandlewis #grouchomarx #abbottandcostello #miltonberle #oldtimeradioclassics #classicradio #duaneotr:::: :

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