Radio Scripts - Nelson Olmstead

NELSON OLMSTEAD'S PROGRAMS

Nelson Olmstead produced radio programs, in which he narrated and dramatized short stories. The following are the Nelson Bond stories he used.

Nelson Olmstead was a very popular radio actor during the 1940/50s, who easily made the transition to television during the 1960/70s, appearing in such series as Bonanza, Kojack and The Wild Wild West. He had roles in a dozen movies during the 1960s, including Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, and That Touch of Mink. He died at the age of 78 in 1992.

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“The Bacular Clock,” NBC, The World's Greatest Stories, 20 Jul 1942; NBC, Stories of Nelson Olmstead, 9 Aug 1942
“The Bookshop,” NBC, The World's Greatest Stories, 31 Aug 1942; NBC, Stories of Nelson Olmsted, 19 Nov 1947; NBC, Sleep No More, 25 Jan 1957.
“Conquerors' Isle,” NBC, Stories of Nelson Olmstead, 30 Dec 1946; NBC, Stories for Tonight, 27 Jul 1947; NBC, Stories by Nelson Olmsted, 2 Apr 1948; ABC, Nelson Olmstead's Story for Today, 7 Apr 1949; Stories by Nelson Olmsted, 16 Apr 1956; NBC, Sleep No More, 17 Dec 1956.
“The Einstein Inshoot,” NBC, The Worlds Greatest Stories, 26 Sep 1942; NBC, Stories of Nelson Olmstead, 21 Sep 1946; NBC, Stories of Nelson Olmstead,1 Jun 1948; NBC, Sleep No More, 2 Mar 1956
“The Fertility of Dalrymple Todd,” NBC, Stories of Nelson Olmstead, 7 Mar 1947; ABC, Nelson Olmstead's Story for Today,6 Dec 1948.
“Dr. Fuddle's Fingers,” NBC, Story Dramas, 26 May 1942; NBC, Stories of Nelson Olmstead, 18 Sep 1948.
“The Gripes of Wraith,” NBC, Stories of Nelson Olmstead, 22 Nov 1946; NBC, Stories of Nelson Olmstead, 10 Mar 1948; 1 Apr 1949, 2 Mar 1961; ABC, Nelson Olmstead's Story for Today,1 Mar 1949.
“John Cartwright's Camera,” NBC, Stories of Nelson Olmstead, 6 Jun 1947; ABC, Nelson Olmstead's Story for Today, 27 Jan 1949; ABC, Nelson Olmstead's Story for Today, 27 Jan 1949.
“The Man Weight Minus Twelve,” NBC, Stories of Nelson Olmstead, 5 Aug 1947, NBC, Sleep No More, 2 Mar 1952.
“Mr. Mergenthwirker's Lobbies,” NBC, Stories Dramas, 24 Mar 1943; NBC, The World's Greatest Stories, 1 Jan 1944; NBC, Stories of Nelson Olmstead, 29 Oct 1946; NBC, Stories of Nelson Olmstead, 6 Feb 1948; ABC, Nelson Olmstead's Story for Today, 7 Oct 1948; 2 Mar 1956; NBC, Sleep No More, 17 Dec 1956,
“One's Got To Be Best,” NBC, The World's Greatest Stories, 5 Jun 1943.
“The Remarkable Talent of Egbert Haw,” NBC, Stories by Nelson Olmstead, 13 Mar 1947; NBC, Sleep No More, 2 Mar 1956.

“Take My Drum to England,” NBC, The World's Greatest Stories, 13 Jun 1942.